, 1873-05-02

Wheat WIS moderately aot1yo, but woak, aud
fully 20 lower, in spite Of bad wonthor. New
York WINS reported heavy, and offerings for tlia
m9nth wore moro liberal tlan usual, though tho
ing, and unusual 1imidty among buyers il tux
ing hold on now deals tho purohaaea mado wero
mostly to fill shorts for next month"; Tho BhiD-
pers took hold ,sparingly Of car lots. Tho ad-
u, yees Of more liboral receipts to como in from
With regard to the yiold Of tho coming crop, wore
gonerally regarded as Weakening, aud specula-
tive buyers wero inclined to hold back
for lower prices, especially aB thore Is no
store. It is tiu1o that rail shipments arc large,
and just now aomo Of tho railroad freight apef,ta
report orders for moro cars than they havo to
spare, which Is encouraging to holdora. sellor
na eossa ssansa st e I: 2ss eGnca hs obb to aS
july xas naotso. Strictly fresh % roceipts Of eles No
spring closed at s1.15 tlojoctea do was nom
1nnl at 9sc btd, being quoted scarce. Cash aalcs
s1.25; 1000 bu do at S1.249; 27. 400 bn do (part
regnlar) at 91.24h; $4,000 bu do at e1.2lK;
$4,000 bu do at $l.241]a; $4,000 bu do 1t $1.21;
10 geo bu do at 81 :2916; 10000 bu do at S12s1l:
Si1s liz 0o To3s NG @ iP6lPE at @S 1850 0u do at
Corn was moderately aotive, but weak, opening
at the advance attained yesterday, and declining
through the session. Tho bad weather caused
early strength, but Now York was quoted dull
aa1 easier, and deliveries horo on the option Of
seller May were 80 large as to cause heavy ofror-
ings, which onablod the short interest to fill in
freely at d doclno. The receipts were Bomo-
what larger, but really light for tho seaaon; We
have had but littlo from tho canal, as yet and It
IT, stated that some corn holders along tho line
Of tho canal arc about to aond their corn
elsewhere. Ono Of them Inns threatened to ahip
TO Ut. Lonis, notwithstanding his experience il
l';.a th9s direction } three years age whom he
opened at 3e11o, advanced 10 s8Ho; snd ID declined %
to 9711o at tho close. Seller June sold at 400
4o}so; seller July at 421G@4294o; and sollor
August at 437S@4816o, ali olosing st tho inside.
Strictly fresh receipts Of Mo. 4 closed at $50.
8996c, 2.4oo bu do at 8814c st, 500 bu do at 8sci
25,ooo bu do at s7%o; loooo ba M do at at W.;
o0o By rejected at s4o; $500 bn do at $3.50,
per bu, under q good domand carly, which was
probably duo to tho rain; but foil off 1ator whon
Now York was quoted lower, and thence r1llod
dull. Seller the mouth opened at 91ko, and
closed at soler juno sod It .!ssR esSssRo eessRts
closing at the inaido. Cash GALES were reported
Of 1900 bu at 91135o i; :, 400 bu at BlXo 1866
BY 1t q slAs; SSs i 25o6o ba 1t si&o; so6eo ba at
sdo d6 600 BY At so 2ao0 bu rejected At
ots, sgS o99 9d ~ I'm 20 g. at GOO bu do at AGO.
:, Rye was quiet and .119o lowor, owing to moro
liberal offerings, and a worry limited demand.
Cash ealoB wore reported Of 800 bu No, q at
691fc; 400 bu do at GOO, and 8, 900 bu do on pri-
vato ter4s. Total, G,20O bu.
Barley WAS more aotivc, and shade f1r1nor,-
boing IL better domnnd, while tho offerings
woro Light. Tho change in tho out in
spection at tho Rock Island Elevator caused q
greater degree Of confidence in the out inspection
at that house, and thore waB an inquiry for
cargo tor shipment, but It could not DO obtained
at ycsterday's quotations. Tho market closod
nominal at 72o for Rock Island No, .. and at "a
@8oo for receipts IN other houaes. No, 3 wa
quoted at o2@87o; and rejected at 4604oc.-the
inside LII tue Rook Island. Cash sales wnre rn.
ported Of 800 bu No. at 81o; 1,2Oo bu do nt
soc; $500 bu do at 78o; 40, 200 bu do at II life:
400 bu rejected at 49o; 400 bu do ut d5o: SOD bn
by sample at 82c; 400 b1 do at 76o: 400 bu do al
65o. Total, 80,400 bu. 49, -
LATE8T,
In tho afternoon tho Lending grain rnarkota
wore active. Wheat WAS weaker, doolni,1a Io
Per eu. It sold at $1.29h@1. .23gI seller fIe
month closing at s1.2956; and at 8l ,5g1SoD1. .oGT
hell9r juno, closing 1T s1.2015. Corn was :
shade irner, closing Of 8711@37sSo sollor Tho
month, 4o1 50 bid for eollor Juno and 42ho SELL
or July. Nothing was reported IN Other grain.
we note salea Of 900 brls pork seller juno At
818,26, and 100000 lbs short cloar at oho,,