, 1865-03-24


There was a moderate attendance on Change
today, but owing to the uncertainty regarding
sxold, there Haa "A heavy and Gu1l feeling, and
business was light
In Provisions We hare but little to r>port.
Mess Pork was freely offered at Sat-50, AMI some
IS low Is {a4.00. The demand, however, was TIL
ding and only 800 brs were sold, 100 at S2t50 and
10 brts On p. t. Primo Meas Pork was dnlf and
nominal-w1th sellers at 5a1.oa, and limited de-
maud at $3.50. Sweet Picked Hams were dull
with Gales OF 100 tres good city at l5e. Balls Me.s
and Lard were neglected..
II1chw1ne4 were heavy and 1c lower, with TIL
fling sales at .sa0s-the market clos.ng weak and
nominal.
noto sales to-day ri ac0 btls At $3.50 for spsing
extra and $500 for spring supers.
The market for Wheat opened on the Il cnrb-
rstone" at 3111s for No spring, but on 'chauge
fell hack to S11s At whtch 1t ruled comparatively
steady until the receipt Of the New YORK dispatch,
when frmer feeling Eeear1e m1nifeat and the
market cloBed strong at $1.lS{. The adTance Of
&c reported In the New York dispatch did not find
much crelence amorg operators. The tran.ae-
ttons Bum up g. 900 bu at s1.30 for No Red; $1s0
for No Red :; LII for Extra Spring $1-!811.1s}
for No Spring, audlst .06D1 1c6i for No Spring
In store-c1osing firm 1t fl o84 for No Spring In
store.
sales Of few thousand bushels at &fo7ic FOR No
], and 69Q263e for re3ectad-the inside fgure for
North Side receipts.
l., Oats opened at Soc, but afterwards fell bsck to
4gc for No /. subsequently the reports from SeW,
York gave frmer feeling, and the market closed
quiet with sel1ers ut 50c and buyers at 4oac. The
saes foot up %, goo bushels, ut 40D50c for No J..
Nothing doing in No o2..
Rye was dali, neglected and nominal, at Soc for
No md 73c for No
Barley was slac easier mud rather irregular
with .n1es Of old No 9 ut $1.05 and new No at
9eic9 S1G0. Sample lots ranged from $1,000 .0s.
Timothy Seed was in fair request and ste1dy,
with Gales at e3.60@3.s0 for good to prime lots
Cloyerwas quiet with t1idins sales at $11.oo. We
did not hear Of any transactions in Flax Sssd.
Groceries are steady and unchanged, but the
volume Of the business Is on the msin ught-the
inquiry being restricted to the immediate wants
of purchasers.
The prope1lers are now contracting Flour to
Buffalo at S1.00 per br1, aud We note the engage
meut Of the propeller Queen Of the Lakes at that
figure.
Cattle continue dull. The demand is very light,
owing both to the stringenc5 Of he money mar
ket md the limited facithes for shipping. Theirs
are still large number OF Government Cattle 10
the yards waiting shipment. There is no material
| change In the market since yesterday.
The Gales today amount to 40 head at range
ol &44C09.25 for thin Steers to extra selected
| Steers.
Hogs vera more active today, ewing to q limit.
| ed shipping demand, but the market continaea
weak and unsettled. md there Was no improvement,
from yesterdays quotations. There were none
| left over unsofd.
The sales to-day amount to 916 head, at $to.2o9
II &c for light to heavy smooth Hogs.
n ho AT pfyf-u
were all sold at s8.75 for light aud $9oo for good
heavy Sheep.
/ LATER,
In the evening, the decline in gold csused fur
ther depreciation In tho general markets. Whea
fell DC z bushe1, with sales Of upwards Of 100000
bushels No spnne at &1.1sb1.14}-ciosins At
Sill. Oats were dull and sG3c 1ower,.w1th sales
| Of No as low a. 47c. Provisions were weak, ena
| we note sales Of $50 brls Pnme Mess Fork. seles
| 3O dsys at se3Bo. At The close, Mess Pork was
offered at $e400, and Prime Mcss At 5sa.0o, With
| out buyers. whisky was neglected.