, 1863-12-15


Jan. 1....12co1sS gois5I 2too5o 5l685 9lss a9s:s8
The receipts Of Hogs to-day amount ed to 16o77
including live and dressed. The market for Live,
Hogs yesterday and to-day shows a decided In.
proEement, both In actisity aud prices, and we
record IN advance On Saturdays quotations ol10aa
1sc per 100 Ds. Nearly II, 000 head changed hands.
at range Of $2,G5G5.75 for low g1ade to extra
quality; but the great bulk Of the sales were At
*4.Gs95.45- The yards at the closs we1e pretty
well cleaned ont, and the market closing firm.
The packers were the principal bnyers- -shlppers
holding back In consequence Of the difficulty ex-
perieneed in getting freight room.
There waB good demand for Beef Cattle BY
packers and goTernme ent contractors, and the mar
kct ruled frm-with sales 0! 356 head at range
Of $e.1EGli Leo for common to good, and $3.50 for
extra.
There was better demand for Dressed Hogs to-
dsy-the weather beng more favo.able-and we
note an advance in prices Of 1bGeoc-with salessat
range Of 44-scI I6.sc-the great bulk OF the sales
leo and go De.
There WIS rather more inquiry for Provisions
to-day. and better feeling prevailed; but owing
to difference Of yfews between buyers and SCI
1ess, the transactions wero light, and the market
shows no material improvement in prices. Mess
Pork was neglected, and the market Ia nominal
at $17.0c1i7.t0. There Is vesr little Primo Ness
Fork Offering and the market is necessarily inac-
tive. small lot Of old Prime Mess was sold at
*1a-O0; but sellers Of Prime Mess are holding at
st4.C0. TEcrc WIS somo inquiry for English Mid
dies, and We note sales OF 800 bxs Short Rib at
sAc, SEQ b1s do ut Sc, and 800 pes country: cut
CnmbeIlands at &c, looee. Bulk Meats we're more
active, and we note sales Of 1.700 pcs country
rough Sides at Tc. loo-c; 5000 ms country shoul-
dcrs, 5Ac packed; 12.000 rs Hams at &C. loose:
and 100 pcs country do at 7Ec, loose. A lot OF
1o.0G0 pes city cured Shoulders also changed
hands at5Ae, loosc- Green Meats were more ac-
tiye-with sales Of 5000 pcs Hams from the block
at &c, aud s,coo pcs at 71sG1xc, and 1900 pcs
Shoulders at dxc. There was a moro active In
qulry for Lard, and lrmer feeling prevailed; but
We have no actual advance to note In prices.
About eco tres Of all grades changed hands at 11h
@l1ke for city, and 11@t1Ac for country. At
the close the demand was brisker than In the
early part of the day, and the market WAS firm at
ike for prime Leaf A small lot of Mol Lard
vas sold at 1o':c- Crease was dull, and the only
Eale reported was 100 trcs White at 9hc.
There was more actiye inquiry for Butter by
shippers, md nc note sales OF upwards Of 500
fEkins at 1sGsoNc.
Flour was dull, Sc usual, and tho transactions
were Of very trifIing nature:
There was more active inquiry for Wheat, and
we note IN advance in prices OF &c per bushel-
with sales Of coo bushels, at $1.12D11s for No
Spring, $1.o5K@1.O6A for No Spring: and 9c
Gssc for Rejected sprins-the market closing firm.
Corn YVES quiet with light sales Of No at o1GA
o2c; No at Ole; aud New Corn at 7sc-au In
store.
Oats declined fully 1c per bushel-wIth sales OF
about GO, goo bushels, at 6iGc5c for No and 6l@
&c for No s-c1oeing at e4H for MOL.
Rye wns quiet and steady at S1.0aG1.0I There
was more inquiry for Barley, and No 2 In store
WIS sold at $1.l611. .18h.
The market for Hghwines declined 1c from
Saturdays opening prices, aud about 1900 bzls
changed handa, in lots, at T9c At which figure the
market closed nteady.
There Is good demand for Timothy Seed and
the market to-day Was drm-wfth salesa s2.a56
ss,5o. F1a1Beed is a1so In good demand and the
market Is firm at S2.b0D2G0. 81.
There is less excitement in the market for Car
bon Oh; but It Is still 1Em-with sales in round
lots to-day at Esc, and for delivery In January ut
564c. JobbeSs arc selling In small lots to retail
ers at 5sa60c-