, 1874-03-29


| at3u. the sal.e average Of prices as on Friday.
! Liverpool was quoted with an upward tendency,
but New York Was easier, and tho gold premium
| Was quoted off, which reduced the currency
value for export. Add to this the fact that most
| OF the April tradas had bcen previously settled
up, leaving not much business that was ALSO
lntely needed to be done, and for that buyers
were disposed to hold of for d day or two.
they were freer sellers, and the market
weakened in consequence. At the decline spec
ula:ive buying WAS rather more active, chiefly on
LEGAL account. Seller April opened at 3l-19A,
rose to 31.20, receded to 5I.19, rose to 91.191,
ard closed ssae at .s1.1o; Seller hay sold st
NJ. lsprlng closed at s1.19, and strictly fresh
receipts Of 90 ut 91.2019. No. spring closed at
S1.23 for regular, md 31.241z for strictly fresh
! reeeipts. Northwestern commanded 3 premium
Of about 10 over straight" No. 8 closed at
5t151< and rejected at S1.05; both on 20 storage.
! aa.es were reported Of 5000 bn No. North
western and $500 bu soft at 81 Is; 900 bu No,
spring at S1:2415; 6.4oo bn do (winter re-
&c atoeage) and 5000 tu do strictly fresh, sold
q: 51.o1; 4,4oo bu do &c storage), 6, 400 bu do
strictly fresh at .2o4; $500 6u No. 2 spring
al s1.21; 1000 bu do at e1.2oz4; 7,4oo bu DO At
$t.201@; 400 bu do re etorrge) at S1.20; 400 bu
SLID 400 bu No. 3 spring at 91.16; $500 bn
do at 91.1524; 800 bu do (winter) at 51.1A; 200
bu rejected spring at 81. 400 bu by sample at
3l.27, delivered. Total, 62, 400 bu.
Corn was rather moro active than on Friday,
and weak, averaging 80 lower. Liverpool WAS
quoted "a downward in tendency, and New York
WIS lower, while the receipts were larger than
usual, and there wns little demand for April, the
next months deals seeming to have been pretty
also more favorable to increased receipts in the
future, and the news from Mackinaw did
not indicate . very eatly opening OF
navigation, while the lower gold premium
necossitated reduction IN the currency price On
shipping orders to Europe. Seller Mey opened
at 654c, declined to Csc, 1oso to 6526c, and re-
ceded TO- e41e, closing at 647ac; Seller
the option or cash No: 2. Strictly fresh receipts
rejected at eoc, and new do at 5814c, all on 20
storage. High mixed commanded about 1I{c pre-
MUM. Cash sales were reported OF 400 bu
high mixed, CID. ~ 64c; 2 400 bu do at 6sAc;
i bn Da do se ss :'f 5o5S ba 5a@ss e. =: Il
62a5c; 5000 bu do at 621lc; $500 bu do at
G211Sc; 1890 bu do ut 62c; 900 bu do, new, ut
Coo; 1000 bn rejected, old, at 6o1c; 400 bu
do at eoc 800 bu do, new, at 55Ac; 400 bu by
Oats were dull and 3(c lower, in sympathy
with wheat and corn, the receipts being also con-
siderably larger than the recent average. Seller
May opened at 1870, and closed dull at 1870.
@43hc, and regular No. ut 4sc. Strictly fresh
receipts of No. closed at 4415@AAc, and re-
jected was nominal at 43c for current receipts.
Cash sales were reported Of 2,400 bn No.
(strictly freshly at 45c; GOO bu do at 4415c; 400
bu bg sample at SOC; 1.2oo bu do At 49}1o; 500
bu doat 48Hc; 1900 bu do at 48c. Total, 1900
bu-
Rye WAS quiet and steady st the same range as
on Friday, at 90c for regular the amallness Of
the stock In store and OF the current supply pre-
grain. Sales were limited to 100 bu No. . (freeh
receipts) at SIC; 800 bn do regular at 9oc ; aud
Barley was quiet, but armer. There was moth
ing doing except in No. 8, which opened appar-
entity dull with one sale at Sl.S9 for &c storage,
md closed at 91.40. No 2 Was nominal 1T 81. SO
@1.55, the outside for fresh receipts in aprefer-
red house. Rejected was quoted At 31-25@l.26
in average houses and at a. 20 for Rock Island |
to $1.30@1.s2 for City Elevator. Cash sales we're
800 bu No. at 80; 400 bu do SO; 800 bu do
at $1.36 300 bu do at 81 35 400 bn do st 81 1.33;
400 bu rejected at 5l.35; 500 bu by sample at !
51.4o, On track. Total, 4,5oo bu.
LATEST.
Wheat Was quiet and steady. Seller April sold |
at 91.19@1.1s1; seller May Ut 91.23A@12a266,
both closing at the inside. Corn Yrs weak and |
4c lower, selling at 64H@6411G for Mav, and
6l59@61s6c for april, both options closing at |
Mess pork Was fairly active and stronger.
Mess pork, cash Or seller the month. closed |
ut S1495@1500; seller April S15.00@15.O5; |
seller May, s15.so@15.s2111: seller june, 1850 |
@15.55; seller august, 5l6.00@16.50; seller
516.25@l7.00. Lard, cash Or seller
the month, offered at 9514c; seller April. $1,000
917111 seller May, 321S5. Short ribs,
cash or seller the month, s8.07@8. rs; seller |
April, as.15@s.30; seller May, ss.25@3.45.
cash or seller the month, offered /
st &c seller April offered ct &C.; seller May,
3G,05@6.30. Short clear, cash or seller the
month, offered at 8]1c; seller April offered at |
'1sc; seller Nay offered at 8s{c. Sales include |
900 brls mesa pork, seller April. at $500; 750
5Ils do, seller May, at 915.25; 1850 brls do It
1880