National Republican., 1876-12-21
Securities. Buying. Selling.
Commercial.

NEW YoRK, Dec 2o.-Cotton steady; sales Of !. 1.O7e
bales at 1219G12 516c. Consolidated net receipts
l19774 bales. Exports-Great Britain, so so5 bales
France, 1880 bales Continent, ,1o9 bales; Chan
Flour q shade frmer, with little more disposi.
to " for N S
common 70 good extra Western and State, $3.50
@6e5; good TO choice do, IS .7o@s5.76; common to
fancy do, SI.o56soO; common to good extra Ohio,
t5.50Q7e0; common TO choice extra St. Louis,
sa5oGs.2s; patent Minnesota, extra good to prime,
s7. so; choice to double extra, Ss.T539.50.
Southern -four steady; common to fair extra, S. so
@e.75; good to choice do, s6.so@s.I5. Rye -four
. shade firmer at sasogsIS for suPsrhne Corn
ter, with fair export and speculative demand and
some little milling inquiry si.2s for New York
ior Nos. and spring mixed; 81 .2s@i.so for Ne.
Milwaukee: s1s for No. Chi icago, in store; sl37
for No. Milwaukee; s1.ss@1.46 for white red
so@s2c for orWestern; ss0ssc for Jersey, State and
Canada. Canada peas steady; e0c. In bond. Bar
Icy quiet and heavy; sLOSgiIO for No. j Canada;
ciining. Corn X@ie. better, with fair demand for
export and home use. Oats HGlc. better and
fafriy active. Hay firm ats5c for shipping. Hops
Eastern and western; 1880 for new New York;
S@a0c. for new California. Coffee-Rio quiet
and and Tm fdn d lSSOc gold fOT ca&rgSes & S%c
changed. Molasses quiet and unchanged. Rice
steady and in fair demand. Petroleum dull; crude,
1sc. Taiiow steady at SIC. Resin inrmer az
s2.S5@2o5 for strained. Turpentine higher at SOC.
for spirits. Eggs firm at sOG30lzc for State and
Pennsylvania; 2SG2e14c. for Western. Leather
firm; Hemioek sole, Buenos and RE Grande,
light, middle and heavy weights, 26@3oc.; Cali
fornia do, 25G29c.; common do, 24G2sc- Wool
quiet and firm; domestic fleece, S0957c.; pulled,
22G3sc.; unwashed, 1292Sc,: Texas, 13G2Sc. Pork
opened excited and higher and closed heavy; mess.
si7.15@17.25. Beef dull. Beef hams nrmer. Tierce
beef dull. Out meats-Western quiet; middles
firm; &c. for city long clear; s3Ic for Western long
clear. Dressed hogs easier at T@71sc- for West
ern. Lard much higher and active, closing heavy;
other grades dull and irregular; 14@Soc. for
Western; 20G36c. for State. Cheese hrm at "a
1870. for common to prime. Linseed hrm- Whisky
firmer at sl.l3. Freights to Liverpool rather
more steady. for grain; cotton, per san, 5-169
n-s2d.; per steam, ss; wheat, per sail, 3d.; per
steam, Sd. =. .
BALTIMoRE. Dec 2O-Cotton quiet and steady;
middling, 11Ac. Ts.H
Flour more active, firm and unchanged. Wheat
scarce and firm; No. Western winter red, 1.ss;
No.2 Chicago spring, sl25 Pennsylvania red, s1.3s
Gl43; Mary land red, good to prime, 81. l.40Q3l.4S;
do. amber, sl.5oGL65; do. white. sl.269sl.2s
quiet and easier, new steady and trna: new South
ern white, 52G56c.; do yellow. 53G56c: Western
mixed. old, spot, Soc; new, spot and December,
5sc.; January, 57azc.; February, $50. Oats Gull
and tendency downward; Southern prime, S78
2sc.; Western white, S68371Sc.; do mixed, 3s@35c.
Rye nominally steady at T0@72c Oloverseed
steady and demand fair at 1i@15c. Hay scarce
and Arm; Maryland and Pennsylvania prime, 81
@1s. Provisions quiet, steady and unchanged.
Butter unchanged. Petroleum-Crude easier at
126 @12sc.; refined nominally 31c. Coffee closing
quiet and unchanged; business restricted by linn
tied offerings. Whisky scarce and firm al 81. lS
Recefpts-Flcur. 4,5Oo barrels: wheat, ll2 500
bushels; corn, 5000 bushels. Shipments-Corn,
rs, 900 bushels.