, 1874-03-08

Wheat was quito active and again S4ee1c per
bu higher, under the receipt OF aaEices u an H.
nart Of New York holders, while our receipts
were small and not much in excess OF the snip,
mouts, The demand was chiefly eFeculnsise anu
for next mouth, bnt the current rccelpts were
readily taken to carry against those options ~ q
nremium Of 5lc per bu over the price OF regular.
ffne short intele filled in quite freely IN the
early part of the session, some OF them pelng
frightened oy the advancing mirkets OIL Europe,
buT thew grew tired or satisfied before oc!och
and then the market eesed on anoef l1.nel ~
clinod to s1.2l19, ravapccd to 51.2ss, s, reeeaea @
n "a -21l1. and closed at $l.215s. Seller May
sold Ut 51.251s@l.aGA, closing o. 80
Seller the month. or regu1ar NO. eplidS' ,;dSs'
strctly fresh receipts Of do closed at 5l:2l No:
snriuc closed at 81 "a for straight and SLIPS
for Northwestern r No. spring closed Ut 9l.lo'
and rejected do at :1.09. Cash ealcs were re,
ported Of 400 bu No. ! Northwestern tCent1al o;
eswr' 2oo bn No. spring at sl241; 1000 bu do At
81 d. 1G. 500 bu No. 2 spring, strictly fresh, as
. si.5Iih: 1890 bu do at 41.21!l; q, 400 bu
nartly do at $1.21; 5000 bu do regular 81
81 26; $4,000 bu do ut 2l%4; o;ooo oo t pu NJ Ho y
sprng at $1.161G; 1000 bu do &c storaSe) a.
4 1f: 500 bu rejected spring at $l.o9. Iotal'
! 9G. GUU bu. :.
co,n was moderately nctive, md 1c higher, 10
| sympatlv with wheat aid III consequence u
firm tono reported from Liverpool eno Aew aosA
! while our receipts wero small. Ihcre we're
Good many orders to buy, but the ma]oIasy SEEM
Cd tn haye been limited to Fridays quotations.
! and could not be filled at the advance Hence
| The trading was rather limited, and prices re-
in the cas sIs oss
rather light, but steady, with some o. 1t appat-
emily to load on vessels in readiness fof tne
oneiiug of nay3 3aton. though no charters were
reported. Seller april openeo at 6lHc: aa'ahceo
to G2Nc, aad rcceded to 62]ec ct the q closo' 20
Seller MAY sold at 64555@651sc. closing at 65Hc;
GlsTc. closing at 615s@G15lc. Gilt-eoged re-
ccints Of do weze worth about 3sc PFC
mium. New NJ. closed o. 21I:c
Cash sales were reported of 1000 bu high mixed
at G1yIc L. 800 br strictly fresh No. old at &c
il 4nl bu (mostly fresh) do at 6lslc: II .6oo nr
do at Gl5zc; X, 600 bu do at G113c; ! z00 ou de
12oo bu do new At osc; j. evuo w. oa sef se
ssnne su nj at So o.. track. Total, 73, 600 bu
oats ere dull and steady at the advance noted
Yesterday. with very few buyers: anu nrm noid,
ers. The receipts we5e small sna %hyai ;,,cnt n
to take hold Of optious, except at decnno
sc'ler Anril was IitIo better than nominal .
43sIc. and seller May do At 47c. Seller th
mouth vas quoted at 4sllc asked. ana et1lctl
| ffeeh closed firm ut 43Ac taSu e'Aea "eAo
ported Of 1.20o bu No Z, strictly fresh, a. 4ac a
Zoo bu do at 432{c; 1900 bn DO at 1915; 60 60
h, d. regular, at 4315c; ECO bu do At 43c; o
bu By eanplo At 4sc 500 bu do at 46c con On track
GOO bu do ct 4oc, delivered Ioial, I,soo %. -,
, offerings belug exceedingly light, while the d5
. car-lots. % Tho stock is small, though it appea,,
to hava slightly increased dr51ng tns past Ussl ss
: on1 I'm do at 5551c, both strictly fresh; an
; aSo b bn b. By sample Il Sc. Tot:l: 5000 bu. Bel
> u'I, Rsrley lH; was again dull. No. was in son
demand early i o s5o1t n h the ,asa SANE na auls1 ss
: for frcsh 1eceipts. No. 2 was quoted early
IS, and later at s1.52. Rejected closed w We.
= At $40. Cash sales were 1eported OF goo
r 10. ! IT sl.52; 400 bu Nos, fresh' At $l'4'