National Republican., 1882-12-25

BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE Dec. 23.-- Cotton dull; middlng
1Ohc. Flour unchanged and dull. Wheat--south
ern, easier; western steady and quiet; southern
red 81 @ O5ai i, Os So SG d. amber 81 9s@sl "A No
spot, 81 06A@S1 O7 January, 81 O715@S1 O75i
February, 81 Os5s@1 0034 March, 81 lll2@sl ll2j
stead easier and dull
y sS3 oSSS 1kSH SSsI RfS 'GFSSSS FsSsaa
quiet southern, i594sc; western white, i7@4Sc;
do, mixed, 45@46e; Pennsylvania, 45gisc.' Rye
quiet 64a65c. Hay steady and unchanged. Pro
ern packed and rolls, 22@26c. Eggs steady
fresh, 2sc; lined, 2i925c. Petroleum UNCHANGED
Soee sGai Tm ano RG eaTgSes ordinary Sn to fair %
steady WHISKY quiet SV s. as UgPer s FreigRs rehS
to Liverpool per steamer unchanged and dull.
els: corn, 36 3S4 bushels. Shipments-none Sales
Wheat 27l, ,2SS bushels; corn, l6O,31s bushels.
STATE OF TRADE.
Bradstreets.
The dispatches to BradstreetS this week reveal
generally quiet state of trade The reports from
volume of sales.
Wheat has been irmer and prices have had an up
ward tendency, owing to the lirmness ofthe foreign
markets for all breadsluffs. Corn has been higher
this week than last as the esult of the telef that
though somewhat lower in the early part of the
week on account of the anIicipations Of increased
receipts OF hogs at the principal western points,
actual statistics show the receipts of hogs pack
ing TO be less both in number and weight than
last year, and also because the consumptive de-
mand ior meat continues large. Prices in the va
rious departments of the iron trade appear to
have touched bo tom during the past week. 1t is
officially announced that the lowest contract rate
taken Tor rails $3.50, and that no more orders
will be received at less than $40 at the mill. There
have also been several contracts let for future
delivery ofpig iron. Except in steel rails the
marketi is dull and quiet, though the number nf
inquiries has largely increased The general
feeling in trade circles is that the requirements
for the coming season will be large enough to in
sure remunerative business, and that the turning
point in the gradual settling of prices has been
reached. The coal trade, as is customary at this
reason, is quiet. Manufacturing sizes are duest.
Stocks are light, and there has been no arrange
ment for curtailing the hours of working or of re-
ducing prices. The petroleum markets are quiet
after the hammerng received from the spouting
wells, which came in on Tuesday The three
which have thus lar loomed up to dscOncert the
have ceased to be factors respecting the rate of
production aud consumption. The Schultz well,
yet TO come, therefore enjoys the Difference always
paid to an unknown quality. Ocean freights re-
main stiff and tonnage for export scarce. Where
unengaged arrivals are announcel the rates
charged are excessive. Petroleum and grain have
suffered greatly during the past two weeks for want
of tonnage to so abroad. Owing to this the exports
of petroleum for the year have fallen over 100000
gallons below the export of the same during the
eSorresponding period, 70 December l6, last year
sized lines have been sold at lower prices. The
general market is unsettled and week. There
were 2S6 failures in the United States reported
during the pss week-six more than the pre-
Ceding week and ninety-one more than the cor
responding week last year.
COMPARATIVE TABLES
BrddstreefS of last Saturday gives the following
CLOSING QUOTATIONS FOR STOCKS ON THE DATES
NAMED:
Trunk lines, tcith their connections