, 1881-01-01

!.1ng tlcflnit was known nbout It.
TIC crop of 1850, however, has proved to la
light one, s2n!e estimates placing Il nt net
were .winirr-killct. As snon NJ the .charac-
ter Of the new crop becan1o known tho prns-
pcct TOR clorer lnlprnycd, antl prime offer
nEs vf Is s1 nts n'srtS sra q eo"fhe'ane hs s
look lIas createtl a speculative feeling, anil
tic stock Of old cloyef Is. firmly held Iii a!i-
tcipattnt, that i will NIL bu wanted 70 supply
c 's % # !, s ns sEog ge, thn @sSs Ssspopt DO.
trra,le Inns recently started up, mid will prob
ably. continue II s:cd suitable for tho foreign
n!arkct cNn bo obIntned. Iho first -, ,9ainpless
,ltl not provoke any admiratloll, ind only =
few orders !tnyo benh received, ret. IL -
h,oped tllat the late tl,rasIlhngs Wlll. bring to
|!ElIt SONG E92l see. Tl,e M,o stock r. now OH
uary, fc|l of 10 s3.G5 ~ Alarc1i, rose to s4.os
II Alay, 70 $3.50 i, July, 70 s109 in August.
then rccelcd 70 S!.75 III, scptnlnbcr. s4.C9 ~
ss.2a III December, closltig ut, %.
WIS VIII, ng'inst s. Il M It. is;o. D. ' 'S' ''
THE TRADING m FI.AxsEEn
,wgas largcr III 1850 thnn i, my previous year.
The crop has been increasing ill lnagnltltic
ies. liz T1f; eroi' ' ot isso in i! the Umits states
Is estimated ut O.000,0 600 Du Ut average quail
ttN. Tlla reported recelnts Wore , oyer KS ~ AHo."
tending downward. The htg!ipst PRICES wero
pnltl cnrly.-tlle average prlcp for Fcbrahry
leEtg sl!I,'{. the highest for any ono month.
1nnrns @ the Winter aH en5y sRfnE sownE
stock OIL hand, the crop Uf 1870 having bcetl
closely sold up In the full Of tllnt sensolt, III
A!nrch prices yenk nkchetl, n,,t declined frntiil.
Ely ln tho fol19;wimE orts, a,eEaging sl;i9
prices were governed by cr0p. reports, which!
Indicated n heavy Increase I'll ncrenFc and
yield. Late fl July iaXsccd Was freely sold
for Aug,!st s an Sepsn'hcr ' dellyery steFt'rE Y
There was n reaction Inter, mud casll rose to
to Sl.3s In October, with a heavy call from
| short sellers who WcrG disappointed III not
getting seed tho rains delaying thrashing
Tho market soon reccdcd, antl llas been
| very steady stnco the close Of navigator. Mt
sl.lh, With ight recelpta. &C Iho syeraFc pfise 3r.t
| bnsis, s!lc0 Aug. /, wns S1.l0. Considerable
| 1!axsecd Is supposed to DO yet III far1Mcrs'
hands, whlc!, Is held above tho present price.
THE NEW SEED HAS SOLD
very freely. ,1n tho fall the daily receipts wcro
ps gsa o4 iii MrtEs E eut s1s aoRg nRf"tfs a
! nnrf,"t atnrrnr"I F.",nn"tiv ,'m,fmT fho
wsiRIt Of Tia ttferlnes> xii tic crusIers al
tho United States llavo used native seed. Its
| abundance and cslcnplless lnye given It tho
preference over Calcutta. liilsced, and
tho Imports Of tlle Inter hayo Ercat-
1y decreased. The Eastern demand
Mns very active throngh!out the fall, ny! ~!
end OF tho lake season. The Western con-
sumptlro demand was heavy. too. Western
crusl,crs, rs ,!sual, loaned seed to farmers III
cclve tito crop at tllG contract price, which
they, were sorry for aftsrwar,ls, mud probably
lind the scnsoll very profitable, considering
tic volume OF business They aid. They sold
nheatl freely, expecting the market would bo
swornprd with seed, but It turned against
theu) for reasons gtrGn above Competition
was sharp. ail1 tl1t, business was conducted
on slender margins. The East got tho bcnuiit.
West. There was large gnin west OF tic
tn;"f inrt,n ti,,,, t. ~. for.r ,."o nx"t
in i1wa. indiat,n. and 9jhio. wjleru it wis ]css
thn,1 ,&sttni 1fttn 1,trrt' TIM hoat rnntitr