The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-09
COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK MARKET.

New YoRK, Feb. 6, 1872.
Yesterday we had quite furry in financial
matters, owing to the excitement caused by the
buster OF the English papers with regard to
the Alabama claims. Gold advanced to 110H
and stocks and bonds became sick. But the
decline in gold to 1O97S inside OF AZ hours. did
more than volumes could to allay the excite
ment. There is some feeling yet in the matter,
but very general impression prevails that the
British government having ascertained what
Americans think and would certainly do, il the
treaty were now rejected, will not be likely to
follow tho feelers sent out by their newspapers
Money IL rather stringent, and may be for a
few days longer, FOR the reasons just named
Flour Is dull and inactive; wheat ID 1@2c lower;
white western, $1.73; amber and red, S1.62@-
1.68. Corn steady at 73@74119c, for new mixed.
Oats steady ut 53@5515c. Mess pork, $14 rs.
Lard, higher; steam, 9Ac; kettle, 9sc.-
Western butter, 19@22c. Eggs. &c. Cheese
frmsr at 14@16Nc Whiskey steady at $3.50.
Cotton has advanced to 2311, or 42sc higher
since August. Dry goods, though not generally
active. are unavoidably firm under the circum-
Stances. The leading articles are going up
steadily,
DETROIT MARKET.
DETROIT, Feb. Z, 1872.
With more favorable weather the past week
there has been more active inquiry for all
kinds OF goods Az intimated in these LETTERS
hardware, though haUrg made some important
advances, wa not at the op-notch 4; so now we
have aqaiuadya1ces to report which in them
selves are enough to make fortunes for largo
holdere OF stock. Nails since Monday are 2oc
per keg higher tn is 25c. per box ana sheet
iron zoe. per leo pounds up. Nail rods ana
several other minor articles, both in IRON ana
copper, are also up. aud, tho jobDers say,
the end is not yet. Dry goods are more active
and ''maraing up" is still the order OF the day.
In brown drills, brown sheetlnss, corset jeans,
and ticks, advances ranging from & to lc have
ttken place Stark bles ara lc. higher-now
37lIc Turpentne is up Sc. and stili advancing.
alcohol Is &C. lower. o. lemon has advanced
from IS 25@6.DC, AID on sassaTras from Sl@-
10 The season for dressed hogs Is practically
over. There are very few shippers aud almost
no packers operating. On tho street farmer9
IElllEt Cd OJuO W. blt it-tAA'. ~" va A"''AN"''
hogs would not b. worth to packer more than
S5.30Gq5.35. Mess pork is down to $l3@l3.25,
city packed; to-day Some couatry packed sold
at S1287I5. That tells the tale for dressed
hogs, 40 far as packers are concerned. Lard.
however, rs firm, DC. being asked Tor Kettle
Getty rcndered). Smoked hams quiet at l2@-
1870 and shoulders at 7Gl7l5c. Country meats
dull at 1906 respectively. Clover SEED IL dull
at .6 1O@612Ja. Best brands OF flour COM
mand 81. 25@7.50, but the inquiry is limited.
Wheat grows ia strength, and stiff prices are
looked for 80 days hence, compared with last
Wednesday prices are l@l1Gc higher The
different grades closed this p. IN. AZ follows
Extra. s1.5S; No. /, white, 1924; TIeadwell,
Isl /; amber, LAC. Corn 10 active at 5O@51c,
and oats dull At 4o@s401Gc. Barley commands
S1.6O per Genital. Green apples are steady At
$3@325 per Dbl, and driod at 81. Eggs dull
at 236r2Ac. Potatoes firm Mt 90c. Choice sheep
would sell at s6.5O@6.75, and steers at $3.50.
1--we weight. Hogs, 81 55