, 1864-12-26


Tos following the ctoenG qcosot,ons OF the mar
kes thia evcaanx. and compared with Last week:
cznelsa r55Sxs 4Ss 1,.+z.o,.
ns'sm Rs t. Is s1s pEse a9se. sa fSelsS mSe
L.Eh:aad ! common 10; ~ daooss.s w :
thts evening" and the corresponding period OF last
COMPARATIVE PRICES.
This year. Last year.
:ss R:Hs Z s!s:f s:!ss srs.::s!55ssss!
Light and common do........- D0oato.43 4.mka3-2S
From the preceding tables It will be seen thst as
compared with the closing quotations Of the market
on last Saturday evening prices hav. declined sc
1c0 Ms on prime to extra hes, and 50c per 100 bs
medium to prime qualities. We this week give quota
tious Of light anu common hcgs Of Which there were
none woxth quoting In the market last week The
weekly market closes extremely dull, with decline
tosy az eo1Fared with the current rates of yester
day OF Soc per 1oo ns, ami nearly 30 hogs In the Va
SATURDAY EVENING". Dec. ai 1861:
The week which has now closed has been rather nu-
favorable for ha maintenance Of extreme prtcea The
weather has preu much more fsyorsble for trade but
with IN unprecedented scarcity Of currency the best
efforts Of droveEs and commission men to Keep up the
market have failed, and decline on the week has
taken place Of :5<sTc 1eo rs.
The receiptuerc as large could have been expect
ed and indeed much heavier than the "shoEt crop ~
theorists had led to suppose should get amount
ing to s. 9l9 live, 50 @ dresscd-makns total Of 119
s57 head OF these VIC ind thst ,9 head were ship
ped East and nearly 1900 head are in the yards tais
evening uasold. The quantity tht re{nrc purchased
By city packers through the week amounts to o. ,Ss
head or with the balance OF 1900 head left from last
week Of ,6Ss head.
On Monday there were strong signs Of Increased nc-
tyy on the pnrt Of buyers: but this WIS soon CHECK
ed by the difficulty Of ohtning currency aud On the
transactions Of the day prices h8d declined 1s5c On
SATURDAYS quotations. The additional rtce,ps
amounted to about 200 hogs, hut in the evening
there were nearly IT, 090head unsold The receipts on
Tuesday were comparatively light tho stock trims
were delayed By beAvJ SNOW storm bAt the scarcity
fcuErency continuing sales were much restricted,
and further decline Of 1osl5e 100 ns tookpsee On
Wednesday there vas very marked Improvement In
the demand under the influence Of which the market
adyanced &c 100 This feeling was uasantAiz cd
on rhursday since which the monetary difficulty ta-
c1cAslug, buyers have to large extent Withdrawn
from the Market aud sales have been made with IN
This she iast day Of the week hss been decidedly the
worst for sellers. Including the daily receipts there
we're about S. hogs In the yards. Of which the en-
tered sales only amount to a7sa head, at declluo
Of Soc pct 100 na On yestertay's PRICES. This
falling oil In The demand Is not wholly TO be at-
trlbutcd to the sca1cIty of currency, aa we
ind thst some improvement las taken p1ace In ulia
direction hat also to the close proximity Of the holt.
days. Packers both next and the following veoks,
viii, n usual at this period, do comparatively little
and The general business Of the country Will uecesssr
" bs limited and unsettled With heavy, Indeed
average receipts prices may oo expected to remaln
weak and the market unfavosabe for shippers, whoac
best interests viii certainly be promoted BY sending
IN ~ little Qtock ~ can be helped.
The supply during the week has been scarcely equal
In point Of quality thas Of last week. there having
been larger proportion Of coarse hog1 and COWS,
together with light thin hogs. But compared with
previous seasons, the receipts are very decidedly IN
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