, 1873-12-30

.Whcat was moro active, and nvoraged 2l@lc
higher, u,aor good demand. Now York was
quoted higher, with tirmer Liverpool; aud our
liberal receipts woro fully equalod by the ship
ments. All tho cash wheat Oh tho marriott was
wanted, ana most Of tho cur lots offered sooneil
to DO taken for shipment. Tho speculative de-
nn'd was fair throughout, aud ut limcs quito
urgent. Tic market seemed to be short to Il
much greater oxtout thnli was usually supposed,
a.,d tho prospect Of good demand through the
winter from the East caused tho presence Of d
good many buying doris on tue floor. both from
tho city aud outside sent by parties who bol.cyo
orty to hold. sellot January opened 1t Silk,
declined to $1.l4 roae to e1.14A, foil hack to
$1.14y6, mud advanced to 31.lj1d, closing ut
SLICK. sollcr February sold ut sl.l7A@1.ioI,
closing o. Sl;l9. sellor the mouth. or cash No.
No: sliing closed firm ut sl.l7 for straight, n,d
Sl.1B for Northwestern receipts. No. q spring
closed ut 51.10, and rejected 10 al sl.o3h@l l0f.
Cash saloa wore reported Of 4,490 bu No.
at sl.ieT; 1.Goo Iu No at si.1ex; 80 5,ooo % bu bu
DO at SLID; {, 400 t1l No. 2 spring Mt 3l.15M;
400 Lu Do at s1.i5 81, 400 ba do 10 al At si.iiX;;
a 2oo M la DO at sllAM; G,4oo bu DO at s,l.l4G
800 bu do ut S1.l41f; 5000 bu 10 at Sill; Sod
b,l No. spring NJ sill; 200 bu do at 81 .iOh:
8,800 bu do Mt 51.10; 1,G00 bu do at Sl.00I
1G00 bu rejected spring at 9l.03H; 1900 bu by
sample ut 5l.20 on track. Total, l09, 400 bu.
Corn waH quito active In tho speculative da-
partment. but quiet on cash lots, which wefo
ialther offered nor wanted to any great extent.
Iho market ayaraged M@>6c. higher than on
Saturday. Liverpool waa quoted I'd per $50 It's
higher, ard New York was stronger in sympathy,
while our receipts wore light. Vhoso facts, witt.
the stronger feeling III wheat, brought out buy
erH IL, force. 30 far Oh tile local strength IL now
based upon Liverpool quotations, thore IL room
to question Its stability. Corn il quoted at 93s
poi gua.tor to-day, but for dolivory tn Ja1,,l-
ary or February II IL selling at 35s 0lGD3Gs.
The reason aeeMa TO be that the Liverpool
operators ayo following the oxnmplo Of their
Chicago btothren,, and getting up corner. SO
New York, wrote to 4 correspondent hero that
Our lutterB from Liverpool INFORM us tliere
has boen 1ing formed to advanco pricos, There
is 4 large short iut1reHt, aud they aro confident
OF roaoAlng DOS. There ia not, however, much
wealth represented IN tho poolb . . In lilo
meantime yol may looE Tor strong Livorpool
market" Bollor Ja1narY oponcl ut 63YIo all
vanced to 64c. fell buck to 6'iyc, roso to 5l}zo,
mud closed ut 53Ho. BelIot February avoruged
1910 higher than tha. closing at654o. Solar Alay
hoId ut 0o@Go1@o. Seller lilo month. or uas No.
tic closing figure. Nov No. 2 was irregular.
Rejected closod ut 6i1Gc for old and 4oo for now.
CAah salos were reported OF sou bu No. 2 at 6lo;
17,4UU bu do ut 63No; q. quo bu du ut 53Ko; l,200
bu new do ut 620; 3400 bu do ut Goo; 4U0 hu ro-
jeoted ut 5215a R00 bu do at 61o 2 900 bu do ut
6OlIc; 4 4,4u0 bu Naw ratectol Total, 3a, 600 bl1.
Oats woro in active demand, and ranged fully
~ por bu higher than OH Saturday, In sympathy
with wheat atld corn. CASH No. q wnB firm at
8SG9381(o on car lots, with no round lots offor-
ing. Aollor January sold at 0a@oaH, olostng 1t