, 1861-12-20

The pork trade had the 'shlucs'' today badly.
Between large receipts, (11,ooo9, warm weather, !
against :el1crs ind tie market W elpzed dn d1et at
$310@325. Green meats declined to 24c for
.ho1lders, and s7<@s:sc for huns. lot Of cenn-
*gasG9.5o. Lard was in moderate request at
T@71sc.
From the 1t. Souls Democrat, 19th1
The hog market was very dull to-day, :snd, as
VIII be seen by oar quotations below; much lower
prices were offered than formerly. with no disl,osi
lion to purchase Oh the part OF buyers. There are
large lots Of hogs unsold lon the market. and the
prospect il that there vii be as.i further d
packing and altogether there is the poorest show
in the WeEld for hogs to stand AT even present
w tbe We saee seasss in to this hsr sSSeay Sa y
pect OF the market, bnt we mu=t tell the truth
not'sithstanding; and while We wish they conId
ne must in candor say the indications that they
will have to be content with much less than they
arc now getting: Transactions on Change today
even at the reduced prices, the highest Of which
vas s., in Missouri currency. and 50 in eoin-
Chased n tie market e at @ s5is n Missouri @ Cur cur
rency. and $3 in Treasury notes. The lots for
which So Treasury notes we're paid were very
The highest prices offered to-day were s2.s0 in
coin, S2s5 in Treasury notes. and s. in Missouri
currency. large number Of hogs remain OIL the
market unsold-at least 6, ,G09 head.
lAAuAA tAt 114AuA 4e1GE5t Atltt.I
This last week but little was done here iii hogs
The warm weather in the beginning. If the week
rathcr widened the gap between buyers and sell
crs. The weather ut present is clear and cold
enough for operations, and VIC look for q lively
time in killing for the next two weeks.
Jersey. Greene aud Macoupin cnnnties, seem to
be all On the GFunt: There are several M dFoscs On
Of D. Thompson q kanes, about 800; JOrnan Lar
kin, 1.dO0; Jacob Bowman, 1.eea; Jas. Valentine,
9GD Drnke, OF Scott county, 800; Henry Jayne, OF
Greenfield. Dodgeon. Of Currollton, Cloush Of car
roton, and several others with small dEoyes, prin
| ciFally of their OWL raising.
count of old corn, growth of 1850. Prices ransr
! from $3nG13.1o. for average weight of go 1bs.
| This is some l5cless than st. Louis price
| From the Peoria Transcript, 1sth]
| THE war}ike tone Of the English news published
On Monday afternoon, had an unfayorablc effect on
| the pork market. and, with only one house buy.
ing. prices have declined to $2.a5@:25 50 net. Tie
SiH settle to I#o dollsrs net, and that even t6is
price offers bnt little induceuacnt to pack; cooper
age, salt and freights being SO high. The modilce
Of the exaggerated teleg1aphic r1mors published
on Monday. in relation TO the attitude assumed b.
the British Government on the Mason and Slidel
question, Will doubtless hare the effect of agai'
bringing the prices up. About iye thousand slol
fed hugs hare been cut and rendered into lard,
thirteen hundred eorn-fed hogs packed, principal.
into English meats.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, 19th.]
Buyers Of mcss pork stoutl1 commended for cor
ccssione to-day, and in some instances bought al
15c lessbut holders arc generally holding at $3.50
and several hundred barrels were sold at that fig
| ure. Green meats were neglected, Al much be
cause of the mild weather as from any other cause
Hams we're obtainable ut 3He, and q 10
| Of country WAS sold at 33*c. Shoulder
Lsrd was inqui1edfor at &c, aud good brands wer
sold at that figure; 1sc was also paid 1t Is bar
to buy at less than this last figure. and some Of th
holders are Of sourse out Of the market. Nc'
bulk meat is ready for the market and shoulder
arc 9qoted at SC. Hogs are again reduced tno-da, to
s330 A 1ot which had been killed and haus,in
for more than twenty -four hours, were sold at 5;
The foreign packers are nearly all still IN stat
of suspense awaiting the tenor Of the dispatche
from England, which it is probable will be place
; before our Government tomorrow. The weathe
has depressing influence on the trade. SO that q
things together, the market is lifecss. and dro7
| en-. IF cnf1Ise 18ithhald their Qf[eriuEe.