, 1864-12-25
day Of Soc per 100 ns and nearly s7q hos In tac Ta
stous yards unsold. -


The werk which has now closed has been rather IN
favorable for the maintenauceof extreme prtees The
weather has bern much moro MvorAbl6 for trade. but
With an unprecedented scarcity Of currency thc best
nrta of troyers and commission men to keep up tho
rnortrt h.yo failed, and decline On the week has
taken place Of 23as5oo r 100 NJ. .-., !;
The reoetot wese srKa n could have been e1Dact
"a. and indeed much heAyier than the "shoEt csop"
theorists had led 10 suppose VIC shoul1 got amouas
nr TO llyc dressed-making total Of 1lq.-
ri he.d' OF theee We Ind that ~ head were ship
md Esst and nearly $1,000 head arc In the yardt this
tr.n,nR unsold. Tho quantity th.refo1e purchased
sbv cty psckesz through tho week asnountn to w.
head Or uish the balance Of 900 head len nom last
week Of 50 s@ head. -.
On Monday there were strong signs Of Increased &C
tiyity on The part buyesa but this was soon check
ed by The oculty Of obtaining currency, and on tne
tr.nsactons Of The day psfcea had declined 1s9c On
SATURDAYS quotations. The addl1onal feceip"
amounted to about u 600 hogs. but 10 tha evening
there were nen1ly Il head unsold The receipts On
Tuead.y Fsro Comparatively light ~ tho stocx 1n4
were DELAYED by heavy knoT storm; but the scarcity
of currency coa4nnlng sa1ee wero much restricted,
ind further decline Of 1b31so 100 ns tqokplacs On
"wednesday thcrr WIS = very marked Improvement IN
thr demand under The Influence Of which the market
sd1aneed aSc 100 ns This feeling was maintained
on Thursdsy since which the monetary difficulty In.
cre,sfns, buye1s have to = large extent withdrawn
from tho MARKET and ss1es have been uade With .ua
Tnis the iast ay Of the week has been decidedly tho
worst for selsess Including The daily receipts there
uerc abont 50 40 hogs In The yards. Of which the en-
tered sales only amount to s.sSs head, At decline
Of SOC Der 100 ms yesterdays ps1ces- This
falling on In tho demand Is not wholly to be at-
! tr,butcd to the scarcity Of currency, rs we
nnd that soue improvement has taken place Id this
direction, hut also to the eose proximity oithc hol
days. Packers both NEXT and tho following Wesks.
viii, usual at this period do comparatively little
and the general busncss Of the country will necessari
| " b Mmlted and unAett1ei. With heavy. or Indeed
average receipts, prices may be expected remain
weak and the market untavo.ab1e for shippers whose
best intesrstB certainly be promoted By sending
| In al little stock ~ can be heped.
The supply during the week has been scarcely equa
in point Of quality to that Of last week. there having
been larger proportion Of coarse hogs and sows,
together With light thin hogs. But. compared with
previous SEASONS, the receipts very decidedly In
faycr cf thq present Que.
With nj tho drawbacks to which VIC have re.
ferrcd confidence has not entirely departed toln the
market Some OF best men arc still nrm In sheis
views sud regard the present check to the prevous
healthy activity Of the market but rrfesabe to
monetary ditculea which, IN the present prosperous
condition OF commercial interests, Will, IKE the
| rain cloud, very quickly pass AWAY.
l SALES TODAY.