The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-12-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
IN. 7. Associated Press Dispatches.l
Markets.

New ORLEANS, December 1S.-Cotton in good de
mand and advanced 9c sales $500 bales; lew mid
ding 30@3le., middling 32c., receipts 2775. Ster
ling exchange 493@5o n. Y. sight 9@4e. discount
Gold 1374@13S.
NEW ORLEANS, December 19-Cotton active aut
| advanced 1e; low middng 1c., and middng 33c.
receipts 8,OS3 bales Sugar dull and dropping at 81
@lO8 ard ll1c. for prime to choice. Moasses il
good demand at 60c prime to choice 624@68c
Flour active and advanced 25@50c. superfne Sll rs
single extra Sl2; double Sl3. choice Sl5 Coru ac
tive; mixed and yellow Sl(0l 05; white 81 10. Oats
| active at 65c Hay dull and unchanged. Pork il
fair demand but firm; mess S23@23 90; bacon shoul
ders 24c rib sides l24c; clear sides scarce and ad
vanced to Ice. Lard in fair demand at 12@c kegs
l34c Sterling exchange 40; New York sight Sol
discount. Gold I364@l37.
NEW ORLEANS, December 90, evPning-Cotton
steady; sales 4500 bales; low mddling 9I032c mid
ding, 33c; receipts 4ll6 bales. Sugar in fair de
mand fair, 9tc; prime to choice, l09@1It tc. Mo
asses in good demand; fair, 60c prime to choice
62@674c Flour, firm; superfne $ll 90; single x
Sll 75@12 80; doute x, Sl2 50@l3 %; triple X
$l3 75@14 90. Corn in good demand but easier
at 81 o5 Oats, firm at 88@s5c Hay, dallat $3.50
q. Pork-smal sales of mess at S23@23 80. Ba
con, only retail trade; shoulders, l24c; ribbed sides
122c.; clear l54@l6c. Lard, l29@134c Sterling
At. New York sight, discount. Gold, 1S4&@l35.
New York December l8.-Cotton quiet and firm
at 343c. for middling upands. Gold opened at 1889,
now 1873. There has been change in the method OF
doing things at the regular Stock Board. Gold 1891
New ORLEANS, December 2I.-Cutton dull declined
1c; sales to-day, 5000 bales low middling 3003lc;
middling 32(033e; sales of the week So 200 bales;
receipts, 81 764 bales; exports $500 bales; sugar,
dull; fair, Ole; prime to choice IO9(0II4c; molas-
ses, dull and lower; prime to choice, 61@65c; flour,
firm; superfne, SlI 80; X, Sll 70; Xxx, $l2 500
Is rs; corn in fair demand but easier SI0l %;
oats firm at 83@85c; hay, unchanged; pork-small
sales, at $23 % for mess; bacon-shouders l24c
ribbed sides, l2&c clear do, 154c; lard 12t@l34c.;
sterling exchange, 444(145; New York sight f4c.
discount; gold l33101I33&
New YoEK December Is, P. M.-Gold 1879. Cotton
frmer at 344@35c, for middiag uplands.
New YoRK, December 19.--The Posts money arti-
ce classes the stock market as showing tendency for
concession in prices Government stocks firm with an
increasing demand Railroad stocks unsettled with
more sellers than buyers. Cotton &c better; sales
1900 bales; nddling upIands 35tc 5-2os of G2, re-
gstered, 1861; do " coupons 1868; do, 90 coupons
1863; do. new issue 1859; 104O's, registered 995;
do. coupons 99g. Cold 1869. TAOS, all series 1863
Money per cent, stocks heavy.
NEW YORK, December 20, noon.--Cotton firm at
Soc. for middng uplands. Gold 1861
NEwY ORR, December 20, PM-Stocks heavy: money
active, with most loans at 6f}c Gold, 1913, after
touching I344. Cotton opened and closed heavy, uu-
der the decline in gold. Sales OF 30OU bales; mid
ding uplands, 35c.; Orleans 364c
The steamship Halifax, from Liverpool 8tb has the
IoHOWliS authorised QuOlallODS OFltalS idlr IOu. .,
middling l45d; Mobile fair 154d., midding l34i.
NEW York, December q, noon.-Gold l34ti and
has been at 1888; exchange l09B@l09l; money 6@7
per cent mostly 7; stocks heavy. Cotton fat and
lower; midding uplands 4e.; middlng Orleans 34c.
NEW YORK, December q, evening.-Increased de-
mand for money to-day, and comparatively few trans
actions at 6fRc on call, the bulk Of the business
being at f9c The supply OF capital here is large,
and there is no real cause for any stringeneY The
decline in gold causes feeling of distrust, which in
duces moneylenders to put up 3c., and the
bears have been endeavoring absorb much money
as possible, to assist the downward movement.
There can be no permanent strngency in the money
market at present. The gold market closed at 1889
The two extremes of the day were 134B@I334. Gov
ernment securities heavy the close OF the day
Cotton, very dull and heavy; sales of to-day 800
bales; middiug upiands, 343e.; middIing Orleans,
35!e.
sr LOUIS, December 2l.-Flour quiet and un-
changed; wheat, inquiry No , spring, 81 10;
corn dull and lower at 74c; cotton 30@31c whisky,
inactive, at 81 % pork, unchanged, at $50 90.