GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
The leading produce markets have been irregular for several days past, and the tendency, in the main, was downward. Yesterday wheat was moderately active, but the market was depressed at the close. There was a drop, also, in corn, oats, mess pork, and lard.
Flour was quiet at about the following rates.
| Choice to favorite white winters | $5 25 @ 5 50 |
| Fair to good brands of white winters | 4 75 @ 5 00 |
| Good to choice red winters | 5 00 @ 5 50 |
| Prime to choice springs | 4 75 @ 5 00 |
| Good to choice export stock, in sacks, extras | 4 25 @ 4 50 |
| Good to choice export stock, double extras | 4 50 @ 4 65 |
| Fair to good Minnesota springs | 4 50 @ 4 75 |
| Choice to fancy Minnesota springs | 5 25 @ 5 75 |
| Patent springs | 6 00 @ 6 50 |
| Low grades | 2 25 @ 3 50 |
Wheat.—Red winter, No. 2 96 @ 98c; car lots of spring, No. 2, sold at 93¾ @ 95c; No. 3, do. 77½ @ 81c.
Corn.—Moderately active. Car lots No. 2, 573/8 @ 575/8c; rejected, 46½; new mixed, 48 @ 48¼c.
Oats.—No. 2 in store, closed 33½ @ 335/8.
Rye.—May, in store 58 @ 58½.
Barley.—No. 2, 62 @ 63c; No. 3, 44c.
Flax.—Closed at $1 41.
Timothy.—$1 25 per bushel. Little doing.
Clover.—Quiet at $5 90 @ 6 15 for prime.
Provisions.—Mess pork, February, $14 45 @ 14 47½ per bbl; May, $15 @ 15 05. Green hams, 83/8c, per lb. Short ribs, $7 42½ per cwt.
Lard.—January, $8 75; February, $8 85.