, 1874-03-02

iroelAionB we're nloto ofhtoly RttIYc, md q trn1er
though ligllor prieoa wore ohiaincd oniy for
meatH, wliiol, woro callot1 for quIte 1iboraly on
shipping account, anil commanded fully 1ko moro
than on Yesterday Pork aud lard wcro tlcelt in
.nnlnly On spGotiattyo account, md tho businoHs
month to anothor, the current rntoa bong 05o
per brl for pork 2oS per 100 ,ha OH Lard, and
A@Ao por lb on nll descriptions Of nleate.
There ie undoubtedly moro dotng, i'll moats than
Is evit1oncod by tho shipments, moro especially
OF boxod descriptions. Our HtockH aro lnrgo, but
tho weaknoHs Of yesterday developed tho fact
; that tllore aro aomo who want tho property, as
doalcra. THIS fontnre scaraod tho iirlnor
fooling today. A conRi1orablo proportion
Of tho product NOW In the hands Of paolors coat
6@514c per pound. gross, honco they cannot very
cnlront. I1e stock Of mesa pork lloro ia osti-
mated at 140 900 brla Of lnrd 105, 600 to 10000
tiorcoB ;and OF moats at 35 600 900 to 45000, 900
pounds, At the ccoBe Of tito packing last year
tho stocks woro about o. 900 brs Of pork 44,oo0
moats,. ahowing tint thoro ID matorlnl incroaBo
III product Oil lln.d. TrolghtB nro ptill unsettled
and irregular, both rail mud ocoau, and this
inaoa, l'ns tontdonoy TO- ,o stimulate shipments
able f.otghtr 'GsA engaged sp%s 'qasoSd abros
Tho mnrkot closed steady and frln at tho fol-
lowing range Of prices hfesa pork, casl, or
Bollor February, Sl3, 8514.0 90 do aollor h1nreh,
S13.85@13.00; do neller April, $14.15GD14 40 !;
Do Bollor May,' s14: 45@14.60, primo mess pork,
S't2250126U; extra primo do, s11.n0@i1.25.
Lard oaeh or gollor March, $8.oo@B.571l; do
seIor April, 9S75@8.775; do seller h1ay,
S8.92>4@8.05. Grccn hams at 0@n1l(o for 10
md 10 ib averages; sweet -picklod ha1ns,
g11@1011o; dryBated meats, looHo. Mt So. .10@5. 20
for shoulders, 7l1o for Cumbcrant!s; 10
714c forong clear, s795@7.40 for short ribs, 7]So
for short clear; tho gano boxed at 10 por 1b
above these prlocA. Groom 'neats 11GGll4o lowor
than saltcd DO. hIoats for April delivery 10
prieea. Bacon nseats, 60 f' for % sLoult an;, 9Th,
BM@8114o for short ribs, 8;X@8Llo for short
clear, oil packed in :. boxes; tho samo
in hhds, 10 higher. Bacon hn,ns, 111I@13c.
Mess bcof, as8.76@9.00; extra moss 10,
e9.75@1016; beof hams, 23.00@29.50. City
tallow, Gsl@0Mo; greaHo guotablo at ~
GD7o. Sa1es were reported Of 80 brls mess pork,
cash, at $1i.D0; 800 brls Bol1or MARCEL at
$3.50; 800 Ibrla do at $685. 1850 brlH do
at 313.85 5 GOO brla Hcllor April at a1i.50; 600
brls do ut s1420 $50 brla Bellor Nlny ut 31450 );
100 tcs cash lar1 at $500; 5000 tea sol'or
March At 98.5B $50 tcs do at SO. SEX $40 tcs
gellor April at SB.75; 1,5U0 tcs roller May ut
1886; 10000 ihB bellies ut 8tSo. loose 100000
lbs dry Haltod shoulders ut $510 loose 100, ,001
bs short ribs ut $3.50; 30 900 ha do ut t97.B71;
100O 900 ihs do sollor april ut 79kc; 100, 900 l6s
short clear, aoller 1Iay, Ut &c. all looBe 50 boxes
short coar at 734c; Is tcs whito grcnso Mt &C.. =
} Tho DAILY Commercial Report gives tho fol-
lowing a8 the shipments Of provisions from this
city during tho wool, ending with Thursday lnst.
nnd for other periods:
Iork lard r 'Ifums !shorlds # IfilIles,