, 1876-02-13

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FLOUR-Was very quiet at unchanged prices. II.
market did not decline in sympathy with wheat h.
the recent advance On the grain not followed
by marking up in flour. The demand On Saturday
Yas very light. Sales reported Of 50 bzs winters
on private terms; 1oo brls spring extra, chiefly 1t
$525@5.5o: and Is bslz rye -four At s4.25 Total 7ss
h1ls. The market closed quiet At the following rapan
Of prices: Choice winter extzaa 5d5o@I60; common
to good do $4.7595.50; spring extras. t4.0oaA4o:
good do, S..5o9475; choice do, 55.o0@5.?5: patents
do, $6.5p97.25; Minnesota, S5.G0@G.25; spring su-
perhnes. $io083.5o; rye dour, ${oo9i-es; buck
wheat d. S4.509s25.
BnAA-Was quiet and Csc lover. Sales were 10
tous at $50 on track. !
M1pDL1sGs-sales we're 10 tons at s1f.oo cn track,
ConS-MKAL-coazse WAS nominal at $l3.sp0l3.7 rs On
track.
WIIEAT-Was lees active. and irregu'a.ly easiar,
the market declining about 1hc further than At tho
pool were said to note frmness. but the published
dispatches called things quiet, and New York xas
easier. with buyers holding OF. Our receipts
rather large Us! car loads and tha finer weather hesd
out the prospect Of increased receipts ne1t week
which tended to bear prices Of crop
The latter Was not favorable to higher prices.
though not few looked upon the facts evidences Of
precocsy which will be compensated at later date.
The orders from outside less numerous. aud
local operators we're very uncestain. Some thought
that the larger holders had sold out At the top and
others numated It as PROBABLE that they had only let
90 enough to permit repetition Of the milking pro-
cess later on. Amid ALL the feeling that wheat too
sufficiently to make short sellers more numerous than
buyers, and the market gradually eased or though
tne lower grades was fair, but prices were lower.
Seller March opened at 81 ok receded to S1.01I, i'd
vanced to $1u;':. and declined to siol elosing ::
$1.Ol5<. Selet the month sold at $10.httl l03k, and
s=ller May at s'o54@1u6S1, both closing 1t the IL
side: Seller April ranged 4.@Ac over I Aarch. caih
No. closed A. slo2* and No. at sc for tresh r.
reported Of 81 goo bu No 2 spring at slo231 esK;
i6,sou hu No. Sdo At $40 for winter, and s.ss'ho
,GI IseSn nn9 & for fresh reeeints snd h i bT
sample at e5a86c. Total. s., 400 bu.
MINNESOTA THEAT-Was in moderate demand, but
we're reported Of 14oo bu No. st sl.16K 1000 bn No.
z do At 1.03K; and e,40o bn by sample It s1-0o9
COnS-Wss dull and steadie., there being little
change from the prices Of Friday evening. Tia
tendency was however, to easier range, In sTmpa~
CENTS moiersts in volume. The news from other
points had little effect. Liverpool and New York were
Unchanged The market was steady till the last hours
and the few lots sale could only be disposed of at
concessions. Seller March opened at 4lHc. sold 1t
axe afterwards at axe, and DECLINED TO 4lc .t ths
the inside Seller Ms5 sold 1t 4s1a4ele, closing 1t
sad sses @s1s s'qs 4spoed srs Of g a
Axe; 1000 bu hish-mi1ed at A!1c; 400 bu new do
i co. ha nss pi1sa nj At sss5' o sa
sample at so@36c track and II 200 bu do Ut 31@
3sc free on board earn. Total, u, ,2oo bu.
oah sy e: the
tions, which met with moderate inquiry early Tbs
receipts larger, but there was Little doing in cash
ers. Seller the mcnth OF essh No. sold slke and
seller March at 3l7sc Seller April brought
closing at the inside e. and My s4*SAGc Cash sales
white at 81 hc; $40 bu oy sample At 3a937c on
trnck; and 200 bu do at a31k@3sc, fsee on board.
RyE-'Wa. in node+,te rennezr and stendv at 6Ta