, 1873-04-25

br1s do Mt 9d.25; 100 brg do on private tGr1n9.
Total, 1881 brls. Also 10 tons bran at 75, and
middlngs ut I'll 90 at mill. Tho following wore
tho quotations at the closes.
Fair to choice white winter extras. e.25 @1060
Good to choice spring e1traa. t.16 q go
11S,ssa}.s M1w to msdnm: t1.i:; 81 g 5o6
Good to fancy Minnesota. ............. o.50 q BIOS
Spring aurerhnos. os....."......,.,,-" $50 g 4.15
nyo tlour 1'ae 9 Sag
Wheat wns X@io highor, and irregular 1t the
ndyance, Which waa duo to continued cloudy
(somo thought) o 1ittlo apito OH tho part Of q
prominent operator, who, having flied In his
own sliorts at loss, vowed that other people
should suffer- n}go. 10 bid up tho market nt a
demand soon foii Oh, aud thon tho mafkot drag
god for n full hour, ralying q little towards tie
close, whom tho weather again booamo bad. The
trading was principally for May delivery, very
little 1 @ ssh ds hS i ing Rgs Ts9ted ne gfsds for hpmse
wcro yory fow ordora from outside, though II is
now generally conceded that tho outlook is worry
poor for tho next crop. Tho country, dealers
aecm rather Disposed to hold back what thoy hayo
have loHt severely In former years in
buying against bad weather. Hellor Mny opened
Mt 81: d. advanced to s1.2o, declined to sl.245zG,
md eoaod at 25H Bslor June sold at 81 .29
Or rogliar No. 3 spring, was little better thai
nominal at 91.2sG11.21116, closing at s1.2i.
Strictly fresh receipts commanded premium Of
about ~ over regulnr. No. Apring was inac-
two. No: do closed dull et about s1.1A, and
rojeetcd do at 9Gc; Cash naloa wore reported Of
2.ioo bu hard No.. q apring (rogular) nt a1.24
400 bu No. 2 spring (frcah recciptB) nt S1.25;
0,6oo bu regular do at s1.2i 10 600 bu do. at
s1.247S; i. .ooo bu DO ct s1:24 1,2oo bu No: 8
bu do ut s1.1s1Ll; 400 bu REJECTED spring at DO;
1900 bu do at 96o 400 bu BY sample at 81. 40
400 bu do ut st.12; 400 bu do at s1,1o. Total,
4O,40O bu.
Corn Was moderately active, and irregular.
ing Krcnt part Of tho session, aud averaged 10
sxHn Scttsr sn asnsn aad fr foi a EoasE a
Now York; several oloarancos Tor shipmont by
lako were taken out hero yesterday, and tho
wcathor was gonoraly regarded as unfayorable,
particularly towardBth tue close. Those facts tended
to cauao increased confidence for future; but
there was no shipping demand to speak Of, and
May day is 80 noar that tho longs for next
month nro naturally becoming anxious to plaoo
tho corn that may bo expected to bo delivered
S soH tna liz ps oe hSs ape henns ' np on ths
corn question, and shipments aro almost con-
fined to corn already sold to DO delivered hero
Til, tlis month; 10 J., They soy that more , than
ha Sa oxn Of last aaa gsaFe ebp 15op sfh scarcely
hold oyor. It is reported that sales were made
at Paxton, on tho Illinois Central Railroad, yos-
torday, at 400, which would mike the cost 800
delivered In Chicago. Seller May opened at
sa1 eosod sn lm at @ se9 ssiier june no sSa sk
89Y@40}1o. closing at the outsido. soller July
aold at 4l@42o, and seller August at 4216@48o.
Seller tho month, Or regular No. 2, aold at 96N
@a719o. elosing At a7Ao; strictly fresh recepta
ealos we're reported Of 7,260 bu No. 3 (fresh) At
9715o; II, 900 bu do at 371loi 20, 600 bu do OF
SO; 1o,o6o bu do ut 5000; 5000 BIZ do at sG9o;
5000 bu do ut 97>lo aaoat; 400 bu rejected 1T
125o bn do at 93h@c; $500 bu do 1T $50 afloat;
800 bu by sample at SIC; 800 bu do at 25o. Total,
600 bu.
Oats wero in activo specu]ativorequest though
Of yesterday, tho chiof lncitemont being liz bad
aided to bring out buyers. seilor tho month
opened st aof1 and advanced e to slo Seller
reported Of 5,oo0 bu at Sic i, 300 bn at 301
5000 bu at 30Ao; 10000 bu (reported) at 3lo
2,40o bu rejootod at 2815o; 1900 bn DO 1T 2so;
1900 bu do at 2714o; Total, 81, 800 bu.
closing Of ee!3e for fresh receipts Of No. ? and
500 bu No. Especial houso) at zoo /. 500 bu do ut
G9hc,. and'2, 900 bu do at &C., Total, $500 bu.
Ill
71c asked for regular No. 2, or uollor May, With
no buyers. Frcsh receipts in any othor house
than the noek Island wore quotablo ut 77@78c
for No. 2; Go@G7e for No. 9, and 4o@49e G for re.
IN Rock island Elevator, at Goo; 1900 bu ro-
jectod at 48o; 1900 bn do ut 4Go; 400 bu by
sample at 90o 200 bu do at 85c; 800 bu do at
8oc; 400 bu do at 75o!; 800 bu do ut $50 400 bu
at $50. Total, 6,200 bu.
COMMERCE. or BUFFALO.
Mr. W. Thnrhtone, Secretary OF tho Buffalo
Board Of Trade, has Just iasuod his report Of the
tradc and commerce Of that city in 1879, with
trade Of other piacos. Tic Commercial 1dser-
tser Of that city 1pakos tho following extracts:
nortant fact e ascestsnea that BY lako and tho aoa
600 burhca Of grain, including flour redi1ccd to whca
were received a hs port during 1874 70 this exhiD.
Michigan Southern e Egle and the Now YORK eiS Uon. q
trail Railroads also tho Great Woatetn Hallway OF Ca-
ada: but thoy necessarily omittea Tor tho reason
That no complete returus rendered. Of tho traffic.
Michigan Southern railroad movement Of Hour and
at z ey hs We Wtans
aaRregate Of 20oo o9o bushels Of grain IL ahown %
mi @ ,sss e s aa ss sPes o X M s s aa ss e
e9so u e s py Ef ns Sn sna
Michigan Southern hallway, ind the amount taIon
m f6"1n yessela without being elevated in Mi o00
Vl,oo0ooo buolola during tho year. Tho inorcaao Of
1871 was equal to 1,353,711 l,alola Of grain. Tlo
ceroal erop n n lnoyemont q ls7l2 at sao ports, i-
from. Ohcago, Milwaukee, Totolo, aud Duluth Ia 1874
by lake and rail- exceeded thoso Of 1871 BY 10 III
bushels Of grain.
In ndlltio to Tho lincs Of rnrou st present tcrni-
mating, hnvlng stations iu ths city, vz: Tho Lake
Bhoro l. Michigan Southern tho Now York Uontrnl:
Grand Trunk Of uana1a tho Niagara Fns Graluhea Of
tho Eric and Central tho ponnsylvanin Central HALL
Hallway wo shall orc long have tho Canada Southern
l. UhicaRo NaIlroad tho liulIao l. jamestown HAIL
Eoad, connecting with tho coal md oil regions OF
Pennsylvania; u double lins GU tho Now York
Central Railroad tho Now York, West Shore l. Oca-
nt,it la Iallr 4roro 1aa