The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-05

Tho wheat market was rmer owing 10 part to the re-.
tremo views q western parties. who are holding back
their wheat IN the expectation OF higher prices large
portion Of the stock here Is controlled by Western
who confident OF consde rabe advance present
prices though on what grounds these expectations
based we cannot divine, since the principal markets
comparatively small throughout the season, the
suk Of the unusually nDe harvests last summer.
s % and II Sr ess cs - 1000 80 f To-
choice amber do 81 So 81 60 for winter red Western
81 90 81 90 for amber Michigan. and 81 so for white
Western. Rye was nomnsly at 81 IS a 81 80. Barley
very firm but closed IN favor Of the buyer sales 90 oC0
bushels at Ole a92lsc for Canadian 92c 93c Tor state
Closed shade cas- erand quiet sales 81 bushels at
81 70 81 30 for Western mixed 81 IS for new Southern
yellow and 81 % a 81 26 for Jersey yellow.
CorsrE-MarEet duh, with few small sales at pre-
vous prices.
COTTON irmer Gales 900 bales at sl1lc for middng
uplands.
FREGHIs quiet engagements 10 Liverpool
$4,000 bushels wheat. per American, at sd 35ad in
beef al Is 100 bales hops at Id 200 poxes bacon
rs 3d. 500 bags bone scraps at lbs Per neutral -four
ls $50 boxes bacon 15s 100 bbls pork at Is Sd
and 800 packages butter 20s; and per steamer 200
bales hops at 3s 3d., 500 boxes bacon 25s 500 pack
ages butter and cheese at 3Os To London Der
200 bbls pork at 2s 3D. 100 terces beef at per
NEUTRAL 600 tierces beef ~ 49, 800 bbs pork S..
and 500 packages butter and cheese 22s. Cd The Brit
sh bark Edward Hincken, 6l6 tons. chartered for
sydney. n 5. W., az a round sum. An American bark
to New Orleans with bard coal, st$7 So British brig
home from salt island ct 12c., and brig from Phadel
pba to New Orleans, with petroleum roc per Dbl.
HoFs steady al &c. SOC for new to quality. Saee
125 bales.
HpEs were moderate demand sales SIS Montey idco
at 2s &c. and 600 Acapulco on private terms.
MoLAssEs steady sales BAL hhds al tierccs and 20
bbs Cuba muscovado at soc. stock, January l, 2657
hhds. Cuba museovado, ,o67 clayed Cuba l76 Porto
Rico, and 3,3s7 bbls. New Orleans and Texas
RICE steady; sales 1000 bags Rangoon private
terms.
SuoAR.-Market firm with sales OF 800 bids al l4isc.
New Orleans. and 113sc. a l2C Cuba and 635
AIRY 300 hhds CubaS 7GS Porto Rico, 766 New Or
leans, LOLA English Island, 3o6 Martinique Total,
TALIow-sales rs 900 be Eastern and Western at 1cc,
and C, 900 prime city at 12i4c.
PROVISIONS Receipts 2s5l bbls pork, $50 packages
beef 500 do cut meats, 81 do lard and 1850 dressed
hogs. The market for provisions showed very little
change today as compared with Saturday The demand
for pork was moderate, yet there decline In
prices The business was confined 10 1000 bbls., al
SIS 67 $l9 30 for old mess $2l so s22 for do,
and s4 so SIG Tor prime including 500 bbls for March
on private terms: also ,00G do for March at s22.
Beef in moderate demand at saturday rates. sales
$50 bbls., at $40 80 a $l4 for Western mess, and
S14 so sl6 for extra do In tierce beef nothing
western; sales 800 bbls. Bacon In fair demand;
sales Of 200 boxes at slc for Western Cumberland cut,
and 10 1850 for do. short Ribbed Cut meats
steady at &c. Sc. for shoulders, and 10c lie. for
hams sales OF 100 packages lard steady sales OF
200 oels and iierces az IL SIC, and 800 co. for
sold at s9sc sSc, aud city &c. st.c Butter xas in
fair demand at zoe 27c for Western and &c 22c for
prime 70 choice state cheese was steady at l3c. sc
PKrRo, rrs--Receips 3ls bbls. The market was qu2l
but nrm at aboW 32c. for crude, and setsc. 47ivc
Tor refined some quoied 4sc but the vns above ths
Market except prime white The sales we're $500
obs crude. mostly at 32c. for all the month axe
fer next month buyers option, and about 900 do refined
acc. 4sc., The later for prime white also 100 bbIs
free at SIC. SIC. kenkIn1 was dun and nominal
wslsKxS was hrmer soi active sales $500 5bis at
eor 92s for sute, aud ~. PIC for western--laer
price for extra bble.