The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-06
Weekly Review OF the Cincinnati
Market.
OFFICE OF BARTON & Pool.
No. s. WEST SECOND STREET,
CINCINNATI, Jan. 3, 1858, P. NJ.

NO. % w EECONn STREET.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 3, 1858, P. NJ.
Editors Journal:
Our general markets have been inter-
rupted by the holidays, and the amount OF
business done has been small. There is at
the close a slight improvement.
Hostile receipts for the week were
10.304 head; from September Ist to date,
800. 239 head, against SIS, III head same time
last year. Market opened dull, but und er
light receipts drovers sprang prices about
fifty per Genital, but the sales were small,
and the market closes dalI and dropping,
with about 15925c OF the advance lost. We
quote, as closing rates, Sc OOta6 so for live,
and 81 75aS 35 for dressed, the outside
figures covering extra heavy averages
Packers generally are doing nothing, and
have no encouragement to do more, there
being no sale for the product.
MESS PoRK-Therei has been fair de-
mand during the week, chiefly for old and
prices are 80 cents higher than in our
last; old city sold at $50; closing in good
demand; new city in light demand at 81,
but stocks in most cases held above this.
Country brands, IL good, bring so cents be
low quotations for city.
LARD-Has been in fair request for East
ern account, and has been firm through
out, with an advance of &c in some cases
obtained. Prime new city leaf is now held
at l214c, with an active inquiry at I2c;
country, I29l21sc; prime steam, lI5s@ll54c;
head and gut, 1I1z9lsse; gut, lie; greases,
sac l01zc for brown. yellow and white.
BULK MEATs-This article as also bacon,
has received almost no attention, though
at the close there was some inquiry, but at
prices below which purchases could be
made. Shoulders are held at SC. sides at
10@ll14c for rib and clear, all packed, and
for fully cured city meats.
BACoN-Purchases of shoulders can be
made at 91ac, and of clear sides at 49,
both packed; not enough rib or clear
sides out to make quotations; sugar-cured
hams offered at Ire. canvassed and packed,
but the demand i trif1ing.
GREEN MEATs-Have been in light de-
mand, but there were not many offered,
and holders advanced prices, and in MAX
ing sales, obtained the advance, especially
for hams; shoulders and sides were held
at 799c. with buyers at &c less; hams at
n@l114c for medium to light averages.
TALLow-Has a firner market at &c adj
vance; country lO14c, and city 1034c per
pound. - .~.
FLoUR-The market opened quiet and
ISAIdILC0 50 OSJcIOdNs WHICH, uANCA
Eastern advices. holders advanced their
views and the market was firmer, but { o.
day closes quiet although frmer. Buyers
are not free operators. We quote Winter
flour al 81 50 to So 50 for grades below in
spection; 50 rs to $40 25 for extra; SO 90 to
sll p for family, anu SIl 30 to SI2 80 for
fancy; Spring nominal at So co for extra,
and $40 90 for family.
the csoSe ipnnrox-ef7 in Sx-r1-
pathy with flour, and was held at 81 5O9
81 s. for Nos. 2 and l red Winter, with
small sales at 2g &c less; Spring, firm at
q 1902 20 for Nos. and /; white is held at
81 esq., 10.
CoRN-Has been in fair demand At about
same figures as last reported, clos ny at
SIC for new ear and IS g90c for new shelled
in bulk. Old corn not quotable.
RYE-Has advanced under a slightly in
creased demand and light stocks, closing
at 81 639l IS for No. and choice.
OATs-Have been in light demand, but
stocks are small and prices advanced in
sympathy with Chicago market. closing
at &c for No. ? and Csc for NosI. These
figures bid and 293c more asked.
BARLEY-Has been in good demand, and
the best grades being in light supply, prices
advanced. Buyers offer 81 20 for No. l and
81 639l s. for No. FAN, with sc more now
asked. Spring sells. readily at 81 49g1 so
for Nos. and l. ~ rar srss- 80
BARLEY MATHS dull in the absence OF
a demand.
sEEDs-CIover declined to I1s49I2c per
10. on arrival, and 1214c from store. limo
thy 50 3O92 35 per busheL Flax firm at
81 90.
On-Linseed advanced to 81 IL, closing
firm.
WHIsKY-Firmera 2sc per gallon bond
ed, cash; time sales at SOC.
Very respectfully,
BARTON & Pool.