, 1880-12-19
sturday. Wheat was weak, being unset,

tied by European advices of downward tend
ency on the other side OF the Atlantic, owirsx
to prospects of bigger supply than had hithef
to been counted on. Russia IS looming I'D witt
considerable quantities of wheat for export, u.
VIC have not to date shipped 80 much as yed
ago, while thero is apparently more Of surplu:
now than then. This WAS depressing to loca
holders, and corn and oats declined In sympathy
Provisions were stronger early In sympathy vita
hogs, but they fell back when 1t was found tikt
wheat was heavy, and pork became rather
weak, while lard was relatively steady.
Mess pork closed SC lower, at .l2H seller jan
uary and $1327A@1a30 for February. Lard
closed &c higher, at $3.571!G8.60 seller January
and $s70Q1S. .7225s for February. Short ribs closed
at $0.75G8%771s seller February. Spring wheat
closed 1Ac lower, ut S1.00h seller Jnuua1y and
$101H for February. Rcd winter wheat closed
at 08Kc. Corn closed &c lower, at 385:Q3sSc for
January and 434@43Ic for May. Oats closed
&c lower, at 3011c for December aud 35c for
May. RYE closed at SIC cash and 88c for Febru-
ary. Barley was dull and nominal, at $1.E cash
and $1.1aDt.l4 for January. Hogs were active
and stronger at S4.45G14.1 70 for light and at S445
Oslo for poor to extra heavy.
Nothing new was developed in dry-goods cir
cles. Business is quiet, as is to be expected ut
this stage Of the season, and prices display moro
steadiness thnn heretofore. There Is some ap-
pearance OF activity in the department Of fancy
goods suitable for the holiday trade, but the
general market wears look OF extreme qli-
etude In staple and fancy groceries there was
good degree OF activity, and prices were firm
almost without exception. There was large
movement In coffees, and the late advance was
sustained. Tehs and sugars aiso were selling
freely at full figures. No changes were noted
in the dried-fruit and fish market Butter and
cheese were unchanged. There was good de-
mand for coal and pig iron at sustained prices.
The lumber market was fairly active at former
prices. The receipts were light, and the ship
mcnts have fallen OF during the week. The
stock Of dry stuff is said to be badly broken.
Wool was In request in small WAY, and steady.
Hides, broom-corn, and hay wera not changed
materially. Seeds were quiet and steady. Tho
receipts Of potatoes we're larger, and prices were
steady under fair local demand. Green fruits
we're in local request and steady. Apples were
selling freely In d retail way.
A London correspondent OF Field, Lindley &
Co., of this city, writes as follows under date OF
Nov. 20:
II american o!asss ksep tae1r ~ wheat back nnt1
large ncet ln sight speculation here WI le u end,
sa shs i no fd% 4nut for
ne Russia az e sas
90
hat there Is Theat ttsr IN IN hs country Which
VIII uG feaHy 1HE export AALot A3 SV0u ~
the roads become passablr. II has simply been
taIned In consequence of the 'nto harvest. and the
roads being tho time already ~ bad that trnnspor
tation to the seaboard YVES impossible.
The above accorls with the information given
two or three dayB ago, that there were l45 car
goes Of wheat adiont from Black Sea ports to
Western Europe. against 1863 ut the same date
last year. Evidently, Russian crops were not 80
short as has been claimed. or there were big re-
serves on hand from the crop Of 1879. Tho
of In ff1e pvn1tphfa p,+r.
ply Is apparently making British buyers inde-
pendent; and they are less powerfully affected
by market strength here than they were O year
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