, 1874-08-20

Weather which has boon 80 prevalent 1t
H1ea1 nns ol1THa mftain during tio harvest seaaor
back on tho wheat Of o.hor countries, tllor own
not being got fit for use oxcopt In small way
1lonce bottor demand for old whoat, though
tle English doalcrs arc alow to give ordors ou
| this sldo OF tho Atlantic, as tho dtlioulty viii
probably DO over by tbs timo our wloat would AZ.
rivo thoro. Tho groat cauao Of weakness II
tho confident fooling Of European buyors that
tho worlds surpl.ls ie nearly twice % great as
expect to DO abfe 10 dictate pricog inaoai Of Il
lowing ao!lors to have tho biggest word In the
mattot. The natural rosllt of this is assisted
BY tao alacrity with which tue ownora Of wheat
market, their chief. rosson boiug tho facl
thai, September deliveries arc vory heav-
lily discounted hero. sollor tho month opened
at $l,ooA4, declined to yoke, advanced to s1.00.
ana Slossd tene a. 296o seller soptembor aod
| was little bettor than nominal at o5@D5I4c. Cash
No. spring closed at 9Ds4o for now, with a
premium Of 1@1c On GID, according to location.
No. ! spring closed ut s1o4; No. 8 do at o4o and
at ell and s1.o7 for old Nos. and 2, With no
sl.06 for No. I, and $1.o2@1.o211 TOR No. 2.
I Cash sales woro reported Of 10000 bu No.
spraiaag Gs 9 -, a. ~ s195 24oo g. b9 do now, st
s1.ooN 10000 bu do at si00>f 6,0oo bu do, -
new, at 81 129. 400 bu do 1t sl00]5 "a, 400
: s'? b. u % 20 4 { ass s5so
bu No. Q spring at 04o; 400 bu reieotod spring
at 900; 400 bu do at 500 5000 bu do Ut ssifS !;
$500 By do at $50; 400 bu old No. Minnesota
81 81 ELL 400 bu S9 q DO at S1o7 400 BY No.
Sl:o2l5; 400 bu do 1t s1,02 Total, 805. 500 b,,.
Corn was active, and averaged 10 highor,
though the moYemont Was All irregular onc.
Liverpool and Now York woro quoted castor,
again good domand on country account, which
absorbed al tho speculative offerings with q
moderate shipping inquiry. Tho chief buyers
OF corn Woro parties in tho country. They arc
crop. owing to drou1h. which, coming On tle
With .n unprqcodentodly 'ea active u shppins aa1y
movement through tho winter aud
make tho astiole scarce long boforo tho harvest
time OF 1876. Tho crop roports show that Iowa
will hayo good yield but Southern Illinois is
falling behind; and tho crop west Of tho Mis-
souri, River will be small Hence creator strength
ping movement ns the speculative advance
shippers can opelaato but cautiously. Tiers 1ete
ia suspicion on tho minds OF some operators
that tho late combination is again at work and
has tho wiros laid for = moro gigantic operation
this month Than last. Seller Bsptember oponed
as o5s4c, advanced to 601fo, and closed easier
81 Go1 11Go Seller the month sold ut GG@07c, clos
eoF fng q eG1o: Seller October sold IT 66A@
mixed at 671lo; and rojected at 65Io.
Cash sales M were reported Of a 500 bn high NIX
eeylo; A,o6o bu do at o6Xo; 19.soo bu ~ DO 10 as Il
661o; 5000 bu do at coke; G,800 bu rejected
et eto e5Ko; G 1850 bu do at esf4o. Total. s29.-
nntu ,,,, ..,~. .n.,.. -. .-,..
higher, though very irregular Now Yort vas
dull; but tho market sympathzod with ccrn, and
thero was q fair demand for shipment Tho
principal ntmulant Was, however, the fact
sns. that tho, tho Re receipts Of No. wore rory
and many operators anticpated quite =
falling oil, under very light yield In many oat-
raising SECTIONS. This caused an actiyo demand
for oopsions, principally for this month, and
end Of tho scssion: sclor August opolied At
38Ao. advanced to $3.50, and declined to $3.50
st tho close. Seller september sold at $3.50
37]9o, closing .at 5000. sellcr October sold 1t
ths s{ss eaa cosne ae9s IT the 1he ysas At s
Of No.. closed nominal at about S81lo.
Cash sales wore reported Of 5000 bu No. q at
$50; 1900 bu do at S81Go IL, ,800bu do at $3.50;
9,ooo bn do white at 401o; 1o, 800 bu do at 4io;
SO; 1900 bu By sample at 40 1900 bu do at
43o; 400 bu do At 40, part delivered aud part
On track GOO bu mixod at 400 !; 600 bu do at
g9h9 or track 5000 bu at 41e, free on board
ltyo was quiet and unchanged. There was
moderate local demandat 72o, the buyers price
Of yesterday. and good inquiry for shipment at
about 10 less. which eellors would not meet. Tho
Eastern crop is reported fur, and the Canadian
above tue average hence Eastorn buyers a1o
independent though willing to take hold At
lower prices. Seller September was quiet aid
firm, a!cs being restricted to 5000 bu at 7o]io,
Cash sales wore reported Of 1.6o0 bu No. q at
74e, ou track. Total, 2, 400 bu.
Barley waa active, aud irrggutarly stronger,
averaging 1h@2o higher under worry variable
delnand, which ras chiefly for options. Seller
vance to Ole. elosing nominally at oO@olo.
saleH aggregated $4,000 bu. 6eller Ootobor
sold At $50. Cash No. q closed at 02c; No,
at 81o;, and rejected nomlnnl At about TOO.
Gash az ssps % ~ were repoEtoa Of b4 No. q
hu 90 at ooo loo bn No: 3 at 9lc: 1000 bn
900 bn rejected at Goo; 400 bu by sample It,.
$l:o5; 400 bu do at $1.0o; 400 bu do at $50
ITO, on track. Total 13.2oo bu.
THE GRAPE oloP AND WINE TRADE,
Tho New York Bulletin aays thu grape crop of
California vas mover in moro promising con-
dtion, both as regards quantity and quality, than
It is this scason. the vintage boiDg plaood at
0,o00,o 900 gallona against ! yield Of 1000, 600
gallons in 1879. and 2, ,5oo, 900 gallons ii 1s79,
This largo increase may DO accepted AZ good
g1arantoe OF the samo sucoeas in tho manlfao-
ture OF vino which was achieved about three
years ago. During thcpa6t few yoara tho grape
growers iu many cases have boen able, In eouae-
queuce Of various adverse circumstances, 10 do
only the washing Of the grapes md havo boon
Obliged to aond them in that form to San Fran
cisco for further troatmont, but this season they
expect to do botter than that.
FoRr OF NEW YORK.
The following were tho foreign imports at
Now York for tho month Of July:
1872. 1873. 1874
Ent for conAumptn.s gsss e2l 1eo s14l77.l41
Ent for wasehous'g 20 3lBa07 10sa2o27 10 280
Free Koodds.. 6,8J0400 6Gl2,J92 7653. .4+4
Specie and bullion. &ol,9o4 .lt9.o07 5s7,75s
Tota eat. at port .sas l3a gas $al17ao76
warehouse ...... 7,323,7As 1o,o33,69s 8,4s4.oos
The following wero the exports from New
York to foreign ports in tho month OF July:
nomo.o n,oa,o, 81. 1s12 1s -, ass? ass l.. 90,
foro!Rn m4ses fToo.. 6l,b00 101.178 13Q.b9t