The New York herald., 1863-12-21

Tho market for wheat ruled in favor Of tho buyer and
the demand was less active prices being high to ad
mt oi shipments, while local miers inclined hold
off in the hope Of buying better terms next week. Sales
$4,000 bushels at 81 Is 81 SO for spring Chicago 81 Al
81 so for Milwaukee club; 81 10 81 81 for amber do
III t3 81 90 for winter red Western 81 81 81 SO for
amber Michigan 81 81 for old red WESTERN 81 rs 81 81
Ior inferior TO good white Western SO for good
white state The corn market unsettled and lower;
western mixed sold early in the day at 81 3a store
and afterwards under pressure to SELL 81 80 the
closing figures 00C0 bushels changed hands at these
quotations with 81 Is for yellow Jersey. Rye was nom
nay 81 rs 81 3D. opened firm but closed dun and
droopng sales 100 900 bushels at 8sc So &c for Irnce
Edward Island s9c 9oc. for Canadian; state 9oc 9lc
and Western Ole. u 92c:
sold at 81 % 81 Is for medium, and So IS SO for mar
rows.
REEswA1-A sale Of $500 lbs. Western at 4sc a 5oc.
cash.
CASpIEs-sales OF 800 boxes Western at 2lc, cash.
CAssiA.-2 600 mats sold at 46c., cash.
COFFEE Market steady. Tie sales include OOD baps
Cape at 80 &c 100 do Bahia $780, 400 ST. Domingo st
xsAc. Soc. and 1000 bags Rio, cargo Of Isabella, Hun
ter, and an invoice OF $40 bags per Flying Scud pr
vate torms.
CoITos very quiet sales only 800 bales at slc
DRuGs dul; sales OF 900 lbs prussiate potash at 41c
1000 lbs yellow do at 4oc 2eO tons soda
cash. and 5000 lbs. American whitc sugar lead on
private terms.
FREGnTs were dull and irregular to Great Britain
There pretty good demand vessels from two 70
i've hundred tons charter rather better rates. To
Liverpool 600 bushels wheat per American reported
osd in shipe bags, which Is above the Market do.
od aud TOO bbs -four Is 4hd.; per neutral 800 boxes
bacon and 100 tcs lard at 2os rs hhds taow 16s Cd
bacon at s 3Os oc0 packages butter and cheese at
4os and leo bbs apples at 5s To london neutral,
and 10 tons oil cakc at It's 3D. and por steamer 1000
Dds Hour 2s 3D. 600 ticrces bee ut 6s 3D. for small
Hayre $50 bbls Petroleum at ss To Antwerp 100
Dds petroleum on private terms. bark chartered
to arraeona at s47 for heavy pipe slaves and at s4 for
Night hog head do; brig voyage light pipe
$a5 British bark Orion $50 tons to Antwerp lOo
British brig 1s6 tons, to Laguayra at 81 per bbl one,
l09 TONS to the wndwa 81 100 gold brig 27O tons
from Portland to West Indies lumber at $l2 back TO
New York ogwood at S. British brig, 2as tors to CT.
eneegos and back, sugar at Soc. one 13s ons TO West
Indies and back 81 100 half gold Schooner e4 tons
same voyage, 400 Iart gold; one, 122 tons same,
:! 200 part gold bark $500 bbls to New Orleans at
81 900 month, and British brig from Phade phia TO
Marsecs with petroleum at 9s.
PROVISIONS Receipts COS bbls. pork, e92 pkgs beef
$50 do cut meats % do lard and s3 dressed hoss hc
PORK market was altogether active day than for
sometime There was good demand for immediate dc.
amounting to 5000 bbs, partly to l contracts now
maturing. at Sl7 rs SIT so Tor old mess, sls SO
for prme mess Reef was s d az 'or b PRIME % and gig sIo
bbl- at sl2 so sl4 for mess, and sI5 $40 for
extra do also 25ocrccs do at $50 for extra India
and s2s TOR western primo mess. Peef hams sold to
the ext n, OF 800 bb at SIT rs ss for Western bacon
was more active The sails 400 boxes at 9,lc.
for short ribbed FOR January, Cumberland cut Tor
Februnry and l0c 10 &c the spo Cut nents we're
steady with sales OF 200 packages 12c. for long
shoulders Dressed hogs sold at &c 7a,c for West
ern, and Tssc SIC. for city. lard was In good dc
mand and prices were shade higher. The sales
1900 packages at &c. 1875 for No. prime ket
tie rendered. Bu,tcr sold from zoe. TO 32c including
all kinds Cheese was quoted at l3c. l6c for common
toPrime
SUGAR quiet. Sales 100 hlds. New Orleans at 1870.
lsc, and 1000 boxes Havana at 13c and 900
bags Paha on private terms and auction 300 boxes
Havana brought 10Zc lsc.
wHIsxEr was nrmer, with good demand lin part spec
uatiye. Sales 900 bbs at ssc. e2c clos ing with
further advance demanded.