The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22-J. B. Laird's saw
mill boiler exploded, killing fifteen and
wounding twenty persons.
BOSTON, Dec. 22.-The courtesies of the
city have been rendered King Kalakaua.
WArERrowN, Mass, Dec. 22.-Blodgett's
metallic art works burned; loss $50, 900.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.-Gen. Finch Thigh
man is dead, aged IS years. He graduated at
West Point in the class of 1882.
The jury in the Goss perjury case disa-
greed and were discharged.
MEMPHIS, Dec 22.-John S. loot, Secre-
tary of the Cotton Exchange, who was sud-
denly taken with hemorrhage of the stomach,
yesterday, is thought to be be out of danger
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 22-A special to the
Com'ier-Journal says that A. w. Hedges.
Postmaster at Lancaster, KY, was shot and
killed in his Office last night by Ebenezer
Best The two men were brothers-in-law,
Hedges having married two OF Best's sisters
Family troubles were probably the origin of
the tragedy.
PHILADLpH1A, Dec. 22.-The father of lite
Ross offers 5000 for the child and no
questions asked. He is satisfied the burglars
killed were the kidnappers.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22.-Only six men killed
by the boiler explosion. Another was SO se1i-
ously injured he.will probably die.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
New YORK, Dec. %. Evening - Cotton
closed quiet Middling Uplands IA Orleans
a.; sales to-day 1862 bales, net receipts 446;
gross 594.
Futures closed steady; sales 1880 as fol-
lows: December Is 1916; for January, 1877;
for February, 14s; for March, IA 1912; for
April, Is 1920 Isl; for May, Is 1920 15s;
tor January, Is 11-16; for July, 16 1872; for
August, 1G 10. 32@16 ZIG.
Southern flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat 1c better, moderate demand, closing
rather quiet, buyers generally refusing to go
winter red Western, 81 27G1 81 tor amber
do, 81 3Oa1 80 for white Western. Corn ia
1c better, closing quiet, holders more disposed
to realize at 9ONl91 for new white Western,
89Ca 9O5 for white Southern.
Coffee firm and quiet. Sugar quiet. Rice
unchanged, limited iobbing demand. Tallow
firm. 81. Resin firm, 50 15CJ2 20. Tur-
pentine firm, 81. Pork dull and nominal.
Lard frmer; prime steam 13a@13S. Whisky
decidedly firmer, 50 SOFAS. Freights 6rmer;
cotton by steam 11-32
CINCINNATI, Dec. 22.-Cotton steady, de-
mand moderate: Middling 49,. Flour steady,
demand moderate. Wheat quiet and weak,
red 81 O8@1 10. Corn quiet, 7OC171. Oats
5SM so. Pork-sales at S18 50, closed at
S18 IS bid. SO asked. Lard strong, sales of
quiet ans unchanged. little done. Bacon dull
and nominal. Whisky-demand fair, market
firm: 81.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22-COtton unchanged and
fair demand. Flour-in good demand at full
prices for low grades. Wheat, No. 2 red
winter 81 O5aG OIL, No spring Chicago
92s. Corn tirmer, new 69m7O Oats firm,
57aM}5S. Whisky steady, SO. Pork quiet,
$40 80. Dry salt meats shoulders g., clear
rib 81, clear 81. A number OF car lots sold at
these prices. Bacon-only small order trade.
Lard quiet, Is.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 22.-Cotton nominal; Mid
ding 1890. Flour and wheat quiet and I'M
changed. Corn quiet, white 73, mixed y. Oats
quiet and unchanged. Pork quiet, $40. Bacon,
shoulders 81, clear rib II, clear not quoted.
unchanged Lard, 14I@15i. Whisky 81.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22-Flour dull and nomi-
nal. Wheat-demand active, but irregular;
No. spring Chicago 92.., No. 2 ?Ol. Corn
demand fair; No. 2 mixed, old 7Sii, new 66ss
a. 66a. Oats-demand fair; market firm No.
? "a. Pork-demand fair; market firm !;
sellers at -. Lard demand fair. S13 10.
Bulk meats steady: demand moderate and
unchanged. Whisky steady demand mod
crate, 81.
As Christmas looms up, it is we'll to remind
our down town friends that George Tognoni's
well known confectionery store, corner OF Els
planade and Old Levee streets, is prepared to
supply families with the most delicious speci-
mems of the coniectioner's art. Tognonis re-
putation is so we'll established that anything
n,oro ,ro conld soy about him would look like