, 1879-05-18

BEAS-Was fairly active and again stronger
Sales were 100 tons at So 90 Der ron on track and
So S7E= @10. 12H free on board cars.
Corn -afEA-Coarse WIS nominal at S13. 90 per
ton on track. Sale was made Of 40 brls at 81. so
M1DD11sus-Sales were 20 tons at $40. 500
1l.25. 80
suonrs-Sale was made Of 20 tons ut SO 90:
SPRING WuEAT-Was moderately active and
quite unsettled, declining 1c per bu, and CLOSING
nc below the latest prices Of Friday. Liverpool
was inactive, with an easter feeling IN carsoes. anu
New York WIS dull aud weak, whtle our sceeipH
exhibited nn' increase, and some. operators be,
leyed that the better prices recently rn1ng VIII
bring out bigger receipts in the fnture. 1he "eehy
exceeded the arrivals by some $50 600 b11, giving
material reduction in onr stocks IN store. lns
crop news was favorable, however, ana Jug cIoHo
was generally bcar1sh in the absence OF mans ouy
Ing orders from outside. fFhe mafket was
rather ntm early. but soon weakened. she In In
mediate being the increased rccearts aas hnG
resulting offers to sell numerous that oau
oreak was threatened. and prooabsy was afcrteq
only by The efforts OF broker IN the spot crowa
bidding upon fresh receipts ol M n ~ i; 9n}nrex
SPOT No 2 wheat was taken freely Tor carrying
into June at aoour 1c difference. buyers holding
buck Then the 1nne Sa nd or 70
3, which was drop o! 3c. he)eeaea anu nn tne
lots very dull Seller Jnne openea e. ass On aad t1S
up to 9sSc, declined to 971zc. and closed At Aea@
081sc July sold at 963i@o7kc, closing at 96Ms: M
Seller August sold at 00c. and Hny WIS Hea1!y
nominal ut 965zG971ic, closing at s1Ac. spot
sales vero reported Of 400 bu No = at sot5e' -
600 bu No. Ut 9G1.G9714c; 60 ooo oa No: . at
S0Hc: aud 14.200 BIT BY sample a1 ooasooc'
oTnEn WaEAr-sa1es were 3, zoo bn red win
ter. by sample, ut ST. Ol@l. 06; 400 bu NO MID,
nesota at 99c; 4N0 bu rnixed wheat at "; NY
bu do at 92c; mud 80 tons screenings al o1o' JUG
CORN-Was fairly active and steady. averaging
and closing about the snme as the atest pf1ees u
Friday Thc British 1narEcts were sIeauy' new
York dull and receipts larger; o1t Gnn
in store appear to have decreased - uoo. ooo
bu during the week, and there was
fair shipping demand throughout satntoaY
which steaded the mari unuct un,a'ol :,
able news and favorable weatner. 80. NO. :
snot closed at -35!sc. and tl1e, shipping m
onlry caussA high-mixcd to command sneht plel.
erence for the nrst time in many weeks: tnsse
era6es we're, aleo in better dcnand free on ooafo
cars, selling ut 35s1Go3Gc, ehiely@a5 5oHe: dnG
receipts OF the grades between NO. anu IeIs ,.
we're very small, making the e. lot o. ,n taem
nearly nominal. Seller June soia eaty =. ons.ss
advanced 10 35xc, declined 70 5ae anu elosea
| at :51xc. Seller July sold at 30Aaa5n.ac. anu
August ut 3JiGt31c, both closlng nt .1e la.,Ee.
Seller May nearly nominal az So01~.o7tc, clus
ing with the naidc bid. Spot sales were tepo,teo
| ct Gg 600 bn M. aud bigh- h-m1xeo az 'oxE.,oac:
400 bu do Ut 1900 bu do new hlen .ma1eo ~
34c g. $40 bu rejected at :;o3sc a1oat D. Ky W "
SAMPLE at 45@i5c track; ana ~ Wy " ~ a.
350A3B1.c free on board cars. Iotai 4oSr zuo ou.
0ATB-Ware in moderate demand. advancing nc