The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-12-26
FINANCIAL AND ConnERcIAr 49,.
Thursday Morning. Deean.O OkFIcR.

MORNING SrAp a.
Ihursaay Morning, Decemhss nsoh
Under further receipts Of currency and 49,. saf
the oferpgs for disconnt, the money 4's'sash
easier and the rates Of commercial nam. nAAaa
lower Owing to the decline in cold a, ~ naSssa f.
market has fallen eR materially for hs.s Aotk' =
foreign exchange. New York sight S,. : so'o Al
supply and little stronger. All stocks A., ,en IN IA
on which there is probability of the psoyini
dividend being paid. Owing to Judge Wooa,- -slhai
in the Masnhaut suit against the city al, o,t-s
have improved and particularly Old Six Par c..s
solidated the Improvement in the other i.sus.
buted to the opinion that the deciaion is apDl.s,
the oener issues 90 lar as 1t regards the payus.,
interest. New State Conscls afe dull and lov.'
Cotton is in active demand, with good s.an.".
steady and other descriptions irregular Tn. @
is ic lower than last week for all grades e.,.,..
Middling. The decline is attributed to l,bsrs, w
and the falling on In foreign exchange Tba ss ss
visible supply Of cotton ON Friday nieb. Ia ~
2555.2i7 bales. against 2,64O,o4s last year-a.'A -
1871. The STOCK Of Cotton hold by EneIi,s
is now estimated at 81 90 bales, against Inan ~
year and e9lO0 the year before. The crop ,,...
from India are father less favorable The imr,s.
seems to prevail that owing to the serious
70 the cotton crop in China. that couutry will
unusually large proportion OF the crop of E.sr -
Our crop is now estimated in England br ~, -,
authorities at four aud quarter millions Of b,. m
Brazilian crop is reported small but of fair o,.,,.
Late kilograms from Alexandria. Egypt, report NJ
higher and receipts from the interior falling off, =
bacco continues quiet and unchanged here; at iptsT
points, whore the stock of old very macb redoca
is selling readily at good prices Wills a. the -.
board the old crop is IS demand at hrm prses for
port. Good grsoes OF Sugar and MOlasses are in a
mand at firm prices while the lower grades are dis
OF SALE Flour continues quiet and easy and is u
local equest and small export demand, while Conf
dull and materially lower. There is but little do,rh
Provisions and the stocks are light.
FINANCIAL Quotations-FSceptional paper d.
per per annum AL do 10 oii second gtade Iss
is; first class mortgage do 10 per per anauu ~
ond grade dc. to; Gold ii3 to lt3ti AmereaSlr
sss sssns ss to sssi SsSS
aud commel cIal sight TIC.
COMMERCIAL.
CorToN-A,t We; market &c lower than last Fh9v
morning for Good Ordinary Middling inclusive. s.
1O.s5o Stock is7 37l. Quotatlons--Low Ordinary :
Ordinary loii Good Ordinary l03: Low MiddlinG nj
The a the
leans since September LIST, 55s 361 bales, against R
a oa7 Stocks ataii ports a, bales against Mo-
loss, ,s44 bales against S5i ISL 7-incresse is4 s5i
LEAE ToBAcco.Qgies unchansss cha Et stock on sasas
Medium Leaf l3 To l4A Good Lea l5a 70 III Fine Led
MASurAcruaiD roBAcco.-oniet and uncA.lrsd
good 81 E1a f5 Ene Good % % SsJam ss ln' S
Common sound Al to SO; Bright quarters Con.
Medium " HssY t AS Bass e
to Sc Navy ibs 50 70 5sc Navy sds $, to * Fancy
gess co%0o &c per ih si Fair b,ss fa o eny Ear
LouIsiASA MoLAssss.-In fair demand at steaE
prices Com 80 TO 35c per gs Fair 20 to 4sc fil1
RIFfNID suGARs s-Grushed, POwdered and Gram
lated !. lac per lI Best Loaf ~ iaa rsr gallon
RIcE-In fair supply and moderate demand Prles
xeakeT on'dsna No s3 70 se per PiS. Si oeHSs
FIous-supply fair demand moderate Prices 10y:
cnoies Treble Extra IS so IS; and sS 70 to III
and nRss1nesS ss s Sc SoO0ias at"
Cogs rs. IL SACKS - supply fair demand pOisr.s
pricee lower: Mixed sac per bushel; Choios Yellow
OATs-supsiy good; demand moderate; prices high
Ordinary 4: ro-c; Prims a TO 4so Choice . 70 :
BKAs-I,weT; Choice - to 9oc per 100 lbs -,
HAr-Prtces lower supply Large; as9anS 10 = n'
PoRz~Qoie and weak. Mess sal 50 to 2 per Dbl
| Sides 1890 and Clear sidss l3s
DKY sALTED NEAT-Demand moderate Pr1Ses sly ~
er Shoulders jobblng at si Clear Rib Sides 'f0' C
SueAkCURED HAAs-Supply light; prices sI,oI TI3
d-mApd fair; Ordinary Isl TO = Fair lsie To-
LARo-In demand and 6rm. Tierce Refined lOOO
at I3Ac per ID; Keg - to lac. ,h
BkEAKFAsT BAcoN-Duil at Is to Ice per Dr.
! BEEF-FuIron Market e to Ii 81 per ooii AeA~'
BuTrERNChoice New York Goshen % to 3'S ..,! Ps
Medium - 3.c Inferior % 10 $50 SnS n,r I6
2sc Medium % 10 $50; Inferior 10 70 ~ 60
> CHELsE-Choice Western I3; New Hork CE'~~
F1sH-Maokeral, extra No /. bbl. s:s co. 6es ds ~
bbls, g; Kits. 3Oyi No bblS SLs o. IL So. !,
do. 25; Kits. III No 2, bbls, SIG Oi 90 S Fl
e. So; Kits 10; No Large bo Q, II %; 90 - a. n
do. q OU KITS So. Goldfish Drums, - s'i o'1o'' :"
}, Ons-Lipsee6 Oil-70 75c per gallon Rs1Gea ;s
!, Oil-I6 to lsc in bbls % TO IS in cases LaIu -
81 Is per gallon. Castor Oil !3i to l4he per lD ="
o SALr-peaiers' rates: Coarse, q 70 Per sack; Il
= to 81 IS. Turks Island, 7Jc per two OuSh'A
e Pockets Table Salt. to according % elEe, n,
l. Southwestern, SIC per 10 New Orleans B1ps p,Sa
/ Castillo IUc, with reduction round lots: . ,-c
D STAR CANDLLs-Dull and unchanged at ioi y" "
a YEAST PowDERs-Sl5 to a5 for quarter boxes ana
q for medium per gross. o. .o- III.
10 Bread, Navy Bread, sici Lemon snaps ~;
il Biscuits &C; French Biscuits, Sc; Soda SSsr
,r Butter do. Sc Boston do. &c; Wine do iVci '"s
- ecj Pic Mic do, SCI Water do. SO; =, ,,-raney;
CoPPEE-JoO lots Ordinary 2o& to 81 cuFreHS'
% to 22ic; Good 223 to 23ci Prime % to &c In
TEA-Jnb lots-Imperial $50 to 81 ~ per ~ HT
powder 45c TO 81 81; Hyson 3Oc to 81 10; 1ouHb ~
4Uc to sl l5; 0olonR 35c to 90c h,,. La
a FRUITS AND NrTs-Lemons. 90 90 per pei %sT hun
Raisins So to 90; Bananas 81 10 > w ,RSnts " Z
d Citron 26c per b Currants. 7ic Bra1h 6"tss
8. Ice; Almonds 2li to 23c; Flberts II to 4c
II 7c Cocoanuts, SIU to IS per lUOO Pecansn
"a nuts to &c per lp Louisiana Oranges IS per Oe YC
30 | POIJTRY-ChiCkeD6 IS 10 UU uC1ohi