, 1864-05-03
COMMERCIAL.


The market for Flour Is characterized with e1ttme
dcllIess ewing to the continued unavorsba advsces
from New York. The market to-day was dull. neg.
fected and noMlnslly 1o491c lower. round lot Of
Lotto hsls spring extra changed hands at 5o59b&lng
concession OF fully 1c9l5c. There was nothing doing
In white winter,
The wheat market opened qntc. At the closing QUO
tations On ChAnge Saturday. hat after the receipt
Of the rss dispatch, declined fully IT,, at which thcra
considerable business done. Alttr the Arrival Of
the second dispatch the demand fell OF and the mar
ket closed, dn1l at the decline. about 2s,ool bu
changed hands. at st+:iH91.s6 for No Spring, and
%1,s2hQt.23 for No 2-clos,ng dull NJ Sl!22at3Esx
lot No 2 and s,2lH91,21 for MOL.
The dt manG for Corn Was fe8s active. aud owing
1ess favorable advlces from New York, the market
ruled fuly Hc eas1er than on Saturday. The aates
foot up tome 81 DCp bu at !9c@stoo for No new In
store; sGG97c for No new. and N@3ekc for Fa)ected
closing qnlct at eehc for No and &c for No I.
Oats were very dull and the market ruled shade
easier than Saturday,, although holders we're nat
hants at &c for No aud e2Hoessc for Eo3.
Rye was quist but without any material change
since Saturday. sa1es Of mol were made at 81 10
@1 n and u 70 for No In store.
In etoEe.
There IL q good demsnd fer suga7, AMI owing to
the increased taxation foreign goods there
nymncss In the MARKET Ee1oed sugars have ndran-
ced 5zc and the market coscs firm a. the Improve
mcns. We note sales today OF 81 bids Cuba sugar at
Ike
Conees arc held rmer, bat get there Is actual
advance, althoughthere s upward tendency In the
market.
The stocks Of cheese are comparatively light, and
under good demand prlees have advanced Kc
per ID.
Dried Fruits are in good demsnd and n:m al preri-
quotations.. Foreign fruits, owing to the tax
bill. a held ut higher fgntel.
There Il an active dem and for Whltehsh, but the
limited supply restricts transactions. The market is
arm At asquotat1ons.
There sa good inquiry for Hides with sales Of LOCO
green kip at 16c, and zoo d r Flint at 21c.
Tho market for foreign Leather Ia Qulte excited and
unsettled owing to the Increased tariff. Domestic
Leather has to a ccraaIn extent pyHpathized with
foreign, and our quotations to-day are only nominal
There ID nsmer tone TO the Tea market, owing to
the Tax Bill" and desirable qualities sre held a1 ful
hgu1s- Holders hare not rs ygt made any actual adj
vance on quotations.
There IL still an active demand for LUMBER and va
note sales Of cargoes at 3i55lss9 for Inferior to
prime Qunlttts Of strtps and boards. shIngles are
dru und unchanged.
Tie market for IIlRhwtQe5 Has hrm and rtiens
ruled 4@kc high er than on Saturday, but there was
less activity, sud note sales OF only about 100 hrls
at 3l15h91i6A-thsm market closlD2 quiet at 4l15Xa
Lis. According to the dispatches read On Change,
TIT New 9eFk marsetis scarcely ~ high th1s-the
latest report rom there mp to being buoyant
at 8l6." while here had been selling at
THIS ia rather m unusualstate of AFFAIRS
There was an active dunand FOR less Pork. aud the
market ruled frn-wf'h gales Of 809 brls st $2a210
21o, good brands selling chiefly at the outside auo
taton. Prime Mess PoEA is generally held at $s70o
and note sales Of 82s bs1s at $3.50. Lard Is da
and neglected.
The agents have advanced their prices for Fine.
Coarse and Grouad Solar sat 10 s2s0 per br1, IN a
vance cf lie per bl. We note sales Of sou bsls Onon
GoCo on private dock at s2.15
There was an active demand for Flax Seed, ana the
msstet ruled very firm With sales seec@1 IS. Grass
Feeds were qntet and almost nomina1-ukhs sales Of
Timo1by having been made at fa.to
In Beef Cattle receipts have been very litel. the
entered eales only amount to iei head at es5997.D
Rross Transaction too small to note any change IN
tle previous quotations Of the msrEct.
In Hogs there has been talr amount Of activity,
but With no Improvement In the previous rates Of the
MARKET Entered saea amount to 4iSl head At prices
1angtt from 1874, mostly at e68o176 60 gross