, 1875-02-21
RREAQSIufES,

FLOUR-Waa rather n0re active and ahnde hrmer,
in sympathy with the tona Of advcee from other
points, oven New York being quoted firm with fair
export de1n1nd-~ one round lot WIS taken for ship
ment; tho rest o< she trading WAS local. Sales were
reported of 800 brls winters and ,75o br spring
t.as, mostly On private terms; rs brls buckwheat
-four at $3.50 and 50 hrls rye do 1t $780, Total 3175
bzts The market closed 40 follows: Choice winter
t1as $525@8.5o; common to good do, sf2595.00;
ohoice spring extras, sl-25@4s0; far do, shipping
grades s40o@x25; patent spring, s5.oo@soo; spring
superanas, S3o0&3.9o; rye -four. $5.25@5.50; buck
wheat do, $5.oo@55o.
BaA-Was in fair demand, md less plentiful;
hence salable at Soc advance Sales reported Of
30 tona At s2o.50, On track.
oBN-NEA1-Was quoted # s3.4a@3.6o per bsl Tor
good, and $24o0@24.50 per ton for coarse. Sales
were 10 tons At *24.5a.
h11pDLmos-Sal4a were 20 tons 1t e2.00@o4.so free
On board cars.
WHEAT-Was quite active for this seaaon, and aver
aged Hc higher than On Friday. There was good
speculative demand throughout based upon reports Of
Al improving toue In Liverpool with better feeling
in New York The inquiry was chiefly {or April,
though \ good many March shorts were COW
cred during the day., Very little cash wheat
was wanted, and scarcely any for shpment. The
shorts for this month nearly I'll filed in,
but there is long line out for future months, and
little upward turn elsewhere naturally makes mAnJ
anxious to eover, though not few were put out in
full confidence that the market would go below Soc.
Tho advance brought onght out free selers however,
and extreme ngures were not maintained. Seller april
opened ut Bic, sold at a6Xc, and advanced to s7Mc,
fell back to eez, and closed at 87>1e: Seller March
sold 1t c1osing 1t sgc. Seller the month
soId at s5@sSMe closing a T. sss Seller hay sod
sales were reported Of 100 bu No. spring at 90c;
5000 bu No. do At ss4@s5He; 1000 bu No: do at
SOC for winter md &c for fresh receipts and ao bu
rejected do 1t T8At. Total % 200 tu
MESzsorA WnrAr-Was inactive md nominal st
ele TOR No md ssx@s1o for NJ 2 yth very 1itt'e
CORN--Was moderately act1ye in opttons, and quiet
on caah lots, with very Irregular feeling New York
our our fseeps wess eh This broasht out s good % de-
mand for the winter options, which resulted IN IN ad-
rs e'' snns s5 s2ss ts .e:e Sa oSs1 s II aDv rea
ta:n bringing out free ssiszs. Tie summer
options were = shade easier. Tho premium
% ths Ny ds.l w. run up to h1sh figure, OWING to
interest for that month"; and tho result that parties
in the country who hold want to sell it for May,
urn, owing to The competition to sei The option for
d e 92snsa s {
ssc S and % seller June It ssso, ii % eIosns q as8 4
SO &C. b ,s'sStsa I'll Ss * I'D $500 b
OATSThe market opened strong, but closed easier
than On the previous evening. under moderate de-
ooano ana N eylnpstay WILL cotn. Ffeah Eeceapta o.
sample lots which preferred by the buyers for
home consumption. xseler March sold at 53A@53zc,
cloaings about 533zc seller April Ut 533{@o4c aud
seller Nay q. 56A@564c both c1osing a: The tnade.
Cash or seller the month Wa quoted 1t 5a4@s3'ie
and fresh receipts of No. sold ct 54@54Ac- sample
At 52kc. Cash gales include GOO bu No. At $40
63Ic 1900 bu No. 2 freah At 54@544c, 6,oo0 bn by
sample at 55@57Hc. Total Is, 000 bu.
RiE-Was in fair order request and drmer. No. 2
so1d At s9hc@aoo. The offerings Of sample lots were
hrgsr, and saen xeze r. made a 1t 99c9slo3 on track
BARLEY-Was dull and %@lc lower, under liberal
offerings. There xere few buying orders on the
market for cash in favorte houses, and the offerings
being light prices steady. Seller March sold 1T
$1o9Rl1o, and seleT April 4 s1.o79Lo5, both closing
st tho inside: Regular No. vos offered IN round
made 1t 0y, md OF fresh in A. D. Co. as g. 10
Receipts In N. s. were quoted 1t S1.11aL12. No. 3
and rejected were nominal 1t $1.05@1.08, and eSc3
$.o2 respectively. Cash sales reported Of 100
bn no. 2 regular B. I Il n.oaf; 500 hu tpoah IN