, 1873-02-10


paollng without delay hroat not all sho ostimassn
sns bs cs'p
probable MT he sesse ssl.maean .,SI w
anroaranses '' ths packing Of ii: ~ ws,t q
hogs, nnl tho nuoil-takeof increase in weight will
sappear IN about tho sano proportion The interest
rooted to Chicago i our supplies q hogs begin e
fall must stop work. for our hosca are nov Of such
,1 a ss i S not s gsy msats s ssan' seo " Sgs
iba instead ot t,ero being any profit thcro is d.
% ous T Heaviest pacfors are talking of closing up and
would not surprise lib tho closc Of tho coming week
@ hsro 1 .1e
tn Tho os but wnS1 II tho
Flour WAS very dull at nominal1y unchanged
pricos. Tho stocks arc limited, though tho ro-
ceipts and shipments tor the week show very
liberal movement. in thiu commodity. Thoao
trado ut this point. Much Of tllat reported
shipped in not unloadea hero 1T all, morely
transferred to ono Of the trunk lines. Eastern
aud Southern huyora buy largely at the mills,
ncnta~-when They can got onrs, Sales were ro-
ported of 80 brls white winter extras at $3.50;
1oo brls do et z q Se25 1oo brls spring extras r
rse os,frta 5 10 S2s srs ao q fs TpampR a
at s7.60; 25 brla do Ut s7.60; 100 brls do
{noyal Gann) at $500; 100 brla snporfnoa at
sa5e 50 , Iris do at s4s79 q brs ryo 7ed ct
brls A1so % tons bran at $1,000, OH track.
Whent was active md higAor, Averaging 70
better than yesterday, ualdor good demand on
speculative acoourt, gonornlly for seller March.
Spot wheat vas quiet. shpper,s complain that
| neceaHitato the payment by thom Of about 30
por b,,shol for tho privilege Of shipping, and
also that it iB no 1so for tlom to try to operato
bccausc they canuot get cars to carry thor prop
wore unfayorab1e, lower plicos being quoted,
but tile bulls mud hoars at this point paid no at
tantion to outside may1sets; thoso who hayo
bean buying for a fow days past wanted to ro-
md md put tic N market up in in spite Of
| tho bears, though prices .wero subject
to numerous fluctuations, aud it was
good day for tho "scnlpiug" fraternity, who,
6y the wsy, aro largely roprosontod IN tho wheat
deal. The heavy wetBhta are on tho bear aldo
| now, tho auppopltion being tint large receipts
! will be the rslto hencoroswartt, now that tho
| snow-blookade iB fully removed. The partial
failura OF tho winter wheat crop, however, will
soon exert an influence on our markct, tho homo
\ demand tor spring wheat by mi1lezs being in ex-
GOES Of former seasons. 6omo argue TINT tho
synount Of wheat in frat hands Inns boon largely
oyor-estimatsa, ,wllilo somo others are quite as
s1.2I1S dropped to s1.2l95, ficn advanced
irregularly to 5l>256, md closed at 9l.2514 bid.
Seller tho month was dull at 81. .2a1l6D123, end
elosed at ; q } @ 22y % gSlsr AEtil e waa yory
spring was dull at s1.28; No. 2 Bold at 1920
1.oo, closing at q .22el; No. at e1.oo@1. .6j155
md rejected at JcYY4 4@97c. Caal hules we're ro-
No. epring At 81 ask $3.50 bn do at sl.a3 j;
27'2oo Ia do q si:22}i 1o,8uo ~ No: apfll6asg
| at Sl.09h; $500 bu DO at 500; 100 bu ro-
leoted spring at o7c; 800 bu do at aaAo. Total,
| DS,800 bu.
| Corn was active and strong until near tho
close, at mn advanco Of ]G@1(o per buehe. For
some days past two or thrae, parties hayo heon
buying large amounts for delivery in March, and
delivery, one party buying about 100, 900 bushels
ct tho outside figure, And he did not Heem to
| think he paid very 1nuch money for great deal
Of corn. Tho general fooling ID ono Of f1rmness,
cd. Not many Tecks ago many looked for q
decline to Csc pcr bushof. Now tho majority
scom to bolioyo that prices are down to tho
bottom. Tho yield Of corn layt year was very
low prices ruling, aud also on account Of the
| fact that tho corn would not pay its way
to markot, let alone tho cost Of produc-
t1on. when 200 N,l!es si!, !, oy moro vest Of
much corn being turned into pork, and moro or
leaa into nshos. Tllo shipping demand ,wna
light, the scarcity Of transportation faollitios
Affecting exporters in thfs qs vol Us every othor
sellor the last half do at 3l1a@S1He; Aeller
March at 919sSD9115c; do April at S2H6679214e !;
do May ut 363 l@3B]5o; and do Juue ut 371ic, all
closing tame at iuaido pricoa. Reieatad was
dull, though there is more Or lol4 wanted for
fced at tho Stock Yards, for which 95e Is freely
! paid. Cash sa1oa were reported Of 162, 900 bll
No AT alSe; 9o,Aoo bu do as sloi :, 100 bu
sssseS s as1sFsd & ss se. 1o Ss 5 s5 S 00 ''F
:, Oats were rather quiet, md for Immediate do
livery prices we're unchanged and steady, while
for future tAezo was . good demand at shade
hettor figures than were current yestordny.
! 2a13o BID for regular. nejectea quiet at 24c.
soller March firm at 27i1zc; April, 2Sc, and May,
J 3l1{@3l9Gc. Cash salea wore reported Of 1890
bu No. 4 at 27o; 5000 bu 10 at 267Su; 8, 900 bu
jeoted ut Id; 600 bu BY sample 1T d1o; GOO bu do
at 300 on track. Total, 14G9Q bst,
Rye wes steady ena firm, At Gd35o for No. 2,
with trado contiued within narrow limits, offer
| good. lilo market closed firm. Ba1ea wore re-
ported OF 2,400 bu No. a ut 6519c.
| Barley was 20 highor, and decidedly firm, u1l-
dor good demand both for present md future
than was anticipated while there ia d large short
interest out for this month, hanca tile nrmueau,
Spot No. 2 opened at Zoe, sold up to 7214o,
and closed firm at 73o. Ballar March was aotlvo
s%sss % sSs repsttod psa fs Il @ Sa se ssr Ag5
DO at 7io; 400 bu do at 7oo; 2,4o0 bu No. At
Goo; 400 bu do at 59]1c; 400 blu do Ct $50; 400
bu do at 66ei 1880 ba re1eoted at 5oej 400 by
75o; - aao bu ID DO 1t At CO. q Totas, Il, ,soa hu, " " "
| VESSEL TRANSFERS.
| Tho following transfers OF lake vosso!s. or In
toroat in Yesselg woro made In December last
! hr @. ri