, 1873-04-26

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Good 10 choice spring oxsrna. t76 S 670
MTW 70 mS"in {nnton; a6 53S
Good to fanOy Minnesota. ............,.. 60 II sos
Spring supcrhncs s................... AGO ii 4,75
rye uour.. 4.1B a 4.4o
nran ...''.'.........,....-.... 1000 @10.6o
Miaangs. 1000 6}is.oo
Wheat was moderately aotivo and generally
firm at about tho snuo average Of prfcop as yes
tordny, olossng stronger. Liverpool was reported
2d por 100 lhs higher on Homo aoacripttons with
Mnfayorablo weathor In tho Dritish Islos :; aud
| Now York was highor. whilo tito weather hero was
| not Of Tho kind calculated to mako mon bearish
tn their views. Thoro waB not much demand, as
those who wore tempted to invost in expectation
OF PooF crops arc nnderatooa to DO pretty .woll
calling murgns Ia much moro GENERALLY follow
cd than previously. But thcfo was still loan
offered, and those who did want to buy woro OBJ
ngel to pay full prices. The demand WAS prin-
sfSs deelisod q slsasS advapaol to 81
tone Of tho latest New York aflyicoa.
as tic outside. Seller Ii; month was it:
tlo bettor than nominal ut a1.24@1.25 closing at
e1.241l. Car lots Of fresh receipts wore in mea-
| gre t1emand closing at 9125 Tor No: 9 spring,
spring was lifeloss. Cash sales were reported
s1.2515 1900 By do (,ard} Mt 81 ,251l e,oo0bu
do at $1.25; 10000 bu do, regular, at 8t.242;
Ss Ss' ba % sf s 55 sS' pa ~ No. 90 spraa &
s1.l5; 1000 iu, do at s1.1411 1000 bu Dc Mt
Gilt 1900 bu rejected spring at o6c !; 500 bu
By sample ut s1.A 400 bu at sl29 Total, 55,-
Corn wns moderately aotivo and quite firm,
Averaging 10 highor than yesterday. Our TO-
ceipts were smaller than expected and al1 tho
oanal arrivals wero inspected III rejected. Liv-
Now York was reported stronger, while tho ON
inouB weatlor caused holders to be Independent,
though 1t did not materially increase tho number
of buyora. There WIS but limited demand for
loro, but tho market was strengthened aomo by
the rumor TINT vessel had boen oictoa ut
1Go to Buffalo, Wo noto that ttore VIVA Q
botter domand for tug Jly option than
though Juno WIS relatively Arrnor tflan May,
MS tloro woro rather FREQ offerings Of tho ]attor
from parties who lnow that delivery day 10 near,
ulpropared. sollor Sley oponed ut $3.50, nd
vnncod to 38]ssc, declined to 39c, roso to 85No.
md closed at 951ao. Sollor juno sold ut AGO
40ES6c closing 1t 4019o. Seller July sold l?t 4l1l
aiSssa da Il sss so as"' 1 sra ressps
of do ut 375sc. Cash Balos were reported $500
bu No. 2 fresh receipts at 3e1lc; Q, 200 bu do at
$50 !: 2400 bu do at 971lc 45n00 bu do, royular,
57Ao; Ia ,so0 bu rejected (frossh) At 3lo 1000
bM d. ehort receipts, ut 93,1c; II 200 b, do at
351lc atloat 5000 bn high mixed ut s5114c aaoat.
Total, 100, 800 bu.
Oats wore firm and q Bllado highor than tho
outside prices OF yesterday, il, sympathy with. a
: stronger tonc reported from Now York, but very
7 quiet, oxcept IN oarly dash in options. Iheco
, were fow offerings. selor May oponcd at 81 nv,
Or juno eold It 5SSs@aAo, cloa,g at 1850. Rog-
THAR No. 2 closed at Sic, md strictly fresh re:
{ copts Of do at 8l15c. Cash ealoa wore reported
o et s So M go bu 1s51 q s9' s 'roSae d29e By
400; 200 bu wllito, by Hample, at 94. Total,
> $500 b,t.
Ryo was quiet and firm at tho recent advance,
tho otforlngs being scarcely largo enough to per
y nit tho establishment Of . market. sol1or AIa,
; | waa nominal Of zoo. Cash Balea wore reported
. Of 400 bu No. Of coke; 800 bu do Of COG. and
, 400 bu do, in favorito house, at zoe. Total
0 1,G00 bit,
Barley was dull and nominally firm at previous
quotations, at zoo for regular No. 2, 78@S0c fo1
i car lots outside the Rock Island Elevator, COG
GEO for No. g. and 40@4so for rejected. Caal
t snlos wero reported of 400 bu No. 2 at Toe; G0(
q bu by sample at sGo; 800 bu do at 80; 800 bu dt
{ at rs. Total 1900 bu.
: wool.
o Tho Boston Shipping list enys:
Thore H. in fact, no reliable market rrlee for wool
and aale to-day at what ia considered low ngure
q followed by still lower price tomorrow. How lonE
sspssssss s qSassess ast tas sssst aons
depressed and buyers not disposed to pnrchaa
}. even a low agtes-and adyces from M abroad Ety. M
o 70 encouragement for faSoEsoa change M IT., Fl
'ns 0h priss iis eav,ees sos iniese on likely ss
open at 10 per cont reduction but oven nt this raduc
ton thore IL no margin for ahipnons to this side
Some parties fear that tho market may getlo down I
o the low figures that ruled in 1870, when doncatI
/. leecca aold largely from 10000 y b. Througho
Europe tue ralo appears to be very muoh depressed
% particularly in Germany aaa Belgium, and nlnoroa
y The average price for River Plato wool Ia now onl
q 0etdS . D. sls the average price for is prev'n,
nge was G1d from 1RG3 to 1867 tho nyernge 81
!s aud from 1855 10 1863 the average was 9,9d.
10 IRON CONSUMPTION.
o The Mining World says:
j. Tho consumption OF Iron measures Tho progreas
civilization, and 1t is not possible to convey MOI
atrkug Idea Of tho progress tho world than BY ira
lug tho history Of the manufacture Of iron It "a
wSestablIAhsd fact that whnt may 10 termed Ito
growth Of population md tho apread Of ciyilizao
IN throughout tic world III 1856 tho annual productlo
l. Of Iron reached about 900 tons, Of which Gre
britain produced COP tons md tho United Stat
shout 100000 ions. Tho consumption OF Orc
\. Britain waa 144 pounds, md the united States
pounds, sllto tho average consumption Of tho wor
tnen shown sat tho Consumption pr head was aca
.s lily tho increase, and that the annual ploducto
enlargtng rapdy to doublo iii II years
va cn matsg We SS suTo
taken place IN tho interval That IA 1873 the nroduco
~ Of iron would aurcly roach 600 900 tons, The actu
Id 135oo tonu md In 1879 tho limit II 900 will
Or doubtodly bo Faased, 80 that the estimate mndo
o. 1856 10 noze thnn realtzcd Meanwhile tho conAum
~ ~ Htacs to 100 pounds, and IN tho wlolG world to
Nv pouula per head.
Tho fac TINT Iron ia produced at loss money cost
ut hns enabled this country to produce about oueha
H., the total annual mako of tho world. OF the 10000