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l. tie East the people light their torch
cS at the Easter alta. for their ii e., during
the whole year. Dir. Bellows of New
\ erik referred to this, custom at the East
er festival of his Sunday School. last Sab
bath and at the end of the exercises all
the children received the gift of potted
plant from the decorations around the pull
pit. Each child will have something to
keep alive and watch through all the year
iii memory Of Easter-timc. The idea is
certainly very beautiful.
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THERE was a decided sensation in The
trial OF Rev. Mr.. Talmage, at New York,
Tuesday. whom the Rev MIR. Wood. a
ncmhor Of The Presbytery, testified that
Mr. Crosby Gone Of the prosecutors)d e"lar
tll III conversation with him last summer
tiiat Mr.. TalmaSe was liar and IA
scouldrcI, and disgrace to the minis
try" Mr.. Crosby, when Oh the stand
last Thursday, asserted that he had never
made such Il statement. He erosS-ques-
toned Mr.. Wood closely as to the exact
,Y1-i,Is. but the witness adhered to his
story oI the conversation and said that
Mr.. Crosby has used similar language in
'.es ference to '.otiier good men.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKTON,

At ELKToN. II TIE STATE OF MAINLAND.
at the close OF business. April 4th. 1879.
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N-HIV ADIIFI F1l(JTFRT.
STORE HOUSE and DWELLING,

three stories high. with Basement. and 49,
eight chambers. on the south side of Main lla
street fronting about ~ feet thereon di- :2
rectly opposite 10 the Court House and 4
long occupied IA successful business stand. This
Is one {" the best properties in Elkton and should
attract the attention of men of enterprise
The situation is central and excellent especially
adapted for a dwelling and the sale OF dry goods
and groceries: Tor Boarding House: Tor IL Resi-
dence and Office. "r Tor any other purpose of gen
cral and active business. The south sid. Of the
street is now taken from choice 10y many men OF
Judgment. such as Reese. Lewis. and bremen.
whose place of business this property adiun.: on
the other side it Is bounded by the premises of the
Hon. j. A. J. CrcSwell.
THE TERMS OF SALE. aS prescribed by the
decree. are: One-third in cash on the day OF sale:
one-thirl in Six months. and onc-thrd in Twelve
months from the day "t Salc. and to be secured by
the Bond or Notes OF the purchaser. with surety
or >urctie- To he approved by the Trustee: or the
whole may be paid IN cash upon the day of sale.
at the option oil the purchaser
ALEXANDER EVANS.
April 10. ls.9-tS Trustee
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145 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

Q the Improvements are large two-siory -
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE. with l..!!.
ncvcr-iaiin" Well of Water near the III
Moor with Cave and Milk House attached;
frame Tenant House Barrack with Thrcshing
Floor Wagon House and Corn Cribs.
81 About one hundred acres are in fine state
<5Aa of cultivation: the balance is covered with
t1SA Young and thrifty TIMBER. There is a
y voting and thrivin" ORCHARD OF
CHOICE FRI IT TREES on the premises. The
farm is well watcrcd. and the site "i the dwelling
one of the finest views in Cecil county
of the Susuuchanna river and Chesapeake bay.
This property was purchased by tn. said Arm
strong aud Company from James Black tfroome,
Trustee. for the sale ri the real estate of John j.
Hcckart deceased, and there is still due on ac-
count ut the purchase money thereof the sum al
one Thousand and thirty-nine dollars and seven
teen cents, with interest from irc. 81 ls6, which
sum the purchaser OF said property will be re-
uuirc III pay to the said Trustee before receiving
Il deed Tor the same,
TERMS or SAIE.-The decree requires ono
fifth of the purchase money to he paid in cash IN
the day OF sale and the remainder in five equal in
stalIncntS in nine fifteen twcntyonc. twenty Jour-
and thirty months from the day of sale The
credit payments to bear interest from the day OF
sale and To he secured 10y the notes ri the pur-
chaScr>, with security approved hy the Trustees
chaScrs.
w J. JONES.
CLINTON Md'TL LOUGH.
". 7. LYON. Auctioncrr. Trustees
Aprii H. lS.9-tS
NOTICE To CREDITORS.
The creditors OF the late firm vi ARMSTRONG X
Co. are hereby notified 10 file their c'alln> against
said firm with the vouchers thereof duly anthem
tcate,l in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court tor Cecil county. at Elkton Maryland on
or before the seventh day of September next.
w =. EVANS.
W. J. JONES.
CLINTON McCJLI4OI GIL.
Anil - 1874 Receivers.
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The friends of Mr.. Mathews seem con-
tident of his confirmation. while many of
his opponents say that he will be reject
ed. | hear the names of Judge Pearre
of Allegheny. Judge Goldsborough, Of Bal
timnre. and the Hon. Alexander Evans
spoken of quite prominently, and for the
sake Of old Cecil. whose bar stands 50
high in the State. | hope the latter will
get the appointment. y man with the
legal talents and oratorica ability which
Mr. Evans Is Known To pussess, would
adorn the bench Of any court and it will
he grand compliment to the bar of East
ern Maryland if he is appointed He is
too well known to your readers to speak
of more fully. and | hope before another
week rolls around. his friends in Cecil
will hea. of his appointment and unani-
nous confirmation. tE,II.
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HENRY WINTER DANIS

or teverty Johnson i'll legal ability. and
does not equal =, Teackle Wallis, y.
Steele. AID MANY others Of tie Maryland
bar, who have become famous lawyers in
this city. Many people think that the
Hon. \. p. German will make much
more useful Senator than Mr.: Whyte,
although he is moi considered man of
as much legal ability or oratorica talent
us Mr.. Whyte. German and Groome will
pull together i'll the Senate much better
than Whyte and Groome. and for the
sake of defeating Mr. Whyte. the Re
publiGams IN the Legislature might feel
inclined to vote for Mr.. German, Great
anxiety exists in this city in regard t.
th,
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE CECIL NATIONAL BANK,

At PORT DEPOSIT. IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
at the close ,f business. on the lth day of
April. lss2.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Chicago Tribune: Mr.. Hendricks in
sists on having the first place on the
ticket. But Mr.. Tilden quietly says
Tommy, make rAom for your uncle.
The only trouble with Senator Lamar
seems to be that he always tries to carry
Il cartridge three times as big as his bore.
TJ,,rI.u. I Pr,
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~ survive his party
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Yesterday. when an organ grinder
appeared on the streets wearing gold
watch~chain. twelve mechanics quit work
and resolved to become musicians. Its
just such little things as this that de
moraiizes labor.-Phiadrlphi" Wro"icle
Ueruh.
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TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN.

JACOB B. ASH is no longer in my
u employ. IS salesman 81 in any other way.
T.. &. STRICKLAND.
ElkInn Anril
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,sssslEHE+.CECIL+W UIG:.

ESTABLISHED If! 1871,
IS PUBLISHED EVERY ssTURDAY,
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TRACT, PIECE OR PARCEL Of LAND,

situate lying and being in the Seventh Election
District of Cecil county. Maryland. adjoining the
lands OF McsSrs. David Rea. Amos &. Foster and
others. containing
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An exchange recently, IN abiding to
politician. called him a well-known
rigger' This the intelligent compoSitor
transformed into the well-known mig
ger" mhile The proof reader. to tone it
down little. made i; read Z" the we'll
known negro, and now that politician.
with blood in his eye. - anxiously in
quil ing the winelrnbnufs of the editor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-08
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALvEsros Jan z, 1879.
Cotton steady; middng, &c. low middling s1ac. good
Gaoy s Great Ns' r sssp' s ssi
Eds Stock, los ,olo S'"'''' ''' ''''''
Cotton quiet and easier; miadling 0Gc.; low mddng
Sac; good ordinary sssc Net receipts. ite bales
Sales. 1000; last evening, 1900. Stock 3776 COZ.
MosrLE. Jan. T. 1879
Cotton easier; middling, sysc &C. low mddlng, sgc
ports, eoastwiss a4oi Sales, 900. stock, s5,iG5
Cotton .qniet; middlng Lice, low middiIny 9;lec.
good ordinary Life Net receipts 1878 bales Sales,
CHARLESTON, Jan. z, 1879
eepts 71 aes sSsa Fance the he
sSaei e0as'w4e AGO. Sales 1000 S'0eh
Spirits tnrpentine firm as]Sc. Rosn dull az 81 i7.s
$ 81 e Tor s ssay
Corn unchanged.
ssar II sh qy ss 81 s St 2 e sSs
boygan spring at Soc Corn fr sales Of one ear now at
800 sss c s as s % and d. ss
articles unchanged No receipts shipments reported
Flour steady and good .ass Jan s5 s white
& Z Wheat ssI wI'fs Ms@iEsn; ss's
SssS 6ais s %sSS a f in Nj s s Nj
S.,e; No 2 white zoe; No ! mixed a4e No 2 mixed,
hogs firm and il active demand So is. RsesptsFonr,
bushels; corn. i,ooo do; oats 1000 do '''' ~
4,
Wheat quiet. No red winter, spot and January, s5ic;
posanary ses No red winter SOC Corn steady No.
CINCINNATI, Jan. Z, 1879
Flour steady and firm. Wheat firm. with improved
firm at BE. 33c. Oats in good demand ut full
prices at 25c. 27c. Rye quiet ut 5oc. Barley in
good demand; No. fall 81 % 81 0S bid. Pork firm
w. Lard in good demand: steam. IS As n $5 so. Bulk
meats higher; shoulders 81 90: clear rib 50 10 $ 10;
clear sides 50 80 50 30; these prices asked buyers and
sellers apart Bacon stronger shoulders, Be- clear rib,
4c clear sides 4lac Whiskey in good demand at
unchanged Hogs in fair demand easier but not quotably
lower common, 81 % 81 GO; light 81 Us s. 80; pack
ing. 81 ~ 81 rs butchers s. 95 80; receipts 7129;
shipments, $40.
CHICAGO, Jan. z, 1879
Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat steady with fair
demand No. red winter, SIC. No. Chicago spring,
s21sc, cash Si5sc s3a4c February S47sc. S45sc.,
March No do, tec Zoe rejected soc. 52c Corn in
good demand at fun prices 2sSc sash oo4c. February
February. Rye steady and unchanged. Barley. lrmer
at sc Flaxseed ST. ~ 81 ~. Pork generally
changed but sales rather higher closing 81 So
cash; " OK ~ 60 February 81 671a 81 10, March,
Lard easier steady with fair demand; IS IS So AN,
cash; ~ 52a 81 30, February 81 621s ~ s. March,
Bulk meats ia good demand and shade hgher shoulders,
81 6o short rib 50 TO- short clear $3 S2 Dressed hogs
quiet and unchanged Whisky steady and unchanged at
81 O ReceptsFiour, 500 bills wheat, 49, 900 bushels;
l4oOo do ShipmentsFlour, 5000 bbs.; wheat $4,000
bushels; corn, $1,000 do: oats 1000 do barley, 1900
do. At tho coseWheat easier. with decline of nc.
Corn quiet and unchanged Oats steady and unchanged;
castor Pork 81 So bid, February; 81 IS bid,
March, Lard easier ut - SPA February Us 10 bid March,
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The closing quotations of stocks at throc P. N
; were as follows:-

The total sales Of stocks at the Board to-day aggre.
gated 149035 shares. which distributed fol-
lows:-Canada Southern, 1.425; Chicago aud North
western. uO15 do preferred, a. $50; Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific. 80; c., c. and I. O.. GOO; Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western. %, $50; Delaware
and Hudson Canal 200; Erie. &c 2O5 Illinois Central
700; Lake Shore. 1890; Michigan Central 1880;
Milwaukee and St. Paul, II 050; do. preferred, 2.270
Morris and Essex, 1900; New York Central. $780, New
Jersey Central. 2.6G5; Pacific Mall 800; Pittsburg.
400; Union Pacific 200; Wabash. 400; Western Union
Telegraph. $780,
Money call lent at q per cent and closed at
az 3per cent. The following the rates of ex-
change New York at the aforementioned cities to-
day:--Savannah. buying 4 offered, selling par Y
premium; Charleston. easy. mono Offering; New
Orleans. commercial u GIG. bank -; St. Louis,
90 premium; Chicago, firm. buying lilo discount.
selling lilo premium. and Boston. 1915 cents pre-
MUM. Foreign exchange was advanced from 4.s3 to
l.s3k for bankers long sterling. The nominal rate
for demand bills remains 4.8S.
Government bonds were fairly active and Arm.
Tho subscriptions to the per cent loan aggrc-
gated $l10Oooo. The closing quotations werc fol
Iowa.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
The Stock Market Fairly Ac-
tive and Steady.
Government Bonds Firm. States Steady
and Railroads Strong.
Money on Call Easy at 8 A and
Pig q Per Cent.
WALL STREET,


There is little to recount of to-days dealings on
Change and nothing of interest to make that re-
countal long. The market, under coup deal COM
prehensive enough to take in the situation, may be
regarded as dull one. There were bright points
IN some stocks and obscure ones in others-some
diamonds and some paste-but withal general
Palas Royal glitter, to express it. which ghtened
up the entire market The real gem Of the day-the
only and absolute Kohinoor of the market, outshin
ing oil competitors--was Northwestern preferred.
which gained one per cent the days business and
retained it. The common stock advanced one-eighth
Per cent and it, argal spectators in the former
proved themselves to be more knowing coves" than
SPECTATORS in the latter Final quotations proved this
to be the case while the preferred stock showed at
the end rise Of clean per cent. the common sort
showed decline Of quarter. Michigan Central in
clined boil carly in the day las expressed by
an advance to 752l). simmered down at the end to
75x, at which it closed couple Of thousand shares
sold out by couple Of operators. for the moment
threw cold water upon speculation which, from all
accounts. will be found to be a warm one to those
who venture short of ii. There q good deal Of
strength in the Erie stock-enough to keep it at
opening figures in final dealings in spite of frac-
tional weakness between times and in spite of the
fact that Messrs Keene & Sage had freely handled
the waterng-pot which sprinkled the market
with their holdings. Coal stocks remained strong.
with the Delaware and Lackawanna property in good
demand. but with advance in market value. The
old story dong ago dead and buried OF an intention
to break the Morris and Essex lease resurrected
and submitted to the autopsy of Board practitioners
but WITHOUT favorable results. the failure to i'd
vance to-days quotations shows. To sum up. the
only improvement to-day among the active stocks
rested with Northwestern preferred, the being
duo partially to the buying Of parties who believe
that In worth more than it is selling for and par
TALLY to the fact that the increase of earnings for De-
cember. amounting. they reported to SLOT 900.
warranted aconfdence in still higher prices.
The opening, highest. lowest and closing prices OF
stocks at the New York Stock Exchange fol-
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The London advces report an advance of Y Der
cent in consols to 95x 70 o5x for money and 10 y5
. 05a for the account. United States bonds have
been firm. except for 1865, which declined \ TO lO4.
United States 49, sold at 1914 l07y<; hves At 1904
and ten-forties at 1l0k. Erie advanced X 10 23x
and preferred r. to 80. Illinois Central continues
firm at 49, Pennsylvania to 1884, and reacted to
s3k New Jersey Central declined l. to IS; do. con-
solidated nrsts to 76H. and reacted to 7G Tho
Bank Of England gained fg5.OOo bullion to-day ON
balance At Paris rcntes quoted at 113f. 52kc
state bonds at the Board per cent higher for
North Carolina skies, April and Octobcr), IN per
cent higher for North Carolina Funding act of 1885,
and per cent for do of 1868. In railroad bonds the
largest rise was per cent in Canada Southern frss,
guaranteed, which advanced TO rs. and the next
largest advance u in O.. c., G. and l. consos.
which advanced to 80. The other changes a
follows An advance of 4 in Lehigh and Wilkosbarre
consols Ohio and Mississippi seconds and Great
Western seconds Tex coupon y in Wabash seconds
Tex couponI Il in Union Pacific frsts, and u in New
Jersey Central adjustment bonds and Wabash con-
vertible assented. There n decline of ~ in G.,
O. and G. nrsts, and n in New Jersey Central con-
vertiblo. assented.
The exports of domestic produce from the port Of
New York for the week ending to-day were S442y5 75
against sG.477.5I4 in 1873 and s39sl. $50 in 1871
The closing prices OF Philadelphia stocks were:-
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Roads.
Arkansas Valley. :.
Ashburnham ........
Ash, Youngstown l.
Pittsburg. :.
Bait, Phila. IL N. Y.
lunbuilt).
Billerica IL Bedford.
Bridget'n ~ Pt. Norris
Br'nsvilie, TT. Kearn'y
a. Pacific (graded)..
Buffalo. Cory a. Pitts
Chesapeake y Ohio.
Chic, Gin. IL Western
Chicago " Iowa. $3.50.
Chicago " Southern.
Chic. II Mich. L.Shore
Cherokee. ...........
Col. u Gal. partly g'd)
Dan. {, Haz.& Wilkesb'e
Detroit Il Milwaukee.
Erie. ................
Europ'n Il N. Amer'n
IN. q. division).
Hackensack extension
1ndianap's, l.&West.
(main line).
Iron NJ, Oh. Il Eastern
L. T., Al. IL Wheeling.
L. v. L. Collamer.
Leav., Law. L. Gal. -.
Mich. Lake Shore. :.
Mon. & Green'd Lake.
Maryland & Del. -.
Nash, Acton Il Bos.
N. j. We~t Line.
N. o., Mobile II Texas
N. 4 s. of Georgia.
Ohio Central. 10000.
Ohio u Toledo IN. g.
Omaha " Northw'n..
Paris x Danville. 80.
Pen. Il Louisville. -.
Port Royal. ..........
st. L. Tunnel Il. Il.
Sell, Marion u Mem.
s. Mountain (graded)
Spring. Il North w'n.
Utah Northern. 49,.
Utica, Ithaca " FL. :.
West Wisconsin. 80.
White Water Valley.
Viii. IL Read. (branch)
Wyandotte. Kan. City
q N. w. IN. G.)....
Total, As roads. 80
Total bonds, stock
and debt.
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At ssac;. 500 at as7c 500 osee.; April. GOO at
loo At loe, $40 at l0olc. Total, 1000 bales TO
S p s 70 two ,op MJsa January So a. a. e esss
February, 200 ae2c 700 sGsc 200 at 9eIc 100 At
9o s 2o1 At Soae 500 at aoic leo at e6oc 80 at
800 IL S 9D at oSSe 100 at 9e2e 200 at 80 y,
922oc' ,U At 957c 200 e55c, 100 at e5dc. 80 a.
BOO .oo ~ 954c 800 953c. March, 600 al 99sc ooo
az c % at a19c. 200 7ec 800 ut 97oc 100 az
a79c l9o at 7sc 300 400 at Toe goo a.
3-4c 6oD at re- 900 Y73c., $500 are 30 AT
40 az 37c 600 at BLOC; April, 100 at asoc,
a. az ~ oSae 200 at 99c, 500 ~ 992c 100 at s9ae o
$50 $50 at oS6c 100 at 9S5c.; May 20 ut llO6c soo
az M Auu'e 100 at lOO0c 500 at loose 400 at luroc
NJ sa ~ l9use', 100 At zoos. $50 at ioe., ioo
~ AT ~ l6c 200 at 10 l5c Ol 10 lic GOO at 10 loc
lu a oo9c July, 200 ut 10 Doc, 100 Mt TO- lie Total
bales Grand total "a 800 bales The receipts at the
PJrts were 5i bales New Orleans
Mmington 373 Norfolk, ,t62; baltimore 3l4 New York,
49, Boston sos; Philadelphia a. Tota l4,52s bales
Inns day last week y 3ia bales This last "a $40
night cotton freights closed Fellowship Havre, by
steam ll-l0c, compressed by SAIL nc; to Hamburg, by
steam ssc compressed; to Bremen, by steam, 5c, com
pressed oy sat- e to Liverpool l@c 932d by steam
FlsH-The market was still quiet and we retain last
fridays quotatons:We qIote:-Mackerel $23 $50 for
snefe extra SiS $40 for No 81 ~ for No and 3 g
ana re ior No. l. Portland shore herring were quoted
nj r. 70 ~ 90 and Halifax shore split at - 90 So
FLouk AND Observation-Disclosures 8, 4S9 bills wheat
5oo bushels oats Is 25O do; 54S do barley 20SO
do; barley malt 75l do Corn quiet, but firm; the
9aes including state Western and Southern were about
steady with sales of ZOO bbls Corn meal quiet with
sales Of 400 bbls. Rye quiet, SIC 5S1sc. for
state and 56c 57sc for Western Barley and malt wero
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The opening quotations Of mining shares in San
Francisco were as follows-Alpha, IL; Alta, 51s
Belcher. Al; Best and Belcher. 1917; Bullion. Il
Caledonia, 81 California. 114 Consolidated Virginia.
TX; Chollar Potosi As; Crown Point, g. Consolidated
Imperial. x; Gould Curry. 1OH; Hale Il Norcross.
l45a; Justice. AZ; Julia. Az Kentuck, az Mexican.
81 Ophir 334; Overman. 1919; Savage IA; Seq.
Belcher. IT. Sierra Nevada. Al; Silver HILL 1A;
Union Consolidated. 5614; Utah. l1; Yellow Jacket.
Is; Exchequer. s.
The following roads were sold under foreclosure
1,,r f1,o
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5000 quarters grain S. Cd italian bark TO arrive
from Baltimore 10 Cork for orders 45oo quarters grain
os. id; Continent direct, Italian bark,
Phadelphia to Cork for orders, 1000 quarters grain
on private terns an Austrian bark, 96S tons,
hence TO Bordeaux, general cargo, at rates;
American brig iG tons hence to Ayres general
cargo, at l51ac l6c American brig hence Avon
mouth Morgan Phi, 2SOo bills naphtha az As I'D
British bark 81 tons hece Ssntander and Bilbao Alec
ho ut 6s and provisions Mt 35s the vessel in last for
Havre with 900 bbls. crude petroleum is British bark
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT UNCHANGED; FUTURES
CLOSED sTEADY-FLoURQ UIET-CoRN STEADY
WHEAT sTRoNG-oATs FIR,IER-PoRK STEADY
LARD EAsIER--wHIsKEY EAsIER-spIRrrs ruR-
PENTTNE sTEADY-RosIN sTEADY--PETRoLEUad
rIRM-CoFFER EAsy-sUGAR FIRM.
TUESDAY. Jan. 7-6 p. NJ.
Business continues rather slow. but good feeling
is everywhere prevalent. and steady growth is
fidenty looked for from this time on. On Change
-four was quiet. but there was pressure to sell,
and the commission merchants express themselves
confident Wheat remained quiet. but the market
strong. under the influence OF tho heavy
snow storms throughout the West. Corn
was steady. Oats hrncr. whiskey oasicr
and nominal Pork steady. Lard easier. but clos
ing firm. Cotton the spot unchanged. Futures
closed steady Coffee quiet and easy. and sugar
nrmy hold both for refined and Naval ssorcs wore
quiet but steady Oils quiet, but linseod oil was
firmly held. Petroleum nrm
Asnns quoted ct Esc- SC. for pots and skc for
pearls.
ANTHONY stronger, and quoted at i2,sc gold
for rcguus
CoFFsK-The market for Brass was dull and easy The
stock here tonight Is s3.l3a bags Mild Is firm
Sales 30 bags Maracaibo, c. Slower and about
500 bags per sundry vessels both private terms We
quote -ordinary cargoes lihc; fair do l4Ac a Ice;
good do l5Ac. l51c.; primo do i6c. 1899 extreme
range for lots, Ike isc Santos fair to good lie
15Hc., gold, 90 days; Java government bags 22c 23c
do. grass mats RE 24c Singapore, Ice 17c Ceylon
l5e. ivhc. Maracabo 1879 lGlsc.; Laguayra I4c
151sc jamaica, lac. Ice ST Domingo 1Oc lie Costa
kiea ise iIs Mexican i5c iec Angosara, ioc.
CoorERAaK SrocK was quiet. We quote .-Afolasses
shocks 32inch, with heads, 81 Go 81 so sugar slook
81 20; box Shocks SOC eoe rum do ~ pipe do. ~
~ So empty hogshends ~ 500 hoops ~ 10
prime S,j SO; do. ~ feet, do, SIS $50 per NJ
ConDAcE quiet We quote:--Manila large and
small, lac. lie; tarrcd Manila, lie sisal rope Dsc
1Ohe.; Russia. lie.
Corrox the spot steady and active Futures
opened points ower During the day prices declined
steadily At the close the decline for the day from rs
to ~ points The market closed steady
cline Tho closing prices day. compared with those Of
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