, 1872-10-18

. bacco, and wood were without material CHANGE
Ihere We're no new features in the lumber trad
to-day, business being fairly active, and price
6 unchanged. Building materials continue il
good demand and quite firm at former rates
Cooperage is quiet and steady former quota
tions- Iron, tin, nails, and naval stores are &c
tlye and steady. There is good demand fo
ef eait Ia ana p1ces are looking upward on accoun
wool trade is unimproyed. Hops are quiet; ex
eepnng sIaall demand among brewers fol
present necessities, nothing transpred. Poultry
game arge supply and prices ruled
hes being salable. Fruits unchanged Apples
only moderately active. Grapes in good re.
guest:
Highwineg we're quiet and steady at yester.
asS Ssea aa0taf'0n sales being confined to 100 brls
Lake freights we're active at an advance Of 1c
on the highest rates Of yesterday, under an r1r-
gent demand from shippers, while carriers quot
which will carry out 10000 bu Wheat; l70,006
bu corn, and q, 900 bu oats. All Of this grain
pad been purchased previously, and some of it
held long time. Sail rates closed at 18c on
wheat, and tic On corn, BY sail to Buffalo. King
eton rates were nominally unchanged (vessols
Tor that port not being wanted), at CSC on wheat,
and 2375c on com.
1e5onasa pfoyai9ns we're qaiet snd generally quoted
mer prices can be maintained with such weak
ness 1n hogs as WAS reported from the Stock
Yards to-day. Hogs are coming forward great
deal more rapidly than is wanted by packers,
hold of til they can see where The market vii
touch bottom: There was no demand for pork
To-day, except one or two speculative inquiries
toT winter delivery. Green meats would prob
ab1y be more active if the weather were colder;
1ae PACKERS DO not care to cut while the mer-
Gary Is So far above the freezing point
The market closed nominal at the follow
lng range Of prices: Mess pork, cash or
seller s October. el4.25@14:5o; do seller Decem-
slsS@7 seeS $780, do d. sesr ss1!sf marsb Rss,
s12.75@12. .s73]3. Lard, cash, sk@s1zc Tor 1d round
lots Of winter; do, seller December, 7N@8o; do,
1a eelleE January, 7N@sc; summer rendered, ~
saed te5 s6ondo G6fRa and % tor e5orf ffhofs s
lo51oTc; other desc2pti;ons ; Sn0ts entirelyI heSI
nominal. Sweet picked hams nominal
ss ss<la11S lla1121@41sc 4 and green hams arm st
Sg%@y1o g%aSa1z Tor present delivery; 8@815o seller
al shoulders, 47S@45zc; do short ribs, 7c. Boxed
shoulders, seller December, quoted at 45k@42lc.
summer-cured long. clear, e96@s1zc, boxed.
English meats, for delivery in December and
for short ribs; ego for long clear; 7c for
short clear; 8Ac for long cut hams; break
fast bacon, 11@12c, and bacon hams, 16@18c, all
packed. pac led Mess beet, $500; extra mess do,
6@ss@ci grease quotablo at SI@7c. Sales ens we're
reported Of LOO brls mess pork at 614.50; $50
brls do seller December ut 312,5O; 500 brls do |
seller January at s12.5o; $50 boxes shoulders,
sseraaaq sSae 3npuig = M s eo PC? es9a green bellies
cut; so brla mess beef at 5000; SO brls extra |
1ow at 81lc.
Flour vas very quiet-almost etagnant-at
choice lots on local account, wanted by the retail
trade: there was no shipping inquiry, and
probably will be none until the freight question
is adjusted and its effect upon relative shipping
values known. Buckwheat -four is remarkably
weak for the commencement Of winter. Bran is
u somewhat better request and WAS firm to-day.
Sales were made OF so brls white winter extras
.hlagnoha) at $1,000 :; SO do at $3.50; rs do at
4eo bTs Do o9 60 b1ls arpg extras
,uperfines at 1926; 100 brls rye flour at $4.10;
70 brls buckwheat flour at $3.50 SO do at $500;
otal, 1886 brls. Also 10 tons bran $1,000; and
70 tons at 99.75 0. t.
Wheat Was moderately active, and irregular,
II range Of 1@11ac below yesterdays quota
ions, chiefly owing to further advance in
;r,s,lghets: r, Ut New York vas quoted lower, but not
Il u after our market had led the way; and
}}hlcago vas actually stronger after receiving
he news Of the decline in New York. A great
many operators profess to think that wheat has
lot been so far below its real value in several
cars as now; but even they we're selling, and
GEMS to be that the money market is tighter,
specially with operators in grain, and J
ven those who have the market in :
heir M :. favor are afraid to call margins,
the other saa9 9ar his ndsputabls
aem with not enough money to meet the de-
land Hence. general attempt to close up
nd vast deal Of settlement, beyond which t
t1le vas done, til near the close, when more
llppers took hold more freely, and few par :
es invested, thinking the market had touched o
ottom Seller the month, or regular No. !
33nng, opened at S1.1ol(, declined to s1.09113,
osed firm at Sill. Seller November sold at tho
me prices as October; and seller the year s
c below it, the latter closing at s1.1o555. No.
spring was 2@21@c lower closing dull at $1.16. s
'c: Cash sales were reported OF 1000 bu No. / 4
'ring at $1.l6; 5000 bu No. 2 spring at Sill !,
600 bu do at $1.l0s@; 1000 bu do at S1.1OM; q
'So0 so0 M bu DO at 1loA; 5000 bu do at 51.1oI
900 bu do at 5l.o9]5; 5000 bu No. spring at :
l.01 ; 4.600 bu do at 81 .00L 35,4OO bu do at d
90; Il GOO bu rejected spring at SIC. Total =
from the lowest figures touched yesterday,
it subsequently rallied, in sympathy with {
heat, and was more active, though with no en- !
from New York. Freights were
ain higher, and go scarce at that, that ship 1SS
It the market. The short interest bought Il
'efaHy, with more OF direct settlement than Is
ual, and offers to sell for future delivery were 20
Lmeroua. It may seem strange that our re- | &c
lpts should be so liberal while prices rule so g
y; but it is well known on Change that a s
:ge proportion of the corn now coming here %
8 been sold to arrive, and much Of 81
at considerably higher prices than 81
ose now current. Seller the month, or regular Sc
. 9. opened ct 31c. declined to 909Sc, and ad- :
need to Sic at the close: Strictly fresh re- q q1
pts closed at 314@3125c. Seller November ~
d at sl@3l7Sc, closing at sla1o. Seller June n,