The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24
The Markets.

6 The UL0Fkol0a
GALVESTON, December 22.-Noney steady
and unchanged. Gold-quiet at 11f@11115,
buying and selling. Silver-dull and shade
lower at 108@10811S, buying and selling.
Commercial bills scarce and q shade flrmer
commercial New York sight, currency,
"A per cent. discount; do, gold, Is per cent.
discount; New Orleans sight, currency, y
per cent. discount; do, gold, 81 premium
sterling, 60 days 527; bankers New York
sight, currency, q discount; do, gold, par
New Orleans sight, currency, par: do,
gold. = premium; sterling, 90 days, 5.35.
BacOn--duli and lower clear sides are sell
ing at 1424c; clear rib at 1890; shoul-
deTs 1O15c. Bagging dull and. unchanged;
per yard. Coffee-prices steady and IN.
changed; selling as follows: fair 1e1l@16t<c;
good 19@19Ac; prime 100000. Corn
in job lots, S5@95c; selling from store al
-1@1.15. Eggs-frmer and higher, selling al
40c. per dozen. Flour-market easy and un-
changed; XXX $5.75@6.25 per barrel; choice
extra $6.J0@675; choice family $707. %; sales
100 barrels. Hams-dull; choice sugar-cured,
none in first hands; second quality selling at
14@14tzcs Hides-firin dry flint selected,
1S1kc; taken as they run Tic; wet sailed,
selected, y1%c; butchers green 71<@Sc; dry
sailed sold as dry flint, with allowance for
salt; glue stock sc. Lard-quiet; tierce
ISL; -keg 16I &C. -Pecans-s carcer and higher,
choice Westetn new crop selling at 1o0l2cs;
second quality Sl59c. Potatoes-stock ample
and prices steady, Northern $3.250$3. 80.
PoultTy-receipts ample and prices irmer;
chickens S3.50@3. IS per dozen; turkeys small
81 5O@5 per dozen; geese 81 500S per dozen.
Salt-stOck large, selling by carload
out of store at S1.2O@1.S0, gold, coarse,
and $1.75, gold, for fine. Sugar-receipts
of new Louisiaua Moderate; prices steady;
fair to prime &C; pEinc - choice Oh
@10c; yellow eiarided 10011c. white clari-
fed 11@l1f1< refined, crushed and p0Vdered
1874 013c. Ties roy and beard each &c.
Wool-receipts lielii price unchanged;
fall clip, 2i426c, coarse 10000; Mexican
14@17c; bury So &c less, sales 5 sacks,
100 pounds
Cotton-markot dull and nominal; or.
binary 111kc; good ordinary N13c; low mid
ding 1876; middling 14c; good middling
145sc; sales 65J bales; receipts, 1903 bales;
stock 81 ,O51 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, December 22.-Gold 1l133k.
Sight Il discount Sterling $50.
COttOn--demand fairs sales COCO bales;
prices irregular and somewhat easier, though
not quotably lower; good ordinary to strict
good ordinary l2H@l35sc; low middling to
strict low middling 133S @13554c; middling 70
strict middling 135S@i4llc; good middiing
to middling fair 141<0151<c; receipts 1888
bales; exports TO Great Britain 2176 bales;
stock 223, 533 bales.
r. NEW YORK, December q. -COlfon-lnar.
ket quiet; sales CAS- bales; uplands 141<c; Or.
leans 141kc.
Stocks active and unsettled Money 3 per
cent Gold opened e. 1115<. Exchange
long 4-S51<; short 1907 Governments active
and iiifle Of for some State bonds ouiet
and nominal
LIvERPooh iDs6emBef 22-No6n. Cotton
quiet and unchanged; sales 10000 bales, in
Guiding 100 bales for speculation and export;
uplands 2 ifB7sfd; Orleans "a s