, 1873-12-20

Wheat was less acliyo and 11@1c lowor, but
very steady during tho greater patt OF tho sea-
sion, being, in fact. too dull to vary much. Liv-
orpool aud Now York wero reported to bo on tho
down grade. and our receipts wore larger, while
tito falling of in the supply of l,ogr was lookol
upon by sono as sign of n still further i'll
crease III our receipts Ut whoat. There were
fow outside speculative t orders Iole md not
to trnIo; but tAoro was fair dolnand for caBli
wheat, which absorbed all tho offerings, and
most Of it seonod to bo wanted for shipment.
Tic. general impression acasnca to bo that tho
market cannot hold up tndcr tho liberal supply,
present and irrespective, but thoro il BucIl
considerable line OF shortp out ihat cvos, tho
most boarihhly-inclinca arc afraid to sell to my
great extent lost Home sudden burst Which they
caunot foroseo should rot the shorts to buying
rell.,nell, aud causo u rudoal alyaueo. THUS Is
tic wllolo Hccrot of tho situation. and honco
the tendency to-day WINS principally confined
to tho sotsloment Of loeal deala. sollor
january opened at s1.15, fell to sl.l41(. roso to
@1.149. Seller February soltl at et.17@l .lsi4,
closing at 9l.l71ll. Holler tho mouth sold 1T
$t.19X@l.l4a, closing with cash No. Q spring
at 81 .l3A. Northwestern receipts OF do closed
at 1s No. q STHs oGsed dr,n with hoders 1 % ,o Of
Northwestern receipts. No. spring closed nt
9l.0D nud rejected do ut sl.02 Casi sa1aa were
reported Of G,000 bu No. | spring, par: North
western, At sl.1o; 500 By do ut sl.15>5; 5,2oo0
sl.17; 43,4o0 bu No. 2 spring ut Slid; 80. i0o
bu do ut 5l.13js 300 bu 10 at $1.l39I; IT, QUO
bu do at $l.13I7 10000 bn do at s1.135F b,Q0o
bu No. Northwestern at S1.l4115; l5 Udo hu do
at ii ii G,400 bu No. 3 spring ut 81 10; i80D
bu do at 91.09; 2,4o0 burel octod spring at 81 "a ;
400 bn wlntor by sample ut *l.40 Oh track. To-
tai, 175, 103 bu.
Coru WIS loes active, mud averaged 15o lowor
being quito faverish ut tiuca, thpI,sh lactuatiug
within n small rango. Liyorpool was quoted
1nU and 51nnf yp1li oh fvH
powerful reasona for II decline here; especially
aa tho shipping demand hns falon of to xoyo.
Corn comes i'll but slowly, and thore IL no dispo-
sltton to soil any OF that on hand, it being held
losH Of tho daily supply keops up tho market,
aud the most knowing onos NC utterly ut Il lons
to say whether this unprecedented puncity will
continue through the wit'tor, or bo brokcn in
crs 500 tito top. sol!or January opened thH
morning at 5216c doelincd to 5l54c, roso to 5o9ac,
'foll back to so aud closed ut 53I5o. bocr Foi,-
ruary ranged oarely 1e above this range. ,closin;
at 659so. Seller May brought 5s!4o early, mud
| at Gle. Cash No. 9 corn was little wanted; It
closed at 51o for old, mud $50 for new,
| Cas, aalos wore reported Of 400 bu No. 2 at
sSS Ga 20 st Ss s lS5 IL ao 9s ns~ At a
1000 III rojootad Ut 5114o; 3,G00 BIZ do at 5lo |;
500 bu do vt 5011c 400 biz 10 ut soc: 1900 b,.
now mt 4bu; H0O bu to ut 4lc; 4,000 bu cur at
50c, delivered. Total, l., 600 iii.
| Oats were mora activc, bnt wenk, ranging
fully ~ lower, and selling only because thoy
were pressed OIL the Market Notwithstanding the
| fnct TINT N1w York WIS quoted stronger. Seller
thu month oponed ut ata71?e, n1d deolincd to 81 1hc
at tho Close cash lots selling Ut tho san.e range.
soslor January sold ut 3715GDa9o, closing ut 81
oes71sc. scllor February, aod II 0s>1@38tSo..
CASH salen wore reported Of 10, 200 bu No. ut
| 37l5o; 23.000 bu do at 97tio; 1900 bu do at
371So; 2,490 bu No. white at s7i%c; 1900 bl
10 Ut 93 ~ 600 bu whito, by eampo, at 40114o
1,200 hu do ut 40o. Y0.al, 53,S00 BIZ.
| ltyo wAH moro nctiye, Ald Il ahat!o 5{rner,
though thero wnB no material Improvement IN
prices, III tho outside quotations were pail only
for lots III preferred houses. The r,atkot closed
as 75@7511e for regular, and 75}4D7Ly. for fresh
receipls. Salos wore reported of 300 u. No. {
IN. w at Tic; 1,G0O bu do at 70o; 8U1 bu do nj
751Ge; 1000 lii do at 75c; l01 BIZ by sanirle
at ato; 400 bI do ut 100; duo lu do at 78o, 70
tai. G,I00 bu.
barley was quiet, though with little moro do.
Ing than yesterday, antl was isrogular, us usual
Nh. 3 was shuhe lirmor, selling np to sl.35, hul
closed tame ut 5l.34. No. 3 was uull, closing vi
al.U3 for receipts In ordinary lio,tsoH, with Q
premium for Northwestern receipts atlE
discount Oh thoso IN Tho Hook 1Hlansl
No. sold ut Sl.049s Boller January
lsejectal ulasod noinhml!y ut H7G0nSo
Eauh aaloH woro reported Of 300 bu No. 4 ri
s,l.35 l,200 hu do ut + u 1a0u bn do ut u 93
4UO bu do Mt Sl3a; Lou hu No, . ut 8l.04l55
1000 bn do ut sl,ol; 9,2p0 LII do ~ $l.03; 40I
bu rojoo:o'l ut 89o; 400 bn 10 at S8c 400 bn do a
87ci. AGO bu by ualnpie ut sl.ao; 400 itn DO y
sl.10, oil track; 8,A00 hn do vi $l.U5 B00 bu d.
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