The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-30


The Ross boy discovered at Nashua
turns out to be a juvenile lie Of the most
phenomenal kind He ran away from
his parents residence In Milford.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. ~. Arrangements
arc almost perfected for grand cele
bration on Friday night in honor Of The
dawn Of the Centennial year
NJ y. Knowles jewelry store. Mon
roeviIle, was destroyed by fire. Loss
! SO 900 insured.
Considerable damagc from high
water in the Ohio river 1t Is reported
that one largc bridge ut Cambridge has
been washed away.
CoNconD. Dec. 30. "A barn in Pitslicld.
owned by Mrs. o. Perkins, was de
stroyed this morning The contents
consisted of I25 tons hay. several oxen
eight cows. three horses aud a number
Of hogs.
FOREIGN.
MADRID, Dec. 30. The Spanish Gov
crnment has ordered u general election
to be held on Jan. TO- The opening Of
the Cortcs will take place Feb. H.
| QuEENsTowN, Dec. 30. Arrived or
Fastnct the steamer England. from
New York for Liverpool.
WEATHER REPORT.
During Thursday In The South Allan
tic and Eastern Gulf States rising ba-
rOmetcr, southcasterlyt to southwestcrly
winds warmer and partly cloudy
weather.
SOUTHWEST PASS. Dec. 20. q p. ~. Ba-
roneter 30. Wind south, light. Weather
thick and foggy.
Arrived: American brig Prairie Rose,
Greenleaf. master. s days from Havana,
with u cargo Of sugar. British ship
Elizabeth Dongall, White, master, ~
days from Liverpool, with u cargo Of
salt, TO 9. J.. Shepard 10 Go. British
ship Sally, Atkin, master. ii days from
Sharpness Point, in ballast, to master
sen, master, II days from St. Thomas,
In ballast, to master.
Sailed: Steamship Brashcar
IL m Barometer 10. Wind south.
light. Weather thick and foggy.
Arrived Austrian bark Gcorgia.
Medavich. master. 30 days from AsceD-
sion, In ballast, to master. American
schooner Excelsior, Arnet. master, "a
days from Bonacca, with fruit to J. Ma
eheca 81 Go.
Sailed Ship Hercules and bark
Virgen dc las Moves.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
NEw YonK. Doc. 2o 2-t5 y. m.-Spyt cotton
bama issc. midding uplands 13c, strict low
mjddling t3 Lice, low mtddi,ig ~ il-isc. strict
good ordinary i2Ic good ordinary ~. ordinary
days, tsst commercial. ~ days. tss.
Futures from January % 1-lea - 1890. Febru,,
d u ID 'legi3 II 81. May il 3s@li ie June ial@
II o-32. July ~ " 32nth 10 August iil@lt II ~
December IL tc
Gold ii3s. Sales to-day ~; last evening 1896 !.
for export 2bo, consumptipp sta, speculation
ie; Sales. future delivery ls,soo.
sr mF"t9rgs r,,, ,,r"; sal"s ,s,s z%' s"Nnarg m.s
% o-ic@i9 io-Ja, April 10 ls-leeals .27-3a. May
"a -326o1i lie. June i,esii e-32 July II ii-33m
4 ls-5!, August 1t'i@ii9 9-i6. December u i-i6@
GALyEsToN. Dec. 49, Receipts tosi bnles; OK
ports 10 Great Britain e.oJ bales: to the Cont
ncp 1850: co.stwisc 1924, Sales ns5 bales stock
soo,t bales Market quiet and ensy. mddliug
Us low middling t2s good ordinary "a.
NORFOLK Dee. Kec.'pt, iee1 '",lsS .,i grpi" ?s
ding i2ssc.
pnovipsrcg. Dec Stock 100 boles.
PoEI ROYAL. Doc 29.--Stock 1901 bales
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2a.-Eoceipts none. gross 5i3.
exports coustwise sci sales 2ij stock 1890.
Mnrkcl dull; middlu. iais@i3e. low mddling
i3,sm12'.c good ordinary i2e.
WILMINGTON. Dec. ~. -iicceipts 3is: stock siso.
Market quiet aud easy middling I2}sc. low mid
'%s ss sS9s gsany bss ssNei .s Receipts s bales
gross 1872 Market quiet: middlng ts'.c,
low middlug l2'ic. good ordinary is'...
MEMPHIS. Dec. I-Rcccipts tOGl. shipments
1883. sales 100 stock escW. Market tlui hid
SAVANNAH. Dee o.. Net rcc.ipts sea Exports
10 Great Britain 2t2s, tp France. 1870 coastwise
CAT. sales 1857. Stock io.i97 Mar get uuiet mid
ding - AZ. low middng I2r. good ordinary Ia.
BosroN Dec, % Receipts $50 bales, gross 800
t4.,I,. u ltu 4 IN
mddling ~. good ordinary III
CHARLESTON. Dec. 29.-Nnt receipts aigi, coast-
wise SIC: sales 1000: stock 70.757. market quiet
and stca1y mihdling I2t. low mddling i2soi2l,
good ordinary III.
NEw York. Dec. 2e Re.eipts 2lsl bales. gross
$780, receipts NJ all ports 2o.A2. Great Britain ~.
tes France $3.50. Continent 2s6i. Channel 1870.
consolidated receipts 1882. Great KritaiD $40.
France g7lI, Continent i7cs. Channel 1880 stock
7at 25G. receipts NJ Mobile 1ii3 Great Britain t5ie
Continent i6Ii. eoastwise 1912 sales $500 stock
10000. market quiet. middlng ri. bow middliDg
II !, good ordinary toimlos.
WALL STREET. Dec. y. y. m Money ranged
e~7 per cont Foreign exchange steady 1885,
opened ut ii3: advanced 10 iiJt now i13s. after
yielding Ii3 again. Government bonds strong.
1881. 1891, g2s. ia G53. ii5l Now. tso G7s. 1928
sss is24: I0-tos. li7s: new loan. 1891. ll6i; cut
rcncy 81. 1921. Stocks heavy; generally lower
market expected soon to be higher: principal
Union. and Northwestern. hut there was nothing
commanding special prominence; the latest
au9tations are ~ follows.
Atlantic aud Pacific Telegraph IL. Southern
and Northwestern 3o's preferred 561s, y II, and
PIOaii j. Cleveland. Columbus. Indianapolis and
Chicago 31s, Delaware. Lexington aud Whining
ton i21,. Erie f5t,. Harlem 130 Hannibal and 81
Joe 2o1. preferred q, Ohio Southern 59la. Mil
waukee and st. Paul 357s. preferred G6!s. New
York Central 1914, New Jersey Central lo5ii
Ohio and Missippi lGts. Pacific Mail 39's. Pana
ma Us. Quicksilver i07'.
Flour closed weak for low grades: Southern
Wheat closed with u better tone and slight Inn
provement in price for spring. Barley quiet and
heavy Rye quiet and firm. supply light Oats
stronger and In fair demand for trade. Corn
better and i'm fair demand. Mess pork quiet and
unchanged. Beef quiet and steady :,tierce beef
neglected and nominal Bacon dull and nomi-
nal: cut meats fair and In request ut unchanged
figures. Dressed hogs steady. Lard steady aud
in better rcuu est. Whisky steady. 81 Is.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 29-VirgiDia 6s. peelers. 46s.
consolidated 6sl West Virginia ri. North Caro-
lima g. old f6t do new =. do, special tax bid to-
day Sugar quiet but firm. 1olm1ol. Cotton
steady but firm; middling 12,. Flour dull but
steady and unchanged. Wheat quiet and steady
No Western red ~ s2 Pennsylyania red 81 81,
MARYLAND red Al 49, do. amber ~ H. do. white
81 Is Corn quiet and firm. Southern white. new
SO, Southern yellow 81. Western and mixed So
spot January. Oats quiet and steady Southern
90 Western white A. Western mixed ~. Rye
dull and nominal. Hay quiet aud unchanged.
Provisions quiet and steady. Pork-new s21 so.
Bulk nleats-looss nominal packed moderately
active: shoulders s1s. clear rib sides Ia. Bacon
steady: shoulders 10, clear rib sides 12ss. hams
ls,: Lard dull. steady and unchanged Butter