, 1870-12-25

The following grain has been received mp to
10 O'Clock this morning: 1lS cars wheat; 60
cars, corn; Il cars oats; cArs ryo; car.
harley. Total, 19s c.rs. or 5000 hu.
Withdrawn yesterday for city consumption !:
4.9i5 bu whe.t; i.l76 hu corn 2,551 bu oat=.
There was moderate attendance on
Change today, and very quiet eet OF mar
kete, cot enough being done IL several de-
pattments to establith reliable quotations..
Being The day before Cnrietmss.- taese were
lew who cared to assume Eew re52onsi~i ~ii;ies.
and the Grc1ter psrt Of the business tfau--
acted in grain was in sett1e1aspt, 30 that tie
mind might te left free for tic enjoyment Of
+ The Doayd Of Trade decided to-day, by
fneAlIy unanimous vote, to accept the proposi-
Ition made By the OEen Board, 10 a1aa1gama:e
the two into o1e body
Trade Oh Mondsy, ei,her above or bclox
etsi1e. Il il intended 10 celebrate Christmas
on that day.
uighwines were vary qrist snd noninalIy
easier. the market cloeing.arm at s5Gs5t4c tor
iron-beu1d lots: sales were: l50 trIs iros,-
bound (early) at Sc.
Dressed hogs were more aetiye and about SC
Fer 100 Ms better, light weights selling reat,ly
q 3T.00; and heavy or mixed wdghts 1t S6.93
The market closed steady st these quotations.
About ASH head were sold
Provisions we're IN good demsrd aud strong,
At an advance Of 25937I{cper b.l On potk. aud
L@Ic On lard. with frmet feeling in maste.
The demand for park and l1rd Was chiefly
from the ehost interest. vho grew alarmed at
the light receipts Of hogs during the past few
days.. and wanted to I'LL in, under the i'm
preston that there will not be enough in hand
to go round on January deliveries. Hence
they have bid up prices, and made holders of
| meats frmeE. though buyers for the latter
were generally unwilling = follow. The bu=i-
this month and Jsnu.ry. cnIg a few Of those
deals being reported. The ma1kc. closed st
| $500 for c1eh meas pork; e1s-5o@1s.75 for
! do eeller Jauussy: seller February @ts.S7M@
| 1900; and selles March *l9.25. Ctear pork Is
| nominal It els75ta:n 50: prime mess at
Lard o!osed At 1111S@l1EZc cash; 11t,c for sell
Ter January; like for seller February, and
| tt+@ t1c1c Tor seller March Green meats
| we're quoted It &C for shoulders: &c for rough
and ssiale,lc for hams- DRY psl.ed m.ats
quoted at 6l9c for shoulders; $40 fer rough
Eldes: exc fer shcrt ribs, and 913c tor short
elear, all lllcose: boxed meats abou: I7c above
| these 9uota,iona. Boxed Cumbsslanls, 90
91tc. Sweet picked hams quoted 1t IKE
tteef. s11,00; e1tra mesa do, sls,W; beef
bans. s25.0oGa9.o0: greises, c@a;9c:
and tallow, s@sAe, Sales we're reported Of
$50 trla meas rork It e19.oo; $50 brls do on
private terns: 500 brls do, aelIes the month
eellss January, At $500; $40 h1ls do at
S15.s71s 500 btls do Keller Aarch On priTate
terms; 500 k1is do, seller 60 days, at $l6 50:
10 lcs lard, eellar the month, At II 5<c; $50 t:s
do, eeller 60 DAYS. II 11Ac: rs ses do, IKE
(cash); 80 tes 60, At ST. Joseph, No., On pm
| vlte terms; 100, 900 fns dry salted shoulders,
seller February, At 61sc; 10 boxes rough sides
1t 55xc; 200 boxes short rios 1t exc: $50
ho1es do, eellet frst half Of January, 1t 91ztIc:
1co,0 600 Ms short clear, delivered At st. JOSEPH,
No.. Il 9He; 1,003 peg green hama At 10Ae; ;
20G00 ms do At 1915: 100 tea s*eet picked
do 1t 12c7 so tcs yellow grease At 7s1c; $50
bits city talio~ At s1tc-
The packing Of ..hoss to tato. with compaF-