Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-12-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
OFFI0H OF THB DAILY ngRALD,
" NKDNRsDAY EvMNINo, Dec. %, l5II,I

among the holders oflaFge stocks Of goods,
be they either hardware, groceries OF dry
goods.
Ia banking circles there wat nothing
new, matters soon settled down 10 3 quiet
tone, the amount Of collections, deposits
or checking, being less to-day, than for
some weeks previous TO yesterday. The
arrival OF several tributary packets, how
ever, brought an extra quantity OF New
Orleans drafts for discount, the quantity
Of cotton now being shipped, proving to be
much heavier than at any previous time
during the season. scrip matters remain
OF q particularly quiet character, and lit.
tie dispos tion in any direction to buy or
sell.
GOLD AND STOCKS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2G-Gold, 2HGG.
New York sight 5'lB discount. sternng:
bank. 81 0lk
NEw YORK. Dec. 26-Eyening-Gold
closed quiet,2K. Money Z. Sterling dull,
8 Government securities teverlsh; new
Vs, 90. State bonds quiet.
Cotton.
Liverpool continues to enjoy 0 holiday
season, aud during the absence OF news
from that point the American markets are
regarded as doubly important to operators.
To-day 3 kilograms quote New York spots
down another l-l6c; futures cropping
steadily all day, and closing 10 to l2pOints
lower than the closing rates OF last Satur-
day. New orleans ruled weak and irreg-
ulaT, the cIose OF that market dropping Ltc
on grades Oi good ordinary and below, the
better ones being steady at previous rates.
Locally, salea from tables were conhned
to two large and three small lists, aggre.
eating $50 bales. Prices have been more
In buyers favor, though there still exists
. very considerable ohaam to be crossed
before sales approximate agures commen-
suTate with the stock on hand. We quote:
ordinary. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. rs
Good Ordinary. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. US
Low 4Iddling. g.................,. .......lO
mluuuuk NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......,,.,l lUtA
The movement at this point taken from
the Exchange boards, and ending at noon
to-day, 10 as follows:
Stock on hand september iSt....... 92T
Receipts to-day. y.....,.........,..,... 620
Receipts so far this week hmm, . 459
Receipts thus far this week iaSt year 1901
Receipts thus far this year s6 $50
Receipts thus far last year ar..........37 ,4S4
Shipments to-day Ay,..,................. 446
Shipments this week. k..........,..... Lilo
shipments 30 far this year DIS
shipments 90 far last year .:...,., 81, .46
stock came time last year. 1928
The Exchange boards mak5 the receipts
at the ports as lOllOws:
To-day ending at noon ..,.. .....", Sj,sO4
Same day last week. - 34B
same day last year .................. 1928
This week 20 iar....................l6 .l68, ,I6S
same time last week k............lB 1851 ,OS5
same time this week last year.. ia 239
Total last week . .... 2S9 UJl
Total this week last year. ,....... 6UOll
Total since Sept. lst this year ?s3 00I
Same time last year.. ........... 249l 053
Decrease thus far............... A90i6
COTTON IN NEW YORK.
SEW YORK, Dec. 2G-Eveuing--Cotto n
quiet. MIddling Cplands, llkc; Middlirg
Orleans, li%c. sales Of b5s bales.
Consolidated net receipts, 1865 ,65 bales.
Exports: TO Great Britain, 3 eli bales; To
France, S,Se7; to the Continent, 20, l22; to
the Channel, 1856.
Receipts: net, l,iS3 bales; gross, l,043.
Futures steady with sales Ot 4 ~ bales
December, ll,Os@llO %; January, 1000
II 10; February, II l9@ll 90; March, l.S04
Il 81; April, / q; May, H.. 39ll.bti June,
II s.; July, ll.Tl@ll72i August, lLI5S
lL77
COTTON IN NEW ORLEANS.
NBW OhLbANb1 DtCs So-OObtou utmauu
steady, with sales OF T,lO0 bales
middlIng, l0hc; middllng, l07to; good mid.
ding, ll5sc; midding fair, ilKc. Receipts
q dRys net, l3,9ll baies; gross, lS,tol
hxports: none. Stock on hand, 300, 15i
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Des. 26-Flour dull
sunertine. "A IOdA 95. Xxx "a b0Cal rs
XXX 81 76@B 90; choice, 50 0O@6 20. orr
active and brtn; white, 6lc; yellow, 63kc
Oats quiet and weak ,3Sc. Corn meal dull
50 40. Hay duh; ordinary, Sl4 0O@l6 O0
cnoIce, SIS 80; prime, ,ylB9l7 % PORK dull
Sl2 rs Lard quiet and hrm; refined tlerce
SH@Sfc; keg, sN@9c. Dry salt meat
dull; Shoulders, lOOse, 4IEc; packed, 4kc
Bacon dull; shoulders, 6Ao; clear ri
sides, SIC; clear sldes, sKc. Hams dull
choice sugar-cured, canVased, l2h@l8Hci
uncanvased, ll@IKc. Whisky quiet anC
81 10. Coffee fair mand and dTm; ordi
nary TO prime, cargOes, l1@lSAc, suga
steady, good demand; cOmmJn TO go0C
common, 4Z@61io; fair to fully fair, 6N@
6Nc; yellow clarified, 7M9oNc. holAsse
dull and lower; common, 2O@22c; fair, 22c
Rice quiet and arm; ordinary 10 caolct
Louisiana, lka8Kc. Bran dull, s2Ko.
ST. LOUIe. Dec. B-Fl0ur quiet, some en-
quiry Or medium grades. but business
ght; Xxx Fall, 81 O0al %; extra, 81 $50
4 85. Wheat Arm; No 8 red Fall, 81 lSh@
/ AK; No 1 do al U7H. Corn active ant
frmi No 2 mixed, ,i5sl5IIc; new, I6@iSkc
Rye iTmer, tBXc. Barley dull. 0at
bfmer; No , 2fN@T TKc; choice, 2shc
whisky steady, 81 W. Pork hrmer, Sll y
oil ST., Lard unchanged. Bulk meat
dull; shoulders, 6.9Oc; clear rib sides, Sc
clear des, . loo. Bacon nothing doing,
CINcIRNA ATT, Dec. 2S-FlOur steady; fam
lily, s. 6O@5 70. Wheat steadYi red, 81 /
al %. Corn good d mand, 39@t0c. Oat
steady, 29@3lc. Rye lower, 6O@B2c. Bar
ley dull and nominal. Pork fair demand
$li IS; held al Sll 90 Lard dull; steam
rend, red, 1900; kettle, SH@sHc. Bull
meats dull; shoulders,4 70; clear rib sides
: $40; clear sides, $40. Bacon quiet
shoulders, SIC; clear rib sides, i<ci clea
sides, 79Ic. Whisky quiet, 81 10. Butte
: dull. Hogs inactive; packing, N@4 10
receipts, i2S head; shipments, $50 head
. sugar steady and unchanged