National Republican., 1882-12-21

tween and 2 o'clock this was followed by an
other decline of s@1 per cent, led by Lake Shore,
Western Union; aud Denver and Rio Grande, but
subsequently portion Of this was recovered The
market aler this being very dull sagged off to the
Gdose, tne changes however being unimportant.
Inc market closed dull and heavy at a decline on
me days transactions of 1s91l4 per cent, Central
Pacific, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
Ubion Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande being the
most conspicuous therein. Transactions aggre-
gated 222,O0O shares, including Delaware, Lack
Grande, 12,9o0i Erie, 2lOOo; Kansas and Texas,
300; Louisville fand Nashville, 800; Northern
PaSltic ACT 5000 s.. Paul, 1900 ST. Paul and Omaha,
Wabash Pacific, II, 100; Western Union, 1880.
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20-Virginia 6s consolidated,
6l34 past due coupons 62j new 10-40s, 4S1a bid
ENGLISH MONEY MARKET.
LONDON, Dec, 20.-Bar silver, 5O9s; United States
$, il6h Atlantic and Great Western lists 5l14
Erie, 4o5E New York Central, 1851; Illinois Cen
tral, l6O12 Reading,2 ,2Sl5.
Bullion gone into the bank Of England on bal
ance @ To- day 10000 pounds; India council bills
were allotted to-day at u decline of q.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New YORK, Dec. 2o.-Cotton dull easy sales 214
bales; middling upands, 1895 middllng Orleans.
ports 70 GREAT HSn es % m5fSSR S l S oaiss eT
$50 bales; to Channel 1859 bales. Southern -four
trm, quiet; sales, 800 barrels, Wheat-optlons
g5c; ungraded spring, s5c; two.year.old Duluth
spring, 81 90; No. red, 81 0SSs6Dl O9ls; closing
81 SsA January. corn-cash aud year No., ll6
lc lower; options 9s@Desc better, steamer and No.
. about 20 higher; business mainly speculative.
closing very firm ungraded, 5s97i5kc No. 3, $500
Sgci steamer, 651s@G6c; southern yellow, 63a6ic;
e12s1c; closing, 72l5c January; 66lS9665sc clos.
ing, 66Ise;, February 6494@6j5Sc; closing .65}Sc.
45l4c; No. @ 45s&D46c; do white l75s@4734c; No. l.
ACC; white do, 4e@52c; white state, 1892; No .
46l4c; January, 46I@i6A Hay firm and fairly
active. Hops dull, unsettled and nominal Conee,
sPot quiet snnehangedi sn options higher; March,
~ 9O September, SO SO October, Sc S0 December,
80 l59s0 40; February, s. 9O@sG co. Sugar stronger
and and more active ee1srtugs Bsr BADGES
white WI extra G 7sfg7}4c;. yellow G, ,T4@71ac;
A,s12ci standard A, s14@s3sc; cut-loaf. 9Is@9}4c;
9111c, Molasses dhli and unchanged. New Orleans,
10000. Rice quiet and steady. Rosn dull and
weak at 81 7S@s1 so. Turpentne quiet and steady
at 5l1ac bid 52c. asked Hides dull and unchanged.
a 4nd S c9ar q steadily atr
prime to arrive. S14 90; middles neglected and
nominal. Lard opened 5@714c lower; closed
iness reported; prime steam, spot, $40 so; Decem-
ber $40 771s@sl0 50; January, $40 72129l0 80 Lin
seed dull and nominal. Freights easier; Cotton,
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, Dec 20-Cotton dull; middling, 1OA
Flour quiet and steady; Howard street and west
ern snperfne, So 1908 65;ldo, extra, So 75es4 5o
81 co. do extra, 81 259s5 IS; do. Rio brands IS 3d.
Patapsco family, sc 25 do. superatve patent 81 co.
closing dull and easy; southern red, 81 OS@i Os
do. amber, 81 099S1 10; No. Maryland, 81 O99
81 O9z%; No. 2western winter red, spot and Decem-
ruary, 81 6S14S1 6ssG March, 81 Il9sSsff, l5S
Sorn-southern about steady; western opened
5gSsc S dT
6413c asked; new, 6ic bid year, 6i1AG643ac; jan
pary 6l19@6l3sc; March, 611Sg6i19c; steamer soc
4694sc; do. mixed. 45@46e; Pennsylvania 45@
49c. Rye quiet at 63965c. Hay steady and quiet;
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland,
GA UOgSl5 10. Provisions easier and quiet; mess
pork, $40 %. Bulk meats, shoulders and clear rib
sides, packed. sA@loI9c; Bacon, shoulders, lO%c;
ned i2c Butter @ @rm; s western packed and
rolls, 22d926c. Eggs, firm fresh asc:llmed. 2t@
Zoe; Petroleum dull refined, fA@72sc. Coffee
ssssF sssay a qas ana dseRdd5 seRdy
SSon oSp sa grsn PsI no
nally sgd. Receipts-Flour, 1902 barrels wheat
4O,s57 bushels; corn, 4l56l bushels; oats, none;
els; corn, none: sales-Wheat. 1852 bushels;
corn, 2S2s52 bushels.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec; 2o:-Flour dull and unchanged.
9224c December; 9SM@gS2sc January; No. 2 red
higher at 5s55sSgc CASH 5s,sS5s5 s Deoesmbor; b
50N@5O1sc january. Oats strong and higher at
Ss15c cash. s0Ac December; S69fc January, Flax
generally higher at II IS cash; sl7 l5 December;
SIT 27l2@Sl7 30 January. Lard easier at $40 80
ah $40 SS q Bulk ko1I meats rb
at 81 l6.
ALEXANDRIA GRAIN MARKET.
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 2O-There is no change to
note in flour. Wheat closed active with good,
strong demand for prime lots The receipts were
fair and $500 bushels sold at 81 O681 OF for good
Longhery mo strictly choice being offered, and
81 o. 81 03 and 81 Oi for Fultz Corn is quiet aud
easy with moderate offerings; 1ll6 bushels sold at
rye or oats were offered. There is a scarcity of
produce OF all kinds, and prices are very firm and
active.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-The DrOuerS' Journal reports
Hogs-Receipts, $1,000; shipments, 1000. Market
opened steady, but closed l0o lower; mixed, s. 50
s. 25@s5 OO.' Cattle-Receipts, 6,OOO shipments,
1000; market active and stronger; Christmas
CATTLE Sc 16@6 55 good to choice shipping So 2096;
common to fair, 81 20@6 So; butchers'. active and
strong at 81 25a4 30 stockers and feeders in good
demand and very good; supply at S3C94 49, Sheep
Receipts, 8,4oO shipments, 500; market slow and
weak; inferior to fair very dull at So 3O@3 25:
@5 20.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET.
[Quoted by W. S. Hoge]
WAsHINGToN, Dec, 800 head of cattleup; de-
mand very light and very little bidding. Sheep
$50 up; no lambs up. Sheep sold from Sl3 to 51ac
and to 515c. 4 =
SOUTHERN MARKETS.
New ORLEANS Dec. 2O.--Flour quiet but steady;
high grades, 81 s0@5 so. Corn in fair demand but
choice yellow; 62c. Corn meal dull and.lower;
quoted ut 81 S5D2 80. Hay in fair demand; oTdi-
nary, Sl3@1i; prime, Sl7; choice, Sl@2O Pork
quiet and weak; iobbing, Sl7 62l5. Lard steady;
refined tierce 1l15c; keg 12c Bulk meats steady
with a fair demand; shoulders-packed. &c; clear
rfh al Ra npFtI IIh11 a ,,,t,,s
nal at &c; hams-sugar cured, choice can
yased scarce and in request at 15139153tc.
Whisky steady and unchanged. Coffee quiet but
Rio cargoes, common to prime, 6l4@934c. Sugar
active and tirm common to good common, 56D
SIC; fair to fully fair, 5l9@6c prime to choice,
6@619c;, yellow clarified 7ls@7}%c; choice and
white clarified, 71sg7l9ci grsnulated. SIC. Mo
30@S3c; fair, 36t93Sc; prime to choice, 44a52c.
Rice steady with good demand; louisiana ordi-
nary to choice at 419G6Ac Bran in fair demand
ate5c. Exchange, New York sight, par; bankers'
sterling, 4S0.
WILMINGToN, Dec. 2O,-spirits turpentine steady
81 40. Tar firm atsl 50, Crude turpentne steady;
hard 81 so; yellow dip, So So Corn quiet prime
white, 56@57c: mixed, 55c.
PITTsDURG OIL MARKET.
PITTsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 20.-Oil was panicky to-day.
The market opened with sales at soc, declined 10
TIC, recovered and advanced to S2l% and again
weakened and declined to 1870 at the noon close.
At times there was intense excitement, and again
there was comparative dullness A great deal of
oil changed hands during the session.
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Good VIII to the Whole People.
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