PITTSBURGH MARKETS. OFFICE OF THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE, FRIDAY: August 21, 1868. The general markets present but little that is new or important. We can report a fair demand for most of the leading ar ticles, and with a fair volume of business, in the aggregate, prices have, undergone no important changes. , BUTTER—There is a steady demand, and we can report regular sales of prime to choice fresh packed at 33 to 35c. • ' EGGS—Continue ,dull and unsettled, with sales reported at 10 to 14c, according to condition—the outside figure. for fresh figure for packed. . CHEESE—Is quiet and unchanged at 14 . to 15c for Western Reserve and Hamburg;' 16 to 17c for Factory, and 19 to 200 for Sweitzer. . , HAY—Sales at Allegheny ' Diamond Scales of 39 loads at $2O to 330, as to qual ity—all new • - , SEEDS—Stnall sales of Flaxseed et $2.25, at which figure It is in demand: No change, and but little doing in either Timothy or Clover Seeds.— SALT—Is quiet and unchanged; sales of Allegheny River brands at $1,75 to 31,80, to the trade, and 32 for small lots in store. GRAlN—Wheat is good demand , and Steady but unchanged; the mills continue' to pay 32 1 10 fo 32,15 for NO. 1 Red and 32,15 to $2,20 for White. New Oats in demand at 60 in first hands, and 63 to 65 for small lots in store. Ear Corn is scarce and in de in—and.with small sales reported at 31,14 to to $1,16. Shelled is unchanged at 31,06 to 31,12, for mixed and prime Yellow. NeW Rye is scarce and dealers and distillers are offering $1,35 for new. In Barley thero is not enough doing to establish quotations; dealers are offering $1,70 to $1,75 for prime Spring: GREEN APPLESContinue to arrive very freely and the market is dull , and i pricee are weak and drooping; we continue zlto quote at 33 to $4 per bbl. to' POTATOES—The arrivals have fallen off ' nsiderably, ind with a slightly improved ;,, emend, the marketis'firmer and we new equote at 33,50 to 33,75 per bbl. y PROVISIONS =Macon is fitm,threagh un 'changed - at 14 to 14V, for Shoulders;,l6X to 163; for Ribbed and •18M tri• 18% for Clear Sides; and. 22 to 22 1 / far Sugar Cured Sams: Lard 19% to 20, for prime - kettle rendered; Mess Bork $30.54) to 331.' LARD OIL—Is .firm but unchanged at 31,20 for No. 2 and' $1,30 for No. L FLODR—The &Matta is fair and the market . steady, though , prices are ,un changed. We continne, to - quste at'310,50 to $ll for.nrlng Wheat; $ll to; 5.11,25 for Winter Wheat. The mill Prices remain unchanged, at the recent ,advance. Rye F10m...49,25,4w old. , , , , Rew York rtoduie Market. tßy Telegraph to ;he .I . 'lttOau:rat! Gazette.? NE* YORK, Auguit 2 1.-Cotton quiet card firm; sales of 85 bales at 29Ma30c. Flour; receipts 12,044 bbls; market dull and • 10a20c lower; sales 6,500 bbls, ras for su perfine State and western; $B.BlO for extra western; $10,25a12,60 few white Wheat extra; $8,60a12,75 for round' hoop _Ohio; $10a11,25 for St. Loula. and $11,5614,25 for choice, closing heavy. California flour sales of 380 sacks, at $10a12,15. Rye flour lower; sales of 200 bbls, at ,$9,50a10,00. Whisky firm at 70e m bond. Wheat; receipts of 10,267 bush; market quiet and steady; for spring, and dull, heavy and declining for winter; sales 2,250 bush, at $2,00 for No. 2 spring delivered; $2,10 for No.l do; $2,40a a 2,43 for new amber Michigan; - $2,50 for new white - Tennessee; $2,55 for new white Michigan. and $2,56 'for very choice new amberlndiana. • Rye dull and lower; sales of 2,500 bush, at $1,40a1,60 for Southern and -$1,75 for, western. 'Barley nominal. Bar ley. Malt dull and heavy. Corn; receipts 71,620 bush; market opened lc better, but closed dull with the advance lost; sales of 68,000 bush, at $1,15a1,21 for unsound; $1,22 a 1,24 tor sound mixed western afloat, and $1,24 for old, do in store. Oats; receipts 375 bush; market lower. and' more active; sales of 68,000 bush, at 80b for western in store; 82;4c afloat, and 75a78c for new west ern. Coffee more active; sales of a cargo •of Rio ,on private terms. Sugar quiet: sales 400 hlids at 12aL?.14c for Cuba, and 12a 140 Porto for Poo RiCO: `Aiolames'dull. Sons ; quiet. Petroleum quiet; 15 1 4 c for crude, and 3383.34'c'.f0r refined' -bonded. Pork - quiet and Steady; sales 1,150 bbls at $28,50a 28,62 for metis, closing at =6O for regular; 427,75 for old do.; $23,25a23,87 for prime. $25,00a2.5,50 for prime Mess; also imo blde: mess, seller October, at. 527,75. Beef steady; sales 150 bbls. Beef Hams dull at $25,00a' 32,00. Cut Meats steady; sales 180 packages at 13 3 / 4 al4c for. shoulder, and 16a19340 rot_ hams; middles firm and quiet.. Lard dull and heavy; , sales 480 tcs at' 18a1.8ge for: steam,,hiefly at' 15•Nal87;c, and 19a19 1 ,,Cc for kettle rendered. Butter firm at 31a37e for Ohio,' and 37a45c for State. Cheek) quiet at 14a113c. Freightsito Liverpool dull and declining. . • • :• , LATEET.—FIour closed: and SatOc lower. Wheat quiet with a strong down ward tendency for winter Spring nom inally unchanged. Rye dull and heavy at $1,65a1,70f0t western. ',Oats dull and 'heavy at 7914 c for western in store, and 82c afloat; 75a77c for new western at railroad depot. Corn quiet at $1,15a1.19 for unsound, and ',51,20a1;22 for sound . new mixed western afloat. Pork dull with sellers then at 15 28 , 50 ; regular and buyers it $28,50. Beef quiet and -unchanged. Cut meats scarce and firm. Bacon very firm, „ Lard dull at i 18y,a18gc for fair to prime steam. Eggs , dull at 21a23e... - • ' - Chicago ;Market• ; {By Tele,,,graph to the Pitttburgh (.losette4 CIII6AGO, Aiigust 21.—Flour quiet: sales of spring extras at $7,87%a9,35. Wheat weak and unsettled and , 4asc lower; -sales of No. lat 81,73a1,76 No. 2at 81,64a1,66, closing at $1,64a1,65; No. 2 is unchanged ,this P. M. Corn active and y,a%c lower. 0 13 ales of No. 1 at 9914ca31,00X, No. 2 at 98v, : , ..a99;4c,' and rejected at 95%a960,- - -cloiing .:-cluiet at 99. x; No. 1 sales were made since , change at 99y,c. Oats active and y, a c iloiver; sales at 53y, a5414c, closing at 533! ‘ a • •.. •54c. Rye more active, and 1a2.3 lower, cies , weak at $1,29 1 ,4a1,30 for No. 1. Barley ,firmer;, sales of No. 2 at $1,52a158, ,and re , jected at 81.3231.40, closing at ontsid6 ; prices. Highwines 2%a5c higher, closing ~with buyers at 67%c and sellers at 79c for - - -'btinded. Provisions dull. Mess Pork al ;moat nominal at 829,25a29,50. 'Lard quiet at 18a18qc. Bulk Meats neglected. Re "pelpts: Sour, 8,506 bush; wheat, 198,186; loorn, 174,028 bush, oats, 170,178 bush; hogs, :2,765 head. Shipments: Flour, 6,892 bush, ;:wheat, 105,297 , 'bush; corn, 44,964 bush 'oats, 78,417 bush, Logs, 4,739 head. Freights • : VP/a61,0 ' for• corn, and 7Mc` for wheat to! 4 Few York Dry Goode Market. Bi_Telegrapb to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] NEw,Yonx. August 21.—There has been •' • ,ti more general break in prices •of Printed ' • '7alicos. which has imparted more anima ' don to the market; Americans, i. Aliens, aichmonds, Gloucester. and Narragansetta 'lave all been - reduced, to 13%o; Arnolds Freemans "Brag at 11 1 Ac;, Briggs at .le. The Pacific.and Cocheco are steady;at .4o while Spragues and Merrimac - ere held 4 143 o and are likely to remain at these. igures.. The break in heavy "Brown Sheet - ~ tags is not conceded by, agents and the • ' • pods must advance soon, most. ap,suredly .herefore,, country buyers - had better , rder goods by telegraph atone% In other ;otton fabrics there is.no particular change, o observe and a good trade is, expected oon. Woolen goods are more animated: „ nd prices rule steady. Bilk ribbedin nar \,- ow widths are also in active request and trm, with only a small stock offering, Olerapbler Market. , 3r Telegraph to tbe Pittsburgh Gazette.' MEuriiis t Aug. 21.--Cotton no sales; re. eipts Of exports 19 bales. Plour dull. ugar is held at 7aBo per lb. 'Wheat is aree. _Corn in store sold at 9Qe. o ats Goo I store: Bay is scarce. Bran is held at le. Lard at 1914a21c. Bacon dull; should rs, 14o; clear sides 1754519. • . _ ' Toledo Market • Financial Matters in New - York: 1 • - • • 1 LEy Telegraph to the Pinot:ninth Gazette.l • TOLEDO, Aug. 21.--Receipts--tiour 3,960 bbls; wheat 47,188; corn 22,660; Oats 18,600; ry (12 4 500 bush. Shipments—fiour 4,300 bbls; wheat 35,000; . corn 5,000; • oats 4,800 bush. Flour quiet. White Wheat a shade better; red unchanged, 'Closing Weak; at '82,16 for white Michigan; $2,16 for No. 2 white Wa hash; $2OB for , amber Michigan; $1,96 for No. 2 red; $2,70 for NO. 2 spring; $2,05 am -heraeller August,'and $2,63a2,05 seller Sep [ember. .43orn advanced lc and closed with tbe.:advance lost. at.. $1,04a1,05 for No. 1; • $1,05 buyer tile Month. Oats lc better at 58a59c ibr No.' 1. Rye at $4,45' 'for No. T. Lake freightsfirmal sMa6c to Buffalo and 10c to Oswego. , Goltt Closed at 143%@1433.,1. ClisTellgraph to the Pittsburgh Oazette.l - MONEY AND GOLD. - NEW Yonx, August 241868. Money in moderate demand at 4@5 per; cent. on call. Sterling dull at 9@9M. Gold unsettled; opened at 143%, advanced to 144%and closed at 143%@1.433(i. 9 OVERNMENTEL Governments barely steady; the'