, 1863-10-14


TODAY the general markets had strong down
ward tendency, notwithstanding t1a extraordinary
advance IN gold. The trouble hare Is not scarcity
Of gold. but Of Erseu-backs. Bills OF Exchange wera
h4wked noout the street Mt a d1scounl-ths bankers
generally rtfuslng to buy at any reasonable quo.
tat1on.
The Flour market was moro active, but in conse-
querce Of further advance In fseigbts Of 15c hrl
there was NO quotable change IN pccs although th
saes were generally ut the 1u quotations Of yester-
day. Upwards Of 1000 brls changed hands. at $s1k
@R5o for White winter extras; 95oo&62s for spring
extras; and q 5o94 G. for Spring superane.
Thu wheat market rntod 1c 2 bushei lower, m
closed steaay-vlta sales Of abont 72ao bushels at
sI17G1 ls for No2 Red; $l03 for jected Red; Ellis
G11G for No Spring; 81 1.31 1s for No Spring; and
31M@1.c .ca1 for Rejected sprtng-the MARKET closing
steady ut &11s91 15K fos No Spring, and st12a1.
for Eo2.
Corn vas yer5 dull and &c q busael below ycstcr.
daya1oWest ngures-witA sales OF only about 5a,oo1
bushels, ut sessc for No saessc for No and SIC
for Rejected there bling no demand at the close
the inside quotalons.
The market for Oats wss vsy 'psnicy." ." and prices
have fallen within the past 81 hours 749sc per bushel
], and 6c for No.2 oats in etoreclosng 1rm at the
lowest quotation.
Rye was steady, and closed very qutet-wfth sales o
No. 1t f6@D9c.
The market for Barley was less active, but prices
were nzm at $iesa12 Is for No. 2 ind iso for No. l.
H,ghw ines were quiet at 61c. Alcohol, $12Na1.22
Beans are dull Timothy Seed WAS quiet at 81 1902 3
Flax Seed dull.
In Provisions there waa considerable actiyty aud
firm market. Mess Pork Is held very firmly at SIS 60
and we report sales today Of about 500 brls at
150 lot Of 800 brls Milwaukee packed was sold for
December delivery ot $500; but Chlcago packers re-
fuse to contract at such hCure Ltrd was In acjre
demand at 1lc but holders wero ssking an advance
X@Hc. lot Of 500 tres prime Leaf for November de-
livery, waa sold ut 1Gzc. Brown Crease WAS sold at
SIC. A lot Of 500 tres India Mess Beef, cased wns
sold to-day ut $4,000 At the close common India Mess
Was held ut that figure.
Frelghts were stendy at &c for Wheat, &c for Corn
aud &c for Oats to Dua1o and 1oHc for Wheat to o.
wego.
The Railroad fteIghts have again udyanced their
rates per bEl on -four and per 100 ns On Fourth
class goods. The rates flour to New York arc now
81 IS ali rail-, md sl ran and lake; and to Boston,
all rail. sle5. and s1.75 rail- and lake.
LATER.
This evening at the meeting at the fremont House,
qultea panic took place IN the grain markets. and
prices fell very materially. Tho decline In gold Ia
New York at the close. and the gloomy character OF
the dispatches from there concerning produce, fright
ened holderH and there general anxiety to real
Lee. WHEAT fell &c per bushe below the lowest prices
quoted On 'ChAn2e-with sales ol about 0c0 bnah-
els, at u 12@11 for No. Spring, and *l$11c for
no. spsiug CLOSING at the lower quotations. This
is total decline to-day of4c Per bushel ConS was
extremely nat and prices fell &c per bushe1 below the
lowest prices Change-with sales Of about 1o.oo9
bushels st 7s@soc for No. Corn in storeciosing dull
OA1s were panicy," !" and the market suffered fur
ther decline of8c per bustewith safes Of about 1C
0co bushels at 5sG0Kc for No. in storo-c.osing at
the inside figures. This Is actual decline te@11c
during the past p hours or ls@l5c per bushel snce