, 1873-12-06
$500, md 81 hond ut aa.0o pcr 100 tl,a. On
'ohango, shippers :, woro willing to pay m nd

Souu, h1n ~ Hond at f4.UU pcr luu lhR. 0h
Cha'go, shippers woro willing to pay m nd
vanco Of loo, or a5:00M5.1o for good loss, tho
outside for carloads OF choice.
PROVISIONS wore aBaln nelvo, and stronger.
The iccoIpts Of hopH wore Bo.nowl,at lost, ad
wards under good <lon,nnl nt tho yards. This
resulted lii nn atlvanoo of 20@:,(o por ID on pork,
aud 2u@25o por 1o0 lts Oh larl, both Of Which
woro tll good speculative demand md caBl, lots
options soltl Tor future tlellvory. Mcnts wore
ratlor moro uotive. and itrnor but not strong
70 correspond with purt and laid, as buyers un
European account follow tho market up very TIL
willingly. Tllc rapid advauco iu pork protuctu.
in tho face Of tho biygost ,ccopts Of hogs eyor
known, ts oaaity accounted for. It is beloved
TINT tho log crop will show n falling Off III
weight, and Tint tIicy nro now botug rllsLod to
maj kot te save the cost of cosn-fcedlng ns
tllUso who hold corn III the country nro
generally disposed To regard 1t Ms bcttef to curry
It into the Hsimtnor than to put it Into hog meat
A. the prasont rate OF supply. lilo packillg soa-
hon will to over before tho cid Of JANUARY, us,-
ot wh1c!. muoh !aEges proportion aro s'u~ ar-
rtyhg than usual. uouce a general belief III
lilgl, prices III tho Future, Which haB chilled out
very lcavy speculntlvo demand from tlIo conn-
try, tho biggest orders coming from ug-growlng
points. SUM OF tho more conservative look OH
alld thako llicsr cnus and others arc lreo soil
era, believing tnut iho trahont strength IL too
grcat to continue; but the packers heom to 10
generally on lilo bull side, al satisfied from their
canvass Of lllo situation tint tho Mug
nitudo Of tho hog-supply has boon eonRidols-
bly uyolatod TO-. this season. Illc .markot
closed at tho following range OF prices: Moss
pork. now, cash, or ncllor Dccombcr, 3l3.70@'
l975' % telor 45'an,aty, sls.'5@l4,uo; DO
pork, $12uuGDl2.25; extra prime do, Sy75
"a 1uu0. Lard, cash or hcllur December, $7.C2zaD
7.Go; do ael!orJAnuary s7.o5G9SUo dos sollcr Ful~
ruary, S3.15@S.2U. tlroon llanls at 79sQ9Sc;
11tt ttof1t,n I1,r 11,tn
l}llc; rough sdcs. blsc; do short RIBS or long
cour GG4 Csc do short clear, G{o meats 10@I5
days iu suit, 40 for shoulders. G11sGGGllc Tor
short rtaMnd Iuns clear, mud G56c forslu1t clear;
do short rloa Or ioug clear, 611@696o; Do
eps5ic. % Mesls sei seiler January. M @ about 1h@,4c
nlule than for December. Moss beef. H5.p0o
s5.25; extra meas do, .59,0O@v25; 4; beef hams,
qnotaIIe at 4olUc. salos vera iaportod Of
900 brls mess purk (now) casll Or soler tho
mouth at 1915; 600 brls do at $3.50; $50 brls
d. at sl3.G5; 1880 brla do seller January at
3,75D brls do at 5l4s714; 50O brls do ut 314.35;
l00 briu prime moss u sl2.21; G5 bsls DO ut
Sl2.oo: LOO scs lard at S7.70; $50 les do Of
57:o5; 1000 tcs do at 733se soo tea DO at *7Cu;
DO seller February ut $500; 250 tcs do at
ss.16; 750 trs DO at S.1G; 25o tea loose
lald at $7o2>f; 10000 lbs green shoulders At
Axe; 9U,090 [Ds shoulders. l2 days In salt ut
l1Sc; 100000 lbs short rlps, seller January,
ii o9lc; 40 b1s green do at GAoo caal, 250
boxes light long clear aud, 25u bxs
short elsar at 02lc; 1o0 bxs Cutnbe1laitla at
GsSc; a0,0u0 lbs groom hams l5 lts) at SC l,ooo
rcs e.eSn do {lg !1s) Mt 724c ; 0.o0e l1s DO at
iMIe M Zoo PCS IL (2o i,s) Ut ozs; sUo tes O.
sweet picilel hams (lG lbs) 1T By5c; 200 tcs do
OIL private terms 76 Drla city butchors tallow
at G39lc.
Flour vas again quiot, and generally quoted
Rteady, though buyers hold oil for lpwor 1igares.
There WAS not much demand on'y tew lotB be-
ing taken for export. TAoro wero good many
orlors here rocontly, In anticipation IT the nd
yauco iu lrciGhes to occur next week. but most
Of them haye been filled. Dran WAS dull and
lower. salcs woro reported Of 100 bills spring
extras (AImn.) ut $3.50; quo brls do (AthleteJ
at $500; 70o bflu do on private terms; %
brls rye On private torms, 60 brls buckwloat ut
ss.75. Total l.075 brls. Also 10 tons bran ut
5000 delivered 90 tons do at S105o; 30 tons
at $1,000. on track. Tho following were tho
atesf ur f1ricaa+