, 1873-12-31
slat1o frtner at tho rocent decline. Buyers wcro
FREQ nj D3u Int would not pay moro. SuloB Wnio
renprtoa OF $50 hrjb at 13n },vY gallon.

reported OF $50 hrls at o;,n puv gallon.
DroAaotl hogs woro III activo ttomnnd, md atl-
yansa loo der g. f%ter n tr S1 9ppy ~, Iho no
yanco,l to GO. per 100 I'm Mt tho closo. salds
woro reported Of l0s hond choico Mt tsd.25; 31G
at s0.l5; 1,2s5 at so.l214; us ut se.10; 40 ut
1922 7oS 9', 1t o;ooi and 80 on private terms.
Provisions woro moro active, md averaged
1oa per 100 Ills in tic price Of live hogs. Mons
i5e ror hrl but tho inquiry foil OF, a,,d tl.e Nd
yanco was lost. Lard was 5@10c pcr l00 lbH
higher, but woahenod toward tho Close in COM
rnny with pork Ments wore Inquired for 10 g
considerable oxtcnt mid woro strong at previous
prlcoa. hnna being i'rner packors aro not Of
fcring n,any noats, as thoy havo litllo that Ia
nnsoll, md Honlo Of tliom 1avo sold ahcaf wllllo
the production is reduced by tho fact tliat tho
packlng-llouHos aro mostly run on short timo,
ewing to the acarcisy Of hogs. Tho European
ecem 10 be afraid Of lrohont prices. and lalse
hold unwillugly. Tho speculative intoroBt in
poYk IL "a strong na over, md, most OF tho dnaiH
ont being fer ,Fobruary md Match, tllorc
tho delivery Of pork on the .1annary option.
Tho narkot cloacd as tho following range or
pyieea MeRa pork. now, cash or seler Deccmber,
Sl4.3o@14.35; an aollur January, $l4.35@td. 10
March, $15.l2}G@l5.15 prime mess porh, sl2,75
cash or seller December, $s.4561B.60; do soItor
Jununry, Ss.45@8.5o; do so1ler Fobrliary, ss.75
@s.s0; DO aelIer hlurch, sD.00@9.05. Green
sweet picElea hama, s2l@92lc. orecn sGonl-
o!oar, e56@eHo, DC DO short . elear, 7c; meaiss,
1o@l6 days III sat-, 61l@6ysc for shoulders,
714cfor short clear; boxod shoulders, 61aR536u;
do boliands, 71l4o; do short rlbs or long clear,
74@71so; do A!ort cloar, 79S@7Ao; do long
cut nains, D>4@0D}1o. Meats, sollor February,
about 1s@Ee M Mlote .n t!,an for Decomber.
s2.75@1o.oo; beef hams, o@23o0. City
tallow, G1G@Ga4c; grcaso quotnble at 4Ga
&C.. Sales were reported OF 300 hrls moss
pork, .casli, or seller tho month. ut s14.50;
bra do solor January ct sl4;6o; 1000 brls do
1000 Irls DO At s1i.s0; 1000 btls do Mt 514.77;
1,6oo br1s do at sl4.75 500 blls do at s14.7J-;
800 brls DO seller March at sl5.25; d50 tea larl,
ss.4716 100 ter do at ss.4o 500 tcs do seller
February at $685. 1,500 tes do ut $3.50; 100
tcs do at Ss75 $50 tca DO sclor March at 91sc;
75o tes do at 1906; 900 tes do at 90 500 boxes
shoulders at 51c: 2So, ,000 lls do seller March Ut
Go, loose; 900Uo lbs sllort ribs Mt 711o 1oU. 900
Lbs do nj 7itc $4,000 lt.B DO sciior March ut
7;ac; 1,5O0 boxes tlo at 79Sc casll; 30uboxeA Cum
berlands on privnte torns 750 boSes short clear
ut 73Go 1uo:ooo lib do aol'or Fobruais ut 7s4c,
(1o lhs) ut s14c; 900 1bA do (1s s) al 7yI1o !;
100 tcs sweet pichled hama 15 lIs) at 0ll1c; 100
tca do at VIC.
Flour was very quiet the demand being cx-
ceodtngly light. Shippers wero not bidding, md
local loalosH took but little. Holders welo firm
In their viowa, owing to the riso in wloat, but
no advance las been eflcctod, though somo
branaa arc understood to be held 10c per byl
higher. Bran was firm aud quiet. Sales wero
reported Of 100 brs spring extras at sG.12l5 :,
5U0 lrls do (Watcrtown Fancy md 10 brla do ut
5000; 300 brls do OH private terms 30 brls su-
pcrfino ut s4.50; DO brls do at $4.25 100 brls
rye ou private terms, Totol, 1,G4U brla. Alao
IL tons corn meal at 920.50, on track; 10 tons
bran at $3.50, OH track. The following wore the
ct1uinr 1,ripnu.