, 1873-05-26

( Dolott) nt $40; 100 brls do on private torms.
Total 700 bria. Alao 20 tons bran Mt 5000 on
trao1f, and 10 br1a 1iln drod corn meal at e2.36.

{ Dolott) at $40; 100 brls do on private torms+
Total 1,7o0 brla. Alao 20 tons bran Ht $o'o0 on
Tho following woro tbs quotatlons at tho close !
Fair to choice white winter oztras.....s a60 g1lo
aeed ase r;ss u eo!ss Saasii sprns o1sras
5fnnesotaa lpatenti seo g11oo
Good to fancy Minnesota. a..........'. 9be g s.oo
Spring hunerfnca. a.9s g Ply
r. aoir.. adS a.dS ~ ~
fSH Whost VIVA rator 1ro aotiyo III options md
SOFT tlcmont and stronger, tho bulk OF the trnd-
Ing being dona at tho outaido priooB Of friday;
Tho market was weak curly, because Liverpool
tat % oity auotad 1 I woat ot eiosng I ID hgkor with
good domand that brought ont buyers nnd tho
demand continued good though Now York vas
quoted quiet and rathor aame, atin OUT recolnts
Tho fact ia, a good many operators aro beginning
to fcnr there will bo q Bquoozc III June II not n
Mny aa tho market Ia laTgoly ovorsold, and MIL
waukco is drawing all tho wheat aiio catl TO nor
points whore she competoa with Chicago: Hence,
the margin Of 2@2d(o In favor OF; cash Wlioat
ogor seller Juno was maintained, though tho
current month closes with tho coming Wock;
tionB for delivery farther In tho future. There
were also good many puts out, which expired
BY Limitation to-day, and thst was anothor reason
Tor koeping up pricos ~ Thore Was = moderate
The inter not being offorod. Seller Juno offered
1t el;2oh, and advanced steadily to S1;27A,
eaaed down to s1.27, rose to s1.2711 aud 9loaea
5aI 0ssse eespR No. e 'PRhblos PRho ostsaa, ssa a.
el.2o18@1. 3D.. sellor July sold Of s1.25N@
l;2e21, aoller August ct $l2i@l:22, aud seller .
the yss 4 e Nc srng waS q9a 9a
euand dom e 4 s. 1874 sn sprs rejssotod I'd DO da @
1t 8l.00. Cash nalos we're reported Of 2,400 bu
no sptng st sl9SM 1oo By 4 Ne ss,; snrng s3 aag
ess p Sos eas E ss %
Si.2s94 il, 600 bn do It al.28X 500 bu No. .
SspFps o Il e f. o. ba do 4soetcd Ct sp;ns e g
el.0o 400 bu b6y sa1nplo At s1.5o. Total, 7i,ooo
Corn was quiet but frm,l and worry stoady at
yetF9g1 @ saSsnss q @xs 2 Pes BY eH s aS
offering: Now York was dull, and our shipments
! wore lightor, bnt tho certainty Of unfayorablo
| conditions for the noxt crop caused holders to
solling At that. Thon buyers hold baok, and
both sides took q broathing spoil. Tho shippers
did not caro- to operate, aa they wero waiting for
a downward turn IN froighta. soller June
I eRenoa at a,oss assnsa % to s 9 so 3 s
42@42Ac, aud seller August at 4ot5@44llc, both
closing with firm holders OF tho outside. Regular
! No. corn, or seller tho month, sold at 38@
$3.50, and strictly fresh recetpts were ere fir firm at
| 2 ut 39c; 1000 bu do fbottor than rogulnr) Of
S81155c 10 900 bu do at $3.50; 1900 bu do at
| 08Ic; 10000 bu do at 89]Gc; u, GOO bu do at
W at soo; 100 bu ears at $50. Total, IL, 800 bu.
/ Oats were very quiet at about tho Hano range
Of prices as on Friday. There WAS aluoat no
denand for cash lots, and but little for options,
o1copt for about half m hour. Ihe effect Of
| biz recciptn hero waa coNnteracted by larger
shipments, and frmer tono reported from Now
York. sellor Juno vas quoted at 313G@9S2o',
sollor July ut 931 1@3394o, md soflor tho month
a@s as e.ra ~ losto Sosng at It 1l9a s m gnss g1ss
receipts) at 32c; G,0o0 bn do at 31A 5000 bi1
rcjoctod at 20l1o; 5000 bu do ut 29I4o; GOO bu
do at $50; COO bu BY sample at $40; 600 bu do
At 500 600 bn do ut SAC; 1,2oo bu do ut SIC.
nye was dull and 20 lower quotable at 68}5
065o,-tho outside in favorito houses. Sales
wero restricted 10 300 bu No. 2 a., D. &; Co's.)
ut 0s1so. =
tls bsonco Of transactions for several days. 1t ia
impossible to give figures that maybe depended
upon but re quote tho market at 100000 for
No. z; GlD66e for No. {, and 45@50c tor ro1cct,
cd, tho inside in tho Rool 1sland Elevator, aud
the outside in the Armour, Dolo d Go: and Con,
tra1 Elevators. Cash sales wore limited to 400
bu by satnplo ut csc.
twclye hrmH, who had fo1med q combination to
control the Western lumber marlet havo failed,
with total liabilities Of $90O0.000. Three OF
these firms arc located in Chicago, emo in
Cleveland, md tho rest in New York Slate.
! INSPECTION or Lua1DEn.
| at tho annual meeting Of tho Chicago Lnn1-
bermen's Exchange, hold In March last, the
rrlea of inspection for lumber sold By cargo were
changed SO aB to bo identical with tho grades
pilod up by the lending yard firms OF this city.
A " school Of practice " WAS established, with
lumber taken from the piles OF ono Of the lead.
ing yards Of the city; but tho ncar approach ot
the opening of navigation, and the stormy
weather, did not give sufficient time fol
tho oxarnination ef nll tho inspectors
twenty or more qualified themselves and ohtainee
corti1cates Thia is tho beginning Of q syste
matic and uniform mode OF transactfng the i'm
menBe lumber business Of this city, and it il
hoped by the trade that tho plan may bo in gen
erai practice next season. BY reference to oul
quotations. 1t will DO seen that cargo OF mill
run lumber was eold under the new rules or
Saturday, being, re believe, the first green mill
run stock sold in this mannor this seasop
although Hevora1 sales Of cloars have been madt
on that baais.
LATEST.
In tho afternoon wheat and corn wero In mod
. crate demand, closing tho samo no on Change
No. spring sold at $1.271sGD1.27A; seller Jun
closing at $1.2711. Corn sold at 381G@30o Belle
, June. closing at the outside 42@425lo aollo
July and ~ seller August. Other grain am
provisions wore qulot md unchanged. Lux
| freights were inactive.