, 1874-05-08

Wheat was again weak, and averaged A@No
lower, but was quite steady during tIe great pnrt
feeling was often unsettled. Thore was no
specinl!y depressing newa from Europe, and Now
York was dull only towards tho close; but tho
wonther was very line, aud tho leeeipsa fair,
with q good prospect for largo arrsal8 In tho fit
t,ro. Inc outlook for bouatoono crop, ~ the
result Of Q favorable planting hesson, wig, how
over, the principal cauac Of tho casicr feeling,
aH it kept back orders to buy for shipment. and
Induced speculative soliors to launch out tho!r
ton againat which month, as compared
with juno, wiloned from 10 yesterday
to Ia to-day. Tho npecn'ativo market.
nearly confined to ''straight" )" grain, is weak
enea TO, to small extent by tue aspar2tlon Of
buyers 1ynnt tho boat kind, which was IN roally
good domand to-day, whilo tho othcr waa lot &C.
Tcro1r alone by I'LL but tho speculative class:
Tho short interest appears to DO rather small
ticipnting decline wAen tho shorts get ready to
lot out tic roofs from their sails. sc!lcr JUMP
opened at s1.2GhS rccoded to s1:2511, advanced
to sl.25ss{, spd closed nt s1.25>a. Seller the
os ss 1sssaF ss Fscsp SS Of tsp,n Il slGssd ne IT.
spring closed at 81. 1.28; No. do ut 81.10>l, and
rejected do at $1.12. Minnesota wheat was In
good demand at 3ho premium over atraight for
No. ., while No. ! do waa inactiva because
Bcarce othor Northwestern wheat sold freely
at 11@5&c premium ovor straight: Cash salcB
wore reported Of 1000 bu No. ! spring at 4l.3s
5000 bl No. spring at 91:A11; 1000 bn do at
sl.2i9z; 5000 b,1 do nt si.2l1hl; 10000 BIZ do
u s1:2a}kS; lo, 600 bu Do Ct s1.&; 5000 bu No.
sOO bu do at s1.l9; 400 bu rejected apring at
$1.12; 1.600 bu No. Northwestern (outsido OF
Northwestern and Contrai Eiovators) 1T 81 .2s1{ !;
%, 400 bu NO. do (Minn.) at 5l.27el; 16, ,6D0 ba
du Mt 81 .24A; II 800 bu do at .24ss 400 bu
do At sl.2I5; $500 bu do at sl.245555. Total
IA 900 bu.
Corn was less actlyo, and steady, at about the
| sam0 average Of prices as yesterday. Liverpool
| and Now York woro both reported d AhRle trnar,
but liberal receipts here, and tho weakness III
| ahippors to .tAko hold, prevented an advance.
! There wns, however, rashor FREQ speculative
movement, rs many short snles, both on city and
! county account. were covered, uudcr tho int
prasslon tLat tho recent BeYoro dcoline ia !
about brought tho market to tic bottom Tor the
present, aud tho offerings wore not so largo Te
heretofore. Thus far, tho receipts OF May coth
have bcon considerably smalIor than was ef:..
At 6ay5o, rose to 'G411c, rccedcd to 6i114o3. I'd;
yanced to GIg4c, Weakened to G4Hc. and cloiedd
ut 6i]1c. 6ellor July sold ut 66>6@uCo; aud
scllor the month, or regulas No. 2, nt G34@
63Mc, tho lattet cloang at G3gS@eat4c
Strictly frosh receipts closed ut G35ao tol
No. Q, 64ho Tor No. j, and 6lMo for rejected
Cash aalos woro reported Of 3,G60 bu high nlixod
Ut 041So; IL, 200 bu do ut Ga1@c; 100 bu do at
ol11o; $500 bu do at 6a95S; 1.ego h1 DO q
g4o; 5000 bu do At gdo 6,2oo y. No, stEiet- saG
76,000 bu 10, regular, at 69l1o; 15,uo0 bn at
63lGo; 5000 bu do at Csc; 1,G00 bu rejcctod q
ClEo; 400 bu do vt G11lc; 6,00O bu No. vt Gdc
atloat; 12.2o0 bu rejootod at G224, ailoat. Total
Isl, ,2o0 bu.
Oats woro active, though lesa so than yestor
day, and fully ~ highor, unaor brisk demand
with rather light offerings. Now York wa
strong, and auosed "acarco," the paucity Of th
l,ay supply having pocossitated tho feeding Of
gruat deal moro 0asu thnn usual ct tAin season
prlcos vii! bring out largor supplies, md l,.ncl
the marl.ot for futuro delivery is not 80 stronl
Us for cash lots. Seller tho month, Or rogula
No. 2; opened ut 47}4e, advanced to 48}}1o an
clqsod iirn ut 43c. Seller Juno sold NJ d8t1G
4sssu cloai,g ut 48}1o. Reelected eloaod at adc
Cash naoH wore rolurtod OF u, GOO bu No. q
4s11lo; 10000 bu doat aY46c; 6,e00 bl do Ut 48o
10000 bu tlo at 47994o; IL, 400 bu do at 471Go
5,UU0 bu do ut 47ko; quo hu rejected at acc /; 10
by do at d5o 12oo BY uoa BY sample %ltte. ca
bu mixed Ut ADO, all oil tracs. Total, 002o0 hr
Rye WAS In fair supply and 10 higher. Oh &c
count OF light supplies. Tho reseipts have RI
contly sottlod down to about carload par day
aud tho Withdrawals on loGHl account are Butl
ciont to taGo tho last kernel out Of asoro within
] very HAort time, Independently OF ahipmen
6aloa wero ltmitod to 400 bu No. . ut D3.1o; 4C
bn do It $780, md !, ,200 bu by sampie, On track,
i 05o. Total, 2,000 bI. Thu marho1 closed strong
: Barley was almost Inactive and very dul
though tho ofTernga woro light, No., \ mold
3 #l,404p1. .4S, tho outside for Northwestern II
i oeipts; aud thero were aosra at 91,A0 III ord
nary houses at tho oloao. Tho other gradcs O.
t only bo quoted wlthin ynry wIdo range; NJ
ahont u ,05@1 lax for No. Q, and OUcGDsl. 90 Il
' rejoo,sd. BAmple lots wero glow. Cash Hol
| woro limited to 1,60J bu NO: z Ut 4t.40, 800 /
do at S1.4o; and 4VQ hu by sample ut els
Total, 2,sQ0 bu,