, 1875-01-17
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PROVISIONS.
hog PR0puCT5-Were dull during great part OF
the session. and rather weak though tho bruAs OF tue
battle YVES borne by the holders Of meaR pork OF which
there aro supposed by some to be mora than 16oooo
hrls In storo here Hogs were again IN pleuh1u sup
ply md easer while tho markets Tor product IN other
!" cities wers inclined downward, This brought out
sellers, and made buyers hold OF but they TOOK held
Of tho speculative articles ut tho bottom rather freely.
which induced reaction in tone. Tho packing Of
1,197 600 ho2a to date, with si1 weeks more to hear
FROM does not look like very great falling of IN nnH-
bars the end Of tho seasou tha character Of re-
ceipsa shows that the hog crop ts by M nsans ex-
hausted yet
The Official report Of provisions On hand in Chicago
stases the stocks brs pork and 48 200 tce
lard against $50 brls pork and s75e tos lard
year ago.
MESS poRK-Was moro active, but averaged 17H@
soc OCT tr; lower The market very weak early,
but turned tt!o before noon, and coaed relatively
arm, ouly 5@lOo lower than on Friday evening. The
Lite strength WIS partially due the fact tat the
stock taking showed less pork on hand than WIS
expected y tho weakkneed oues Sales were reported
brls seller February at $1el7H9ls.1o; DISC brls
soer E:rch It s1s:sp@1s.7e}d and and $50 5rs seier
April at $la7sa1e9o Tota se5 bss 1ae - masxss as1
February: SIS 7ot9la.72N seller March; and Sta.as
Clear rcrk vss nom.nauy unchanged 1t 5000; and
und nominal Ut s1e.oo916.s5 and extra prime do st
$l3.0oal:o5.
LAno-Was rather lass active, md a7eragcd 2H@5o
por 100 lower being sustained BY the fact Of rel
lively small EocAs and tho other 1act that 1t did not
advance s the rate that Liverpool did few days
pfeyiously-houce had not far to fall to the
normal difference. Tho market WAS weak carly and
fE,n Inter. Sales were reported on chsnge Of 1859
tea cash seller the month tpart kettle at $i3 3oG
l337H $500 tcs seuer February at $l3.37k@l3.45;
6,7S0 tca seller March At St355@1a6; $50 tcs seller
April at s1385: and 500 tcs seer May at Sl4e0. t.
tai 13 $50 tc4, The market closed ut S1337 @13.i0
cash $l3.45 soi1er February; S13a5@13C71 seller
March md sls.s5@13.s7h seller April.
MEATs-Woro rather moto active and easier, noat
held Little mora firmly q. the decline at which buy
took hold more freely Salea reported at 600
fhs green hams as hs} at 9o; Gc01 ID. shoulders at
6Ho caah, and GEt36Sc sollor March 10000 rs abort
ribs At Do, 100000 hs do seller March at 33<c; ~
boxes do ut $3.50 cash: 5e0 boxes long cleara at
9Lc; 200 boxes long aud short clears ut 9Ic The
market closed at Go for green ahoulders. 90 do for
and 9Ht9o15c do ha.ns. sweet-pickled hams Us lbs
ayorsge) at l0x@l0zc. Meats In salt 10 to is dayg
quoted ut cAc for ahoulders, c7sh or seller 5anu-
ary; 55fc do seller February CSC do heller Murch
long clear SIC cash seller January do seller Feb
ruary, 97sc: do seller MaEch, ee; short ribs. 9Hc
caEh seller January; do seller February, 97<c;
do seller March, 94c: short clears, 9tzc; 10 eeller
February, 95{c; do seller March. 1oc- Boxed me:t7
No higher than loose. Long cut hams, 1oA@11:.
shoaidars, and 1a2lc for short 1ths-a1 packed =;
GNEAsE-Eontna at 6@eHc. *
BEEF pRODUcT5-Wero Guio. and norninA11y un-
ia:lged It 1925 for ness $9.a5 foE extra ess, and
$1p. .Nt62o050 for hams.
TALtow-Quctsl ut 8k@3Lc-