, 1873-12-27

laclcd ono conont to mako It acceptable to Tho
trade: Tho Altppu"s who liaye anything to eay
Oh Tho subject will hot a!lmit TINT tlloy aro willing
10 tnke No. l corn IN tho p1aco Of high.
Ellxed to oDligo q wnrollousona or anybody
qlso !; md say Tint If cortall watehousomon
would onllt to dahl in gsaI1 on ticr own nccoilnt
m 1lo snc1l discropneIou, would occur. THO mis-
cliof os iii tho mistaken notion entertained by
homo mon. tnt tho warrhbu8oulan las tito rialit
to regard tic property committed 10 lH keeping
ny II IT woro Ills oSl, and TO bo inslltetl II callod
upon to Y'yc ~ account Of II. Why, q waro-
| l,otaen,a1' should 10 pcrmitted to mike uso Of
tho property which tho owner raya hin for tal-
ing caro- OF, a1>d especially why lio should bo nl-
lowod to tse that property lii a'ich Say az TO
| injure the lilHness Of isn ownor, ~ mystory Of
| 1t 1iard to explain-though they should bo as
we1l poatod ID their blocks doom 10 bo. =
! Tho endlug produce mar)tots were quiet to-
day, md grain Wns homowae !owoI r. IN price,
| INK oYermaturing optiona into thoHo OF u more
doiorlod dato. Dsyond this, tho holiday foeling
prctlotnntcd, fow operators caring, to make now
gront many Of them had boen made previously,
thoro was lcsa to be dono NOW. Tho prncipnl
activity waa In wheat mud provisions. Our re-
| cpipts worc largor tllnn expected, nad n great
trauk to whicl, tlo Inspectors did notget around
In time to mako raturlB this .lnornlug. IhlH
tended to wcnkucHs
Domestic div goods wore moro quiet thnn for
q number Of dnys ,past, but were mono Tho loss
firmly held. thero hciug no appearance OF wcalk-
noss iu nuy department. of tho mnrlct. co.t5u
textilcs aro very strong, a,ltt printH shcetings,
and ahlrtings nc, still advancing. Thero wna !
good buslucHs loing in tho grocery markot, anl
prices wuro strong all a.ouud, wlnlo HoMc lines
wore materially htgllcr. Tho notable changes
wero ~ advance in eoiTocs, n 10 ndynuco in
Caralna anl Nangoon lico, and 80 in refined
sugars: candles, aoaps. starch ,splees, and tcas
articles woro qiotably higher: 1n tho butter
unl ohoosn markets. there WIS fair activity
ut firm prices, tho lattor staple belug hold ut
. further advnnco; now quoted ut 14E@1b14c for
Nov York factory, aud q l316@14>9u tor West-
incsIic and foreign dried fruits, aud Bomo yarle
ties wero higher. Layer taiBius aaynncd l0o per
box; applcs and poaohos 4 }lc por lb; currants
ad 10 sgos aro g1
meBtio and imported fruits tho tcrdonoy IL still
npwarl. Fish mud onnned goods remnia qutot
aud unchanged. Tloro wtie ilo now featur0s In
Tug leather, PIX iron, paint aud oil markets.
prices previously quoted. Woodcnwars WAS
quiet md without important change III price.
However tlicro. III a lrmncss in brooms aud
III ADVANCE il anticipated. Tho firm
advance Of e1.1o per ton ia probnblo. Other
metals were unchanged. Tho iron trade con-
tinucs light aud talea Of nrgc lots nre still made
Mt concessions from quotations, but tho in-
proved tone heretofore noted continues. Tho
wool, hny, hop, aud broom-cbrn lnarltots wcro
9not. The inter Htaplo ts firm at quptattons.
ffilloH wcro in moderate request. ut 8D10c. Tho
seed market WA quot, though timothy was
more active and steady. THO poultry mud gamo
traao was light, mud pricos wore lower all round.
Hghwines wore quiet aud 1c lower, in sympa-
thy with further decline III Now York, wllch
was partially owing to tho decrease iu tho gold
premium salos wore restricted to 5o Iris At oGc
per gallon.
Dressed hogs were in good shipping donand,
and very sscady at the outside quotation Of
Wednesday, with no discrimination bctwcou light
and heavy lots, If both vera III good order. Tho
nlarlset ol,ened with shippers bidding @5.75 por
o'clock. Then thoy took M thpt we're offered,
1851 head, Mt $3.50. Two LOTS Of soft uggrcgat-
ing !G2 head, sold at $5:c5., =.
PROVISIONS wefo moderately active,-thougl
Moss porl opened weak. strengthened some
what when livn hogs woro reported lirulor. aud
weakoncd OF again toward tho oloso, WHOM tho
marAot was l00l5o higher. Lard was in less
dosnaud, b9t averaged 1o@l5c per 100 lbs hgh-
CT; mud noats wcso very Quiot, but firm at PIE
ylous prices, stocks hoing reported light. Tllo
princlpai point iu tho ,aarket to-day was tho
faet TINT the hogs arriving ut tho Stock Yards
wcro poor IN quality, which was accepted as an
foroshalowing speejy close OF Ito packing
aeNsoil. This made holders loss anxious to soll,
and those who wAl,tcd to till in tnoir shorts
wcro obliged to puy slight advance. There
"as very little product wanted for my other
purpose. 10 fur as outside appearances
Indicated but 1a'nors were, ntloat to tho
eiIcet that sonle lasgo purchases Of meats wcro
made, "undcr tho rose" The buyers for OK
port llayo an object in conccalng their traly-
actions % it is for tlelr interest TINT
tho market should be Weakened by d aeo1n-
ing abHence Of demand for tho product.
Tho market closed as the following range of
l,rcos Noss pork, now, cash or so!lor Decenber,
$l3.75@l9g5; i" zeller January, slss0@1390;
20 seller February, S1a. a.A0G01i.d5; DO aeior
Marell. S1i.n t3ay14.3oi prime moss pork, Sl2.o0
GAlZ.foi extra PRIME do, alu.1bl2ll.0O. Lard,
rua1, ur ao1tor E1aenn,or "a 1DlsE1u IL. jn eoIar