, 1865-05-23

faEes- To-day the r he3t mafket was AGAIN taa
eceno Of fresh conflict between buyers and SCI
lers-a1l Of them mere tperulstors. Last week
there vss some inquiry for shipment. hut today
prices Fave gonc up clear beyond the :iu!ts IF
buyc1s, and tho sales reported are almsst wholly
10 meet the requirements Of short sellers. In
col1se grain there YES less excitement.
The Provision market remains dull. Tho news
from New York to-day was sl'shIy ytavosaale-Ness
Pork having been quoted there at SIS Gst1:3.T3,
aete. however, there wss little or no inquiry for
Ness Pp.k and lhe market was quiet, with aales Of
on,7 100 brls at *aat, and IS hrls at Sa500 Prtms
Me.s Porf WIS tull, with s1!es. Of soo brls at
SIT o0G175o. Rumps were sold at ff6.0. Sweat
Picked Esms weze held At 16316}e without bnJ-
ers- Bulk Meats werc neglected. Lard was dali
and nominal At t17017ic> s..
Hignwincs faffased tier decline In price Of
6lGc per gallon, with ssles At s1.00-closing weak
at tha, p1lcc. The New York disp ,tches quoted
the market very at at z10o> Teefs Ia little or no
inquiry, and owing to the risk OF tkedllng them,
bankers and commission merchants arc generally
refusing to mike allowances on thet1.
There was more ac.iTa inquiry for Flour, and
The market ruled fIra md steady. but without aoy
essential change In values. The transactions foot
up 2,st0 bills, At &9.o01lD.00 for White Winter
E=sa; $3.50 for Spring Extra, an1 S1 1895 LII
tor Superfne grades. Included are 200 bzls
Spring Extra on terms which hare Tot kzansplrod,
The wheat market va. quite actfyc, aul an ad-
vance Of &C. On the cloaing prices AZ Saturday Wiz
at ons time obtafned, but towards the close ths
Improvement w4s not maintained, snd the Ea-ket
receJed some 1c per buehel from the highest point
reached during tic day. Tn the *'cnzss,oce tbs
market opened at S1.sl for Nc. 1spfing, and sub.
tequeIuy on Change prices rau up to "a, un-
der tue eGo1ts Of tho bull ccuaiaauon. At this
fgure there were pcre sellers than buyers, and
the market showed evident eiens Of weakness. A
droopiog tendency set in, and prices gradually
dropped to xia1s at which tho narkat closed
steady. We nute sales Of III, ,t0A bushels At *lsl
.11-aa for No. I, and Il si.1tEa117 for No. Spring
in store. Thero wus nothing doing in Extra
Spring OF Winter whest.
there WIS less activity In corn. and tho m1rket
sntered depreciation Of 3l1c per bu On No.
snd Rejected. There w.s no mates1al chanca in
No. Corn. The sales foot uo G., 900 bu IT s5a57c
for No: I, I4syiGe for No. 2 and 42l {.to Ear Rs-
teeted In .tote; 5eic for csoal, and 5sc for No,
{ oh. Canal corn wea dull.
The nssketf for oats ruled active ind conpa1a-
-ttre1y steaoy at Saturdays closing figure, but
eioscd Eaetou ea.fer. The opc4lns sa!es vcro
made at &C for No. i, and after the New York di..
patch rallied to A5te; hat 1t Was ouly for moment.
fhc ma.ket fell baek to 4Gr, and remained STEADY
at th:t figure urtl near the close, when there WIS
mamie rorc an1icsyto realize. sni prices gave.
way 433c. About e15,0oo bu chanyet hands at
aoil4c5c iof No. I, and &c for No In store, and
i4Ge4lic for No. sfo1t- At tbs clone the mar.
kei was qpiat and weak 1t 59:4se for MOL.
The iLqatfy for Rye 1as limited. md the mar
bet was quiet, with light Gales Of No. In store n
62ac. -
Barley Is still characterized as ons OF the au)lest
articles On oas list and to day. market Wis no az
eepuon: We note few srlcs at G9c fos old, and
sc for niW No. 9 il ttose.
Seeds Wera dull and almost neglected, with
t'sh'nr ea'es'o Q! 1tmo'ty at s:.75, nnd Clover 1t
fe.ct@a,M. Fla1 Seed Is Qr!et and almost NOM
tnal at Si.76G51 .ss for good samples.
!Thtrc was ecsree}y auy demand for Lake
FEc11hts, and the m.rkst was dull and lower, with
only two engagements zeported-ona ut &c for
Corn 10 Port Culbofnc, and tho other At Ts<c :oe
Wheat to Kingston. Laks aid Rail and all
Frelshts are also very dull.
There wss rather more life In the market for
Lumber cargoes TODAY, owing to Larger ina1x
of country buyers. We note sales OF 1a9:I CIR
goca 1t $s.oc G.3.co according to quality and de.
scripton. Shingles we1o q1let ana nom1nalJy
unchanged.
There wsx 1tttle doing In the dry goods market
today, and there was no chaDge In questions.
Valuss urc wonderfully steady at present.
The n1rfset for groceries was quiet, but there
was no change to note IN prices. The market Is
very tteady. We nre without our usual New York
dispatch to-dsy.
The receipts OF butter continue liberal, and
with EecrsascI demand the market Is less
active and prices are lower.
There Is very ilttle doing II Coal. There has
been on'y few e,rgocs received this spslns, and
none Of these were p1sced On the market, In the
ya1ds there is nothin: Of any account tfansprins.
Hides aEe quiet, md utshuus any msteEla1 change
In vAlue. -''