The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-02
Commercial and Financial
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Commercial and Financial.
FAILURES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The business failures
during the last seven days are 1iS, us re
ported to Il. G. Dun d Co.'s mercantile
agency-136 in the country and IL in New
York city, distributed as follows: Eastern
states, IA; western states, AZ, southern
states, %; middle states, o., Pacific coast and
territories, 10; Canada, II; and New York
city, II. Very many of the failures through
out the country, are traceable to stock and
oil speculation and the unsettled condition
OF the iron trade
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New YORK, Dec Mooney, 8 prime
mercantile paper, 6 to s bar silver, l.lOl
exchange steady, so for long; s! Tor sight
governments, steady; states, dull rail
roads, irregular.
Toe stock market opened irrce ular, but
with prices i'll the main below Wednesday IS
closing quotations. During the early trade
the market was generally weak, an I
shortly before II o'clock recorded decline
of / ! per cent, in which st. Paul, Missouri
Pacific, Western Union, Omaha and Union
Pacific were the most Conspicuous. At II
o'clock there was rally of to 4 per cent,
Northwest leading.
| Stocks after II o'clock this morning were
moderately active, and prices sold up to
a per cent, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colum.
bus indianapolis, Oregon & Transconti.
mental, st. Paul, Minnesota IL Manitoba
were the most conspicuous. At noon the
general Tarket receded to per cent, led
by New Jersey Central.
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.
ST. LOUIS, Dec, L. Noon Report Cat.
tie dull hardly enough done yet to make
a market; only local demand Sheep slow
and unchanged; Texans, $50 to 400.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. l,-[Closing Cattle re.
| ceipts, 200; shipments, 1900; market slow
and weak, only butchers and retail de.
mand. Common to fair Texans, 1913 to
3.25; good to choice, 50 so TO g. %; shipping
natives, range, $50 to i75. Sheep re-.
ceipts. 700 shipments, LOO; market
steady Texans, $3.50 TO 400; native NUT
tons, 1925 to 1926.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
ST. LouIs, Dec. L. Noon Report Flour
dull and unchanged. Wheat slow; No. .
red, 9il, cash. Corn lower; So to 5Sl, cash.
Pork better; $lI25, Dry salt meats firm
packed lots, long clear, o. clenr ribs, 81 (;
short clear, %. Bacon slow, shoulders
II to lla long clear, II short ribs, II to
ll4 short clear, III. Lard iirmer; 1860
to 0G2i.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 1.--[Closinr Report. l.
Flour dull and unchanged Corn meal
lower, $2,55 to 2G0. Wheat quiet; No. .
red, 9is to % cash. 9li to 9iI. December;
oif, year 9is to %, January. Corn lower,
especially spot, SO to 55s, cash; 53 to 53k,
December and year; i9!, January. Pork
better; l7.5Ocash aud January. Bulk meats
slow, but better small packed lots, shoul.
ders, "; long clear, 0 to 81; short clear % to
0s; car-lots loose, cannot be bought at less
than these prices, Bacon frmer; long clear,
II short ribs, II to III; short clear, III.
Lard higher, l052l to l0,62i
KANSAS CITY GRAIN AND LIVE SOCK
KANSAS CRY, Dec, l.-[Noon Report l.
Cattle tirmer, with good butchers aud ship.
ping demand. Sheep unchanged.
kAksAs CITY, Dec. l. Closing Report l.
Wheat, No. 9, spot, 70; No. &, spot, ia.
Bacon, short clear, Ii; long clear, l0l.
KANSAS Cry, Dec. Wheat, weak; No.
rod, 70! cash. Corn, weak 49, to
i3l cash. Cattle receipts, $50 head;
market, weak and slow, but not quotaby
lower; only local trade. Sheep receipts,
l,3OO head market, steadyat SO 90 to 50.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, Dec l.-[Closing Report. l.
Flour dull and unchanged, Wheat unset
tied, but generally lower; regular 03l TO Oi,
December; 9lS to 20, January; 95l, Febru.
airy; 10li May; No, red winter, 9il; No. .
Chicago spring, 03s to 81, cash and Decem.
ber; No. 3 Chicago spring, 79i Corn active,
hut weak and lower especially for cash.
Pork unsettled, but generally higher and
active; $l7.25 to 1890, cash; Si7.i0 to i742l,
January. xl7 20 tn n b9l rphruarv Iart
unsettled, but generally higher; 1910 to
1910, cash. 1888 to 1900 December
10 67l TO 1000, January. Bulk meats ac.
tive firm and higher; shoulders, $50; short
ribs. $780, short clear, 9G0. Whiskey
steady and unchanged at Sl,l7.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, Dec. Closing Report l-Cat.
tie receipts, 1900 head; shipments, none
market, more active and frmer, good TO
choice shipping, $500 to $50; common 10
fair, $500 TO 500 Texans, tirmer; COWS
$500 to 3.40 steers. $500 to 4.25. Sheen
receipts, LOO head; shipments, none;
market, slow and weak; medium TO good,
$500 TO 800; choice 10 extra, Si,25 TO i75.
NEW ORLEANS GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
NEw ORLEANS, Dec, l.-IClosing Report.
Flour quiet but firm; high grades, si.0l
to 5.37l. Corn steady In fair demand;
white, Is. Oats, demand lair and prices
higher, IS TO 40. Corn meal qulet and
weak, " 50 Hay In fair demand; ordinary,
SIC to IL; prime, SIS 10 10; choice, $40,
Pork strong, SiS.25. Lard easier, refined
iierce, III to III kcg, ~. Market bare Of
dry salt meat, bacon and hams. WHISKY
steady and unchanged. Coffee quiet and
steady; Rio cargoes, common 20 prime. u
TO l0s. Sugar quiet aud weak. common 4,
good common, iAt0 5,, fair to filiy fair o.