, 1863-01-31
COMMERCIAL.

Total. .39256 a516a9 237s 6a41 1924 140l
Tho advance Of gold this morning 3166st
caused considerable excitement on Change, and
the lending markets were buoyant and consider
ably higher.
The demand for nearly nI1 kinds Of Provisions
Was more active, and the tendency in prices was
decidedly upwards. tIess Pork was In good re-
quest, and note IN advance in prices of 25G59c
with sales Of LOO bsls In lots at $500 for coun
trypacked and $1s.oo@135o for citypackcd-thc
traueactons teing principally at the outside figure
holders at the close asking $13.752114.00. lot
of 900 brls city was also so.d deliverable in New
York, at $1G50 Prime Mess Pork is scarce and In
demand at $11.o0-at which price VIC report sales
Of :50 brls; but city-packers refuse to sell below
sts,co, Bulk Meats are in active request to I'll
Government c0ntracts made at St. Louis and Louis
vile, but there few round lots offering and the
market Is Inactive and 1rnl. Only about 100000
bs Of Hams and Shoulders changed hands, at 5Xc,
packed, for the former, md &c, packed, and $355o
3.GaA, loose. for tho latter. Erglish Meats were
in demand, but they were held at an advance Of y
0Hc, which did not meet the views OF buyers.
lot Of 100 bxs Short Cear Niddles was sold at 7c.
Lard was III active request, and We quote the mar
ket about &c highef-with sales Of about 1000 tcs,
at 3}zG9Ac for prime city steam and kette.reu-
dercd-the bulk Of the transactions being at the
outside ngnrc. At the close there were no round
lots Of good brands Of prime etcam.rcudcrcd Lard
offered below ?Kc-with buyers at os1c,
The receipts Of Hogs to-day were 7,065-of which
| 1854 were dressed.
The market for Dressed Hogs was buoyant, and
under the influence Of the rice in gold, prices ad
ranced about t0c per 100 fos-with sales at raogc
Of s3.90g5. 5.0o-thc bulk of the sales Of good hogs
being at 81 co and s4.ca74.7o, dividing Oh 200 bs
z lat, S+ nffv
| and sa1es ranged from $l.75G1500 and ono lot Of
80 choice sudolkH Hogs, averaging $50 lbs, was sold
at auction By r. s. s. Carter, to Webster and Bag
ter, at $3.50 They will be shipped to Boston.
Live Hogs were asain in light supplg-about
5000 Owing to the advance In gold, which
caused m active packing demand, the market
ruled buoyant, closing Urn at an advance Of 70
| 10c. The sales foot up some $3.50 at range Of
20, the latter figure being paid for several
| extra lots.
! Beef Cattle were in Iibc1nl supply, and under
| 4 fair demand BY shippers and Government con-
| tractors the market ruled stcndy. with sa1es Of
some 500 head at s.. 3s1c-tho latter figure be-
ing paid for one drove Of extra stallfed Iowa
| atccrs.
The Flour market was active and fa a1ly 5c htnher,
with sales Of about 5ooo brls at s51o8o for fair
to choice spring extras, 1.-THE market closlng trm
Wheat was in active speculative request, and ne
note A further improvement in prices of &C per
| bnshr1-With sales Of No. 2 Rcd at 81 .a0n1 stk;
No. Spring, $1.1stAt.so; No. Spring, 9sx11.0a
and Rejected Spring at ss@86c.-the market clos.
Ing firm.
Corn advanced about 1c per bushcl--Tith heavy
sales Of Mixed at 5ol5oKe, and Rejected At 43Xc
closing firm.
Oats advanced 1c per bushe1-lsith liberal sales
at ds34s1ac. Rye advanced 4@ac per hushcl--No
selling at 7s4579c In store. Good Barley was sold
at $1.40- Prime samples are scarce.
H1ghwincs were in good speculative and shipping
inquiry. aud we quote the market &C per gallon
| highe1-with Falrs at i5c--closing firm at that
| prfce-ho}ders asking 46c.
Seeds were in good demand and tending up.
wards Timothy Seed was active to-day at an ad-
rance of6c per hushcl-wish liberal sales at $195
G21o. Glover Seed was sold at S. $4,000 Flax
Seed In good demand scarce at 3 4o511a5o