, 1874-12-20

indicate that logging operations arc pfogIesa1n9
satisfactorily in many sections, sufficient SNOW
| has fallen in come districts to mako hnullng
| easy, and altogether the seasons work appears
to bo as far along - usual up to this date. Tho
! hardware markets were steady and moderately
| active. Hope wool, aud eeeds were quiet AMI
unchanged Hides continue to come forward
freely, and are saable at current prices, but the
Seeds were dull and little better than nominal,
except timothy, which was Eore active. Tim
othy hay was firm and fairly active, but prairie
was weak under liberal offerings and 3 light de-
mand. Green fruits were selling slowly IN M re-, re-,
tail way. Choice poultry WAS in request and
steady, but poor stock Game and eggs "ere
SLOW.
Provisions.
HOG PnODUCTS-Have been less active, and M
usually tame. The market weak, but steady, tho
nuctua.lous IN prces being surprisingly anau- Tbs
OF o. So
the outward movement was light, except in meats.
This with decline in the price OF live hogs caused
much de.ire to sou 1t material Decline packerr
say that they scarcely afford to work at current
quotations.
MESS Pok1-Wss tame, and declined Tko per brl,
with salca Of 1880 brs, at 51s75@15s5 for cash,
Sls.s71s@ls0o seller January. $19l5HS193o seller
February, and $l942k3l950 eeller March, MI closing
At tho inside with offering than in the carly part
Of the session. In the afternoon the market was mod
ase ~ 1: sas1 sasa m:ds s.
19.42H seller March; closed 1t <B.75 cash, 5l9.15@
l917& seller February, aud $l9.40 seller March.
Prime pork WINS nominal 1t $l6.T5@17.0o, and
extra prime do ut $14.25aI4.10.
LAnD-Was In less active demand, and rather weak,
though only N@5c lower. Liverpool was quoted hrm
err and New York also nrm, bu. sympathy with
pork forced easier feeling in lard Sales wern re-
ported Change Of 6,5oo tcs at S12s7H@13.0o per
iO0 It's cash, $13.174@13 IN seller February, and
$l3.37;l113.{0 seller March. In tho afternoon the
market quiet and easier. Sales were 1850 tcs at
$13.17f seller February. Closed at <12,87H cash,
sl3.17E seller February, and s13.s5@ seller
MArch
MkArs-Wero in moderate request, aud firmly held
TIL towards tho Close when there was slight soften-
Ing in prices OF green, account Of the mild
weather than because Of the easier feeling In pork
and lard Sales wero reported OF 600 lbs and 800
pea green ilans at 1O@l0ho {the outside for 14I5
it's ayerage) 100 000lhs and 6U0 boxes shoulders ut
6516s<c packed; 100 tos picked do at 615c; 10000
lbs and 100 boxes mtddlca At 9Hc for long clear
and short r1bs, loose. Closel ut 6kc for groen
shoulders, DC do for long clesE, essc do short
ribs, 911e do short clear, and 1o@1okc do hsms.
3Icats in sslt 10 to Is days quoted at Ghc for
shoulders 6;sc do seller January, 7c do eeer Februa
~; long clear, 9so; seller January, 9Ac do seller
February, 93sc; ehort ribs, 9i:c; do eeller JAN
uary, 9Nc; do seIler February, 9Tc; short clears,
aa4c do seller January, 95tc; do seller February,
10.sc- Boxed meats Ac higher than loose. Long cut
hams, 1OA@l1c.
GnkAsE-Nouinal ut E@10c.
BEEF pRODUCrs-Were Inactive and nornnally
unchanged At 5 for mess g. as FOR extra mess, and
SO 50a21.00 for hams.
TALLow-Quoted at 8fSsAo.
PACKING RErUnSs--The Daily Commercial Eutsetin
gives the following statement Of hog packing at the
points named to date, u compared with tho coETe-
spending time last year. AID the aggregate last