, 1872-11-05

abort ribs, or long clear; 7e for short clear; 85
@SMc for long cut hams. Mess beef, $1,000
$50; extra mess do, ss0o@1o.0o beer hams,
quotab1e at 515@615c.. Sales we're reported Of
500 brls new pork, seller December, at $12.50 !;
500 bra do, seller March, at s12.40; rs tcs kettled
lard at 726c 100 bxs shoulders, seller the month,
% ga s ~ 99 5 ,Ss ,Ss a short zbg 1S to
20 days old, at GIc; $50 b1s short clear, seller
December, at 611c; 1000 pieces green hams at
SIC; 1,00U pieces do at SIC; both IS Tbs aver
age; 10000 lbs sweet pickled hams, averaging l6
KerchevM d Sons Of st. Louis, state the
shipments of provisions from st. Louis during
the year ending the 21st October, 1872, at ,937
casks, 1870 boxes, 1880 pkgs, 1882 pcs
bacon 112 596 bEls 2os50 casks s59s boxes ast
brls, % 60 5s5 kegs, and 2d957 pigs lard, against
68792 casks, 1881 boxes. 49, $40 pkgs, 81, ,924 pcs
bacon 1876, ,235 brls, 1886 casks, 1910 boxes,
2431 pkgs. 49, 652 pcs pork and g., 2s9 tcs, 9o5s
brls, 55,o20 kegs, and 9,214 pkgs lard in the
agaipst I i66: :2aS, 81 lhs. They quote Old CHI,
cago pork as held in TINT market at $1,000
per brl.
Flour wns rather quiet-perforce. There we're
O fair number OF shipping orders on the market,
but few of them could be filled, owing to the
difficulty of procuring teams to haul the flour to
the depot; hence the lots sold we're principally
Of those that could be transferred without haul
ing. Rye flour was dull and lower: Bran
stronger. Sales we're reported Of 100 brls white
winter extras at s9.62115; 100 brls do at 5000 !;
50 brls do (Whte Rose) at $500; 500 b1la spring
558715 SO brls do (Hamilton) at 95.75; 80
brls do at $3.50; 100 brls do at 5,25; 200 brls
on private terms; 200 brls superfino at 50. 50 !;
100 brls rye flour at 1855; Is brls buckwheat at
s6.s717. Total, 2.o1o. Also, 10 tons bran at
914.00, on track.
Wheat was quiet and dull during great part
Of the session. at the inside prices Of Saturday,
though reported firm in Now York, with only
moderate receipts here for the first day Of the
OF No. 2 spring, but took more freely the other
grades. Speculative buyers were rather slow, as
If distrusting the tone OF the Eastern market,
or afraid our own shipping movement is nearly
over for this year, SO far as the lake is concern
ed-owing to the advance in lake freights. The
market was especially weak in the latter half Of
the session, after it had been voted to adjourn
over till after the election-yery few buyers
caring to purchase to hold over the blank day,
with double chances against them: Seller tho
declined to .91.o715, and. closed ut 1913.
cember, closing at $1.08. Seller last half do
sold early at sl.09H. Seller January sold late
at .09. Seller the year sold at 31,071S@1. .0sA,
closing at s1:0734; No. spring was firm, clos
N~-E-'-A( NANN~e% ~
@o1.09; No. 3 spring at Csc; and rejected nom
inal at S3@8315c. Cash sales were reported of
$500 bu No. / spring at sl.1s; 46,s00 bu No. 2
spring at 510S15; 5000 bu do at 51.0855 80, GOO
bu do at $1.08L L. 800 bu do at 81 1.084; 80, 500
bu do at 51.0s; 1000 bu do at s1.o714; 29,5oo
bu No. spring at CSC; $500 bu do at 97c; 5000
bu rejected spring at Sac; 500 bu do at $50; 400
bu winter wheat {amber) by sample at 9165 !;
400 bu do (reD at 5l.55. al On track. Total
176, 700 hu.
Corn was dull at Saturdays inside range Of
prices, chiefly On account of the advance in the
views of lake carriers, which cansed shippers to
hold of, and many of the speculative buyers fol-
lowed suit, as they generally do. The market
OF last week. 1t WAS then thought that the
whole OF our corn would be cleaned out before
the close of navigation, 1earlng none Of the old
to trade on. Now the Spectators seem to think
that We hayo nearly reached the end Of exertions
in. this direction, and that the 100000 bu or
more now in store here will increase rather than
diminish till next April. Seller the month, or
regular No. 2, opened at 32}lc; advanced to
32c, and declined to 81 79c, closing at 32c. Sell
er December sold at 3lN@32hc, closing at
3l14c. Strictly fresh receipts closed at 321lc.
Rejected was quiet at Sic. Cash sales were re-
ported of q 400 bu No. z at 32Ac; 29,800 bu do
at $3.50; a, 400 bu do at 3215c; 5000 bu do at
sake; $1,000 bu do at a25c 80 600 bu do at
32c 1000 bu do at 9111c; 1000 bu rejected at
sic ri 400 bu No. at 54e, aaoat: 1880 bu do
at 32SSsc, in store. Total, 220, 500 bu.
Oats were quiet but steady, and q shade 6rmer
than On Saturday, though in light demand, as
receipts we're rather small. There we're no oats
wanted for shipment, and the speculative i'll
Seller the month sold at 203lc, and seller De-
cember ut 221@2211c. Seller 80 days sold at
24c. Strictly fresh receipts sold at 21@2t34c.
Cash sales we're reported OF 4,200 bu No. at
217lc; 1900 bu do at 211zc; s, 400 bu do at 21c;
3,ooo bu do at 175<c. Total, s., coo bu.
Rye was firm at Saturdays highest prices, and
active to the extent OF the offerings, which were
rather light, and all taken up before the close Of
the session. Cash GALES we're reported Of $500
at 5313c.
Barley was moderately active, but 1@134c
lower on No. 2, which was not 80 much wanted,
owing to an advance on freights, and quoted
decline in New York. No. 3 was only q shade
easier, being wanted for shipment to ill out car
goes; it closed at 5l@5115c in ordinary houses.
No. sold early at Csc in ordinary houses, and
closed at &C.; do in Armour, Dale l. Co.'s
houses sold at preference Of about lc. Re-
jected was easier, and closed dull Cash sales
were reported Of 5000 bu No. at 64c; 2, 400 bu
do at G314c; is, 400 bu do at 63c; 1900 bu do at
62kc; $500 bu do at 62c; G,800 bu No. 8 at SIC
10,600 bu do at 81 nc; 1900 bu do at 51Ac; 49,
800 bu do at Sic; 500 bu do at 5O14c; 500 bn re-
jected at 40c; 400 bu do at 39c; l2,400 bu do at
SOC; 400 bu do at 76c; 400 bu do at 75c; 600 bu
do at TIC; 1000 bu do at 70c. Total, $500 bu.
COAL.
Sawards Coal Trade Circular gives the follow
ing as the number of coal cars in use on the va
rious railroad lines OF England and Scotland, to
show the inmensity Of the coal business in that
country: Caledonian Railway, 6,368; Great
Western, (narrow gauge) 63s; Great Western,
Cbroad gauge) 485; Great Eastern, 500; Great
Northern, 500; Glasgow & Southwestern, 4,9o1;
London u Northwestern, 2,197; London g.
Southwestern, 1872; Lancashire g. Yorkshire,
719; London, Chatham l. Dover, 200; London
& Brighton, 1882 Midland, LOST ; Manchester,
Sheffield j. Lincolnshire, 1850; Northeastern,
43 ,092; North British, G,096; Southeastern,
1860; making total Of ~, 750..
lows contains q 900 square miles Of coal land,
and Missouri 20, 900, together one-fou1th OF the
bituminous coal area of the United States.
PRODUCE STATISTICS.
The New York Produce Exchange Circular
gives the following:
The exports from Cronstadt from the opening Of
igation to Oct. 1872 have BEEN Wheat 533 625 qrs;
rye 81 4o3 qrB oats, 26l 707 qrs Lnaeed 3l9 $50
qrs lnseed cake o64 tons, against the correspond
ing period in 1871 wheat, 683 892 qrs barley, 1910
qra rye, 3G7 37 qrs oats. s29 qrs Hnaeed, 42o
1872 qrs.
during the eight days ended Oct IA, 1872, wheat
firm unaltered in 63 higher in 30 and in only had