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THE GENESEE PAR5>IER. 



KEVIEW OF THE MARKETS. 



GENKSEE PARMER OFFICE, ) 



KociiESTEK, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1S59. (" 



Since our last report, there has been a steady and active de- 

 mand for Flour, and although prices have been somewliat irreg- 

 ular, the sales have been liberal for both local and shippi»g ac- 

 count. Many transactions of a speculative character have also 

 occurred, which can scarcely be regarded as sales in the practi- 

 cal sense of that term ; they had, nevertheless, a tendency te 

 enliven the market and sustain prices. The advance since our 

 last quotations, is from ten to thirty cents per barrel, and tloe 

 market evinces a more steady and continued healthy tone tha» 

 has been apparent for some time past. The receipts, recently 

 have been on a liberal scale, and the stock is now large. The 

 close of navigation, however, will reduce the receipts t« a point 

 ■which, during the winter, will not, in all probability, exceed the 

 wants of the local trade. And the export demand will doubtless 

 be equivalent to the present accumulation of stock, if the market 

 • should continue in a state to encourage it. 



Wheat is less active at present than it has been ; and notwith- 

 standing the firmness of holders, lower prices have in some in- 

 stances been accepted. The supply is large; and the slight pr«- 

 pability of the next advices from Europe being of a less faTorable 

 character, induces operators to act with caution. The receipts sf 

 Southern being light, the market is firm for that description, for 

 Red especially. Corn is firm, and in good demand for the home 

 trade and for the Eastern market; the stock is light. Barley and 

 Eye are tteady with a good supply and fair demand. Oats are 

 in good demand ; but with a large stock, buyers are free from ex- 

 citement. White Beans are firm, and in good request. 



We have on a former occasion expressed a doubt of the esti- 

 mates, made and published, of the last crop of both wheat and 

 Corn. We still think the product will fall far short of the esti- 

 mated amount. 



There has been a speculative movement manifest in the Pork 

 Market, and purchases for future delivery have been made at ad- 

 Tancod rates. This feeling has subsided for the present, and the 

 market is dull. Dressed hogs are more freely offered, and the 

 price is higher. Lard is scarce and firm. Beef is in fair demand 

 and good supply. Butter and Cheese are plenty with a moderate 

 inquiry. 



The average quality of Beef Cattle offered has been much bet- 

 ter of late than heretofore, and the advance in price is equal to 

 the improvement in quality. 



The Wool market is quiet but firm ; the demand, though lim- 

 ited, is quite equal to the supply. 



KOCHESTEIV MARKET. -Dec. 14. 



FLOUR— Market quiet; superfine. $4.7o@$5.50; extra, $5.75 

 ®$fi.50. Buckwheat Flour .$2 per 100 lbs. 



GRAIN — Wheat inactive; holders are firm and buyers are 

 not willing to concede; white, $1.35@.f].40; red, $1.15@$1.25. 

 Corn, 75c. Oats, 3.^c@,37c. Barley, 58c@60c. Rye, 68e®70. 

 Buckwheat, 50c. While Beans, 65c@70e. 



SEEDS— Clover. $5. Timolhv, $2.2o@,$2.50. Flax, $1.35 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork. $i7@$lS per bbl. Hams- smoked, 

 lie. Shoulders do, 9e. Lard, 120. Cutter— fresh, lSc@,10c ; do 

 flrkin, 16c@,17c. Cheese, 9e@10c per lb. Eggs, 17c per dozen. 

 Chickens, (ic per lb. Turkies, 8c per ll.i. Potatoes, !31o@40c. 

 Beef, 3c@.6Xc per lb. by the quarter. Mutton, 3c@4c by the 

 carcas. 1 tressed Hogs are coming forward more freely and are 

 higher; $.5..'iii@$(i.2f) for light, and $6.50@.$7 for heavy. 



APPLES— 31c@50c per bushel. 



CATTLE MARKET — Beef cattle. $3®$4.50, live weight. 

 Sheep, $2.riO{?7),$4 each. Lambs, $1.50@$2.25 each. 



niD!;s— -laughter, 5e. Calf skins, 10c per lb. Sheep pelt.s, 

 $1.25@.ifl.(;2V t^»c\i. Tallow, 7>^c. 



HAY— .$i6@,.$20 per ton. 



NEW YORK MARKET. -Dec. 14. 



FLOUR AND MEAL— The market for State and Western 

 Flour is less active and lower Slate superfine. $5.05(S),$5.15 ; 

 extra do, $r,.25(f?i.?5.:i5 ; Western superfine. Js.OSc^.fS.lo"; extra 

 do. $,-1.2"- (a*.')^"'; double extra do. $6ra$7, Ohio round hoop, 

 $.').60@$5.75. Canadian firm at $5.50@$6 50 for the ran^e of 

 extras. Soutlicrn h'lour steady. Baltimore superfine, $5.6.5@, 

 .$.i.SO : extra do. $5.85@,$6.25. Brandywine, p'(ri)^C, 12V<. Georce- 

 town, *.5.Sn(3),$r,.50. Petersburg City, $6.35@,$7. Richmond CItv, 

 $fi,.50(a$7.2o. Gallcgo and Ilaxall, $8. Rye Flour dull at $5.60 

 (a$4.50 for fine and superfine. Corn meal lower. Jersev, new, 

 $3.«5@$4.10, Brandywine, $4.30. Puncheons, $20. 



GRAIN— Wheat, quiet, and holders, to realize, submit to a de- 

 aline. Milwaukee club, $1.20. Chicago spring, $1.15^ Rye less 



active at 89c®90c. Barley firm at 79c@S0c for" Sttite ; Canada 

 East, 7&c@.S2c ; Canada West, SSc. Oats active at 41c@,43c for 

 Virginia; 42c@,44c for Jersey. Delaware, and Pennsylvania; 46c 

 @47c for State, Western, and Canadian. Corn firm at 88c@,92c 

 for new Southern yellow, and 95c@.96c for old do. White Beans 

 are firm and in demand at $1.20@.1;25. Canadian Pens, 80c@,S5c. 



SEEDS — ilover, 8c@Si^c per lb. Timothy, $-2@,$2.25 for 

 mowed, and $2.25@ $2.60 for reaped per bushel. Flax. $1..55 for 

 roueh American. Red top. $2.5(»(??i,$2.62)^ ppr five bushel bag. 



P'ROVISIONS— Pork dull. Mess, $16.37 1^ @*16.50 ; Prime, 

 $11.50. Mess has deen sold for future delivery at .$17. Beef 

 steady at $o(f?,.$.')..50 for old and new countrv moss, and *4@$4.50 

 for prime do; old repacked Western, $r@,$S50; new do. $9@ 

 $10; new extra mess, $10..'J0®11 ; double extra do, $11.50@.]2. 

 Beef hams, $14.50 for Western. Bacon quiet at 9c. Cut meats 

 inactive at 9?4c@,]0c for pickled hams, and 7cf0i,7>c^c for shoul- 

 ders. Lard flrm^at 10'4'c@,llc, and 11 3-4C lor choice lots. But- 

 ter—Ohio, ll,Vc@18c ; State, 14c@,22c ; Orange County. 25c@2Se. 

 Chee.se, Sc@llc per lb. Potatoes are plentv, Peachblows, 

 $1.12 i<r@. $1.50; Mercers. $1.50@$1.62X ; Junes and Western 

 Reds, $1.12>!i'@,$1.25 per bbl. Nova Scotia, 45c@.50c per bn. 



CAT ILK "market— Beef c.ittle of first quality, Jti^btg^lOc ; 

 medium, 7)^c@Sc ; ordinary. Cc@7c; extra good, in\ic@,10Xc 

 per lb. Veal calves 6e((^7c per lb. live weight. Sheep and 

 Lambs average about $3.7.^@$4 per head. Some very extra sell 

 at $S(;?~.$11 each. Com fed Hog?, 53qC@.55Xc per lb. gross. 



Wo'OL— Native Fleece, 40e@.6oc ; pulled, 38c@52c per lb. as 

 to quality. 



PHILADELPHIA MARKET. -Bee 12- 



FLOUR AND MEAL— Market inactive for Flour. Superfine, 

 $.5.25@$5.5o : extra and family brands, $5.7o@-$fi.25 ; fancy, 

 $6.50@,$7. Rye Flour scarce at $4.37^; Corn Meal, $-3.75 fof 

 Pennl^ylvania. 



GKaIN— Wheat in moder.ite dcaj^aud at $1.37@,$1.45 for white 

 and $1.3ij(5!.$1.32 for red. Rye actve at 93 for Pennsylvania. 

 Corn firm at 7Sc@S0c for dry new yellow, and 75e@70c for new 

 white ; old yellow, 92c@,9.3c; old w'hite, 90c. Oats firm at 41c@ 

 43c for Southern ; 44c@45c for Pennsylvania. Barley, 80c@.S5c. 

 Buckwheat, 5.x-@57. 



SEEDS— Clover, $4..50@ .$4.75 from wagons; $5@,$5.25 from 

 store. Timothv, $2.40@,$2 50. Flax, $l-.55 per bushel. 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork $17@$17.50 ; Dressed Hogs, $6@,$7 

 per 100 lbs. Beef dull at $15 for city mess; beef rounds, $15..50 

 @ $15.75 ; Western mess, $10..5C@,$10.75 per bbl. Biicou- sides, 

 lOi^c ; Shoulders, S^c ; Hams, 12c@12i^c for city smoked. 

 Green hams in pickle, lO^c per lb. Lard steady, 11i-@,\l}Xc for 

 bbls. and tierces, and ll?j^c@,12c for kegs, liutter 1 Or®, 1 2c for 

 packed, and 16c@.17c for roll. Cheese 10Xc@.ll>ic per lb. Eggs 

 'iOc per doz. 



FRUIT — Green Apples, .$2.50@$4. Cranberries, $12®$15 

 per bbl. Dried apples 6c@6^c ; dried peaches, 7c@10e forun- 

 pared, and ]lc@15c for pared per lb. 



CATTLE MARKET— Beef cattle firm at Sc^O^^c for prime 

 quality ; 7c@Sc for medium ; 6e@7c for common ; and 3c@4c for 

 stock cattle. Extra cattle sold as high as 10c. Sheep, Sc@SX 

 per lb. dressed. 



WOOL— Market firm, with small tr.insactions at former rates. 



BUFFALO MARKET. -Dee. 14. 



FLOUR— Market steady with a fair demajid. hm>', $3.7.^@$4 ; 

 superfine, $4.50 ; extra State from spring wheat, $4.7.5(??).$5 ; Uji- 

 per Lake extras, .$5@$5.2.5 ; Indiana and Ohio exirti. $-5..5n@ 

 $.5.60; double extra do, $5.75® $6.25; Canadian, $5®.$.5.50@ $6 

 for the range. 



GRAIN — Market quiet and steady for Wheat. White in small 

 lots, $1.37; Milwaukee and Canada Club, .$l.r.5®$1.('6: Chicaso 

 spring. No. 2, $1.02®$1.0.3. Corn stoadv at 60c@6-2c for new; 

 6Se(3)70c for kiln-dried ; damaged. ."52^ Barley, 60c®65c. Rye, 

 80e®S2c. Oats quiet and firm at 37c@38c. Peas dull at 60c. 



SEEDS- Timothy, .$2 37. 



PROVISIONS— Market quiet. Mess Pork. $16 for heavy and 

 $15 for light. Lard, 10^.ic@llc. Dressed Hoirs, $G@$6.5b per 



100 lbs. 



CHICAGO MARKET. -Dec. 12. 



FLOUR- Market firm, with a light stfick. S.-iles at $4.5''®$4,75. 



GRAIN— Wheat dull. No. 2 spring. 95c@97c ; No. 1 do.. $1.00 

 ®.$1.01; Iowa club, $1.00. Corn quiet but firm. No.l.41c@43c. 

 Barley steady at 53c@56c. Rye scarce at 75c®77c. Oats active 

 at 41c@4.3c. 



SEEDS— Clover. $4.50. Timothy, .$1.90@$2.iC. Hungarian, 

 Z" ■ Flax. $1.00@$1.10. 



PROVISIONS— Mess P(.rk inactive at .$15.nO@ $1.5.50. Mess 

 Beef, $7.(0@$8.00. Beef hams, $12.00. Tongues. $13 00. Bulk 

 meats in fair request at 7c@7i^c for sides; 5c@5i<i'c for shoulders. 

 Cut meats dull; green hams. 7c ; shoulders, 5c. Dressed Hogs in 

 fair demand at $5.no@$G.00, according to qualilv and weight. 

 Lard .steady at 10c@10,!^c. Butter dull at lie® 1.3c for firkin, and 

 14c@17c for dairy. Cheese 10c@.I0>^c for Western Reserve; 

 iu>rfc®12c for Hamburgh. Eggs scarce at ]6c@17c per dozen 

 for fresh. Potatoes 3.5c@4Sc, for common to gooil. ])er bushel. 

 Dre.Hsed Turkies, 7c@7>^c per lb. Dressed Chickens, $1.75® 

 $1.S5 per dozen. 



FRUIT— Green Apples, $2.25®$3.00. Cranberries firm at $12 

 @$12.50 per barrel. Dried Apples in good demand at 6Xc@7c. 

 Dried Peaches, 9>Xc@10>)^c for unpared, and 12c@15c lor pared, 

 per lb. 



