, 1876-02-18

6HkA NFfA,
FLoUu-wus dull st unchanged quotations. There
was a u,olcratu shipping dnluanl, chiefly for low
grades, but buyers gunesaly wanted concessions 10
correspond with the easier feeling In whcnt, and holl
ora would not mike them. Tho trading was thus
chiefly limited to local dealers. salns reported
of s23 Urls winters, partly u s7.:1i sl0
br1s spring extras, partly at $40; and
80 trls rye flour as sl.9,. Total, 1,1e5 brls,
Tho market closed quiet at the following ranau
OF prices: Choice winter extras, sJ50G750: common
10 good do, N.7El5.50; spring extras, $t00a 10
good 10, s+.599L75; choico DO, $5Oo5s.25; patents
do, sd,5UGs7..5; Minnesota, $a,o0d16o5; spring sl-
perdncs, $i.01sA1.51; ryo Hour, $a.aJG}i.2; buck
wheat do, $l5oGSi.23.
DHAa-Was quiet mud 1rmor. Sales we're 40 tons at
5000 on Track and FREQ on board cars.
M1DnLEos-Salcs wGro ~ tons Ut ST. 90 froe OIL
board.
cona-aIEA1-Coas9s was nominal at $13.o0@13.75 on
track.
wuEAT-Was leas active, and about hc lower, but
stcadlor than for several days uat The Brtlah
kets quoted dull, aud New York Inactive, but
tie receipts lorp ware rnther light, wh fair ship
ucnts which prevented we4kucHn. Shippers held OF,
making spot wheat unusually quiet, aud speculative
buyern took hold lcss freely t.an uauni while tho Of.
fctings were only moderate. There wora very tsH
now features to be described, tho most noticeable
thing being tho fact thn operators talked they
traded ets, each seemed to wait nrryuuny fol
expression Of oIduIou by another. howcrnr POSI-
lively be might utter hla own views. The tradu lna
attained such mammoth proportions that the con.
sidtsaaous which used to sway Tho market caunot
he dcmndbd upon 10 affect Ii. Thu question haa be-
Of relative strength between the two sdea III
tho contest, and caeh is doing its be#t to aocuro
q victory. Tho one fsdas "hg stoeis," autl
Tho oss sfsa ;ns soft ssop" but 10th kno
consuming dnu,aud Ia sinau thing cumlAreL
With tho over varying price In ths pressure bstwecn
Ahurt, Seller March opened yester.!Ry ns IL fc, rose
to 934c md Etceael to tvu At tho cloke. sear tho
9on,a ~ sol At si;9iloa l; J. & ocsn4 soi with s1.a
My sud At s!;us1 g; sosng 1t t.s ins!le ca.h
l.o2 ?s00 hn No. DO ttresh Eecripn) ri Bl6aM hc:
$500 h,l rejected do at u 1o md 3o0 bu by sample
at GHG1JUc. Total, 80 40u hit.
MINNESOTA wIEAT-waa quiet snd nhade e.ajsr.
buyers holding otf for decline. hIle4 we're duJ bu
No. a. sl.i,: ssu h No. : sI;ol% aud a,soa bu
cORS-sqAs u.ufa active, and ;ac higher, though
Lfvcrr0ol aud New York wero reported dill. Tie
RECEIPTS hers wcro rather snail and s1'se,xl by tho
shipments, and there VIII report that several Srxselk
were s,eng loalod With to 70 cut The opuniug
Of navigation. This SLOW of lid III tha tleal ancour-
sged ssssra operators to laavo tho wheat crowd for
corn, aud a consequence was tlat tho attendance
ths lasr was arger than on eny psosious .iay elnce
rSeese rom the eontfy, and the noxs IL 1.sasI 10
the condition Of tho ross led local orersto1n expect
that tho receipts will be ssna for ut least couo 1t
e.
and advanced to aoate eloalng at II. u Cash ~. i
Bsller thp month sold As 4tEostl1tc,
ss:'s ss:sS 1t S; ~; SSsf al a ..I I'D at Il;
ported of:3s soo BIZ 10. Il tltsal1i; itea bu nav
bH rsIeced At Nc; 4o0 bu 9sss 2ys; slO bu u4r~
Ut So; GAM bu hy samp1e At HGs31o tratkt aud
11,'ao hA do at 3la5se tsea OIL board cars, Total.
sa ,t .n;t aist ssa arms, Tho rsss
In
few buyers OIL tho dor lutii 10 Jay. hancs .ha
trading xuTy hunted, being nuEu than uu thu
no s1 S s .saa s.f Msr ;F I'd
%Ss$!:s: M s. ss%rLs ,, *sfs ]. fir IT, is,asssl
for sowing. Bales wcra n.ade OF 500 BIZ M. = al
slaoi ~ j. by 1s5oetsa M # 21s} l.soo bu by sample
tI.et, and lU bn wntte At SIC, aud eco bu bact At
SIC trea IN board. Total, II, to0 BIZ.
AYE-Waa III modcratu request at unchanged prcea:
Nothing war ionG In Aalnpus. 6ae Of No. included
l61o hu u adfad7c, according TO ioeat,on Aoas Of
AH:kn higher. THO market UpsueI htu4 aud aLaut
mo xbays the closiux nf The rrstJ evening" there
lns fsw se!sss % ths i!oo. WIN ss r1osl.rt good
tot al urgent deusa from tho shoTiB hut tho higher
prices brought ont lperai onsr.nss, and - Ills
.iorts withdrew, pces droppe to ths test ra1us Of
wess udrate aud Tint fact also s.enr.l to atreugtlea
tt market early. The Offering Of The low grades
Susts t.na!. an! andst wood urgency pie fo1 10th
sroFsd sn s IN ss'sF 1sanss 1nt pes. xs5s rfesu.s
easisa at &C. eo.,ns ~ .,ms as' i ss,a. ssHu.
Seller astsh M o}sne, y Sss ilysuesi u 6.E4 md
aas reported Of Ii, ,OU bn No. .vt hHsUic; 3tU0
hu No. " 34ta6c 4o hu reJecte! VI 1,c; 2sW bu by
aamp!a Mt s'eess''a' Gu trava. Total, .s,s>o bu.
I.ATEh1,
In tla afternoon pruyt.un, asttya and grnrrsy
h'ghcr. hAls. su Lrs u,a4. PORK At t.l.ltts ID
At,]fsF hnf. B3Q1 Ut III