, 1873-05-29

June shorts to fill In: Tic offerings of cahh
held too high to nuit buyers. There was ao1no
shipping domand but tho epeoulntlvo ol1hrhoter
buyers woEo At Quo time Wiling to pay 70 per
lots Of tile same grade. Tho receipts Of wheat
nro on tho increase, both hero and at
and they aro o1pootod to bo much
continue, ~ It is known tiht great doal of
vas too wet for haaling to tho tlepott ~, Boiler
Juno oponed at 81.971I, deolinod to S1.2994 I'd
ss ssnSsS iaef 4 s ases 5ay hsSsss sea 1t ss@
@1.2l, md soller tho yonr at 1.14@l: :14H. No:
1 spring was dull at si.05. Round lots Of No: 2
spring sold ut s1.2s15@1. 40, closing At q PIX
and and rejected M DO & sio2. oash saloa woTo 70.
ported Of l,20o bu No. spring at e18b; 900
do Mt et.2S9{ 1000 bu do ot at.2899z, 29 900 bu
g g s & % 90 bn sR5s q sps
at 81.02; 400 bu by samplo at 1:85; 300 bM do
Of @1.82; 400 bu do ut s1.9115. Total %, 800 bu.
Corn was moderately active, and wonk, doclin-
vi viieah llssFsi bqsinoss waa transacted, chiefly
In STORYTELLING. The fionr woatfor brought out
moro liberal ofrorings, though tho accounts from
the country nro unani1nous in stating that tho
crop Of 1873 cannot be much more than half
demand, but ito kind most wanted was 1ojoctod'
which WAS strong In consequence, olosing ut 97o
bid. We have still about 4,500, 900 bu Of corn
hoTc, and considerable. quantities contracted
to DO aont hero. and many parties are
0thor than tho above there. ia very
littlo corn to come In, tho general policy in tho
country being to, hold on for higher prices.
eollor June opened ct 8915c, declined to 8oos md
closed Ht 9o1sc. soller July sold Of 42}1@4299fo.
Closing with bayoss At W tho Inside. Nev 1ecoipts
closed at 3991c. Oash saloa ssoro reported Of
6,400 bu No. at 1880 /; ~ 800 bu do ut 8011o;
bn Do at 299 g S By r. do 2otce62 st sS%o
$500; 12,000 bu do at 3B1{o atloat; 800 bu no
grade at $40. Total, 207, 400 bu.
Oats wore moderately actiyo. and firm ct 10
largo receipts, upYd in sympathy With Slacat and
corn, but strengthened under a liberal demand,
which WAS chiefly for tho Juno option. Tho re-
coipts haye been very liberal recently, and It Is
Tra xa sat I 1 m are to es 9'ps
June opened ct 92o, and advanced to 023c at
tho ofoso. Seller July sold at 93s1084o, closing
With tho inside bid. Seller the month sold at
8174@32o. Cash sales vero reported Of 1900 bn
15oSS & soSs s 5 Ii ss3S s S
ro)ected at SOC !; 200 bu do nt 2o71o; 1900 bu
DO Ct 2oo; 500 bn Sa1 hy sample at $40, 600 bu do
Rye was loss active, but firm at tho adyanco
noted yesterday, with buyers at 6814c and hold
ors generally asking Coo. Cash sales woro re-
ported Of 400 bu No. 2 at CSC, and 4,000 bu do at
6stGc. -, -
approximate In tho absoncc Of sales. Tie range
Is about 70@78o for No. 2, o9@65o for No. Q. and
43@)40o for rejected; tho inside In tho Rock ISL
and Elevator, and tho outside In other houses.
Cash HaleB were limited to 400 bu No. 8 ut CSC !;
400 bu by samplo Mt 6ic; aud 200 bu In Hmau
TIE unop PROSPECTS IN EUROPE.
In an article reviewing the condition and PROF.
poets Of tho growing crops in Europe. the Now
York Bulletin says that, although tho European
Vorablo to American producers, yet Il ia for from
warranting any speculative combinations for on
advance on present rates: Wheat, ut present
quotation in England, ia lighor, thRn the aver,
ago Of eeri9e Of yesra, and tue utmost TINT
ratoB. Tho food deficiencies Of England
arc very heavy, and arc likely to ,bo
larger next harvest year than this
but it must DO remembered that steam and tho
telegraph render it possible to count and to Oh.
tho world. Tho prcacnt unuBual depletion d
stocks in Groat Britain cauaos no panic or I'd
vance, because tho precise quantity OF bread
etutfs aaoat and "in sight " is known, and bo-
right scarcity. Tho probabilities are that Al
American q oorr,or" in rhuat would only opor-
ato to tho disadvantage of tho parties concerned,
by transferring to other countries our chance oi
United States.
The Now York Economist sayB: During tue
pertodI embraced between TIE years 1895 and
sin, and Missouri, although growing immensely
fol- oH in their relative yiofd Of wheat
while Minnesota Increased its production
from s,ooo,ooo. to 5000. .ooo bushels /
sss from T 2oo,oG to 1900 oo5; ind Nebsas-
ka from 1G6,000 to 2500000. And still the
boundaries Of the Wleat region are extending
toward tho Wcst. No finer wheat can be grown
anywhere than in that section east OF tho Rocky
Mountains which can bo utilized by irrigation.
Should the experiment Of artoslan wells succeed
generally, as it has in few cases along the line
OF the Union Pacific Railway. tho entire 600 o.
700 miles betweon the Missouri River and the
Rocky Mountains-once called in al Our
school Biographies tho Great American Desori
may in the next half century become ont
vast wheat field. Northern Minnesota and the
central sections along tho limo Of the Northern
Pacific Railway will produce tho finest wheat II
abundance. Manitoba gives o1eellont nromist
go ~ AoEA~AAt "A0 - VIZ Ak@t'
katchowan Valley, extending from Lake Winni.
peg to tho Rocky Mountains, and tho country
directly east Of tho mountaina as far south aI
Now Mexico, there is an area suitablo for tht
production Of wheat which bids fair to afrort
an ample supply of this great staple for con
turies to come."
ELa1N nuTTEn AND CHEESE MARKET
ELa1N, ILL.,, May %, 1879.
10 khs Editor qf The Chicago Tribune:
SIN: Tho Board Of Trade rooms had a vor,
husiness-liko appearance yesterday, having boeI
recently fitted up in fine style for tho accomuo
datlon OF the Board, separate table for eact
factory being placed against tho wall, with namt
Of factory and aalos,nan printed Just above
This iB great oouVonionce for both buyer ami
seller, AZ It avoids confusion, and any strange
can see at glance the amount and quality o
butter and cheese on tho market as ho paaBc
around tho room. A largo attendance Of botl
buyers and eellera we're presont, but tho sample
'wero 30 now that the transactions wcro not yer,
large The weather III becoming 30 warm tha
choose muat be botter cured to stand long ship
monts. Orders from Kansas, Nobraska ant
Missouri were noticed. About 900 boxes ohees,
changed hands at o decline Of about 11c per Il
from last wcek's prices; bout !, 900 tba dairy but
ter at 20@22c aud 5000 ibs creamy butter q