, 1863-12-01

The general markets to-day were more active, and
prices ruled higher mainly In consequence Of the ad
vaEce In gold. .-..
There was decidedly hrmer feeling among holders
Of PovIons and there Was rather moro inquiry. but
were unwilling to respond to any advance, snd
tho days transactions hare been necessarily light.
Mcss Pork almost entirely neglected. the inquiry
beIrs unusually light. Holders nsk st7195@17so.
There fair inquiry for Lsrd. but only 1t satur-
day quotations. and the transactions foot up only
about sQ tres, ali In small lots Mt for country and
rE@11 60 for city Primo Leaf. and lie for No Lard
This Ia bet slight advance On Saturday market, buf
sellers we're generally holding at Ike, and some were
making 12c. There was better demand for Bulk
Shoulders, and the market ruled nfn, with sales OF
5000 pcs at 5c loose. Picked Hams are In far de-
msud and note sales Of 100 bEs city at &c, and III
tres country at SIC. Green Hams we1a mora active,
und sales wcro reported Of 5000 pcs at74@9c lot OF
1860 pcs Bacon sugar Cured Hams wxs sold at 10Hc
packed. English Meats are in limited demand. but
buyers and sellers are apart, and We report only 100
brs Long Cut Hsms st SIC. and 500 bxs Cumberland
Mitdles on pit
Flour wns held nrmer, but the demand was Light and
the market inactive with trinlng sales red win
ter extras At $3.50 aud spring extras It 55.S@sso.
Wheat opened with m active speculative inquiry.
md advance In prices Of 29sHc per bushel, about
7octo bushels having changed hands at a. for No
lied Winter; s11o81.1t for No Spring; and sl.ns4
@117x for No Spring, the market closing at e101
| for No and &1.08k for No2.
There was also mort active demand for Corn, and
Prices roses H4c per Gu81elt VIII Sales o. AooUe u
bushels at ei9s6c for Mol; aaaa6c for No and 500
&c for Rejected Cotn in store. At the close tho mar
| ket was lrm at Sc f6t Mol.
Oats advanced Sc per boshel, with sales OF about
t0bo bushels at 87H969c for No and 6s9esc for No
oats IN atore the market closing quiet 1t the n4tde
| Quotations. ''..
Eye more acttve and o3.c higher, with sales q!
| No ut 41Ja&114Kc. Barley was 23Sc higher, No
| in store selling at t1te@1.19.
| There WAS an actlye speculative demand for High
wines. in consequence OF the reports rom Washing
ton Of heavy duty to be Imposed On them, and we
note further ADVANCE Of 1c per gallon, with sales Of
| t,aet0 br1s at 7pc.
Carbon oil has advanced aasc per ga. with sales to-
| day Of 100 prls At ks@soc for prime white.
Owing to the Advance IN 1lnated on manufacturer
arc in the market for Flax Seed. and there wss con
siderable acuYIty to-day at range OF q Bo6o fol
medium to prime, There Il also some inquiry BY ship
pers, and the market closes firm.
In Hogs the receipts since Saturday, at the vartoua
yars amount 70 about 600, and the entered sales ts
1918, at prices ranging from ss,D@SD. The bulk d
the sales have been :made at $4.5o9soo, There has
been An increased activity III the market during t
dag, and greater r1nness, with an advance upon me
dium and prime hogs Of 10c per 100 nson prevtod
quotations. ,. ...... .-....-
In Beef Cattle, the receipts aimee Saturday aIoun
to about 100 head, and the entered sales to fr
prices ranging fom $e2s@a75. The hulk Of the sale
baye been made at $e.eo@as0. For medium to prtm
g1udes there has been active demand, and price
rule n1mer at previous quotations.