, 1860-03-12

The demand for Flour WIS less active to'ohs'
but owing to the limited offerings the market
was firm, with sales at S5@3.e5 for good to /
choice Spring extras. Wheat IVES dull md |
prices declined 1lGec; but towards the close,
owing to favorable adviccs from New York the
feeling improved aud the market closed firm at
the outside figures. The transactions we're l.tn-
tied ut 81 OSi a 1043 for old receipts, aud sle5
for new receipts No. Spring in store. 3Iefc
was good demand for choice lots for seed, and |
several sales were made at $l.so@l.e6 Corn
was in GOOD supply aud the market for old re" |
GENTS WINS dull and g@1c lowcg, sales ringing
from 44;Ga4ae in store. New receipts, however,
were in good demand and firm, with sales o1
10. Il. icc, and Rejected at 42c. There was an
active inquiry by shippers for No 2 and Ae]ect~
cd on track, aud liberal transactions took place
AT 44.G .5c for the former, and 44G4asc iof tne
latter. Oats were in limited demand md rather
Jull-sales ranging from 1G@37sc on track, and
&c for Lew receipts No. ! in store. Eye esteady.
Barley dull, with !: strong downward tendency
uiahwincs steady. Alcohol 41@4ac. Prov1s-
ions Guict. A Int Of 800 brls Mess Fork sold
to-day at SiC.115, 10 he delivered ut milwaukee,.
Nothing doing in CRIT Meats. Lard quiet
F,csr Coax NJ CANAL.-The boat Adc!ia,
Cant. Cooley, from Joliet, arrived in the River
to.lav--:hc first canal corn received here this
season. The corn was offered for sale on
'C!,ansc, hut as it was not strictly prime it was
not se!d.
Tomorrow Q: Monday there will be four or
fire arrivals from the Illinois River, when NC
NAV cxpect to sec some beautiful samples Of
the great staple Of the valley ofthc Illinois.
St. 1.or,s, March s.-Thc trade in -four was
active to. day at s5..5@6..5 for city super6ne to
extra, and <5.Sc@t for country superdne,
with lical stocks vi both. The mi:lers Eet about
as fast III lhev manufacture it. The provision
trade is good, with considerable sales ot FORK
to-day, aud tho best demand for choice Lard o.
auv day vet- PORK holders do not offer Their
stocks Ircs.lngis and the stock Of smoked mc:as
on the market ii less than usual Ut this season
OF the year. Nor is there much choice Lard Of
fered- 4 good deal Of pork, hoy. &e., y y e. gong
day.ottler lreights as before. whcat-wlth small
receipts, tic market was nfmer- Sales OF lo'
bags spring Mt xl.Gp; LOO do private e64 40 lar
faa y. $l.:nMt39; $50 do prime do ut II 40; JIG
do white 81. ~; :'l do at and $50 90 private;
hass dam? yellow Ut 5lc; I42 do mixed at 54c;
500 bags vcllcs mixed white 55@35c, mostly
delivered; 1890 10 mixed white Ut 5e3Ga.c;
1856 do white ut :SG':c, and lS3 DO cno'cs
O4s-dcn,aad fair. and market slightly drmcr
sales Of :.i,1 bags light At 5Dc a25 do IL. 5lG &c
500 do nt 52ac OF buars; 3s3 do ut 5Ssc dcl's
cred; 700 do ut ::3c; 5-3 do a. aic, bags includ
II :,ass spring =. e5c; l.4 do full at 81. and 81
do in lots AZ l.al, hags returned. Whisky-1r
good demand, with slight improvement; sales
cr .tv bils in lots ut .9c, and % do at the MAR
kct- Potatocs-saIc OF - bags pinkeyes q
ts5c, and ~ do Ncshannocks al 7oc per bu. Ha,
-hrmer with good demand; sales Of 100 bale
private: Gl do Al :l:,c, and 1870 do at l0oc- Seed
sale Of S: bugs timothy at e ~ per bu.
Nrw ORLEANS, March 7-p- M.-The deman'
for -Four is quite moderate, and but little doini
for export; prices arc dropping. and Superfip
ranges from SG.a5 to $3.50. Corn, under ia5gg
to 10c. Wliskcy il dull, and prices merel
nominal ut u gallo for EectiGed, md 22t@ %
fur Raw. Sugar duil, but not quotably lower
fair to fully fair GI@sc. Molasses has 1urthe
fec firm at l3c for prime itio. No change i
bacon; the demand IL moderate. Mess Por
quiet At $ls..5GIls.5o. Lard dull, withou
change; bill l"!c. Sight Exchange on Se'
York has advanced to pur. Hay s32. cooper tot
MOVEMENT OF Pnov,s1oss AT Cn1cAGo.-Th
Cincinnati Ga-ats Of yesterday, says:
The movements Of hog products ut Ch:cag
this season rosscss u good deal Of interest
showing, as they DO, the direction that t The s pr
ducts Of tho Northwest arc taking: Railroa
5tei:hts hare been relatively lower from We S
crn paints to the Eastern seaboard than fro
Cinciunat1, and products 1t the same time ha'
been relatively lower ut the West than her
Consequently the largest proportion OF the COZ
sump,iye demand from Baltimore. and 9th
places, has lbern supplied from the Northwc:
thus drawing supplies from section Of COUNT
TINT formerly shipped largely to New orleau
While this movement has 'nteriered with o.
trade somewhat, for the time beinE,on tue Ems
ern senboard, il leaves the Southern field mo
clear, aud in this direction, therefore, the be
market is fonud ut present. Tho diversion
trade to which we refer is shown, in part,
tie receipts Of hog products ut Chicago fro
January LIST to March 9Th, this year aud last:
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