, 1873-08-01


,corn was active, and 39@s4o higher, notwit1,-
atanding tho excitement III Wheat, which drew
Of good many who usually operate in corn.
Tho Now York market was quoted dull aud
the shippers wore hard at work finding freight
room for tho corn they already held, aud buying
moro, Willie there waB good deal OF work to bo
done in tho speculative way in tue settlement Of
option deals for August. Honce tho course Of tho
marriott was chiefly governed BY local conadera-
tions; one loading fact being thnt many parties
who had contracted to deliver corn from tho
country in August wore engaged in throwing
over tic dolivory into September, buying for tho
a first month and song for ss,hs the second 1hs a
firm, because it throntoned to diminish tho
volume Of our receipts the coming month. To-
wards tho close tho wLoat o1ctomont drew off
ray eay''s & and seller pG%rSn %as Of apeaa n9 ut 'ss2se
advanced to 36;Gc; recedcd to 3G11c, and
rose to 3GMc, closing at 3G5so. Seller September
sold at 3S111@3s9sc. closing ut 3sgac. solcr tho
month or regular Mo. 2 sold Mt sU56 @3G11lc; aud
with firm holders et tho oatai,le.' High mixed
closed at 81 1GD3714c; and rojectod firm at Bic.
Cash Balcs were reported Of 81 800 bu high mixed
st ssc; 10000 bu DO at 3794c; $500 bu do at
o775o; %, ego bn No. fresh at a7e; y, 200 bu do
lar Of 9GIc; $4,000 bu do at 365Sc; 18.400 bu TO-
jccted at 34c; l,G00 bu do ut 335lo; 500 bu no
grade at 28c; 1000 bu DO At 27o;- 400 bu Do ut
45c 400 bu do at 2io ,uUu bu NO. at 331ac
soSS o9S ba M No ~ so9e bs w. % S,a r
Data we're acsive, and averaged 77@c pcr lu
higher than yesterday, though weak during tue
creator part Of the BesBion, a good many CASH
oats woro wantod to fill July options. but buyer.
somewhat in tho matter Of prices, while options
woro strong. 6ollcr the mouth, or cash, opened
at 271c, and declined to o6slo at the close. 6ol-
er August sold at 2671@2614c closing at 2o2ssc;
2SIc asked soner tte yoar sold at 2sc. casl,
sales soro reported Of 9s.G00 bu No. at 271(c; ;
147, 400 bu do at 27o !; 15,00o bu do ut 2Ga4o
2,40o bu rejected Ut 25c 1900 bu do at 2434o.
Total. 205, 200 bu.
Nyo was very quiet but firm, with yesterday Is
co-57c--freoly bd md Csc asked on No, q.
be}ler August WAS nEsner, with 551S9c bid, and It
ia probable that 5Go would have been paid it
there had boon any offerings at that figure. Re-
jected WAS nominal at 516D52c. Cash salos woro
67o.
Barley Was In rathor better demand in spccu-
latiye way at about the same prices al yesterday.
New No. z, seller September, sold to tho extont
Of about 18, 200 bu at o0@8lc, closing with firm
holders at tho outside. Cash salea wera reported
by sample, at 85c; 4U0 bu do at SOC; 400 bu do
at &C. Total, 1000 bu. CASH No. was quoted
at 70@75o for old, and 80@81}Sc for now. No.
waB nominal at G5@70c, and rejected at 40@45c.
EUROPEAN MARKETS.
Tho following is Deorbohm's dispatch to the
Board OF Trade today:
LONDON, July 31.-Cargocs Of wheat OF coant I'm.
proving: cargoea on passage hrncF; good cargoes
spring on coast 54s Cd fair average spring, $50 I'd.
Good csrgoes American corn on coass 29a I'D Anerl-
can corn 271 Number Of cArgoeH Of wheat on arsage
passage moderately increased since last wcus.
L1yEnrooL-whcat unchanged. Corn strong.
LATEST.
Whoat and corn were moderately active in the
afternoon, and cloBod lower than on 'Ohange.
For cash No. wheat a1.41 was bid by the
"coruor" up to 8 o'clock. The August option
declined ~, eolling at 51:135aG71.14A6 .aellor
August, closing at 5l13N. corn was 70 lower:
5s@sszo aoIlor septonler, both optionss cltosing
| ut the inside. Otlior grain aud provisions worc
unchanged. Tho propeller Columbia WAS char
tered for wheat from Milwaukee to Montreal On
Drfyata tnru1a.