Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-12-05
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Review of the Market.
For the week ending Wednesday, November %.

heVAeW OF the markell
For the week ending Wednesday, November 90.
BEEF CATTLE, Of good quality, fat and
weighing 600 a 500 pounds. are in de-
.mand at SO, for barreIing, which price
was paid last week for large lot, for the
English market-light cattle are the
same Os last quoted, $i75 az 20.
COUNTRY PRoDUCE.-Nearly all kinds
of Country produce are in good demand.
FEATHERS this article we notice
slight decline, in consequence of a fall
ling off in The Eastern Market. They
now sell here, from wagons at goa 2lc
OfDlied Fruits the market is not full,
Good dried Apples would sell quickly
from wagons at Soc. per bushel. The
few dried Peaches that are brought in,
sell readily at s5c a 81 90.
BRooMs are in good demand for ship.
ment 10 New Orleans at $l,25 per doz.
Ell, it Of good quality. We have noticed
sales from Wagons, this week, of lots
particularly we'll made, at $I30--the
very best Shaker BrOoms will sell for
S2OO.
GINSENG is in active demand at 2Oc,
cash.
FLoUR--AlthOugh the stock Of Canal
on hand last Wednesday was small, and
the arrivals from that time till Saturday
we're only 1918 barrels, yet there was
decline from SO 65 and inspection to
SO SO 3 60-which was the rate OF
sales on Saturday. The asking price re.
NAMED at SO 10, with some sales last
week at that price; but this week we have
heard of no transaction in city mills at
over $S 65. Sales this day atthe Canal
at $50 and inspection, and at the city
mills at $3,62l.
HoGs.-A large business has been done
in Hogs the last week. Some 10 or H..
600 have been packed in that time; fully
One-half Of which have been sold at all
prices from 2 25 to 2 65, the balance
packed on droUers' account. Most Of
the sales have been within the range of
2 81 2 SO, which 10 now a fair quota
tiOn for good av erage lots, divided. II
is getting 10 be very common practice
however now, in purchasing Hogs, and
which, by the way, we think a very fair
one for all parties, to divide them at the
weight Of 200 lbs, bidding two prices
for the same lot, The lighter ones rating
from los Is per cent. less than the
heavy. Some 6 to 800 now in tho Pens,
with heavy daily arrivals.
The business has assumed q more so.
Der aspect as to price. There is less
disposition to give the highest prices no-
ticeL last q 75) although the best lots
are still held at that. We have heard Of
no sales.
From the best information we can get,
aud we have taken considerable troble to
inform ourselves from intelligent
sources, the most general opinion
seems TO be, that the whole number Of
in the Western Valley, fattened for mar
ket this year, will be about eqnal to the
number packed last season: There will
not be so many packed here, notwithstaR-
ding we have an increased supply from
Kentucky, by about 50,0OO, caused BY the
increased amount that will be packed in
the country towns, which will not come
in generally until the late winter or
spring.
Provisions. Sales Of 500 kegs new
Lard, No /, were made this week at So.
Il is held at 5 a5i, but buyers are scarce
at any price over 5. Some orders are in
the city for Barrel Lard at Al, which can,
not be Glled ct the present high prices Of
Hogs.
WehRye heard Of no transac tions in
Dbl Pork OF Beef since our last Mess
Pork Is nominal a. $3.50 q 8; CleaI So.
50a 8: Mess Beef 81; Prime S4a 4.
so. Good Bacon Hams Of the old stock
are dull al DC; Shoulders &c; Sides Sc
Green Hams from the block have been
sold al 81 a3ic; Shoulders IL.
SALT.-We have heard of sales of
GAINESVILLE salt al 26c. and Conaaugh
1t 27c. in large lots at the river In store
ihe price for these qualities and No. I
Kanawha washed is Csc. Stock fair, de.
mand good.
No change in turks Island; 55c a60c.
is the range according to terms and quail.
ty.
The stock of Liverpool blown is not
large; it is held at 2 a 225.
SEEDs.-ClOver seed is still scarce and
in demand Of 81. Timothy, dull at 81
20. Mustard seed also contininues
TO be scarce and is eagerly sought after
at 81. Hemp seed in fair demand at
so 75c. per bushel,