, 1865-12-23

4le 11111 MalkEH tG-QdY Hcft EXTREMELY Qp1lp
hat ahe1r increased interest manifested In Pro
visions End uogs.
Tie supply Of Dressed HoSa was quito liberal.
and NC note Increased activity, with good demand
both By packers and shippers, particularly The 1attsr
The market at the opening was very quiet at Jester
days decline, but under strong competition be.
tween shippers 1t rallied nnd cIcted at an ad5unte
Of fully Nc q n. The sales ranged from $40 0osS
11.Go-opcnins al $4,000 31G3o dividing On 500 lbs,
and closing scry firm At $1oss5&0 1075, md lIgacr
tnr cxs1a lots.
In Provisions there YVES much stronger feeling.
with IN actire inquiry by New York shippers, but
owing to Tic LIGHT sto2iSs here Il almost lmpos
sible TO Ill orders Of nny magnitude for present
deayery. Mess Pork On Tho spot wna in demand at
Ss7.l9, and we note saics Of TO barrels in three
lois at TINT p,7ce. lot ol 40 barrels was sold Tor
delivery next month, sellers option. 1t s250o.
Brlk Me1ts ere scarce and trm with sale Of 70 GG0
pounds Of Shoulders At lie, looSe. Cumberland
MidaIes On tic 4pot were held at 111{c with bly,
c1s Ut 1916 q lol OF 100 boxes wa. sold for de-
ltvc1y next month, rellcr's option, nt 1sc Sweet
1fckelcd Hams are fcarce and firm at 15l I5t.c ac-
condins to arc md quality. 4 lot OF 1Jg t1e,ces
ncEfy cAIed MES Eold 1t 15c, and 10 tie.ces sweet
ptcEled Shoulders at 1t4c. Green Hams are in &C.
tive request and Te note sales On he spo: Of 500
pieces 1t .2.sc for Dressed Hcss and lit for
Hsr1y next month at 1lc. Lard wns IN better dc.
nand and 2mct with sales Of 10 ticrces in lots 1T
1634 41sc-c1osins fru nj the ortsidc qnotatitn.
Iallow vas dnlf and easier, with light kales OF
Corntzy at 1la9la4c
Highwsncs ~cse ve1y dull. Hilh light sales Of ftec
at Ea,15, eud 1C0 bsls in bond O. Pc,tia ai esc4
bsef Cattle continues very dull, with no improve
c1't IL the previous depressed tone OF the markell
The few buyers III the market profess no anxie1y to
operate. md ase willing to tuy only ri couccs-
sion. The sales wero $50 head, ranging II pr:ce
fom ea-o0to $3.50.
Hogs haze been 1noso ac,ive to-a,y, and pa..s
firm at yesterdays rate. Packers end sl,pp41s have
both beI activc, tie toaer buying tc most tfec17.
Sales were 1,coc head, ringing from <sa5 10 s]c9.
The market for Flour was ra.her nr5c:, but in
view Of the uo-c favorable adriccs from Ne,y York
there wrs stronger feeling though no decided
change in ealRes took place. Auout 1,s'D bis
changed hands at 58!73 Tor Wisconsin Willie WIN
ter. and <6.s0GS7-s0 for Spring Extra.
Went waz quiet, hut raccs Wcre about 1sc bet.
tcr On No. Spring, no. spring was dull but un-
changed. The Fa1es foot up III, go In at Sle9.s1
1.3ai for No. /; !0Gac for No. . and &c for ite-
Icctcd In esorc-closins with buyers Of No. at
Il s1.s;, .ses;;, md sellers at st.s91:.
Coz was firm but inactive, NTH Light ea1cs at
451.c for TO. l; 41G41.ic for No. and s:135c 10,
AtletaCA III haI[C- "a E&.4utk kQt Ql tN LqfQ.
track, told 1T sc.
Oats wcre very tiuIl with trins s,1es at asGsai;c
for No. ], and . for No. 9, in store.
Rye Was dull with sales o, No. j, in store, ut 5te
Barley WIS dali, neglected and entirely nominal.
There WHs nothing doing IN Seeds, and the mar.
ket vas entirely neEnalat $a.0ol 20 Tor Timothy,
S2-@G 400 for FIX, and $7.5oGs.01 for Closes.
The Grocery market was quTet but finn at yetter-
das's prices. The following detpatch syas received
today at the Gsoccss' Exchange:
New YoRE, Dec. .
Raw Sugars hcesy. Refined quict but steady.
Co!iaes aud Teas quiet
Salt was quiet and noCtina1ly unchanged, at on.
quotations.
The following Dispatches were received On
'Ckansc to day:
NEw fonK, Dec. Q:
Flour 10e bcit,r. Whcct, Com and uals etsoag.
et. Pork lim, al ssS q Lard trm. WIuskey
quiet, at S3-al. Gold, 1861.
LG7Eu-F1our tim, IS 3olsa.G1 Wle.t ktronee.>
SfsDeI1 s.. Corn buoynnt, 5sc. Oats strung, G2e.
:! 2sd 1a::c. Wh1Ekry nominal, S3So5ea-s1. uozs
LlTEE.
Tie Wheat market s7ss quiet In the afternoon,
md tie few sales made ranged 4ru1a 21a31; to
.ae5; fer No. Spring.