, 1865-03-16

one moft eager th20 tho other. Towards the
close, however, there WIS a more steady feeling,
but no visible improvement tn The tone OF tho
market The buyers wern only purchasing to nll
"short1'-the market daring No PASS lew a95s
having been heavily ovefso1d. .-.
In Provision. there w1s no panit, but the market
wus "a nearly dead rs 1t 10 possible 10 naR1no H.
Mess Pork was offered at f3a00 without buyers
snd the ssles eonaisted Of only few small lots OF
u. o. Pork at $4,000. Prime Ness Pork opened
with a rale Of SEQ brls early 1t $500, bnt on
Charge thero were sellers At f.5Q, with sales Of
SEQ bfls At that price-selle generally Offering
only 8s7,o0- Sweet Picked Hams wece dal1, and
good brands were offered at 1910, Without buyers.
Lard was neglected, and quotations vere entirely
nominal.
Highwinea were quiet, and we note decline Of
&c per gallon, with sales Of 15o bb1s at $71o-
closing firm
Tbs Flour market Is etin In state Of 'masterly
inactivity. xnd that embraces all that can be said
concerning It The sales to-day vsa 1000 bbls
Spring Extras on Terms not mad. pnbllc-howeyer
reported to Be atthe same figure a. the sane brand
sold at slew days aso. We quote The uarketnon-
| lnally 1oO16c lower, in sympathy with the New
York market.
The Wheat market opened at S1.e5 for No 1
Spring, on receipt Of the first dispatch quoting
| gold al 174f, but auhse4ent ad7tcea being more
favorable, the market rapidly advanced to 1as}-
/ Here Il OILY rested for moment Gold began to
recede again, and panic set In once mora-pTices
dropping to *147, H. 1-e6f and 31.Sh2 In the twink
ling Of clam SHE'LL Atthe last heure It remain
ed steady until the receipt Of the second dispatch,
when it closed as $ls8-rather htm. As compar-
/ ed with yesterday the market shows decline Of
| 4@7c per bu. The demand was entirely 10 iii
''shorts, who had largely ovossold.. The sales
foot up go 0o0 bu at <1a5 for extra red &130 for
! No ? Red; 31.259i-sss for No Spring, and Il IL
01.9o for No Sprtng-closing firm 1t $La6 for
No In store.
Corn WIS panic stricken and declined s@sc per
bu-the inside dgure on No. and the outside on
rejected. About z, 90 bu changed hands at SOC
for No IN store, 75c for No. and G5G6s}c for
rejected in sto1e-closin9 dull at the ins1dc quo
ta,ions.'
There was not much Of panic in Oats, and the
market ruled comparatively steady at decline Of
13G1'4c On the ruling prices Of yesterday. Tho
transactions foot up Iii, COO bu at te584c for No.
I-closipg steady at 55ic. There was nothing do
Ing In No. and the market WIS quiet at Sc The
inquiry for No. WA almost entirely on account
Of thort fellers.
The market for Rye WAS dull and depressed. At
decline Of fully &c per bu, with eales OF only 100
bu No. Z in store at Soc. No. may be quoted
nomina1ly at &c.
There vas more activity In Barley, and the mr.
ket ruled active and drmer, with eales OF old No.
3 at &1.15QD1.2o, and new No. 2 at &l.030t.B. Re-
}erted sold at 81.00.
The decline in gold has completely unsettled the
Grocery market, and all 1eadin. staples have de-
elined. Coffees hare receded IL, REFINED Sugars
1c, and Raw Sugars }c per pound. Teas arc quite
dull, and fully 10c lower. the market closing rather
unsett1ed. Fortunately for holders here, stocks
are light, and have been 60 for some time paat,
| hence 1t Is very doubtful II my goods Will be
thrown on the market.
| Cotees are held more firmly than any other ar
ticle, and have not kept pace with the decline In
gold. This Is to be attributed to their scarcity.
Seeds were dull, with Light sales, at $4.n01i30
fl, Timothy; Sl3.0oO1a50 for Glover, and {a,50
GEF1ax Seed.
Wool is extremely dull, and 1t would be Diff
cult to realize much over 70c for medium
article.
Dried Apple. are dull and lower, with sales Of
| small parcels from first hands at 12}@t3i.
| Cattle continue very dull and the market fs de-
| pressed. The difficulty experienced In shipping
stock still continues and buyers show little de-
sire to accumulate stock on their hands. Tbs IN
pleasant weather limits receipts- There has been
no material change from yesterdays quotations,
| as holders refuse 10 make further concessions.
| The sales to-day amount to 40 head at range
Of f5.E0 TO $3.50 for common to good Illinois
| Steers.
Hogs are slightly more active today, but the
| market Is very much depressed, and on most Of
The sales to-day there has been decline Of about
| &c from yesterdays quotations and about 75c
! trom the hlghestp prices Of last week.
The sales to-day amount to is head at a range
OF $a0eD8,s0 81 for stock Pigs, and 59.75@1a-s0 for
qnite light to extra heavy shipping Hogs.
LATERe
The advance In gold In the afternoon gave lit
tie stimulus to opezaors in Wheat, and No. sold
as high 31.2sa-an advance Of &c over the clos
Ing price On Change. Subsequently the advance
Was not maintained aud the price fell back to
81 S1.a5a-closlug with hceise11ers at that figure
Oats were quiet md steady At 65tc. Whisky neg
lected and nomtnallJ unchanged. Provtdous en-
tire]y neglected.