, 1873-02-28

Poultry was in good request, and choice lot:
we're 6 being yeEy seaFf9 Gs{a psnty
light local demand. Sicily. oranges are lower
otherwise there was no change in prices. -
= Highwineswer quiet and steady at the decline
noted yesterday. ,'sale was zeported'uf 100 trls
at so1lcp per gallon; and $50 brls were sold last
t: IaIe fIeishts Horp quiet and steady at 124c
for cornsto Buffalo, at which rate one yessel was
chartered. The market ia generally quoted at
1211@1sc: ;~.:.
leaving the market, whBn they found that tho
receipts wero I6ht-only 1895 bead. The mar
kot rangea at s5Go@5.65 per 100 tos Tor heavy
to light, but nothing that Was not choice found
purchasers. Sales were limited to 60 head at
1865 100 at $6.62>11 25a at $500. Total "4l6
!. Provisions wers less active; wish:7ary little
change ii PRICES, Moss porx Gns the most .ac-
tive article, Icing in faiE: demand, and WAS geh-
orally hold sl,ado higher, which: fNit tended to
restrict trade, as buyers would l1ot 'coucede an
much wanted, hence a trile :eaaier. Meats we;;e
quiet and stea;ly. There was q good deal. Of
county product on the market, which tended to
make prices easier, especially as the chief de-
mand was for pork to fill options: It was r,,lnor-
ed that some large lots of country meats were
closed atthe following rango of prices Mess
seller Apri1, s1s. 40@1345, do seller My, s1s.7o
@l3'75; primo mess, $1I.75@12. .O0; extra
prime, $9.5o@9.75. Lard caeh. Or seller March,
e. s ss5 srsea sssr hsR9 hARa s & faf
16-ib averages, end ,ss6@sAc for iB-1b aver:
age1.' Sweet picked hams. l0lLc above the
price :of green. Green shoulders, 4c;s do
short ribs, ~6Hc; do abort clear, exc; dry
sailed meats quotable at: 41S@4Xc for ahon1-;;
ribs. and s5l@625o for short Clear. Boxed
shoulders" >4>g@5e: English meats, e1f@o5So
for Cumberlands; 6g4@e1kc for short ribs; 7ef for
short cleaF 1a@l2Xc for long cut hams. Bacon:
& e quoted S ae 64o tor Shoulders, 7Ac for clear
hams, all packed. Mess beef, s85o@9.oo;;
extra mesa do, s9.5o@lo.oo; beef hams, s28.oo'
t@29.50-. City tallow, 714@7Nc;, greaee. quot;
able at 51l@6yzc.. Sales wore: reported of
65 hrls mess pork (choice) at s1s.25 800 brls do
at 1s.45; 1000 brls do at $3.50 1000 hrls do.
buyer April at $l3.75; 500 brls do SELLER May st
S1375; 250 brls do at $13.7[ 800 tca lard seller
March at :s7-57119 800 tcs do seller May. at
57:s5 100 tcs sweet picked hams Us lbs) at
loasc $50 tes do at 1oc; Is, 900 pes dry salted
hams On private. terms; 100 -tcs sweet: picked
shoulders Mt $40; 20o, 900 lbs shoulders At
SO boxes do at 41So; 143 boxes Cumberland at
65zc; 200 boxes short ribs at 7c; 200 boxes tto
at SIC; 80 boxes do at oa4c;, 100, 900 ibs abort
ribs, seiler April: at 6Nc; $50 boxes long clear
at 611sc 500 boxes shoft clear, aeller last half
March, at TIC; 80 tea bacon hams. canvassed.
at 12>9c. ..... .-. ;.
Flour was dull and unchanged. There was
FeTy little demand, owing to the further weak
brl iu Liverpool. with corresponding dropping;
tendency In New York. But our holders gener-
ally obtained former prices on what they did
sell. Bran was steady Sales were reported Of
90 brle white winter extras On private terms !; So
(sIinn.) It $3.50 !; 100 hr1a do. (Menominee] at
1915; 100 b1ls do (Northwest) at 9675 80 brls
do at 500 200 brls do on private forms 70
brls euperhne at $500 :; 100 brls do at s4.6211;
100 brls do so; 25 brls rye on private terms
track. The following we're tho closing quota