The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-02
can. Futures opened with sellers Al
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can. Futures opened with sellers At
I-}ad decline.
BALTIMoaE MARKETS.
| BAITrMoRE, December 3I-Flour
quiet and nominally unchanged; How
ard street and Western superfne s., I5@
5. 20; extra s.. 50@$s; family $4 25G94. 20;
City Mills supertine, $2.75@S25; extra
| IS. boo 400; Rio brands $5.25 q $50.
Southern wheat firm with small offerings,
| Western quiet; Southern red, aSc@$l 90;
| amber Sl.06@8l .0S; white 81 .0S for
prime; No. 2 Pennsylvania red SLOTS
| @i.0S4; No. 3 Western winter, rcd.
SPOT $1-06e51. 06lk; January 81. 0609
LOCK-; February $i.07@1.07ls. South
ern corn quiet; Western steady; South
ern white 41@544c; yellow 4l6143tzc.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
KANSAS CRY, December 31.-Wheaf,
No. 9, spot, 8 cars sold at soc; No. 3,
spot, Is cars sold at 7Sc.
Bacon-clear sides 41<c; rib and longs
4Ac.
Cattle-Corn-fed Texas steers. g. 500
1926; grass wintered $a.250s.75.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NKw ORLEANS, December 81. Gold
4SlH. ConSols 674l6f4c.
Cotton-dull and ire ular; sales $500
bales; ordinary re; good ordinary
SSsc; low middling S4c; middiing
9Ao; good middling 9jsc; middling
fair 10S1c; receipts, net 1915 bales,
gross 9S2S bales; exports to Great
Britain, 553S bales; stock ON hand 357,-
$50 bales.
Flour steady and firm; superfine s.. 80
ass. 20; XX $4S7I< @ 450; xxx
81. 62%@512Is; higher grades $3.50
5.621S. Corn strong and higher,
white and yellow SOC. Oats firm at 3l01
SEC. Corn meal firmer at 81 90@2. Hay
stronger and higher; prime $l5; choice
Sl7. Pork quiet; old So. 80; new IS.
Lard firmer; tierce G4@6kc; key 7Q0
re. Dry salt meats-shoulders flrmer;
quoted at 2af@2xc; loose eJsG83c:
packed and clear rib &c; clear sides
4hc. Bacon duh at 222l, 308alS, 49s-.
Hams quiet; choice sugar-cured, small
size, quoted at S15@9c; uncanvased S61
size. Whisky steady; Western,rectified
SLO5@110 Coffee active and firm;
cargoes of ordinary. TO prime liza
l61Sc. Sugar sgong and higher; conl-
mon to good common 4ss@45sc; Esle
to fully fair 5@52sc; prime to choice
51k@6Ac; yellow clarified 61S@71Sc.
Molasses in fair demand; common 90
@22c; fair 23@25c; centrifugal 19@2Sc;
prime to choice 26@32c. Rice quiet;
ordinary to choice Louisiana 54@6Ac.
Wheat nomiually quoted at Sl.l0.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New YORK, December 81. - Gold
par Money 4 per cent. Exchange
ASK. Governments tirmer; new 5s
1869 State bonds duh.
Cotton dull; middling uplands 8 7-lGo;
middling Orleans 9-16c.
ST. LOUIS MARKETS.
ST.. LOUIS, December 81. - Flour
quiet and unchanged; Xxx extra fall
So. 50@Q3. 60; xxx do. $3.956a4. 10; FAM
lily $425@435. Wheat opened better
and closed lower; No. red fall 911k@
9l15c cash. Corn quiet but steady; No. 2
mixed 29@29Ac cash; 30k030Le for
February. Oats dull and lower; no. 9
2O24@2lc cash. Whisky quiet at $1.O4 8
Pork inactive; $3.50 asked. Lard firm
ut So. 35@5. 40, according TO location.
Bulk meats steady and unchanged for
car lots; shoulders at So 40; clear rib
SO. 1908. 80; long clear S.. 35@D8. As; snort
clear SO. 50@3. 60. Bacon quiet and un.
changed; shoulders SO. 90; clear rib
$40; clear sides $4.021k; sweet picked
hams $5.50@5.6x1s. Green meats dull
and unchanged.
Cattle in good demand for shipping
grades, but the supply is very light and
there is nothing doing; choice heavy, fat
steers 81. 50@5. 90; light do. So. 30@l3. 40:
butchers stock in slight demand; native
steers $2.75@3. 90; calves and heifers Sc
@3.00; corn fed Texans So. 7513.bO;
feeding steers SO. 25@03. 60; Colorados
So 25@4 Is. Receipts 3e5 head; ship
ments 62 head.
Hogs higher, with light supply; ship
ding 81. 30@2. so; packing 50 5000. 20;
butchers to extra heavy 81. 65@2. so Re.
ceipts 1000 head; shipments none.
Sheep-nothing doing for lack Of sup
Ply in fair demand at full prices.