Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-26
General Market Reports.
fBY TEL EG ZAP HI
Financial.

NEW York, Dec. 23-Noon.-Stocks
quiet. Money, z per cent bid. Gold
liO. Sterling Exchange long 1851,
short 109s. Government Securities
duu and lower. State Bonds quiet.
Co7an,erc iol.
Cotton quiet--sales of 1,O71 bales
uplands 15s cents; Orleans 164. cents.
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat adj
vanclng. Corn shade firnaer. Pork
quiet; mess $16. Lard firm; steam 81
| to Ills cents. Spirits Turpentine
weak at Al cents. Rosin steady at
" 81 to 81 55 for strained. Treights
unchanged.
Cotton-future sales opened as fol-
lows: January, Is 1-16 TO Is: cents:
February, 15 GIG to Is 1916 cents:
March, is lie to 16S cents; April.
| 16 SIG cents.
Financial.
| NEW YORK, December 23-6 p. NJ
Money easy at 6 to Z per cent. Ster-
ling Exchange weak at 1887 Gold
11Os to 11O3. Government Securities
| dull and little doing. State Bonds
quiet and nominal
Commercial.
Cotton quiet-saies of 2,451 bales
| at 155 to 16S cents; some sales of
cent higher. Flour unchanged. Whis-
key steady at 90 cents. Wheat 1 to
cents better. Corn unchanged. Coffee
very firm with an upward tendency.
Sugar steady. Molassea quiet and IN
changed. Rice quiet. Pork firm
new $lG. Lard weak at s to 81 cents.
Tallow firm at Is to = cents. Naval
stores quiet. Freights steady.
Cotton-net receipts 1912 bales
gross receipts 1850 bales; futures
closed easy-sales of 1880 bales, as
follows: January, Is z 81 cents; Feb
ruary, Is 1882 to 1885, cents March,
16s cents; April, 16: to 16s cents; May,
Ia to It's cents.
AUGUSTA, December 23-6 P. NJ
Cotton dull-middling la cents; re-
ceipts $685. bales; shipm -nts 1000
bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23-6 2. NJ
Cotton dull; middling IS, cen s; low
middling 15s to Isl cents; strict good
ordinary 10 cents; net receipts 81 bales;
ss receipts 341 bales.
SAVANNAH, Dec 23-6 P. M.-Cotton
frm-middiing 10 cents; net receipts
4,147 bales; exports to Great Britain
o.oo9 bales; exports cUastwise 1857
bales; sales OF AIS bales; stock on
hand 123, 400 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 23-6 T NJ
Cotton NOR steady-middliDg IS cents;
low m'ddling Ia cents; strict good
ordinary 145 cents; net receipts OCT
bales; gross receipts 1882 bales; ex-
ports to France 451 bales: sales of 900
bales; stock On hand 60, GOT bales.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23-6 P. NJ
Flour in fair demand and firm. Corn
steady at 40 to so cents for new she'll
ed. Pork steady, with a light de-
mand. at S15 80 to SIC. Bacon quiet
and firm; clear rib 81 cents. Lard
steady; kettle 8 to 10 cents; steam to
81 cents.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 23-6 p. M.-Cot-
ton dull and COMMUNICATING 49,
cents; low middling 14s cents; strict
good ordinary II cents; net receipts
166 bales; gross receipts S45 bales;
experts coastwise, AIS bales; sales $50
bales; to spirners rs bales; stock on
hand IL, 400 bales.
CINCINNATI, December 23-6 P. NJ
Flour firm and unchanged. Corn
steady at 81 to 5S cents Pork nominal
and unchanged Lard quiet-steam
81 cents; kettle, g to 81 cents. Ba-
con firm. but scarce, with light sales
shoulders cents; clear rib z; to 8
cents; clear St cents. Whiskey frmer
at 80 cents.
New ORLEANS, Dec 23-e p. NJ
Cotton shade easier and in good de-
15s to 15t cents low
middling las to IA: cents; strict good
ordinary 13s cents; net receipts 1O.IS7
bales; gross receipts 10. ISL bales
exports to tre Continent ], 687 bales
exports to France 1870 bales; sales of
c, 900 bales; sales last evening of 1000
bales; stock on hand 1883 bales.
FOREIGN mARKi.hS- By Cable.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 24-Noon.
has downward tendency--Uplands
sd; Orleans 8! to SD. Sales to-day
10000 bales !; sales for speculation
and export 1000 bales arrivals
Lie cheaper Uplands, nothing below
good ordinary. shipped November.
Lied; do, delivered December and
January, Sd: do, nothing below mid
ding, shipped November and Decem-
Der, s 1-16d.
I4ater-Ihe sales of cotton to-day
include $500 bales of American. Or
leans, nothing below good ordinary,
ship ped December and January, SID.
Breadstuf;s firm. Red Western Spring
Wheat 12s Id, TO 12s 3d. Corn SIS Sd.
Pork els.
plands, nothing below good
ordinary. shipped December and jan
uary, Sd; do. shipped January and
February, SD.
LONDON, Dec. 23-Evening -Spirits
31s, Sd. TO 31s. I'd. Tallow
40s. Sd.
LIVERPOOL, Dee. 23-EyaEiDg.-
Spirits Turpentine 30s. to Sos. 3D.
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester dull,
with downward tendency.