, 1874-01-09

lnodorato demand, and choice npl,!eb woro quitt
firm. Tho gano md poultry markets wore uli
changed, bolng dull and wonk.
AiEllwilles woro worry 4niot, but No higher.
tic offerings being worry light rs most lioldorl
progressed to expect a further riAo In New York
which was not voritod, as tho Honl,oari marko
wna quoted stoaly at s1.00 towards tho closo
sa!ea hero wero lnitol to 60 brla ut g51lo pei
gallon.
Dressed loga wore moro activo, md ayoraget
about loo per 100 lhs lower, though tho supply
proportion to the domana choico lots, wotEh'
In 22S 1o1 m and over erosg. eon9 sG1 loo nt
&6.90@0.40, and light brought s0.2o@e.25 The
marAot closed steady. Satea wore reported oi
eg5 at $3.50; AZ at 1915 201 at so:4oi l1o q!
ss sSs5 il at t soso. Is is dtvialns on soo lis At At
| @0S6. Total. 1,5o1 hcad.
Provlslons woro moderately .aotivo, but ut a
and aoI0a ra on good whe poor % 'oss wero @ pIonsy
and Ju1l. Bit tlio packing goeH Oh at a real cot
nb1o into, nevertheless, A,'d somo Of our houses
| will undoubtedly run I'LL tho ond Of tho roguIar
aalowaaeo next, month. TGtp fact, and tlo
knowledge TINT largo quantities Of product havo
oofno III from county points, wh!1o our siiIp-
le1'ta ~ "re diminishing. argues arso HtocLa hole
buyers to rodncc tlcir bids. while holders wore
ratlcr mora anxious to sell. Hence iuo=B pork
fell oil 20Qv25o por Lrl, aud lnrd 1b(@20o por 100
taF, while ineAts wero dull, with holders nsliug
per ID less. by tho bye, 1t aee1ns strange thyt
buyers are Obliged to work blindly oil through
the packing SeAsuu, without anything botter
tlan euosa ut the stocks on haud, while New
York can make ul' her atoeha Oil tho first of cach
month through tho year. L really Hooms li1o
nIockory to givo lib monthly statolnent through
The summer, and on,i: it Just Ia tho Benson when
such statement would bo Of tho greatest uHo.
Cannot our :. wlieol within vllocl" lun on twovo
OF t1ouo spokes Al well as Oh eIgAt? The market
clored at tho following range Of prices 1IoaB
pork. CASH or seller Janua4y. sl4.6o@ll.t5 !;
10 aoller February, G1l.3U@14.B5; do seller
March. si5.25@lb3o; do soor April, sl5.50@
ls,oo prime en- mese sse,} Por sl275@ls9o extra
Janaary. 81. .70@s.75; do sollcr February,
st.v1@poo; do seller March, s9.svp9.s5.
Green hams at 9@o4o for l6 and Is ID uye-
raycs; swcot pickled huns, o15@lol}1c: dry
aa1 aatod meats lo0so at 6$fc for ehonl4elA 7a@
7G@714o for short ribs 7$6o for sholf clear
tho Haina boxed at no por ID above these prices.
Green meats 10 lower than saltol do. Alcats
for February delivery 1Sc hIghor, and for
prsss ess Sss S sS's extra nan mess sash o
sg.76@10.00; beef hams S22,75@23.00. City
tallow. G5A@0ho; grraso quotable at no
Gc. sales wero reported OF 250 brls llsosa
pork, casll, or scllor January, Mt s14.50 SOP
NAAn Nv Nv ~A3u1T3 LON ~! w hUlGI IGUIuAIy
at s14 0j: 6Uu brs do ut s14.90; =; 600 brls do at
9l4.85; 1,6U0 byls do at $14.80 5u0 brlB do
seller March last eyening) $3.50 ;l.000 brls do
at $3.50; 1000 brls do Ut sl5.25 urls ru.np
pork Mt $1,000; brls pigs tongues at $1,000
25o tcs lard at sS72}7; $50 tcs do sclci Fob
ruary at s9l5 $50 tcs do ut 9910; $50 tcs do
ut e9.05; 850 tes do ut $500; $50 ties do ut
1895 250 tcs do seller March at so.42111 $50
tcs do ut e0.40 250 lea do Mt SO.37]1; 100 tea
do al S0.35; $50 tcs do ut $9.32111 2,750 tcs do
at $3.50 500 tcs do at s925; 10000 lbs
Shoulders, aollor March, at G114o; 10000 lbs
grccn do "a l!s) at &c, caell lou, 0,U00 IB green
hams nc tE) at o. lU0, 600 lhs do (18 lbs> ut
B11c; 10000 lbs do (20 lls) At &c 80 boxes long
cut hanls IN lts) ut 1t]}sc; 20.00o ibB bellies
at So.
Flour was vory quiet. and unchanged. Thore
wore ont few buyers ii, attendance, and tAey
generally bid l0@15c por brl under the figures
asked by holders, who would make no collces-
siouH. Hence few trades. Buckwicat aud ryo
noura we're dull, mud bra,, wab 1lfner. Sulcs
wore reported Ut 100 brls whto winter extras OIL
private terms; 20 brlH spring extras (patcnt) ut
800; 100 brls do ut s6l251; 200 brls do Mt
sG.t0; 45U br!s DO on private tarns 100 hrls
spring oxtras at Sl.50; 125 brls ryo on private
terms. Total, G95 brls. Also 10 ions bran, to
arrivo. ut $500 on track. Tho following were