, 1881-12-23

private alvccs noted butter demand At tho
scnGonrtt fnr whrMt. Provisions wore tn heiiut
ttsand, md It was Understood ttat sn,nc Ut tho
big shorts wcro nllcd, which lot 10 iii,
ons'cr feeling later. Most OF tho trnd-
Ing acemn't to bo t1ono for tho PURPOSE
of diminishing risks lurlnE tho hnlI.lny son-
to',, md thoro WINS little doing l.y shippers.
Mess pnrk etoscd l71fc higher, At $la6aX5bt6 t655
for ta'l'iary md $lb.7sssGD1u75 far Fobrnnry.
Lar,l ousest 1otl2tfu ltixhor, ut $t0poD l0Rt for
sollot January and Sll.071sd db1t.l0 far Fol,rnry.
Short ribs closed lou higher. ut *s. s.7siGDH.11 seller
tobr1lhry. Whght rloacfl NGpHg higher, ut
$ishAdb laa'A fur JanAury and sim. 10 iaAH for
Fo1rnasy. corn closed sGbho hte',or. Mt do,id1
9lAo for JRiltary and 6GlGatiu for ainy Outs
closed @s6s!lo .lowor, ut ,4iAdbt4tio for Dcccu,-
1,ar, @34Gtt3Hc far Jnnunry, MD lhAGo46Eu fnr
May. ltyo tiosod unchanged nt 87u u.ts, md
!Hao for February. Barley closed t6bi.sv
hlghor, nj 4lu cnsb fur No. H. Cly tor UcpeinIh,r.
and slc for Fohr,,nry. Hogs wuro active aud
cst,sea strung Mt $5e098i0 for light and ut $500
91abn for fioavs Cattto woro tirncr, v ltt, snlos
al $aa.:.j4ea.1J.
Dry -3pods ]obbora roport 'oontinucd uuiot,
with no 'aiportnnt tluct.,atlon In y1les. Iluuts
and Shoes warc t1ull, as wore ALSO clothing, mil
slncry goods, mud cogi,ato litos. In tho Rrocory
market thorn was lltsi0 apparutik change, t}ttsi-
noss was lis gnotl AZ ns,r, fur tho time ot yoar,
and nreos vert Honorally well supported. PRICES
OF dried fruits, CANNED goods, npd isl, fanyc
about ~ boforo. Dairy products rc,lsnitl q,,lol,
win values unsettled. Fne goods ALONG ,yoro
hct'l With my shnw Of iirmness. Tharo wns n
eteatly oil MARKET rIg.iron was strong ut thu
Into Hdvahee. Coal rcn,nins dull. 1Iny WIS dull
Mt fluotntons. The market for groun fruits was
innettse, South Watcr street dealers reporting
m almost complete ccssatIon OF bualncss In this
llnG Oil account Of tho storm. Iiidps sbpyv III,
Improvement over tho depressed condition OK
1st'ng Tor tho past Fortnight. Grease nud taltow
SHOW somo Aims Of Improvement, thutigl,
sales arc ssi,l very lncugrc at quotu-
tons fotatoes continue stpa'y, tho bulk
or tho traao being In common lots.
choice stocks bo1n4 very scnrco, Poultry
and game woro "suk," tho large stooks nnd
war1n wenthcr Inducing low pricos for both.
WOOL IS Qutotand unchnnEcd. FlnxHood wus "a.
~ higher, selling at lis, cloalns at tho lat
ter l'rfce dcilretoi~ Clnvcr-Bcrd was dull and
Guotatio 1T 500 for prime. uni timothy ut
ss:t7A for prl'no seed. Dressed hags wutc slow
at su.f51dW for mfxod, and $G.05 fur choice
heavy. r.,
Hall froiEhts to Now York wcro 1uutel at 16e
por 100 lbs for rfain aud PROVISIONS; tbroiigtl 10
gov 3uc.
Tho receipts Of whoat reported yesterday at
Ch!caRo. Milwaukee,, st. LuuIs, Toledo, mud DC.
rot agsfcgatcd 113,0o0 hu. and tho etfp1nontB
bi,H0 bti. Tho shtpmeuts frni, Now York. Ba,tl.
t'ore. aud phttnslelphin wore toI,WU bu.
Tic following nrc reported On oeeas, passaro:
xess; ysss: ess ss 4: S d. 81 ' Y $
1t 10 reported that ono houso IN New York hna
about Sooo,oO worth Of dry goods roturned to II
from tho West within a fow days past.. Tho
woather has boct adverse to selling, and tho rp-
tall merohnnts preferred returning tho goods to
rctnlting thom Under such circumstances,
Tho "heat which IL roiootod by tho Alnneapo-
lkH mills in HnDf fNrfhar sttpn sbn.t u..,s