, 1873-03-14

Wheat was dull and 70 lower, though not so
! weak as yesterday till toward the Close Tho
decline was most marked on options, cash wheat
could not be obtained at greater difference
than 10 per bu below April, during the greater
part Of the session. Under these circumstances
it is really Surprising that strictly fEeah receipts
are not At . considerable premium, as it is
carry against options, chiefly for May. Tho
shipping demand was fair for the 1ower grades
Seller April opened at e1.2tA declined to 81 al,
Advanced to 81. .214, and recsded to S1.2l, selling
1:21 and strictly fresh receipts OF No. spring at
about nc premium. Seller May sold at e1.2b11
@1-26, closing at S1,259s. No. spring ras
quiet at s1.29@1.29; No. spring IN good
TOR ourToat receipts: Rejeoted do Va steady It
921@93c. Cash sales were reported OF 400 bu
No. spring at $1.29; 400 bu do 1t 31.28 10,8oo
bu {paft fresh) at 3l.21a; 900 bu do at
SLAP; g, aoo bu %paat fEesh) at s1;M; ,ooo
ba Do Il s1.2o}5; a,so0 bu No. spring (trash)
at 81 .10I; $500 bu do at CLIO; 1900 b1 regu-
lar at 81 .osAi 2,8oo bu rejected spring Ut Csc;
400 bu do at s231o: Total, lo4, 500 bu.
e sse sa and ss
comparatively few sellers ut anything less than
yesterday's quotations. New York WAS reported
botteE, and our shipments wore On the increase.
There was fair demand for anything after this
qul1y Was not urgent, as buyers seemed genar-
ally inclined to think further decline to be
more than probable They aay that our eleva-
tors will be kept full Of corn through the sum-
is held for delivery after May. Seller the month,
or regular No. 2, sold at 921Gc; gilt-edsed re-
ceipts at ss1@39]@c; seller April at s2A@
s29sc; eelfer May At 3Ga @36s9o !; seller June At
S14@s7s4ot esef 5@iy at ssss nd ssl
firm at the inside. Rejected was in
good shipping demand, and firm ut 291<o.
Cash sales we're reported Of 1000 bu No. freah
at 33>5c; 5000 bu do at 33y5c; {, 800 bn do at
s2H ss22He $1,000 bu rejected Il 2s}5o. Toss1 H..
Oats wore less active, and shade easier, there
being few sellers at less than yesterday's quota
fons, which buyers were unwilling to pay. New
very nearly equal to the receipts, while nomo
operators stated that there are good many
shipping orders for car lots on the market
Seller the month was nominal at 261f@26sSc.
Seller April. and strictly, fresh receipts, sold
&c. s 2S2sy Sss2 yuae aea Tas ss'F osisd s At re &C.
Caah sales we're reported of 5000 bu No. 2 at !
2616c; 2,40o. bu do at 1880; 5000 bu do at |
2615c; 1900 bn rejected a., 3. L Coy at &c;
500 bu do at 231}9c. Total, t5,2 200 bu.
Were light. It was stated TINT thefe was only
one shipping order on tho market Sales we're |
limited to 1000 bu No. q at $50; and 200 bu do
delivered free on board cars at Csc.
Barley was moro activc, and averaged about |
}sc higher. though very irregular. The market |
opened strong at 7O11c bid for No, 2 regular or |
seller April, declined to 6916c and closed st 70c.
Car lots OF current receipts sold at 71;4c in |
North Side houses, and 7ac in A., D. d Co.'s. !
No. Was more salablo at G0@63c, except |
in houses that are discriminatod against. |
Cash eales were reported Of &, 900 bu No 2[A.; |
y: Co.. at 73c 400 bu do ut 72c 1900 bu do
q. 81 ct 71]5c; 10000 bu do at 70c; 5000 bu |
lregular) at 6914c; 1000 bu No. 8 (CentraI st
Csc; 1,60o bu do N. 8. and city, at 6oc; 900 |
bu rejected (CsntfaD at 43c; 400 bu do (Gsn-
traD st &c 400 bu do at 41c; 1900 bu do (N. |
81 at 40c 800 bu do R. u at 3715c 40I bu by
sample at SIC; 1,20o bn do at $50 400 bu do ct !
% zee 400 bu do ut 72c; 400 bu do 1t 6oc. Total
STATISTICS OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
Monthly Report No. OF the Bureau OF Statis-
1cs Is IN press, and nearly ready for distribution
lt contnins the details Of our foreign t1ada for
the month ended Sept. 80, 1879, and for the nine
months ended the came, compared with the cor
responding periods Of 1871. The Chief Of the
Bureau furnishes the following synopsis Il
1e''oos' Imports. ports (sps-t fuysian a.
Month eaded 6cpt. --i
,;@.,Is g. ~ 's:3 sal esl,w mi l,5oo 81