, 1861-12-17

from the Detroit Tribune-1
DETROIT, Dec 14-Provisions- pork is
nominal st $10o1@10-5 80; hams at 7l9e; shoulders
at se7ac, and lard st 614D7c. Dressed Hogs-Frices
have not changed since yesterday. Butchers are
paying $3,25613.50 for ordinary, and $a7SD410 for
very hsayy. Packers are rot paying more than
The very best heavy.
From the Boston Post, Dec. 1a.l
PROVISIONS is dali. Small sales Of prime
at $8b119> 80; mess S1300@l14g0; clear $l4.O01
1850 = brl. cash and mouths. Beef is IN mode
rate demand. Sales of Eastern and Western mess
months. Lard is dull. Sales IN brl= it e55<@a1lc;
kegs 9z@lg 9 b.. cash and mos. Hams are dull
at H9Gc z d, cash and months.
From the Baltimore American, Dec. 13.1
PRov1s1oss-An articles under this head are
still very dull and unsettled and there is nothing
Of any importance tEanEpiring, eaFe for Govern
rally not allowed to transpre. The trade are only
purchasingto to supply their immediate wants, hence
prices have rather dropping tendency. The mar
Bulk Meat-There has been nothing done in bulk
to'o. for it - at present. In the absence q
tationE. hence we omit them for the present.
Beef-For Government purposes there is some de-
mand, but We are unable to giye particulars, a.
though VIC learn that eco rss were sold this
week. We quote Baltimore packed No. at SIG
12:50: DC mess at SIG, a1d western mess at $Ia30
bacon s Week M segn 15e buE
ing very aparinslr- We note sales Of some ito to
$50 hhds il lots cf 47194s9ic for shoulders; 4a<@
Sc = b. as to quality. PofE-Barrele1 pork has
been rather quiet and have sales to note this
week. Ne quote mess az ranging from $125O to
q bFl. Iard-There have been no sales Of any i'm
70 note in prices We stiil quote city rendered Il
e55c and western at SC 2 b, in brls and ticrcca.
and refined msy be quoted Ut l0e<@i1e.
from the Cincinnati Gazette, t6th7
The receipts OF hogs on Saturday reached $500
head onlr. This had stimulating eject upon
s5o With sales Of about s5o6 hcad, Threatened ]
change In the weather, and unfasorable news from
the East, bad depressing effect toward the close
livery while bnyers were ofish; but no decline
| was established, The dcu1aud fur mess pork was
met more freely. with sales at S9.75@i0, and at
s9-s5;; Green meats we're in good denapd at a4c
for shoulders, S4Gassc for hams, and SIC for
II d5d 5 sod 9 t2E
| quently abandoned BY those who wanted to real.
ize keg may be quoted at 7slc- Sales Ct head
ana gnt iard at 6Ie' Lnseea oil Tas r. hela at IS
-four. at s4@4e5 for superhne. Wheat was IN
demand ior oats, grow ing out of the Government
| advertisements: 30c in bulk was realized Ia the
morning, and SIG would hare been paid on
| for the '3award" On the 25th.
From the St. Louis Democrat 16th.1
The hog market is Just now the absorbing topit
Of interest in commercial circles. The week open
cd with light receipts, but closed with full pens al
the packing houses, and packers working full
| hands.
Hogs from distance beyond the range Of coun
try which usually seek this market, were received
| and more arc on the way. The receipts from the
De6 Molnes valley Iowa, which usually stop al
hcokuk, were quite liberal: and hogs more than O
usual average weight. That region, famous fol
growing fine hogs has outdone Itself th1s season
and stands without 4 rival in heavy pork thus far
70 TIC are told. Prices were scarcely 20 firm yes
terday and to-day as at the opening Of the mar
ket, tile range beius, from $500 to 925 per 1Q{
lbs net. in gold or treasury notes, and S5.15 K
$2.45 in Missouri cnrrecscy. According to weight
! l-eEes5 can rely On getting any Kind OF none!
they desire in this market, and the apprehension
| which has obtained to some extent in the country
that packers we're Paying for pork III deprcciatct
paper money. is entirely erroneous. Where Mis-
eour current money ID paid the difference between
! 1t and coin Is added to the price paid aud it Ii
readily converted into gold or Treasury notes. &c
that it amounts to the same thing, whichever kinl
Of morey il received By holders. But they arc moi
obliged to take Missouri money unless it suits
them. Our market may now be considered Gai1I,
| under way, and although the mild weather for tht
past week has operated against packing. still. the
work Is going on, sud our packers are prepared Il
take all that cgsnca. But we must epprfze qua
readers again, that it Is folly expect high prices
for pork this season. More than likely the hiehes
I figures haye already been reached, and from thi
out if the market IL held at present fgures 1t vii
be better than We expect