, 1864-05-02

The attendance on Change to,day was good, but
owing to the unfavosablc :news from New York, the
leading markets v era Generally dull and easier.
The market for Flour still continues In condition
Of ste1eoyped dullneas. sp11E extras not held
quite 20 hrm endholders would he willing to makea
sliRht concession, but hardly euonRh 10 meet the
views OF buyeyp. White winters held hrm 1t pre-.
vous quotations.. Tho sales to-day were 1ght-on1y
6oo brs-at for white vte1s and ae63x
forspTiDg~ extras.
Tha market for Wheat was dull, particularly No
spring. and prices show decline Of fully Kc below
the closing figure On 'Changc yesterday. Tne salas
foo. up IT, % bu at st Is Tor Ne snd sl,23X@l2sk
Tor No = mostly 1t $12sHa12i. The marKet closed
quiet at IL l2ss for No and k1.25k for Mol.
There was better Inquiry for Corn ana the market
ruled more Acye and fully 1c better than at the coa
On change yesterday. About 72ua hu chsngai hands
at e9e4 90 for No new in Ltore: 9'@97Hc for No
new and a@@c for rejected; Il o3 for old No sud
97@9sc fol Noa Fredericksburg firm at 97Hc for No ?
| aud 81 10 for No new
fas xere dul and shade easier with Gales OF about
5ofto bu at e6h@6Kc fer No nad 62k3cic for No 2
Owing to the fact that buyers making dfcrlmn
| atien Of A0hc between fresh" and "short" re-
celpts. pz,ces are little more apart than usuaL
Rye IVES quiet but arm at yesteFdayt fustng pficee
With sales OF No in store ut $..N ans No 2st 81 70.
Barley was in good demand and firm with snlea at
| $l.33 for n O In store.
| The n srket for Hienwaues WAS less excited today
and VIC note m advance in prices over tho closing
prices Of Change yesterday OF 597e per gallon but
there was not much activity. only about 500 nrls
having changed hands at $t.t51l.s per gaon-c1os'
ing dull at the ina'de prces There seems 70 BE- gen.
era1 onlutpp among lrxdinE operators that tic
| Wsthbu1no amendment will be defeatcd In tho Sen.
ate or that pass. tbs tax ntser the 1st OF July
next will be tncreassd to 81 59-whirh would protect
aR1lntt serious loss In consequence OF
| tax OF sec to be paid On stocks en- hand.
| Cpdtes A1e nfm and without special change. Teas
and Sugsra nrrn At quotations. Carbon OIL Is held
G367c for white; the supply is limited, owln1
to several manufacturers having Withdrawn thel1
| stocks from the market.
Provisions remain unusually arm, and the tendency
In mort articles Is upwards There IL very ,tlve in
qutry fer Mess PorKs and ~ note sales OF upwards
300 btls At S2hIt@570 Tia proper to etate In TIL
connection that there is this seaaon difference
$1Cr@2o per bb1 In The quality Of even cltypackei
Mces Pork. and ltis a dlf1culs matter to pnrchss'
heavy Mees Pork at the Outside prices paid to
day-4e7ln ost Of the sellers holding at $e7s1a2aco
Bulk Meats are scarce aud hrm, and VIC note li2h
sales OF locee shoulders at 1tK loose Bacon Hams
very scarce and nrr-ho1ders Of prime city spgnE
cured aud canyasscd refusing to sell pound below
2cc. Lard was dull aud nominal 1t 13k@ts4.
salt s In fslEdemand and nrM at &2.eS2 Is Tor dne
Foreign salt Is held firm 1t per sack Ground
Alnn, and 81 Is per sack for Turks 1a!and.
Grass secdt wtre steady-wlth sa1es Of Clover al
$7.73;' Timothy. at S2.4h82.e5: and HungartanzA
81 3ta9 Is. There nn active demand for fla1 Seed
and The market il hrrpat 81 28sl2.s0.
Lake FsrIghts steady End quiet, with only ont
engagement at 1oc for corn to Buffalo.
Fish are scarce, and In activs demand. At M I'D
vance Of 25c On White Fish and Trout.
/ In Beef Cattle the market has been rather quiet
! owing to the absence Of spectators aud the smal
supply en- hand. There has been no decline In tht
previous quotations Of the market. The
amount 10 1.z'4 head At prces ranging from $3.50
Rl2k, mostly at s1sc27 50 gross.
In Uogs there has been mora activity In the mstke
bu. with no improvement or charE< In previous quo
tations. The entered sales amount to Slid haad =