, 1865-03-01

The advance In gold had favorable influence
on the general markets to-day, hut os1ng to tho
| circulation OF runofs Of Federal successes, aud
| the ab.ence Of any dispatches hum New York,
they closed unsettled and Irregular.
The Provision market wss 1rm and more so4ije.
Ness Pork was in better inquiry; chiefly to iii
Canadian orders, and we note sales OF upwards of
1,tCo barrels at s3ee.5o. Prime Mess Pork VA. III
good demand and We note IN advance OF fully b0c
per barrel, With sales Of only SO brl5 at $e0n
Round lots Of choice bTnnds we're IN good dcmand
and ne high rs sc, 20 vas offered, but they were
generally held at t8l.00. Bnlk Meats were In fair
request aud frmef, with sales Of 5000 lbs.
Shoulders at f6c loose Sweet picked hama were
In demand at 1Cc good bzanda were held at IL.
1ssd was firm bnt inactive, and quotattons are
nominal. Prime steam Is held 1t FIX and Katie
ut &c.
Dressed Hogs were quie. and steady, With light
sales at Hi1A, according to quality. The de-
mandts now chiefly confined to the requirements
Of few shippers.
Hichwincs we're In more active request to-day,
AID We note mics OF 900 brls ut {s.10G121a-the
market closing firm at se.11a.
There was fairly active demand for Flour To-
day, mainly On Eastern account, and we note
sales of 100 brls at SO 0o411.b0 for white win
ter, and s., 70 for spring extras- Included in the
sales are 800 br1s fayor1te brand spring cxtrron
tcrma not made public.
There was qu1te ltttle 'tsplurge" In Wheat,
just before noon, On Change, and prices ran up
from s1.s7a-the opening pr1ee-to 91..ss, for No.
1sprfne-an advance Of e36.c on yesterdays
prices; but subsequently, owing to runors that
Gznnthad attacked Lee, tho bottom gave way, and
In the rwinklng Of an eye, prices fell to s3;, at
whtsh the matEet closed quiet We note 'spot"
sales of 1a3 oG0 bushels, at 81 ae} for No. l.
and s1.2411.td fdr No. Spring in store. For fu-
tu1e, e, 600 bu No. at t1.873, seller all March,
There YVES good demand for Corn, and the
ruled firm at an advance ofsQ2}c, with ssles
of2o0c0 bu at Isl 076}c for rejected in store. We
heard OF no transactions In No 1, either for SPOT
or future.
Qats Wero IN active demand and very firm at
yesterdays closing prices. We note sales OF
1su,1c0 bu at b93 Gs9ic for No 1-closing at the
outside figure.
Rye vas quiet, with sales Of two car loads OF No
lat 9T0lg'ic- t.
Barley Was dull and almost neglected, with sales
Of one car load, BY sample, at S1.2o On track.
seeds were steady at IS 91@4. Is for inferior to
prime samples Of Timothy; <7.5G@2.75 for Fl,x
and {1250 for Glover.
Groceries continue rather qutet-thc demand
being confined TO pressing wants. Although the
supply Is light throughout tho country, dealers nea
holding of IN anticipation Of victories and lower
prices. On soft refined sugars we note decline
ol1c-Quotacous OF Hul be fG unl elsewhere.
Cattle to-day were quite dull, there being but |
few received, and these coarss stock. There is !
a fair demand Tor Pood to extra beeyes, but the
market Is weak and ztock will hardly bring preyi-
Gus quotations.
Hogs were quiet, the bulk OF the sales being |
still.fed hogs and etockpigs. There arc but few |
buyers in the market and 1t clo:ed depressed.
Tlero was no material change in prices to-day. |
LATER. |
Wheat was somewhat hrmer In the afternoon,
and few small parcels Of No changed hands at
s1,a7eD1 ST., but subsequently became weak and
declined to S1.a:3-closing quiet at $1.35i. There
were buyers Of whisky at $s.12. but no sellers at
lees than s213. Provisions wero held frmer, with
ealcs Of eco bbls prime Mess Pork at Sa350. Oats
wero firm at 59}c.
Correctional. E. Kent 4, Co. Il
In our summary Of the beef slaushtering pub
lishcd this morning, very annoying typographi-
cal error occurred, which dad great injustice to
Meesrs. A. E. Kent + Co. They axe represented
as having only returned 800 head Of Beef Cattle
10 tie y. S. Assessor, whereas in fact they ought
to have been credited with 1883 head-the
amouut-rcturned by them 10 the Assessor and |
Mess7A. MllWard s Co.