, 1863-05-23


The receipts during tho past twcnty-fouf hours
embrace ',4a5 bssa nons, 35,47o bu wheat. 155,9o5
bu corn, TT bu oats, 533 bn 1ye and 6l5 bu bar
ley.
The steamer Chino, with Liverpool dates to the
10th inst. WAS tclegraphed this morntng-Eepors-
ing flour Cd lower wheat, tG2d lower corn quiet
and eteady; beef dull pork. quiet; bacon shade
easier; lard dull and Cd lower.
The general produce markets to-day we're actfve
and casicr--the news by the steamer, as well as
that from New York, tending greatly to depre.s
prices.
The Flour market still maintains ita chronic
dullness-the sales being t-ifing at si.o14 s. for
unsound spring extras and superane. Winter
wheat brands were entirely neglected.
The Wheat market declined about Nc per bush-
cl, with fair shipping and speculative inquiry
No Red Winter selling at 81 .16G5119; Amber Iowa
silly; No Spring s1.15G31-1s5f; Soa Spring
9t99Sc; and Rejected Spring Ut 7s1s9c. Amer the
receipt Of the steamers news and the dispatches
from New York. the market became heavy, but an
active inquiry to fill Eastern and Canadian orders
checked the decline and It closed steady.
Corn suffered decline Of 1c Per bushe1, at which
thc market was active-with sales OF upwards OF
DE-, 600 bushels. at 49h53c for Canal Mixed aaoat
4sc for Rejected Canal aaoat; 4s1AssSc for Mixed
Corn in store; and 4Gs1I4shc for Rejected Corn
In store. After the receipt Of the New York dis
patches the market closed heavy at the inside quo
tations.
Oats were also dull and t@t15c lower, with sales
Of No at 5e1sG5s4c-closing at the inside 4yute
Rye was quiet at 73e. Barley was in fair demand
andstcady. HiGhwiues were quiet, with Gales at
soG39Kc-closins dull.
The Provision market Is quiet and neglected
The demand for product is light but there is also
scarcity Of desirable lots On the market. Good
standard brands Of Mess Pork arc scarce, with
buyers at $12 7513 90; but there is large amount
Of miscellaneous city and country Mess, which
cannot be sold st any such figures Thcre is also
fair inquiry for Prime Lard at &c. hut the offer.
ings relight. Tallow is in f.ir demand at 9zc for
city and 9Qts4c for country.
There WIS liberal supply Of Lire Hogs In the
yards today, and the MARKET, under active chip
ping and speculative demand, was unusually brisk
and buoyaut. Several car loads found purchasers
long before they arrived In the city The sales foot
up come 900 head at q range Of $3.75li.75. The
market closed firm.
| Beef Cattle were In fair amply, but under un
| favorable adviccs from New York, the market ws:
dull and lower. The sales foot up some IS heat
at range Of s3.75G 555. The market closed heav3
with Indications ola rapid decline tomorrow.
There was better supply ofLumher to. day. a1i
the market for common cargoes WAS decidedly dull
with downward tendency. Some eargoes vcrt
sold at actual decline Of 50c the Gales Of til.
came lumber ten days ago. We have no change K
note however, In the pricea Of good mill rul
cargocs.
The salt market continues firm at $t s. for Fin,
the demand being fully equal to the supply. !
OF Of 1000 brls Michigan was sold to arrive ne1
week, ut $1.e5 afoat. Foreign Salt IL held abov
the views Of holders asking $s.0o per sacl
for Liverpool Ground Alum,
The demand for Butter bY shippers was NOR
active today, and the market was 1rmer, wit
salce Of fresh frk1n at 13G14c.
Vessels arc yet scarce, and fieishts. arc inactiv
with but tno engagements at 1ic for wheat t
Kingston, and Sc for corn to Buffalo,