The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-23

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which lasted til four o'clock IN tbr
morning. TSe conclusion a:rirei NJ
has rot tTanspi-cd. 1t Is b,ieyrd
hero that before long Serv!a NIL take
part in the war. The Moscow commit
tee las asked ScVyia 10 do 50, aud has
offered, If she consent, 70 assist her
with money.
LONDON, August 2l.-The weather
In London yesterday was very hot; to
day, boisterous and unsettled. In
Scotland, during the week past, there
have been ceaselesS heavy rains. doing
much harm TO the standing and root
crops. They are said to have been ;he
severest summer rains in forty years.
Markets BT TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS
GALVESTON, August 2l.-Gold 1850
1O6. Silver 99@par Exchange-New
York sight, 1s@l5 per cent. premium.
New Orleans sight parG /. per cent. Pre-
MUM.
Wool - nothing doing; Eastern and
Northern fine and medium, free
of burs, of nine TO twelve months
growth, 21@30c; do, bury, ljWlSc;
Eastern and Northern coarse lgW22c:
do, bury, 12G9ljc; Western and
Southern fine of nine 10 twelve months
growth 24@21c; medium 2OGl23c; coarse
Western and Mexican l2@l5c.
Hides = market firm; dry, selected,
l5t5c; light, sailed, l3l5c; slack, sailed,
l215c; damaged half price; kips l2l SC;
wet, salted, as they run, SIG; selected,
915c; butchers green &c.
COttOn-net receipts - bales; exports
coastwiSe none; sales 137 bales: stock on
hand 5000 bales; market easy; good mid
ding 10fsc; middling l05sc; low mid
ding lOlsc; good ordinary 9&ic.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
New ORLEANS, August 2l.-Cotton-
market dull and lower; sales Go bales:
good ordinary 93sc; low middlins
97sc; middling lOss@1O15c: good
mlddling 10fs@111sc; middling fair l128
@ll5sc; fair l13s@124c; receipts, net
17S bales, gross 1SS bales; exports TO
New York 314 bales; stock on hand
%, 704 bales.
Gold l042f@105. Sight lf@3$ premi
UNI. Sterling, bank, 50915.
Flour dull; XX 1925; XXX $5.7j@
$50; choice $i.75@7. Corn steady
at 5S@60c; Oats dull at 3SG14Ic. Corn
meal quiet at $3.50. Bran nominal. Pork
dull, weak and lower nj Sl3G5. Dry
salt shoulders steady and in fair demand:
loose, sic; packed 5l5c. Bacon quiet
and steady 1T 6, s, SisWSltc. Hams
dull; choice sugar-cured ll4@I1%[c.
Lard steady; ticrcc 915@9iIc; key 81
@l0c. Rice in fair demand but ut lower
rates; new crop coming in freely; fair
10 prime, 6W624c. Other markets
are generally unchanged. Coffee dull
fair to choice G4@14c. Coffee dull
and nominal; cargoes 1Gl1@20hc gold
Whisky quiet at $l.050t1.11. Sugar
steady; common to good common So
SIZE; fair to fully fair Sa4@9c; prime to
choice 94@94c; yellow clarified 100
l0l4c. Molasses, nothing doing.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New YORK, August 21.-Stocks opened
firm and advanced, but afterwards dc
clined. Money per cent Gold 104HS.
EXchange-long 4S3; short 4SJ. State
bonds steady. Governments weak and
lower
Cotton-market easy; uplands 1128c;
Orleans l115c; sales 1892 bales Futures
a shade lower, but steady; August 1l24
@ll.2Sc; September II. 07@11.10c
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, August Noon.-COtton
market dull; middIing uplands Cd; mid
ding Orleans 3-16d; sales 1000 bales,
including 800 bales for speculation and
export; receipts 1900 bales, OF which
800 were American Futures 1-}2d
cheaper.