, 1874-03-20

19.G0 t3195o
Wheat was tArn8, and averaged 10 lowor thnn
yesterday, though the rooeiptB wore small. Iiv-
orpool waa wohk, with increasing receipts in Eu-
rropoan ports, and failures Oh that account, while
New York was also down IN tho mouth. This
caused heavlnosa hero. except that ono or two
operators took hold freely, either because, tley
had confidence In tile future OF wheat, or bo-
causo thoy folt able to manipulate 1t to their own
advantage: Tho general crowd OF operators
persistent short Beliota woro obliged to
pause, not for want of inolinntion, but
for luck Of opportunity. The business trans
acted WAS cliolly In settlement. Cash wheat,
offering THO market was not psrtloularly woak.
sollor April opened at sl.1sy14, declined to
s1.1S1{. roso to @1.18X, and rccoded to s1.18gk
at the oloso. Seller May sold at s1.23@1 .23a,
closing at S1.2311. Regular No. spring closed
sl.19N No. spring cloaed At sl.si, No. do do a at
&l.15, aud rejected do at Sl.09.-all on 20 stor-
age. Northwestern Nos. ! and 2 wero
salabio Ut about 10 premium oyer Btraight.
Cash saloa wore reported Of 1900 bu No.
By No. 2 NoFthxostern C. r. It $l.1o99@;
G.4o9 bu No. spring at s1.l996; 5000 hu do Ut
S1.195S; 8,400 bu do ut s1.101 1900 hi do at
S1.l9; 5,OU0 bu do regular at $1,18; $500 bn
No. spring at $1.16} 800 bu rejected spring at
s1.0oH 1,2oo bu do at s1.oo. Iota1, 1900 bu.
Cora Was dull, but averaged H@}1o higher
than yesterday, tlongh receipts llofo were on
tho incrcaso. md adyices from Liverpool and
Now York woro not encouraging to holders.
Buyers we're SLOW to tako hold, but aollors woro
not anxious to trade, nH they seemed to DO con-
hdent that corn Is good property ut present
Prices. Tho prospect that the season Of naviga-
ton will open much earlier than uslal, with less
competition for lumber and iron-oro 1reights,
giving cheap transportation to the Beaboard on d
light CROP gives rise to feeling o groat strength,
though chiefly to rartics who are already carrying
rather heavily, aud do not caro- to take on nll1o
more. Seller April opened ut 61Ao, advanced to
Gl9lc, aud reeeaed to 0111o at tho close. sellor
sat May g1a Wa as i snd sossg s0sng at a @ os
ular to 62114o for gilt.edgod receipts. On tho
basla Of 2c storage, old rejected and now No.
closed at 68}4c, and now rejected at 5g111o,
Cash sales wero reported Of 0,G00 bn No. 2. old,
&c; 1000 bu do, regular, at G19{c; 5000 bu do,
new, at 68}lc; $500 bu rejected, old, at 5s1lo;
1000 bl do at 57ho; 1900 hu do, now, at SCI
400 bu tlo at 5Go; 400 bu ears by aamp1o, ut Goo
On track. Total, $1,000 bu.
coipta wero in good domand q yesterdays prices,
at ago for gilt edged. while regular oats, either
for this Or Hext months delivery wero dull aud
oasiot. Ill sympathy with the toro Of New York
adyices. CASH No. 2 was nominal ut 42y1c
buyers, and 1870 sellers. Tho option of sollor
Alay was stronger, selling at @AG9zc, and clos
lug with firm holders Of tho outside. Cash sales
we're reported Of GOO BY No: 2 strictly fresh at
4dAo; 24oo 90 bn 10 At Alo; ego BY DO, frosi, at
49io; GOO bn rejected at 4215o; 600 bu by SAM
pile Mt 40o; GOO bu do ut Ate, oil track. Total,
8,40U bu.
lsyo was quiet md firm at the rocont adra nee,
tho receipts not equalllIg tile rather light do
buck upon. Sa1es wore reported Ut 500 bu frosh
receipts No. At Sic 800 bu regular do at BIO !;
Total, 1900 bl.
cult to tell l,ow much lower than yesterday. Tho
receipts continue slnat, but buyers arc evidently
afraid TINT an advance III prices would bring
forward supplies in sucE quantity as to swamp
tho market No. closed at il.62@1 81 for rog-
u1ar to froa1l, aud $3.50 seller April. No. o
cloeed at 81. 1.42@1.45 aud rejected nominal at
$l.48@1.31. Cash salos wore reported Of 200
bn Nu fresh, ut $1.54;. 400 bu do ut 81 .63 ;
1.G00 bu do rogular, ut eliza; 1900 bu No. 5,
fresh, at SLAB 900 Blu do (211casorugo) at Sl.4
400 bu by nample Of 81.5D; 200 bu do at 81. .35 /;
4U0 bu do Mt fl.32, OIL t-ack Total, G,G00 bu.
EUROPEAN MARKErh
Tho following atlyices were received on
'Uhauge to-day, in addition to those given in ouf
tolegtapl.o colunlnH:
MAncu 19-London-Cargoes on coaat-Wi,eat very
fiat corn not mucl demand. Oodl cHrgoes No. y
spring wheat, OF coast 10y Gdo57s I'd. Guod cargocA
American mixed corn, on coast aug. Fair average
crcaxcd; corn mo,lcrately decreased. LlyorPoo!-
California white wlleat, l2s 3a@l2s 81.
ponH PACKING or THE wEsr.
Mr.. 9. i. Murray tolograpia tho following
from Cincinnati:
Tho Price Current will iasua tts Twony fifth Annual
staocnt Of the packing Ut the West to,norrow. Tho
spp, .o psfkg e dr tue M m rsroroa q
nal weight IL 2l4p1 pou1a, against 933, launih tho
previous season. The ylald Of lard pur head e 30 o.