, 1873-10-31

prices aro ensy, tho exception being apples,
which Wero fairly motive and btoady. Tl,oro wns
no improvement In tho 1o1nand for hay tho
n,ovomont being confined chiefly to supplying
tho in,motitato wants OF tho local trado. Tho
lido market waa dMll, and holdors wore willing
to nhalo prIeos about 70 Tor cured ' nnd purt
lower, tho locnl trade gcncrally proforring
| droaHed stock, when uhoco. aaulo waB In mod
erato aon1and aud plentiful.
IIighwines wore moro actiyc, and n shade
flrnor, aa!os boing reported Of 150 brls at 800,
though Now York was aagaign, quoted lover Al
roaaon why Chicago haa not deolnol to $500
soo. IN sympathy with The rocont Eustorn do
Wines horo tho encrgies Of our distillcrs having
recently boon engaged In turning cut alcohol for
| direct export to Europe. Our marriott closed
nominally firm ut BUo per gallon.
Lake froightB woro rathor lesa act!ve and
| 4@ho lower the stormy weather toutng to
| anficiont number OF offerings to keep up quota
! tfonB Ratoa to buffalo wero 611@o1(c for corn,
total Of II cl,nrters was reported, ono Or two Of
which wore probably notol yesterday undor the
hoad Of !" not narncd." They wifi carry out
0o,o00 bl wheat, iGA .000 bll corn, aud 87,00obu
to lond with wheat at Milwaukee, for Buffalo, at
30 per btu.
Provisions were moro activo principally in
meats, and averaged easier, in consequence of
liberal roceipts Of hogs which were reported 10
CLIO por 100 lbs fowor at II O'Clock. Thoro
were more orders horo for product, including
aomo from Europe, but buyers held OF till near
tho close, In anticipation Of q fnrthor decline.
Packers wero rather weak -halMlod, in Wow Of tho
situation, but several Of them held out manfully
against making further concessions, though
thoy could not sell without doing 40. Mess
pork was dull, and 10G016o lower on tho moro
deferred options. Lard WAS Htoady on cash lots,
which wera in fair dolnand but 10 per b lower
fnf f0r dnlfv
nlso weak, md milales Wero quoted at Ho
per ID OF, when buyers took hold moro freely.
Tho mnrkot closed at Tho following range
Ct prices Mess pork, cnsh, e12;oo@12.6o: now
sli.75@1I.s5M; do seller Poeembor. si1.ss5
@11:90; acller January, s11.95@12.0o; sell
or February, st210@122b; primo moss pork,
9io.7;6@l1;oo; , oTtra prime prime Do, ss.75@ooo;
70 for now; do, seller November G1S@7c;
do, eoor December, G56c; do. seller Janlinry,
70; do, aollor February, s7.1o@7.16. Green
hama at .6N@74c; do, seller Dccsmber, 7@77}4o;
i : 55l@ssxo; % M short FIjs q leng elear, 5$@
aaltod shoulders, 41@l11c; do short ribs.
6N@gc; do short clear. G@ohc,; boxed
shoulders aelsr Docembor 60 DO Cum
e1oar, Co.; do abort clear, o}s@611o; do
long cut hams, 7t5a@719{c. Meats, scller Janua-
ry about 10 moro than for Decombor.' Bacon Is
quoted cze for sould,ors 7}e for Or clear ribsi
packed, Moss boof, 3s.00@s60; extra mess do,
$9.0O@o.50; bcof hams, slB.00@18.5O for e,1n-
.ner, and 0.00@21.0o for winter packed. City
tallow, G15@o14c; grease quotablo at 41f@eac..
at 312.00; GOD brls do Hcllor February at $12.25;
534 tcB now lard ut 7c 50 tos do (cnoice) at Tic;
1000 tca do Roller December st 6Mc; 600
tcs do seller january at 7c; $50 boxes shoulders,
seef No MNoveem1ber q 5oo Ao; 2oooo lbn green
ttB) und 10000 lbs do l15 lbs) ut 7c; 5000
pieces do iJ lbs) scllor November at 711lc; 200
boxes Bhort ribs, 300 bo1os short clear, and 800
boSea long coar altogether, at e14o aeller lat
clear, heller Dcccmbor, at Cos 100 boxes Hhort
clear ut o. l4c cash 10 bozes bcllien at 711c.
DrcsHod hoga woro nominal at 51.25G9a 60 'por
100 Lbs bid for smooth lots for future delivery.
No sales wore reported.
Flour was moro active tlan for Bovera} dayn
past, but very weak. A fow exporters ontorcd
tho marlct, as,d offered to tako hold at Il raslac-
tlon Of about 25@50o from tho prices currout
last weols. Towards tho close sellora accedod to
their terms, Heoius that saleA could not other:
wiBo DO effected, though the prices realized
scarcely covered tho cost of manufacture. Tho
2,250 hrls spring extras reportel on private
torlns woro mostly sold Mt 9i.75gG525, according
to brnnd. DucSwlloat !our wta steady, md bran
was tirnor. We omit quotations gt tho close.
Bales wore ropurted OF lou brla white winter ex-
tras OIL private terms 100 brls spring oxtras Mt
SG:00 2o0 brls 40 At 956o 3oo bsls 90 at ?5.75;
so0 br!h DO at S5.5o 5oo brls 10 35.l2!s 2o0
2Oo brls do at .i.s715 syn nrs 40 at - ~ 2oo
brls do ut s4.7o; 29o brls do Mt 400; $3.50 brs
on private tornls !: 200 brls huportnc ut 1916
100 brla 20 ct s275 2oo brl1 Do on private
tor;ms; loo brls rye & at saa5 20 9ra do on
J at $3.50. Total,. 5,o25 brls. Also u tons bran
at 911.25 Oh track.
Wheat was more acslvo, and stronger, ayerng-
ing 11@slo higher than yesterday: Liyorrcol
boing 1501c highor to buy, though without
much demand, owing to the difficulty Of nceo-
tiating for sterling exchange. These things
tended to strongsh hero but it is probable
that tho good shipping demand noted to-day
would hcyo existed had there been no change
reported from othor points, New York has
shipped wheat out very liberally during tie paBt
month, at the rate Of 1900 COD b,l por week, 10
that ler stocks are vol kept down. and size Gnu
scarcely got along without considerable rccaipts
by rail this winter, in addition to What may 70