, 1873-12-25

demand and emmy at Tho tlcc1no notod yen
tey!ay. Tho seed msarket was .quiat. hut
asoady, and firm fur choice timothy, fink and c,o-
vor. Poultry was active. and ohoico froah stock
brought hgor prices. while ga,nc w"h na7nt rather
11igl,wines woro quiet an1 lon,innlly I'M
c.,atlRod I'LL noar the close, at l}5o. Tllcn Now
York WAS quoted lower, aud our naarhot cloaod
with sol1ors ut 05c, md nominal buyers at 9i1o.
mont, but inyesa goaoras insisted or on a. roduc- %
md hold . back wlon sollora would
not, mako tho desired concoBaion. Really
eosS sa o1 os s9a havy at e soa he as53
6.a5-o>liot'y to p1rchaBers-ull elosiny ateatty.
Balos worn ioportetl OF 10 head 1850 ha) at t5.!5.
12o (1od bs) and 90 heavy Gt s6o, p2 at s6s7z4;
$73 at as,6;s6;, 100 at $3.50; u soft at s5.60.
Provisions were moderately active though MP
paront1y dull during great part Of tl,o session;
and wero steady In woakncas, being loo por brl
lowcr OH pork, md ahoyo 10 por ID or on lard
and meatsmtlio Latter @ oo'ag very quiet: Live
holding of; tho seal secrot Of tho matter boing
that aon,e Of them cannot pay ont moro 1nonoy,
and tho othora do not like to do It. Tic, ma,kos
hns been very largely. 2 speculative doal for
anything but February and March deliveries.
Tho packers have bought tho hogs md Bold the
product atloal, carrying 1t TIL the options ,na-
turo, and NOW hayo 10 much On l,and tint they
aro considering thu proproty Of oasing up tlll
buyers will again take hold OF n,oats as frooly
as thoy usod to do. Tho market III loaded
down with pork there cat'not DO much. II any,
lesB thau 125,o0o bis here, though The stock
question arises, Wnero is il iii going to- Poo.
po do not ont pork now ns thoy formerly
did; but, a, great deal moro than tho
outire product of tllia aeaaon's packing would
have found eonsut,crs, Il offered ~ .ho sliaapo
is artificial it will undoubtedly sup-
ply its cwn corrective bpforo long.
Tho markot closed ut tho following range IT
pricoa MesB pork. new, cash or BOILER Docotnber,
eta.75@13.go; d. seller January. .s1s.su@1s.s5;
March. s14. 4.75@14. 80; prime moss pork, e12.5o
@l2.75; extra prime do, SlD.75@tf.00. Lard,
cash or sollcr Deeember, Ss:o0@s.05i do seller
January, s9o5@s;1o; do seller February, ss.45
% Snas ats%@sSe fer q aud i t'; il ayerasss ss;
sweet p!ok!ed hams, 8ttl@9>4o. 0reon shoulders
at 4}So; rough aides, G75e; DO short ribs or long
clear, ol6MG2Gc; do short clear, o5lc; !;
meats. 1o@l5 daya IN salt, 60 for shoulders
f1ac fur short clear; boxed Shoulders, 51lc; DO
Junlbetiands &c; do short RIBS or Iony coar,
G11@7c; do short clear, 7}1{@7YGc; do long
cut llama, e@9he. hIoats, seller February,
sGon ssss sse ss 5n o1s. for ess DoesmbG5 s
NAGh6 NGIA} Vo+%ot!1*osA"t oALtN IhGHc AQl
s0.75@1o.oo; beef hanlp, e225o@2s.uo. City
tal!ew. ,eA@eNc; grease auetable at 416@
&c., Salea were reported Of goo brla nloBs
pork, cash or so'er the month. at $l38o !;
ESQ hris do seller january ut $l3.B7l5 $3.50 brls
do seller February at $l4.4o 4.0UO bris do at
s1447>1; 1900 brls do at s14 35 1hoo brls do
at st4.So QUO brls DO selter March at 3l4.s7115 {;
750 tcs lard at $40; ESQ tcs do ut 9805: 50D tcs
do ut Sc 900 tcs do sellcr January at 81Sc; QUO
tcs do soler January at S3.05; 200 tcs do soil
or February ut $40; 500 tcs do seller March at
1856; 750 tcs do at s8.75; 40 boxea Shoulders
ut 1855 2O0D00 lbB do ao]ler Fobruhry Mt 51llo,
loose; $4,000 lbs short ribs ut GS5Ao; Gu boxes
CumbnrlanGB Mt 6116c; %, 900 Ills green lams (15
lbs) at 8}5c; B0,000 lbs do (lG lbs) at 84c !;
A0,0O0 lbs do ut SIC; loo tea sweet picked huns
(lG lbs) ut Do $4,000 bs bacon hams at 12c
canyassea aud packed.
Flour was rathof mora active, though there
WAS roaty but little doing. a few lots Of spring
extras wero taken for Export at about tho san,o
prices al havo becu cnrreut during Tho paBt ton
days. Othor grades wore not inquired for. aMd
the general market waB dull. Bran was easier.
Sales wore reported OF lou brls Bp.ing extras ut
5000; 1O0 6rls do at $3.50; quo brls do at
s'5G215; 2, 400 brls do OFT private terms; 400 b,ls
do low at $4.G2>5. Total, 1900 brls. Also ID
tons bran at 5l2.25 OH track. The following