, 1873-03-15

Sran e Gi wIioh VA Vas quot I'd 'snst ho Iserpeo
drop IN -four having boon partially anto'Epsted
rhits winter sxtrsa At sa.571S; II bsis DO - It
spring extras At s7.S9; 900 BID Do 1oriontsl Il
800; 1u0 brls do {Eavorite) and 30 trls ht
se1s to ts ses % s sssr' ss s ls9 BIZ i
tons bran at $1,000, On traok.
Wheat WAS ratllor moro antivo on cash lots,
which wore IN moderate request at-Homo for
sshipment, and some to carry against oopttQIns.
markot being duh but Arm during tho greator
part Of tho Besnfon, az tho buying MAS al done
by tue locnl ahorts. Prtcca averaged 10 lower
than yostordsyt tho market bcing emily dopreBaed
bnyora hang back Towards noon, Now York
waa reported firm, aud then o,r mnrkot bocarnc
stronger, With bettor domnnd, which was kept
tlio subsequent kilograms from Nov York quoted
that market - lower, showing that It too had felt
tho liverpool proaauro, but lesa qufoklJ than
tho scneitigo e market nn n thia eity. soler April
si;2O1{, advanced to s1s md @ slosedst q a.
$f. l@1.2o111, closing At tho outsidc,e and
strictly frosh receipts commanded a promintn Of
r. eyer regular Seller s1ay ~ sold # el24Y@
waa quiet At @1.29. No.'a spring WAS quiet at
3d. Se9l for and fsset' arss& e = s
Cash sales wore reported Of 400 bn No. l spring
g. s5 e a. 4 s NJ os osRss1s 81 g. It t s1SX
26,000 bu do at ct .2oA; $4,000 bu do at $1,201 !;
2,800 bu No. spring Ut 8l.10; 5000 bu do at
@1.ooN; 1900 bu roJectca spring at ose; 500 bu
do st o2o, 49o By, b1 by sample Ut eliza deliv-
Com was moro aotlvo than yesteraay, though
dragging during a'groat part Of the regular
Ts as%ana na. sy month t9as sai
good request as heretofore. Tho short interest
tor April filed in quito freely at tho dcoino and
thoro was moro buying for shfpmont now that
load. 1t was ru1norod t6at muoh Of this buying
was dono by m elevator firm, tho object being
to reliovo thoir overorowded bins, so 81 to make
room for future receipts. Boiler April opened at
S2 and recedea to 92o at M the Goss sGllst
gilt-sdged receipts at 8a16@ssl1oj seilor May at
aeller July at 08s1@Ss1ko, all closing. nt
tho. inside. Seller August sold Of 89No.
odgod) at 9gl1e; "a, 100 bu DO (gGt-edgeN at
'ss5dc; 1000 bu (froalh) at 829{c; 900 @bu do,
(fresh) at 325so; 86, 600 bu do at 3a]9o; 5000
bu do at 82c; n, 800 bn rejected at, 2s19o; 500
hn car ct 39o on track; 4,obo hu by sample tshcl-
slo. Totsl, S6o,5eo bu. q. ~ s@' l''' ~ ~ ~
Oats we're loss active, and 20 lower, hoing 70.
ported dull and hoavy in New York, which caused
buyers to hold back, and mado gome holders
receipts, sold at 2e2lo; seller tho month was no
,2o1lo !. aud aellor May at 2oN@2ozo,> III
closing dull. Buyer May sold 1t SIC;
Cash sales a,s zero reIRorted sI" Of oe9e By No:
In gs By sample m a's Il 5eo o. On traoi.
Total, II, 900 bu.
Rye was quiet and steady ut yonterday's
prices, tho domnnd ruling fair in proportion to
regular, at Gao. so1ler April sold at b6c. -
barloy was dull, but: steady at, ye1torday's
range, 4 slight increase IN tho receipts mailing
no difference in tho market; Seller tho month,
No. 2 at 71@731c: No. 8 sold ct 58@G2c, in
houaes outside the Rock leland Cash sales
wero reported OF 3, 900 bu No. (frcah),t and 400
BY a. 2. CO at 729o; 6ooo 0o hn m DO at aqo a} ;
400 bu do "a. D. i COY at COO 200 bu do (oity)
at $50: 4O0 bu bY sample at 00o; 400 bu do at
$40; dO0 bu do al 74o 400 bu at 62c; 1900 bu at
Goo, alt on track 400 'bu do at 75c. delivered.
Total, 10000 hu.
Tho iron industry Of tho United States soema
to bo In o prosperous and healthy condition, but
thore is still lack OF noeded facilitiea for its
port Of tie american Manufacturers Pig Iron
Association, 1t appears that tho entirs produce
tion Of. pig iron in ths country, IN 1871, was
2,38S, ESQ tons, or an increase of shout 2t per
cont eyer the production OF 1874 Tho @ production ae
raw sbituminous coal and coke iron, 712 900 tons;
and charcoal iron, 478, 500 tons. During 1879
there were built Or IN the procoas Of building 100
now furnaces,. which, ut nodarate estimate,
will increase tho producing capacity fully psf 900
ions hut tho an1n1v pti]1 fnlts cnnsi1arah1v bn-