, 1874-03-01

Wheat was less active, and average about tho
aame Us on Friday, being very steady through
| the greater part OF the session. Tne early nd
| vices from Europe did not quote material do
| Glue, but characterized those markets as dull
with no demand. This took off the edge from
the appetite Of speculative buyers here giving
! there was very little March wheat offered, az
most of the trades for that month had been
swept out Of tue way previously. Hence there
| was no expectation Of leary offerings on Mon
| day. to bear the market, and cash wheat was not
. burden. rs the receipts wero about equaled by
| the shipments. Hence the market was steady,
in the absence Of pressure either way, and quiet:
| There was moderate amount Of buying for
| April, however, as the very mild weather
promised an early resumption OF lake nayiga.
tlon. After tho telegram at noon announced
! New York firm. there Was more activity
| hero, and a decided improvement in prices.
April opened at s1.18s, declined to z1.17S5, rose
to sl.181l, fell back to s1.1735 and advanced to
a1.18Y, declined to 51.18355, and improved to
91.l9A at the close, Seller March sold at
both closing at the outside Cash No: . spring
closed nominal at Sligo. for regular to s1.1717
for strictly fresh receipts, no sales being made
at those figures. No. spring closed nominal at
e1.19 for straight, and 51.20 for Northwestern
receipts. No. 5 closed nominal at 31.12116, and
rejected do at 51.08. Cash sales were reported
Of l 200 bu No. Northwestern at 81 20; 500 bu
do (CentraD at 81 10; 400 bu No. spring at
$1.18; 1,oo0 bu No: 2 spring, strictly fresh. at
s1.1G15 1880 bu do at S1.161l; q zoe bu part
ly do at 3l.16 15,a00 bu do at S1.l5}4; 5000
bu regular at $1.151z; 5000 bu do at $L15i1 /;
$500 bu No. spring at 81. IL; 400 bu by sam
pic. mammoth, at 31.25 On track. Total, $500
bu. |
Corn Vas quiet and firm st about The same
range rs on Friday. The receipts wero Light, |
and New York was also qnoted firm, under the |
influence OF small receipts, as corn on tho way ]
has been kept back from that city tor two or |
n 1t bu
tended to frmness, though Ligarpool was under
stood to b6 dull. There was moderate amount |
OF changing over, the March trades not having |
been settled up closely - in tho case Of wheat.
Of ttis but the premium on the april option WIS |
increased BY the pressure to obtain it in exchange
for corn deliverable on Monday: Seller Iarch !
opened at 57c rose to 5736o, and closed firm at |
$3.50, and soilar May at 6211@622lc, both clos
ing firm at the outslde. Old No. closed firm at !
5714o for regular; now No. and old rejected at |
531lc, and new rejected at 6o}3c: Caeh sales |
were reported OF Is, 200 bu no. 2, old, at 571zc;
1900 bu do, new. at 6sHc; $500 bu rejected, |
old, at 591zc; 5000 bu do at 53c; 1900 bu do, |
new, at 6054o; 1000 bu do at 500. Total, 27,20o !
bu.
Oats were quiet and firm at the same range as
on Friday. under fair demand, with light offer
ings. tho latter fact being due to a small supply.
New York was unchanged, but understood to be
firm, for the same reason as that noted in corn.
Seller April sold at 4316tR43;;sc, seller March at
4;@2c and sosE 'a. Nay A. A. 4o@d1ec c,ah ~
No. 2 closed at 1870 fos regular, and 1870 for
fresh receipts in car lots. Cash sales we're re-
ported Of 5000 bu No. 2 at 1870: 2,A00 bu do
at 427fc; 600 bu rejected do at 39>1c. Total,
5000 In.
Rye was very heavy, with no quotable change
in prices. There was scarcely any demaud, but
holders we're very firm in thcir views, seeing that
there has been 1ather largo decrease in cur
about 50, 600 bu- hegular No. wps nominal at
B3@83Mc With none offered Cash sales we're
reported Of 400 bu strictly fresh No. q at 8519o;
400 bn do at 65c; 400 bu do short On % storage
at 8415c; and 400 bu by sample at 87c- Total,
LOCO bu-
Barley waa very dull, and no1ninaly about 10
lower, at 31.55@1, GO for No. q; sl.49@f.45 for
10. 8 and s1.25@1.3o for rejected, the out
side for strictly fresh recci pts in preferred
houses. T1s receipts were not large, but only
because not now invited BY demand. There ia
no doubt that increased firmuess would be fol-
lowed By large shipments from the West and
from Europe. New York ves o ys5y dull to-day:
=1.59 400 bu No. at elias 1000 bu do at
s1.H 400 bu rejected at 11.26 !; 400 bu do at
s1-25; 500 bu, by eample California;, at
51.9711; 400 bu do at s1.45. Total, 1900 bu.
EUEoPEAS NAnKE1s. |
The following adFices were received on
Change to-day, il addition to those gi7en in our
Geographic columns:
FKB. V.-LoEdoD-taT5oeH OF cost wheat qu1eter. |
Several cargoes have been taken for the Continent.
Corn steady: cargoes Oh passage, wheat inquiry.
club wheat, II. adfa13s Id. |
Hhits do, 1os s3@l2s 1od. Spring, liz 3d@las.
LIVERPOOL, Feb: 2;.-We=tezr prime mes PARK,
Esso-csts1snd q. cs cut h. ~ short hort RIB ao.
"a; shoulders. Sis; Indts mess teef, us; e.trs
ndis 1ness, 1865, primo E,ess, e5s~ Lard-Prtme
yes.ern, 43s Cd TalloW-P1ime city, 37s 3d. Cheese
7as-
LATEST.
Wheat WAS fairly aetive in the afternoon, and