, 1864-12-12

The 1o{s, .ooxnE ore lie sic:ias quotation: 81
lot thta evening and compared with last week:
cGos1Ea Pn1c1s- ..
6saS 6sss asds% ss sEs s $Ga!!s's:s Do
Common to medlun.--...... 9oNs4S-2 o@5 s'lo
this evening, and the corresponding period Of last
yeaf:
TIL. year. Last year.
SEst ssss s fEt:: sS::; do: s|S$s
From the preceding tables 1t will b. seen that the
supply of1lvs Hogs for the present week ahov IN
,ncrease Of head over the previous week; but we
note that Of se and Dressed the receipts are Coz heAd
less. .
Prices havc very materially advanced On the pre-
vious week, averaging SIS 10 ns on a'l grades
whilst on the proceeding year they still maintain
proportionate advance with the past weeks Of the
fstTrnpaY EVENING, Dec. 1o.-From The tone This
market at its close last week. there was but little
Eronnd for supposing that Prices would doaog the
week now closed. have 30 materially advanced. The
feeling tnen entertained By huyes was TINT
nces had most probably for the present season at
tetne, their maximum height. The results are, how
ever. sufficient to convince eTen tne most moving
the movements Of hi not less cratic
and uncertain than those which have especially dnr
Ing tho present year, been more or lcss tho osttp
gushing features Of all our important branches os
commercial indu3tEy. ...
nc vcry important feature In favor Of dfovcrs has
heen the sudden clangc In the weather from warm and
close days to cod and wnry ones such rs are almost
jndfsnens.b1e to the successful carrying On trade
Another feature ofconsidefao'e moment has been she
yery superior quality ofogs. Our most
c.perenced operators stats that they do not reile-
her auy pa,t period when the supply was equally good
nut With these and other similar advantages there
would not hare been the extreme arnness md CORES
handing increase in values but foE the active move
| mcut which has characterized the demand for Hos
| nrnfuct For several weckg past the cur
| rent rates OF the market for Mess and Prime
Mess Fork were low. that it was found impossible
to uack Hogs with any margin for profit Facke3
were consequently holding their stoCss ost which
| we're withdrawn from the market. Fglth the upward
movement Int he prices Of Hog product Psekers,Ave
houcht more Freely, aud with an unusual degree Of
| confidence as to the future.
Tbs character Of the demands and atmncss which
haye marked the transactions OF tho market during
tAe week nay be fairly estimated by noting tue daily
changes Which have occurred In the prices paid Tn
Monday We notcd In advance Of sec z 100 mss on
tuesday Of &c; on Wednesday Of &c on Thursday.
Of soc: and Friday, Of sc 100 ns. o. total IN
| crense during the week Of $123 y 10o ma.
In the character o{ the demand there 1as been but
t chsnce Fully thseefourths Of the receipts have
been taken By our city operators. shippers
comparttveIy inactive, "a the nntnra result OF the
understand that to-day the New Tork market has
somewhat Improved, hogs having been sold Is high a
fsa1ic In consequence Of which. We note purchases
todns by shippers Of between I'VE aud SIX tlons snd
head. This change has been probably brought about
by tho impression which Is daily ginning force thai
the probable crop Of hogs for the season, hes been
oyerestmated and TINT Instead Of being equal eycu
i to Inst season, 1t will bs considerably Tess.
Tie market opened this morning with about twelve
thousand Aogs in the yards, which number was N
cressed pv the dai receipts to about . 900 bead Th*
nroceedpEs to-day were Of \ 1css excited characse
than they hare been during the pfevtoas days of th
week. Prices were not lower, but there appeared
rIobt amount Of dstrnst among operators,,a few
the largest Of whom altogether out ot the mar
fct INT with tue Extra demand for shipping. price
were fnlly maintained, aud with the exception 0
shout 5xo head the entire stock On hand was elose'
l out.
The entered sales at al1 the yards amount to 1B1o
head at 80 Bo Is. chiefly At esatlts per leo hs
: The following were the princlpalsslea: Wa1lHorl
4 Mallory to Reed l. 6hcrEln ~ head. averaging 81
lbs. at tl2po; Orcenbsum to Crsgn Co. 50 bead ~
crsgtpg rs Ibs, ut &12o; J. Gridley 10 ktJt, Baea
more 4 CO. IS head. averaging 2e7 lbs, at 3i2oo r
N. Courer to Culbestson, Blair Co. A9 htad sTe1
nsur IS lbe At s1.eo; c. c. Bligh, Of Kewanee to
E Norwood IS head averaging 50 lbs. at <12,a-thea
hess we're fed bf Mr. Blgh, were the White Cheste
hrt ed and all under eighteen mouths old and jon
Ad.uSto C.agin Co. 260 head, averaging 256 lbs,
1 sl2M per 100 lbs.
me market closed Ibis evening with shout 5toohos
tn the yards besldss which other stock tEana were Ell