, 1873-03-18

,Wlieat WAS worry quiet, and atoady at doo'ino
q decidedly dull feolng throughout, and very 1T
Now York was tamo, aud this caused buyers to
hold or, especially as most of them nro alroady
tlled up to tho oxtent Of thoir carrying capacity.
gar stoct8 In ntoro now aggregate very little
and bids fair to touch throo millions hofore tho
opening Of navigation, as receipts from tho
country stations will suffer- no check for some
wooks from activity IN tho fold,--tlo country
depot. being well supplied. Tho short intorost
purchascs, about tho only real domand boing for
tho lowor graloa for shipment. Seller April
opened at $1;2lA, deolIned to a1.205@, and 3D.
Sancsd to 8l29M md fel to i the Close
month at 81 120@1.2o>f, both closing at the III
sido. Strictly tresh rocoipts Of No. a sold at
about 10 premium over regular. No. spriug
'n1 %nS naotiyS NJ X .a ~ n9m1l "a No spring eossd
f5osh receipts. hoteotod do was dull 1t oa@o3s.
0ash aales wore reported Of 400 hu No. spring
g. g. Si.2oe4; 1880 bu do Of 61.201f, $4,000 bu
do DO st 81 29N; 10000 bu do 1t &1.ao1l 10, 600
bn No. spring 1t si.o9E; 400 bu DO At ioo;
2,4oo bn (Maroh rocoipts) 1t s1.osx; 1.0Oo bu'
I1e}oSsSd etc spring at o3o; 500 bu DO It o2o Total
lower: Thoro was very nttlo doing except IN IN
summer options, md it Ia probable TINT tha
marked decline all round was Que to more liberal
oI1or1ngs oIa Tor r. GUNNER dolyory which weakened
to the only aellors for May and june have. been
tno parties who bought up cash corn to carry
against them, and thoso options were oftop
scarce, the amount offered bolng limited by tho
CASH purclancs. Tho country dealers Lavc held
OF thom Heom to have concluded that there
is little chnnce Of material advance,
anu they aont In numerous orders to.
q: day IT,. t0 ao sosing this coupetition, tho
loss, and tho demand for next month vas limited
to tho short intorost There WAS no apparent do
mand for shipment, except for rejected. Be1lor
tne month, or regular No. 2, sold at 91eez@9116o,
ana ana me current ta,a receipts of tho day 1t a9o
0be6@35Nc; sollor june at S716@s7gkc, all
closing firm at tho inside. Seller july Wis nom
insl ~ at 5s1a@38sfo, aud aollcr August at 99A@
S915o. CASH sales ,weEo reported Of. II, 900 bu
$4,000 bu 1t szo; ojo 6a at s1s5o II! 90
6,ooo Du rejected (Houghs) at $500; 1890 bu
25,G00 bu,
&C., oats t. wero 116@1{e lover, in sympathy with
actlyo a on options as several short operators
filled in, while one or two bought long for May
IN tho hopo Of q rally before next month Ia far
advanced. Seller tho month sold at 26l1o soil
aeller a1ay at 291S02o5s6o; and seller June at
s0sf@S024o. Cash sales wero reported Of 5000
eno om no. 70, tsesh) at 29o 1000 budo at 2elo;
o og9 bu II rejected gs at 2o 600 BY by snamplo x
Ryo was quiet and firm ut tho advance gained
were limited to 400 bu No. q strictly frosh ro-
ceipts, at Csc and that prico WAS bid for more
but mono Was offored,
nj, Barley was more active and Shade frmcr
Tho mnrkot oponod dull with regular No. q or
sselor April, offored at TOO, and 10 buyers. A.
1e1Tard 1o, II improved to 7oc, and closed at 700
1000. Strictly froah recoipts, in fayorts houses,
wore nlaade oaslor 1t 72@70o. No. s WA steady,
and rejected weak aud nominal at 98@40c, Cash
salea nero reported Of 800 bu No. 2 a., D. l. CO,
nd Sa6 60ent1a) At $50; 500 bu do N. S. at 72o;
}oog ~ d9 ut 7o29c; Il 200 bn Mt 700; 2800 bu
No; [s a., D. 4 co.) at g. 9,4oo bu do (Con-
rap 7, Il at olc; 400 btl do II. W. at 50o; 400 bu
10 IN. 81 at 68o; 400 bu by sample At SEQ; 400
9u 40 as G6o, both on track 400 hu do at Tic, do
1yered. Total. q. .fO0 hn-- -
PRODUCE STATISTICS. !
Mr. II. H. Lawden, Of Whitby, Ont, writes "a
follows to New York merchant:
Tho estimated deliveries Of homegrown wheat in tho
Dntcd Kingdom, for tho undsrmentoned periods,
-Sfnf. IN &mo A1.-