The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-24
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS.


GALVESTON, January 22.-Gold 1890
1925. American silver 9S@100. New
York sight par to = per cent. pre-
MUM. New Orleans sight at 4 per cent.
discount to Il per cent. premium.
demand and prices nominal; dry
sailed l215c; kips l5c; wet, Salted, as they
green re Two cents off for grubs
on wet sailed and butchers green
Wool-market quiet irregular; medium
to fine, fall clip, free of burs, 2O@24c;
coarse I46l1Sc; coarse Western and Mexi-
can 11@14c.
Cotton-net receipts s63 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1890 bales; con-
tinent 1922 bales; coastwise 233 bales;
sales 1885 bales; stock on hand 1896
bales; market weak and irregular; mid
ding 1850; low middling 97sc; good
ordinary SAC.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New York, January 22.-Cotton dull
uplands IL slice; Orleans IL slice;
sales 500 bales. Futures weak. January
1110@11.12c; February 1l.l2@11. 15c;
March II 35@I1. SOC; April 11.39@11. Acc;
May IL 53@ll.56c
Stocks advanced in early dealing
but towards the afternoon became
firmer. Money 6@7 per cent. Gold
1O11S@1O15s. ExGhange-long 4.S11S;
short 1891. State bonds without inn
portant change Governments steady.
LEW ORLEANS MARKETS
NEW ORLEANS, January 81. - Gold
1O2@1O24. Sight Is prem. Sterling,
bank, 4.S91l.
Cotton quiet weak demand; sales
$3.50 bales; ordinary s3sc; good or
binary 91sc; low middling 9Tc; middl-
ing 1886; good middling ike; mid
ding fair 11%c. Receipts, net IL, 745
bales, gross A. 54 bales; exports to
Great Britain 16, 800 bales; to continent
663 bales; coastwise 649 bales; stock on
hand, 337 ,G75 bales.
Flour quiet and weak; superfine
$50; Xxx $500; xxx $500; higher
grades $6@6.75. Corn quiet and weak
at 52@53c. Oats quiet and weak; choice
dull; ordinary $13@14; prime SIG;
$l1.50@11.75. Lard quiet; refined tlerce
s@S4c; keg S11@S24c. Dry salt meats
quiet and weak; shoulders, loose, 4114e;
61s@6Ac for loose and packed. Bacon
quiet and steady at 6, 714@71ac. Hams
dull; choice sugarcured 9@10c; uncan-
vased S19@9c. Whisky quiet; rectified
$1.07@1.10. Coffee dull and nominal;
cargoes of ordinary to prime 16@1S24c.
Sugar quiet and steady; common to
fair 554@Gc; prime to choice 624@75sc;
yellow clarified S9l@s%c. Molasses
quiet; common 15@20c; fair 22@24c.
prime to choice 2S@36c; frosted 15@
1Sc, as quality. Rice quiet; ordinary TO
choice Louisiana 511S@G1ac. Bran scarce
and firm at 92@95c.
ST. LOUIS MARKETS.
ST. LOUIS, January 21.-Flour dull
extra fall 81. 20@$4.7 70; Family 5000
1886; Wheat little advanced; No red
No No. Si spTiag $685. NGi co a9i SOt
mixed 44c; new 334@34c. Oats dull
No. 25c. Rye inactive at Sic. Bar
ley dull and unchanged. Whisky steady
S1.03. Pork in good demand at 81
Lard dull and nominal at S7.25;
Bulk meats dull; sales of car
lots of loose at $5.521S@5.70; for
shoulders, clear rib and clear sides, $3.50
Bacon easier at 8, ga, ga, go, 6zs@7c
for shoulders, clear ribs and clear sides.
Hogs opened strong, but closed weak,
tending downward; packing at So. 500
40 for very choice. Cattle-feelIng
slightly frmer on light supply for ship
ping grades; prime to choice native ship
ping steers 81 1905; fair to good do.
S3.S0@425. There is q good demand
for extra heavy shipping muttons.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, January 22-Noon. Cotton
dull; middling uplands 15-16d; Orleans
63&d; Low middling uplands 91S; good
ordinary uplands So; ordinary uplands
3 11-16; sales 1000 bales, including 1000
for speculation and export; receipts
2J000 bales of which 1000 were Amer
lean. Futures 1-32@1-16.
LONDON MARKETS.
LONDON, January 22-Noon.-Consols
953s money and account.