, 1864-01-29


The receipts OF Hoga to1ay were 6.758 dressed and
LIS I've. The market for Live Hogs was firm and
moderately active. With sa1ea at stEsH@55o groas,
and sso for lot OF extra CHOICE averaging 80 ns.
The quality Of the receipts generally inferior.
Beef Cattle are In good demand and stc1dy, with
aacs to-day Of ss head at ssss@a65. The supply is
very light. l
Dressed Hogs opened quiet md unsettled, but be.
fore the close more active demand tooS place by
packers and the market became Steady at about yes
'erGays ruling prices-wth liberal sales at $575@zs0
chiefly At es 10 and $40 dividing on 20 NC.
. In Provisions we had quiet but firm market
particularly for Hams and English Aid!es. Barraled
Pork however remains neglected. and the only trans
actions reported lot Of 200 brls country packed
Mcss Pork at $1Rto and 20 brls Rumps 400 Prime
MeFs Pork was neglected. There active lnqnl-
r for sweet picked Hams, and note sales Of up.
wards OF oO0 tTcsat 1oc for city, and 1e9lo4c
fer county At tho close clty In good request
1G1, Int holders were asking 191@lcxc. There was
an active inquiry for English Middes and the market
Is firm ut 8E@5hc for Cumberlands, SIC for Short Rib
1dd1es-with sales OF about dt hxs at those prices
enc lot ofsho1t lib, rather Light having been sold ut
&c. Towards the .close holders, however,
were generally flr1ner in their vtew5, and good
lots were held nt G@tos for Short Rib and 81e for
CuaGerlenGs- Long Cut Hams are very scarce and
arc ii isiT demand and nm, but lie ons:inss H are
unusually light, and the sales were trllne ut 9asxe
for country Hams and 60 for country Shoulders,
loose. This however IS criterion Of what round
lots OF wcl}cut and cured meats would brin.-city
tGng In good demand at 9H@94c FOR loose Hams and
GH.G6Ac for loose Shoulders. The demand, however,
Is chiedy for Hams Lard was lrm hut Inactive only
abont SEQ tres having changed hands, at 14G11Nc~
Tie market for njghwfues to-day nEaln advanced
SC p gallon and closed 1rm, with sales Of nbout
br1s at &C. 10 br1s Ut c, md 1c0 hs1s at 7c- At
The close the market was lrD, with buyczR
at fgc nnd sellers at foc. In Goa.
ncction with this market II Is worthy OF note t.at
the feeling ia gaining ground amorg holders aud
spectators that tho Senate will either reject or uod
IS tic House Bill taxing BIghwtnes On hand Wheth
Ct tile wish Is father 10 the thonght" OF not, few
days will probably determine.
TIE Flour market Is quiet and steady ut e7,01 for
white winter extras, $a.n@5.75 for low erade 10
choice spring extzas and Il cQ94o for spring aupets
wheat was easfer Today, and we have to uose de-
cline of0Ho buahcl: but after tho receipt 0. the
checlt1, and the market closed 1rzner than 1t the
ever. at 81 for No i and 311o4@1 liz for No
Spring IN good houses, and $t07k3t19 In 6tur9cs'
Ard Armour, Dole Co.b.
There was q better demand for New Corn to-day,
and tho market was decidedly nr1n--wIth sales at
7s0isc for New Corn in storc and 72c for No Grade
In store. Old Corn also moro nctlve-with sales
Of No attic, and No at se@9o4c.
Oats we're in good request, and we note a further
Improvement OF c per bushel-with salcs Of No. ut
Ga@6sc, and No. 2 at GkGG3c. So
Rye was neglected and entirely nominal at u D1Ga
Los. Barley in limited demand with sales OF No.
2in store at 3l15. Clover Seed remains firm at $7@
8n0. There Ia 4 fnlr demand for Timothy at $sSo@
sec. FlaI Seed scarce and nrn-with s1es oday at
$2&e@eto, for Inferior fatr qualify. Beans are In
octtye request at @2.75. ~,