, 1874-01-16

Wheat waa active and weak, at 1@11<o do,
o1ine from Yesterday. There was no particula,
SaM Shs19 or u Tue tone Of Liverpool adviocs, but
ne increasing ct greater rate than horotoforc,
great deal of tho wheat that camo hithur for
somo tilno past was was simply en- route throuph
\ ,oago hoa 70 Eastern points; but good doal of
malRot thas wook, becauso tho ownors could re-
allzo more By selling It horo chan BY sondine. h
hhnsongn. ha1 after paying tho extra ohargoa. This
nas a increased tho volume Of local offerings and
eau fSagoa tho speculative fraternity to inquire, in
.ho @ LANGUAGE Of the immortal Banyon'a tmmacl1-
late predecessor, how long this sort Of thinc
was waa going on. The crowd etopnei
aeIYjngg pdIYjng sGpp GGp99a M and yeeroa round to tic
great deal OF wheat (and wind) was oiTarod }9r
aa!o To-day, but most Of it was taken. tha eIort
interest filling in rather freely at tho deolino'
thn Wn,ae ts shippers took hold to fair extent
= Seller February opened at s1.25 1oso NJ - IT,
S1'S5s9' declined to sl.24, and closed tlr,uor at
Si.2I. soller March aola at SI.27GI. III I.2s1% z
est1srhE sf ~ FL at 81 s1s soller May nominal 4
sasL g y, No. No spring sold at s1.231T@1.2I oloaInn
a. Sl.2S, With q discrimination Of about Io il
1a 1ayor Of Northwestern receipts. Nc. !
sspfh1ng IN l. el9soa y 20 nomineuy at sl.25; No.
ssPratng s1tg. At el.25; 1880 bu No. spring and
~ 81 oa w 10 2a a. so a. 400 bn No. spring
at ssS: ee2So 1a b. bu do at s122 4o9o %
ct s1:221; 1900 bu No. spring 1t Slid: ~ Roo IN
bu rejected spring At sl.o9 Totai. Id. .aoo bu o0o
y, Cofn vas active In options, mud quiet on onr !
arod % 1stn6g t6ggn very weak The market
3aa9ef foGoiptg hero, though reported stronger in
New 1ofk: Tho crowd Of operators soomo1 yos-
serday and to-day to think it likely that tie re-
ionce Ys ssog sonpeg aayanco was slightly oyordone.
u The market ID. that tho high pricos of tha past
few days have brought out Sellers In tho eo,lntry
They do not offor much for prasent Io. !,
Ivory Ivory but, attracted by tho premium for,
IL i's sueh ,deS yaiym, nSye offered for thst month
tho price Of that option 30 today and tue others,
declined IN oympnthy therowttL. Tho shorts fnr
1oHt e month filed In very froely ct tho decline,
u'1 roae Sepianfy M opened ae60c, deonod to 603o,
soller y March sold Ut 11@lTc abr above VETO Tobrusry. '
l5>o declined to &c. md closed at Ut esso q so]er
rau,, ~ s2a ~ an9nt tho same prices aa May.t
'74o; closing at 5o94c. New No. 4 or Old ia :,
ectsd, closed at 6315o; aud new retooted at 4oo.
Jash sales wore reported Of 1000 b. hich m,xod !,
y = 57o 57o so9 @6 BY od No. at 12Goo bu do
o0 bu old rejected at $40; 1000 bu do at
aGAei Ga6 1000 BY do at 64o lob bu do At $50;
IVY bn do at 6So; 300 bu now do at A91do; 2b06
III 10 at $50. Total, a9. 500 bu.
Oatc woro moderately active, but 1]{@11Ic
eots emgr p s,ympsthy With wheat and 10
aipmeMnts a Now York was eastcr, and tho hold
0s ~ or Eobruary options were anxious to place
s s ooss sssyy shsy @a.es Ga & III :. sa saa
g g q a. tue Inside and soller May vas nominal at
10 lo bl and 40 sskod. Cash No. ., or seller tho
11oonth, sold anrly at 4111o, aud closed dull al
'N'. Cash salea We're reportoa Of 5000 bu No. c