, 1873-09-28

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Flour was dull aud iittlo bottor ithan nominal.
There was litto moro looking around carly,
but tho prices bid were ho 1ow thet dealers could
in viow Of tho faot thur wheat stronger, aud
atooks Of flour nro not lnrge, though tho receipts
exhibit q slght incroaao. we cannot'yet glve 3
steady and quiet. Sales were! restricted 10 100
br1s white winter extras on private to1mb; 100
brls spring extras ut 5G.00 lou brIH do Mt $780,
Total. 500 bills. Also, ~ tons bran It, 9lo'6o on
trick
Wtcnt was quiet but strong, being A95c high
or Oh cas1, lots, which now consttslte the bulk OF
transactions, as therelB very little optlontradlug
excant in tho way Of settlement. There were d
@ thp cash, but buyers hold oif lii towards noon
being afraid OF caasing an advance BY their bids.
They then took hold iDerally, taking about all
that was offered Of the speculative grade. Thoy
ut first offered Dac, then consented to pay 9it
roao with tho demands Of sellers to 99c. and then
Withdrew, the market closing firm Mt 08c.
Options wero also frmor, In sympathy with cash,
on FFiday. Seller October sold Ut o7e@s1 .o1, clos
ing with sellers at 9t.01 in settlement. aud
stoady at s1:oo without aottloment., Seller
November sold at sl.02119@1.eA: No. ! gpriag.:
51.e5. No. 8 spring closed Arm Mt 8Sc, Re}ect<-
wheat il decidedly good, especially If tho MAJ
VT VIII II frosh egs qeeapts Thess Is goo profit
present prices. for shipment. and Now York n as
quoted to-day III firm, with an upward tondos y.
$500 bu No. spring st lq5; ,soo ha d. at
spring at 9oc e7,2oo hu do at 9ao; 800 hu o at
071So; a,20o hu do at 07o; $4,000 bu do ut 9Go;
%, 500 bu do at 05o; 8,Gg0 bu do at Die: 5000
ba DO q. &C. 2oo by No. sRring 9t 9G%e oo4
| a7c; 900 bu do et Sec; 8,4o0 bu do at ia5]5o;
5000 bu do ut BIO; 500 bu rejected at 75c, Tota,
| 1B3, GOO bu,
Corn was moderately active. aud much. atead-
| ior. averaging about 1lo higher OH tho whole
| range Of pricoH. There was good demaIM from
tho short interest for settlements tho limo yot
! out being estimated at sosorn} million bn, put
| tho longs wero not very anxious, foeling that
there ii a good prospect for Else; Aence not
| very much waH douo in thia direction. Tho cash
department was decidedly more activt> there be-
| ing buyers with tho currency In their haaas FOR
| ali tho offerings, though they dropped q back two
Or three times during the saaaion .hon thoy
| found that tho market was assuming a tirmer
| phase than Huitod their views. essnstderab'o
| proportion OF these purchaaes was for direct
! shipment to Now England points, h'pt sono waa
taken by local speculatoss to carry through Into
tlmes, ad little wes ri Hcksod up by os
ao Per bn ieas than ~ tnoy Ton lave a ha
No. 9. or soler the mouth; opened at SIC, and
advanced to 96c as tho close. Seller October
sold at 88@38o. and closed firm at 37c.
solier November was nominal, With buyers
Cash valos wore reported Of 1900 bu No. 2 ut
35Ho; 1890 bu do at 8511c; 81. 900 bu do at $50
1900 bu do ct 94o; % n oqo ~ q 90 a,a q s115e
06o do ut s4o; 500 bu rejected at $50. Total,
20l 200 bu.
Oats wero in good ilon,nnd, and nyoraged 10
higher on cash LOTS, which wero wanted, to fair
hands, bit did not buy worry liborally. owing to
than buyers Ind anticipated. Tho markot