, 1873-12-24

aud Btendy ut ycHtcrthYB prfcoa. UloVof Nh8
pontTy marriott wad active this morning, and firm,
and d,lcks advanced. Thora.was only modor"
alto demand for gatno. at fortncr, quotations.
c,lne noted yesterday. HaleH boing reportod Of
100 brls at QBo per gallon. Now York was un-
ohnugou At 800.
prossod hogs wero in falr shipping demand At
yesterday's pslcea, aud 1T rather sn.atl sun1'ly
count of the advance in 1.-Two. The mnfkat
oloaod 8tcady at &6Sl96.90 per 100 lbs. for good
lots In oar-ioads for slipn,eht. aales wcro re.
ported Of 1,51A at $3.50; 75, tn emnllT lots, nt
S5s5 T. ~ n bad order (g"awed by rats) ntT To0o'
!. Provisions woro ootivc and weak. Live ilogs
wore quoted 10o per 100 lbs higher til tho early
morning, but foil off undor Tho nnwilitngness Of
onod In consequence. packors wore moro a,,x-
lots to soil, aud speculative sellers followed suit,
while tho purchases wore chiefly 1nndo BY tho
shors interest to cover previous snlos.. nnyers
for other markets wore yory slow to tako hold,
talking US II thoy iook unon, present prices NJ
entirely artiiiciRl md muo, above those at Which
they will bo aDle to take hold q little later whom
tho speculative farote l!aa auhsdad; Mcss pork
declined about 3Dc per brl. Tho stock loro Ia
estimated at sb,000@10o,0o0 hr's. Lard de-
oned 15e por 1o0 lhs, and Rroon meats, with
hams, fniiy no per 10, whilc dry sa'ted meats
wero hold At former figures. It was 1umorod
that large nnlos of meatH have bacu tnado sub
rosa within tho past twb or three dasA, sone
las materially reduced the nnouuts on sa'o.
The market cloBed 1t tho following rango of
prloea (lasH pork. new, cash or seller Decelbor,
sl4.oo@l4,95; do seller 1nnusty; sl4'os@l4.io;
@lsOo; extra primo do, 9lo.75op1luQ. Lard,
cnsh or nelier DcccMber, s9.15@6.9o; 10 seller
January. Ss.2O@8.25 do seller February, Ss.li0
<n3 H1 +, Nf-AS Sf IL e.
lnns atB1{@8>1c for 10 mud 15 III nyorages !;
sweet picklol hams. 813@911o. urccn shoulder
ut 4Jso: rough sides. 61lo; do short ribs or long
clear g1@S}zo; do al nll1rt e. fsioer, xS}@,ee
o9s@oHo Tor sl,oft ribs and long, clear, mud 7l5
71so for short clear; boxed Shoulders. 5t1o; do
Cumberland 7c; do short RIBS Or lons clear,
U]5@711o; do short clear 74@7Sso,; do long
cut hams, g@0Ac. Aleata, seller February,
snoos e mo- 1asre u tla .x,fa for sss Deeemb9a
sg.0o@9.25; beof hams. s22.to@2Y.oo. City
tallow, Gi@61Ec; greaAo quolablo at Axe
&c. salos. were reported Of 850 brls moaH
pork cash Or sollor the month, ut el4.a5 !;
+ aFebruarya at 9l4.75 lpalt lust evening" 900 brls
do at $1l.55 2,15Q b1lA do ut sl4.50; 900 brls
do at sl4.47H 750 bris DO at $l3.i5; 500 brls
do ut S14.4Q; 300 br1s do seller March as $1,000 ;
tcs do seller January at ss.25; sou les do at
$500 $50 tcB do seller February (last evening"
at ap4c; 25o tcs do at ss.G2>}s; >6oo tcs do d
s8oO; 900 tcs do Eoller March (lass eyouug) ut
$s95; 600 tcs DO at 82ac; $50 tcs do nt 1885, !;
eo,uoo lbs shoulders at &c 90 oov iha tigAt do
{groen) at &c 400 bxs do ut exc; 20,UU0 Ita
short RIBS at 8s4o; 100 bxs do At 7c; 1000 lbs
short olenr at 7e 100000 ths 10 selIor Februar:'
at 711o; 2,000 pcs green harns (l5 ibs) at $40
2o.ooo lbs do 90 l,s) at sy6c; 10000 lbs aud
| 15,uo0 pes do At 811lo 100 tcs sweet pickled
hams 4 lha) and 20O Otca do (l5 'bs) ut 9!6o 1G7
les do (lH ibH) at DC 3U0 tcs do aollor February
at 9ysc; 6.5o0 lbs, bacon hams at 12o .canvased.
Flour waa again quiet at unchanged r,1cos.
| Tho domand was chiefly on account VI local TO-
| tailors, though few bids wero mado by export
ors at 12>1@2oc FER brl below wlnt dealers
wore prepared to accept. The receipts md zliip-
ments we're both largo There is not mich OH
tho market. Duchwheat flour waa dull, and
bran Glm. Sales were reported of 100 brla
white winter oxtras (Gold Chop) at $3.50 lou
brla do ut ss.25; 200 brls do Oh private terms
100 br1s spring extras ut 1856; lou brla do, low
ut $3.50; CTS Drls do on private tcrlls !; ls2 brls
sutei fine NJ si.o0; it brIs bucl;wheat ut $500
Totn!, 1,Aa2 brls. Also, $ carr corn meal ut
s19.E0; car corn aud outs at $21.U0, all on
| track; TO tons BRAN ut $3.50 .. mill. T4o fol
| ,r;,, t5.nd d1opSt n.s1