, 1874-01-19

Wh3 unil aMd Weak. There Waa nA NatlVo Aat,l'sn"
for hidos, former prloeH bcing fully sustalped.
Choice turkeys, chickens, ana duokb wero ~ !
good request and firm, but poor stock, OF Which
thoro is d larHe supply. moves slowly.
1lgwines Moro quiet anu 10 poow tho ~ nask ssai
q closed m M stoady. ' ~ 80 -. ..s. .,,.-.
5ssssS lss s wsrs r.. g9aa saiRis Il sR sa9 II I'd;
and S@ioo per 1oo lbs gu g. c;osad 1
thIs ranRo. Bnlos wore reported Of 90 ioycr 300
tbs) at So.4o; e10 at $685.. no at $780, 40 at
$9.25t 26 at Sd,2o; 2aG soft a. so.oo. Total
l,6s4 hcad, out OF 4, ,005 received.
Provisions woro, moro eotivo,. and atoaaler.
Tho market orouod firm, with :" better" feol-
Ing oil arouud, though with no ma:orial advance
Il o Hass 9n o ests aosa U whqn
tcles onsod off, while moats rcrnatned firm. Tho
receipts Of h0ga wore ratlor aulall, and thero waH
Bomo talk about hofdtng meeting Of tho pacK'
ors and provision dealorH to declare the aeaaon
cloaed. While such a roBUlye would bo about aa
AeuBlhle ID declaration TINT water dooa not run
down ll or TINT tho carth doea NOT 1noVe around
the sun. tho focllng that suoh terrbo
eject in sti1ontl,s prices. Tic local Shorts tled
in littlo moro freely III consequence, md Bono
owners Of product hold 1t on tho marriott for
higher prices. The, packing business is pro-
work nt tho pioscnt rate IL neeaed 70 equal The
total Of last season'H packing. Thoro ia not
much inducemont to operate on falllng mar
kot; 30 that 1t is doubtful II We Bhatl do much
| moro; and most Of tho pacxera havo Hhut down
| already. The February dplivorlca Of pork and
| lard Aeom now to Lave beon mostly provided for,
| and they wero not pressou on tho markot today
! III heretofore. Tho speculators Oh lnrd still
ayo faith In 1t Oh necount Of ita relative scarc-
| ty, and holders Of meats fool that tho light
stocks Justify them in being irnl, especially aa
better foreign dotnaud Ia favored by waaxen-
!ng In tho rates Of fvelGht aoroas tho oceap::
Tho markot closed at tho following ra,Go Of
! M
| Dl4.20 ;.do seller February, S14.2u@9l4.25; do
collier March, 914.65@1I.7o; do seller April,
S15.1o@15121l4; prime mess pork, $1275@l3,o0; /;
ssss }saasr as 10 ss4 aa fsasasr
ssy0@s.0b !; do Boler March, s9.20@o.25 !; do
sellor April, $0.40@9.45. Greon hams Of 8X
goo for l6 aud 15 tb averages; sweet
sss' Iosss ut 'e; tVsi shousdsss seS 7@ fes
for short ribs 7l@71o Tor sho,t eleaf !;
tho samo boxed at 70 .por ID above those
Meats Meats for FeSruary dollityory S@Xo higher, and
pricos. Moss boef, s55.25e1s50; extra moss do,
%, 75@1o.00; boof Inns, 52275@23oo. City
&C. salos Wero ioportod Of 500 brls mess pork, ai
Fsblaass ss' ~ Sas'd Do S's = g s sse;
$3.50 bris do at s14.20; 75o br!s Do, seller March,
sie5 SO Ss Sps do 51 aoor sI Apr ii s sl5 -
tcs lard at 1886 !; 250 tcs do at $3.50 $50 tcs Do
seller February, 1t 1895; 96o tcs DO at %, ,o2N
$50 tes DO at $3.50 GOO tes do, seler Match: al
April, at s9.45 $50 boxes shoulders at 5ss4c
%, QUO ths glocn DO at b1{c,- loose. 100 hoxe.
Cambctlanda at 79sc; 4o,0U0 ts short RIBS d
s7.s0; 74Q,o0o lbs Do at 71lc; 25o,o00 'hs DO OF
270,0o0 lbs do at Tie 100 boxoa do at ITO 20.
GOO lba green harms 16 lts) ut 60 0OO lbs ant
4,0OD pcs do (lo lbs ut 89@e; 81, BOO lbs do Il
lha) at $40; 10000 fts do Us lbs} at 85c; 10.
) (l5 lbB) at 10c 5o0 boxes long clear on privat
forms loo tcs bellies, sweet t-pcklcd, ut 10; A
!, | bxs sailed do at 74o 100 blis beef hams .
a23.10.
4 Tho Commercial Du!letin gives tue followin!
D rs tho returns Of the packing at tho priucipa
| prints, as compared with the sumo timo lnat sen
6 son ns far as returned, anl tho aggregate pack