, 1864-03-22


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Ihe general markets to-day were moro active, an,
aud Hishwines.
There wss fair inquiry for low grades OF Flour
chiefly 10 I'll Canadian orders, and the ronrket WIS
steady, but high grades remain neglected and dali
About eoo brls OF NIL kinds Changed hands, At $4sa
$50 for low Grade 10 good spring extrus for Low
aado red winter. and s7so for choice white vIn.c,
The Wheat market vas act.1s and steady with "a, =.
Of about $500 bushels. nt s1.I4K8l1l4 for No.
Spring: s1d9x@lt9K for No. . Spring. md s1,go 70,
Rejected sprtDE-the market closing nrua after the
receipt Of tho Now York dispatches. 4 lot Of 1000,
bushels Illinois River Rad Winter wheat fabout eoua
to MOL Red) was sold BY sample at 31.i5.!
ola Corn Was III fair demand. but the offerings were
unusually light, and We note light sales Of No d.
sassec. New Corn Esa in good request and prices
ruled kc hsher. with liberal fa!es nt s5Ksac for No
l: s8H@.9c for Roe: isc for Rejected; tic for "No
Grade" md E@Hc for winter Inspected "Now
cosn There were no receipts By thn Canal It belnx
htzen over; but Ve report sale ol CO. hu No New
Germ In store At sc, subjected to Canal storage,
Oats Were active and buoyant and PRICES close 1e
per bushel higher, with aales Of about bushes
At 65H@6$c fot winter receipts Eo1 and E3zexc for
No IN store, the market closlng firm.
Ehyc Was dull and neglected. There Was a.fatr d.
mnnd for Barley, spd we note sales OF No: at si7a
1ls, and by sampler at sl.s@l8.
The market for HEghw1nes was act1vo and buoyant,
and prices advanced on Change 1@.c q xallou-w1th
sales afaoout 20 osla At ss@ase-c1oslns firm tho
Tho P1ovislon market was quiet but a,m. c.eent
Lard. which fenaains dnll and uteless CITY brands
OF Ness Pork Is In fair demand and
ntn a. $so50, but sellers are generally hold
Ing 1t S21oa. Country brands In good demand at
S at which pslcc we note saes Of 11s brts to-day,
Prime Mess Pork 10 scarce and nominal At 4tono
bulk Meals arc scarce and nrn, with sales to day Of
country Hams at 10X@11c loose and Shoulder. At 8c
boxed. Lard is dull and lower, with sales to-doy Of
100 tcs city steam at1xc Mess Beefis held at slaoo
with buyers at St150. Extra Ness Beef Iitu demand
at S1no, but sellers holding At Stiso Beef Hams
nso scarce: and held firmly nj sl90o. with bnycsa at
SlaIT@1s.i5~
Clover Seed is quiet and small parcels arc selling at
s7.&@71a There Is morc active inquiry for. .Timo-
thy Seed. and the market IS truer with aaes to-day
at for fair to good. Fla1 Seed il in :ats de-
msua at 42.T5@2,n0. .
IN Live aogs the market has been fully a. active a
on Saturday, and prtces 1r but with no change
on previous quotations. The entered sales amount
to 1ss7 hogs, at &562H87s25S, mostly at S7oaa7a5
EroBs.
In Beef Cntt1e there has been fair demand for
prime to extra grades, but with limited supply on
band little has been done. Medium ana co.nmontr
gradea have been dull and inactive. Tho entered
sales amonrs to d2s head at sos8G1o bnt chiefly ut
si..s95W gross. There has bscn no chauge IN the
previous Quo'atione Of tho market. !! -.
In Groceries there has been increased hc&lyisy In
Tho market for nearly a descriptions Of goods This
VeNA94VAVA
New York market, unusually liaEt stocks in rst and
second hands, and vague rrmors Of increased taxa
ucn about to be imposed upon most f.the leading
depastnents Of the trade, On refined Sugars tho
market has 1utther advanced H3Ic q n. Eptrcs ARC
also much higher, and Coffee, Rice and Tea, tho
market Is Increasingly active and firm. +, Il
'::'.- LATEST. -
Almost Immediately alter the close Of Change pri-
rate dispatches were received from Washington |
stating that tho Committee OF Woys AMI Mecns had
recommended tax OF dollar PCT gallon on High
Wines after the LIST Of July next Following on the
heels Ct thas dispatch came orders from nearly all
parts OF the country md H1Shwine Brokers and Com.
fston Mer& hants secured Water street reary all
that could be purchased and sales OF nearly
o0 brls ats@8sc-the market closing Ii tho evening
steady and fEm at the outside quotation. There was
nothing doing IN Grain. but tho market for Oats was
Scare ely 50 dsD as at the c1ose Of 'Change.
>" The Question Of Prices.
The question OF prices Is one tst Is Of much inter-
cst at this time The Secretary OF the Treasury. in
hs nua1 report gave complete tables Of prices for
lLtynire years Of the leading articles in New York;
In ilIustration OF the influence Of currch-y upon |
pz1ces, There are n.any circumstances that Affect
prices besides currency. These are mainly taxes. |
Era1 spdrtatIon, supply and demand. The imported
goods In tho country bear high rate Of duty cirecs
1nd also payable In gold, and these add to the effects
or the currency. The articles formerly supplied tfom
he South In very hort supply and the prices not
Ircles The general rse IN prices affects the cost Of
i'll productions Those articles that more excla.
rel5 Influenced by The currency are firm products
These In moreshan the usunl nupo1y, and pay no
axes, but Affected by the high cost or labor Of
goods and OF transportatlou.i Tho fol-
owing viii show how those prices have varied snco
azch, 1s6 when the Government legal tender Issues