, 1873-12-21
cnrbon. 7B@a0o for oxtrn lard. s1.00@D1.02 for
botlotl tlnaeod, mud at BIO for tMrpontino.

Tho lumber an building 1nAlot1hi mafKata re-
min quiet and unchanged In tlcir. genorai fen-
turcs. A fow Blnnll ordora for lumber, shinglos,
ntltl lntl aro rocoivol onol day, and tho wlnterH
businos. B perhaps up to a.1tlcipationa, with
prices comparatively etoauy. hlotalH, mills. and
Iron wcro Ii, 1noderato demand Mt tho pricos
previously quotad. Fuckers coororago WAS In
largo puppty mud lover. Snt wns III fair request
md stcatly. THO Improvement Ii, tho demand
for brooni.corn heretofore noted continues. and
i"ri. s Wool Voc Il was in ght reqost md firm, under
linlttod offerings. The lido mar1tot was mn
aottlcd, but Htr01lNcr, owing, ap,aarontly, moro
to local Influences thnn arythtng clae, aa
tho .,tor receipts s9'nao Dora ad rsevos tho
sass sssiso n s'n rn our rfme ns No. II ohS 1ie @
vancod 600 por ton, and wore ii, light supply.
soedn were W less nctiyo hut ilrnl, anu strictly
In light rouuoHt ut former prices. Poultry aud
gnnle wore Il, fur 1on,and and firm.
11lghwines. woro inactivo aud nominally u1,-
changed at 0Go per gallon, tltoro boing no yara-
atatcd TINT thoro woro mono on salo here.
Drossotl hogs wore in actiyo donand, and nd
vancod 200 pnr loo la's on good shipping lots,
opening ut .55:7o@5.75. and closing Ut $5.90@
at 45.50@5.o5. Bnles werc rcported Of lS2 ut
*5.95; 37s at $500; 10 at o5.55; 3v5 ut $3.50;
27a at a5.75; % ut $5.70: 10 at 96.d5; and II
at $780, Total, ,414 hcal.
Provisions woro rather moro active than on
Friday with not much change in pricos Thero
was little notnnl trading except in mess pork,
which was in aomo Bpec'lla tive demand, mud ay-
craBnd lowor, opening woak ut '314.50 for Fob
r.iaty, declining to islA30, and then becoming
firlnor ,ludor \ TOW buyer orders which Ind hool
brought out by tic wonl1noaa Of yesterday.
Lard WAS dull and castor, tho business tlolie
being confined to changing over into Eobra,ary as
n premium Of 1So. and into Afnrch ut promiu1n
Of G0@G2l1c per 100 lhB on caa1i prices wo note
u lcoline Of 15c per 100 lbs. Meats wore worry
figures which boldors will not accept. Tho
movement Of tho week shows decided falling
off lit activity Tho receipts Of hogs are less,
owing to tho stand tason by tho packers early In
tho weoh againHt htglor prices for tho animal
than they could secure for the. product. afoata
arogolng forward frouly, ,bnt mostly OIL salca undo
moro thnn two wcols ago. A good many mGRts
arc coming here from olhcr points. owing to tho
reports that Chicago packors arc principally At
tonding to tho manufacture Of pork. Tho I'd
yiccs from tho country do not indicate that tho
packing season IL 30 noarly over as has
been preached Zip. There are plenty
back to prevent n further decline.
Tho market closed at tho following rnugo Of
prices Meas pork. now, cash Or scller December,
913.9o@14.0D; do soller lanuary, $14 410@14. IT.;
do sclter February, $14.60@l4.G5; do sa1ler
March, S14.90@i5.00; primo mesa pork, S12.75
@13.50; extra primo do, 3l0.76G111.0D. Lard,
casl seller December, 93.20@3.25; do so1lor
Jalna,sary sB.ao@s.35 do nol!er February, $3.50
@8.G2I; do aocr March. aB.s00D8S5. Grcen
hnms 1t s111@s1lc; swoot pickled l1ains, s1l1@0Nc
Green shoulders ut 45sc: rough sides. G11o;
do short ribs or long cloar, Gl(GD63Sc !; lo
short clear, G1SD03ac; meats. 10@l6 days in
M Fo,s $1s. .,fS