, 1865-12-16

There w1s 4 lafr attendance On Change today
and the general markets ru1ed firm md active.
The Provision market WIS very quiet, and tho
transactions were too light to eatab1sh prices The
stock Of product the market is necessarily light
IA the packers generally have done nothing this
sensou. Ness Pork IL scarce and nominal at E1-00,
but the only eale made ws 200 hsls, for delivery up
10 the 31st inst, On private terms. Prime Mesa
Pork Is neglected. Cumberland Middlea are poun1-
nal at 13D13ct. Sweet Picked Hams in tair re-
guest but the stock offered Is Light, and the market
firm at AZ, with Hight sales at that price. Lard
is held more zr,iy ut 16c for steaua, and 1shc for
kettle.
The comnniseasy Of Subsistence at this Post has
advertised for proposals for $4,000 Ms Clear Bacon
Sides, and go 900 ns Bacon Shoulders. Proposals.
will be received TIL the 18th INST.
Beef catta arc In fair kanpply, and With limited
demand prices hare fallen of 75Ge4Oe per Iao
ns.> Sales were 600 head. raging nom 1A00
for common to g e :sot premium holiday besyes-
Hogs ea1inue in good supply. and trade quiet
Prices have declined 1o115e per 100 lbs. rom
the rates Of yesterday. Sales were 500 head rang
icg rom xs.a5 10 $9,50
Dressed Hogs were steady, with sales 1t $11,50c0
S11.1oc-etiehy At SLIGO for heavy weights,
Te1iow wns in limited demand aud steady. with
sales OF good country at 1s5zc.
H]ghwmes were in but limited request, brt the
offerings were very Light and no note trialn9 sales
at sa.18.
Cooperase YVES In fair request, and ehade arner,
With Gales OF Lard 1terces at $f.55D1.75 and PORK
Barrels nt {1-3o.
Owing 10 the improved advfeea from New York
there was better demand forsFlour and the MR.
ket ruled more active, prices showing m advance
OF 10015c- About $500 brls changed hands at
$1,000 for fair White Winter; 500 for inferior Red
Winter; 4s.2097.so for Spring Ext1as. and s100@
$50 for Spring Super. The market closed firm at
the advance.
There was moderate speculative demand for No.
Spring Wheat, and the market advanced 191Ae
On the closing prices Of yesterday, but toward the
close, the extreme improvement was not MAIN
famed. For No, Spring there Was m active de-
mand, and the market advanced fully &c per bu.
He'd Winter Wheat WAS dull and neglected.. About
ale,00o bn changed hands at $l3eDt.3s for No. !;
9sGsic for No, and 5ok csc for Rejected Spring
IN storcelosng Wit tee sellers OF No, at {1aaH~
Corn waB In fair demand and firm. ut The advance
noted yesterday, with sales at 47c for No. 45c for
No. q and 40c for Rejected In sto.e- A snan lot OF
Ear Corn On track aold at 40c per Is bs.
The demand for Oats Was light, md the market
ruled quiet but without any decided change
About 3 COO bu changed hands, at s6H9s74c for
No. aud eah1zc for No. closing quiet at &c for
| Nc. L.
market advanced a@aHc e bu, with sales at $50
57hc for No. / and 5oQ5ec for No. 2 in store.
Barley WIS quiet and nomanalIy unchanged, with
| light aales Of primo Canadian at $1a3 delivered.
The Grocery market WIS steady and unchanged,
The following despatch WIS received to-day at The
Grocers' E1chanee:
| EEw YoRK, Dec. 1a
Good Grocers' Sugars, 134c: Hards, 1sYc; A,
| 17AGt1sAc, quiet CoUee and Tea quiet
Seeds were inactive and noniually unchanged
With tri1;ng sales Of Fax Seed Ut ea.e0.
Salt was quiet and unchanged, with kales OF car
! load lots at $s.50 delivered
| The following dispatches were read On 'chapee
to-day:
Flour. 15c better; Wheat, l@se better; Corn, le
better; Oats 1rmeo; Pork quiet, &ao35; Lard ffu,
| eohei Hogs quiet. 1880; Whtssey heavy; God,
La1rR-F1our dsner, Ss.1sSls S; Wheat stronger,
| f1.DGte0; Corn 1rm. III 6gQt6tc; Pork heavy, ut
| 80.
LATER.
There WIS large attendance at the Merchants
Exchange this afternoon, but there WIS nothing
! done On call SL2aI wns bid fos No. Spring
Wheat With sellers At $l.saa. After call the mar.
ket fell Of To $1s1h and closed quiet. There were
buyers Of Oats at 2Glsc, aud sellers q. a7xc. No.
Corn vas In request at i5c with no sellers.
There waa some activity In Provisions IN the
afternoon, and We note sales Of 100 br1s- Now
| Standard Mesa Pork at ta6.5o and 500 brls do at
<s70o. A lot Of su.0o0 Ds Bulk Shoulders, 20 days
in SALT was also sold At lie loose Owing to the
mssaEyts having advertised for Shoulder and Sides
| there ss better inquiry for Cut Meats.