, 1879-06-12

good domand for No. , hero yesterday, which
ndvancci the prico to 82c,-tl.c sano figure ~
quoted from Milwaukee tlc previous dny. Thcrc |
NILS not ST snucl, shipping demand for corn.
The leading produce markets were rather |
irregular yesterday. Provisions wcrc again
t}rmor, with an evident strengthening in thu
views of son.e leading local operators In eo''ae.
Q.lcnce uf Mt improving dcnllihl for consl1hlp"
tion both III tho suuth amt II, Europe. Oats
were aEntn excited. arld the longer futures wcTu
materially stronger, thc cron prospects brIngnE
ont n good muny buying orders. Doth III pro-
Visions md oats local operators nero selling to
cs'entry purchasers. The July deal In cats In
supposed to bo nearly closed up. and icoplo arc
now buying for August alnl September, be-
l'cvIng hat the crop Is partially sul.od MS well
as uie i'ay crop. by tho long continued drought.
curn futrcs vcro fir,ner III spltc Ut ths ran
whe spht eorn was ssca,ly, tho July premium,
hcng wldcnn,t by thc fact of smaller
1etand fur shipment. Tho wlscat
'lcnl vas ngatn very alow, but
slower tlian before, IS we'll as easier, ot futures
while this months deliveries held tlltir own.
There las been very little nov bnslress done III
wens for several tlnys past, but there WAS honl0
s'isposltson yes3crday 10 buy for September,
fasctl On tho belief that the wlntcr wheat nVcr-
Hge aas been llopclessty reduced. Tho old deal
IL still an enigma to thUss who nrc usua]ly well
posted IN the tendency Of the tnarkats. About
The only point OIL which they 10 nCFca Is tint
the OWNERS Of thu M. wheat now hero haYo
made d radcal mistake III not moving It out
earlier. There ure, llowcycr, thoBo who claim
To think thut the wcat llas been kept hero rs
an ttducctnett to ucoplc to sell short, and thus
lay themselves open to another grAn:i squeeze.
Between the two sets Of uncertainties tho 1nar.
ket has beconte extremely sluggish, scagcely
more ttann n bakers dozen being In attendance
during part Of Tic tlnc yesterday.
FsesEsts were In stasu quo. Lake carriers
asked &c for corn to buffalo, md shippers bid
1s4e ut which figure they would l.ave takcn scy-
era! vessels. laail rates wcrr quoted stcndy at
15c per 100 lbs OF grain 10 New York, au.1
Though rates to Liverpool at 421Sc pcr 100 lbs
Of meats. Rail cars were s.arco, al tlle avail
ablo room being already contracted for n weck
or two aschd. So s.iueh delay Is experienced III
gcttlNg tic cars thnt sotne shippers have been
changing their grain, buying gltrcs'gcd receipts
/ and acllIng for June. nt less dilferonco than
tic cost 0f extra storAEo would amount 10.
There wns MI unchanged 1nRrkct for domestic
'lry coola. Tradu guitu eaualed all reasonable
expectations, Gsl thu prevalent feeling was utie
Of positive flrmncss. Tic demand for btnple
arlt! fnilcy gruccrlc8 was OF generous proper
ttoEs mud the market WAS quoted fairly steady
a1l around, no prlcu cllnnEes being noted. In
tho drletl-frult lnnrkct nuthing 6pcc1nllY new
| wus Developed. Trads remains without much
animation, md lack ot arinncss Is apparent,
! Fish were quoted as be1orc. Whltcnslt nul
| trout continue to arrive very sparng1y. Deal
crs IN h,.ttcr report continued suiet, with prices
| still unsettled. Checac remains dull a,ld
heavy ut tie reccnt'Y-rcduccd prices. No