, 1872-12-13

hides, md leather at full former rates.
Trade At tho lumber yards was fair to-day, and
prices wore we'll sustained. Tho demand for
cooperage was good; pork barrels being trile
frnor other varieties wcro unchanged. Build
ing materials continue quiet aud steady. Iron
and steel, metals and timers stock, were in the
average demand ut previous quotations. Wool
WAS in moderate request. at present prices. Hops
held at 95945c. Seeds wore in very fair demand;
prices ruling tho Hano as yesterday. Potatoes
continue scarce and firm. cur lots selling quickly
whenever offered at 7OD75o on track. Poultry
liberal and prices irregular. Gamo was in de-
maud and Grouse frmer. Apples were in mod
crate request Cranberries mot with 8 fair local
and shipping demand, and rule firmer, tho re-
usual request at former quotations
Highwinos were quiet at &c advance, with
light offerings and q stronger market reported
in Now York. Sales we're limited to 100 brls at
holders asking Doc.
Dressed hogs were moro actlyo, and about
1870 per 100 lbs higher, the actual receipts
being much less than the 1865 head reported, as
receipts Of two days. Sales were mado OF %
head at S4.25; 160 head at $3.50; 1877 at S4.s74,
and 800 on private terms. Total, $50. The
market closed firm, with s4.s7115 bid for good
lots, and several we're held for higher prices.
Provisions moderately. active, and a shade
frmer all round, though the market opened With
show of weakness, buyers holding OF till near
tho close Of the session, in hopes OF
forcing decline. There, seemed to be fair
number OF orders on the market. but many
OF them we're limited below asking quotations.
The brokers generally complain that they can do
nothing, as our market is above Cincinnati, so
TINT orders sent here at Cincinnati prices cannot
be filed. Hogs come in freely, but our packers
weaken. Old mess pork was offered on the
market, to-day, in large lots, and it seemed as
though the -, Montreal combination had coa- s?1.
6 a to ss 9q oH RaS there evas ao BIDS S
Tgo ma1et sstse closed at the following s y range of
prices: Mess Pork-old, sl1.0o@1l so; new
'esh 80 esee eS ee5s Ssnas tns moRl1 q Io do
seller February, 81 .621@l rs; do seller March,
$l1.8715@l2.00 do seller April, 912.o0@12.15;
prime mess. S10.75@11.0o. Lard, cash, $40
for new: cash or seller December; do seller jan M
nary, $7.l2115@7.l5; do seller February, $3.50
7.30; do seller March, S7.50@7.55. Sweet
picked hams, 7?<@9c, and greer, hams At 7$5
@7Hc for 15-lb averages, and 7@7Ie for
16-ib averages. Green shoulders, 9,1@sa1c;
s. 5Sc; 't1 d short '' c1eaT, 6>ssS59o; meats, Is
to 20 days in salt, quotablo at 355Sc for
shoulders; SIC for short ribs. and &c for short
clear. Boxed shoulders, seller Decembe1, quoted
| and January, $50 for Cumberlands; 6sc for
nho1t ribs, or long clear; 6A@635c for short
clear; SA@s15c for long cut hams. Mess beet,
ss.5o@9:00; extra mess do, s9;5o@1o:oo; beef
grease quotable at 511@6Ac. Sales were re-:
ported Of 1000 brls mess pork seller January at
S11.50: 100 brls do seller March CAST evening"
at gil. .s715; 800 tcs lard at s7.l211; ESQ tcs do
Qoose) at 61@c; $50 tcs do ael]cr January at
&7.12H; $50 tcs do at s7.10; $50 tcs do seller
March at s7.55; 600 tcs do at $3.50; 10o, oo0 lbH
shoulders, seller February, At aNci 700 bozea W
$50 boxes long, and $50 boxes short clear, seller
January, at 65Sc; 1000 pcs and 10000 lbs green
hams (16 fts) at Tic; $4,000 lbs do at 7c; 500
pcs do (2o lbs) at 515c; 5000 pcs do on private
terms; 200 br1s packers tallow at 7ss4c; 10 brls
country do at 71zc; boxes cake do At 6]zc.
Flour was rather more active and quite firm,
though reported dull and heavy in New York,
There was good order trade for better grades
while the city demand vas light: Dealers re- :;
offered on the market. Buckwheat and brar
were firm. Snles were reported Of 200 bril-
white winter extras (Gold Chop at s9:371; 1o(
Irla do at S735 100 b1s SC DO at s?e21; LOG brls
a1 ao3 brs sprng It at $685. bril-
do de seuer) at s5.25: 100 brls do (Whits
Rose) at 5000; 200 b1la do at $500
e9pernss euq ss at 4o5 s bs
ct s2.75; 200 brls rye Crock River) at s4,25; 81
! brls buckwheat Jackman's) at $500. Total
= | 2,184 brls. Also 40 tons bran ut $12.00, OF
! TRACK; ~ tons nne n1oonngs ~ "Ao'oo Il
: track.
Wheat was rather quiet, but firm at an average
advance Of &c, though New York was reported
: inactive, and Liverpool was quoted weak o.
8 California wheat. Our market vas {ean:
a but little offered by those who OWL grain j
: store, while the current receipts were free1
= taken up by the shippers at seller the mont
q prices, though that option, was not relatively .
y hrm rs that for next month, for which the Dc
: mand was somewhat in excess Of tue supply
: : Seller January opened at s112ss, advanced t
: sl.12N, declined to $1.1276, ard closed q
e1.121z. Seller the month, or cash No. spring
1ea S1sf February a:ts seld 1t si14@11s No. sprn
= closed nominal at 9l.20; No. do at $l.02C
- 1.03, and rejected do az o2@93c, except in Mort
- Side houses, which were discriminated agains
= spring at s1.1l9S; So, 300 bu do at SILK
u 19,006 bu do at si.1151z; $500 bu do ut Sill
- - 1900 bu No. 8 spring at $l:o3; loo bu do 1
4 s1.o2]1; $500 bu do at s1.o2; $500 bu do :
% % l.o1; goo bu rejected spring ut 93c; 500 bu
=. Corn WAS dull, but very steady, at about IL
"a same average OF prices as yesterday, at 31t
ID s1}Gc seller the month, OF cash No: 2; 9174t
$3.50 seller 5a11ay s1%as2as sEa ssen ssc feoE sa
yna0 Tas reported oa s1Us streng but our ' report
:, shipments ship wero very light. and receipts ful
n
IN being sent past us to the interior, and few Pc
- pie care to ship corn to Now York By rail, Wit
out some indication Of greater want for It tht
u ls at present. Hence car lots we're dull to-day
20 10 tho prices at which round lots were disposed
~ ~ with little difficulty. The demand WAS create
r. for the summer options, which are now !
-. higher than two days ago, in consequence of t
10 20 Cash sales were reported Of 47,200 bu No. 2
ha size; "a, 500 bu do at Sic; 5000 bu rejected
.a so 900; 5000 bu ear ut 95c, delivered at 6to
in Yards. Total, 7o.20o bu.
ia ia Oats we're quiet, but averaged about J
81 Of higher, though reported dull in New Yor
as 80 There was q fair inquiry for car-lots, and
ot ot next month, with comparatively Light Offering
ID Seller the month sold at 252so; seller Jnnua
~. ~ at 25h@2536c; and seller February at 25s1
r. Rejected was steady. Cash sales were report
a. Of 1900 bu No. 2 at 2514c q, GOO bu do at 25H
53 1900 bu do at 25c; l,s0o bu rejected At 231a
-. GOO bu do at 23c 600 bu do at 2215o; 600 bu
~. sample ut s2c on track. Total, 2S,2 200 bu.
~, Rye was more actiye and strong at 1c q