, 1872-10-19


probable that they will dispose OF something like
half Of it to the numbering regions and to Can
ada. before our new pork comes into actlVe COM
petition with the balance. Its now S20o per
barrel above the price of new pork for Decem-
Der delivery, and this enormous difference keeps
dealers in 3 state OF suspense: so that they 90
not care, or dare, to operate as IN
former years, and cur provision market IS more
dull than at the corresponding period in any Tor,
mer year for a long time past. Lard was dull
aud lower. Meats were quiet and irregular; the
few green meate cut and not hitherto SOFA tn1s
season were pressed for sale, as the cutters 40
Hence they we're weak. On the contrary,
there was 8 better demand for English
meats and they we're shade frmer.
The market closed nominal at the follow
seller ek 'otS oesobes. a1a25@A5o Do. seisr Deem
raary psa Or siass@1s75 snas ' do w. seller March.
sl2.75@12.871155. Lard. cash, 8h@8>2e tor round
lots OF winter; do, seller December, 7&@oe; 40,
dry ealted shoulders 6@6ke:; short .!ib,, ribs,
1o@1o1c; other descriptions entirely
nominal Sweet picked as baa5a hams' a2m nnminat al
! sk@sc .for present delivery; s@skc seller
| November; 7E@8c seller December. Green
shoulders, 4sS@416c; do short ribs, 7c. Boxed
shoulders, seller December, quoted at 451@4Sc;;
| January, 6z@6Ac for Cumberlands 69@6Ac
| for short ribs; 6Nc for long clear; &c for
| short clear; 87lc for long cut hams; break,
fast bacon, l1@l2c, and bacon aa hams, l6@lsc al
| $1,000; beef hams, s2500@26:0o: City tallow,
| 8@SNc: grease quotable at 5A@7c. Sales were
reported Of 225 brls mess pork at S14:5o; 15o
brls do at S14.40; 1000 brls new do, seller De
cember at s12.5o; loo tes new lard at 7Mc;
10000 tbs ehort ribs. 20 days in salt, seller first
half November, at 814c; 2,400 pcs green hams
at SIC; $500 pcs do at 8kc;. 50 tcs sweet pick
| led do at 19c; SO brls mess beet at t59ou; oo
brls extra mess do at $1,000; l2o bris beef hams
| at 725.00.
Flour was quiet, the demand being almost
! wholly on local account and that more for low
grades than usual; the city trade is generally in
the better grades OF -four Shippers we're not the
Sales we're reported OF Is brls white winter
extras (Barke's) at ss83; Is brls at 1925 Is
bris on private terms !; 800 brls spring extras
orientaD S7oo goo brls 90 9oo At T3S JS75 p ot
sss0: 100 brls do at 5625; 200 brls do at
s5871 500 brls do at S6.75; % brls SUPER
fines at $3.50; 100 brls rye flour at s4.1o; l40
brls buckwheat -four at S1:5V; m Iotal, l,s7o
Wheat WAS more active, and averaged about 40
1c higher than yesterday, the greatest advance
being on cash wheat, which WAS about nc above
eeuer November. New York was quoted strong
ar. but this was more than counter-balanced by
the higher freight rates by lake. The stronger
fgeling was principally due to the local fact that
most Of the wheat now here has changed bands
within the past few aays the holders tEss being
not strong enough to bear the tighter
| squeeze incident to stringent money market,
and 'sdropped" their load into the hands Of
others. In addition to this the holders Of wheat
| bought on Canadian account have sold out re-
Gently; not because they could not carry it, but
because they we're unable to find vessels to carry
it eastward from Montreal. With all the wheat
now here, and great deal that was sold to
/ In Gpt n
is no wonder that prices should decline,
| irrespective Of the tone Of other markets ;
nor IS it astonishing that they should be dragged
in yphy os ghfss a shapsiS 5 hfSs hop
this month, now more than half over, find little
ofreriug, and are obliged to pay higher
prices. The demand WAS principally from tins
class to-day, the November option being qplet'
There Is a good deal Of wheat Jet to 60 forward,
| end tho vegeel-men were sh1eWd enough
to take advantage Of this fact to-day but It haE
been bought already, and little was wanted tc
. Cash No . spring, or seller tho mouth opened
. atSl,11A, declined to Sill, advanced to s1:11A
again receded to Sill, improved to sl.ns9, ano
closed at IL. Seller November sold at 81. l.10Y@
: 5 do 1t e1.6611; and rejected do at 8819c
. Cash sales we're reported Of l1,2o0 bu No.
spring At s11s J. 200 bq 70. ~ aa5 sPring Ra =
Sll1M; 24,5Vo pu 90 q 9l.1a7s; oo,0eo 40 =. ~
do At siiik 90 500 bu do at s1ll; 10 goo 70, b
n No. 8 spring at $1.01; L, 800 bu do at S1.0013
y y 800 bu do st s1.00; 400 bu rejected spring q
bu do at &C. T0 ane ou Steady
|, the average prices OF to-day being very nearl.
the outside quotations Of yesterday. There va
r. a good deal doing early, but the market wa
quiet and rather weak during tle ast ha1 a
ulative," and the purchasers were mostly shorts
a there being few new trades made in options, AMI
not much apparent yn1H Maa noted to D
Paf charges alone 10 being &c. The shipment
. Of corn now being made are OF grain alread
3 owned by the shippers; they prefer sendng
:" the market to still lower point by the IL IN
: creased volume Of their offerings: Regular No
It ., or seller the month, opened At so%c, ,aod I'd
! vanced to s11sc, ard declined to so,5 5o>
Il slN@s2c, closing at s1H@s156c. Releete
9 ciosed dull at CSC, though not in large supply
Cash sales reported, Of ls 200 90 o6o 6n N No. -
e cog bp a. d9 g st - sac e1e @ bp Bn DO DO
: 30Tc; As, 600 bu do at 30Nc; l0,0oo bu do q
= at t2skc; 500 bu do At 2sc; 2.4oo bu No.
!, aaoat at 32c; ls,Soo bu do at 312zc. Total
:. Yesterday, in sympathy with wheat, and in cor
70 sequence of being reported decidedly stronger
New York. The demand was chiefly speculative
D. and Tor this month, which vas the stronges
/ option for that renson. Seller the month sold .
?. 2i7l@2111c, and seller November At 2219G
= 22Zc; and seller December at 23Ao, q
n closing with firm holders at the outside price
,e paid. Strictly fresh receipts sod at 22@22}5s
- Cash sales we're reported Of 6,6oo o. bu NO.
,e at 22Nc; 1880 bu do at 22c; 1000 bu do 6
q 2l%c; 2o 600 bu do at 211zc; 5000 bu rejeote
9 at i9116c; 8 8,40o bu do at l9c: Total, IS, 400.
~ Rye was in better demand than yesterday, an
- eeipts, which made operators hunt up the fa'
70 that we have not q large stoek in store. c2s e.
70 sales we're reported OF 6,aoo bu NO; At bie M
y y Total, 5000 bu.
Is Barley was in good demand, and strong, at y
g ADVANCE the decline of yesterday hayln
IS brought out aeVeral buyers, and the tirmer fee
9, ine was increased by diminution in the vale
= OF receipts, as indicated on the bulletin Of gra
~ ~ inspected in this morning. No. = opened
E. eol+o op1 c1caa6 Arm at M. 3 cl1anU fifI