, 1860-03-21

The business in Provisions is light, there be-
ing but few orders on the Mnlkcs ut current
quotations. There were reported sales OF 1000
6rls Mess Pork. packed ut Ripley, o., Mt $l.,vo.
Bulk Shoulders at Gle; aud SOD tcs l.ard al
104c. We heard Of small sulcs Of Bacon At II
GL9lc, packed. At this standard purchases
could be made quito easily
CLOVER SEED IN Cixc,xSar,.-TAc CONNER
cat Of yesterday says: >.
Clover seed, blso, was in better request, and
s4.Go was freely paid. The movements VI the
trade in this urtlcle. this season, hus dtsAp-
pointed dealers generally, us to prices, ut least,
those who had curly bought lurgeIy on speculA-
tio,, but the amount required this season seems
to hare been unusually large, us tho imports arc
nearly lu,oQ0 bushels in excess OF last season,
mad the exports over 1,Oou bushels greater than
last yeBr, 1he per ccutage of the exports bcing
too much the greater
PHILADELPHIA SEED MAnkEr-March H.
Clorcr seed has been arriving freely, but the
dc.nuud has fallen oil, and The market has been
dull and dropping. Sales include about 1000
bushels, III lois, VI .5osI4 fur inferior to lair,
md $4.a5Gj - fur good uud prime lots, mostly
ut $4.57l 3tA.t2f Il bushel. Timothy Las been
selling VI rom $J.3;3 to u GA: wa quite to.
day Ut IS 50 q busbci, and not much doing.
fering, and ta!cs arc reported at sl.55Gl-G 4
busEci, the latter for .ood lots.
ToIEpo-March l7-Rcccipts, s., 900 bu corn
s11 bu wheat; 1000 bu oats; :s7 btu barley
M9rkc, continues dull. aud our quotations ars
mostly nominal. Flour-Firc s3.5o@4A); su
perfuc $4,75@5.00; extra s5@55u; AA ant
fancy 45.15Q6.V0. Rye tlour <4Ws -. Whcu
Nominal, Il .e5@1.35 for red aud white. Cor,
{a1H
thy scei-$2 rs. Flax Sccd-$l.10.
PHILADELPHIA Door AND SuoE Market
The Shoe d.d LEATHER Etporter Of the 18th
SAYS: The sales Of jobbers and manufacturer
| since our last havebecn actiyc, though in sn,n
instances less Than the transactions OF the preyi
Gus week had led merchants to expect Man.
| OF tue buyers from the extreme south have com
! p]eted their purchases and returned home an
others from Ssates less remute are filing thei
| place, and purchasing freely. The prospect Q
increased tirmness In prices operates to oincEsas
| the orders given. Which arc now for the usua
quantity bought at this season. light inquir
| is met from some Of the western t1ade; fe'
dealers ate coming forward from that sector
but it is Jet too early for general demand M
| tno carly to determine with certainty tue chul
ac,er oi tlc spring trade from that section
thouch it is conceded by~nerchants who uude
s,snd the financial condition Of tue West, Ill;
The trade must of necessity be light. There Al
probably more journeymen shoeEnakers active'
EMPLOYED, ct present, in this city. than at III
nreyious time since tic strike Of February, lS5
The larger manufacturers arc moving on reg
larly, aud have no reason 10 compla'a OF II
character or extent Of their business.
BosroS Boor AND SuoE MARKEr--The Il
porter, Of the 18th says: There has been but Il
tie change in the market, during the week. II
large buyers mostly completed their purchase
March, since which time the interior trade b.
been very fair, aud most OF jobbert have had
reason 10 complain Of the amount Of busine
transacted. The ruling prices Of goods has
however, been quite too low to leare marg
Of profit, although at present many desi1at
| is no danger Of an oveEstock Of any kind. T