, 1861-02-27

Corresponding week in 1859....-. 24,31G 6,3l
Notwtthstandinsthes steady falling off in receipts
the market has been downwasds, and wc have to
note further decline during the past week Of fully
1c per bushel. The speculative demand has greatly
fallen of, aud some parties who were anxious to
buy for shipment In spring, have resolved to take
their chances Of the market at the opening ol navt
CATION, rather than risk buying at present. STILL
disposition 10 press sales, which would undoubt-
edly cause further decline. In the carly part Of
the week several cargoes Of Mixed Corn were sold
t. b.; but at the Close there are no buy willing
to pay that price. There has been d fair demand
Tor Mixed Corn in bags for shipment to Boeton,
made on track at 1@11sc per buahel above the cur
rent prices for lots in store.
TO-DAY the market wGs quiet, and q shade
weaker sales Wsse @ =, as f9llows: II go bu mixed
sales in btgs BY sample were az follows -, COO bu
mixed ut asHc on track; 800 hu do at 2s4c: 800 bn
do It e S5Ae and so9 hn DAMP at :, s7Ms; 9ss x
: 10, SIG bu. The ehfpments were by the following
roads 5000 bu BY the Illinois Central, md 4,316
bu By The Chicago and St; Louis Railroads., The
market during the week has been Fery dull and
neglected. IN the early part Of the week several
thousand bushels changed hands at Tic for No. In
Etofe but etoce then there has been little In
qairy. and the transactions hare consisted mainly
Of eMal1 lots In bags on track at 174@17Kc; sew
cro1 lots Of choice seed oats have been sold during
tic week at 19@aoc q bushel.
track 400 buEhels choice for seed. at 7c delivered
stsers ostS Wyno Hsa g
: The market for Provisions during the past week
hns been quiet and for most articles dull and heavy
Mess Pork has been in less req1est, and owing to
lnEge number Of small lots being thrown on the
market it became dull and heavy, and We noto a
decline Of In the early part Of the week
there wns some inquiry for round lots OF carly
packed Mess at $18-as, but holders wero asking
frJhn md mn r+f 1{rqd
Within the past two days, however, about 1000
bb!g have been sold to 60 South ut $15.87H@16.oo
picked Up IN small 1o1s q from one to TWO hnn;
refuse to place sReir stock. ea the market at any
Meate, and the market is dell and heavy at &c for
advance ir the rates Of eastern exchange there Is
q more active demand for Lard, and the market Is
firm at 9Kc for prime Leaf and SC for No J.. Yellow
Gre:se Is dall, and several parcels have been sold
Topaz the sales we're: 800 b.1e Mess Pork at
915.s7X 200 hrle do a. 90; 100 bris prime Leaf
city, in his circular dated yesterday says ;-"The
Cattle market has fiuctuated but little during tha
past week. and shippers hare taken hold freely at
Primo Talloa Il dull at 9D94c . b. The extreme
duIluess ruling IN al Provision products, and the
aSde e &C. 81 daan a
most sensible effect on our Market and prices hayo
eeea a5dz oas as1dg ad Z 81 ca asI ssMny ii @
Lire Hogs at $$4.7505, 90 gross. To-day, however.
we haya had new acoess1ons to our purchasers. and
our market has experienced sudden teyqlsion,
more Apparent, however, In the demand for Dreae:
and xI.7s sA5,10 gross f5r LIE, Receipts continue
to tall or but not to any remarkable eKtent. iae=
5st e5
Dressed 302, Live SIT; III 1850, Dressed 7G5, Lire
zoos; and IN 1851. Dressed 1852, Live 1928. Most
90 as long as the Dressed Hogs continue to come
Uga :es eeus but
largest holders still keep their stocks 81 the mar
ket- Rumps are held at $1a0o. Within ths last
few days good demand has sprung up for Lard
and prime has met ready sale st 99c. and No. 1
at &C. Yellow Grease has also been sold to some
extent at &c. In Cut Meats, or Englfah Middles,
there is no movement. Green Sides have cold to
come extent at TIC rubbed in salt and packed In
RYE-ReceiTed last week, 1l5 bu against 1875
bushels the week previons:, Shipped last week.
none. The market dqring The week has been dull
Cd to lots n bags at 445c on track; g. basa do ut
45c on track.
against $40 bushels the week previous. Shipped
last week, 4'41a bushels against 1869 bushels the
preEtons WeeS. The market for good to choice
sspes Of barley dasing the pat week has been
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the latter for = parcel Of very choice, Common
barley is very dnai at 31140c. No. . barley has
sold during the week 1t CSC In atote but closes
'heayy at that hgurc.
To-Day the eales were:-<o0 bu No. 2 at 2sc In
store; q bags do at Sc on track
ALCOHOL-Steady at 81@S3c per Eal.
:BEANS-Thcre haB been fair demand during
the week for prime new beans for shipment south.
and the market is more active and somewhat avn.
er with sslee at 750100c per bushel. Several par
cells OF old beans haXa also been sold at 60155c.
TO-DAY $50 bushels prime Navy were sold at &
pRooMs- Common, s1.1a x@15a pr do17 .c1-
tTa, 81. .T512 Is per doz.
BROOM CO1iN-ReceIyed last week, none;
prime brush during tho week, with buyers at s65
9t5: but there Is little none offering, and quo
satons are entirely nominal Several lots Of iilfn
tior 70 common have been sold at Se5a4o
4urIHk-Received last week, 70 7a9 bs ship
ped, 81, 799 ns. The stock Of old butter Is still
large and tho narhet ta du1l and heary, at 9AlOc,
at which figures aeFeExl thoueaua pounds have
hecr sold during the past few Oars. Dairy B0tter
Is in felI local request at 11@tsc per b.
CHEESE-Thc market for Western ResAf - tln-
ring the past week has been more active At aED9A1
per nambnrGh. liz @12xc; Illinois, 1H@skc.
COOPERAGE-The market remains very Quiet
aEd all kinda Of cooperage arc slow sale: Hs quote
as follows:
Packing BaxFnls. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .1DM15c.
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