, 1880-12-24
WHEAT.
THE NAHKET TOOK ANOTHER DOWN TutlN YES
TEiillAE.

THE 31AHKET TOOK ANOTHER DOWN TutlN YES
TEituAr,
md very unexpectedly 81 to the great majority
Of operators. There was no Hrcnt futh In II
possible bulge before tho close Of tho holiday
sensun, hit most pcaplo t1l Cotton tho dcn that
prices Ind declined Abostt rs far rs wtH ttcccs-
eGry ln oEdcr to make tho trlslo fcal csmfOrtn-
blc, MS nlf tho hgh-pr!ccl longs wcro siIpposc,!
to lnro been closed out under the aeGltHu OF
two or three days previous. Tho opening feel
inR WIS therefore, rnthor stontly. but thsfu worr
orders 10 sell pork md whe:lt, which bud tho
effect OF depressing thosp lines, ind tho others
went down III sytlI,mthy with thotn. Wlunt
declined 10 SE for Fcbraary,-a drop of ~
ccnts,-and Nfny corn to l1.i, II drop Of nbput II
cent. Fork declined to sl:.57.i for Feurllury,
which WIS Just II 6hado less tiinn 10 ccntH per
bnrrcl. while lard defined to $84..1 for Fob
ruNry. which WN5 y trlf!N Tess thnH ~ eGtitS per
ioo pounds ,'t decline: % oa,s fcll H., 1if ~ a.a
Wtrc !owur thnn tho hottnM figures Of 'rltUstlny,
which WIS tho .renty panicky t!Hy during the re-.
tic lowest prices soro a6ott q quarter Of cont
tlbnvo tAose nf thut tliiy. Tho irtlrItuts ra!IoI
II little towards tho c!oso OF 'Chnuge. but
THE AFTERNOON FEEliSn WAS WEAK,
and ufter tho regular trntltry 0t tho tall Fehr,l-
Try whent ,lccnsI 10 tsi!i cotirs. cnaI,i9 ut tht
ltgurc. Thu tr.ng WINS hunyler tlA,l llslnl, but
thurs Mero mn fixtures. na, 40 fur ns heurtl. no
III bu tl,at all tho people wlio were holding pork
md lurtl and grain ut tho high prices Ut lnst
,nullth werc closed OUT n few days RK0, aud
thougn thurc uro Il goot many I0l1gs now, thuy
,lrO l0tsgs ut comparatively low prcrA. FsIr
instnncc, tho bulk nf Febrlary ,wllcut which Ia
now held by longa wAs probably lMl,sght nj frt,1n
VI centa to 81 or sl.Ul And tnu eatno proportion
Will Ubtnin III prGyls!ul!s; 81 thnt II tieelnt Ot Il
or 1,tr cent further wnll,l bn necessary to ex-
huCst tho margins nrcNtly put uiI on tito nu1nr-
ity Of tho teMls which urp nav outstanding.
This ts perhaps tue lIcst Mllxatry that eun 10
trlIncu Tor II inDru settled condition NJ thlngA
tt,-lny niltl llt,rnK tho holiday week. Tho tral-
tng ycstcnlny, though heavy, secnod 10 lN
lurKGly III local NecouHt, with fuw out
sltlO ot1ers either To- buy or sUll Oil
tho market. 1t Wns thought Tint tho curly Of
frrlngs Of pork mud wllpnt, which stNrtr,l tho
trArkcts downward, wGr0 tin rnltcs Ut lots sold
10 tho pnrtics whu suspended cnrlcr IN thu week
nMd were t'e!nE closed out by tho puopl1 holding
the.n lHcnusu they worn not nblo to DELIVER u
tho original purchasers.
THE SUSPENDED Firms
hntl nothing now to report yesterday. Mcssra
Jnncs s. Macdonald are III such condition tin1
| tlioy hopu to bu nble tu nlnkU statement be.
twccu now un.i Monday They pru,'os., 70 treA,
forts Mre NII lii ttnt direction. Eyor,
,lnllnr Of tho firms woaitt will 70 tl,wnttls ly.
ing tho Indebtedness. 1ntt tho Indications Art
1,0w that FUR i,,tl Ar,icnl!9 settlement will b,
| inudU. Col. ltay. uf ttMy Mnl.aury, IL working
l!Itt beaver to Tx w tho ntfA!rs Ut h!s firm
| uila tic HaMo IL truo ur unrtinor, Stone l. Co,