Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1879, Page 6

P} ; FINANCE AND TRADE. Review of the Financial Events of Last Week, The Produce Markets Stendy-—Provis. fons More Active and Easter. Jtess Doing in Gratin---Move- ment of Produce for the Week. FINANCIAL. ‘Thera was an increase In Cifeago bank clear- ingetast week of nenrly 7 per cent, in com- parison with the clearings of the corresponding wreck of Inst year, All the financial signs fo- Aicated B sound and growing business. During the weeks hardening tendency inno its ap- pearance fn this market. ‘There was a botter demand for accommodations both from tmer- chantsand Board of ‘Trade meu. Tho settle: monts tobe made by tho Intter on the first of the month are very heavy, and there is ms great deal of shifting of loans. ‘Thera frosome threatening rumors !n clrenlation In regard to attempts that will bo made tu broats the market in the foterest of a bear clique who have been operating extenslvely before the pub- Heasbuils, Rates of interest Lave hardened, and the bulk of ‘new business is now done at 3 percent. The foreign exchanze market bas re- ceded from the anccie export polat, and had a weak tendency until the end of the week, This was caused by tho monctary tightness at New York, which led to targe toans of sterling as the readieat way of obtaining advances, The Chi- cago supply of Uills was lyht all the week, anil the rates here haye been depreased in almpathy with the New York market. The currency movement has been inconslderable, ‘There hina been o heavy flow of retnittances to New York, and thoprice of New York: exchangaat the end of the week made shipments of currency to Now York at au early day sccm vrobable. ‘There was not much activity in local securities, although the murket lost none of ite firmoees, Ademand for the new Cook County 5 per cents has begun to mako itself felt, and it is now belicved the entira issuc twill be absorbed by this market, There will bo a good deal of Novelty in the success of these bonds in this market. By a large majority, our local brokers and bankers propheaicd that {t would ba im- possible to flont here at par afi percent taxable bond, with the Interest payable annually. ‘The present price is really not quite par. Purchnaes aro usually made through the medium of County Court-House orders, which can be bought at 0944, und the accrued interest on the Donde fs thrown in” to the purchaser. Cht- cago stock brokers report a moderate business + in New York Stock Exchanae securities. ‘Tho following gives the fluctuations of the leading stocks for the day: Stocks, Onening. Mlwnest, Lowest, Closing. N. ¥. Central ...114 eye. ae patty Michigan Central, 851j Lake Shoro,.... . 711g G & N.Western . 60 Do preferred... 87: St, Paul is 014. RBs Erle .. aH Wabash Railway. 20 Oblo & Misn. i C,,C.,C, & ind, 41! Il, & St. Jo. 15% X, W. Union Tel.. A. &P, Tol aix-dividend 314 por cent, qiix-dividend 9% percent... + GOVERNMENT BONDS, ‘ Asked, U.S. ds of ‘St, 30 U's. 8-209 of 2024, x 108% 102 104% Blerling Selehuin Frauce. Denmark. Storling. ARR Francs. Oty Asked, Chicago Municipal 7, bs Chicago Waterluan 7a. Chicago Municipal ds. Chicago Water toants Chicago Ljueoin Park 7 Chteao South Park, Chicago West Put 7 Chicago Treasury Warranta (scrip) Vook County a Cuok County (niort) 7a, City Raliway (South sit City Raliway (WwW City Hallway (Weal ecrtificates ONS vee sieve: 3 105% Chainberof Commerce. vee GBM And intercat. GOIN QUOTATIONS, ‘The following are the Clileazo quotations for colns: Tradeness os sveveee Nezican (full weis! ity. TH eee Holland gulders ronors (swedish), Mexican and So doublons... Spanish doubloon BY TELEGRAPH, NEW YORK, New York, March 29.—Qoveruincots were fuactive and less firm. Ttullroad securities dull. Btate bonds dull, Btock market active and firm, Speculation wns attended by much animation, After a silgbt reaction iu the carly dealings, most ap- parent {un Northwest, prices took an upward turn, and, under Jarca purchases, the market became very tirm, Granger and coal shares, Westero Union, aud Michigan Central leading in the improvement, ‘The advance from the Jowest polut ranged from }{@19Z per cent,—the Jatter Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, "This advance was well malntalned to the close, the Mnal dealings belny at or neur the highest pofat of the day. ‘Tranractions wero 210,000, of which 83,060 wero Erie, 17,000 Lake Shore, 1,000 Cxnuda Southern, 6,003 Wabush, 41,000 Nortuwestern common, 12,000 preferred, 23,000 St. Puul cum- non, 7,000 preferred, 30,000 Lackawanna, 7,000 New Jersey Central, 2,000 Delaware & Hudeon, 1,000 Morrls & Essex, 6,000 Michigan Central, 5,500 Union Paciile, 2,000 Ohio ds Mississipp!y 8,600 Western Unton, 1,500 Kungus & Texas, und 1,7008t, Louls & Sun Francleco, Mouey market easy ot G7 percent, Prime mercantile paper, BGO. , Huerlilus exchanye, sixty daye, dull at 480; aly . ong weekly hank statement fs a8 follows: Loana, decrease, 85,381,800; specte, decrease, £058,000; legal-tenders, ‘decrease, $3,70H,7003 . depusits, decrease, 87,045,800; circulation, in crease, $221,200; reserve, decrause, $1,140,150. ‘The banks bold $2,070,800 in excess of Uicir legal requirements, Wells, Far; D0 Torro Haute... American 47%4)Terro taut, pfd.. ig 34 Chicago & Alton... ORY Talo. & Ent 24% |Ohlo & M Ente, pla. 4h [Del,. 1. Hariem,,.. 60 1A. & BUIC., H, 3015 Hanniba’ 7a |canada Southern, ., 4b ty [Genteal Pac, honda, 108 Glev, & Pittaburg., O14!U. Pe 5 Norhweaters cus, uowgiU, Py Sinking-Feds.109X Northwostern, pid. 8941 STATR NONDS, ‘Tennerece Ge, old... A541 Viruinta G Tenuerscous, new, 2higiMlasourl.. Virginia Oe, old... SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, March 20.—Following were the closing quotations at the Stock Board: ABIL Nw ..- 11% Be eile Consolldated.. 444 vet [Justico. 101¢!Moxtean. « BM |Norther! 2h¢jOphir... 5 jOverma 4g {Raymond 5 [Bavago Grown Palnt. iv Eureka Consviidat'd, 17 Exchoquer., id Goulu & Carry B Grand Prize, . . NHW ORLEANS, Naw OLrans, March 20.—Sight exchango on New York at par. Sterling exchange, bankers* bills, 485, e FORBIGN, LONDON, March 2,—Coneuls, monoy, 06 1-16. Stocks—Reading, 12%; Erle, 24; preferred, fe United States honds—07s, 10354; 1040s, 104; Slerrs Nevada 463 Union Consolidated. to Yellow dacket.....J4X Bodie... ew Gs, 100363 963 48, 10194. me aiian Maro At Raton, Lt toe. COMMERCIAL. Latest quotations for March delivery on tho lending articles fur the last two business daya: Friday, — Saturday, 10.07% $ 10.10 hoga. 3.00 Cattle. 2.60 The following were the receipts and ship- ments of the leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-fonr hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, and for the cor- respoudlng date twelva months ago: RRGRIFTA. TPMENTR, 187 Flour, ‘bri Whest. Pu Pet La ‘Tallow, th Nutter, Ibe. D, host, No. 15 Live hogs. ¥o.| 14,507 attle, 23] weal) Bo1y| i ¥47) 739) 118,679) 82,810 a 20 wud 2074 Sates origresl Seal gon] all ada The following grain was inspected into store in this city Saturday morning: 6 cars No. 2 red winter wheat, 2 car No, 3do, 2 cars mixed, 17 cars No. 2apring, cars No, 3do,29cars rejected, cars no grade (117 wheat); 52 cars bigh-mixed corn, 24 cars new do, 59 cars now mixed, 90 cars No. 2vorn, 10 cars rejected (250 corn); 20 cars white oats, 20 cars No. 2 mixed, 4 cars rojected (62 oats); cara No, 2 rye; Lear No, 2 barley, 8 cata No, 3 do, 5 ears oxtra (9 parley). Total, 441 cars, or 190.000 bu. Inspected out: 89,003 bu wheat, 18,430 bu corn, 11,803 bu rye, 20,593 bu barley. s “ ‘The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffa and lve stock at this point during the past week, and for the corresponing weeks ending as dated: he ingles, mn. alt, Dri, = Atarch 20, March 2, March 30, Receinta— 1K7D. 1870. 18 Flour, vrle, +88, 801 T00L 4, s40 Wheat, bu. 424,182 408, 271 Corn, bu. 1,817,018 Orte, bit 10,191 Tye. bu. 81,508 Barley, 62, 608 Dressed In Oi Live hog m1, a7 : i Shipmente— Flour, bris. +1 Wheat, bu 470,081 Com, bit. FO: ARO Oats, it 245,007 Irye, bu... 55,900 Harloy, ‘bu 43,439 Dresied nogs cs oa Hl) V Adve hogs, Now... 1,180 40,5 90,122 Cattle, Nowe ve UG 14282 18,053 "the following table shows the exports from New York for thu week ending Thureday even- fug last, with compartsons: March 2%, March 22, March 30, 1870. 1870, 1871 ih, 045, O61, 430 HO. 870 5 S93, 300 Willan Young & Co. have issued their thir- teenth annual clrculaz, containing replics from 210 ellpping towns in lowa, Minnesota, Wiscon- ain, and Nebraska, to the questions, What is the present supply of wheat in warehouse und mills at your place, nud how does it compare with the stock at the same date a year ago, The suswers indicate that the stock on hand ta about the snmeagsa ycar ago. ‘The farmers have on hand about one-fifth to one-quarter of the crop. ‘rhé summer packing of this clly to date fs 171,000 hogs, against 195,000 for the same time ayearngo, A falling off, Indeed, but a reapect- able quantity of work yet; ft beats tho total winter packing at como poiuts which are not re- garded ns small ones. We havo been asked to glye a short statement of tho storage problem. In order to be regular for delivery on contracts, grain must hayo flyo days to run on regular storage, which is 4e per bu proviousto April 16, und Ie per bu on und ufter that date. The total storavo charges on any given lot of grain are assumed by the buyer, the whole belug pald by the holder who takes {t out of store, April 16 there fs 4}ge per bu due on wluter grain, Subtracting Ige leaves S$fc as te amount to be subtracted froin tha selling price {n order that tho buyer may os- sume the 4}je storage charge, April 21 the fiz. tres uro Gc ininus 1}fc leaves S8{e, und May 1 they are Sige minus 1dfc leaves $c to be \de- dueted from the solllug price, (Cirntn delivercd April 11 to 15, Inclusive, has loss thin five days to run on de storage; Bo that thu ecller must deduct 3go pyr bu in that cage, because 4}¢c will bo duu at the expiration of five days from the date of dolivery, ‘The carrying charge from April into May ts equalto 43f¢ storage, and, in wheat, about 4c for Insurance und the futerest on the use of monoy, Senco the Icultimate difference be- tween the prices on wheat for April ant May is about Sc; for other gral it Je somewhat less. ‘Tha leading produce markets were rather tome Suturday, but very steady. ‘Thera was more dolng in provisions, byt they bad been quite dull during Friday, In gralu the trading seemed to be chistly local, except a very mod- crate shipping movement. ‘The weather ds still unsettled, though no rain fell. A wood dogree of activity was apparent in dry-goods circles. Many buyers wero present, and o large volume of business was also accomullahed through the medium of mall orders, Prices rematned firm, Croceries continue to recelye a generous share of atten: Yon, und the general market preserves a finn and healthy tone, In the dried-fruit market (here 16 continued activity. Both the city oud country trade sre ordering freely, and for ap- ies, peaches, and pruves the market ts still advancing, Fleh were quoted autet, with no material variation in prices. Mackerel, cod, und whitefsh oro in light stock, and are firm, ‘There was but slight cbunge in the butter market. Fine table butter is wanted at full Ngures, the supply falllng short of the de- mund, but for vther descriptions the market is unsettled nud weak under free supplies. Cheese id tending lower, under jocreasing ro- colpts. Thero was n Ilteral movement fa oils, .THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY MARCH 31, 1879, tea, ‘The market cloxod atenily at 86. or setior March, £6.3244@0, 5 for Apr! 0.46 for sey and $i, 5226, 2k for June Mrata—Were active in chanves, with morn doing for shipment, and there wae little change in tices. Sales wore 33, no 00 tee short ribs at paints, and colors, and a falrly steady sot of prices. Lumber was again reported active at varlablo prices, A fow cargoes have been recetved from the most southern ports across the lake, ani Ib- eral receipts aro expected Gpring the early part of the coming month, Théro,jsa call for dry stuff, but buyers and aollers seom (o be rather wide apart fy thelr prices, and not enourh lum- ber of any onc grade has been sold to establish a markot. Wool and broom-corn wore unchanged. Beers for spot 18. AOD $4.724Q1, 77% For Avril, 14004,00 for May. and $6.00705.05 for Jana: $50,000 ths shouiders at $3.50 for April and $3,6214@03.05 for Mays a0 hoxes do at $3.75 snot; 4,509 boxes long and short t $4.90 for regular cuts and $5.05 for averages; {100 tes stecet-nickled “hana at Be for 20 Ibs andOX@7o for Wi-lh averages, ‘Tho following wore the closing prices per 100 Iba‘on the leading cuts: a In BS.) Sh werorather quict, excepting timothy, which sold Ce paid eee freely at former prices. Hides were stony. | mam mmm a Tho supply of greon frults was lberal, and tocal Jncse, part cured 83, 80, 4. 52 beh 84.80 buyers and shippers were purchasing freely. | April, ‘boxed. Bis] 4745] 4 HO B05 Game und poultry were tn falr Joval request. is Statement showlny the forelgn Invoice valuo and duty pald on goods entered for consump- tion st the Port of Chicago during the week ending March 203 Glass of goods, Dig qnote,ses Wines and Nquora. Mualcal merchandive Ale, hecr, and porter. Earthonware Condeneed milk, ‘Toys ant fancy goods, Needles .... May, boxe B.Boigl 4.0761 6.00 Peessee Re Oe Long clears quoted at $1.85 loose and $4.00 boxetly Caumborinnds, $5, 0070.1316 bored; long. cnt hams, 7@siicr awoct-pickled hams, 7@7lic for 16 10 16 iavernge; ereen hams, O4@04c for same nverages: groen ahoriders, if Bacon quoted at 4i4@4isc for shoulders, HYQ@GKC for short ribs, G4ycie for short clears, SYQ@Uigc ‘all canvased and packed. — War quoted at $5,00%05.50 for No. 1 4¢@Gc for good yellow, and 44@iie for brown. HEEF PRODUCTS—Wero firm and quiet at $8,078.76 for more, 80.500. 76 for extra meas, anid $17. 75@18. 00 for hams. Tarsow—Wan quict at U¥@O%4e for elty anil O% Foreton U.S. custome valtie, dul @Uhe for country, BRRADSTUEFS. FLOUR—Wan duli, with little chance in prices. Molders quoted the market steady, butthoy wero Dried fruit... rather moro anxlons tosell, and In some cases tole- Wire rope... graphed to principals toname bottom flaures. Ship- } meee pera held oif for concessions, and tho local trade Paintinws wastame, Sales were reporicd of 460 brie anrings nt$3.05@4. 00; 2.000 sackadoon private terms; 164 bela low gradu at $2,00G2.60; and 170 bria rye flour at $2.70@2, 76, ‘The following was the noml- nal rango of prices: Wall papar Prosorved ¥ Total .seseee sees 0000800, 045 WHEAT IN EUROPE. Tho Now York Jroduce Kzchange Weekly has the following. It is perhaps open to the charge of being slightiy ** bullish?’ in its tono, but contatns figures which are of great Interest to all engaged in the breadstufls trade: _ The estimates of the wheat crop in the United Kingdom fur 1878 {udicate that from 06 to 104 imilliona of forcign wheat will require to bo im- ported during the crop your to end Aug. 31, 1870, Tho tea under wheat in the United Kingdom for the crop to be harvested in 1870 18 estimated at about 700,000 neres leas than it was for the cropof 1878, which had an area, ne per oficial report, of 3,381,701 ocres. and this decrease in area at an average yield would Re, a decrease in tho home eupply of about 24 milton qra, or 20 million ba. Thenet imports into the United Kingdom from Sopt. 1 to March 1 have been in wheat nnd flour equal to 60,520,016 bu, and there was on passage destined for that country Maren 1, 1879, 11,528, - 000 bu, leaving to be purchased in foreign coun- tries and slipped during the Fopnining part of the crop year from 335, 051,384 to 42, 051,5R1 bu. ‘Tho eatiniates of the wheat crop’ of France in 1878 were 40,000,000 bu ters than those fur the crop of 1877, when the not tnports for the harvest year ended Aug. 31, 1878, had been 23.000, ba het over exports to supplement tha home crop of On If tho estimates of tha French wheat crop of 1878 aro approximately correct, it would svem that the French requirementa of foroign whoat would bo equal ta the aeilclency of the crop {n 1878 plus the net L.-vorts 1 1877~"78, or about 70,000, 000 bn, ‘The net tinports into France from’ Aug. 1, 1878, to Jan. 31 aro ofiicially renorted to bu 40, - 270,050 bu, indicating further required imports of forclen whoa from Feb, 1 to July 81 of about 38, - 720,044 ba ‘Tho net Imports of wheat and wheat flour Into $42,314.05 Bnan—Was active fogs. Snlea were reported of 190 tons at $8.02%@ 9,00 per ton on track, and $9.00@9.50 free on board cars, Sttonts—Sato was mado ot 10 tons at $8.00, Conx-Meat--Conrse was nominal at $13.26 per ton on track, BPRING WILEAT—Was tame and steady, de- clining %o carly, bakelostig only i4¢ below the latost prices of Friday, ‘The lirltish markets wera quict, and privately reported dull, while New York opened 130 lower on winter but unchanged on spring wheat. St. Louisand Philadelphia both tended downwards, and our recetpts wero falr in yolumo but with largershipments, nnd au apparent: decrease during the week of about 160,000 ba In our stocks {0 store. ‘The prospect of finer weather aleotende to depress quotations, and speculativo buyers held of. 'Thero appeared to be very few oniglde orders on tho ilnor. either to buy or sell, and the impression prevailed that the trading is more nearly equalized than usual, the spot wheat here being simply held b; with little sald fa ‘the partics owning it, future against it. The shipping demand was rather slow, and ro- Jectod was dull, Spot No. 2 closed at Olie for #ilt-edged receipts, and 88%e for regular, Seller Stay opened at Sassquaise, advanced to fi 4c, aud closed at O3%@08%c, Soller April ranged at 88% @wNe, closing at S83jc, and seller the month was nearly nominal at tho same range. Spot sales were reported of 8,000 bu No, 2at OLE@MNL4c3 10,400 bu No. 3, gilt-odged recelpts, at 7%c In Central to 80c InN, W. and C., 1. 4,000 bu rojected nt G4o; and 12,000 bu by samplo ab 67@u7e, Total, 32,000 bu, Winren Warat—Sales were 1,200 ba No, 2 red at $1.02; and 2,200 bu hy eample at $1,031.05. Q. olevators; carmany. aren cxteria ead wer zou ate Witzat—Sale wan made of 400 bu rejected agninat tin and 13, 604,425 bu in i —s a Teg8. ‘The Wheat crop of the German Empite in | at Sucay reese sale wae made of 20 tons 1878 was about on average. ‘The forezoing fgures io CORN—Was qniet and steady, thongh solling 14 @tie lower. Liverpool and New York were quoted jeatendy, Dut ourrroce pts were rather large and the market carly sympathized with wheat in eelilng off alittle ander prosnacts of better weather, ‘There was only a Hzht movement in spot corn in store, regalat being neatly nominal at 31%c, and gilt. edgedreceiptn at U4yc. A great portion of the Tecoipts were offered by ramnple, and these lots wero eaaior, Frtures were not In much deman Mer May opened at about Ba%c, soll at ih {ndicate that Germany {aan importer instend of a source of supply for other countrics, ‘fhe net {mports over exports of whoat and wheat flour into Belgiain jn 1878 were equal to 13,212, - 858 bu, against 14:27, 41 bn ind8a7.. (he wheat crop of Nelglum ty 1878 was a full average, and the not tmporte for 1879 will bo somewhat loss than those for the previous two years, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, italy, and Swenden require to import a very conslaerable amount of forelzn whest, the yearly aguregate for ¢, and Improved to 30¢ at the closa. Seller all of them being fully $0,000,000. to 30, G00, 000 due bat at Mane, uty, at a6 se, the . + | Jatfer cloalng at H0%c, und April at S13(@41%ie, The required imports of wheat and wheat font Me rf by the iennrting cauntefos ‘of Euro} ofar theater Seller the month was nominal atdiyec, Spot rales wore reported of 6,200 bn No. . Pat dsges 20,000 hu do regular at 313(0; 30, "OU bu by sample free ‘matnder of tho crop year from March . SL, 1879, will approximate nearly 100,000,000 bn, f So + ie hatealtcatae oR Yul den ars | heetaaaae taeda eta, Eat t ro Rusala, Auatro-Hungary, Rous | whito in sacks; 10,000 bu by samplo at SiG@udye mania, Australia, Beitlih India, Egypt. Cui. and . Potal. ib, i the United States: "Tha position’ of wheat in'| “Oars cwereaulet ander OATS=-Wero aulet and-onay, averaging 4c low- er. ‘Tho recelnts wera libern), ‘and aold roadily by samplo at nearly former Ggures, Futures were America was given in Clreular of Batch 21, ‘The exports from the Ruslan Empire by aon in 18:0 wore, exclusive of Mour and overland | jifelcas. A fow trades were made in May at 2534@5 nilpmients of both wheat and flour, ‘74, BOR, Dad buy | 25x40, closing at tho Inside, April were ‘aniet nt and, with these Included. were probably fully | S13c'and June at 2oIg@2o'sc. Regular No, 2 oats 80,000,000 bu In IH7H, nuninat 65,043,000 bn by | were nominal at2ize, and fresh do at 4@2434 all modes of transit in 1677. ‘The ayernye exports of whent and wheat flour for the provlous fourteen yeara los peon about 49,000,000 bu, witha min imuin of 33,000,000 bu and a maximum of 72.- Cash sales wore ronorted nt 12,000 bn by namplo at 25@274¢ on track, and 0,600 bu No. 2 do at 26) cand 14,100 bu white at 20)4@28%¢ froe on 600,100 bu during thut periods “The exnorts dure | ORV Wiehaic and “atondy, spot No. 2 betne dug the lant two yeara have agurccated 130,962,100 | frm ander an inquiry. for shipment, Fuaturea sold bu, plus tho flour and the avorland abinmencs In | In settloment, April bringing 441¢¢, and May 48i4c. ANTH, OF say about 124,000,000 bu, ‘Tho whoat | Nore roquiar won qulstac diig@hite, aud fresh fos crop of Russia In 1877 Was reported to Ye larger than ever before, and that of 1878 about an avor- Pe epee i ea oe eget ote ae ported of 1,800 bu by sample at d6@isige on track. BARLEY--Was higher under a better domand, shiony from shorts, ‘ho market opencd firm nat tize bid for April, und an order, for several ves ‘Waa subsequently filled at 70c, a jump of fc since Friday. April and recular closed tamo at 70c, and favorite recoipta were quoted at Tucorsc, Extra 3 waa Melige higher, solllug at Dic for next mouth, and car lota brought Haniige, Ne, nominal at We, and extra 3 in A, Ce age. whe stocks of wheat in Qdessa and Nicolnloft Jan, 1, 1879, woro ¥.034,000 bu, What tho re- mainiig surplus will bo ‘that Russia will havo for export remains to be determined. Unleas that Rm= plry liad two extraurdinary largu wheat crops it will not probably be ag mutch as the average of pro- viona years from Murch 1 to Aug. 32, ‘The Danubian exports from Sullna and Galata, ports of export for Roumania, wero: OF wheat, 1,044, 000 bit In 1877 (the year of the Turko-Rus- sian war, when the ports wore closod_ most of the year), agalnat 133,400,800 bu in 1670, and 14,- 104, 000 hu in 1876. ‘Thorn is now no oxnectation that Egypt or Brlt- felt India wil, during the perlud trom March 1 to dug. 31, 3450, furoieh ony tuportant sippiy of Wheat fer Western Linropr, ‘The Kgyptlan, erop te about harvented, ‘The wheat crop fn Britlah India. to be harvested in April next bus been norlounly damaged by drought. The outturn of the wheat crop of Australia, just harvested, it ts slated at Samples wera stow, Tho shinmenta continue liberal, and the stock in store is being reduced at tho rate of nbout 60,000 bu por week. Cash rales avore reported of 7,200 bu_oxtra 3 at HH@iH%c; #009 bu by samplé at Gu@70e on track, ‘Total, y . MORNING CAtto Wheat—Sales 295,000 bn at 88%0 for April and DINGY for Muy. Corn—18,000 bu at Abie for May, “Mess pork—750 bri at’ $10.0 for Suna, Iateet nostal advices will bo no_more than 260,000 | Lard—,000 tes ut $6.40 for May and $0.45 for tong, against 15:1,000 tuna in IN7H, when about bt, « | Wune, Short rlbe—-240, 000 Ibe at $1. 7316 for April 2:51 tons wera shipped te the United Iftogdom, and tie remainder to other Oconnle talands and South | $450 for April and $3. 0215 for May, ric, ‘ho whoat crop of Chill tn aald to be a full avor- age, and hor exports to Europe tinve ranced in previous years from 2,000,000 to about 4,000, 000 pi. ‘Tho stocks in the fourtocn importing ports of the United Kingdom, Dec. i1, 1878, aggregated near~ Jy 10,000,000 bu, ‘They have beon durin the Inst tun yeurd oa largo as 2,200,000 bu, Including flour, ‘Che stocks March 1, 1870, are bolloved to be nmaltor than on the 31st of December Inst, ‘Thy utock of wheat nt Marseilles, Franco, March 14, 187), wns 2,260,000 bu, with no Important accumulation at any other French port, The atoce of wheat Mn the three Gorman porte of Murlin, Btettin, and Dantzig, March 1, 1870, was Uut Htite more than 2,100,000 bu, and’ at Konipa- burg, dan, 1, 1870, 857,000 ba, ' ‘The stocks tn Hetglim and’ tToliand are sinall.” The accuranlated etocka 1n Reanarten throughout Europu may be said to bo small, ‘The crop prospecta in the United Kingdom, in Franco ana in Germany, ¥o far, have been genoral- Vy of an unfavorably character, and auspices unfa- Yorable for the suiving of spring grain, GUNERAL MARKETS. BEANS—Wers plenty and slow at $1.2001.30 for mediume, BROOM-CORN—Was in small domand at un- changed pricus, Tho rocelpts continue liberal, and the market Ja well stocked with all grades: ¥ino graen carpet brash, 9 tb. Greet hurt... . Hed-tipped hurt,, Fine green, with hurl to work it Hed-tipped do. Inferior qe Crooked... ory 2 heh BUTTER—Not enough cholco table butter to moot the demand Is arriving, and consequently the market for that class continues firm, ‘Tha grades belaw choice ora plentiful enough, and in the ab- sence of anything moro than a hund-to-mouth de- mand sales are slow ut eaay prices. We quotos 21OSS 74031 Koll butlers... ve ie ast —[tomaine firm despite the continued oxiremo quietide of trade. Stocke aru less than neual at this stage of tho season. Woe quote: PROVISIONS. 100 PRODUCTS~Were more active, and quite steady, under the circumstances, Liverpool roe ported a decline of Gd per 112 son some ents of meats, noi Jain pork, while there waa an carly | stark vo... 225: Durlapa, thu... 12 wressure here to place progorty which is dulivure | Brighton A... 2 0, HH BWserereve Dk abluou Anril contracts next Tuesday, ‘This caused | Otter Cree an iunntes, single. ane o ° 20 jDo, dow P3 aa casler Cooling early, Uta bsttor dsmiand ensued Era od eer i E—Thero was an oasy market for evury+ thing except tine mild full cream. The receipte fro Jarge for the time of year, and for cheese that ta fu any way off in tavor there te mute or lew shading of prices. Wo quote: Keptember and October, full cream, Vart aklo ‘The following wero the shipments of provisions from this city fur tho perlods IsTH-"79, Since Nov. Articles, since Xoo. 1 1878. +e . * 4:4 rices range an. foliaws, the murket be- ing woak, Inaympathy with the depreselon at the fourees of supilys Juckawanna, large eg Lackawanna, small egy Lackawanna, nut JYuckawanna, range. Viedmont. I phouldere. br Daas Hooks, phd Pen . 4.50 roniute Ye fn falr local request and eteady at ip1O'e, V1sil—Jobbers roported a quict and steady mar- ket, Following are the quotations: No, 2 whitetlal, Big-brl .. Fainily whitetlan, $3+bri. "Trout, grbel nk&—Dechined 6@7}¢ per bri, but closed above the latest prices'uf Friday, ood demand in the latter part of tho wes sion. ‘Tho oiforlugs wero rathor Ince carly. Salus wers reported of 14,000 bela wuller Aprit at $10,00 21,000 Lurie suller May at £20. 1603 ud 7,750 urls aullur June at $10,000. Wate, 42,750 bry. ‘The market clured y at $10.10 fur cash or vollur March, $10,100 20,125 for Apell, $10.3@10,27%4 for’ Alay, and $10;0714@10.40 for June,” Old pork quoted at Velute invts pork was i FX * juoted at $9, 00@0.2! extra prime at Su2@u60e SAL0ORE Aivand Family kite, oe. George's codfish. extra, ‘por 100 ibs, Lanb—Ducliaed about fic per 100 dbs, with a | Hank cod, per 100 108.00. vee eree eens 4001 widentug of tho uy pramun to 100 under an } Compressed cou Increased pressure to change ty preparation for | Dressed cod April deliverley, ‘Thero was w partial reaction | Labrador he juter, Sales woto reported of 75 tee wnot (sunimor) | Labrador herring, Bt $U.G0; 7,500 to veller Apt at $0.3000. 355 | Tabrador herring, rount, fee eclior. May at 4u7 6a % eS Pen rt aae tea wcller Jung at porbGusy. ane Oe | Holland herein Scaled herring, @ box Col 20@24 A hesting, 10! aie mee enn ft | SEE eeu ieasuecse Gig faimon, af B | 2, H 1 40, alornla caiman: HTH shite matkel no changes | CTHABCA smn demand, fay tone edlaiscanaane | AIKe—Cah, 82.205 clinch, $2,050) were apparent, There wae a well-anatained actly ity inthe demand forthe more staple Mnee, and ncioea throughony the Itet were steadily hold. We repel market remains arm at fully former pricea. Below ix ST. LOUIS. are the quatationas Sr. Lovie, Mo. March 20,—FLoun—Qalet ang unchanged. IMPEN ALY 0 1% oalcommon'te fare, 62 ORAS 287038 superior to fine. AOR ‘4 ‘ 60 | Gnatn—Wheat opened lower, nut advanced; Bates: BUG oH dojo site tne toanenoogus cloned weak, No. 2 red fall, $1,021,023 leg 4 Qa | oraute it oepon Semmen 10 fait ARAN | ctehe SLOzHi@l.Ooy Apel: $1,001,094 Hay; common to fair, iaperior to fine... f O28 + No, 3 do, $1.00; No, Franel pruners 7 | Superior to. hne..,d0%p10 esta One to dnestOW00 M@L-O24¢ Janos, No.8 do, $1.00}; No. 3 apelng. 3840 bid. Corn opened weak snd lowers French prone: closed firm at outside pricee; No. 2 mized, 324Q extra fine to SnesthOG@so; OOLONG, Unlains, layers Cholcest ..... .. 054970 Common to fair. .. 122A = Speea 38 London layers... fb @Q22h ‘ausrownen, !Supertor to fine... 300¢40 Uc cash; I2HGILKS April; AI4BIAUC Mays Louse Muscatel 0 GBL.85 | Common to fai: BIO Extra fine to finest 4555 | 144 @o4 4c June. Onte higher; No, 2 2O}4c caahy 74 B | Superlorto Ane... 554645 Chotceat «. ....+..G0G070 | aie April: 264@IHi¢e May. Mya bigher; 480 4K ine td ane tofne! Poaeo 8 ROU THON A Barley datl and unchanged, . 44@ 16% fe MIQUY.SUEHOL te COG any-—Steady at $1.04. i Alden apples. wu oO 14 rod Provisioss—Pork quict at $10.25, Lard dull Rvaporatod , wee 5 0 LYE BAO OS and nominal: retinera bid $0.25, Bulk mente duit; New York and Michigan ay 4% - ‘buyore and aellara apart; clear ribs. $4.80 asked: Bouthern s.esevee 2% gi, | Receipt Cattle, Sheep, | ge.70 bid. Bacon acarce and firms clear ribs, 85,23. Ohio, grey aN ana 53g | Monday...» 7 6, @b.90; clear, THGa 40. Peaches, unpared, hhives, By 4ig | Tuesda: 4,000 beis: wheat, 18,000 bn: Heecperaee a, quarte: ie de weit Ws ents, 15,000 bus rye, 1,000 5 a, Blackberries is * rts ; Pitted cherst 4B on rood buy tyes todd bal nono. Filbertes.. ® 10 Cortox—Firm and unchanged; middling, 10¢; Almonds, Torragona, aL 335 A ‘i Aan I Porrag 58 thy pales, 135} recelpte, 760;aulpmonta, 1,400; dtock, ir i ve H PHILADELPOIA. B i BM Putvavenemta, March 20.— Froun — Quiet; re Ma ‘Minnesota extra family, medinm to cholce, $4.50 Virginia peanuts. 6 4.753 do fancy, $,85@4.8744; Ohio do, cholce, $5.25; do fancy, $5.75. Rye flour ateady and unchanged. GREEN FRU {alt reque atondy. Bananas were plenty and in good Jo ost, Oranges were quoted firm: Apples, B brl. os. CATTLE Gnatn—Wheat steady; No. 2 Western red, Lemons, @ hes. viow wae lacking both in activity and in firmness, | $1-14%4G1.14%. Hye quiat; Western, GO@S7 Ke. Oranges, 2 box. Yalencia orang Valoncia oranges Stananas, B buncl Corn—Market dull; Wostern rojected, on track, 40@A10; do steamer, 41@42c, Oate—Market dull; mized Wertern, 30q:i1c3 white do, 314@a2e. Frovtaioxa—Quiet, but tends, Mees Sect, $12. 50 New York opened 4@e lowor, aud reports from other points wora scarcely less discouraging. 10.00 = 2.503 5.00 ‘Thorofore ahippers wore toth to continue opera: Cocuannis. .. 4,004 4.50 | “onsexceptat a reduction corresponding to tho | @i3.00, Meas pork. $10. RO; extra, $8.26 GROCENIES—A good business was in progress, | decline attho Eaat, and (ho free arrivals of tho | @us.i0, Mums, amoked. 83¢@1 /plekied, 7h@ In addition to a literal flow of mall orderathern | tirat half of the week enabled them to crowd down | 8ifc. Lard—Wostorn, tiercos, uTTen-—Quiet; New York Connty, Pa , extras, 20@2ic.. Eoas—Firm; Western, 13@14c, QC. wana fair altendance of buyers in person, and the State and Bradford aggregate sales wero are, Prices ranged as before aud wore genorally atea prices to the oxtont of 10@Y0c. Toward tho end of tho week a change for the better in the position nIcE, of the Eastern market and decline in the ro- Cneesr—Market dull; Weatern full cream, 7 Carolina,. celts led to increased activity, and during Friday | @8c. Lontsluna and Saturday mostoftho decline was recovered, | Pernormus—Qaict but firm; refined, 3c; crude, B%c., For butchers’ stuff ond stockers there was through- Mondaling, Java Wrisky—Market dull; Weatern, $1.00%. 0. G. Java. ont asteadily good demand at pricos showing but | ftxcxiryx—Rlour, 1,000 brie; rete 1,000 bus Costa Tens APHGEIM | ollxht variation from those current the week bo- | corn, 77,000 bk; oats, 12,000 bu; ryo, 1,600 bu, ice to fancy Tilo... 174) 2, 0030. 85 acd ta panier Reet tt ial foro, the former selling principally at $2,603. 8 and the tatter at $2, BALTIMORE. 124@M4 .80, For primo feeding ig | cattle there wore buy: it $4.00@1.25. Tho de- Barrivons, March 20.—Froun—Steady and une mand for export was not very sharp, butthe offer- | changed. tg Inga of extra cattle were few and all found ready Guaix—Wheat—Weatern lower and firm; No. 2 8k aalo within the range of furmor quotations, or at | Pennsylvania red, $1,143 No.2 Westorn wintor red, pig | 85.0005,90, ‘Tho exportation of live cattle has | spot, March, and April, $1,13!s@1.19%; May. BY | ceased to cut any considerable figure, but the dead- | $1.13!4p1.153%%. Corn—Western lowor; closed. 8% | ineattrado fe being carried on with energy, the | firm and active; Weatern mixed, spot, March, a weekly shipments from Now. York averaging not | and April, unchanged: May, 44¢; steamer, 424@ rd fae (roms WOO quarters, Bad soe Tae cele the | 42sec. Onta actives Westorn white unchanged: do ce Bete 7H | Dust weok's receipta changed ownora at from | Med, Go@sre; ‘cnneylvanis unchanged. Rye Naw Orieans white, claro: 84 | Eu'toqi.oo, “Bnturday's market wes fem at the | Unchanged. Now Orleana prime to choico 74 | foiowog May_—Unchanced. F Row Orloans fully fale to prim gx QUOTATIONS: Provisions—Uncbanged, Extra Booves—Graded steers, wolghing, 1,500 }ba and upwards.....0.4, +++ 04 85. 00G5.50 Choice Boeves—Fino, fat, well-formed \ to 2,500 tbs.. 4.00@4. 85 ttened tears, ae Porren—Unchad od, California angar-lonf drips «. oon Unchangel, Cailfornia aliver drips. New Orloans molasses, cholce Do pring .... Perronzon—Unchangey Correr—Unchaneed, Witsxy—Unchanged. J al hanged. Fate wolgning 1, H00 IDE... .,... 462564.50 | ERrtnuta—tinel ai sive mon. Medium Grades—stcera in fat RecmirTs—Flout, 4.132 brie: wheat, 48,800 Cee al Welghing 1,030 (0.1,200 Ibs... 2 S¢76Q4.25 | NUE Cor, 184,400 bu; oats, 10,600 bu} ry, 500 Butchers’ Stock—Povr to “e Or Binck Strep, leers and common to cholce cows, je Suirxenrs—Wheat, 18,000 ba; corn, 141,600 for clly slaughter, weighing 800 to’ bu. F Alepico .... Clo’ ir 1, O50 Tht. ..ccee ceseeses ons veo 2,.0534,00 ee Stock Cattle—Commoncattte, weighing 3 CINCINNATI. Popper... GOO 10.1, 050 1b8...4 see sssesers 2,76@3, 00 IMHATI, O., March 20,—Corrox quiet but NutmogerNo. is. Inforlor—Light and thin cows, hei Olse. Caloutta ginger... sy flgaes bulls, aud scalaiyag steer Frour—Quist but firm. Fi HOGS—We hav. Gnain—Whont Inactive; prime to choice red, in the recelpts of hogs, tho past weck's arrivale boing some #0, 000 head in excess of last week and 28,500 head In excess of the previons week. ‘Tho were alao larger than forthe correspunding week of any former yeur, A continued iinprovement in quality isalso noted. Tha market opencd woak, and the tendency throughout waa downward, a6 the supply exceeded tho demand, which was not $1.00@1.05, Corn oaslor; 35@37igc. Oats—In Rood demand atengdzc, Hye market dull and oricea shade lower; 60¢c. Barley dull; No. 2 fall, D5e. Provistone—Tork—Quict at $10.00 bid; held higher, Lard dull ana nominal; steam, $0.95, eats quict but firm; shouldors held at and steady, #8, 000:8. 50 Hake q vory aliaep cither on local or Enslern account, A | go Scan; 9 2 do é:ponk00 iiktie lees than halt the aupnly sfus, talcent Uy bib: Taner etortclears Si-00.° acon Qilet bu steady Tee ee itioee pora, principally at $3.70@i,K0 for bacon grades | Qi"taigy eh eh, Bf and at $3, 8U@4.00 for heavy lots, Cholco heavy were scarconnd in demand’ at $4.10@4.25, the latter for Philadeiphiss, Saturday's market was fairly active and firm at $3.70@3.85 for common 50. Wiuaky—Unsettlod and lower; $1.00, Butren—sSteady and anchanged. Lined O1t—Steady at Gc. . Os Liesevnee . oo TMDES—Were in fair local quotations. The roceipts aro light, and a good actor then ep dineatly todo dealer to beat light wolghte, and at 4.25 for poor Homi eurad hi ve = by | 18 choice neary. Bkina ware slow arg, onde, 2 NEW ORLEANS. ‘or gru The ubove quotations show a decline for tho wee! ‘ew Ontxana, March 20,—-Cony—Dema Detaidoe ee BY | of 10@i50 For 100 Ibe, Ono year ago the range of a Conx—Demand fale + and pricea highor; white, 45@45}$¢; cholce yel- Jow, 50c. ne Provisioxs—Mces pork dull and lower, MEAL—Scarco and firm; jobping, $2.75. Market dull; quoted ordinary at $0.00 14,00; prime, $42.00@14.00; cholee, 815,00 prices was §3,35@3.55, SHEEP—Tho supply has been less than for the previous two or three weeks, and, with # continued Rood locainnd Eastern derannd to miect, sellers found it passthlo to obtain somo HHttle advance in ricer, \Ve now quote poor to mediain grades at Dry flint, Dry salted, 7 Green city 3,792.25, and quod to extra at $4. G0G5. 00 por Sheep peite, wool estimated, 2 q ety er |“ Guocemes—Coffee steady; Ilo cargoca, ordinar} LUMBER—Tho yard market wi tveand ire | 100 lbs. Consideranly inoro than balf the supply | to prime, 10K@G¥e, Sugar—Demand fair an regular, Linnber is beginning toarrive trom the | Wa# taken by the Eastern trade, market fem; goinnion to seed common 4NGSiet Inke ports, and, though trade {s good and dry-stuft incargoea {5 ealable, tho retall market is weak under the prospoct of bic receipes and the un- certainty in regard to prices of stuf afloat. A cargo of Qrard Haven lumbor has been sold on private terms, and other cargoes of this same atull are duc, Soveral dealers havo purchased dry-stull Bethe tills, which will be cominginscon, Quo- 8 Hons: Virwt and second clear, 13(@3 in... $30,00@32,00 ‘Third cloar, 13¢¢02 in. 27,00@28, 00 Third clear, fach.. 26,00 First and clear dressed siding. First common dressed slding. Second cammon siding, ps Fiooring, first common, drenacs Flooring, second common, deeas dressed. 8T, LOUIS. 81. Lows, March 20,—Catrix—Quiet and une changed; mEpnly, light; little doing; receipte, 400; shipmonts, 1,200, -—Eirmers Yorkers and Tnltimoros, §3.40@ jacking, $1.35¢03.05; butchers’ to fancy, $3. 78@4.00; recointe, 2,800} ahipmente, 2.100. Snest—Stendy and nnchanged; cool to cholce, $1,25205.003 oxport mation, $5, 124@G. 3755; FO- colpts, 1,100; shipments, KANSAS CITY, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Kansas City, Mo., March 20.—Carrrz—Tho Price Current roportscattlo recolots, 220; ship- ments, 240; market fnic; native shippers, $3.40 @4. 00; native stockers dnd feeders, $2. 8503, 705 native cows, $2.25¢¢3, U0, Hoas— Receipts, shipments, none; weak; gine anaes heavy, $J.16@.40; lght shipping, fair tofully falr, GYG@OYC; prime to choice, 54@. Ge; yellow clarified, GYGTKc, Molasses activa firm; common, 22@23c; fair, 24¢426c: prime to and cholce, 27@23G¢. " Itles tirmor at G@UAC. Bran—Scarce and firm; jobbing, 85, MILWAUKER. MinwauKge, March 20,—Froun--Inactive and nominal. Gnasyx-—Wheat steady; oponed 1{¢ lower; closed qnict but steady; No, 1 Milwaukee hard, 08c; No, 1 Milwaukes, 960; No, 2 Milwaukee, 01\c; March, Bc; Anril, B0c; May, Die; No, 3 Milwau- keo, 7c: No, 4 Milwaukee, Tite; rejected, G4c. Corn acarce; advance: No. 2, 3446c, Oats scarce and firm; No, #, 4c. Rve firmer; No. 1, 40%e. Barloy neglect ed and nominal; No. # spring, fresh, c Wox board as Adio athe eh 6 grein agent ie Natt ar gare ales B stock honrils, 107013 in... CincematT, Match 20.~Hoas—Market dull and | Ioas—ilve dull and nominal; $3, 00@3.85. Catock boars, 106912 in..... tices a shado luwer; common, $2,11073.40; light, | Rxcrivrs— Flour, 0,000 bris: wheat, 32,000 bu, }) or common ‘stock bonris, 5059.80; packing, $3. 7008 butchers’, | Sutrseznrs—Flour, 133,000 bris; wheat, 69, 000 bu $3,004.10} receipts, 1,470; sulpmente, B85, INDIANAYOLIS, BosTon. . InpiaNarotis, March 20,—Hoas—Firm at $2.25 Boston, Mass, March 29.—Froun—Quiot; ORD, @3,00; recolpte, 1,000; shipments, 646, Wostern supers, §3,00@3,26; common extrna, Himension - O0@13. $3.75@4, 25; Wlaconsin extras, €4.004.50; Min~ Pieketa, rough ond ack & 11) BY TELEGRAPH. nesota do, $4.25@5.50; winter wheat, Ohio and ieketa, rough lect se 7,00@11.00 2 Pickots, sclect, dressed, and headed 18, Michigan, $4.75@6,26; Ilinols and Indiana, 85,00 Lath, di ssees eens ae seer eee FOREIGN. @5.7h; Bt. Louis, $5.00@6.00; Wisconsin and Shinglos, +A" standard to extra dry 2.2 Soeetal Dispatch to The Tribune. Minnosota patent process, apring wheats, $0.50@ Shingles, standard, Shingles, No. 1 Cedar shingles. ‘Track shingles, ‘Tho Haginaw cor reports a better domand for lumber, op hold at $25, 0027, 00; comnion at $10. 11.00, ond Inth at $1.25. The camps have been broken up, and tho mills aro doing Atted up for the sua son'seawing, Wagea at the river mills will be about the saine as laut year, On tha Upper Aissisaipp: the logging season te 8,603 winter wheat, $6,00007. 50, ‘Guaww—Corn quiet; mixed and yellow, 454 A75c, Oate—Market dull; No, 1 anc extra white, HE@Ave: No, 2 white, BigqBie; No. 3 white and No, 2 mised, Ha@ie, (Mivo, tse, Txcrirts--Flour, 3,000 byl; corn, 21,000 bu; wheat, 11,000 bu, SuwMeENtTs—No: Livenroot, March 20--11:30 a. m,—FLoun—No, 1, 10s; No. 2, Bs Gd. Guatn--Wheat—Winter, No, 1, 0s 2d; No, 2 8s 11d; spring, No. 1, 84 2d; No. 2, 7s 8d; white, No, 1, 084d; No. % 8s 11d; club, No. 1, Da sd No. 2, 08 3d. Corn—Now, No, 1, 48 45 bd. Provistons—Pork, Gils, Lard, 330d. Livenroon, March 20,—Corron—In: moderato Looe 18 1.00 Tumberman ere nro. LOUISVILLE. Lovisviniz, March 20,—Corron—Firm at 10¢, drawing to 9 close, ‘Tho stack of togs for Min~ | inquiry at SHezUd; sales, sion a a8 apocuta. teady and nichanged. neapolla and Stillwater will reach abou : 29,0005 ¢ baat ie ‘ tinauel re a eaaied Tromiane to Do Tacat: Jon and export, 2,000; American, 6, fi Wheat—Market dull; red and amber, Loxnox, March 2U,—Pernotzuy—etined un- changed, E Linsesp O1—25i INR— 224Gb 228 fd, OILS—The market was without now features. Trade continuca eatisfactory, aud prices of moat lines were firm. Lard and ‘carbon remain sume- whatunsettled, We quote: $1,00@1.03, Corn firm; whito,37c; mixed, 3040. Oats quiet; white, S2c; mixed, 2c, Rye quiet at Bic, Srinita or Tunve: Tay—Steady with falr demand; $8,00@10. 00, Carbon, 110 degrees teats. res... Bet ANTWwEnr, March 20,—PrrnoLnta—22H0. Carbon Liitnoleioga, 160 dex. teat. Hi |) Ake cifowing wererécebvedby tho Gnlcaxo Hoard pBhorigrone Pork aigidy a $10.25, Lardatendyy wpa, Saale de Geurena fuse ag | Caran e. March 2O—11s00 Flour, | Sous steady shoulders INet clear rib, 440% y ichizan legal tes 214 Ly eTOD) larch 2! a a, Mm 4 ‘. a Hisine, 100 den ea +3885 | se ‘Big iWhentWinteg, on 1iane ray lear, 6X0 for loose, -2lame, uger-cared, HS ard, extra winter 7 Ly if ‘Ta Ke is 2d; white, Ha 1lid@ue dd; cluo, i ar a . Yard, ‘No.1 SB | OB Blais wa, Cornu, 48 Gd@is Ud. Pork, Gua, | Wuusxr—Lower; 21.00. Lurd, Now 2 . AB | Lard, $3agd, Linseed, raw . 85 Livervoot, March 20,--Snecial cable—facon— TOLEDO. Linseed, bolled. 5 50 | camberlande, 26s 8d; short ribs,278 dd; lon clear, | Touxno, O., March £0.—Gnaix—Wheat dail, Whale, winter bleached 55 | ghadd; short clear,” 274 Ud. ‘Heet—Primo mees, | woay, and lowors amber Michigan, spot, $1-05%3 Sporm...+ $1.2% | Gia; India mese, 770; oxtra India mess, Roe y very Spode Patel Neutsfnot ol 73 | Cheeac—Cholce, 46s. Shouldore, #28, ‘Tallow— | ay, $1.00%; Juno, $1.07!¢; No. 2red winter, 0 Prime city, 8680d. Lard, 33s. Pork—Primo mesa, | epot, $1.0516; April, $1.0524; May, $1.00%; re- ie Haatern, a Western, Gle. Hame, toug cut, 20° | jected Wabash, 20; Westorn amber, $1.08, Cora a average, ‘Ha. dull; No, 2 spot, We naked; Jb1¢e bid; May or 8 40 Lonuox, March 20.—Lrvznroot—Whoat quict, | fing smisor No, 2 white, sides rejected, do wee Aieoreolh, oxtre yoliow. BR} com steady nt aa 8 Oatedull; No.2, 27e. : 2 oll, white... 58 NEW YORK. = tha, deodorlzed, 63 gra 14 a 4 KANSAS CITY. an nine deodorlzed, 74 deg, 13 To the Western Assoctated Press, Apectat Diepatch 10 The Tribune, lino, 87 degruedsce, se. 5) NewYonx, March 20,—Corrox-—Mariet dull at | ieayeas Ciry, March 20,—Gnain—The Price Virginia, natural, 28 degr 80 | 104;@10%0; futures steady; March, 10.50¢; April, | gurrent roports: W! Receipte, 11, 040 ba; ahlp- 4b | 10,60c; May, 10.64¢; June, 10.780; July, 10,016; «No. Per + 4 25, x eater ¢ ments, 6,100 bu; Orm; No. Scash, O20; March, OTA'TORS—Wero ‘steady, choles uiguet, Le, » BUY;C3 March, UO%e, Com—Ro- being O36eThe, and carly rose at GO suse achhlons Froun—In buyers’ favor; receipts, 22,000 bris; | cefpts, 4,010 bu; ehinmente, Se aor No, 2 POULTRY AND GAME—Were an fair roqueat. | super State and Western, 83,252,085; common to | cash, $70; March, 27c, Poultry wae ateady, tho auppy bolng aniall, Dre: good extra, $3,70@3,00; good ta choice, $3.05 4,60; whito wheat extra, $4,65@5.25; oxtra Ohio, #1,70Q5, Bt, Loute, $5.80@5,75; Minnesota patent process, $0,00@8.00, : Guawt—Wheat quiet; recolpte, 168,000 ba; rojer spring, 786; ungraded do, 01@07%{c; No, 3 spring, 030; No, 2 wpring, $1.03@1.05; ungraded winter red, $1.05Q1.14; No. 4 do, 81, 10G1,103¢; No. 2 ao, $1,144G1.1543 une graded amber, $1.11@1.121¢; No. 2 amber, $1,114@1. 123 No. 1 white (antes, 30,000 ba), at $1.12@1,18, Ryofirm, Barley quict. Malt doll and unchanged. Cora—Demand activo; recelpts, U0, 000 : —_- BUFFALO, Borraro, March 20.—CGnain—Wheat nogloct= od; Lcarred winter, $1.10 on track; holders frm, Corn dull; G cara new on track, 304%4@i0c, Osts— Some Inquiry; saloa 4 cara mixed at U20 on track. Myo neglected, Harloy neglected. iuuoap nziouta—Nominal, INDIANAPOLIS. Inntanarotta, Iod., March 20.—Gnatn—Wheat nominally unchanged; No, & rod, $1.03G1.03%. Corn firm at GKEHYC, Onts steady at 270 ed stock {a nearly ont of inarket, the woather bein Wild ducks wore steady, tne re- avarnge: ton warm for Ht. ceipts teing somewhat below the Ia Chickens, dressad, 3B. Chickens, live, "dor ) 8 BD, Ducks, 9 doz... Wild ducks, email, @'dox Mallerds .. Hed-hoads Geese ce 40 @ 1.00 mothy’ Was fairly activo and the high ica wore ilrm, boing ecatce. Sales wore ina Satie, Frees Se brine = belug about giisaceh at buy unePaded, 45@45s¢c; steamer, 45c, Onte | ~ provisioxs—Quiet and unchanged, Clover aotd at $4,.40@3. 70, and mammoth wt $3.80, | dull and unchanged; recoipta, 40,000 bu, Hi parton, ae ees ae frm, the former at itaye-steay ay AD ABC. DETROL' ‘iG in a jattor al ey jax joVe—: 4 ieafeo, * Crushinwegid ot $1-024¢ aud sowlug 6 Uuocmines—Cofteo tirms itlo cargoes, 1@144e, | Drtmorr, Mich., March 20.—Fzoun— Quiet, was oted at §1.U0¢p) 7 Bugar—Market dull; fairtoyood retoing, O.@U3;c, Gnaiw—Wheut weak; extra, $2.04} . SALT—Continues in fate request andsteady: Molasses qutetand unchauged, white, $1,026; April, 81,03; Atay $1,049); June, Fine salt, U bel 3 115 PernoLeun—Quict but trins United, 83408230; | $1,024; mllliug No. 1, $1,003%- decerpts, 23,¢ Coaree, nao | crude, b@oier roiled, Ugo bid, 415 bu; shipments, 8,803 ba. — MEMPIIIS. Maxruis, March 20,—Cottax—Firm; recelnte, ‘701 balea; shipments, 1,240} stock, 47,012; sales, 850; export, JU0; eplnuere, G60; middling, 10s. OSWEGO, Oswxao, March 20.~—Gnrain—Wheat nominally unchanged, Corn steady; old No, 2 Weaterm, A0@A7c, bri, without be; bri, with bag Michigan dairy, without bage Michigan dairy, with bage . ton and Kuroke dairy, 8 | KYW he ates erate d at tI tation af $1.04 for bighwines, ste was roported of 260 bris on that basis, Alcohol foresnert Aled nominal at Sle per gallon delivered in New York. : WOOL—Was In light order request at the given ‘TatLow—Bteady, =—Quict but firm, ‘KNTINE=-Qulet and unchanged, Eaue—Market cnsier; Western. 145; Luatuen—Market dui; hemlock Buenos Ayres and lilo Grande ‘Jight, middle, and beavy wolghts, 210. Woou-—Domestic feece, 2773003 pulled, 18@3003, ; Texas, o220, Boot oo: unwashed, 106% 28, ‘wovisioNs—Pork fru aud anchanged. ly, Cut meats steady: longclear middles, S¥c; short do, 67-160. “Lard frm; prlwe steam, 86, Hutran—Market easier; Weatern, 6@200, ¥ Cuxuax—Weak; Western, 2083c. Marate—Manufactured copper doll and un- changed. Ingot lake, 154@1uc, | Pig-tron—Do- toad fais and market dirous Scotch $10. 600223, 00} 1,80 1.78@2.00 1.15 1.500170 —— PETROLEUM. OwCrey, Pa., March 20,—Pernorrum—Market opened active, with sales at S3%0, declined to 80X¢, advanced to Bixo, declined to GIRS OF Fine do, goo Cores do. ‘Pub-washed, chisice, ‘Tub-washed, coumon to fair,