, 1860-03-06

Ths lour market cou,i1u.s fair, with au nc
t:ve demand by shippers, principally for South
ern ma;cts. Tnc offerings, however, were
rathcr light, and sellers geccrally held for an
advance of:iv,G i5c, which was not acccded to
10y buyers. +ibou: svJ Ibis. changed hands ut
S5.0o@a.1.! fcs good to choice Spring extras,
aud $G.o5 for choice Whit. Winter. Wheat
opened very inir, nnd several thousand bushels
changed hands at the outside figures Of Sa.ur-
day; b:t towards thc clasc tlic market xas
rather casicr, G,ll il Closed ;ui.i sales ranging
from 2l.0aG1l-'7 T"r oi.' receipts No. Spring
IN sto7c; and SIC fer ucw receipts Rcjected.
Corn adranecd sc unler i good speculative de-
s'and, with libcral sales Ut 45WAGc Tor No. ];
nna 4....c for NJ. :. in sto1e. Oats Ic better,
with good inquiry Ior shipment to st. Louis
hAfcs varying frcn1 G:G337lc on track Rye
firm, with saies ut s'Gs2c. barley firm. Seeds
.i"ic.. Nothing loins III provisions.
orExssG or THE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN Ca
sAt.-By reference to Il dcspatchto be found on
the first page, it viii be seen that tie canal will
lie open on Thursday for boats drawing four
feet four inellcs water,
TnA:HtoErATtos or LAVE S1<,ck.xThc New
York 7ritu"e, of teI LII. &r.taut, ii its regular
Cattle report, coiltalns the following. which will
be Of much interest to droycrs und cattlc dealers:
4 good muuy cattle arc il market tlIis week
ly the southcra route, tho greater part Of which
drovcrs speak wei o;. 1t is moi likely, how
ever, 10 became iayori:e one, SO long Us the
Camden aud Autloy muuonoly exists. Thut
Company always has some cro!cl,cts calculated
10 damage any enterprise that has any connect
tim with ii. In tho present case, it issues its
tickets {nr rrtuTn i,a>sasc Of llovers with this
Is ii l"'sribie thai tlat Company is ignorant Of
tt.e fnct that son:c Of the most respectable and
wealthy farmers in 0hiq, Indiana. Illinois aud
Kentucky, come to market with their own cat
lie. aud that they will nut pntrop;ze road TINT
deliberately insults them in this way, ard makes
distinction that no either road ever makes.
aud By refusing to give tlle,n return passage
OIL decent train coM;'ets them TO bug tickets
at the rsorbltAn' n.onopnly prices.
The Cost Of transportation aud incidental cx-
Af'oases per ilcrd Of Cattle fro:u Iowa this week
is q ivcn 1T SIS = head. From Oaio an average
Of 4lo or Sl1. From Chicago, cue lot tint
catne IL 10 !. car, via Canada road, cost a triic
less than 80 l. hcad. The Canada road, from
Detroit to Suspension Bridge. now gives good
satisfaction to DRIVERS. 1t has been driven,
probably, IN consequence Of the superior cars
tor drovcrs put on thc Erie road, to improve
npon its old style Of uncomfortable cabooscS,
aud nutv puts passenger car on the stock
:raias. Tho New York Central must follow
SUIT. or fail 10 compete witt. the Eric. Several
small droycs arrived lutte this morning by the
s'"adcu & -A:n5oy; toe late for the market; too
late to do any Eood for the owners, while the
fresh arrivals Injured tie Eulr Of those a1ready
in the yards.
ST. Lor1s SEED MAnKEr, March 3.-Dull.
Saie IS bags T:nn.Av ut $..oa; Ill bags prime
do n. $a:35, aud 50 bugs do ut s2.5o per bushel,
bags included.
ST. Lor1s, March 3.-The weather was fair
and mild during bnsiness hours to-day, but re-
ceirts were modcratc and no great amount OF
business was done. Fluur mud grain generally
were quiet, though steady and firm. Corn only
wis an exception. The demand being less than
usua!, prices rccedcd little. Whisky stood
of baErcled lotK were offering. Regular and
round lots, however, il sold, were not reported.
LOUISVILLE, March 3.-Small sales of flour at
$a.75G6.oo for city mills and sI.e5 for choice.
Wheat <l.S@G,l.c5. 4 sa1e Of 500 bushels white
shel'cd corn Ut suc in bulk, and a90 bushels oats
1T 5GGL15c. In provisions, sales on orders oi
125 casks bacon ut slc for khontdcss 9lc fo.
ribbed sidc$, 10sc for ribbed sides, backbone
out. lie for clear sides, lnsc tor plain huns, and
lllc far sngar cured. Hay is getting scarce
mud prices arc better. We quote from store ii
$24. linsccd oil hes declined 10 t.G5G3. Sales
200 br1s prime patatocs from store at t. a5
From wagons dealers arc paying s1.15 without
hris. Sales 2'h, bushels white ueaus ut 81 ~
Clorcrseed dull mud VIC quote in lots $4.00
Timothy $3.G9@3.'J. Orchard grass 81 400
l.59. Prime blue gras t.. Herd sl-s5. Hemp
A5d mile. Sl.77o.