, 1880-03-23

The prcsent speculative trluvUMout lit opium
Ia bised Oh a4yloes from 6nlyrnn Of grtat dnIl-
nvo 10 the growing crop by btul wunther. Tln
winter al,l SprIpy sowltgs ars' both reported to
h,ve suffered sovoraly, md tho crop Ia likely 10
bo fal.lro. Tbs New York l'n'ittfn says 1t ts
Understood thnt the movement tllGro IL cngl-
nperodl by u eyntl[cat0 who can Invest half to
throc- 1nMrters OF million dollars III tho enter-
prise II necessary. LQndun speeulnt0rs aro also
sntl u bu In tho deal. It Is sAd tho drug ia III
ready "cornvrud" In eosue quarters, aut prices
may rule III h!xt AZ they did several years ago,
when thoy tuunllcl $l0.00d1li 20 per b., Within
fortnight opium Inns ntlyancei III Now York from
s5,.l to <8.15 per d. Including duty.
The f3uant at Vratio yosterstay adopted by M
large majority" amendments 10 tho rules as
follows;
Prohibiting sa'es Of provisions for future de-
ltvary ustosu 1::n u. m. aud nfter B:aA p. m.
Requiring tho delivery br weet.pfckled
hAtna and lard In lots OF 20 packages, and OF
meats In lots Of 60,00O lbs.
Substituting $50 Sor O'clock IN deliveries
on buyers option, uni closing ull deliveries At
O'clock tn saturdays,
Changing tho t,ulcs s6, a. and 20 20 us to clin,-
alto tho wot,1s option" and zeal" thi.a 0hvtat-
certain tcgni objections to tho sali''Ity Of con.
tracts, such objections llnving been buscd On tho
use OF tho words nbnve cited.
4 telegram from Newvtllc. In the Cumberland
1hNS4 otasNS ss'e 3A3ts AhS1&H'6
thero during two nights hna injured tho appcar-
ance Of the craving wheat vory mitch.
Tho Doard Vt Tra4lo Telegraph CompHny "
now In direct connection with Minneapolis aud
| 1t. Paul, yla tho Northwestern telegraph iInts,
PROVISIONS.
HOO pH0nuCrS-N0ro active and wsak, belna
u1lonslyely "thrpwn" on tho marriott. Tho foreign
luarketa ware reported unchpuRad and the iuca, huA
masxut wiz quoted xtoady, but tlero Hus sailing
paana In pr9duGt, ana "sv0rybody" MAS IN tho rush
| tu yut ffun uHduv. Tho total dacn0 WAY tho uloa
sesuFe a1pvftenc0a In amy one day fur lunx tlulG
pust. Tho eralang was u,oat.J for luturu 3aiyoty.
| MkBs p0Hk-l,vGIlned Xo peF 1rl frul tfIv latest
prices OF HatArday. A'd ct1aed lame at $ia1dtl1&
fur round lols, spot seller tip inunth Or sesler APRIL
sDa1t9,QQ sailaf May. Hnu 1l0Uk@I0taa so1ler juno
6ylua wcrs rUpurtad VI A0W hrs aSii1r April \
tluxl43iuGs; 7lU brla svllar Aiay At tlat1fx1l4tO
3J trls ssllas June At so.a1Assluh3, to Grx selIe
July NJ tlJ7}S, and 3 ests sellaF tho yosr Ut Slk
| llh Fosai, 11l0D brls-
I.AAD-l)solInod l5o par l0 y. and CLOSED lNfa be-
low tho atest prices Ut Saturday, ~ tdas for vunt
lots, spot seller tic uUnth. VI Sulter April MadN}
seller Muy. and &7.1ys27ln sellor june. 6ases Nur
reported ofal tcs SPOT 1t tdi BGu lcs sesr April y
3IuN tcs SELLER Juno Ut $1ut11.M 1utal. 4k21 tn.
MgATs-llscllnsd l1!4e pus ~ lba. and closed !3Na
lsc iowes On dutneatiu cuts whv other stnda w r
easlcf tn ayupathy. Export slies were mnlo frccI
odulsa. ba!ps wsro Espt,rtsu ns 1,1u lbs shoulder
at &A5t ~ ,xss DO IT tluJ; l01 bnxoa lon eleat4
r. MEtAn; A74lH4 Ibs shoFt ribs =! &tlnsa;G soils
jun0 Is bo1Gs d ii ii M spot; t) IL. tacllu
Is s.sstpsEiol Do u IL, 4 III Fssss iut Il