, 1879-04-06

Patents ..-............... -. 49,. 600 @8.0o
E1:AN-Was less active, and 1rmcr, ow1nC to
reauced volume OF offerings. Sales were reported
Of 30 tons at -. OUDJ. 25 Tree on board cars.
SuonTs--Saies were 10 tons at IS. 75-
FEED-Sale was made OF 20 tons 1t $40. 50.
CoRS~MEAL-Coatse was nominal At 313.12X
SPRING WHEAT-Wasge generally quiet aud i:7er.
u1ar, within rather narrow limits. Tine market ID.
vanced sc, fell oil sc, and closed about &c bs1dF
OF an raeents
wAat larger. with, finer weather in th1s city, and
some reports OF n in in Kansas The early feeling
was firm One, rather OIL the part Of holders TIM
Of buyers, and the retlccncc OF the latter turned
the current toward noon. especially II shippers dN
little, though taroagh-freignts to Europe are b.
lieved to be now very low. The feeling was mdt.
~ entertained that a good deal OF the wheat nov
here is held Tor sale a, slight advance aud iAas
hnxn9 the quantity ias Is ,ns to aaep
failing winter wheat are little mon
than results Of the ordinary spring scare among
the farmers. For these reasons buyers held Of
:l5Ac, and declined to 9495a9y411c at tho close.
Seller June sold at 95:s0963sc, and april xu
neariy nominal At s93s@9v,ac. closing atahe H.
ceipts to s99sc for regular, and No. 5 On int
storage at 60c. Spot sales were reported OF 1, 500
by No: at 32ai@s23ic; Is, 0oo ba do tre:u!as|n /
DO {regular) at TIC; $500 nu rejected At $50 !
u, 400 bu:
MIXED WHEAT-Sale was made OF 800 bu at 96s
free on board cars.
WINTER WHEAr-Sales were Q, 600 bn No. 2 red.
winter recelpH, at 81 0l; 500 bu by sample
and 4O0 bu uo Ut 81. %. Total, 10. 2JO bu. l
slo. %. ''1 ~'' "'' @''$'$ " ''''' /
Co1;N-Was quiet and easier. the average DECLINE
being aooul &c Liverpool and New York ven + +
reported steauy, and our recelpts were SMALLER i
but the market weakened IN sympathy with whest i
the fine weather maEing buyers hold OF. Thu +
market for futures was .'aatdly ever" befo: 1
hAxf1 mr. u ATf$fn
Shippers reduced their bids on lots II i
store, and this made samples eastes i
though they opened steady, with q fair demand {
No. closed at 34t{c for gilt-edged receipts, to i
num'naiiy about az foz regular. Lots free 81
Loald sold at 35Ac for No :. to 341z934alc f1 +
$3.50, and closed at 35Ec. Seller June sold It 3
36:s136nc, July at 37hG37Ssc, and April uu
nominal at 3l!.iQ1l 1sc all closing At the inside
edged receipts) at 54!c: T. o5o bu by sample !
357:03534c on track; 2. GOO ou DO at 5*: *:4cg3ohK Z
Tree on ooard cars; 5000 on new ml1sd at 3lhs &
OATs-Were fairly active early, and quiet after Z Z
wards, averaging about &c lower: The receipt !;
were larger, and ths ane weather favored fur
ther increase The trading was cniedy in the Ag +
aud June iurures, the latter selling ratner freely
&c, and the former ut 25,s@25lc, closing at th + +
inside. Regular april oats were steady ut 2iHt Il
Samples were acrVe, and biAck oats nrmer, berf A
wanted to i'll an export order. Cash sales were =.
ported ot ~ ooo 1; b. regular No q! :1};e; o@ &
at 5,zG26@c; and u, sou bu white at 2B03lxs {:
fxee on BOARD. Torai, II. o01 bu. III
RYE-Was quiet and n1m. Cash rye was wante& {:
by shippers but rhelr orders were limited to fguo
that were below what sellers would lake, hena -
the transactions we're chiefly in samples. Apn! s
and No: wefs held at 45c, with 4+aAc BID, ~ F.
t,e- Casa sales were reported Of 800 buM s:
sample Ut 4S9t5c on TRACK. and 2, 600 pu At ~ es
free on beard: Total, ), 200 bu. S
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