, 1874-01-10

| improved demand for nnrca, ant! choice frui
wan held firmly at highorpricos, owing to roducod
o.oslngd. Otler 1ruit "nA without lnatorinl
change. Tho rotai trade in potatoes continues
l!tm and formor prices aro readily obtained.
Ih9 aeed market was rather qutot. Hungarian,
! and miliet woro oasicr under large. offerings.
Clovor Naa dull and weak, but timothy romans
iirn. antno mud poultry wore dull, mud prices
tayot oil Luyers.
1l!Rhwinca wero In active domnnd and again
%aynne9a %;"'ns H. sr gallon though reported no
hold of for an advanco. salos woro reported
lloro Of 900 .brls ct Goo per gallon, and more
wautosl nt TINT prico. Tho market closed noml-
nally strong at Oo@0d!9o;
per 1oo !ta. closing ut sB.121 for light md odd
LOTS, aud s0.40 forgoo1 heavy hogs. Tic MR.
ko1 opened rather tirm ono or two buyers being
disnosed to pay yeatordays prices; but holders
when live hogs woro reported eauier. Ba|ua were
noted Of 30 (avoragiug 400 lbs) at 5000 80 $50
tbs) at a0.a5; 403 at &G.40 957 at $3.50; III ut
sg:25; IT at 1920; 25o Mt se.121l. Iotal,
1876 hoad, out or 9,807 received.
Provisions wore loss aotlve aud easier. Many
operators quoted the market a. wcnt, but It was
ioalty a atrong ono, under tho circumstances.
Tho receipts Of hogs wero fully oqual to tho re-
caot average, and. though most OF ttlom were
bees 3 oS s o. en1s of on our naa arsest ss
hoidora woro moro than usually anxious to soll,
rs II thoy Thought tloy had oarrou rs long as 1t
was sate to do 10. Against .hia was the reported
largoly on tho short side, and waH unable to tako
cnre OF Its margins. Hence there was modcr-
alto demand to fill optous which tlis failure had
left uncovered, md tho expectation tint
still more would bo wanted for this
declined 1o@l5o por brl in lilo iast
half OF tho aoBsion principally OIL options for
thR and next month. Lard wns comparatively
astoady* Meats wore dull, mud about 10 por Ii
lowor, thoro being worry few ordora here, as most
Of those on hand rcconlly have bocu Withdrawn.
Tho provision trade III now 10 worry uncertain
state. 30 many havo bought pork aud lard in
tho expectation Of short crop t4nt tho market
has boen caified fur above tho figures ut which
t. VIII pay to export to Europe. and the market
Shorts hayo to 10 alod in. English buyers hayo
potsiatontly rofr1sod to believe tito cry OF short
crop, and have not advanced their quotations 10
keel, pace with ours: Honcc our aliipmonts arc
tho product Of country packers is being poured
in upon us, attraetod by our high
aud 1.-THE ona iB not yet." Tic marriott
cloaed at the following range Of pricoa Mens
do seller February, sll.oU@i4.65; do soilorr
March, s15.15@l5.20; do seller April, s15.5D@
1850; prime mess pork, $12. .75@lS.00; extra
primo do, sl1.75@l2.o0. Lard, cash orsoller
January, .ss.76@sSo; do Holler February,
Green Hams 1t ssi@So for is and Is is ayo
ragcs; sweet pickloa hams, g11@10o; dry
aaltod meats, loose, ut 5I1c for shoulders 7NtD
7Ao for cumberlandB; 771s@77lc for long clear
1tSs@115e forsaort 1bs; 75&972ao for shoit clear;
Groen moats 10 lower than anltoa do. Meats Meats
March delivery }1@556c higher than cash
Er!coa. pr Meas bcei, ?S.25@s:50; extrn moss do,
~; p;76@lo.oo; bocf bans, F22.75@23 90. City
a0 c. saez Wefa ;onSred Sffed9 g a5a rs a @
pork. sogr February, at S14.0o; 600 brls do Mt
e14.70; 600 brls do ut S14G5; 600 brls do.
seller March. ut 916.35 600 hrls do at SIG 30
81 brs oxtra primo pork Country ut $l1.0U;
500 tcs do al $3.50; 1s0 tcs do at 9s.45 flooao5;
o00 tcs DO. soiler February, at S9.0215; 900 hrs
j. at 5000; $50 tcs do, solor Marcli, at s9.35;
500 tcs do at s0.32]1; 1,0u0 les do at 50.2711: |
700 tcs do 81 Ct e. $o25 10000 tbs green shoulders
T. T, S1Se; 2oooo nhs short ribs at ne; 10000
ND 1900 lba green hams (1G ibs) at s94c;
00, 600 thH do (20 ibB). last evening, at &c 50
C. G swoos picklea hams (151 lbs), country, ut
Flour was quito active, and principally on ex-
,ort account, oil offerings OF fair to gooi H,ring
'xtras being wanted at former quo.atioss, while |
loldosa generally demanded q further advance to |
correspond with tho ryo III wheat. Ihore were
'lao several direct ordol4 on tile market for
1u1l. Bran was moro active, a,d strong. Baios |
we're reported Of 100 brls wliio winter extras ut
s7.75; 100 brls do at 50. So; 100 brla do second
It $500; 200 brla spring ex;ras ut $500; 100 |
g. 50; $50 brls do at s6.l21G; 2,loD brls do at
5G.00; 800 hrla do at $3.50; 200 brs do {low) ut |
$500; 5000 brls do OF, private tornls 200 6rls
!upertlnos at $500; LOU brs do Coax Groyo) ut
34.c2H; 100 bf1s do at $3.50; 20 brls rye nt
'rls. Also 50 tons bran at 513.50; SO tous do to
.rrve ut $500; and 10 tons at 1880 ut mill |
plio market closed Ut tho following rango OF |