The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-21
Commercial and Financial.

| STOChS Anu bONDS.
New York, Dec. 19.-The stock mar
ket opened without marked change, but
soon became strong and an advance of I to
II took place, Louisville & Nashville, Union
Pacific, Michigan Central, Lackawanna and
Denver being most conspicuous in the up
Nashville fell off,.
New YORK, Dec. 19.-Money, 81 prime
mercantile paper, & to s. bar silver, 50 to
81; exchange weak S03, long S42, sight
governments unchanged states dull rail-
roads generally firm.
Stocks since IL O'Clock generally heavy
and very dull, to lower, the decline led
by Pacific mail.
Money, to 81; prime mercantile paper, 8
to 8; sterling BIB steady. 500; sight, 4.s4s;
per cents, 033; extended 5's, l.03l; 44s,
coupons, 1.13s; AS, coupons, OBJ.
Governments firm; railroad bonds irregu-
lar, generally higher; state securities dull;
| Tennessee l to 2 higher.
stock market was dullness. The large part
of stocks seem TO be held yet by prominent
OF orators of the street, and there is
no evidence either Of q buying or selling
public outside of them. The net result OF the
day, as compared with yesterdays closing,
was an advance OF ! to ls, Union Pacific,
Western Union, Louisville & Nashville and
Michigan Central being most prominent
therein. Transactions, 3260c shares.
BUFFALO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
BUFFALO, Dec. 19.-Cattle receipts to-day,
/, 1,734; cons gned through, $50 cars; markets
dull and lower TO sell; slim attendance al
class buyers; choice steers. 1915 to &c. fair
to good, $4S5 TO $500; common light and
butchers steers, 1915 to S5; feeders in good
request, $4.l5 to 81 80. Sheep receipts t
day. 400 consigned through, cars.
market dull and prices shade lower; prfces
realized not satisfactory; fair to good west
ern, 81. .25 to 81 65; choice TO fancy, $4.75 to
s5.25; western lambs, S475 TO rs; Canada
lambs, 500 ~ ~, extra, through, Oh cars;
market dull and heavy, with no demand FOR
Workers and only light local demand; good
butchers and medium, SO to $500; good
heavy, Sc 25 to s6.40; so cars held over.
wATERTowN, MASS, LIVE STOCK MARKET.
WATERFOWL, MASS, Dec. l9.- Beef cattle
receipts, LOS; ordinary grades selling at
good TO prime firm; prices were sustained,
but there was no Improvement; there were
sales OF few choice, 10 extra, at 80 10 50 80;
first quality, 81 80 to s. so; second qualify,
S. 90 TO 81 90; third quality, 81 25 TO 81 80.
Swine. receipts, 1850; western fat live,
"a 10 a; northern dressed hogs. TO 81.
Sheep and lambs receipts, G, ,2SS; stocks, rs
awhole, about I cent better than last weeh;
sales, sheep in lots, 81 IS 70 "a IS each; ~
ira, 50 90 10 IS 50. or 50 90 10 IS so sprfhg
lambs, a TO 81 cents per pound.
KANSAS CITY MARKrTs.
kansas CRY, Dec. l9.-Wheat quiet;
No. 2 red, ~, cash 7sl bid for January;
g7i, cash 57I, Jsnu.ry; 50 TO $50 ashed
Cattle receipts, 900; quiet; native steers
Of 800 TO ], so pounds average. $40 TO
Sle5; stockers and feeders, 80 50 10 s4.13.
Hogs receipts, 1900: frmer; $40 70 $3.50.
for light 70 heavy. Sheep receipts, R9
quiet good 10 choice, S3.25 TO ~.
81. LOUIS MARKKF.
ST. LoUTs, Dec. 19.-Flour slow and weak
and in favor Of buyers. Cornmeal quiet.
$3.50. Whisky active; l.l3. Wheat
higher. but slow; No. 2 red. 04f 10 90,
cash g5i TO 95i, January; 9St 70 95l, fse-
ruAry. Corn advanced IN early trading.
ed later and closed better than yesfef-
day; sss 70 IS. cash; s5i 10 a.. clps-
ing, 81, year. 90 70 453, cios-
ms: s5i, January; s7i 70 f7i, closing.
PORK dull; 81 ssked. Bulk meats very
slow; shoulders 81 70 81; long clear, SO @
ing 70 are. Bacon dull; long clear. .l0l; short
clear. lOs: hams. l2i 20 i5l.
Cattle receipts. go; frm demand. equal
70 suupiy: some fine steers averaging If59
pounds. sold 81 e., Christmas Dssves rnngs
from g. 70 t7.2i. good 70 choice shippfna(
S5to S5.75. light 70 fair. u 70 $40. butch
srs' stsers, $50 70 $50. Cows and heiftst
o. 70 -. Colnrsdo sieera -
10 e475. socksrs, O. 20 1915. Tsrxns
would bring $50 70 tf50. Sheep,
receipts, go stesdy and hrm, niddling %
fir, e. 20 g. =, good 10 choice. - % 20
a. - fancy. f4.75. Christmas sheep, - t0(
b. Tsrans. s250 20 -; lambs. $3.50 %
rrr oErEars NaEEKTs.
yrw OnLnars, Dee f9.-Purk qniet, -
bine f17.75. Bulk meats IN far derns1
sboulders ezsier. packed,
~ and lonr clear, EeadT,
l2. sur.r uuisf. nnd unchanrsd- No.
ouIet and steadT- Oibers md
Pain hns checFef busiDessL eiEhl 4
on Nsu Yea pr sterlinE and
Arvhofy 90 c..ch q col