, 1874-02-27


Wheat WAS quiet, except In settloment and
changing options, and comparatively stesdy 1T
an average decline of-34@s5o per bu- The mar
ket fell OF eafly, On the receipt Of news Of 4
sti1fened Hhen private adyices reported that New
York was firm, with = better demand There
was not, however; much inquiry horn for any
thing, e1copt for bono one to carry over from
March into April, the premium for doing which
was gens5day 2. e. Seedd ~. many u eettisnsnts a
trades we're opened up'toWards the close of the
session, when confidence WAS partially restored,
before tho latest New York came In - dull"
Cash lots we're not In demand but relatively firm,
AIaroh opened at s11e1{, rsceded TO sl.161,
advanced to Gilt, fell back to $t1Bsz, and
closed 1t SLIT. sallar April sold at s1.18T@
1.19H, closing at the outside. Seller May sold
regular, 70 s116X ior glt~edged receipts: No.
spring closed at s1:19@1.1911 for regular to
fresh. No. spring closed at 8L1211SS, and re-
lected do ut BLOB: Cash sales were REPORTED OF
2,ooo bu No. spring (NosthweHtern) at e1-1a11 !.
[fresh) At 81 IT; 800 bu do at 81. .16H 1900 ba
do st $1.1GA+ 1900 bu do at 31:1es1; 1890 bu
(mostly fresh) At e1.l61$ TO- 200 bu do, regu-
lar, at s1.1eA; 5000 bu No: spring It sl,125<;
1,2oo bn rejected spring. At ?1.o8; gm bu By
" Corn was rather more active; Ut the same.
range Of prices as yesterday, but closed. 10
higher. The market was quits weak easly, Ii
sympathy with wheat, but strengthened after
inspected in this morning, and that New York
was firm, with steady Liverpool. There was
no urgent demand, but offerings were hight, and
the inquiry fair to the Close The principal
business done in options wss IN settlement OF
April Cash lots vera IN rather better do
mand for carrying against sales for fu.
ture, but tho shipping movement was very
light. Seller March opened at 56s4c,
declined te s.4 S 2,,1 59ss .o, t0 snd elosd
ing at $3.50: Seller: MAy. sold at NA@621{o.
No : corn closed 1t s7o for old, and $50 for na1.
Old rejected closed at Sc, aud new do ut 6015c.
Cash aalea were reported OF 5000 bn No. 2 cid
st t571so 149oo :bu Do st 67o;r aoo bu do It
5sc; 1000 bu do at 5294e; 800 hu rejected,old,
1T $50 800 bn do at 525<c, 400 bu DO at 62}58c;
1000 bg do, new, st 6o7zc; 1000 BY do 1t BOO:
Oats we're quiet, owing to light supply, and
frmer, oring to \ faiz demand, which caused m
appreciation Of about 10 from ,yesterday's
price. Seller March cold At 471{@A7}<o; seller
april st 4s]s@43755o; and SELLER May At $40 al
closing very firm. Regular No. 2Was held firmly
No. st 421&o; GOO bu rejected at S9Ao; GOO bu
do ut $50; GOO bu BY sample At 45 800 bu do at
44o on track. Total I, 800 bu-
Rye was quiet and firm at the recent advance.
though the demand WAS quite light. there being
but little On the market. Sales Wara reported Of
400 bu fresh receipts No. z .(prefe1rod house) At
8511<o; and 200 bu do at $50. Regular was net
offered; nominal at 83c. = ~ ! :.
Barley was again dull and weak, buyers hold
ing of IN view Of the steady ,aet in Of. barley
both from the Far West and from Europe, whlch
upsets tho calculations OF parties who Bought to-
hold No. vas nominal at 81 60 for tegular to,
s1.65 Tor fresh receipts IN preferred house. No..
9 closed dun 1t s1.46, and rejected :ss 9l:25:
e1.48; 400 bu do at S1.4s 1900 bn do at @1.45;
400 bu rejected, regular, 1t e1.23i 400 nq =;
sample. California At e215i 6o0 bn 90 at
e2.oo 2 600 b1 Dc Ut 1.95 j., SOC hn Western
do at $l.55 400 bu do at 81.52; 1900 bu do 1t
e1. So; TOO bu do 1T P1.85, on trick 200 bn do
1T s1.60, dalivered+ Total, 18, 100 bn-
EUROPEAN MAnKE1B.
The following adVices Here received on 'Change
to-day. in addition to those given in our tale
graphic columns:
Is eheaper. Corn abghtiy better Good cargoes No.
wheat for shipment in Mairrh aud April, E5s ed@s8s
Fair average mixed for ahip1nant In March and
April. sss@sss I'd. Ltve1Poo1-Wheat quiet: corn
L1vEnroo,r Feb. a5.-Wee.aru prtue moes pozk, ,ols
Bacan-ounbes1and cut, 41a abort stb, 4os long
ais Indis ness bot, 50; e1trs India
uaess, 1865; prime msss 85s. La1d-PEfms Western
lis. TaloW--Pume city, stu %. Cheese -Amariesn,
31s. - x
sAaIHAw: ruHnEn, aA1r, ETC.
The annual statement Of the business Of the
Saginaw Valley and s'Tha Shore for 1873, gives
gome valuable statistics concerning the MANI
faeturo Of lumber, salt, lath shiDglas. etc the
Saginaw district during the year just closed,
from which We extract the following !. While |
the season for lumber Was III unusna1ly dull |
one, the manufacture has increased. 4ixty~nine
mills with cutting capacity of19 ,7o0, 900 feet,
have been added since tho last report. aud 49,
99o, ,s06 foet more lumber wns cut thann in the
previous year, 1872: The production Of
Following is the summary OF the seasons |