, 1872-11-19

Tor good to prime seed. Potatoes were qulet
| aud firm at SOC Oh track, and 55@6oc delivered
light. owing to the cold weather
| 1.-Two poultry was dull, and nearly
unstable. Dressed was in fair request with
| abundant offerings. Game was scarce and firm
| quest and firm at present prices. Crsnberries
continue to meet with q fair interior demand.
| Other fruits met with the usual inquiry.
| Highwines were quiet and steady at tho de.
| cline reached last week. Sales we're reported OF
| 200 brls at 69c per gallon.
Lake freights were moderately active, and tirm
| at Saturdays outside quotation. Carriers asked
| lc advance early, but could not obtain it.. a
| total Of s charters vas reported, which
will carry out l20,0 GOO bu wheat, IS, 900 bu corn,
and 4o, 900 bu barley. Sail rates to Buffalo were
| quoted ut lie on wheat, and l0c on corn; to Os-
wego, 1910 was paid for wheat BY steam to
Buffalo wheat was taken at 12c.
Foreign freight, rates are thus 9uoted: o IN !,
| cago to Liverpool, 91@9l19c per 100 lbs (gold)
on beef and pork; 90c@51.05I on lard; 95c on
| flour. Chicago to Glasgow, 9l15c on beef; 93c
on pore; 97c on bacon and lard:
| Dressed hogs wero non1inally unchanged at
1M@4Ac bid and :i(a55c per ID asked for fair to
choice. The receipts are very light as yet, and
| are sold on the street.
| Provisions wero more active, and shade firm
| or, though live hogs we're quoted steady at sat
urday'e prices, and in rather small supply Tor
the season. Buyers were not urgent, but they
we're willing to pay little better prices, eape-
cially on pork, as il they suspected that the COM
bination to force down quotations on hogs IS
| likely to be oyerdone. It has been the policy
! Of the circulars that are run in the interests
of tho packers, for years past, to try to bear at
| the commencement of the season, and to bull at
| tle end. Like the boy in the fable, they have
| cried f'wo1l" go often that nobody now takes
| any uotice of it; and it is charged that the
packers Laye taken hold Of the matter for them
solves, and are trying to forco, vhero they can
| not persuade. It is stated that in some places
| the packers have united so far as to appoint
one man as buyer, who apportlons his
tho extent Of the facilities Of each for handling
the hogs. OF course, the expected effect Of this
| arrangement ig to cut on competition among
| buyers, and thus keep down prices to minimum.
find themselves obliged to meet fire with fire,
ing point; and that they are hopping
back their consisnments til such an
ne hear of may be that tie hogs have met in
convention anu resolved that they will " increase
and multiply" for sale at sucl prices Is arc
offered by the packers. In that case tho Mon
treal combination might chant their yutildte
| they can scarcely do it in any other event:
Seriously, these attempts ut combining nre sol
dom successful, end always result III mischief
they but corners i'll another shape. III the
present instance. buyers of lard and meats
have held off till they could see tie marLet
0S@*eAAA$ At~o
hold extensively till the question is settled, il
that should take all winter. II :ho Evening
Provision Board wants subject for deliberation
III the absence OF trading, it cauno: do better
settlement, one way or another. To-day mess
porlt VAS 10D15c higher, On the deferred options,
the reported sales being made carly, aud
none afterwards offered at thoso prices. Lard
Meats vera steady. except hams, which
market Closed at tho following range Of prices
Moss pork. old held at 9I4.50@15.Oo; new
1t $500; do seller December, s12c7lz@l2.5o;
do soller January, sl225@l230: do seller Feb
r.iary, 256l133O; do seller March, 512.25sy
l230 do seller April, s12.25@l2.3715. Lard,
ca2l,. 7}{e for new; DO seller December, 51zc do !;
75sc; do seller 5iareh, ne: old sailed
descriptions 1a entirely nominal s swcst picSlel
hams, 9}5@l0>@c, and green hams at 71l@7s@c
5 5o1 pfess1t 1. delivery or seller 3g koysmser s5
s1Sa'es;s ?s ac 5zst rbs ao tS@S1 s@Se ''oia IL
sa05s 81 s7s Gsa s S Il @es fs1 snosaer ~ to
for short clear. Boxed shoulders, eellor De-
ccmber, quoted ut 42:sc. English meats,
for deliysry in pscsnhsr and Janusry' e14@
s.IG8;;c for long cut hans Ness beef, $500
900 extra mssu do. $?.5oG31o:0o; beef hams,
s29.5o@3o.oo. City taliow, s@s>lc; grease
| l9o brls new n.css pork ut s13.50; 500 brls do,
seller January, Mt :12.25; sou brls do. scllcr
51arcl, at :l2.25; 700 tcs lard at 714c; $50 tcs
do at S6g5pcr 100 lbs, loose 450 tcs lard seller
Decemns5 Ut ?c 75o cs d. se!ler 3anuar y oae At
| lis short ribs Mt 614c; 50 boxes long clear 1T
611c; 10000 lbs and 1,100 pcs greon hams at
7]5c; 10000 lbs do ut 7Gc; 10000 lbs do 16 lbs)
et t7,4c; 10000 pes do seller December and jan
GSlc; 500 brls city butchers tallov ut Sc.
Flour WIS more active, the inquiry being moro
| decidedly for the better grcdes than for some
time past, and sales were reudi]y effected at the
was quoted firm, and more active, aud local
take hold, owing to the advance IN
wheat, and tho lessened difficulty
Eran WIS iirn. saler we're reporteti Of 200 bis
whito winter extras (Suparlatlre) at $3.50; 800
brls do OH private terms; 2ou bIls spring ,o1tras
It s6.25; $50 h1la Do Qow) at
g. 5j su6aines zS sts aS @9 15o RFxisea Ss do
@9s.5o; 50 br1s rye flour ut s3.S7]9; 100 brls do
o., private terms Is trls buckwlleat Q3arly
Riser) ut sG.75; rs brls do at 56.50G0G.75. To-
tons tor DO Ut sl0o0 on track; 10 tous 1nildlicss at
s11.u0 Oh truck 10 tons shorts at $1,000 on
track.
Wheat YVES active and strong, at an average
advance Of 2@2ll4c on Saturdays prices, the
bulk Of the Trading being dono at 2A@2]Gc
above the outside quotations Of the preceding
business day. Now York wzs firm, bnt Liver
pool was quoted dull and tho only reason that
could be adduced for the sharp up
ward movement WAS that the shorts
grew scared at the prospect
Of tho Mississippi freezing over, and thus cut
ting OF portion Of our supplies for tho winter,
The demand for shipment was fair. and some
prominent dealers bought options very
freely, which caused tho smaller shorts to
cover in hot haste, and run up prices
on themselves. It was noticed that there
wero fewer brokers in the market than usual.
This was because much Of the option trading
was done in direct settlement, and the prin-
cipals preferred to be on hand themselves,
80 that they could choose their customers.
Seller December opened OF 104I, advanced to
s1.o7H, declined to- s1.o6, and closed firm at
SLOT. Seller the month averaged about 10
below December, closing ct Sl.oG71. Seller
January sold 1c nboye Decen1ber, closing at