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The New York herald., 1877-12-08

demand . full prices a. sla ssta 10 Lard strong ..d
meats asss ssoadsrs 4Ic 49.e clear rib Pc &c
shondsr- = = sides s. 50 - 90 Ham. easier A. oa
7tc for 81 lbs do whiskey and Arm at 81 o.
Bner quiet an unchanged sugar quiet: hards. i0isc
liSl@. a. ~hlte oi4e. gsfc New Orleans. 7c s4c.
Hogs steady and hrsn comian 50 Is "a I0 light - II
~ 30; packing - - - butchers "a ~ ~ 50
receipts. 5.OOD. shipments. l97.
CHICAGO. Dec. 7. 1877.
Flour quiet ani unchanged. Wheat active. firm and
higher No Chicago spring. ~ 90 No. do 81 O34
- o'S css1 anu p-eember u oss.. January 81 lo'l
teDrutry No. TO- ~ D5 - Corn unsettled Dut generally
higher; iac cash lasgc bid Deesnbsr f2c and
February; rejected. BE oats quiet but steady: 2asc
cash and January; 25c December; 25sc. February:
jrcted 22ssc Hye hrn-r 56c harley easter 62l4c
Dressed nog~ duii choice $f 80 81 uJ - 7J
Fork IN fair demand but lower Sl2 cash: si 90 Decem
Sl2 o, January; Si2 20 February Lard steady with
ir demand; ~ ~ cash and December; 81 s7x. Janu
f7ac. sIis short rib. 6lc: short clear. exc whskey
Al 10. aeceipts-Flour i4Ob bbs. wheat 1900 bush
corn 81 600 do. 1900 $40 do:
lry II 600 10 shipments Flour 1900 bbls. wheat
lGOn 1usnels corn. ~ 900 d. 1000 n o
do barley $4,000 do. Al the close Whe strong aud
nj her II 81 iuls Jannary 81 H. February. Corn
active higher; 43sac 43lsc, December &c. y
42aac January steady and unchan ed Fork steady
an Arm. Lard hrner, out not quotaby higher.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

oAL,HsroS Dee. Z. 1877.
so@s 0,a,nar s'hc Net - ,sssp ss,s oss'
~ IL gross ~ 9o fxp rsslo ursat Bra.n' i, Us;
to Franc, i.ioo; eoastwlso 6.sii. sales, ia.3io
Nkw ORLEANS zee. T. 1877
Cotton firm middiing, lie; low m,ddiing, io,c good
ordinary Zoe, net Isssp,s ae,7 eses s,ss l2o
coa,tw,se. 23o7 ares 700 Stock, 24".974. weeKly-
isSsis France '' i 2 to the IT, s sf
to tne u1@nue'. so9' coa'twise, $500 saes, 1900
MOBILE, pee 1877.
Cotton quiet; middIins, Io7Sc, ill.,. low mddiing
io'ac lo,as good ordinsry. ss.c Aet resep.s 2s,s
,a'ss 500 s.ee, sos77 wsesls Net ressir.. is"st.
coastwise. 7o42 sales. i4.oJo
sAyAsSam Dec = 1877.
dim oss ssoa eIas iyss Ns, i ssaeEs .Ia Ss
S"s' s,s'' ia1 s,ocs !" ,s 9 wesHiy ea"s r
celp.s. n IL eaies; gross. -s' LNpors 70 Fraucr
eo~sswise n.5ee saiss. is.ios
casRiEsros Dec = is77
oo S',Sn sraSs aas' le @'aasS 10 % o@ W., ""t rsss: ISL
g.ss 80 ;ss sss l.s9 20 ia1s 20 ra"se
% 4oi Dses Expar.s,iG Gse.' sri,sn 800 s"es g
wiLsiSGros n g., Dec. T. 1877
spirits OF turpeniine ham At 29c Eosn hrm at - 40
e strained Crude tnrgenins steady - - - Tor hard:
Flour steady; sales 500 bols pness unelanged wn~a,
' 'ss car. s sSs s%s fsi 80 S corn Ta Sa sssss
Soc OATS nsSaay .. iac asc ior 40 western Rye
inactive new sao,sa 2. 40 zoe n.,sy s a,n ..es q
rates 9th afuccs unchanged. R.lroad lrrghts IN.
changed. Receipts ~ ake Flour 400 bbi- wheat.
aOJ bushels. ~ Railroads Flonr. 100 bbs wheat
81 busheis corn, 1000 40 do rye 500
do. bsrcy. roo do. shipmrnts-By railroads Flour,
bbls wheat lO1 800 bushels corn. 1900 do oats,
~ 40 do. rye. 500 do; barley, 200 DO.
ToLrDo, Dec. T. 1877.
Flour firm. Wheat steady No white Micnigsn 81 81 :
49, 81 3bsA amber Michigan. December. 81 n
January, 81 324 No red winter Dece mbor sI 28s,
January, ~ 81 No. rel Wabash. 81 Itta rejected
Wabash, 81 oih No spring. 81 i3h Com steady
higD mixed. spot, 5uac. do new 4d1.c No spot zoe
d.. new. ioc new, December tsc Januiry f4st. re
jected. sSc new f9c damaged. new, fo1,c Kys-.o =
ssc oats an. No 2 2lc while 3ihe Nichxan 2es,c
Prime ciovrrsccd ~ ssss keceiptsi15 uos hoar C1
bushels wheat, u 200 do corn, 500 oats. ship.
ments-i3,o.O bushels wheat. 220O0 DO. Markets.
closed ~ beat quiet; No. Michifsn. 81 ~;
~ Joa anber Michg n. December. 81 3'A; January.
~ 32a No. cred wintcr December. 81 - Corn quiet
new NO. December 4oSc.; January. Atsc, No. = Dc.
cember. 2Jc
CINCINNATI. Dec. 2. iS7T
Flour saer, but no, qnotably lowe. Wheat dull ana
nominal Corn ~ good demand tuc a4lc Oats god
acmand and shade higher at 3Oc. 33c. Rye strong and
higher al opc so barsy moderately active and higncr
good ~ pfime western sprng VSc. To Posk IN good
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sis IS bid sis so asked Bacon In fair reenest .!
ssS- sss pre- active rs.~'1i; The s. ssekar
tao Sss Ssss. ss ls,
:,sa ;S9a4sr' a,,s sold 8 s go
sssS ss; ss 50 ssss' m
extra mess ga sis %; psssss ~ 30 si5 ,sresa ey
ctv heavy 70 ght quoted At ase aai4e. incndn, p ="
Price. we're as follow pS - ~ I'D = Is
4 IS sd - a. s sS e
rne saies we're 6opo ,ierecs ~ = - icr December,
= 62t - 81 tor March The SPOT sales were 10 sress
o % DO TO ' At S S % 'os ses
= ,erees Continent ~ sc aud 800 do ei.y 80 a. sa
, SSs We quos @ sas g. noe 70 sf a
re 22c. Cheese Receipts. II $40 boxes steady at
ksep p - ' so7 'ss "s Ans ak s ssdy of quote
sss s Sssy % nd Is.,s S:.y 2 @ state and
Rcs The marsst was quiet but dsm. Al former prices
We quote caroiqa fair 6l.c e..c: good a..c aosss:
o.. rstaa. &c 7'ac currency; kanroon in bond S'Ae
srELrEa Domestic was stii quoted at 6Sc ec. cur
srsaniSx. market was quiet. Prime was quoted
Sugar The market for remained duh and nominal.
$50 hhds cuoa muscovado sold o5ic 7'sc.. and 3l
TenSsa both ,se tone s' anu Nd demand ws aao;s:
7Ts tsnn,ns, an ,,osr sc s'oh 40 ~ PRIME cN 40,
.riiaga, hna, aud boxes. Nos : 8 ~ 7c sac 40.
common to prime 6lsc i 7tsc grocery la,r to enoce
I,s 7s,s lelasa .i.aas5a 4 ge; Oh \. s,ss. slss
OF srs,uasss % sac cut Loaf. a'se; whts extra
~
grales. including C's 6Ac. &c.
rALLow-tec.ipis- hhds 80 terces aud 10 bols Tai
low steady. with saes OF 0oUo1 lbs al The ia
and lOODp Ibs country ut I 9l6c
TiS The market Tor pig firm. owing
scarcity o spot lots. rates ruled steady We quote
Banca. ls1se.; Straits. 6sc English. no na Ice:
g % '''s . . ;sne si i - * F' $ y s.
81 a
-Ksntucey ruled steady with o3Oa hhds
at unchanged price eeedleaf was quiet The sales
crop 1919. - do crnp 1875, both private
terms, so cases New England 1876 22c. i 2lc,
aud 800 Oho, crop 1876 al &c. Sc. 800 bales
Hnya SAid tt S,c ~ 10
WHlsKEY -Itece,3ts-s54 bbls. whiskey was quiet;
30 nnus. sold Ia.
Wool The nulI. but about steady. We
lie fer. 10000 los u blood 5,c 5000 -.
unwashed .oe.; 400 lbs. 2ie 2,c. 1900
lbs tall California At liac lbtsc and private
10000 los X Ohio fleece, 1900 bs. X XX 10000
1000 "a Western Texas, 10000 los fall California
and 2ol pulled wool.
fRkiGnrs here change OF particular mention.
but the general movement iight En-aa cments 10
Liverpool sail 5000 bushels peas ~. 900
ton. manly Al 332d aud stcnn 5000 bushels wheat,
7t.u London 3Dl bales hops ~; Bristol,
Giasgos. steam. 400 bales hops private terms ul.
steam. $4,000 Gus els grain last evening, SGD
steam, 10000 bushels grain private DtD
visions, hos "a AS. I'D Hamburg, steam, 5000
private TERMS SAL, 800
goods. 2,s 3hs.: 800 tons denn weight sos 3-s I'd
Charters An ltaan bark from Philadelphia 20 the Medi
with 10000 aud ono bbis rcnucd
lcum pvate terms, American bark. hence
Bemcu with 1000 bb.s. do Is 3D. Italian
bark hence ork Tor orders with 100 quarters grain
bark hence orders, 5000
quarters -rain, It's. Italian bark. 900 hence
Genoa Legaon Naples with nentucay tobacco q Sos
Norwegian Da X i.,U tons. rom New Orlean 10 turN
tor orders to United Kingdom or nent, with cotton
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CORN FIRM-oATs oUILT-wHlsKEy QUIET
PohK QuIEr-LAaD FIRMER--P PETROLEUM
DUIL-oILs sTEADY-sPIGITS TURpENTlNE
FIRM- RosIN sTEADY-CoFFEE FIGM-sUGAR
QUlEr-FREIGHrs QUIET
FRIDAY, Dec. TO +. NJ
The trade movement has been moderate ia most do
scriptlons OF merchandise within the past week. but
prices on the whole Lave been well maintained, nearly
all the leading commodities commanding lull as IN ucn
they have along back The expor, ut bread
slufrs and provisions has been fair, though perhaps
less active than during the preceding two bat
prices of both wheat have advanced Oats have
been huctuatng, but are considerably lower than they
week although rather hrmer the
week Whiskey has been steady. Provisions have de-
clined. but business has followed, particularly n
bacon. which has been dea in with
for shipment Groceries have sold moderately though ut
hucuatng prices, generally easier Dry goous hardware,
boots aud shoes. wool. &C, have besn barely steady
with u very moderate To day bus ness was
moderate in all tho principal commodses On 'Chsnge
-four steady. Wheat quiet but frmer.
Corn firm. Oats quiet but nrmer Whskey quiet.
Fork quiet LAID frmer ireights were quiet. Cot
ton spot Lice higher; higner
Coffee 6rm susar quiet. oils steady. Petroleum dull.
Spirits turpentne hrm and rosn steady
quiet, ut 4ac &c. pots and 6slc. a 7c.
for pearls
AsrmoSY very 6rm and tho London market has ad-
vaneed g. We continue quote at i2l4c &c., gold
resulus
BEEswAx-We note sale Of :. 900 lbs southern 2sc.
BROOM CoRN-We quote red tipped, l52c DC. medium,
5c.a &c. choice green. The a So
IorYEE-..io firm AT the advance OF yesterday; we
sales of 400 bags j. b. - at l75sc for fair,
900 bags. Danati private terms At Baltimore,
bags Iempiar; 81 bags. Aqudneck and ia
dton the sale reported ISSUE 200 bags
Newlight at isJac New Orleans. 4.2Uo bags per
Aivington arrive iS5sc. tor uly Mld coffee
hm We quote :-Ordinary ctrgoes, i6c 1916 ;iar do
lS1ac. good do. l9c.: prime do, lJlac. a zoe
trcme range lots Ice 22U.; santos tar 10 good,
lSc = ls1sc., god. 30 Java, bags,
22c . 23c. do. grass mats, 22c. 2fo.; singapore
l71sc a l9c. Ceylon. lie ls5:c,; Maracsioo I6c u
lS1,c Laguayra. lie. lDc. amsica, l0c. I51sc;
Ipmtngo ac. JS4c.; Porto Rico, lie 1876. Costa
ica I7c l9hac Ne xiean o1ac Ists Macassa lie
u l9c. Angostura, l,c. lDc. savanna, 1oc Isle.
Curacoa. loc lIc
CoopKKAo1 srocK quiet Nc quote :--Molasses
shocks 32-inch with heads. o % 81 ~. snoOks
a 81. box shooKs 5oc 6oc ~. pipe uo
So s6 30 empty hogsneada " 90 hoops. IA feet
nary "A IL ieet. ~1S u.
CoRDAGE-We quote anna. large ana small per
lb ls.c. n 5,c. do curdige. bolt yarns,
I7c tarrcd Manila, lie. Sisai rope. 9ac lUse:
Z.aian., a. I2tsc. t.ussia III.
ORION spot was in light quest but prices were
advanced I.l0c In sympathy wth the maket ior
Tn market futures acve and decidedly HI -ncr
cosiug with ior the fron ~ points
Tne ohcial closing prices to-day compared with Thurs
day luilOwb.-
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MEMORANDA.

The sales of active stocks to-day aggregated lls 900
shares the principal beng:-Deiaware Lackawauna
and Western, SC, 100; Lake Shore, "a 800; Milwaukee
and ST. Paul. 5,10o; Western Union Telegraph, H. 600
The Turkish government has issued "a national dc.
loan OF f5, ,000 900, with interest five per cent
The price is fixed At So. Subscriptions Will DO mmo-
diatcly opened in New York. India and all the Euro
pean capitals except Berlin
The receipts oil -four and grain at Chicago from De-
cember l to 7, 1875, 1875 and 1s77-s,x business
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The following were the opening quotations for min
ing stocks at San Francisco to-day Gould Curry
IL; Savage, l2h; Cholsr Potosi. ~; ophir, 4sh I;
Hale Norcross. II: Crown Point, sk; Yellow
Jacket Is; Belcher, 8; Virginia Consolidated "a;
California, 2sk; ovennan, n; Raymond h Ety. o.;
Best Belcher, ~; Kentuck. 6h; Union Consol-
dated. Z; Alpha, Is; Sierra Nevada, 6h; Mexican,
l5H Eureka Consodated. 80; Justice, is; Utah, 10;
Jackson. Sk.
The closing prices OF mining shares In San Fran-
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The Stock Market Steady, with Frac-
ti0nal Fluctuations.
GOLD l02 5-S A lO2 7-S A 102 3-4.
Government Bonds Firm, States Steady
and Railroads Irregular.
MONEY ON CALL 8 Al PER CENT.
WALL STREET,


There approximation to the old-fashioned
duness to-day Stock Exchange circles and changes
In quotations uently few and unimportant
The bulls Inclined TO browse upon Lake shore
lordng the best pasturage for prol and the bears
.rowled because there any grazing for the bull
tide at all. AS matter Of fact, the street rs bullish
upon Lake Shore and looks for an advance although
is pretty well known that the bow window contn-
gent short Of the stock and hints decline to SIS.
To-day's record shows advance from COS TO 81 and
subsequent decline to 605s Mt which 1t closed. Free
sales highest point (Which stopped the advance
anu lessencd quotationsl ascrbed to Mr. Kecnc,
and the stock recovered from the depression The
whole Lake Shore speculation Is confessedy IN mud
die, and between the contradictory reports to the
buying and selling OF Mr.. Gould, Mr.. Kecne, and the
bow window people, the general operators of the
scarcely know whether they stand upon their heads
uuu. ,r heels Outside OF Lake Shore the market
5uus- rssively dull While the animation OF a day
% 4past could with proprlety have been set to the
~ ghty strains OF an opera bounc, the dulness OF to-
:" would have been best expressed by the 'Dead
A rch In Saul" There but little life In the
L. aet, and with neither bull nor bear magnaes ap-
dring in q resuscitang capacity 1t might, as far as
fty is concerned, be consigned to the morgue Of
Se ID speculation.
PRICES
Tho opening prices to-day were follows:-
Gold, 1925; Western Union, 77A Lake Shore,
6OA; New York Central, lo54 Michigan Cen
trail, 6sh; Rock Island, 100; Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western, 5oX; Delaware and Hud-
ION, 48H; Morris and Essex, 77h; st. Paul. 34H;
io preferred 70I; Northwestern, 34k; do preferred,
s5&; Illinois Central, Tx Hannibal and ST. Joseph,
ul; Eric. 9I; Kapsas Pacific, s; Wabash, 15I;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 1915 g., c. G. and
l., 34 New Jersey Central, 1871 Ontario Mining
Company, 2SA
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
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NEW YORK CATTLE Markets.

'e"is S"eep
s.;. .s,ss n1s. sis es"' e os IS s ss3s "'
jersey ass'i CITY is'''...:. 1914 s4oi 1865
1s, NJ; "a. ;s,a. 20 !. as,... s sS ss s.
Tre herds ranged coarse good;
r" "a cs g nus been
on oa 81 1s, ns. A. = s,s.is.n s.tss. yards T. e s'msa
Illinois ,teers At DC. lb wcsht "a cwh 6i illinois
Gss Bros ~ e Rensasy w' steers AZ io se'
aa IL "a ass at @ Ss1 % s
wei mt cwt Z. uins sold com,ission lo
B 50 @ s b.s ~sas IS o IL s sy' rs al 40 o Sss per- M
VI % s weight at steers ef ss' ", a
s sn.y weight Msps~t. sw 'nS Al Jsr,sy ya c a. s%s.
worth e s..,a ',ssrsa s'.s loss b., wslsais
s IHa sS h. % Weight ew seans for badsmaa sssi
kssnssy oxen a, sa ps s . w, a " & 81 per head
weigh. e s.:-' s. 10, 'ss i.ss At s ss.ssa s 'f ls. s
s on s II oS s oxen ss At 49, weTs Ssr "a
ga cwt. !, hahn SOLD tor Kahn 4 furst - X, nIuckv
,ssi, sso IT,.
ev s,,. @ ss ,n =. ew =, "ss' M sSd Tor WSs WA. 1
on per head on il head weight "a cwt: ri Mlinoi.
o for a Morris Is Iii Illinois @ss, steers % Ds
S ew y Illinois M ;tssrs AZ Dc per H. wl' SOC on per
no,s ioe per d. dead on i head
. nes steers ioa4c per y. weight "a oDen,
wsisn "a cws pauh i OHIO i5e Per S,
81 on per head. weight ~ W. H. DUO
| ley sold tor IS. stewart IL 15ac. per
u. weight ga for Dudley Post Is Illinois
9ise. H.. with 81 on per head, weight Ga
Tor adsworth X Willard 40 State steers size H.
weight "a Il. Vogcl spld Myers hegensIein III
Illinois sac. lb. weight "a "a Illinois
steers AT &c. per lb.. weight d cwt
snkrP AND LAMBS Trade steady light with
improved feeling IN amDs sheep sold Iiac. J34c
10 amps oc- osic h., mixed hocks at IAc. &C.
Ss4c. ID. mixed lots vf
SIC. per ~. Judd Buck ngham sold l72 Canada
sheep weight ~ lbs head ~ osac. ID. 2yy
sheep, weight ~ lbs head, ~ b. 1876 mixed
sc per n; 81 mixed state sheep ana lambs
weight GO lbs. per head, Sc. 10. kase
x fidcotk sold III Jersey ewes weight 100 lbs. per
Eend 4slc. h. 19l liinois sheep, weigh 81
5se. 10 2i5 Indiana sheep, hit 10 lbs
head - 20 cwt 47 Indiana sheep. weights
lbs had NJ Isr. per h. ~ Ohio sheep weight 81
per head, DC. per ib.; 81 unio shscp, weight 81
los head 5isc. 10. 1S3 ONO she ef,
weight - lbs. por head. NJ olsc per ~. Davis
per head. sc. per To- 252 ksntucky sheep weight o4
los strong head at oAc per lb "a kentucky sheep
weight l22 lbs head at 31ac ~. II
wei hit - lbs head AT o4c per b; la Canada
welht la los head, nj sac. lb state ewes
weight % lbs head. per TO- mixed ewes
Kirby Go. sold ~ Ohio sheep. weight 1870 lbs,
- 80 lDl Ohio sheep, wei ut 1880 lbs,
80 3I cwt Hume, Elliott Co. sold III state necp,
weight 1880 lls alc per ID. 1872 sheep weight
1880 lbs, at 5c per 10 10 state lambs. weight 5000
ibs At sac. 10
MiLcn Cows. No les reported.
NEALs AND CAiyks-toatHe quality calves sold at
sac G1ac 40. smooth quality veais AT sc.
Der 10.
noGs.-Thero no sales Il hogs this forenoon.
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L UROPEAN MARKETS.
coMMERcrAI,

cOMMERCIA1.
LiyxarooL Dee 7-5P.M.
cotton-Fuures quiet lands middIing clause.
crop shipped tosem,er ana december sail, . io'a2d
IosDoS, Dec 7-5 80 r. ".
Produce -Hehned petroleum i2d a I'D per gallon.
spirits o turDentinc. rs per cwt
LnrarooL, Dec; 7-a.3or NJ
dies. ana 3s-. "a. tor short clear midiirs
Lospos Dec 7-Evening.
Calcutta nseed 52s. 81. 52s. ID. per quarter.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE REPORT.
Pork Eastern steady At oss Western luli SIS b.
con uubrr"nd eat u At tos short rio dali s 4os 6ds
Lon ca, aal a,s shoulder, aall =. sa, Sd Beef
mess dui At sss lard d-prims West,ra steady at 43.
Taow ey da,l !. io, rarpsa.ns spirits steady
& ios ass's shass a M "a a w M.sa oil
~ spr,ns steady .. Is No spring ss.,y :. 10. sd;
CotOnseed Ds Yellow American, in the market.
LIVERPOOL corroS TaADk.
,,... Llynarool. .l,. Dee :, 1877
tion Of the trade for the week ending lass
men s@, an sday and me demand was
alive sn price generally ayansea asoat Az American e.,
'"ifi sh sa" p'''''
wnea I.rGs b@iasss has been done, and :.
oStnn~Ole Teda, Ohm .day, there is much aI.pos
ti,n 10 sell ne latest transactions snow decline OF
wEEKLY TRANSACTIONS.
Sales OF the week 7eW
Spectators took ....................... 5000
oaai 81 eA 1900
Total receipts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
merican 2p,OOD
Actual EXPORT .......,... ....... 5000
Amount o cotton ahoat 2fiDD
American . ............. ............... ~ 900
Forwarded from ships side direct to spin inucrs
Am can sales Of tne week 1900
Bre"dssulI.rne receipts % wheat pas, three
DAYS II 900 including 1900 quarters Amer
cam
LivEnrooL. Dec. z, 1877.
leading grain circular The wheat msrkets A-o
lctive prices reduced. the whole
exhibit. greater soidy TN spot since Tuesday there
has moderate business In wheat and maize, tho
value OF the former maintained and the latter better
There small demand Tor white to day. but red
AmcricaL in good anu closes fully Id over
Tuesdays pr Barrel 1ur sold steady ratios. Tho
almost bare OF Indian sellers OF Old mako
I'd to ID advance. Tue only Availnble parcel Of
mtnth
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COOPERATIVE ECONOMY.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE ]

oicers TO the receipts and expenditures The receipts
were ST $50 81 the expenses were Si5Sl9 IA; the
Baiaries 81, 300 or about eight cents on the dollar
In comparison with what you have published con-
corning salaries paid In other societies-for instance
the Society Tor Ameliorating the Condition OF The
Poor-she Home need not be ashamed Of It's economy.
AN INQUIRER.
The New York herald., 1877-12-08

The following dividends were declared to-day
Consolidated Virginia, 50 per share; California 81
per share; Grand Prize. 81 per share.
The sales OF mining shares In New York, as officially
reported. wcre:-
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COMMITMENT BONDS.

CONVENIENT BONDS
Government bonds we're fairly active and steady
closing firm the following quotations: limited States
ssxos, .Srrepcy, 12e; do. SKIES, 1884, registered
lux 107L; 40. do, do, coupon, 1l0I a Ill ;
do do, 1865, registered, 1855 a 1889; do. do,
do, coupon, 1854 106h; do do, 1867, registered,
10th 1865; do do, 40, coupon, 109t4 109]s do.
do 1868, registered, los u 1o0 do do, do, coupon
M 112X do. ten-forties, registered, lOS@ 1857
~ do coupon, 1851 a109; do fves, 1881, registered
III 1917; do do, do,, coupon, l07 1919 do AXIS,
o., .9l, registered, lo5 lo5A; do do, do coupon,
Avs 1ob4; do. iours 1907. registered 1o3 lo3s
do, do, coupon, l03 103k.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
ne London advices report consols u lower and
n led States bonds steady. except Tor 1868 and
NJ rlies. The former declined u per cent, and the
y, ~ ter advanced per ceut American railway shares
mn, Re unchanged. The sum OF fl2o,0oo bullion
.,o.v. ldrawn from the Bank Of England to-day on bal
At Paris rentes TO l0sL 25c. and closed at
So The closing prices In London we're :--Con-
for money and account, s5i4 95l new AZ per
- !, bonds, 1861; fve-twenty bonds OF 1857, l0gh |:
isS .orty bonds Ios; dves OF 1851, lo7k Erie
eAsA' shares TO- do preferred shares, 23l; New York
woiI raj LOG; Illinois Central II
sosas, sr.rr noyps
INTO bonds were steady. Tennessee SKIES, old, now
81 M At a. and Missouri sizes, long bonds, at LOT
- SKIES sold NJ 1o6H.
sp,s' RAILROAD BoSpa
oste abroad bonds were quiet aud tps iohowng wero
90. changes compared with last previous saies:--An
advance OF y In Lcbigh and wilkesbarro consols and
4 in Detroit Monroe and Toledo hrsts. There was
decline OF Y IN North western gold sovens and Great
Western nrs,s OF 1855 lex oouponh and III Ohio and
Mlssss,pp, seconds aud Union Pacific hrsts.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
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following were the highest and lowest prices Of

THE MONTY MARKET
Money on call was little stronger to-day, lending
h6a per cent and closing at the former rate Prime
commercial paper sold at 5l per cent Tho follow
Ing were the rates of exchange on New York at the
aforementioned cities to-day :-Savannah, unsettled
lair demand; Cincinnati, fair demand, 100 discount
telling par Charleston, easier buying reey at u dis.
count; ST. LOUIS, par; New Orleans. commercial u a
7-l6 bank y discount; Chicago, par, and Milwaukee,
par Foreign exchange was quiet at 4 S0h al 81 for
bankers long and Asa 4. S4 for demand sterling
THE GOLD MARKET
Gold closed at 1929 alter selling up from 1929 TO
az. The carrying rates 2, ~ and ~ per
sent Loans also maze Nat. Tho hrmness OF the
market was due reports from Washington in re-
gard 10 the SILVER bill
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lO:lJ TO ll:I5 4. N.
$li4OO0 $40, c. '65. n. be Io6,.
100 U > $40. r, 'oS. lO,A
6SOUO Y ) 49,. r. '9l. los
1000 y s 4h's,c, vi. be iu5
5UD0 U ) As. r.i9U7bc l0J
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT, 1-l6c. HIGHER; FUTURES
HIGHER-FLoUR srEADY-wAEAr QUIET
CORN FIRM-oATs QUILT-wHlsKEY QUIET
PohK QUIET-LARD FIRMER--P PETROLEUM
DUIL-oILS sTEADY-sPIEITS TURpENTINE
FIRM RosIN sTEADY-CoFFEE FIGM-sUGAR
OTlET=EREIGHTS
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-.nined lood ordinary, 1916 strict GOOD
10 7I6c low midaling. 10 IliUc. middiing IL l.l6c.
Sales OF spot cotton as iolows:-
ILnu LfIKf nam TllalL
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COTTON RECEIPTS.

NEW YORK Dec. 7, 1877.
net receipts oil cotton 1T all
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5000 North Mo LIST. -.
5000 Ohio 4 Miss con
600 Ohio 4 Miss I'd.
5000 In Pacific lst.
1000 Cn Pac "a. Z be
1000 Western Pacific.
5000 81 l. 4 I " LIST. C
100 CT W ist. 'sS. &c
5tDOGtW2d. 2d.xNov,c'77
2OUU r. re W a C. I'd.
1000 u. M& T LIST, 1906
1000 Pacific Of Mo LIST.
- shs Bank Of Com
"a Merchants Bank.
~ Adams Express. :.
so American Express
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