, 1881-12-24
Continuation of the Altered Re-
lations OF the Tea Trade
with China.
The Rather Alarming Number Of 1T
Failures Last Woek, Largely
in the South.
All Descriptions OF iron In Good Dc.
lnnnd, With Tendency to
Advance.
Warm Weather Has Had the Effect Of
Somewhat Reducing tho Business
in Provisions.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
NEW YonK, Dec. :sl-Mcrchunts generally rc-
port business lnrgey Ut helltlIy chnrnctcr.
Merchandise IL In moderate ttcnaid, mid while
aUur lines Of trndn are comparatively acttse,
III orhcrs tuorp Is but little ammunition and light
Bales NJ grrnt nctivlty Ia anticipated Until rho
tprina trinle fairly sets ill., ......,..
Tho dry goods tru.iu gGHcrnlly Is very 1utct,
rho hni!.lny traln, which ilRs bccn keeping tho
jobbrrs busy, huvlnK dropped OIL. Prices nro
well upheld.
THO tendency us the grain 1nnrLtet tas been
downward. Wheut dccllura Q cents this wcck
ntti corn III cents. nnd prices ituctuatct within
these ranges, tho market closing atcudy with II
slight exhibition VI firinness.
ttclng prectpitAtrd by tho fAiure nf II lciittlng
bull brnkcr Prlces somewhat recovered, and'
In cuit.,n tho ,inrkct ills been .t!et and
steady. With thu volume Ut business sn,aai, cios'
in wool tu1yi.,g hns hcon very moderate.
holders tnvIuy cnntitiencn IN tho fusurt. Ant
ls.iuH ilsm us to prices. No teaturcs of spcclul
i'c,ruIc,,m Is dull and unsatisfactory.
In ireighs y tnIr n,nount Ut b''sllacss Is doing.
il. XnrrIrun Pix. .if,n II fair business t,us l,ccn
donc, and Tor better grades hlgher. prices lniy9
been rr.xra. scoteh nia.ion Aas mot, ,lot so!d
Advu,lco prices snhy crchta IL speculative ul0ve-
lucnt. III manufactured irnll thcrS seems y 10
,I,no been very active. Prires nro wull aus:
Tho icather trado wns generally worry 1,,tct. A
good tlctnund IL anticipated e0On. lle,iiera arc
not disposed 10 mako much cOllGcsSon III prices.
Tho buot and shoe tr1.tsn Is slacs, Nothing OF
Theirs WIS ilo n,ateriat enanHu In tho lu1nbcr
nlMrket.
R.cn,Iy: but thcre su lnrKu nliotnt ot lush hut
moved witnullt lHss, Tle bulk uf this, however
thrInkMEG. TharD IL no trouble untClpAtcQ :
nuunK uenlcfs.
hcen u r.nlsl ndvnnce tn unnlHc. Opium shows
lnoder%tyn "a ndsancc al..l taerS zee ssei',s +, lm Il
Es,sra!! nnss @ that tho wosst OF the depression
is,iw a,ty4r is uutl md t!'ithnnKcd. ltcnncrs
nr. not long mch' holders "ro iFn' and prices
~ .st i FaiS of s9o hnlt-chcsts Of green ten
Thursday thu l!dt!lng wnA not nnsnatat aud atl
sySay Tno ar.s M 2 p!,s Pst c.
uyse 10 ,!otu. thu nav crop II eo,nlng III furry.
year. Large operators nru kcepsng ult af tho
inMtkct, und aro rnihor dcspo,ldent ut tho OUT
Tho futures the Inst seven days Throughout
tue country Wcru Iii, which WIS II very largo
number ,, eomparsa With the carly part of .le
IMrgest quota, disasters iu TINT section number
ing 9a: ln !he Enster,. s.ntes. =. Western, II;
Tho total rcporto ] 4 ,sansaotons run Il, % floir, also
tho principal items Ut Krnn und provisions wDre
Il folcws s dnr1nE the 3oo S %eaS e'sa FRI.
,sl:a0 bartss: Wheat =. .receip!s. :ssy,vSs
1.::a5.ou bnshv!s for prompt, 1s.l=i.Up hushels
1%r fasMro delivery ~ GaSt' rsSc,pts IN :;ahl M bast.
eis es fsi Seonp sa ] isf 'ss fatss sSsay
Oats. rucelpts. i0l,77a bushoIs: uxptlrts, l.7SS:
;nIss S t, 'sas!, sS., nj mlHfk, x,.os 5sseints
Iara. ssse!pss iS,Nh iisIgss tl:i s ksss, 's iis