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operation Owing 10 the fact that the great bulk
Of the early hogs will be delivered on contracts,
the sales in the early part Of the season Will bo
light, as com pared with the number packed. The
transactions reported 10 as during the week we're
as follows Wednesday, 400 nj s. 25; 500 do at 10;
Thursday 400 at 25; Monday, 1860, deliVeTnblei In
ten days, at 2s; 400 deliverable 10 few days, at
37l; yesterday, 400 and lI2 at so; 3l6 averag-
ing 225, al s SO aud premium The market Is do
cidedly firm, and closed, If anything, with an up
ward tendency; but. this feeling may be owing, In
some degree to the small number hogs that are
Offering, the favorable weather for cutting, and the
desire that some have 70 be operating. Thenum-
Der packed so far 10 estimated at l5,0O head. In
BeefCattle there is no change. The supply is am
pie, and the market not firm az S5a5 50 y l00 i6s
net for those averaging from 600 to $50 lbay while
inferior range as low as 50.
HAY-The market for this article exhibits an Inn
proved feeling, though yet no materinlimprove-
nent has taken place In prices, bgtthe receipts are
light and the tendency Is decidedly upward. We
quote baled from landing al % 50alO 90 per ton.
We understand that at Huron and other points be-
low, purchasers for the South offering I2 90 per
ton very freely, which is material advance. A.
New Orleans tits quoted at S23, but this price will
not OF course be sustained when supplies begin 70
go forward from the Ohio FiyeF still as there will
be little or no supplies from the North, shippers do
not apprehend low figures.
| HEMP-The market continues dull and heavy,
| at a5al 90 per ton dew-rotted. We notice sale
| Of 90 bales at the latter
| HoPS--Ihe market is more steady with mod
crate demand. Early in the week $4,000 bbls first
sort. Western New York sold at 90, but an ad-
vance in the East has caused hrmer market, and
| these descriptions now brings 25c In the regular
way. We have heard Of no transactions in In
diana.
lRoN--The market for Pig Metal is again very
much unsettled, and we have TO notice large ad.
vance in prices. For Ohio river hot blast some
now asking s IS and others $50 per ton, but there
have been no sales TO warrant us In giving either
figure as a current quotation. Appearances, how
ever, Indicate that holders will realize their de-
mands the demand being good and the receipts
light, and the last advces from Pittsburgh report
sales Of hot blast, Hanging Rock 20 arrive At S45
! per ton. Tue market for Bar Is also unsettled.
Some parties are asking 3ba3g for common and n
for charcoal while others continue TO soil at 81 for
the former and &c for the latter.
LEATHER--We have no new feature to notice
in the market, the range of which is indicated by
previous quotations:
Bride, rough, per dozen, ss0as4 Dressed s2sasS
Skirt, per lb., lSa22o 2la25c
Harness, per ID, lsa2Oc 90a22c
Upper in rough, per lb. $l6a2O Dressed s26a32c
Sole, perlb. lSal9c 2la92
HemlOck, perlb. l7al9c
French Calf, per doz. Sl6a26
Philadelphia Kid, per dOz. - S9alS
MOLASSES--A lot of "a bbls new crop was re-
ceiyed on Monday-the first of the season; it is
held at SOC. The demand has improved during the
week, and about 600 bbls old sold at osa2S4. at
which the market closed steady. We notice small
sales of prime Sugar-house at 42c.
NAVAL ST0RES-We have no change to no.
tice in Tar, Pitch or ROsn Spirits Turpentne Is
plentier and lOwer-abOut 800 bbls were sold from
the landing yesterday part in bad order, on terms
which did not transpire; lots Oh arrival, IN prime
condition, would not command over 56e, though
we quote Soc as the rate now current.
NUrS-Small sales Of Pea Nuts are made at 81
per bushel, but the receipts recently having been
large, the market is unsettled, and il would be-
difficult to sell lots Of any magnitude at 75a6O.
NAlLS--The farther large advance in the value
OF pig metal has again unsettled the marke
for this commodity. farther advance Of 25c p
keg is now generally demanded, and we alter quo.
tatOns accordingly our figures indicating the
range for best city brands. BY private advices
from PitIsburg, W learn that the asking price on
J Saturday last was 81 for lOd. We quote