, 1864-12-29

steady, with but "a very limited speculative anG
shipping demand. for produce.
The Provision market, In consequence OF the
diminished receipts OF Hogs, vxs trnneE, but the
dull nstu7e Of ths ady1ees from Eew York ksyt
buyers back. There Wa 4 fAir demaAd
for Mes. Pork 4. $3.50, but 1t ~
generally held firm at $sz.so@3aoo, md No
note sa1ea Of only eco bgIs at $s7.oo hszs
md for delivery At Milwaukee and Peoria. Prime
mefs FORK VILE In moderate request at *HO0, but
good brands were held at ~ 6093s.00. Aboat
-45o bris were sold, At fs6. .n093k50 tor present
delivery, and 1850 for delivery all February buy
ef's opt1on-the market closing drm at t33.so for
present delivery. Sweet Picked Hams were dull
and lower, with eales Of 100 brls at tic. Bulk
Meats fu!ed Inactive, v1th sales OF 50 b1s Shoul-
ders at 1sAe Lard was excessively dul, and lower,
win ealts OF 400 tics prime At 213a1ac-closins
dull al 31}c.
Dressed Hogs, under good demand hy packers
and shippers. advanced about Soc per 1o0 ns, With
salea ut S14G4N.75-the bulk Of the ssles having
| bsen at range Of s1Le5Gal45o.
Inc market fot HlghWfrss was e1treme} dat
and We note nominal decline of 2Dac y gallon
with trtding sales at sa.oo-eloaipe nominal At
&2.07@a-Oa.
The Grain markets were very quiet Wheat
was steady at Il % for No Red, and $l.65}AL68
ior No Spring. New Corn via steady at s5D9sc
w. 4aeA' ooNe "e1e muIt acQ7t and Duoyant at
IN advance Of 441c per bushel, with heavy sales
OF No at ooG66c. clostng a.m at 65s@s6c. Rye
was excessively dull, and 2Ge3c lowes-No SELL
lnG at zl17- Barley mas steady ut $14e11.4 ~ for
new, and S1.6eD1.57 for old Nos.
in Gfocer1cs the market continues quiet and
prices nave been tess dtn on the leading s.aptes
owing 10 the decline IN Gold and depressed feel
Ing Ii the Eastern markets. No essential change
has been made on our previous quotations. Wo
quote R1o Coffee fair to choice at 4e@f7}c 2 b,
Hard Sugar at aos@Ms, and White at s0G3oic per
pound.
Lake Fiah are in limited demand. and dtm At our
present quotations. Aackercl in limited supply,
| and moderate1ysactiye with m upward tendency.
ID Goldfish the receipts arc very 1ited, and prices
tu'e firm at f1oo0D1o.5o q 100 lbs for Georges
Bank, and at 29.50@10.G0 for Grand Bank. Dried
and Picked He1rings very firm at our present
| quotations.
Dried Apples arc in active demand, with re-
! stricted supply. On Ohio fruit VIC note further
advance Of 3c per b. Small Fruits nre scarce and
in good demand. Foreign Fruits fairly active and
| unchanged.
Carbon OIL is sill N very small supply, with
fair demand. Prices rule firm $50 st 90 per gal.
linseed on1very qqict .and hxn at our present
| quotations.
The Wool market continues dull and transactions
almost nominal. Coarse and medium fleece Wool
arc held firm at s5R90c per b.
In Live Hogs the market has been more active
and frner, with IN advance OF 1525c 2 100 1bs on
yesterdays quotations. Entered sales at the vari-
ous yards 1866 head, at s1o5o@1sas q, chiefly at
710.00111.5o q 100 ns Nearly 1000 hogs were
sent to the packing houses on drovers account,
who prefer this courae to selling at the present
| rates OF the market. st the close this evening
there wss firm and buoylnt feeling among ope-
ratora.
In Beef Cattle the receipts were very limited,
md Of fair medium to extra grades below The de-
mand for such the market consequently rules very
firm. Inferior grades are steady at previous quo
| tationx. Entered sales at the varions yards tt1
head, at $a.s596,00 = 100 Ds.
| LATER. q
In the afternoon, under the influence OF the I'd
vance in Gold, the general markets were drmer.
| Provisions were In better request than on
Change, and prices had m upward tendency
Mess Pork was In good demand at $500, but II
was held ut $37. s0G3s.00. Prime Mesa Pork WIS
| held very firm At $4,000, with buyers at 335. 80,
Lard Was neglected. ....
Highwines we're dull, with sa1cs Of zoo brls al
$20s, at which price the market closed quiet.
Whent vas firm with Iii ght sales Of No Spring
| at II EEl Nothing In Corn. OATS &c