New-York tribune., 1868-01-18
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY JANUARY 49, 1868
THE MARKETS.
ICnefallr reoofted for THE TRiHuSn

BEEswAX has been IN fair demand prices are steady
and firm; sales Of 5000 at 80 4Oc., cash
BRlsTIks are quiet small sales Of American at SOC
u rs for Gray and White.
CoTToN-The demand from exporters today has been
very active. and there Is more doing for investment
under the influence OF favorable foreign advces the
market somewhat excited. and prices are decde1y
gher closing strong at 170l7tc. for Middlng upahus
10 dl7ic Tor do New sales Of l0252 bales OF
which about 5000 were taken by shippers including 6So III
COFFEE-we have no change 10 note in the general
range OF prices on Rio the market closing steauy inc
bags Catharine. private Other styles are
moderately active and steady sales OF $50 bags Mara
CANDLES are unchanged; the demand moderate; So
boxes Adamantine sold at 23ac Sperm ana fateht are
COPPER-American ingot has been moderately active;
prices unchanged sales Of 6oo TO 5000 Baltmore
Portage Lake and Detroit at 25G25tc Ne" 0heathB anu
yellow Metal are dull.
FLOUR AND MEAL-The market opened steady for
fhe lower grades Western State firm but and
irregular for medium and better grades the demand
is part investment the sales arr $500 ebs at = GO
and City Extra $40 sOatO 65 for Extra State; $40 rs
81 % for Fancy do ssSslo Is for the low grades Of
Wheat Extras s. 76asO 60 for Shipping OHIO; $40 75G
SIS for Trade and Family do. Oh 2Oa$2 60 for Amber
Winter Wheat, Extra Indiana and Miehigan s3 lba$l5
for White Wheat do do and sl2 7Oase for ST Louis Ex
ras California Flour is In good demand and Is irne sales
OF $50 bags at S2 IS 60 and small lots t3 75 South
ern Flour quiet and prices of the medium grades are
Irregular sales Of 47O bbs at g 65as Is for ordinary to
Extra and Family Georgia and Virginia and $40 S5@t6 80
for Extra ana Family Maryland ana DelaSa1e re e Eye
Meal steady and in moderate demand sales OF 800 bbs
a. " 20 f1r City and 80 ,or BIanSy wine ;o6 BTck~hea
FISH-There is very duh feeling In the market for all
Dry Cod at 81 5OdsG MackeTel No Shore ut s4 50 dSl5
90 do Bay $40 6oGtl7; do No 2 do fl2al2 80 and DO
GRAIN-The Wheat market is not active. and some
what Irregular there is speculative inquiry. how
ever as well some demand for SHIPMENT the sales are
1880 bush at q As for Fair No Chicago Spring, dely
ered s. AZ for No Milwaukee, In store s. G5 for Amber
Jersey s. 10 FOX White Californian Barley is some what
Canada West and 81 90 for tworowed State. Barley
Malt is firmly held but not active sales of 5000 bush OF
State at 81 85 Oats IL moderate request at lower
figures the sales are 10000 bush Ohio and Western at SO
tain; the sales 1000 bush Of Southern at 81 CO. with
moderate arrivals Corn at the opening was somewhat
rmer but later, owing 10 the scarcity OF freght room
and consequent advance in freghts prices declned
the demand chiefly for export the sales are $1,000 bns
Western Mixed at 81 25gsl 80 chiefly at 81 49, Jersey Vel
low az 81 22aS "a; Southern White at 81 25a$ 2s;
Good Dry Yellow at 81 2s straweolored White TenneS-
GUNNIEs are extremely quiet at nominal prices
HAI-The demand Is fair, but the market Is without
s. IS for retail lots
HOPs-There rs a good demand for both Foreign and
on the latter 20 sales reach fully 400 bales at
for New, as regards quality.
HEMP is dull, and prices evince no changes lie. for
Manila, gold.
HIDEs-There was rather more inquiry, and very
firm markets the sales were 5000 Montevdeo, 70 n, az
&c., gold 500 City Slaughter, and steers both at
1lc currency $50 wet sated Texas at uic, currency
and S,l0O dry Cordoyas at l7.cr gold.
IRON-Pg is quiet. hut firm small sales making Mt
SIS for No American $50 for No do and ST 40 for
ATHER-There has been some export business in
heavy OrinOco Hemlock at 22d23c and all grades
2OG22c.
LEAD-Pigs dull. but steady: small sales at .5 459
81 for Spanish German Refined and English all gold
MOLASsES-Prces generally aro steady but the mar
ket without activity sales Of about 80 hhds Barbados
In lots at and recently go hhds Old Crop Clayed
TO arrive coastwise, on private terms -
NAVAL sToRHS-Crude Turpentine is quet but firmly
held Spirits are moderately active and firm at gil ad
vance RosiDs generally firm and VIC note fair busi-
mes about 1900 bbs sold at quotations Tar is steady
SPIi.i TuIysHf0s' IN :. so.i1: pale 2 bs 90 ass"
'SSa bona. = y'saaiR sai:..:: @is 81 HSsa. Window -.
fs.........'...;s Tar: Nqb coaa'y, -.
"iip' SS..' common s]a % TAI waiagtoa
hSin SS..a strained 90 ?, p'sa oS5i'iGi Civ G5i s so
Resins No. o. T. Pnch sOEihsrn y
bbl............. , 25p - bbL.............. "a $50
OILS-Amercan Lnseed has again advanced and closes
firm the demand has been fair sales at 81 l5aSl 10 for
steady al 6SaGsc for Whale and $2as2 90 for Sperm
Manufactured Oils inactive. Prime City Lard Oil Is
PROvisIONs-The Pork market continues dull, and
prices somewhat nominal at s2 t2l 50 for Old Mess
at $l dt2 90 and 100 bbs Western Prime Mess at ss
for future delivery sales Of $50 bbIs New Mess seller
March at So l2t aud $50 bbs do seller February M 49,
Beef has been in very active demand ps.ees hrner
though not quotaby higher sales OF 1900 bbls Nidt9
for Plain Mess, and s7as90 70 for Extra Mess Tierce
Beef is quiet but firm. Beef Hams IN moderate de-
mand sales of i25 bbls at for Inferior to Prime
Cut Meats are dull and nominal Bacon quiet Dressed
Hogs dun and heavy, at s1ssic for Western, and
Oia9ic. for City Lard is dull and prices are heavy;
of pkg at l2IdiSc. for No. !, 3s ql3ic for
City, and lSi dstc for Fair to Prime Steam and Kettle
Dried
BUTTER is without change; the receipts continue fair
and have had good demand from the trade; holders
are firm, especially for prime and choice grades. We
Goshen sns Orange Co.. so Western Reserve good 10
s.sis sliiu. :ir ioic: tub: welsh good
TUBS a. Al, ~; % esoe s. Oh ~, ",e
S:;;t si. good ais vsrs1 .Ss s., 'onn'a 70 II e
stat. Air 70 scod..... 9i4 Pine 1pp..........: ai
s.'t sf; 0 Oh: .;s'a :'' 'o'''i 81
AFTERsoOs PROVISION MARKEr-5 o'cLocK.-Nothing
OF moment doing in Pork since Change the market 10
dull and prices nominal at t2 for Old Mess and vi ss0
PETROLEUM market is dull, but prices are with
Crude s08.1 gravity bah gallon loiei
RS S ssd bend m @ s1.";.3 sSs S s. Wl ss s
Refined. bond mo 'ss'' Prime wh"........... 's.a
is no stock OF consequence in first hands
inal though il would hardly DO possible to purchase
sUGARs-A fair demand prevails for Raw sugars and
strc ty good Refining sales OF s2 hhds ~ ia lstc for
Cuba and s7s boxes Havana at Ttailc. Refined
rather rmer at lsielesc for Powdered Granused and
sEEDsThe inquiry IL light for now Clover Seed a, 70,
9l3c. Timothy Seed ~ dull alta 7501.
wIIIsKYThe market is at stand still, and prices
nominal.
FAMILY MARKETS
OR LIVING EXPENSES IN NEW YORK.
FRIDAY Jan. Il, 1868
Butchers are charging little more f0r PRIME cuts Of
beef. They say the rich people can stand H. but tho
poorer classes, who buy meat, cannot Mutton
plenty this week with downward tsndency. Pork too
lower at wholesale, though retailers do not change
their prices VensOn is In moderate supply, tho game
laws prohibiting killing selling any unless proof
adduced that IL killed previous 10 tho 10th ns
The same OF quail few birds Offering al y 506 doz
fOutry in fair supply good chickens selling at soc
some extra higher and rough st H9i6c. Turkeys ia