, 1865-05-12

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and the general markets were active aud nrnet,
but aouewh 1t Irregular and unusually nervous.
The Provision market WIS perfectly staguant.
The Arst dispatch from New York reported Ness
Pork there ut 52s.5o, and Prime Mess Pork at
$ts.to. The second dispatch quoted Mess Pork
dru ot s2s75. Here the market for Mess Pork
WIS neglected and entirely nominal, with light Of.
ferings at <si-50 aud limited inquiry at {sa 90.
Prime Mess Pork opened early with sale OF loo
bsls at SO co, but after the New York dispatches
weEo received buyers offered only %ts %, at which
100 brls changed hands-closiog weak. Bnlk Meats
yyers wholly neglected, ind we are unable to give
cTcn nominal quotations. Sweet picked Bans
were offered ut 18}cr without buyers. Lari was
more active aud easier, with gales OF 197 rcs prime
Leaf 1sc. The New. York dispatches quoted it
at1et and later at 1s4c.';
The market for Highwines was uo{e activo than
yesterday, but Il Ia nevertheless very dali and
weak with sales OF 500 bEla at S1-a3 and Is brl, at
s2C0. . -. >.
The market for Flour was lat and dull, but With
out any special change In quotations. We note
eales Of about !, eco brIs at $9.oA192s for Whita
Winter, $500 for Red Winter and $G0O@G Is for
Spring Extras. After the receipt Of the New
York dispatches, the market closed rather weak
and in favor Of buyers. 80.
The, Wheat market was &c higher, aetve, and
rather nervous. It opened on the - curbsto1e"
At T1.06i for MOL Spring, aud Oh Change at a107
Owing, however, to an active demand from eAnrt-
sellers who had largely oversold, the market all
ut once beeame quite buoyant, and in sha1t time
advanced TO 6l.1o}: This figure brought ont uors
sellers than buyers, and the ndyance was not main.
timed. The market gradually sold down to $1,O9
at which figure 1t closed weak. No. Spring was
in moderate request, and steady. Tha transactions
foot up $4,000 bushels at &105}11. .1O} for No. 1,
and 9se for No. Spring. There sas nothing do
ing in Red Winter or Extra Spring.
There IVES very little animation In Com, and tho
market drapeed along slowly nt decline Of ZIG
SIC on 5estc1day's closing prices. About 59,0CO
bu changed hands 1t 5alD60c for No. II 4sl0ssc
for Mo. ?, and 4s@5ec for Rejected in store. and
61}c for No. I. o. b. At the close the market was
quiet at inside figures for No. aud Rajec.9i.
There WAS quite an exciteme ent in the market for
oata{ md IN advance Of ii62c was ost7tnad upon
tho closing fgurs Of yesterday. TIE market
OPENED ut a1ac for No. I, aud finder strong comps-
tifion among short sel1era, advanced 10 SIX, but
subsequently gave way. falling back to 3!}c Again,
however, an active demand set in, and the market
rallied to a8-closing with ee1lors at 3sK. No. ,
Oats were quiet We note sa'es Of 1os, 600 bushels
at 31i0s33c for No. !, and s0l@alc for No. . in
store. The demand waa mostly speculative.
The market for Rye was dull, neglected and en-
tir.ly nominal. We did not hear Of any transac-
tons.
Barley vas heavy and almost un:aleable. Thora
is no shipping demand, and the local inquiry is
very light.
Timothy Seed was tu:l. with triling sales at
& Uo@2s5. Clover Seed was $10o@1.50 lower,
with Gales at 6s,00@3.50. Flax.eed was steady,
hut quiet at s1.7sG01,9 80. Hungarian Seed was 25c
lowtr, with Gales ut $1.00.
Lako FreiQhts were dull and lower, with en-
gugements. to Buffalo ut 897c for Corn, and 8fc
for Wheat, and lie for Wheat to Kingston.
With liberal receipts, few buyers, and q scarcity
Of dockzge, the market for Lumber catgoea YES
dnll and dropping. Since the clase OF last week.
the market has declined nearly, II no. full, 3s.00
per N. The sales today ranged from s1Lo0@
ITO. Shingles were slow and easier, with saie5
ofSawed AS at s. 6o036a}.
There was q far business doing In Groceries at
decline OF 9c On Coffee and 9c on Refined Sugars.
The following dispatch WIS received at the Gro
cers' Board:
Good Grocery Sugar, 1sc; nsrd ; Re;aaea1, aa1 is.:
w5j;s ii; cefss sa Tel ffn st gold piiass:
There. is only q: fair business doing In Dry
oo asoe1 or L a9R ass
in gold, Heavy sheet1les have declined 1c, and
Cafpets &c. Eince. our last. These are the only
chnn9cs in values.
The market for Coal has declined s2oo per ton,
owing to the great reduction in government de-
msnde. The New York Tribune says:
1.-THE fall in gold, the stoppage Of the greet
fac odes Of arms, the withdrawal Of
the aayy demand, and, the certalpty OF abnndant |
!aeor IN the faiure, all have had their EFFECT in i
been npelled to reduce the Price 81 lsbor to
three dollars per day, which has caused general |
strike On the part Of tue miners; oui she Latter
laborcrs Win take their place. Railroad. tolls
mrst toon come down; and, a atogsthes,- we doubt
Hhe.her coal can oe held ct over esven dollars per