, 1874-12-27

pieces tho corresponding wsek iassyeas sanss hov
lis4 N s piocos' asainsta'S pieces the saa0 '''no
tincludos ali Gu: most'. e1c'ot shoulders and s. p
Dre:tstufIs.
FLOUI-Flour was dull and unchanged. There was
demand from outsde and local bnyefs snos 4 no,a ~
private terms. e1cept bucS"heat At Goo Cosea
rs foilows Choice winter e1ras. 3Gaoso common ~
to gooi do, Sl.2595D0; choice sprn8 extras, SIS!
@s6o; fair do, htiGpiug grades, S3M34 -; Ds'ent en-
srng. $eoosslooo s?itng supeftnst, ~ $19:S5''''
4 DsA:-Was noitrately actiys and etsisr; ;;4ies
were reported OF 40 tons at 17.o3aa1750, both on
track ard IL tons at $500 delivered free On ioaFu
WHEAT-was quiet, but firm. averaging AaHe
higher than on Friday and II higher than Thursday
In the absouce Of dispatches good many operators
rather weak, under Large offerings by Two prominent
ans Ate5 they ha sid .a to tb ess xat
rcccipts being somewhat smaller fhnn E2d been
expected The sales Of cash lots we're limited
chiefly 10 carry againgt February options saea on
Caangc reported Of 53 oo0 u. 1t 93e for 4 sE)
~ sE.s:ng 70; No. do e., ehiey te st III
io. Selle- January oEened ct SOC, aud atvanced TO
s9:tr closing at aoA @s9Ac. Seller February sola Ut
3DA cole. Seller .ie month was nominaly the as.ne
Is cash closing 6J+c 1u the afternoon the market
wus moderately active, and advanced c but closed
shads easier, at so;s cash, sosc seer Janrar5 sad
90'.c for February.
a1Sscso:A wuEA1-was very quiet. and shade
casier Sales we're lrtsl to carloads No. It s5c
40 Va
| Tllur.,lay Oil no. 2for this mouths delivery vas
strougerat 7973!c for car-lots 6oc foT ronnd io1s
to the con'ro'n; long operator, anu 'os'9o ao5
informally tia: ST. would pe lid on Monday New
w.s dull, and &c lower, chiefly because OF more
liberal receipts, whc made offerings larger than were
the price fur May in sympathy. Seller January sold
slos'n$ s- At ~; 81 Sel;ss apd se:r
May AMI June :. .oc. Cash sales were reported OF
1900 bn, at 792 soc for Old 10. ol+9o5c for nsx
and 7aG4c fur new, l,y sample mo grade), Eastern
In the afternoon the market wa quiet "a and
for new io 65.c for do, seller january, for 10,
seller February, aud 7o7.t91lc Seller alay-
OArS-Wcze more act1y. a. an advance Of 1HG'sc
compared with T1ursday's prices. Tho advance
was due chiefly to local influences. The trading was
principally speculative and in the January option, aud
inquiry for scer the n month II settlement: M IT.
fresh in car-o- cleng at the outside, ant round lots
closed trn, 53c. Rejected sold at 47es4sc- Sam
ported to have beea inspected into store it having
bccp found difficult to dispose Of them on track Sell
hs mouth ut ssd s6qa1 n4Se: and coaae
tas outside ss1sT rssrasy se11 :s;es Sci; IL
SpA"ss for So. W." :, :nd s7a4se for 1ejss.sd.
In the afternoon the market was stronger. IAe
prospect for squeeze at the close Of tho month be
came moro apparent, and caused little xuxley among
those shorts who are still unrsovded for; Seller the
naDutu I4oS4il5 ~ o1I1 nteN "0N~9
ut s., "a 5ye Cash No. . we're quoted at 54Ac.
KYE-Tnc offerings were again very Light, hence
little IVES tlune The market hr1n, with sales at
voc for fresh So2 and 90 for So.1 Regular No.
. vas quoted at 97995c. Rejected WIS neglected:
Sa!es: 600 bu No. Ut 9oc9Sf, and 4o0 bu No. /: at
y9c.
BAx1Er-Tnere Was slight inquiry early for cash
lots in farore HOUSES but aside from thst the market
WA very dsl1aaos: lifeess and nominally le lower
thaa the closing On Thnrslay for regular No. aud
seller January. The receipt. were snail b1t cty =:
msnd was Light. No. !. cash wzs freely offered in
round lo:. At sol 49, with one willing 70 buy
No 2 III y. S. h,usrs sold ut $l.2l931.5 aad In a. D.
L Co. Is ut S1..>HlI.o9. No. , was quoted nominally
At slea11 16 according to location. Rejected st loo
Gi.o;. selling at the outside figure IN y s. houses
acve quoted 1t saJ s.Iers, and seller February at
lc4. Casl sales include 5000 bu-