, 1874-01-12

now was noted In tho fish matkot DoalorH ro'
port Hoady tmproyomont Il, tic doEnntd, ind fol
most descriptions the markot Ia gradually work.
Ing hrm. Loather mot Will, moderate inqur,
ct former quotations. Tagging wna quiet and
firm at 0ic for Stark, 82114o for Lewiston, 92t
for Ottor Crook, mud 900 for American a.h Amos:
raie'i i dull ' rs previously qao'tol olia M were
reasonably act1ve aud gonnral]y firm. Tho nd
yalco In carLon, lard, aud lnsoel noted ycBter.
| day WINS fully sustained and there Ia l,roba.
tino ia also tlr1n, with mn advancing tonaolcyy.
Lunbof remains quiet and unchanged In lta
gcnerul fopturos.. Tho novomont IL light and
eonllnod principally to tho common grados. Tho
aud prospootu ero favorable for early and act:
ivo spring trade. Tho metal anii Iron markets
arc firm. Wool .waH it, good domand nnd quito
fr,n owing 10 tight atockH. Tho trndo in broom,
largo aud alf grades are hold with llrmnaas. Nc
clanyos wore renorted In hops or lay. Dotl,
n,ariota arc dull aud not particularly 1irin soola
wore quiot. a1d, nndor largo offerings, clover,
millot. and Hungarian woro trlo lower, wla
lax WINS firm, aud timothy Btendy. Poultry and
gamo were rathor more active At about Friday s
innge Of prices, !lo 1arge offerings preventing
any materinl advance. Ildos wore in fair do.
mand md firm.
HigllwfnoH wcro quiet aud No higher, with
FREQ buyers at 96c, and sollors asking vGl56S97c
Per gallon. salos were limited to 50Drls nt Vj
New York was unchanged
Dressed hogs woro dull and 15c per TOO lbs
lower, slipporp bcinE out Of tho nlarkct wlilo
for soft and. odd lots, md so.121l@0.25 for
heavy In good ordor tho instdo for III under 200
lGB. Tho nlarkot closed dull with soyoral lots
hold over. Sales wero reported Of 100 at $G.9j {;
$50 at s6.12}9 O. ut SOLO; 100 at 5000; gs,
dividing on ato ibs, at so.12]}l@o25. Total,
1850 head.
Provisions wero rathor qulos, but firm, will,
little change IN prices. Tho n'arlet for 1.-Two hogs
was quoted !" off " to tho oxtent Of about TOO por
100 lbs; but this was because the pacltors lind
fat enough to mako mogH porh. Or
to yield much lard. Still tho packers have cut
up over 90. 200 head this week. The pour quail
ity Of tho receipts indcates tlat they aro Il on
swcoplngs." It docs not make much difference
In regard to pork, Us To have OH hand nlroady
more than enough to run coupto or tho William
Young cor1ors |; hut 1t Threatens reduced yield
OF lard, snd meats aro already IN light stock.
Hence holders OF lurd aud meAts werc Indifferent
about Hcliilg, aud the tlrmnoHs In those ariclqs
reacted to Bomo extent Oil n,cgB pork, which
closed d shade ilrmor, whlo 1ard advanced 100
20o per 100 Tbs, undor. q ratl,er sharp 1emal,d.
Wo yot need to pack about 27o, 900 hogs to eqnal
the work OF last SEASON and 1t does not now look
as II TINT tash can bo performed. Tho market
c1osod at the following. range of pricoH Mess
pork. cash or seller January, $14.60@114. 30 !;
DO scller February, s14.s0@l4. .85 do solor
March. s15.25@15.s0; do scller April, a15.GD@
1906; prime moss pork, s1276@l300; extra
prime do, $l1.7b@12.00. Lard, cssh orscller
January. $Y.00@9.95; do Aoller February,
$Q.1D@9,20; do Beller March, s0.4U@9.A5.
Green lalns at $4,000 for 10 aud Ii ID ayer-
ages; sweet picked bans, 9lll@1Qc; dry
sailed meats, loose, ut 514c for shoulders; 71s@5
7Ac for Cnmberla1ds; 7HG07114o for long clear |;
796@7]9c forslort ribs; 7l1@7ac for sliolt clear;
tho Hatllo boxed ut ~ per III above these prices.
Gfoen moats lc lower than sailed do. Meats
for February delivery, 374@399o, higher, aud for
prices. Mess boeF, s5.25G08.50; extra mess do,
2975@1o.ooi beef hams, s2s. .oo@23.25. Ci.y
0o. Sales wero reported Of $50 brig moss
seller February. At 1l.85; 600 br1s doat s1475
1t sl5.so; 1000 1rla do at s15.25; 800 brls do Ut
$15.2D; zoo brls do ut $15.1715; 600 brla do at
1515; 750 tcs lard at $0 90; loo tcs do at s. 05
600 tcs do ut $88714; 100 tcs do ut s8.85; 10j
tcs do (No. y at size; 1U0 tcs do, Hcllor Fobru-
ary. Mt $9.15; 1,00V tcs do ut $9.l216 $50 tcs do
at 80. 10; 300 les do seller itaroh 1t S0.45; $50
tcR DO at S9.i2H; 1850 tcs do ut S9.40; $50
tcs do at S9.35 $50 tea do ut Sg.3211; 100000
liza shoulders at 554c; 20 boxes DO at e. 100000
1bH Blort ribs, soler February, at T3lo; 150,000
'a do, seller March, at &c 20, ,000 lbs 10 at IKE,
cash; 10000 ltB sho1t clear ut 79%c; CO. COO lbs
groon halns (l9 'bs) ut sa4o 10 tcs sweet picked
do lG lbs) at 92e4c.
Tho Daily Commercial Bulletin gives tho fol-
lowing returns OF tie packing ut tho principal
points, as compared with the sa,l.e time last Bea-
Hotl, as fur as returned, and tho ngGragate pnci-
ihY nf n rf