, 1874-03-24

Wheat was rather loss nctivo, though with . fair
business doin5, at nm avorngo docno Of 10 from
Saturday. rrivato aayicos quoted i rather
severe decline In the british markets {Gd in Lty
ing of In ocean frolghts at tho close of last
week.. Now York WIS subsequently reported
stronger, for tho aamo reason; tho simple fact,
senE naa tha e I'M .~o a. Sy I
!antlo have bcon brought cloae togot1or,
tn q pcoEnlary aenao, by tho reduction.
" the coat OF ocean carrlago. TLoro WAS very
littlo doing IN can!l lots. but the light receipts
was stimulated by The fAot that Milwaukee Is
some 46p419c above Chicago. 1t is popularly
believed tnat tho "hent there is mostly held BY
"tho GranEors," and TINT moro than the usual
proportion Of TINT hero is also hold OH country
acco4nt. The question Of prices from now TIL
ability Of tho holders to carry It. tlan
On On The tone of the. foreign markets.
Northwestern lsalroad, tho intont Of which is
to make wlleat-ho|dera ship it forward sooner
than they would otherwise do. II tho odict bo
obeyed, then We must o1poct largo ncrenso in
q our receipts before the opening Of navigation.
y,ancod to $l.ls3s,. declined to s1.17e4, and
5l.?2a4 Gol.2sll, closing at 91.29. Regular No. 2
spring Gosed n 3l;l7N: and receipts aated sinco
kAo 4th4ls ht T4s4o%I< I0F[IlWGHtGrn rGC4lHt8 or
DO commanded preminmo of l@ss4c. No. 1apripg
closed at 9f.24A, and No. do a. e1.15, bo!fi
On &c storage Rejected do was nominal at $l 90.
CASH Ealcs woro reported of dD0 bu No. spring
Ct 9, Sl.2H5; 400 bu DO at s1.241(; suo bu do ut
400 bn do ut SLID; 400 bn do at 9l.lsaal 1.aj0
bu do {winter reeoipte) at 5l.1B; 5000 bu No, q
apr!ng, strictly Trash. at 3l:1s54 0ao0 bu do ut
$1.l8I 2,Bo0 bn DO ut s1.lBl5 3,400 bu do,
l,2oo bn Nc: 9 spring at $1.l5; SOD bu do at
5l;ss, delivered. Total, LOCO bu. '0' ~
Coin was qu'ot mud Irregular at exactly tho
lset was weakened oarly by 1opofts Of III oaslor
feeling in Liverpool. though with no decided
decline. and strengthened when Now York was
quoted stronger alons with wheat. Tic iirmnesa
was, however, chiefly on tho. part Of holders, as
buyers did not appear in forco, and tho trading
was chiotly IN Eottiomont for next month. Tho
May deal Was intorfe.cd with by tho agitation
nbout changing tic rnca forinspocting corn, but
there was no material reduction Of tho plomiu,l
to below the cost Of carrying. Tho receipts con.
time small. and TINT fact susta,ns the market,
Seller Aptii opened at Gl1Gc, ADVANCED to Gl1so,
rell back to ~ and roso % G1alc at tho closa.
Seller May aeld at G4}}s@el9Go, closing at tho
G2}1(c now No. 2 mud old roJcctel Mt 5s15e; aud
new rejected at 5G4o. lssguiar No. 2 ,Yas inac-
two. Cash salos wero reported of 2, 400 bu No.
old ut c31!o; 2oo BIZ DO at G2.9c G.aoo bu do
1T 5gs bn M roected I Old { S$o 500 Ga bu DO
5Go. Total, 2o,80o. >s~' 1'DN' ~ w -
Oats wcro quiet and irregular. Tie only de-
mand was for sollor MAY, which advanced 1seD
4cln consequence, opening ut 4G1lo, rising to
4dNo, and cloatng ut 4G24o. Tho noaror defiy-
orios woTo not wanted, und averaged Bhnlo
oasier than on Saturday, though but little was
oifored, md Now Yolk was strong. sellor April
was nominal at 431lc, aud seller tho month, or
regular No. 2, at a3c. Strictly frosA receipts
Go5sa M M at 4a9 c2s salas Tero reported Of l2oo
$50; GOO bu by Bampte at 500; COO bu do at
40t4c; GOO bn do nt 40c, fleo OIL board; G01 bu
DO IT aoo; 1,200 bn do at 46c, on truck. Total,
6,l00 bu.
Rye Was very quiet, but shade tlrlnor in tho
absence OF offerings. The only sao reported
Rsssas s9 sss adsd 1 dase s es ss 9 on fss sa
receipts Of do at B7@871ao. with nome on sale.
Tho small stock is on tue decrease.
Barley WIS dull aud weak, thongl very llttlo
WIS offered, Now York bong still depressed,
while the locoIpts here though small, are ap-
3l.5o, soller April, but vas nominal at tue close
ut SILT tor roGular !; No. 8 wns quoted Mt S1.38
for regular, aud rejected do ak 5l.25. Cash Hafes
wero reported Of 1900 bu No. Go ntorago) at
s1.48; 400 BIZ No. 8 at sl.4l ; 500 bu do, frosh,
ut 4l26 guy bu, by sample, at 81. .95; 400 hli DO
at Sl.8a 4U0 BIT do ut $1.2s 200 bu do Mt D1.15,
all Oh track, Total, +, 400 bu.
EUROPEAN MARKETS..
Tho following RlyiceB wero locolyoh on 'Chnnge
to-day, In addition to those given In our tole-
graphic columns:
March 2a--Lontlon-dood cargooa California wheat
OF coAst, 03s. American mixcd corn, s9a a.,
Tho exnoft clearances for Europe from the
poltS Of Now York, Doatup, Montreal. IlilQdel-