, 1869-02-22

Ttcrc waa a fair attendance on 'ChhuEe to-day,
but an excessively quiet ret OF markets. satue.
lsy In generally quiet day. unlcss 1t fill At the
elo.c + fret or last half Of the month. To day
:hcre was the additional quietus presented By the
fact OF douole holiday, Monday being the ami
~ rasy OF the birth OF Washington. s1ot buJ.
.rs, therefore, ca.ud not to p1rch1ee to bold orer
for three a5e, Instead OF one. and the options OF
seller the month we4r generally coupled With the
PROVISION "Atter Monday" Prices were. how
ever. generally steady, the deesine IN gold having
stopped for the present, while tho receipts Wcrr
sl.o very light for the hollday.season. The major
,ts Of the markets were litto better than nonlua
all through.
The President announced tha: there vii, be no
session Of the board OF Monday, pursuant to a
vote Of the bosrd to thai effect. Il Is expected
| the Open Board will also adjourn ovcE.
HiEhwires were more active and stronger, the
market ranging fully nc better On sales, and clos
ing with buyers At the outeidc psces pzid during
the eeee!ou Sates were made OF 80 b1ls free at 70
| G2atic, p.lepaliy at the last named dsuto.
r,Ly,siora werr dull and unmtstakab1y loTtr-
Mcfe Pors was esrly offered at $eao0, buyer the
| month, and the market Was quoted a. nou1na! al
<3t.501sl..a b zoou. Then the vleWs Of holders
| y. akened when New Tork was quoted OF. and
eal.e were made at $s1 IS epot. The feeling was
s,lll weak and the views Of some holders. ptinci-
pa.ly tho ema'ler ones. declined 10 $3l.oo
! at which price tLcre were sor,c eaes
| made It then began to be under.
stood that the purchaser Was buying Tor thtpnent,
aud WIS willing to take al offered at the latter
pacc. This put up the views Of holders. and the
market closed drmer aud stcady. with buEer At
FIJI. ca Sales were made OF 800 bt's at S3l
| for spot and buJc1 the month, and $3s.o0 for
buyer March and scl!er April. Rumps
| brought <26.25 for country lot. Lard
| was ye1y weak In consequence oi adyiecs Of I'd
decline IN Liverpool. Sales were mAda Of aboni
400 ucs At 1s4c Tor spot In small lots, and lshc
| ,or ee1ler March. At The close there werc nc
hnyere. ard the market ruled dull and no ainal At
ahout 1anc Shoulders sold down 70 1sc 70. one
Iot. md another var disposed Of a: 12hc buYc,
March. A fcw Short Ribs ware sold On private
+. .rur-ncn,Eal 1t 1a6st5Ac. Sweet Picket
H.ma were nrm and nominal 1t 1'k:. Othe
. Meats were mt mentioned, but fuppos Gu 10 DC
Il ". kcr all around. Tallo~ Tas qaies a. lsh%c
t;r< asr va. more active, but the terms Of eal
acrr not reported.
t.h,lltns' Provision C1rculkr Of this week hs
The fol owing tcmatks on the Cincinnati marie
: TteJ are EQUALLY applicable heta:
"Tte market fer F.or'aione during the wee
| n+<t hat bei:t In rsther IN unsettled c1toii,o'
I AID tiIces Eve iahtly declined % al attse!S
: II III lii r. ever with the strong holarts
/, nr;u aud al sre heing made oulT By those Wn
!, | reed tie cash. Yet th+1e IL N evident otel't
;, teaire ih',e l,tfc rr5t's 1le nng erop doe: .
: rove ,takirg tie weight Into cor sttt rstioni
n | - trt - Wat ekCtf'fh. TIL II r tHtHs tHuhsH
| main, AIN tfch rfttes al ttc scsebn. .na the pto
r 10 iTtes ara lhat We viii hare a1ttus1ots' bat
I - .
y l,tp.e Ilort we're dull. And again o'c 1uwt1.
fl1,hGEtf.75 trs tRht, ard sia.t"G1fa ~
heavy. TLe msfket closed weak at fft sQ3efs.
~ =, l. falf aytsarc lttt. Irregular 1p = wtre nnssl
" tt. sni The d. tnhnd wae light atl fnuhd-
- 1hc Uhiy tptnp,tetai H'pnrt dr.! MarAtt !
rit" Etret tht fonw,nR tAhic ii Tho m"st Htttt
tf.vf.tnns ttUn III" rltJ eiLts liIe lit of N0'e
tHf fAtt!