, 1869-04-12
+ Fz|F'|III15I + i

TT the aboye liberal shipments Of pork ASso bri1
were Msss-snd OF these, 3974 went to New Or
leans snd other points IN Lo1isisns; OF the mddles
9ss boxes and Of the shoulders 81 boxes were for
Liverpool
meeting Of the Fork Packers Association MAS
held On Thursday LAST, 1t which resolution WAS
adopted condeunntnK The practice OF mixing water
and other snhstanoea Win 1azd n injurious 70 tie
ch1raete- Of the provision t1ade Of Chicago. The
STANDARD Of coope7ase Nas Also changed, to take
eject II the commencement Of the next packing
seasou: Barrels to be 70 inches long. and dercea
70 be 81 inches On the bead.
The volume OF business transacted In the mar-
ket 70. nour to-day was ouly Of falr character.
Ruye7z were tn Light attendance, and sheir pur-
cn4seA were coanned To supplying Immediate and
pressing wants- Prices, however, underwent TO
material change and the prevailing feeling MAS
one Of nrmnesA A few fot1 Of white Western eI-
tas changed naods II prices ranging It 3a,&aa
s,so; rrd winter extras At 3&7o, spring e111as II
As7k asoo; Bpr.ng supernncs It tloaa KS: and
re 1our 1t $6Hskaa No movement IN
huckWheat 1ouI, aud quotations were e1-
ltIcly nominal. Sales fnclnde the following:
White Winter E1t1as% - hrts reopleI rs1n1yra-
1t t0-n0; 80 hris not named At 4a-A Red Winter
Ext1zs-1s0 heis not named 1t $&T3. Spring E1-
uaSaoo brs not named II 500; SO bis DO II
$3.50; ~ hsis do ~ $3.50; loo brs do at eAs7S; $50
bt1s, brands given, on private terra1. Spring Sd
at s4eo; 800 hrss do ii $3.50; 100 brls do II skoa
Rye Four-7s hrtl "Rockton" At $3.50; 70 h1is
aBclolt City" Il 3&sa Total ISIS bs4A
Wheat VII easier and comparatively quiet
There Wa = fatr demand early, And prices were
lower, owing to the character Of the New Tosk As-
v1c.s. but the demand was koou knnzted and then
the market dropped under competitive offerings
from holdc1s. being weaker On spot G1alo than On
options No spt.u9 Wa in fAtr demand, sod
ruled frm under light supply. 40 and reject
ed we're both very quies4 and really Gull.
On the Open Board the market was quiet Ut
Fl.esAAl09A for No, spEing, closing u the In
stdc- On Change 1t openet quiet nj tl-osh9A
lower than NJ the close yesteftay. and then took
on u wezk phase, declining 70 sl.gsE bJ noon, bat
Improving back 10 s1-os, md closed weaker Ut
S1.o1t@1.os Sales were made Of ], 800 bo No i
p<1h{ strictly frtah, II sLls: 500 ho do ut tL11H
800 bu regular do II Sl13; 100 hc do u 3Ll4x:
100 bu strictly fresh No. 2 spring Il sllok; 1,eo
bu do At Sl1oh; 500 bu do Il f1.1o; k0,oo3 bu
regular DO NJ Il l0ex; ID 40 bo do At Il 90
bu do at sL6sA aooo bu do 1t s1.os; 900 bu do
1t S1.oT!s: aa0oo bu do 1t SLosa; 40 bo No. !
spring II 3los 600 bu do II J1o2 100 bu rejected
srrng II nc. Total, III, so bo. BuFer the ntrt
hali sold II S1osaleo: Rei1er last halt II la7
LION; seller Nay :: Sl-l1tsLl.4; aud huJet
May II 9l1t4l14k.
Com was dull md slow OF mia The arrivals
were rery liberal and o1lcrs 10 huJ were few, ye4
holders preserved their fsMnem admirably. No
one donhta shxt CON Is verJ low, but It Is also
| stpa1rnt That We continue to receive auartar
OF million bushels per Gay. without any demand
! pElocs VIII d"sE. aad may deeline again to the