, 1873-12-09

wheat was active aud excited, but averaged
only 10 higher, owing to al early decline caused
found less prospect OF . Cuban war than thoy
bud bargaincd for, Tho early dispatches nuoto1
both LiYerpool and New York as dull, but tI.o
private advlcos from tho latter point, received
No: spring. .having sold at $3.50. This aoemed
! to be genorallY accepted as showing that thore
was some unexplained 1oasou for M upward
moVeuaont on the seaboard, and our market ut
wore larger, but q considerable proportion vas
through froight from othor points On its wny
Last, and waB not for sale here. Uouco, with
light ,atocks the cash offerings wofo limited,
yes thore @ was no premium paid over seller
the month and, indeed, .cash lots dragged
relatively, though al tho offerings were taken
up. Tho exciteunont was altogether in OPTIONS,
chiefly for noxt months delvery most Of tue
siiortB getting .acatod into filling in a. whatever
terms tLoy coud got, aud o great many settle
buying, ga capitalists hold OF. except whoro
they could ohange oyeE at profit. Bollor Jant-
ary opened at e1.l0A, doclincd to Ss1.0oy4. rouo
Sit % I'D eosao as pse s Is 9A aaysnssd ssss Ito to
mouth soltl at s1.osN ND1.l21}1, closing Mt sl.13X.
Cash wheat sold ut the same pricn as Decun,otr.
but most Of tho car lots worc disposed Of bofoto
the 1 last adyanco. Seller February sold at
$l.14 for receipta i'll tho Northwestern Eloya-
closod at s1.o51. and re1ected do at $l.e.
Cash aales were reported Of 3,2oo bu No. l !
DO .t sl:lyN,; 2.soo bu No. Northwestern Ut
Sill 2,4o0 bu No. 2 spriny ut sl.l2II; 500 bu |
do 81 sl;l2A i.2uo bl do At s*l.1a 800 bu do |
at $l.ll15; 5000 bu do ut s1.11I1 8,d0O bu do |
$l:loN !, GOO bu do at s1,101f l5.2oo ba do
ut 81. 10 8,400 bu do at &l.90S< g. Bbu bu do ut
i sid iosoo ba Do at $d5 900 SsS' b% ~" DO DO
at ~ $l.os54 seo b. hu No; spring at s1.o5}5
bu re1eotod at @l.oo. Total 15G, sou bll.
Corn was loss active, but strong, averaging 10 |
higher, and selling up to 70 above tho highest
quotation q n of Saturday though quoted very dull
WAS tho case with wheat, but advanced on re-
coipt Of tho rlows tlsat Now York was higher, and
was afterwards much excited in tho speculative
;aepasiment ;t with not inucll domand for casl
sl4ai! have worry small supply for Hou.o tinlo to
colno Tho winter ahipplng demand for corn
las scarcely oponed yet; tlaero III. however, a
little doing III quiet way. TAe principal
oss hesss'' wo to-day war. wa8 4ssy sse S a,os ys'n
I'LL in, somo Of them boiug spSnrred by the no.
oesHity OF avoiding tho putting up ot additional
anz ~ 1ssc seller opoasa at aoo Fecood
at 6lKs: Seller tho month, Or Or roguar Nc. Sss 4
aola at 40@5lAo. closing ut 5l1}5@5l1lp. sollor
February sold 10 aboyo January, all,l solcr Nav
= = S5@6s5o ga 35 nejsotea closed VIII firm hoders
No. 2 Ut 6i1@c; l.Go0 bu do at 6l}1o 0,UGO bu
DO st 6lo; bo00 bu do as 5o91o; .G.3lO Lu do at
bo4ot 6o0o bu do at 60lIlo; 41t b 10 ut TO- 10
8 900 bu do at 495sa, 10,5O0 bu do Ut 4ONo;
0,O00 bu do at 40o /; 1910 bu do ftn arriye] at
4sHc; 4,00o bu rojeotod at 5Oo 1,G0O lu lu At
4819o; s00 6u DO u 48o. Total, O8, 700 In.
Oats were less active, but vary strong, In
sympathy with wheat and corn advancing
! 10 per hu on both cash ami optlonH, though
tho reported rcoeipts woro muoh larger thai, tho
rocont average Thero WAS, however, very llttlo
GU the market, as holders talkod nbuut q iurtl,
Tho market for aollsr tho mo b
opened with $40 bid, and advanced to 800, olokA