, 1874-02-13

fruits arc In fair request, apples mud crnnl,crlios
loing firm. Tin scarcity. aud conso1!lont hrnt-
es Of poaso9s n~"ns Il 2 aa GdSs onfa 11
TO this poin., and do not anttcirale further
nlvanco. Poultry wns rather slow, and tho
weather belng soft, rocoivora were willing TO
changed. seeia wore dill and woalt excepting
timothy, which sold to n moderate oxtens, ruling
eaay under libora offerings, mud tlax waa firm,
lliEhwinoH wprn Ill 1not'prnto dprinn!i md
aai!' aales If zoo bria 1T 0oo por gallon Now York
VAS Htoady. -
Dressed hogs were dull, aud 25@30n lower.
THO receipts wore larger than usual (45ao heaJD,
at1d tho weather was warn', making many OF tho
offerings quito soft, and causing buyers to hold
OF Lost tho property Rhnnld spoil on their luu,ls.
The market opened at $8.d0@lO45 for choice, Int
closed tano Mt $0.25@ 80 for do while soft lots
wore almost unsa!aee -, rhe reported 4 sales n,
$3.50; 200 at s0.25; 80 ut 1920; IL soft at
5000 20 soft and dirty Mt s575; $40 on pri-:
| vate terms. Total, 848 head. i,
| Provisions wore acttvo and weak. Tho receipt
| OF 2t 900 hogs, "tlioro or theroaboulB," with
wonkneas IN Now York, CAUSED product to bs re-
gardcd with hoavy oyo, notwithstanding tho
announcement yostorday TINT the pacltors had
closed for to sesaon As was taootiosly r.
ing," and there is llttlo donbt that hogs will bo
cut hero IL thoy only como III, especially II thoro
should DO Bueh lroas III pricos as to promise a
fair profit on tho operation. III any event,
thoro aro yot fourteen working daye before tho
close Of tho soason, a,id VIC eoom TO have great
deal moro lard on hand than was expected, with
little shipping demand for my part Of our
1000 tcs; whlo nobody, pretonds to lavo any
s,,norH. Tho hogs now coming iii will not mako
noBs porh, mud but lltt1o lard but tliey will
lnnko meats, and 1t ia said to DO surprising how
woll they pan out, considering their
Gators, too, profcr lean meat to that which il
very int. Mess pork declined. 20@l25o ppr 'br},
and lard 15o per loo ibs whilo meats woro Scper
ID lower, though not olorod very freely at tho ro-
inn rango Of prices: Mess pork, cash OF seller
February, oil. dose91er March. .s14. .00@
14.06: dosollor April. sli.27>9@lA,3o; Do seller
Msy, 90: prime moBsp $12. .00@l8o0; e1tra
priinolo, s1ts7}1@ 90. bara, ,carh OF selor Neb-
ruary, $8.70@875; DO sellor March,, Ss.55
1;fe e. Sfay, soao@o25. dreon huns at o@95lc for
end l? b sst nss pehoa oss, has " s
fosGl; to2 Shoulders ats fss ?@7%o '' for oa%berlada
for long cloar 71s@7}Sc for short ribs; 711@75lo
| pmor m ID above thcao prlcoa. Green moats 76o1ower
tthan aalted do: Meats Tor March delivery 19c
p,s' prices. Bacon meats, 1o>le for shoulders,
| $40 for short ribs, $50. for short
cloar,, el paelea in booxos; ,t1e<sas11. the same
bids higseFsc scs n.sen hama ma, 15aS4 nes
l
s9.75@lo.00: boof hama, e23.oo@2a.5o. CITY
taslow, G7s@7c; grease gnotablo at o97c.
Sales wora roportoi Of 500 brls mesa pork
(last ovening) ut 9l4.20; 750 brls do at 314.00 J;
| 1850 brs do seller March at Sl4.15: G00 brls DO
| at St4.1911 $50 brs do al S14.10, !, ,760 brls do
at S1405; $50 brts do ut 514.00; l,o00 brls DO
seller April at 3t4.l0; 250 brls do ut e1l.3719 /;
1850 bris do at s14.35; 1900 brls do at 914.30 ;
25U brls do aolor A1ay al Sli.55; 150 tea lnrd nt
sp.75; GO tcs do (kettlcdD ut 5000; 800 tcs do
fat St. Louia) 1t $3.50; loo toz do seller March
1t 5000; 100 tcs do Mt 38.0211; bo0 tca 40 M at
$3.50; 100 tcs do seller April at 80. .l2]9 ,!6o
tca do at e0.10; 1900 tea do ut 9005; ESQ tcs
do at 5000; $500 pcs green hnn1s ~ ihs) ut
9l%o: 20. 600 pea do (15 ibs) at 01ao; 1,000 pca
do rio ibs) at Do; 2,ObO pcs do Us iha) ut 854lc
80 tcs swoet picklel hams l1G tbs) at lo1ao; lou
tcs do III lha) at 10c; 100 boxes long vt short
clear ut 7c91 1000 lbs short ribs at 79go 4oo,
600 lbs 10 Beer March at 71lo 100 00D lbs seloi
April at Sc; 10000 lhs green short ribs at 7}1o
] IS brls city tallow Of G3ac.
, Flour was dull, though with {! little mort
doing than ycstortaay, aud no mntorlnl chnngo IL
| nrices, Exporters Wero not in tho marriott. bn
! there was 1itto better damand from the loca
} trade and ono or two small orders from Eastor1
) I points. Drau was easier tho recent high price
having brought out larger supply. salos Wor'
reported of as brls spring extraa (patenN
; sB.25; 90 brls do nt $500; 100 brls do (hiinn;
! 1t sG36 1,Q50 lrla do on privatc terms rs brl
D buckwlea& ut $500. Total, 1,25O brls. Also, u
tons bran at $3.50. Tho following Wero til
n -