, 1866-12-21

Thrsr uas generally fsmer feeling In The
Provision market to-day. 1hcse was consider
allie inquiry for Mera Fork for immediate de,iveg.
to fill maturing contracts, Aad 1s the amouni
oter1ng II llGht. the market advanced a505oc,
recovering the decline OF yeslerday-thcaGh at
hc aoysnced figures buyers were slow to follow
We note sAscs Of .4GG brls at sl;.ss 11s,0 cash,
tpd $500 seller January. Extra Primo Fork was
In moderate request, With sa1es of.1 hrs At tl3.O
cash AID seller Janrsy. In Green Nests there
was more ae,ivity. With a stronger market. 1.ibc-
ral tales werc uato al Bk9sxc for Hams from
slaughtered and &c from Dressed Hogs. and SIC
for Sho11dcrp. cumbrt!ands eoil to the extent of
III bxs at Sc seller January. Lard was dull, with
rslcs Of lcp tcs old al lie cash. Prime new steam
Il nominal At 1lic- Grease eolL 10 the extent OF
IS brls. light t,oWu II &C.
These VAS q good demnrd 70. Dressed Hogs,
both By pncles* aud ehipperr- and The market ad-
varccd lug l5e, with sales =, S6.5GIc0-eloslns
At xG.65G6.S0 for good lots.
CooprraRe was quiet, With sales 1T &s+t0 for
lad tlrsees and II sue I.65 for pork ba.sels.
Whltfry vas Lns1labtc, ana quotations arc en-.
ttre1y nominal At <s.es3 70: Free and s5it36c for
Bonded.
There wsa ver5 little LIE ii Flour, and the u,ar-
Eet was qntet Al previous prices. Ahout 2,nD brls
etshEcd laEd* at Sla.L0 for White Winters $9..5
G1l.co fos SPRING E1is1s: e7..sSls.5o ~ f,r Spring
$0Petb> AA0 81 30 toE bUEEWQtA-
Wheat Vas In good request and the market was
about s1sesnc hipter, N1sh sales Of q, ou bo At
kssf9xLs.lO.1 for No. in Il. l.; $3.G6G2-1s for
do regular; ,ao 70. No. ? In Il l.; f1.gl 70. do
~ A. D. 4 Co.: sl.s6Gll.s5 for do regular, aud
x.h ejecssd spring, Closing hrra At
xayS Tor No. I, and <i.ss for No. 2, IN regular
houses. - .--
The u1favossblc adviees from New York caused
duh and heavy feelin: In Com. and the ma,ket
declined llec- VIC note transactions 70 the e1-
ieot CT 7>,uD ou. 1t IN l,3,.c Tor No. !, 1s1''e
fer No. 3, and 5sSlt0c Tor New she11ed. Closing
quiet ut ;Sc foE No. !.
Oats wert dnll, and h91c 1oee., With rihlns
t1antaetio.t* 1t +sA0tsc tor No. 9 In ssorr.
Rye Was quiet aud unchanged, With light sales
at ssl9oc for >o.1.
Rafky WAS slow. Sales were made Ut &c for
No. 2; &c for Rejected, and 6oc9 sl.1o 70. Sample
lots on traek.
The following teleg.ans were read On Change
to-oAy: -.
Flour qriet nd steady. Whea: tame and dull
s1iafIs, oan daa ~ ia Gsc. T ForE uase led
md towe. al k1s.W ios Old Lard heavy At 12sie.
Cold 1Gtas.
Flour dnll and weak at f9S1l125. Wheat
heavy ami tnl. tom lame, % Il, 10 IL stort Oats
io~sT II 63!, ,G6shc- Potk nsmee Old, 1l3:s.H;
s;..; Me-. sftT ;o,a liz , s.*'eF' at la' "h''kes'
LATER.
In the afternoon. there Ma very little business
donc vccFn was dui; and weak II TIC for No. /.
Wheat " o. qnIet AID steady II the closing prices
On Change. Provisions were tuact,sc- There
was come demand for Green Shoulders, and the
market wa. c better, with sales Of i01, 90 os, At
5Ec for immediate delivery.
Beef Ca1tle were in fair demand to-day, and
steady At previous rates. Sales embrace LIS
head; taken principally BY Shippers and o:y
butche.e, at s5 .1sH, for inferior mixed lots
10 choice Christmas etock. The receipts uere SO
head, The market closes quietwith Z, 900 bead un-
soid. ........
1he market for live Hogs WAS active, md. owing
to The sudden filling Cd in the receipts prices ex-
pe4ienced n advance Of 1o1l5c on ,he closing
mica Of yesterday. Packers took about 1aGo0
head, cnien, at 5Ss45.5 for Common 70 prime
Hogs. The receipts to-day were 900 head The
market closce s;zorE At s26.oo for common 10
extra.