, 1863-12-17

| Total. l...... EG13 6G1 1tGe9 T93 ~ S218
The receipts Of Hogs as posted On Change to
day amounted to 11,4Gl, live and dressed. Th,
market for Live Hogs WAS active and firm at yes
| tcrday's adrancc-with sales Of about 1900 head
at q range Of s3.so5a6 coo gross-mostIy at st.7od
SEQ. at the close the yards were nearly c1npt,
! and tic market was frm. Both packers and shin
rers were eager buyers. -
Tie market. for Beef Cattle 1Eas firm and actiyt
with ealca Of 5s3 head. at a.aOI4.a5 gross
mostly at $2.6od53425. Besides the usua1 demand
BY shippers and packers, there was IN active de.
mind by spectators.
The supply Of Dressed Hogs to-day were unusu.
ally Light, and the demand by packers being brisk,
prices again advanced 10Gp15c per 100 pounds
with sales at range OF s500G G.75-thc great bulk
oft transactions having been at $500, $3.50 and
s6.75, dividing on $50 and 200 pounds. The mar
ke at the close was pretty well cleaned ont Of de-
sisab1e lots.
In PROVISIONS we have to note m improved feel
Ing and urs1pward tendency in prices. With the
light receipts Of Hogs during the past two days,
holders have had the advantage and we find
"Short-crop" opinions again In the ascendant.
The transactions, however, are still very l.ht-
buyers being very unwilling to follow the market
upwards. Packers, however, are better prepared
to hold than during the past week-whcn they
were daily pressed to make good theIe overdsuwn
bank aceounts-aud their offerings arc compara-
lively light, even at tho full quotations Of the mar
ket. Mess Pork continues to be neglected. and
the market 10 entirely numl1zal Tuers Is Yery t-
tic Prime Mess offering, and holders aro atm
at $14.00. There WAS good In
quiry for Bulk Shoulders, and We
record an advance In prices Of c per n since yes-
terday with snlee Of 5000 lbs in two lots at 5kc
packed and 1000 pcs country cured, loose at 5Ac,
There was some inquiry for English Meats, but
buyers and sellers We're apart. Green Meats we're
in active request, but the offerings were light and
the market firm, with sales Of only 1000 pcs Hams
at &c from the block. There vas good demand
for Lard, and the market was drmer, with GALES Of
about GOO tres at II for choice city kettlerender-
ed, and like for prime city steam. Holders were
generally asking 1lNc for prime Lard, buyers Offer
Ing Ike freely. Grease was in good demand and
firm, with sales Of White at o11c and Brown at
8si@9c.
The -four market Is still dull, bit the recent de-
cline in prices has attracted the attention Of ship
pers ugain, and to-day we note sales Of about 500
brls at $5.10G540 for spring extras and 81 4014.50
ior spring supc1s.
The Wheat market to-day was again active and
buoyant, and we note further advance In prices
Of II G1c. per bushel. Upwards Of 10000 bushels
changed hands during the daY 1T S1.159i.16fo1 No.
Spring, and S1.o701 90 for No. 2 Spring. At the
close thcselWns scarcely so much frmncas n1anI-
Tested, and the market closed at $t.1516 for No. l.
and s1.oeX for No.2 j..
There was an unusually active demand for Com,
AID prices advanced fully &C. per bushcl on both
old and new, with sales Of about $1,000 bushels at
range Of asl95c. for No. Corn, 91G9lc for No. 2
Corn, and IL G75c, for new corn in store
Oats were in better request than for some days
past, and the market advanced Nc. per bushel, |
with salcs ofabout 100000 bushels. at 61@65xc.
for No. j. and 611Gae. for No. in store, the mar
ket closing at G5@G5Ac.
Rye was quiet and easier, with sales Of No. at |
sl.0101.o2, and No. at s,.0o.
Barley was also du1l and shade lower, No. ., in
store selling at $1.1GG11.18k.
TIE speculative feeling in Highwlncs seems to |
have eabsidcd for the present, and We note fur
thes decline in prices Of 1915fc a gallon-with
sales today Of about SEQ brls ut tx G73c-nostly
at Ssc-the market closing quiet at TX.
The speculation In Carbon on has also disap-
peared for the present, md prices to-day are &C
gallon 1owcz than ycsterday-with sales Of prime
White to the trade at 56G56Hc. In Pittsburgh To-
day the market was quiet ut 51@5sc.
There is good demand for Timothy Seed. Flax
Seed is ecatco aud firm.