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dvance. It would seem to a casual, but not altogether 

 ve, observer, that an adequate cause, if sought after, 

 i sought in vain. The demand is entirely of a local, or 

 vo character. The exports of Flour and Grain during 

 six months, have not amounted to one-eighth the average 

 for the corresponding period of time in the previous 

 trs. Almost nothing, in this line, has been done within 

 iree months ; and we see it stated in the ifark Lane 

 that two vessels have been chartered in London, for the 

 !oast of France, to take in French Flour for New York 

 Ida, there being a good margin for profit in the adven- 

 as the last crop, in this country, so much below an aver- 

 warrant the recent large advance, or to make an 

 at, in Flour or Wheat, at existing prices safe ? If so, is 

 nge that, of the many engaged in the business, none 

 ive been able to "discern the signs of the times," or 

 an estimate of the true state of the case till near the 

 anuary ? Capital seeking employment at a low rate of 

 ind the price of Flour and "Wheat unusually low, otfered 

 cements for speculative operations, if suflScient cause 

 justify such a course ; but the market remained dull 

 8, until some, with more temerity or less dullness than 

 gan to operate, others soon follow, and in a short time 

 is run up beyond a safe point. An investw »■ uow, may 

 Drably ; but the risk it would involve is grea>.. . "an any 

 erson would care to run. Much depends on w, ques- 

 ace or War, which now agitates the public mind. — 

 ire about equally divided. The present aspect of the 

 rather in favor of Peace. 



Glrain generally steady, with a slight improvement. 

 SIGNS. — Most articles in this line sell at an advance on 

 (uotations. In some a decline is apparent. 

 E, SHEEP, AND SWINE, with various fluctuations, 

 at as previously quoted, with a slight advance in some 

 luality. 



ROCHESTER MARKET.— March 22. 



t— Superfine, $C@$6.50 ; extra, $T@$7.50 to the trade ; 



—Wheat, $1.50@$1.75 for white; $1.80@,.$1.35 for red. 

 Barley, 72c@75c. Eye, 75c@77c, Oats, 53c by weight. 

 J8IIC. 



—Clover, $6. Timothy, $2.25® $2.50. Flax, $1.60. 

 SIGNS- Mess Pork, ,$17.00@$i8.00. Dressed hogs, $6 

 itton, 6c. Beef, 43ic@5%c. Hams, smoked, 9c@,10c. 

 , 7c®Sc. Lard, 10c@nc. Butter, 18c@20c. Cheese, 

 Eggs, llc@12c. Potatoes, 88c@50c. 

 lE— Live weight, 8Xc@5c per lb. 

 — $.3.50@$5.00 per head. 

 $7®$11 per ton. 

 -40c@56c per lb. 

 )ve quotations are to the trade. 



NEW YORK MARKET. -MaEchi 19. 



£— 'Market firm. Superfine State, $550@$5.80; extra 

 1IC.75 ; Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa superfine, 

 ; extra do, $6.50@$7.S0 ; Ohio round-hoop, .$6.65@6.80. 

 firm; extras, $6.25@$7.50. Southern less active but 

 Itiraore, $6.25@$7.25; Brandywine, $7; Georgetown, 

 75 ; Petersburg city, $7.25®$8.25 ; Richmond city, $7.40 

 Gallego and Ilaxall, $S.50@.$8.60. Eye flour dull; 

 25 for fine and superfine. Corn meal quiet; Jerser, 

 "="; Brandywine, |4.80@$4.40. 



Wheat firm ; wliite, $1.45@$1.80 ; red Southern, $1.83 

 :^anada and Milwaukie club, $1.25®,$1.36 ; Illinois and 

 $1.4T®$1.50 ; Chicago spring, $l@r$1.10. Eye firm at 

 Barley steadj at 80c@85c. Oats quiet ; Southern, 50c 

 rsey, 58c@55c ; State, 66c@57c ; Western and Canadian 

 Corn-'yellow Jersey and Southern, 89c@91c ; mixed 

 i8c@90c ; unsound, 85c. 



-Clover, 10c@llc per lb. Timothy— mowed, $2.25® 

 eaped, $2.50@$2.75 per bushel. Eed top, $2.75®$8.00 

 ashel bag. 



i! SIGNS— Pork heavy ; new mess, $18.80@$18.37>^ ; old 

 ,» clear, $21 ; prime, $13.12irf; sour do, $lO37J^®10.50. 

 femand moderate; country mess, $7.50@$9 ; country 



' @$7; Western re-packed, $9.50@$11.25; extra mess, 



J i8. Hams, 8>K-c@9Xc. Shoulders, 6>^c@6%c. Lard, 

 !. Dressed hogs firm at 8c®8,Vc. Butter— Ohio, lOc® 

 , 15c®25c ; Orange Co., 26c®2Sc. Cheese, 9c@llc. 



|i ;^ATTLE— First quality, llc@ll^c; medium, 9c®10c ; 

 3c®9c; extra, 12c@12Xc. ^ '" ' . >«* v^v, 



'' — 14.50®$8.50 per head. 



HOGS— GVc®6?ic per lb. live weight. 



WOOL— Demand limited, stock light, and prices firm. Half to 

 full-blood fleeces, 4Se®6.=ic ; No. 1 city and extra country Saxony, 

 35c@56c; California, iSc@30c ; choice Saxony held at'7Ue@75o. 



March 22.— Pork 25c lower. In other respects, no material 

 change. 



PHIIADELPHIA MARKET. - March 19- 



FLOUR— Market dull and declining; superfine, $5.50®$C.C9: 

 ull '^'1^' extra, $6.75@$S. Corn meal firm at $8.75. Eye flour, 



GRAIN— Wheat scarce; white, $1.75®$1.80; red $1.60@$l.e2. 

 Eye, 95c. Corn steady at 85c®86c. Oats, 56c in store. Barley 

 dull. ' 



PROVISIONS— Market inactive. 



SEEDS— Clover, $6.25@$G.50, with very little demand. 



BUFFALO MARKET. -March 22. 



FLOUR— Demand moderate for the home trade; superfine 

 $5.50@$6; extra, fair to good, $6.2,=)@$6.75 ; double extras, $6.75 

 @$<.25. 



GRAIN — Wheat, $1.88@,$1.50 for white; red winter, $1.20® 

 $1.25. Corn, 78c@80c for new ; old do, SSc@90c. Eye, S8®90c. 

 Barley, (0e@S5c for inferior to good. 



SEEDS— Market declining. Clover, $5.62;^®$5.75. TLmotby. 

 $1.75@$2.87X for ordinary ?o choice. i^oiu;,, 



PEG VISIONS— Nothing doing. 



CHICAGO MARKET.— March 17. 



FLOUR— Market quiet but firm ; spring superfine on the track, 

 $5 ; extra, $5.75 delivered. " 



GEAIN— Wheat— No. 1 red, $1..30 in store; No. 2 do, $1.18 • 

 sprmg, 93c®$1.10 for the range. Corn, 74c®75c. Barley. 50c® 

 6Uc m store and on the track. Oats, 55c delivered. Eye steady • 

 90c@.92c at depot. '' ' 



SKKDS— Clover. $6. Timothy, $1.9."@,.$2. 



PROVISIONS — Mess Pork, $16.75@$17.25 ; clear, $18.25. 

 Hams 9!^c. Sugar-cured, lO^^c. Lard, 10»ic@ll,Vc. Mess 

 Beef, 9c@10c. 



CINCINNATI MARKET. -March 19. 



FLOUR— Demand fair at $5.75®$6 for superfine and eTtra. 



GEAIN—Wheat aclive at lull prices. White. $1.45®$1.5(»; 

 mferior to good red, $1.10®$]. 83. Corn firm at 77®79c. Barley 

 70c, with a steady market. Rye dull at 90c. Oats 62@64c and firm. 



SEEDS— Clover $6@$6.25. Timothy $2®$2.25. Flax firm at 



PROVISIONS- Mess Pork firm at $18. Lard ll>/c@,ll'^c 

 Bacon %}ic@,Si)4c. Hams 8'ic®Si^c; sugar-cured do. ll^o. 

 Shoulders C'4C®7fi'c. Butter in good demand at 20c®80c for 

 good to choice. 



CATTLE— Beef cattle in large supply and market dull. Prices 

 range from $3.50 to $5 per cwl. gross. 



HOGS— Supply light. $5.50®$6.75 per cwt. gross. 



TORONTO MARKET, -March 19. 



FLOUE— Market inactive ; superfine, $G.25®$C.50 fancy and 

 extra. $6.75@$7.25. 



GRAIN— Fall Wheat, $1..'')5®$1.68 for good ; inferior to medi 

 um, $1.40@$1.45; spring, $1.35®$1.40. Barley. $1 and soun-ht 

 after. Eye, 95c@$l. Peas 95c®,$l. . Oats 55c@58c. ° 



PROVISIONS- Butter, 20c®25c. Potatoes, 65c@70c. 



LONDON MARKET.— February 28. 



FLOUE— ^Market for flour inactive. American, sour, $4.3001 

 $5.50 ; sweet, — . > "^ ^ 



*6EAIN— Wheat dull; best qualitle.s only moving slowly at 

 fiwmer rates. American white, $1.26@$1.44; red do., $1.23® 

 $1.38. Indian corn, -". 



SEEDS— Demand active. Eed clover, 18c@1.5o per lb. ; white 

 do., 16c@20c. Linseed, $1.92 per bnsh. for sowing, and $1.62® 

 $1.74 for crushing. 



WOOL— Per lb. for the range, 25c@65c. 



LIVERPOOL JiARKET.— February 25. 



FLOUR— Market very inactive. Western can.al, $4.68@.$.5.16; 

 Baltimore and Philadelphia, $5.16®$.5.40; Ohio, $5.64®.$6.50 ; 

 Canadian, $4.6S®$6.20; sour, $4.30@,$4.68. 



GRAIN— American white wheat, $1.26®$1.56; red and mixed 

 do., $1@$1.38 per bush, of 60 lbs. Indian corn, white, $1@$1.04 • 

 yellow do., 88c®90c; mixed, 84c®S6c per bush, of 60 lbs. 



SEEDS— Red clover, 12c@14c per lb. Linseed, $1.47 per bush. 



WOOL— For the range, 12c@40c per lb. 



BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET. -March 17. 



At market, 950 Beeves, 90 Stores, 3000 Sheep and Lambs, 1300 

 Swine. 



PRICES— Market Beef— Extra, $8.75®.$0.00 ; First quality. 

 $7.75; Second, $6.50; Third. $5.00. Milch Cows— $.39 @ $40 

 Common, $19@$20. Veal Calves— $3@$6. Yeariings— none. 

 Two Years old— $26@,$81. Three Years old— $26@$8'l. Hides 

 — 7>^c®8o per lb. Calf Skins— 14c@15c per lb. Tallow— 7Xc® 

 8c. SheepandLambs—$1.75@,$2.75; extra, $3.00@,.|6.00 Pelts 

 —f 1.50® $1.75. Swine— Pigs, 5>^c@6c: retail. 6c@7;^o. 



