, 1873-02-25

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Of broom corn: are in fair request.
but tho common qualities are very
duil. Hops were quiet and without
change Timothy seed was ecsiyo and tirm at
e3.05@3.4o- Glover WIS dull and weak, but with
out quotable change. Hungarian and Inillet
were in moderate domand. Green fruits werc
ou1ot ana unchanged. Thoro was fair inquiry
for poultry and choice offerings ruled tlrm, be-
ing scarce. Eggs were unsettled; sales were ro-
ported at 25@25c, and many dealers were asking
SOC. Cooperago was quiet and unchanged.
Lake freights we're quiet and firm; 12}lc WAS
bid for corn by sail to Buffalo, and holders would
not accept less than 1sc, while lie was nomin-
ally tho asking price. Five charters were re-
able that tho contracts were not made to-day.
Tho total freight room engaged, thus far, il
4SO, 900 bu.
Highwines were in moderate demand, and
steady at the quotation of Friday, ut SIC. Sales
were reported OF 200 brls at SIC per gallon.
Dressed hogs were in good demand, and aver
aged about loo per 100 ths higher, in Sympathy
with frmer feeling in live hogs. Heavy
weights sold chiefly at S5.25G05.30, and light
Weights chiefly at s5.35@5.s711, both closing
head at e59711; 1872 at $5.35; 226 at $3.50; ss8
at 45.25; 1870 at $500; 180, dividing on 200 lbs,
at 95.35@5.40; Us do at S525@5.3735. Total,
l,191 head.
Provisions we're moderately aotiye and strong.
Mess pork was the frmcst article, being in
good demand, which resulted in m advance OF
10 cents per barrel Lard sold readily 1T tho
outside quotations OF Saturday, being fully s
cents per 100 lbs above Fridays range; and
meats wore firmly held at 3sc advance On the
order demand. Tho strength exhibited in this
market for few days past is shared BY those
of other leading points all seem to ho acsu-
ated by the feeling that present prices arc safe
much smaller than lad been calculated upon by
packers and SPECTATORS. The freight lines are
all in good running order. and disposed to take
out Glltthe pork products possible, Whllo through
freight-rates to Europe have recently been re-
duced, all Of which tends to strengthen prices.
The Nov York Bulletin says " It appears the
production at Chicago ia moro this year, while
tho receipts arc less than half those Of last, and
ehipmonts ], ,000, 900 pounds more. Now, unless
there is more to come in from other polnts than
lighter stock in the United States than year
ago. Of the new crop, for there is q smaller stock
hare of raw lard, though refined has been ao-
cumulating from artificial causes for the past
month. It is true, tho excess may still be hold
back 1t interior points, but itmust be remembered
that much more tlan ever before has been shipped
from those points direct to Europe on through
bills Of 1ading because OF tho saving OF 4@3ac
per ID, while naturally much more has been
consumed at home and exported to other for
OF which haa been enormous. Notwithstanding
this, as will be seen from our foreign letters,
the European markets are not overstocked.
The result, therefore, 60 far, seoms to boar out
season, and the whole market can scarcely boz
regarded in any other than very strong and
healthy condition, with the prospective de-
mand fully equal to the supply, l1-ge as it is.'
Tho market closed st the following range Of
prices Mess pork, caah or seller February,
e19.05@13.10; do seller March, 513.1o; do
seller April, e13.4o; do seller May, 1850
@13.70; prime mess, s12: :0o@12.lo; extra
prime, s9.50@9:75. Lard, cash. or seller Fob
ruary, $3.50; do seller March, 7:e5; do sell
hams at 9]5@91c for l6-lb averages, and $50
8Ho for 16-n averages Sweet pickled hams
@lhc above the price Of green. Green shoulders,
4]6c; do abort ribs, e34c; do short clear, 6>sc;
ders 615@6Xc for long closf; 6ss@521c for
short ribs, and 655@7c for short clear. Boxed
ounberlands; 621@7c for short ribs; 7k@7z4cfor
Is quoted at 55Szc for shoulders, 75lc for clear
ribs 30 for short clear, and l1@19c for
hams, all packed. Mess beef, s9.50@900;
extra mess do, e9.50@1o.00; beef hams, s2s.oo
@2o.6o. City tallow, 97}f@7Ac; grease quot.
1000 brls mass pork At sl31o; 1856 brls do
seller April, at si340; $50 tcs lard at 97.65; 100
tcs do at $7.6211; l,050 tcs do, eellor April, at
s7.a5; $50 tcs do, seller May, ss:1o; 4o,o GOO lbs
sse1 sho9dfs as5 st S XII Z; sasd $50
boxes do at 416c; 50 tcs sweet picked do at 6Ac;
500 900 lbs short aibs, SELLER April, ut ST. Joseph
No, At 631c; 100 boxes do at 61So cash; 100000
lbs green do ut 61lc; 1850 boxes long clear at
61lc; 100 boxes do, light, at sNc; 80 boxes
tnmberlands at 6slc; 1900 pcs green hams a.
ibs) at 1oc 5000 pcs do re tbs) At 94c; 100 tcs
sweet picked hams rs 'bs) at 1o1zo; 100 tcs do
at 10Hc; 425 tcs do (17]]6 ios) At loo.
The Daily Commercial Report gives the fol-
lowing statistics OF shipments Of provisions from
this port, which differ widely from those pub
lished in our columns this morning: