The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20

Barley-was nrmcr. New feeding, 3B@ 38loc., cost
and freight to Buffalo; mating. ~i2e5+c., us to quail.
ity. Rye was dull. State. 50So02c. Corn-spot
was In fair demand and firm. The sales were 100, 900
bush, including lD2, 900 bush. No. 2 mixed at 34s4@
SAGE. free on board anoat for export. No. 9 mixed,
1000 on private terms delivered. No. 9 mixed.
sale; in store and aaac. IN elevator. Futures de;
BUSH. as follows:
Opening. Highest. Locesf. CLOSING. N,g.t.
Msy...,::asa4 aS7s SS'. ssS1s sS7ss
10000 heavy white on privtte terms, and o 1000 No.
No. white. 300 at saiac,; No, 9 d.. &C; So,a
white :. sl!PGrd, 2snac; No. 2 do, sss:; 10. 9 mixed.
az. white, use; No. 2 mixed delivered, 10000 at
sSsSii .ff Futures mese were sG noninsily s steS %S.'ei No tH :Sies. az
M, onent"O. Highest, LO'e''. cl9 ss. N, sss
The speculation in wheat to-day was dull and In the
main of n local scalpIng character. Prices huctuated
At the op ming prices were slightly easier on a re.
action In Liverpool after a frmer opening there. but
vanced. closing at a fractionsl net Improvement for
the day. There was very little disposition to sell.
nted to strengthen the tone, and a reported sale for
Belgian account was also a bnliish factor. Lat" cables
reported Liverpool 1sd. to I'D. lower. Paris advanced
&c. to lc. on wheat and 10 TO 80 centImes on flour.
$50 cars p AGAINST mttna,fiaai last an,e year. Corn opened edG snsier ~ but
rallied with wheat. Liverpool was I'D. lower to I'D.
to.morrow. oats were nominaiiy steady. Chicago
received 1917 cars; the receipts there to- morrow are
estimated at gao cars. Chicago, Jan. l0.-"There was
The July option was higher. closing at an advance of
&C. over yesterday. English markets were easier and
sold at Sl.o3: the contract stock there being very
light. The volume OF business here was extremely
light. The demand for July was for both long
s snd shSr. Of a'S g ss.,p Tine i trading IN c May %ss alM wsrs
3 1000 bush. Receipts at primary points 359.0G0
bush; against 10000 bush; a year ago, Corn closed
a shade nrmer than Yesterday, at 23Tsc, bid for NAV,
There was a good deal OF buying on reported liberal
sales for export. Clearances were 4s3.0 900 bush.
Oats fuctuated from 23 &c. to 2324c.. closing at gage.
There was no new feature to the market"
~FLoUR-Pr!ces were somewhat hrmer to-day. but
trade continues quiet and embarrassing. The sales
Een a'i5s SaaHs
Winter in bbls.: Superfne. e3@S3.15; No. Q extra.
% 35gss,5o straights. S~4.3o@e4.4b; patents. s4:75
Ss5io; spring IN bbls; Clears, 4i1Ss4;a5;
f'rs q s'i in FAR dem passnt and ss s,essS. WesI Mrl
spring In loom. sacks. sl9:55@sl4; 200 ms, GA;
winter in hulk: 81! 5o%sle.3o
New Si"9t oriea %S'' a@d' GUT S,sH. s ssSsn' against 9a'f; a 5f1s sf ia.:
ssan. dhe er sS%.hef New spS orl markets .sl d r s,o aTm M Is In,
1000. Augusta All bales; holiday in Savannah. vii.
mington. an Norfo K. Liverpool was unchanged on
declined 4 to liz points, closing barely steady. In
Manchester yarns werr in buyers favor: cloths, a fair
demand e.. at fun T r ss, The port receipts were s9,4os
and IS, O09 In 1890; thus far this week ~IT8,OOj,
AGAINST 2oO.o56 thus far last week. The exports
poets tomorrow I 1000 to $4,000 bales. against a.
6sb last week. 1850 last .year. and s,92s In 1895;
Houston expects 1000 to 1000. against 9.oo7 last
az bales. Memphis 1888, st. Louis 9, sos, Cincinnati
1.ITB and Houston B.4lI bales. The receipts al the
were as follows;