The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25
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GALVESTON, December o. Cotton--
Receipts 22l7 bales; exports to Great
Britain -. bales; TO France -. bales;
coastwise 1888 bales; 10 continent bales;
channel -, bales; sales 1T72; stock on
hand 81, rs bales; market closed firm;
good middling he; middling 11a{c.
low middling nc; good ordinary II &c;
ordinary lie.
sEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NRw ORLEANS. December 23.-sgotton
opened firm, closed easy; sales 1890 bales
ordinary 10Ac; good ordinary IA &c; iof,
middling 1l59c; middling ltzsc; good
middling 1256c; middiing fair IL ses rel
ceipts, net yGO4 bales, gross II ,SSo bales,
exports to Great Britain 703 bales: 10
the continent 1893 bales; coastwise ID.
bales; stock on hand 274,574 balea
Sight, dollar fifty per thousand dis
CONT Sterling, bank 4Sl; e.Dsols
45h@46A.
grades SO 1907 81 = Corn 6uiet and
firm at CSC. Oats quiet and weak al -
0l49c Pork easier; held old $l3 90 rev
$13. rs. Lard steady; tierce s3s@81<c;
keg S7S@9c. Dry salt meats quiet and
weak; SHOULDERS loose 4s6c packed
494c, clear ribs 81 orc; clear sides z 6.
Bacon quiet; shoulders sic; clear nbs
7zaQ1Sc; clear sides S16G5eLc. Hnins
in good demand al full prices; choice Ell-
gar-cured canvassed 1e@lic. Whisky
quiet; Western Tectificp, 81 0501I 10.
choice standard $1.f5 Coffee quiet aud
steady; cargOes OF ordinary 10 prime
1394Gnl7c. Sugar-inferior 5El522f G. cQnf
mon 10 good common 6l{MG1kc; fair %
fully fair 6sS@7Ac; prime 20 ehoi1e(
none in the market; yclloH q
fed SMS5sc. Molasees in good De-
at full prices; common 25@27es JcS1'.
fugal 25W33c; fermepting 25M33c: iailS
30@32e; prime TO choice 35ee40c. Ric1i
duil; ordinary TO choice G1z@71le.
ST. LOUIS MARggTs.
ST.. EoUIs. december 3D. Fiou
easier; Xxx S. 65015.s0; Ky $1.90l
600; family S8.05Qt6. 10; choice 10 fan
So. lJ6gG.70. Wheat and lower; no.
red fsli Il 322 al. 1914 No. do 81
Corn lower % 80 4 Ef555<c. Oats hlf
Gt 37Ilc. Whisky steady IT 81
Pork firm at $500 Lard higher a
Bulk meats strong and higher; shou't
$4.I00g4 20; ibis sc. 1905 80; clea -
SO. 5O055.G0 Bacon <ssfs---rr.i1 77''1 80 {
$40; fibs 81. 10: sides $3.50
Hogs active and shade higher; lff1f
shipping 81 i0U420, packing a zof1
Az; butchers 70 select $450Qe4 90. fe.
eeipts AGO; shipments 20J
Cattle steady and firm; Christmas steers
10000 80; choice 70 fancy chipping
$4,000. 90: good 10 prime S4.z59 Z. 75i
light $4,000 90; native COWS ard heil
ers f2.50Q575; feeders S9.254Ss5; a
ceipIs COO; shipments 100.
Sheep firm but scarce; fair 70 FAM
$3.z5Q,4.o0; receipts COO; shipments 4fg.
CHICAGO MARKETS
CHICAGO, December 20. Cat Tie
Uo0sers' journal reports cattle RESINS
800; shipments 500; market DUB a.
cept for best; shipping So 4g4s5 50; euit1-
ere weak At S200@5. 40s fcedffs and
stockers 81. 4o@3.o0; large supply o.
butchers; some common unscid
Sheep = rcceipis-soO; shipme5ts 90;
fair local demand and MARKET pae1tli3
active, BAT steady 81 81. i0@s.4.
KEW YORK AARKx1s.
NV YoaK, December 81. cxalon
quleI and fteady: sales 81 81 nillanli1
i2l<c, Orleans 1e5<c.
Hoes steadily lie.d IN d <isi densnafl sf
unchanged prices, vel e{ied, Nov o..
leans selected, 50 70 - ptands. l1f1l4c,
Texas selected, 50 70 81 pounds. l15<t.
Wool firm and quiet 2dnEesfie Gfec4
42@5s; pulled Soesss unvsshed $50
40cs Texas zl6tssc.
uyEAr00L ARKkTA
Linz sFooT., Dec1mber %. Noon
Cotton tim; upiznfs 0i4-l6d; OFIssns
8 15lGd. Teceipts 1900 bales, 81 which
Il, 90 were Ai1er "a; Gslss 70 o1D bsifs.
including 1000 IA = tos fpteiiatlon en4
export. futurcsf Buyt-ss ohelinz I'D
wmcn Is q Earasrs.-.a rsetss', -.
DnzE'a paIlam. -. -.