The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-04

The market wheat opened lc &C. better; but at
the close was difficult to Obtain anything over yester
days prices The sales foot up 100 900 bu5hes chiefly
speculation at 81 IS 60 tor Chicago spring 81 81
81 81 tor Milwaukee club 81 90 ash 62 for amber Nil.
ukee and Iowa. 81 66 81 10 for winter red Western,
81 81 rs for amber do and 81 So for white Michigan
Tho outside above the market at the close
There was considerable speculative excitement in corn
and prices advanced &C. &c. GU old. The sales reach
ITO 900 bushels at IL "a 81 25 for old Western mixed,
closing at 81 "a 81 25 in store 81 is 81 10 for Jersey
and Peunsytv yellow aud 81 81 81 90 for white do
Oats arm but active at S6c $50 for Canadian
and at 85c 90c for Western aud State Rye
aud held at 81 q 81 80 Barley was ~ fair request
with saes OF 5000 bushels 81 80 for State Barley
malt was quoted nominaly at 81 SIS 81 6Oe
COFFEE quiet sales 100 bags Maracaibo at SAC Stock
OF RIO 10 the country, 24o56 bags viz-2oSl6 here ana
CorrrR. sales OF 100, 900 Ibs lake a, al hc 42c
CorroN-The market was firm at "a NC. for middling
uplands, with sales OF z, 500 bales.
FRs CaAcgEas.-Sales of 900 boxes Canton at 81 80
FRsIGnr were much depressed, with a small volume
OF business. Shippers Of wheat were unwilling to
pay more than I'D by American vessels, and
there very little Offering at. this rate
small parcel $4,000 bushelsJ was taken at 4d.,
1000 bbls, Hour AT 10bd a Is 100 tlerces lard
and 80 hhds talow at los per neutral 900 bbs.
-four at ls 3D. 900 boxes bacon at 15s aud steamer
200 bales hoS at "a To London, per American. loo
bbs flour, At Is I'D 100 bales hops at 3l6t, andper
neutral 1000 bbs. hour at Is 7Hd. To Glasgow, per
neutral, 300 bbls Hour at % and Is hhds alow at 25
To Bristol, per neutral, 400 bbs OF flour at Is 3D. TO
Hamburg per steamer 500 bags pmento at 37s Cd 300
boxes extract OF ewood at 30s 60 casks pot ashes at
$685. and 100 packages provisions at 4O5 To Havre -
tons mahogany at 2s and 500 boxes extract OF ogwood
BPS Cd To Rotterdam 26 bbls pot ashes at 25s To
Marselllas 900 bbs petroleum at IS. To Havana 400
tons stone 81 gold To Shanghae 200 tons 81 $40
Mexican Three ships have been taken TO load guano at
Uhncha Islands to Cork for ORDERS TO discharge at ports
in Great Britain at "a also two from port to Ham
burg Rotterdam. same rate, war risk exempted; q
neutral brig to Belfast with full cargo OF provisions 2os
two neutral schooners and 18o tons respectively six
months in the and West India trade 5000 per
mouth bark hence to Key west, 5c per Dbl and l2c
per foot
Hops-Goot demand for new but in old there is moth
ing doing saIes about 800 bales new, at 27c a 800
MotAsss rmer, with sales OF 200 bbls old crop New
Orleans at 55c &c.; stock February l. o34 hhds.
muscovado, TAO clayed los Porto Roo and 1891 bbs
New Orleans.
tinued very Arm for both crude and refined, and the
business was full prices. The Americas news had no
effect the market. The sales were $3.50 bos crude
nearly all at soc but including some high gravity at 29c
20 mc, aud 5000 bbIs late Tuesday evening (4s AZ
gravity) at 28Hc. &c 450o bbls refined at 4eHc.
white Also 900 bbIs in Phiadelphia-not before re.
ported-45c Flee sold to the extent OF 500 bbls at
53Hc. a Csc Benzine was dull and nominal
Provisions Receipts, 1919 bbls pork, 1,l27 packages
beef 642 do cut meats 6S4 do lard and lo61 dressed
hogs The genera! market for provisions remained with
noteworthy alteration The demand for most articles
was moderate about Tuesdays prices. PORK was In
moderate inquiry and firm at the opening but rather
depressed ut the close. Prices were the same
The safes were about 1900 bills, at $40 1.
u $50 IL for old mess, So IS Tor new and
sl6 $ls for old and new prime Beef was steady
with sales of 800 bbs at 81 81 for country moss ant
prime at $1l Si4 for repacked Western mess and $40
S16 for extra do. Beet hams sold 70 the extent OF 20
mas. W6storn AZ SZO 6Sl BACON was III
sales 500 boxes 10 for Cumberland cut, IL &c
l2kc for short clear. Dressed hogs sold at 9sc CSC
for Western and city Cut meats were steady sales SOC
packages at 8kc exc for shoulders IL c Tor hams
but including lot OF long cut al 13c lac Tor western
and city Lard steady: sales 500 hhds. At 12fc
13kc for old and new Butter and cheese were IN.
Changed
Su1As Market Hrmer with sales OF 100 hhds.,
mostly Cuba muscovada at 1856 13c. 100 hhds. Mar
Unique I3c and 800 boxes Havana mostly at 13c.
Stock February l. lao hnds Cuba, 995 Poto Rico,
756 Engush IsIand, 9l7 Martinique and 1888 New
Orleans. Total $3.50 hhds.
SrzARINs We notice sales OF 40 900 lbs at 13,xc
TAlLow was active and irmer under the rise IN gold
sales $50 900 lbs at 124c 12Mc for Eastern, Western
aud city
hands having apparently taken fresh courage since the
defeat OF the retroactive clause In the Excise Tax bill
sales lots amount 10 about 900 bbs. al &c. g2c
closing with 95c. asked