, 1873-09-12

! and prices Woro held With unRbated hrmness.
ptcd oherrlea ays advanced sn9hor 1a nose
| changed. Tho fab market Was firm as proyt-
ouhly quoted. 11idos wotc actiyo and ahaac
highor, choice groom cured scllinB At 1910 Tor
eavy at i1slc for llght No o. now fsat'reg a "oTo ore
| iron markets. l3naincss 1t tho iumbor yards. Ia
good, and steadily increasing, nnl The market
Is a1l tho whilo working armor Many dealers
aro now solllng, common lumber at sl2bo. At
tho dooka quiet day wnB pasantI, tho supply OF
lumber being cxoecdlnglY light; There whn
good Inquiry, howevor, and the markot WAS
noininAlly, Arm. Thero was no change In build
In lho for1ner department Is fair, and prioes arc
| for tho most part steady, whilo tho two 1nttor
markets are rather quiet. Metals, iron, and
nails aro mooting with steadily y-lncronaing do
mnnd, and aro firm ut quotations.. An acsivo trado
light offerings, prices Aro atrong at tho advance
noted yesterday. Hops and broomcorn, as far
hB tho now crop Is concerned, arc still unBettlod.
tho former aro quotod, J.. seey, It, At 4o@ooo: 0ld ll
unchanged prices. 8eeds, With tho exception OF
AJAX werc 10 good supply and easier, clover DO,
| Ing considerably lower. Flax was acarce,, and
green fr1,tn met With the usual inquiry 9t about
game WAS moderate, and under libera1 Offer
| ings, pricos declined trila. Eggs we're oasy,
but not quotably lower.
Hi8hwnea wero active, and 10 por gallon
higher, with sa1es Of 400 brls iron-bound Of 02o,
| and 250 brls do at 02}lo,. tho market closing
rather strong at tho outside figure. Tho Haloa
reported at 62o wore disputed by. some, buyers
and sellors being vory an1ioue = to keop the mar
| " tho true status Of tho trade waa revealed.
Thore wore aevaral ordera on the market, both
for highwines and a1coho], with not largo atock
| to work from.
Lake freighta wore quiet, bnt firm and un-
changed, at 14c for corn and 15o for Hheat to
Buffalo, tho supply Of craft being limited. md
tho market strong In consequence. Shippers,
! however, woro not anxious to mako arrange
ments at asking rates, though tho recent decline
grain mnrkote tends In measure to counter
balance the advance movement In frefghts. A
total Of 10 charters we're reported, which will
tako out 7e,500 bu wheat; 123,060 bu corn;
81 5 wsss nas III st nens naa unchanged
! prices. There were but few operators on tho
mnrket, and hardly any ordcrs though there was
| moro disponition to aen than to buy at current
prices, which were but little difroront from yes-
| At s1G10@16.20, while round lota wore nominal
| ly S16.00@16.00, cash or seller tho month. Iard
was Nantod for future, and was stoady. Menta
firm but quiet. Tho market cloaed at tho fol-
| lowing range Of prlcos MoaB pork, sellor Sop
tcmber, SIS. @1o.0o do sollof October, s15.25
| @15.3715; do seller Decemhor, $13. .40@1960:
seller January, $13.60@19.G2113 !; lard, caah or
seer aoPtsmbe1, s77o@He7N; summer Tsaa d. Do,
s7.75@7.s0. swoot Picked hams quoted 1t
| 911@11Ac. Dry sailed meats steady at Tie
80 for shoulders 9@976e for short ribs; and
@55So: English meats, 9996e@915ofor short ribs;
91{@996o for short clear. snmnor-cured meats
| quotablo at 1<o below these pricea. Short ribs,
seller December, at 6fs@7c, ho1od; do short
ders; TO- 10 for clear ribs; 1vho for short clear
| and 1315@1411o for hams, all packed. Moss beef,
s875@0.0o; extra mess do. $9.75@10.00; beef
hams, s2s:oo@23,60. City tallow, 7A@74o;
ported OF 1000 brls moss pork, aellor septomber,
at 1880 1000 tcs lard saller January, at 791o;
50, 600 tbs dry aalsod shoulders vt TIC; ESQ b1a
do, seller Decomber. at 40.
dere from New England points; but tho eompar-
tivoy light stocks and scarcity Of freight room
retarded operations, SO that quiet market ro-
suited. friccs were without essential change,
tho uonkneas in whoat. For future delivery
thoro WAS no movement, buyers not caring to
operate ahcad 90 long III the freight mar
ket zemains in it's proaent condition.
extras At e6.75 GOO brls do on private terms
| 100 b1ls do (Northweat) and 100 brls (Watortown
fanoy) At 46.5v; 40 brls do at e6.26 100 brls do
| 1t 5000; 1000 brls on private te1ms 60 hrls
superhne at $4.25. Total, 3.l40 brls. Also 10
tons bran at s12.5o on traok 20 tons do at $1,000.
! The following was tho range OF prices at tho
| close
Far to choice white winter e1trss. 7oo 900
Good 10 ohoise spring o1tras ............ ooe@ eso
Low to medium. m.................-,... 6.O09 bbo
aaod so fsnsp Minnc:ot: s9o& ia
Spring auperhnes.. .................... 8.00a 800
Bran 9ut@AIoo
Wheat MAS moderately active nt an irregular
l1e below tho lowest point reached yeatordsy,
but reaeting, and closing quite firm at decline
| Of only 1@ho. European tolegramn we're again
| favorable, while the adyices from Now York and
especially when present freighls aro considered.
This receipts for tomorrow (F1iday) were also
liberal, and this caused tue Hpeculators on the
bear Bldo to offer round lots freely for delivery
and purchased freely at the inside figures:
Receivers were 10th to accept the prices bid, but
as buyers were In tho minority these 1atter dc
tatod what they would pay. Notwithstanding
vopJ liberal margin betwoen f thfis oitY and tho q
Reaboard markets, which accounts for the lib
erAl outgo 30 far this week. Beyond doubt the
quality Of tho wheat shipped from this city ia
telling, its own story abroad: Seller September
closed Closed It It si.lax@l.ia. OLE. oetoher ranged
sssss s!sssa dsn = es''" isRzi19S gss9 sea
tho year vas quiet but firm At 1.oy}4@1. .o9S5
aud closed firm at $1.l211@1,129@. No. Wan
active at s1.1G@1.17; No. ) ut $1.o7, and re-
jectod at 3l.0o. Cash uales wero reported Of
26,a0o bu No. spring at $1.17; 1900 bu do at
Slit; $4,000 bn No. q spring (part North
westerly at $1.1s; $4,000 bu do at $1.1211 !;
5000 bu do ut 81 1873; s9,40o bu do at 81 1.121
4, 200 bu do at 91.l2 400 bu do at s1.11N i;
2,l0o bu do at $1.11sl; $4,000 bu No. spring
at $1.07; 1900 bu rojectod at 91.oo. Total,
950, 400 BIZ.
Corn waa quiet, but firm, and shade better
| than yesterday, though tho bears worked hard
| to break prices. Eastorn and foreign ndYices
quoted no change OF importance, but shippers
wore compelled to limit thoir purchaser BY tho
scarcity OF freight-room, hence tho market waa
almost entirely in tho hanilH Of tho local ele-
mont: Tie woather is warm during tho day,
but the nights arc cool. aud some foars arc
injury to tho growing crops. Thoso arc only
fears, however, but nro uao1 to sway The market
whenever they can bo made avail
ablc. Early sales Of No. 3 seller Heptenbor
wero at a016@83}Go, and these wore the fguros
oarrent throughout tho regular, but closed firm