, 1874-04-30

puu1lH wufB quiet anu ekehdy, WILL lho o1ceptlou
ngain In MOTIVE dcninnd md pricbs hro so '.nhet~
tloj Tint It Is difficult to tell whore thoy rauBo:
Many dealers stato that they expect moro liberal
receipts soon, The demand ct prosont ie in ex-'
flr1nor, but common mixed lots Woro slow and
oasy. Tho local and shipping domand for ogga
was active, and sales wero madn at full recent
prices. Turkeys weto Hoarco and highor, nleo
chooo dresaod chinkonsi those In coops woro
steady. Other kinds Of poultry woro allow.
uighwnoa were quiet md stoady at tho quo.
tatton Of tho past two or throo days, with mod
ornto domand, anl light supply, sales were
price tho market oloaol firm. Now York wan
quoted enBier, but that fact mndo no apparent
difforonop hero.
Lako freightH woro dull. and rnthor weak as
former ratos, which ere y; 4>So on vhoat, and 40
on corn On through ratio 70 Now York by stonfn
and rail-. Only charters ona we're reported, which
will carry out $4,000 bu wheat and 1000 bn
'ohengo, but tho opening Of navigation is hourly
expooted.
Provisions wero moderately sostye. and THO
speculative articloa Wero stronger. Mess pork
advanced 16@2oe pcr brl, aud lard 100 per
domand, chiefly from pnrtics who sold on tAc
down turn yesterday. and to fill othor oontracte.
It was rumored that thoro aro q good mnny May
contracts for pork yot uncovered, md oven 6omc
Tor April. Lard was quoted easier IN Ltvorpool.
Of live hogs hcrc prevonteA good inquiry.
MfoasB wore very atoaly 1T tho rooont decline,
with fair number Of ordcra on tho markot, tho
inquiry bofng ohio1y for large lots. Tho outward
boipg rapidly reduced from Aorculoan proper
ttons The marhos closed steady at tho following
range Of priceBs Moss pork, cash or so1lor
May, .s1o.25@1e:27; do soller June, slo.45
@10.4715; do aollOr July, e1o05@1070. Lard.
Saas Sss sfss n" & sssI sRs }a ss9% e s95
1910 swootsplokiod hama, 1o@1io per is ,feE for
1915 ID averages; dry-saltol meatB, loose. at
656o tor shoulders, cash, and 40.20' aollor
June; sS;b0@8.bb tor short ribs. cash, md s8.7o
end oAo seller June; $50 for Uumborlands
| 894@816o for long clear. Tho same boxed
ut A@9&o per ID above these pricos. Daoon
meats, 10 for shoulders, 096c FOR short ribs
I6Ss Ssi't tne ~ ssne loose, iazss: Saees
mess DO, $10. 75@l1 90; beof fhams. $22,6o@2o. 90
Gsy talow 7A@7 e5ease y. so 9qoiia6e S1is ct
al s10.25; 525 brls do at $1e:2o 100 brla Do a1
s16.15 25O brls do, aol1or May, OF s182719 ;
900 brls do ut slo.25 1.250 brle do. seller june
at S18.4b 750 brlH do at e10.40 20 toa lard q
tos DO at se.76; 1850 tes d, ae!ler juno, 4
sD.0216 $50 tes do at 5000; 500 900 Tbs should
era, seller July, at 816o; 100000 lbs short ribs d
| $40; 100 tcs Bweet piokled hnma Us ihs) q
bacon hams at 1870, oanvasaed and packed
1000 lbs do at 121t4 packed 5000 lbs honelea!
brcakfast bacon at 12]5o packed.
Flour waB quiet at formor pflcos. Thoro wa!
! little demand On othor than local account, bn
holders were firm In their viows, In Bympath.
with wheat, though tho receipta woro oonsidor
ably largor than tho average. Bran was In fei
domand aud steady. Sales woro reported OF 20
brla white wIntor. extras (Northwostorn). q
spring o1tras [patont) az $40; 100 hrlB do a
$3.50; 100 brls do At aG.e71d; 200 brls do q
9o12}l; 100 brls do at so.1o 200 br1a do 2
$500; 600 brls do on privnte terms 100 brl
70 tons bran at $4,000, on track: :: 10 tons mid
dlings at e25.0O ten tons do. coarso, at $24.0O
10 tons do at s23.o0. The following were til