, 1864-11-28

The following are The cloa1ng quotations Of the mar
ket this evening, and compared With last week:
r ::'"':' ~c1oetsa rRit1s. =
to e4ts, q@.ss.: ,ss@ 1s: HEss ,issii as:s sfsk
SS%$ss Ss;;5':S1 ( SsS ~
The following are the. comparative prices OF Hog
thse1enng and for tho corresponding period of las,
-year::t ';.';; ,o;,a, -z. $780,. $500
E.%s to st.. 81 rs s 81 ssagsi 81
Common K 10 n RmedIum...'''.. adI'''.. ssSs s3 sst5o 5o
From the above tables 1t will be seen that whilst the
supply has Increased duttug tho week nearly luoou
Hogs there has bean decline In the 1rmnesa Which
had pfeyfouay characterized tho market, and that
reduction Of a5c 100 rs on medium to extra g.ades,
and &c 2 LOO ns on common Hogs his takea place.
At the QUOTATIONS now given the market this evening
closed dull and weak. With few bugesa In the market
| md about 20 co Eogs In the yards uusold.
-eATrRoAT EVENING. Eor. 26.-We have not had lou7
more active days in bog yxrds for along time than
the lrst four days Of the present nor two more
gloomy ones than the last two. The receipts have
been daily increasing In nnu.heta and as to quaty
they Will bear favorable comparison With our best
seasons that have gone by, and show very marked
Improvement on our lust From our daily reports II
appears that the supply might have been much larger
but for the Inability Of our railroads to bring IN the
STOCK waiting foE Shipment at terrible cost to OWL.
ers, at every depot throughout Hog growing dis
sttcts This 10 especially the case In Illinois, wscon~
sin and Iowa.
Up to Thursday evening the demand kent pace yery
taly and evenly With the supply although for several
days past has been that Light hogs were In ore
limited request, paekers using principally fat hoys
suitable for heavy mesa pork and further for lard The
activity OF tie market wholly due to the extended
opss1uons OF our city p.ckerf. who ~ere Indeed the
only buyers Of moment IN the market. Eastern shin
peFs Continuing to do little Of nothing and their ad
vices from day to day Indicating anything but a
healthy condition Of the Eastern markets.
On Friday considerable Change occurred in the
previous condition Of the Market Buyers suddenly
Withdrew. many Of hem doing nothing, and others
purchasing less than half the amount OF stock they
had taken. receipts almost hourly
increasing with less disposition the part packers
to operate. To-day there has been no Improvement
The receipts exceed II hogs and the entered s,1ea
amount to 105s hog1, At S9.2s41loo but chiefly 1t
3oaa105o no Ms: and ut the clo1e or the market
this evening there were over 1000 hogs IN the yards
unsold besldes several thousand purchased during the
week By psckers who are leaving them in the yazs In
preference. to removing them.
This sudden downward movement has bean priucl- |
pay caused by the inability Of bankers to ruIsh
The amoant of currency required, aud further BY the
combined 7ttept both of shippers and Packers to es
sab1sh lower have been current during the
past month Speculations TO rcauts aro prodtless
anu liable to mi.laad; but We note degree Of con-
tdenca IN the maintenance Of high prices during the
remainder OF the season among dEovcrs which ha5 sell
1oM been exceeded; on the other hlnd the difficulty
u supplying the amount OF funds Necessary to carry
IN the business Of the market which at low estimate
Will be nearly three times much for the same qua.
y OF hogs as last year must not be lost Of That
here woudlbe some difficulty in this, direction had
long since anticipated but few expected that the
treasure would be felt early In the season. and even
row 1t nay be that in day so the restrictions will
1e partially Eotrid Off. !, T.: ~
1t will be wise and prudent on the paft OF fa7ara
ind drovers to keep their stock back until the market
ms assumed more settled apptarance-: With large
luanty Of unsold stock hand to increase thst
materially must necessarily reduce prescnt rates and
nay probably have the effect OF depreciatias values
or the rest Of the season.