, 1874-02-14

cent prices, and choice lots from store sold high
| or. The poultry market WAS dull mud weak. with
! large offerings and unfayorable weather. The
| greatest decline was in chickens, but turkeys
wero easier andiu large supply.
Lake freights we're mentioned to-day BY soy-
| erat parties, but no definite understanding ar
! rived at. It was stated that Sc was of1ered for
wheat, and 7c for corn, to Buffalo. to load now.
| ut Milwaukee.
! Highwines were quiet and eteady, at the quota
| tions Of several days past. Sales were reported
of 100 brls at 9Gc per gallon. Tho market is
somawhat disposed TO drag in the absence Of any
| definite action :eiatiye to an increase OF the
| whisky tax.
Dressed hogs we're in fair shipping demand, at
the decline noted yesterday. The weather was
| too mild to make it prudent to hold of, and SELL
ers gracefully accepted tho situation, while buy
ers took hold freely. The market ruled and
closed steady, at sG25@G.30 T 100 lbs. Sales
were reported Of 1,03S head at $3.50; l,261 at
1925; 500 aoft at $5.75; $40 dividing on 900 lbs
at S6.25@G.30, the outside for heavy. Total,
Provisions vera less active, but decidedly
firmer Tho smaller receipts of hogs this morn
ing made holders frmer, especially as the weak
ness Of yesterday was in algeo part due to tho
fact that the hogs "got mixed up with tho
sheep" in the uuoficial reports, making the re-
ceipts seem laTger thnn they actually were. The
stronger feeling to-day WAS also helped by the
decline in freight rates to Europe, noted above.
Holders offered their property lcss freely, md
there wcro plenty OF buyers. though many Of the
lattor were unwilling to follow tue market up
wards. There was especially good demand for
meats, both on Southern aud European account,
and they were firmly hold ut 74c advance. while
several OF tho largest holders not willing to
wait, as the recent depression would cortaiuly be
recovered from. Mesa pork WAS loo per
brl higher, with another report Of stocks
at 125,oo0 brls. Lard advanced 1o@l5c per
ing range Of prices: Mess pork, cas1, or settler
February, el3.s71145@14.oo; do sellcr March,
@14071i@14.1o: do seller April. s14.s5; do seller
May, sla. .55@14.60: prime mess pork, e12.7o@
1850 extra prime d. 81 55@11 ~ Lard, eSeh
March, sB.a5@ss5X; do seller April, s9.
9.1215; do seller alay, $o.35@9.40. Green hams
at st0oL(c for 16 and Is ID ayerages swcet pick
led hams. 916g1lc; dry ealted meats, loose,
at 513c for Shoulders; 725@715c for cunaberlands
per ID above these prices. Grecn meats 1sc lower
than salted do. Meats for March delivery 3}zo
higher, and for April 80 higher, than cash
to2 Bacon eo Reats ps tor fo4 s40nds5s sss
in hhds, 5Gc higher. Bacon hams, 1115@13Lc.
Mess beef, ss.5o@s.75; extra mess do,
99:75@10.0o; beef hams, so3.0o@o3.50. City
at sl4.10; sos br.s do at s1400; 1880 brls do
Eeller March ut s14:10 !; 500 br:s do ut 514.00:
:, 600 brls do seller April at S14.5 500 br1s do
sl4. IS; IS tcs lard at e8.S5; 100 tcs do seller
March at s8.9719: 5000 tcs do at ss.95; 100 tcs
do at s9.s2 100 tcs do seller April at $9.121l;
>, 500 tcs do at 1910; 10000 lbs rejected shoul-
ders ut &c: 4, 600 lbs short ribs ut 5745; 900
lbs do seller March At TIC; soo,uo0 Tbs do seller
april CAST evening" at 72lc; 10000 lbs green do
at TIC cash 100000 Tbs short clear at 755c.
Flour MAS dull and easier in symDstl1v with
tho further decline in wheat and weaker feel
ing reported from other points. folders were /
moro anxious to SELL but did not report any
on local account, exporters being oat Of the
market. Bran was lower, owing to the fact Of
larger supply. Sales were reported Of so brls
whlte' winter extras at $3.50; 50 brls DO on pri-
vate terms 200 prls spring extras {AIinn.) ut
SG.75 50 br1s do at 500; $50 bE1s do ON private
terms; 100 blla superdne at s4:5o; 100 brls rye
at $4-75; 100 brls do at S4.G5; Is brls buckwheat
at 500. Total, s25 brla. Also, 10 tons bran at
$500 On track The following we're the prices