Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

Statement ct receipts. %eXlort-,
and stocks OF cotton 20 date are as
follows: Receipts l,3Ol.l9l bales
excess over last year 22iS2G. For
eign exports G75,lIj; excess over
last year 1921 bales. Exports
Coastwise aO99l0; excess Cycr last
year 10 Sl7 bales. ON hand and ON
shipboard, 3Shl"7.
The quotations OF the New Or
leans Price Current Of the 9TH are
rs follows:
Tobacco1No change TO report
7J@@ljc tor light aud 81 @2Gc Tor
heavy. Manufactured, ijc@Sl.
SUGAR.-Market dull with &
downward ~tcndency-Sc @l4lsc.
MuLAssEs.-Dcmaud good, prices
well sustained at from j5c@ re.
FLouR.-Siock light with good
demund. Fine 81 CPS @$J to Fam
ily Extra at 81 5O@SS.
C~oRN.-Moderatc supply, mostly
poor quality, prices firm, S5c for
inferior to 81 for white.
PoRK.-MarEel dull, prices I'M.
settled. Price S30@S3l.
The Chicago Times reports pro-
visions as closing hrmer and high
CT, and says:
For future, mess pork opened
dull at S2S for January aud $50 for
February, advanced 10 SIS 80 Tor
January and 500 Is for February,
though at the extreme close 1t
could have been had at so 80.
There was nothing doing OF note
in future lard ; seller January was
about lie and February l7hc. The
sales included 500 bbls. seller Feb
ruary at $50; 500 bbls do at $50 so;
800 bbls buyer February at $50
200 bbls cash mess in lots at S2S %
300 bbls seller January at t2S; 500
seller February In lots at $50; 500
cash mess at S2S SO: 500 seller jan
uary and February at $2S; 100 sell
Ter February ut 500 200 seller
February at $50 Is; 500 seller Jam
uary at S2S 50.
Regarding the condition Of trade
in England, the London correspOn-
dent OF the Financial Chronicle, un-
der date of December IL, says:
It is pretty generally admitted
that the trade of the country is i'm
proving. and that the business OF
the last few weeks has not been OF
an unsatisfactory character. From
all the leading centres of manutac-
turing Industry more encouraging
accounts are received Of the state OF
commerce. and il is expected that
the wear will terminate with most
branches of trade in Il sounder COLI
dition than for some time past.
That confidence is gaining ground
is very evident, and, although il
cannot be assured that trade j. az
tive, vet, At thcsImc time, 4 steady.
safe and fairly lucratiyg business j.
being carried on. Lancashire,
Yorkshire and the Midland coun-
ties are better employed, and arc
producinga larger amount Of goods
at. It is believed, II greater profit.
The adyices from abroad are also
more satisfactory. From the colo
mics favorable accounts have been
received, with regard to the condi-
ton of business, which, although
rather quiet, it Is believed to be in
herentlv sound and on the cOnti-
nent, trade, aided by cheap money
and by peace, is expanding itself to
q fair extent.
The New York Tribune says
"a test case, selected by the Board
of Brokers, has just been decided
by tire Court OF Appeals in THU
city, reversinga previous judgment
of the Supreme Court and fixing
the principle that when a brokel
buys stock on a margin for a Gus
toner, he is not at liberty to sell ii
because It falls below the margin
without giving notice of tho tint
and place OF sale, considering thu
stock as the property of the custo
mer."
The Court, in this instance, make
the broker who sold under sucl
circumstances liable for the high
est price the stock may have reach
ed, even to the date Of this trial
This will be new doctrine TO Wal