, 1880-01-17
HOG AND HONlINY,
A Nervous and Unsettled Market for
Grain and Provisions,
Lower Prices Consequent upon the
Outside Pressure 10 Realize.
High Values Hero Bring Out English
Supplies from Other Countries.
Runon OF Ereak-Up In the New York
Combination.

The produce markets Of this city woro very
much unsettled yesterday, and nervous
throughout. But tie range Of prices was not
50 great ~ It was On snne previous, days,
when the etculcnts Of weakness u.I strength
vcrulct1 to alternate less rnp,lly than they
dill yesterday. Tho rathar sharp ,tp.turn III
prices Thursday Afternoon vas followed
yesterday morning byo title more strength
near tho outset, but II was SOM evident TINT
there were good many selling ortters in
llnn.i from people outside, md prices de-
cl1ne.l, the aspect Of things being quite
weak towards HGGH. There was
then little reaction. md tho greatcr firm.
ucss was slightly intensified In the afternoon,
20 thnt tho later tone may be characterized
| ns a steady one.
II IA difficult 10 assign any special reasons
for the features noted III tic morning Of ycs-
| tcr,iay. THO British adviccs nntcd y icclin-
Ing tendency In wheat md dullncss III corn,'
Wills letters and telrgrams received BY In
| ttlvtluai operators confirmed the points
1MR,lo for several days previously, that the
prices that have rangcd here during tie
| last two or three months have ma,le
n serious difference to tho Brit.
isl, demand OH American ports for
consumption. Ono authority estimated
| the fulling-otf Mt nbout 1900 quarters per
p, week, the difference being chiefly niaac up by
increasing arrivals from other PLACES; and
| sill! others promised 10 sctml wheat before
| tho next harvest comes around.
| TIE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ItCssIA
| arc to be supplemented by arrivals from Aus.
tralin and Now. Zcalal,d, willie tic Argentine
Republic Is estimated to spItl III about jnif n
| million quarters, w!l!rl, Is reckoncd by
| English statfssfclal,s Ut SO lnucIi tear gai,i,
exporter uti to atlnut two years ago 7
I Tllurc were all sorts Of ruNors afoat,
prominent among them being one to the ef-
iwt tl1at bismarck Ind departed thls HE,
sise i to to do NTH the Upward tenicney ~ III liz
latter part Of tile lay. Thvrn were, how
ever, ,so1ne whispers atloat with regard TO
certain New York operators who lad re-
aso, wieI tley rrportea ih ;ilrt W wlient M In, hs,v.
iNg bought Il bushcl. The .supposit!on was
that They went short oil the market, .asltl
have since been trying their icyel best
wo vi Believed q this stsed Rs tat tlo S New 2ts Ioss
ers would undoubtedly bc obliged to appear
On tic market 9s buyers bcfo,r manly days
m reported from, tho seaboar,l with 4 collse-
| l.lcMt advance III prlSts that might rcnct
here and warrant tho bnlls h putting
prices bnck to tho lelslb"rllo0h Of $3.50. Per
| runt!ns AoNeftTf tueEe we're nllGF Wll!spefs
Ion!lng htonhl 70 tae cllsct tt!at TIC parties
CONTROL THE WHEAT DEAL
up 10 this point, and nre carrying, or under.
STOOD t. be carrying, tho greater. part of the
.2Wlcnt nov l,erc. are divided ln Their
tho ,leal. 1t Is Thought by solu1 70 6c not l,u.
probable that the ratlier large offerings here
lnndn for February n.ltl Marcl, within the lAst
lay Or two have leen on aceount Of the dis.
sfsd sast way ~; n a Sesg sG"In m e T%s 1ssy a,ye o r.
c1i1e of tliIs feeling ms regards the dcl IL
Ghirngo.., NJ one, however. serrlel ~ think
II likely that thu Kecnu will throw his wheat
at present, rs he Is "ndv'sto1d to ie deter;
se!l Y for ~ that gan hc
lavu exhausted their homegrown what,
IIo @ result Of these conflicting opinions va Wa
cXprcssio11 nine-tentlis OF the operators
scented to pc entirely ut sea.
Th9 markgt tor February wlicnt opcnett ,a'
saed 10 a na'sEssy sossa en 81 ciiapse ss; M Il
S1.G4, improving another hnlf cellt III the Mt.
rH. Sn1oon HalinE the latest prtee ,,af csns
quarter, with IN additional eighth in the
aftcrnonn closing at44 L cents for May wilicl,
was n disatlyant4ge Of nnfy nn eighth Of q
! cent &ls compared Win lhe previous evening.
On ccnta n harrnl raactnI IN cant, dur,ng
T,hnnG,. md in,,rorttl NJ, aIt,itinnni IL y,
10 nenfs IN iii ti,a mftrrn" ~ ctosng IT s1H III Il
for SfnSci,. H. T Iowl % ie"]imsd I0 8 II II ~ rsnis
Tnv :iar. feeoSo'e" si'' u'''efe''e' 'a'of I'LL e'o
';ff,ii,o nartct for nroy,s,ors nnl +or corn
eco,n., ~ r., otn,, "a u,;,r ~ 4 III ~ H.
fiousIi Wheat. tm ouiy no,Iseabis p,fnts i,
addition To ;, those given nbovo be-
Ing that the shipping delnalll for
corn wns quiet, mid tho parties
! who nrU loading Into yessr}s ware ap-
lmrently insllsposel to operate freely until
tie slc..l Is Illpre settled, while The arrivals OF
meats from tic cnllfltty EaCkrrs were ll,l,lsl-
ally large. The latter are probably coming
Ill to be delivered on sales previously nAdG
for next month.
Freiglt-room was tnken Into Thursday
| evening for 9bout 1thOoO bushels moro Of
| lis regards tho storage question presented no