, 1863-10-02

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The continued downward tendency in gold has IN.
ected values all round and have to motto further
decline to-day In the markets foT general Produce.
There was very slight inquiry for Flour to-day,
and the market was dull and In manner neglected,
buyers generally refusing to look at samples. The
transactions, under these ctrcumsances were neces
sa1ly light. and although tie prices wesc generally
KEPT private the market can be truly reported hav
ing declined tcl5c per bsl with sales OF about 800
brls at 5SGsi0 for White Winter Extras; $3.50 for
red winter extras: e55a96oo for spring extras and
{525 Tor Rye Flour.
The Wheat market declined 2asc per bushel, with
sales Of about 10 bushels os@s % for Rejected
Fed; s1taG1 o. fos Mol Spring; e9c@3l.ol for No,
Spring; End 96@ec for Rejected Spring, the market
closing steady ct $too Tor Noz, and tl.os FOR No.
Spring.
Corn was 1c lower, but the offerings we're light aud
the transactions did not exceed 10 oo1 bushes at H.
Csc for Canal and River Mixed a0oat; Tic for No.
Corn in store, 797okc for No. Corn In store; and
CSC for Rejected Corn In store, the marker closing
1tm. 800
Oats suffered further decline Of K@Xc per bushe1.
vitn sales Of about Is oo bu al soXasiHc for No.
ssa5oc for No. and 46c for rejected In store, the
market closing With an active demand for No. at Sic.
holders asking nE@51hc.
There was less inquiry for Rye and the market dc
clined 1c per bushel with sales Of only about 7ss1
bushels at Sc for No. I in store.
The market for Barley Sc per bushe low er with
Gales of IS 900 bushels. at s161 o3 for No. In sore
and &1.19 for choice By sample.
Nighwncs were easier, and report sales OF abo1t
500 Drls at 5095ec tho latter figure for extra pack
tgcs.
Salt has advanced loc per hrl and the market nc
tive and firm at the adrnnce there being IN active
speculative as we'll nH good shipping inquiry. Fine
Salt sold By tho carload nt as.C0 dclfreted;
int to-day report sales OF about 100 barrels at
IL GO adoat, mostly to arrive. Foreign Salt Is firm
With sales Of Ground Alum At e H. and Turks Island
at$1G.
Seeds are active and ar at s. aks2 for Timothy,
nnd e 0@2.ss for Flax.
The Provision market Is very quiet, To-day We re-
port sale Of country Mess Pork Mt 1880; bat Eooi
city in demand ut 51s. Lard IS quiet and nominal.
There Is still fair shipping inquiry for good butter
Hut the buyers holcing OF for lower prices and
the market Is less nctlye.
F1eghts arc extremely dull, and tho only cng1ge-
ncnts reported we're at i14e for Corn 10 Cieveland
l2Hc tCanodn currcucy,l for Wheat from Hacinc to
Montreal: and &c for Wheat to Dufalo.
In Beef the weekly market opened this morn
Ing with better c1Ees OF stock tale than has been
sloWn for some days past. There was consequently
more active competition and better prices given.
Tue receipts to-day amounted TO 1I$3 head and the
ette:cd sales at the various ynrds to 9s At prices
ranging from {21ol Is per ITO ns. The demand for
goo6 shipping grades Is fhr hut for thln Stock Cattle
the market i< very quiet. In Hogs there has been
large amount Of business done for tie present scasop
but at @l5c 1ow than previous quotations. The to-
tai number received amounts to &C., and the entered
sales to 5,05. at prices ranging SsS8Le0 for Stock
Hogs, and from 9i1D@4 IS for fat hogs.