, 1865-12-21

1oese IVES taF attendance On 'Eh4nge To-day,
and the Eeneral markets ruled arna.
The Provision market Today, for The hrst time
this seaeou, showed symptoms Of LIE. Owing 10
the difficulty which Ehnrt sellers IN New York anti
cpate, they have sent orders here for Mess Pork to
be delivered there by the dsst Of next month, and
there was quite active demand In consequence u
full prices. The stock here, however, IL so Light
that only about 900 barrels were sold, At <26t01
s650, principally At the outside quotation. A 10.
Of old Mees Pork was sold nj &aG.0o. At the close
o1 the market there was good demand fpr new
Mets on the Epot at $a6.50. but the market is al.
most lnre. Sweet ftcklod Hams were steady and
firm, with ea1es OF 2e0 tferces at 145xGi3c. Green
Hams were In good demand and hrm, with sales oil
2coo pieces at 1sc. Bulk Meats scarce and hrm,
with sale Of y, ,u60 bs Shoulders al lie loose. La
was ann at 17G 17t:c for prime stcam and kettle.
Email lot Of prime steam, Without packages, was
sold at 1916.
Dressed Hogs were aetivo and ea.,es, with sales at
Fange OF t1ocoGl1.oo, principally at 10l eeloac,
dividing On go pa.
HighWiuee were dull and nominal at $a.16. 4
lot Of $50 bE1s In bond aa sold at &c. II is some
What stngul1r that distless prefer 10 sell at g. 1G
ftce, to &c In bond, but it II nevertheless true
+ Beef Cattle are IN good supply but In very Hight
demand. The tone Of the market il greatly dcp.css-
cd End prices tend downward, The sales to-day
rot up 4ss Acsd, ranging In price from $500 to
$3.50
Hogs arc IN modcrate supply and prices are with
cut essential change tom yesterday The buyers
hare been mostly city packerr, though shippers
have lecn operating to considerable extent. Tho
sales foot up 1,sN head, ranging from $500 to
$3.CD. =,
The market for Flour WIS again qu!es, hut prices
ruled finn, with sa1es ot about 1000 b1ls At El(50R
1ao0 for White Winter E1tras; $G0o1s.D for
Spring E1itas, md e+-D for Spring Supers. A
few lots Of ..Duckwheat Flour changed h,nd, at
$aGcl9C0 =:
The market for No. Spring Wheat, opened
quiet and shade ea11er but atler the second New
2ork derpa'ch came In, mora active demand
tp1ang up and the market advanced AQhc. The
demand for No. Spring waa decidedly les active
md We note a depreciation Of 1Gac per busheL
kcd Winter WIS dull and nominal: "A small paree,
Of Ext'a Spring sold al. $1.5f. The transaetlons
foot mp $4,000 buahcls at s1.ssAGa1.asd for No. I,
and sse09se fo1 No. sprnc-clostng with bu5u1s
Of No. ut 81. ss44&. and eel1ess at $l.s9h.
Com was du1l and easIer, with t1Afng sales 1t lsc
Tor No. !; 40!zc for No =. and 3tGUc for Rejected
tn store. A sulau lot Of Ear Com sold at sc on
tack.
i1he market Tor 0ats opened LlEc lower, but
toward the dose became morn active, md The
decline was rega1ned. About G., 600 bu chaueed
hands at as37G2cc for No. !, and 220shc for No.
, IN sfoss-
Rye was dull, neglected and cnts1ely nominal at
&c Tor No. and 30c for No. T.
The demand for BARLEY was very Light, and tho |
market ruled dnl With tight sses 1t &c for fre.h
'ejected, and sc for poor sample on track.
Seeds were quiet, With light ss]es nj S7.75 for
clovcr, and 81 81 for Flax. There WIS npthla1 re-.
,orted tn Timothy Seed.
Salt was quiet and unchanged, with sales OF 100
'rlk hns at Ea.5o--
Rio codea uns :steady md nrm. Raw snxars /
sero unchanged 1tsnned sucnrx were easier \
el'ers making ehghs eoaccssion on our auota,
ions 10 purch1sen OF large lots ior casb. Teas
scre unchanged. The following despatch uas re-
alycd to-day at the Grocas' Exchange:
NEw fonK, Dec 20. Il
Faw SngaEs quiet; refined more active, nyor1nc
'h5es. Cotsee snd Teas unchanged.
1he following dispatches were read to-day on
! New YoEx. Dec. "a
sf7our. Corn and Oats heavy; Wheat tszcgplnr;
ard eastei, ut 1S4c: Hogs better, $1SoO: Wing
:ey qmct, fessi Gold 1l6H.
tLAIIn-.t tlour more active at $a.90E8.50; Wheat
aleable. e1:Se11.75: Corn frtner, g55z G9dc; Oats
I'm, &c; Whtskcy steady
LATER,
The Wheat martct this AFTERNOON vas a shade
etter, and ta1es "erc made At tLso.i, and closed
III, with sellers al $1-2aa. -.
Mers Pork Wa. active IN the afternoon. md $50
lis were sod at Ea70Q