, 1864-05-09

SATURDAY ETrNIao, MaT7.
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There YVES 4 good attendance On Change to-day
but owing to the continued unfavoERblc adviees
from New York, and further decline in gold, the
leading nrcadttuf markets 1uled somewhat lower.
There vas no demand for Flour, and the market
rn'ed extremely duh aud fiat. In order to make
isles holders would have had to make AIfurthercon
c.asons Of at least 08 per hrl and evenat that il
doubtful II shippers spectators would invest. No
transactions, save one, were reported. and conse-
quently Is IL impotsibls to 1x other than nominal
quotations.
At tie opening Of Change, Wheat Was extremely
dul but Subsequently ruled quite active. 1t decline
Of l2&2Hc on the clos1K quotations OF yesterday On
Change Amer the receipt Of tho New York dispatch
the demand fell Of. and the market closed dull.
with more sellers than buyers. The aaes foot up 57-
900 bu At s1o@1.eo FOR No Spring. s11tA8ll7N Tor
There vas moderate inquiry for MOL rev Corn,
snd the market ruled nrm 1t yesterday quotations.
bet No. New was dull and sesrce'y 30 nrm Abeut
sa1tD bu changed hands, 1t a9x8$t1o for New No. 1:
e6tQg7c for New No . &C for Rejected; $1.0t for
Old Yellow t. b.; and $lo:h for Old Nc t. Q. b.
the market closing quiet st 3lol for EaN No !. nld
9611c 1cr New Eo2.
There wos an exceedingly active speculative and
shppi1R depard for Gate, aud the market ruled drm
and buoyant At an syance Of A3tc over yesterdays
prices Change, but at the close the Inquiry or
aud the msrket cloFed rather weak At the eztreme
figure reached during the day. The sales foot up
some 2e0, ,fc1 bu at Gs2e3c-moet1y Csh96ac-for No
Oats In store, and a9d6Xc for No 2-closlSg rather
weak ut &c for No 1. ..--.-.--
There was moderate demand for Rye, but The mar
ket WIS scarcely arm on yesterday, aud prices
rather favored buyers. Sales Of No in store were
made At a rapgc Of xt2t@sl.2s-
Barley was in steady demand snt firm nt The ad-
vance noted yesterday With sales Of No IN store ut
AIS.
There ia an uxceedinzly active demand for Lumber
carxots and owing to the light arrivals, the m lrkot
hsa advanced fully 1G7pc = N.
The market for NlEhwtueE opened very dull, sud
prices ruled KGle q gallon lower thsn yesterday
With tales Of only about COO brls at $iE@i1skc; but
after the .ecelot Of the New Tork dispatches, there
was more active demand and the market closed
with buyers ut t1lek, hut no sellers
The Proyition mafk1t ruled unusually quiet, but
nevertheless ar and saIes OF 6o brs city At
fM.7aaMno, Prime Mess Pork ts nominal at 3cs.o9a
265o, but sellers are generally asking $27.Go. Bulk
meats arc and r4E-w1th ts1nnZ sales at 11Ac
for 1oote ehoulders. and Ike for picked shoulders
Lard dull and depre'eedwlth eales OF SO tres
rrIme city Lenf Lard at lSkc.
Salt Eas steady and firm, with aales Of Old onon-
dsga Fine at s2 and New Saginaw at s2ao. deliver
| cd on cars. I .
There vas good demand for Flax Seed aud the
market ruled active aud 1rm-wiih liberal sales At
teo@2G5 for medium to good qualities and $500 for
| dirty, Glaes Seeds werc en:ireIy neglected.
Frctchts we're dull snd esser, With engagements Of
nfnc rcessea at l2c for Whest to Kingston; 1!c for
Corn to tnsturgh; IKE for Corn 10 oswezo. and
fc for torn and 15Sc for Wheat to Buffalo. There IL
| sent and ftefghts are exceedingly dnll-
In Beef Cattlo there has been lees activity. owing
the abtence Of the principal army contractors, and
speculators Prtces rule very hrm At psevous quota
tons. Entered eses, ,7a head, at 20. mostly
At 37sc@seo gross.
In Hogs the entered sales amount to 100 head II
| Is 5na.s7H mostly At S6.5da715 gross. The market
hiss bern lets active and prices not 20 nrm but nc
qpotable change has been made.
There waa good attendance at the Second Board
at the Sherman House, this evening, but the atten
tion al the operators and speculators wa. msln,5
taken up In discussing tho war news received thl.
| afternoon. ... -..
WHEAT w4s dull And neglected. at decline. K31t
on the closing prices paid on Change. Sales were
10000 bu No. Spring in gtort ut sfl9; 900 bu No.
do at 3116X; Il. GO bu DO At 3116H; 900 bu do a
$1lSx; 2o,cso bu do at Sl1s; closing ysry dull u
$11d. .
CoHs was dull and nou.lal At quotations o,
Change. .....
oA1sveEe in active demand, at m advance Of 1{G
hc since the cloee On Change. Sales were :-3l Co
bu no. 1Osts in store st t9Hc; 1900 tu do st eo4c
0o0bu and 10000 bu in the afesnoon} at &c; clos
ing firm 1t 69Xc.
WHISKY was somewhat excited and 1@i4c bette
tbsn at the Gloss OF 'Change 6aes 200 brls
S1s4; 1ao brls At s11s $50 brls at s117 800 brls
$i.17; closing nrm At about s1.1s.
FAx1onIs dull, with engagement Of Schr. Ogac1
| with wheat to Buffalo at 7Hc,