, 1860-11-19

T.
! St. Lor1s NAnKET.-Nov. 17-Cranc and San
fe7d; Ia their weekly circular, aay: "Irovieions-
Old bacoh ia dull 1t " to Nc under last weeks
Quotations lot Of new mcss pork; choice ar
small lots At S1T, In other articles Of new product
the market IL unsettled without sufficient of ctthcr
talk OF tIade In thcin in lhia market. Which tu
base rcliahIc quotations; Cincinnati quotations
hare caused operators on both rides 10 retire. Hog.
not held III as high estimation by c1fly buyers
they wcrc List weeE and aFc neglected at pfeecn.
averaging sl0 lbs, a. to. without finding buyers.
buyers offer and &C dsiding On s D., without
auding sellers rs yet. The weather has been too
warm for Killing. but 1000 hcad are now on tho
hpnks in anticipation ota changc; lloo more arc IL;
teu; 900 Killed to d3tc.''
4Ioos AND PROVISIONS IN C1xc1sEArI.-Thc Ga.
.ette OF this morning says:
The condition Of the Hog market proved most
unsatisfactory to sellesa. The weather was warm
tidpatins frter d:ciine. &e heard Of 9s oniy onr m
+aie. aud th1t was at $G.l2N. There was some de-
asaaa It &C. ioz thc 1rst govd weather, btt holders
and the market closcd In s&atu QUO. Packers lec;
hlne, generally hut favorable chau-c in the wcc-
tile5 and break in the monetary cloud, would ru.
different face upon things There are srs:at
many people standing around waitiu. tu invcst a.
enon as prices take wlat they Gill the final Dip
that Is to say. when the bottom il reached. The
rSceipts On Saturday were about {. ooo head: w.
the Western Iaarkets. Al St. Iouia on Saturday
huyczs offered only $5.s5GeG,O0 net. 1t Chicnco
t':tces have Ecceded 10 $4D0G5O0 gross. Green
meats were dEl ut Is. and ~ OK ior Shoulder,
eides and haMs- This depression, however, Mu.l
1e attributed IN part TO tho uaiAvozable weather
Ness pork sold 10 q mod ssate extent at $1G The
demand was met freely At that pzicc. Barrel lart
Ia 1857 our market opened for hogs .t s56o-but
owing to the panie prices declined, nntn IN Janu
ter mnnth, however sales were made at s. 2J-aud
as hi 1sh - $3.50 was paid in February, The aver.
age for The season was $5.ltN, Tho same year old
mesa pork went out At 81; new came in at $l4-
aud touched 81 80 on the 13th ofJanuary. It sub
.tqucntly sold as high rs f1s. There was greet
deal OF money lost aud made that season. those
who were hadiy scared were Of course the heavy
ahead. 1t generally happens that inreetm1 1rtE
made during pnnica yield large profits. because in
such timcs prices arc forced below tho natural
lcsel, and in al caaes Of this tind, reaction ia
matter Of course. -.
Hoes At Lou1sr1I1E.-The Courier Of ssturaay
sacs:
Tho market for hogs remains exceedingly dull.
anil packers are not disposed 10 purchase lots OF
sHe: They are freely offered ut &c net, without
auding buyers: Therc arc several thousand in the
market fur r=ie. but packers will not mako nny
t,iser- The weather today was unlavosnbje for
s!aus htering and only one house was in operation
'of = while III tho morning, and the totaf number
slaughtered to-day Was Lt0 head, with sa50 head
lst ovef u inc pens IN the evening: large num-
r ol the NpEcsabef purchases are due, md Will no
!nuot arrive before the ciose OF the present week.
Al of the houses, with the exception Ut Watkins,
tirst & Co.. expect to be in full blast bg the rsi
III le1t week, and they do not expect to commence
sa:lla about the 18th Of the present month. /