, 1859-01-08
COMM ERCIAL.


~ ~ III 4t2- ~ ~ ~ LII -A
Commercial and Money Matters.
Fstn4Y, Jaa. Z. ltsa
AoyEr, EXCHANGE, 6c.-The money market
has been entirely quiet; but bankers anticipate
more activity in the pork trade, Good bills on
New York would be specially acceptable as cur
rencY hns accumulated for sone time md the
reserve Of exchange in New York is gradually
becoming less. The bankers absorb about all
The first class buaiaess paper .hat et1era, being
nothing Of that article for the stree. brokers.
Rates to-day have not varied in eny parsicu-
lar. Bank discounts 10 per cent. Exchange
firm ut X; Gold inactive at 1Gl4 per month.
| Street rates nominal ct l1@1e per cest per
month. One Of the largest purchasers Of paper
| to-day assured Us it was about useless to quote
! what vas not Oh the market-
The Missouri De3nocrdt Of Thursday Eay6:
The offerings at the banks are quite nunaer-
| ous, but the wants ure generally supplied at
| regular rates. Currency is increasing largely
! with both Merchants and Bankers-the currency
| thst went to ihe country tor investment in hogs
is'returniug rapidIy-merchants haSe their col
and returns from these are large; it is alto sent
here to buy Exchange. Time bills, particularly
on New Orleans, tend upwurd owing 10 athange
] in rates on the Fast II New Orleans. and bills
are bought With tn eve to tha probable rates Of
Exchange At New Orleans at the mnturty Of
! premium on The South, and tending duwn, Whsls
on New York it Is very scarce u Il premium,
and tending upward, Hankers not selling to
! each other TO Auy amount Gold is rot IN de.
! naand-nominally y rretaisa.
| CoxxtRc1AL.-Th. receipts Of Dressed Hogs
continue good, and Of excellent qaal'ty-f4.
aud plump. On account Of the severe storm
which prevailed last night ana t1is morning.,
| and updes an apprehension t:a=: tie 1oads would
be blocked up 90 to Gu. of oer receipts, buy
e:s went into the market eagerly. and during
the forenoon the market Was quite lively, at yes.
| terday's prices. The sales quoted ,osday show
range OF $4,000. and there were quite
| number OF lots sold at II e5. These we're. how
ever, yery choice hogs, some Of which hare
been held on the market for several days, in
hopes Of. obtaining higher igurcE. In The
| afternoon the market WIS dntfer, aud the sa1es
OF the morning could not be duplicated.
Tbs Provision market vas dull md irectire.
Mess PORK can be bought It &c. but buyers are
holding of. There is some inquiry for Lard,
| but holders are firm Ct l033::c-buyers c1tr:Dg
1916.
The Flour market remains atagnant. There
WIS more activity in wheat, at decline. L
| round lot Of No. Red sold a. Il 0611dc; but
holders Arc generally asking sl.osGl.t?; No.
Spring sold ot Csc; Rejected {new} at 65s On
track; lnd old ut SEC in 6tore. The Corn mar
ket is hr;n, closing with IN upward tendency.
Oats ure very quiet High~ires more active Al.
alc. The Hide mcrket is steady. Poultry
scarce end in demand. Grass Seed scarce.
TIE noe AND PROVISION TEAnE.
f.onth. Cincinnati Gazette. l'l
Tie partial report of the Western hog crop.
published in the Price Currtnt, and Reproduced
in the Gazette this morning, hid depressing
effect on the previous market, and prices ruled
| lower, aud at ciore were quite unsettled a a
general thing holders did not offer their stocks.
and altogether the trade exhibited d good deoi
| Of courage, but at the aonie time sellers we're
1ouna nl L decline irou. Yesterday 3 quotations.
Good brands of nees pork sold at $li 81 to SIT,
but first class lots we're mostly held At the latter
figure. Small lots OF country sold ut *l5 and
*l5.15. but regular tots We're not TO be he'd be.
low tlG.5o. Bulk Meats declined L, with saes
NIX loose, Tor sides, and ~ end ~ packed
for shoulders and Edes. Lard VAS better nau-
tained than any other article Of the hog pro-
duct, hut the turn Of prices wns in flvor Of buy.
ers. Prime barrel sold curly IN the duY at llc,
and keg at ll@.c, but IN the tfteruooa 900 hrls,
prime country we're disposed Of II 1v*4c. The
elect OF the crop news on the New York mar
ket is now awaited With some interest. If no
serious rebound Is experienced, from thst
! auart"r, strong effort will be made TO
shake oil the depressing influence tba.
WAS so prominent duE. Notwithstanding
the demand tor hogs, 10 ill the con,ract here
| inf .
PER 1a0 l,s, and ii the reduced iignres there were
few luyrt>. The Contract to Which VIC :,lluIr vas
TOR A,ouo lrsud. deliverable frrm the l,t +, 18th
inst.; 2.Uuu lit SC 75 and 2,Uuu 1T Il. 1t VA, re-.
glrIed Us Il hAd operation IN the pIrt nt the sri
hr, and III the ii.nr II rAs CATERED lilo hardly
sa'e: CntI within Tie lust few days it was geJ,-
ersl'ly hc;'evrd the seller w"'1Id lie corncrrd. but
1T lrla now adsuEccd iar eEo"gl with tile delivery
10 bc AIic 10 itSnrr ~ L III: profit. Tie >ahcs
were III sG-' ~ 81 ~ tor 10 IL 2u0 ID averages.
ihe receipt, dm'ns tie ia>t t"es'fy'f"'r huCrs
comprised hbout t'0o heat.
lProm the St Louis Merchants Exelaasc Re2orts11
HOG STATl=rIcs.-The scu>m llas c!o,cl at Ills
| point with al aggregate Of 10 UuO head or 1,cr.
hap. little mpre, is the to,ai-lring >}irGtiy
over one-lm!i Of las: years upcralios in uuinl,r,
and 4 severe lass in weight. Mes po,k vii! {alI
shut lulnlU b1.re<. Slncc lat l..,mrt. W. have
fcceis,u iuusm ltil ,1.u tvcr3 Missouri ,,,iurs.
s1y-llunu:la1, giving H:iuu his :i4a,uat II AZ
lst ,ear Iasnsc. !, y!s- : tluo a:alust 4 i,l !.
S.. .lo,rpu, i UuU iii, u:aif,1 ~ lusi -
| Frane>v.1lt, 2.1u, agl:4,. 2,uit.
The suhjo.ned s.osu,s IN Illinois returu the fol-
lowing stuteulruts: Lsw:k'own, G,o'D :E.iE3t
! 5.s0n; lacou S.trp. against s,:s4; I.ygrauge,
| 5,lot. against a..Vui Macou!b, go, sga,nst
| 1,41'; Ouumua "ane agaius, 3.l5i; Perry,
! 5,rap, againat 1862; ShavuseioHn ll.n"y
| against l6;G?n; Warsaw 800 against ! ,5oo; ;
Aenia 5.uuo with aa euual amount lust year !;
Million 400 against !, ,'|i''. Average weight ju
Illinois 90 per cent. short With deficiency Of
| lard Of 13 per cent At DeatlstoWu ness nork
falls short ,uoo b5!s.
From Astoria, ILL.,, We haye the following
statement:
Fork cut IN ISL Number Of hogs 7.li7; Nv
| NIL hhfnnrd in hr1k
l 'f
| -SuLpeF OIL Qpk6 n 1905, l,1-n; average
| weight las lhH lard rer h+4.,,i tf1o
| oorf I'm III. t,i,r,, =; hu,I- - ~e'
TIA sama f.t,ar sto,sa ,h,. IT,.
xenther h.. r1.r,ost d.strasnd ,r ninno
cron ~ W. e'o'e' oseo
| 4 latter fror Scr- uos,e, Ills s,o.,z m r.,
,ow, M If boos M NJ ,hia +,,as us !oa
800: arerare Er ht .aIs lbs r,sd ~ ,.sd ~ -.
| head so lbs: pofk all cured in bulk Nnmhsr
| pucked the previous .e son. 3.unO: ay.rara
weight $50; lard per head % lbs; pork all in
bulk, and pucking closed.
| From Vermont, Ills, we learn the number of
hogs packed last season 10 hAvs been I, w: NJ.
erase weight .cc3 number Of b5ls lard So :