, 1864-03-08

This morning tie 1ntnau steamer from Liverpool,
with dates to TIC 9Th ult, WIS raphed-report-
Ing -four dun and Cd lower; wheat inactive and I'M
changed; corn dull; provisions duh and tending
downwnrde.
The receipts Of HoEs since Saturday amounted to
14i0 dressed and ss live. The market for 1.-Two oss
wns STEADY and active, with salcs Of LII head at
$50a165 g1oss-cAIehy at &7I09765. THE marketfor
Dressed oEs ruled quiet and steady, with sales alta
range Of $7tcGaa.0o.
The receipts Of Beef Cattle were 10 head and tho
market was rm at Saturdays prices, with sales It
tses@s1e-the bulk Of the transactions having been
al S5.teQe00.
The Provision market was more active, aud wn note
IN advance Of &c Mess Por, with sales OF upwards
Of $500 brs 1t sca0o92ossA for ct5, and &9a1 for
country brands. The demand was chiefly to MI or
ders Tor Can8da hut there also considerable
patye inquiry. Prime Mess Pork wash good demand
and We note an zdvance OF about 5oc brlwith sales
OF e brls, to be delivered at Keokuk, at 31ato and
60 b1lsto be delivered here, at tho same ptlce. Be-
sides this, however. Government awarded to A. E.
Kent Co.. contracts for 100 urls at range of&l8Q
@leto, Picked Hams were In good demand at 11Hc
but the market ia amost bare and va noto Hight sales
at that price. Bulk Hams were In good demand and
nrm, With saes Of 7oo pcs At 1o4c loose Bulk Shon
dess were also In good Inquiry with tzianG sales at
7Ac loose and Sc packed There IL but limited de-
uaud for Engsa Nddles. and wo report ssles OF 80
b1s It 1oc for Short Clear and 94c for short tslo
Beef Hams Ia aIk requst and fFu-With sales to-
DAY 0f os6 bs:s ~* et7&2-ss1sa<s EanerAy holding at
| III,
sales of only about e tres at 1c for prime Leaf and
ike for No. Lard. Grease Is quiet with Light safes
| Of yellow at sk99xc.
The market for 1lighwines to-day were unusually
active bat somewhat tEzegular-oPca'ng at Sc, and
closlne weak At ssc About 300 br!s changed hands,
atss4s5c-the bulk Of the sales having been made Ut
| tbs inside figure.
There were considerable activity IN the Wheat mar
ket to-day. hut have material change to nate In
psiccs-Eo j selling at 4s1tx@1155s, and No 1t
fr1n oJsra%
fresh recelp9 No l. and s11ox for fresh receipts
No2.
old Corn was in falr demand aud steady With sales
ofEo 1t ssaSoXe, and No at s298234c: but New
Corn ruled h9lc fewcr-So selling at is07s34c and
! No rat 7sS1bc.
pats wefu kir demand and unusually brisk, but
atno Improvement in pricet-No1 selling at ranSc
Of EGSsXc, and No at 61e62kc-the market clos.
| Ing quiet ut 6sXc for fresh receipts Ho1.
Rye was dull, and We note light sales Of No ! It
$1o0. Barley vas dullwth Light transactions Of No
| Rat $1.l7Q1.1A-
Flar Seed IL SCARCE and firm at e eoe3oo; bpt TIN
! othy and CloYrs arc dnll and dropping.
| In Carbon Oils the market has been someEhat ex-
cited, consequent upon an adrarcr Crude Oil of
from $500 to IS 50 per b,1, With considerable dicu1
~ IN obtaining any supply at tho present price. Man
ufactusers in Deached and Pistsburg have advanced
their prices to-day &c refined oils; aud with pros
peet Of additional tax Of 15c on Crude and sc on
refined being imposed during this session Of Con.
gress, they are limiting their sales much IS poBsl
Tcnow quote White Oils Mt 569ssc-an advance Of
! &c per gallon since Saturday,
In Tobacco there has been additional activity and
nmness In the market to-day, tho result Of the
COMMUNICATION or Secretary Chase to impose addf.
ttonal ta1 OF Sec lenf and manufactured. In the
absence Of any definite Information to the poslvo
intention Of Congress the aub|ect the market Is
excited and unsettled.
| In Sugars Tho demand fozraw and refined contlnuea
In advance Of the supply. onNew Orleans, Cuba and
Porto Rico, prices have have advanced H@ac. aud
New York retned xc on previous quotations.
| LATEST.
In the afternoon aud evening, tho market for High.
wines was unsettled and weak, and note ealcs this
evening Of 20 brla ut &c. at which lgurc tbs MARKET