, 1873-11-04

tion. painta and colors sold to a limited oxtont
at about previous rAtoa. Tobacco retnaina quiet.
Tie t1omand for lumbor at tho yards continues
Tho supply Of common lumber ts: good, though,
In poor assortment, toro being great scarcity
Of oortalu desirable gralos. Tho Wholesale mar
again 4t tn. a1pootoa Sst not not lay
nails wae confined chtcny to smnl orders, for
tho articles moatly necded, and, although tho
single tfanHaotions woro light, In tho aggregate
q IT,, fa'r business w9a 9an dlone p,i'os ruling
ago was qniet, excepting flour lbarrolg,,
WAS triflo lower, otherwise there 'wero no
5'i9a 5Shisngos in quotations. The market for wool,
portant change. Trade in tho three first
named staples is quiet, and prices for hides easy,
while common broom.corn is meeting with D
modorato order demand and iB reported firm.
Tho demand for hay is chiefly fol local con-
sumption, though there wns q bettor inquiry
from tho East but business In this direction is
stu restricted by tho want Of mouoy, and dif1l-
cut 10 ofiectlng exchange. Seeds were quiet,
and timothy was .. shade easier. Tie trade III
groom apples continues good, but Of tho fruit
! was quiet. Potatoes remain firm. Tho offerings
OF poultry aud game wero larger, aud prices
| ruled weak and irregular, exoopt for choice
| dressed stock. Eggs wero oaHtor under moro
! liboral offerings.
HiPhwineB were in domand at the recent de-
clinc, and ruled steady, tlero boing no particu-
| lar change IN tho tone OF Now York advicon
salos worc reported OF 150 gallons at $50 per
| gallon.
| Lako frcighta wero qufot and steady at the
| advance gained on Saturday, at 10 for corn, aud
60 for wheat, by sail to Buffalo, md with very
little inquiry for Btoamor room. Carriers
tried carly to obtain 90 aud 0c, but faiod. A
total of six charters was reported, which will
carry out $4,000 bu wheat and 100, 900 bu corn.
Provisions wore quiot and slender, being In
! better demand for future delivery, at former
prices, while holders insisted on m adyanco Of
tiona. Honco littlo was done, as tho order. hero
were limited. Meats for my dolivory, aud spot
pork, and lard woro unchanged, not being
much wanted, except that groen hams
wore again in good demand BY curers, The ro-
what in exceBs Of tho wants Of buyers, md
prices woro, therefore, easier, which caused
some operators to talk rs II thoy expected hogs
to settle down to the noighborhood Of 8@35c
range. Hence thero was loss disposition on the
part Of buyers Of product to follow tho market
up to the advanced viowa Of packers, though tho
lattor we're careless to aoll. Tho average weight
Tbs, against an average Of 2o4}S lbs for tho same
month in 1872, which may be accepted rs III in
dication TINT the farmers will not feed
corn 60 s![ 80 liborally rs last year, material
The market closed at the following range Of
prices: Most. pork old, $1t.75@12.o6; new do,
cnsh or seller November, s11. .50@11. IS do aell-
er pocembes, Gil, ,4o@115o; seller January:
laoo; prime mess pork, s1o.5o@1o.75; extra
primo do, ss.75@9.o0. Lard, cash or soller No.
yembcar, 6>1@691c for old, and o9l@G6o for now,
do, seller December, oNo; do, seller January,
g. s%s ss}ss tse'1sd d. ?'ss
e1f@o9zo; sweet pick1od hams 8@ec. Green
clear, 674@54c; Do short clear, th@595o: Dry
e DO ehort eesa 5o D. bosod sd' shodeis D soiioi
December, $40; do Cumberlands, 611o; do
clear, $4,000: do long cut hams, 714@711o.
@ 9eb Bacon ggusa i ea had
g for clear ribs; 71lc for short clcar aud 12@
1315c for hams, all packed. Meas beef, $500
@s:26; estrs noa,g mess do ss.75@ooo 1oof
@0e4c; grease quotable at 414@614c. Sales
wore reported Of $50 brls mosa pork (olQ
at 911.75; 230 brlB now do ut a11.60; $50 brls
do seller January at sl1.5o; $50 tcs OLD lard at
It GIe 90 tes do lkottled) at:7]1o; 800 tes Do
seller February st IKE; 25o tcs 90 at s7;1SN;
1900 pcs green hams 15 lbs) at 69lo; e,2oo pcs
DO (1G tbs) at exc; 600 boxes long aud SHORT
last half December 1t 571e; $50 boxes short
clear seller last half November, ut &c 20 boxes
shoulders OF 4c; 200 brla packers' tallow ut G4o.
Flour was dull, boing loes active than On Sat
thoy were unwilling to tako hold except ut q fur
thor decline Of 25o per brl to partially counter
balance the rise on through frcights to Europe,
which is from S2.08 por brl last week to $3.50
to submit to tlo reduction, and the buying was
chiefly on local account. Tie receipts
salos wero reported Of 100 brls white winter OK
tras at $3.50: 100 hrs do at 57.45 25u brlH do on
Y1rivn n trfa VII cf
400 bsls do at $3.50; 100 brls do at sG.25; 100
brlB do at 5000; 100 brlB do ut $5.75; 100 brls
do at $3.50; 100 brls do at $40; ago brls do on
private terms; 100 brls rye at $4s716; 80 brls
do at ss.75, Total, 1,72o brls. Also, 10 tons
bran at $1,000; 10 tons do At s1o.5o on track;
II tons On through cars at s10.25.
Whoat was loss active, and rather weak
10 per bu, both in cash and options.
Liverpool was quoted stronger. Which caused an
advance early, and several local operators
freoly, apparently doing 30 because the Novem-
bor deliveries havo boon worry light thus far,
and they thought tho chances were good for an
advance, capecially II tlero should bo fair do
for this morning wore a9certaiaed to be larger
than waa oxpootod and tho vessel men
naked for higher rates on lake frolghts, which
made the shippers hold back. and developed
spccuIatlFe WohKheBb III connection Wasn tnhI
fact; which became moro marked when the latost
Now York adyicos quoted that market lower, the
whole Of the early advance bong lost. Seller
December opened ut 81 ,0lsxx. advanced to S1.0211
teceded TO $1.o2, roso to $l.o31d, and dcclinedto
1.01 ut the close. Sellor the month sold ut
s1.o oo]S@1,o1A, closing at the inside, with q
discrimination Of about 10 in favor Of cash lots.
Northwestern No. spring sold at S1.03 in n. ".
Elevator, and at u. l@l:0l1 elsewhere. No. l
spring was in fair demand ut s1.03@t. .0915S for
STRAIGHT, aud at LOG for Northwestern. No. 8
spring closed at 0714c, and rejected do at $50.
Cash sales We're reported of 1880 bu No, l
spring at 91.0319; 400 bu do at s1.09; 5,1oo bu
No, NorthwoHtern at $t.06 6,000 bu No. 2
bu do at a1.01116; 47,800 bu do at a1.01; $4,000
bu do at 81 .005G 81, 800 bu do at $1.00I 5000
bu do at s1.001 4,400 BIZ No. 2 Northwestern
at $l.os; 500 ha do at 21:o11 TO- 800 b4 do
spring 1T 08c; 1000 hu do at 9711o; 5000 bu