, 1864-03-25

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The general markets to-day were active and 1ru,
chiefly owing to the xdvance in gold. which st,mu.
lated the demand both BY speculatoss and shippers
in wheat there Was increased activity at advance
In prices Of k01c per bushet-wth heayy sa!cs emo
Spring at $il5A8ll8: No Spring At $11e,f51.ll<;
and Erjected Spring at s1yo1k@1.os. At ths CLOSE
however, the advance was not maintained, and the
market fell back slightlJ and became rathsr du1l.
Old Corn was In rather better demand and we note
light sales Of No at s9Kc, and No at87@sxc. New
Corn steady, with fair activity II s53s3hc for
No Corn, 7H@7ec for No Corn. and 7sc for RsJect
cd Corn-the market c1os1ng steady. =
Oats were dull and abont Nc I, bushcl lower
With sales Of Mol at 64hasA1c-e1ozng aulct and
rather weak -.
Rye was In good request. and dsmer-with liberal
sa1es Of No. at and No. at &c. Barley
continues good demand and hrm-w1th sales OF
Eo.2 in store ut e1ssa1.2s, and BY sample at s12s@
1.a5 on track.
The demand for Htghwtacs Il still act,ve and va
note further advance In prices Hc 2 gallon with
sales Of about 800 tbls 1t bulk Of the
transactions having been At o0c. At the cosa the
market was quiet but very firm 1t soasoHc.
| Proyte1ons ruled arm but not very active. Mess
PORK advanced e@5oc With sales OF 800 brls at IS
2l6a-the market closing hrn.. Prime Mess Is scarce
md In good demand At $780, at which prtce we note
sales Of 2'S brls Eulk Meats scarce md frm at
sGsHc Tor Shoulders, 1t911Ac for Hams, aud sk9sHc
for rough Sides The stock Of Bulk Meats now here
probably lighter than over before at this peloi.
Sweet picked Hams arc scarce aud nrm at 12Xc, at
which figure note sales Of rs tres. lot Of 900
pcs Loug Cut Hams WAS sold today. but the price was
kept private. Lard was r1ner on account Of the i'm.
New York. and wa note sa1es OF 100
primo Leaf At l2c. Grease is in good deulanl and
A1m, with sales OF White at 1t4c and Brown st 9xc
| There was fair demand for Timothy Seed and the
market was active at IS for talr to primo and
32.D0 for dirty. Clover Seed was dull, with lsht
eales $7no Flax Seed ls In fair demand by crush
! c1s at $2.75acoo the latter for prime.
There was better supply Of Hogs, and the market
was unusually active, and On primo qualities wa note
an advance Of l0315c 100 lbs, with sales OF shout
2oo head; IT 96 75675o chiefly ut $725; the market
closing nru'. ...... - -
Tho receipts of Beef Cattle were only moderate.
and the market was more active and lo91sc higher on
medium qualities. About G=3 head changed hands At
ssR@ss- the bulk ot the sales having been Ut
$..s0ss5o. g ......r
In Groceries there no decline in the extreme ae.
uvlty and nrmness which has BEEN 50 prominent for
several wteks past. Conees are still In limited Sup.
ply, especially Rio, and further advance OF Hc has
been made. On Teas OF all descriptions nc note IN
medium aud Of 1oc on bettel qualities. This move
ment has been adopted By the trade In consequence
/ Of the extremely act1ve and increasing demand
| Of the market, and rom the fact that the
diminishing stocks In thls market at
The prices paid for them Sugars SILL very nrH,
ard in Inadequate supply. Raw Sugars arc quoted at
la further advauce Of ke, and New York Refined Of
K@Ac q n. Spices are unsettled and very firm, with
further advance Of &c on Cloves and Of So on Nut.
meKs. The demand for a the leading staples very
active. with general upward tendency.
In Hides the receipts moro than usually liberal.
and With active demand; especially far shipping
the market Is steady and Urn at preylons quotations.
LATEST.
In the afternoon and evening", owinx1to ndyices
from New Eork, OF q mnterial improvement in that
market, there WAS a very actlve speculative demand
for Hghwires, and the market was e1ctted mud huoy
ant with sales Of about % br1s at stc st s1xc
and 80 hrls 1t ao-the market closing very arm 1t
the outside quotation. This IS an advance or Ike
since the adjournment OF Change, and &c since res
tert1ay. The Wheat market: Was also considerably
nrmer than at the close OF Change, and about Do
bu No Spring weresold at $l.1oxo- closing With no
sellers below sill. Oats were du, nnd light sales
were made at 6tAc for No !. Provisions were buoy.
ant and frm-nnd We noto sales 900 pei dry sated
Shoulders Country cu1ed) loose at depot and
81 bxs do at 8Hc There also rather mora Inquiry
for vessels than Change, and the schooner Norm
iao Light was chartered for wheat to Buffalo at 1o
The market for Carbon OIL also shared in the general
buoyancy, and oHirg to advccs received ttom Cleye
land and Pfttsbusg prices rose to eoe5c for white