, 1864-02-13


The receipts OF Hogs to-day were o3 Live and 1869
Dressed. The receipts Of Beef Cattle wcro 9l5.
Tbs market for Live Hogs to-day wns active and
firm. With sales Of 24oo head, at range Of $61o971o
gross-chle1y ut s6osee.ss The demand was entirely
By shippess-prlces being too high for packers to
touch them.
Beef Cattle were also active and rn 1T yesterdays
advance-#ih sales upwards of 500 bead. at s2s00
to gro8s-the bulk OF the transactions having been at
A.H@s8.
There was an active demand for Dressed Hogs,
chiefly By shippers, and the market was buoyan-
cloeing at An advance In prices sq5ioc 100 Ms
With sales nta range of7.5o@a2tthe great bulk OF
the transactions havirK been at $500 MI round for
light and heavy weights.
The Provision n arket Ens unusually active and
bnoynnts and the tendency in prices Ia still upwarcs
There was better inquiry for M.ts Pork hnd ne
note Eaes OF about 500 brls at tl922ls50 for couu.
tFy and city packed At the close there was a good
inquiry for city brands at 1885, but sellers generally
were holding hem ut $4,000. Primo He's Pork was IN
active request at 20, and We note Bales OF 9V bills
packed at that price. aud sa3 br1s delivered ct
Quincy, nt $16.25 The stock Of Prime Mess Ia now
very light. and seers hrna At st75o There was
continued active demand for Bulk Meats, and
re note further advance Of Ae per
round. With ea1es of nearly one million
MS at loose for city c1red nnl 7fa74c loose fer
count1y~eured Shoulders md &c loose 70. rough
Etdcs. Included In these lot Of Pieces yy
Fated Hams to be delivered at Warsaw, Al 9c loose
and 10 m pieces Hauas to be delivered at peo-ia at
exc loosc. English Middlcs are scarce, and k@4c
higher with sales Of go boxes aad pcs At 9c for
Cunberlands and l0c for Short Rib, packed In hozes.
lot of TO- % pieces Short BIB MIdlcs was soll to b.
delivered at Warsaw, H., at &c loose. Sweet picked
Nnns were in active demand and shade higher
with snles Of upwards Of 900 tres 1oxc for city and
1bHc fer country and email lots Of city-cured lot
CT leo tres sweet picked Shoulders ~ns also sold ut
SHc. Mees Beef was In limited demand, md We note
sales OF 40a brls at $i10o foF Mess and &9o Extra
Mess. was active and 1rmer with salcs Of about
200 trcs at 12@1:kc for primo city Leaf and 1lH@1ee
for PRINT Countrywide market closing With active
inquiry ut 1ae-loldcrs generally asking Exc.
The adyIccs from Washington to the effect that tho
House ofEepresen:atiyes would concur In the cnat,
BILL rendered :aa market for High finea to-day buoy
ant, and prices advanced 4sc per Ialoa-wlth sales
ofabout no brls at s09scc chiefly at 81c at which
price the market closed 1rm.
The Wheat market WAS dull, and prices ruled
ahade lower than yesterday-No. Spring selling at
N.1fk@117H, and No. Ut. e1l1@1llK; closing dun
Old Corn continues quiet and neglected, with Light
1a1es at e1c. Now Corn opened steady at YES
terdays ruling quotations, but towards tho close he
demand fell OF, and tho market declined 1c per
bushel, With sales OF New Corn in store At saas3c;
closing at Sc.
Oats " ere exceedingly dull, mad We note further
decline Of 4c hu, With sales Of No. 1t 65A965kc
closing dull at 65{c.
R5e WIS dn] and depressed with Light sa1cs of No
at 41Ie@1o.
Barley Is steady and quiet at Sill for No. In store
The stock Of Barley In store Il - bo of which 1o
co bu arc held speculation by P1ttsburg brewer
Clover Seed Is quiet at $a0o. Timothy Seed is more
active and easier, with sales Mt S2.1o290 Flax is In
good demand Gr1n $275 at which price We note
GALES to-day Of ,22Co b.