, 1873-04-15

LHo IhtoB Ht1ot0u Inst wcGk. CAtfiora asked 1B0
underatood that few vosaols could hayo booi1,
Through ratos by lalso aud ra nro quoted at 0io
do7 fer q corr and o9o for whoat to Now York, aud
advancing 200 por brl, lard % per f80 ibs, and
meatn 10 nor 1b, except hams, which woro un.
changed. Worry lltt1o product wnB offored, md
rapid 1ocroaao III stocks Ii alarming tho short In
torest III pork and lard, but thoro Is not much
alspobltion apparent to buy to hold, aa many, op-
orators think that pricos have boon rim up high
nor bo developed. In moats tho fooling is Diff
foront; they Aro wantod for eating, and several
orders aro horo for two or tl,roo woeks past, tho
onea 5a Of TS sas Says Ss s0s e. 'Sd Sr Y 5 % en
Tho market c}oeod At S fho following ' range s'i Of
PRICES: Nose pork, cash Or sollor April, 9l5.0o@
1905; Do seller Mny, sl6.1o@1G.16; do eellor
ydnne, a1o4o@1o46; do, scl1er July, ,s1o,co@
93l0.6o. Lard, onsh or Holler April, S8.8b@8.40;
DO Rollor May, $B50@8.55; do roller Juno, $8.76
@,8.75. Bwoot picklod hams quoted at 10@12>4o.
aSyrans Iy 5altoa asat msats a,otabo at oH@gXe for
fer shozt f!Sz and tpf fs,ss sssS sS fos so2s 5Ss
moats, 722G@so for onlnSoriasnds s sSTo
TOR t. short rba; s54@9glo tor hho5t clear: BACON
o14e for short eoloar, and 18@i5o tor hams, all
packed. Mean boot, .so,00@y.50; oxtra moss do,
5l0.0o@10.50; boof hnns, $2s.0o@2o50. City
tallow, 711@8eelo; groaso quotablo at 51{@oko.
saos woro reported Of 1000 brls moHa pork nt
brla do at s1o85, 1000 tcs lard, sollor May, at
8L1o; $50 tca do, seller Juno $40; 75 tos aum-
NOR lard at 8}fc; 10000 lhs shoulders at 611{o;
GOO ihs short ribs sollcr Juno, At e1c; 600
lbs dry enltcd hamB (ta@1o lhs) at 1876.
Korchevnl g. Son, Of st. Louis, say:
Tho high prices ruling through tho Wcatorn States
for s''mmcr hogs, and tho notivo preparations milking
ey ashe Ct s,ssg snng ~ ns In
81 s9d ss p 1sp s fset et I
packers 81 ta ai,orfness Il vintor snppos
sad arc RasiSs not sXS4o, :. il the Sin!sr, 1T
AZ on Into occasion, when a contract for
5000 was reported to nvo been ontorod into for July
primo mcaa pork for tho European tralc IN much
III o1cesa Of any previous ycar that II stimulates to tho
larger product!on than As oven been dreamed Of in
tha country, wllero tcc or summcrcuro is compara-
lively novelty, and nero o1coptionnl business but
1t has been greatly improved within tho pas throo
ycara that the hazards attending 1t In lis earlier yearB
havo boon overcome, md tho meats aro growing In
In Europe who tho largest buyers, whilst in tho
city tradcs they are steay gaining prefercnco be-
cause Of thotr more Bavory character.
Flour was rather loss active. but in fair Do
mnnd, cliiony OIL local account, ouly n few In
q,lirion being mndo by shippers. Tho markot
was firm, in By1npathy with wheat, especially aB
the reported shipments o1coodod the receipts,
Some holders aaked small advance on provlous
prices, but no general changc waB offoctod In
quotations. Dram was plenty, and dull. Halos
wore reported Of 900 brls white winter oxtras,
unsou,!d at $3.50, 90 brls eErlng extras Minn.]
sG.G0; 80 brln do at s6.50; Gu brls do At 1926;
1850 brls do on private terms 100 brls rye at
s4.1211. Total, 200 brls Alao, 40 tons bran at