The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Prime mercantile M
per COS per cent discount
Sterling, bank steady ut 40; sight 4s4H.
Governments Tower. States dull. Railroads
Money, per cent
Stock market opened irregular, but In the
main a fraction lower than IL closed Saturday.
In early trade there was "A further decline VI
hegl per cent, Northwest leading, but the
market subsequently became stronger and Ut
noon recorded general advance OF h@x; g.
extended, lOZ; AVS, l0J; Is, extended, LEX;
Cotton quiet; sales 1868; uplands 10 s-lGc;
orleans l09sc. Futures steady at the follow
Ing quotations:
February ......... 1918 June ............lOTT
March ............10.30 July ............i0.69
Apru $50. ........lO.42 August ...........l1.Oo
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The debt statement
to-day shows the decrease of the public debt
during DECEMBER TO be .........S 15,Il3,222.nQ
Ids. nj treasury ...:....:. 80. jT25I2,OlO.47
Gold certificates outstanding. 80. GAG. 9,siO.0o
Silver certificates outstanding. 726l 1000
Certificates OF deposit outstanding $500
| Refunding certificates outstanding 4G4, 1000
| Legal tenders outstanding. .. 349GSl ,0i0oo
| FRACTIONAL currency out. 7,022,07400
Cash balance available. ........... 1903, T3386
Decrease since June 3Oth......... l4,370.7S
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.--FIour steady and un-
Wheat duh demand and lower rates; regular,
$3.50; January; 9il4c.
,o Corn sr active but lower; 4Oh6IoHc cash.
Pork in good demand but at lower rates,
$40 S5gi6 90 cash; Si7 05@17 OH February.
80 Lard Lar active but lower; io;l7hglO.2oc cash;
Bulk meats dull, weak and lower; shoulders
zoe; short ribs $3.50; short clear o.2Oc.
Cattle-receiptS 5000 head; slow and steadyf
extra SO 10@0 60; good TO choice shipping steer
So 20lJ5 40; common TO fair 81 OOlJ5 q; BUTCH
ers strong at 81 1904 Is; stockers slow ut 3 100
Hogs-receipts p, 900 head; market steady,
mixed 50 4o@0 Is; heavy 50 0og6 20; ngl6
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-Cotton quiet; GOOD ordL
nary il-l6c; low mlddling S3lec; mlddlinE
991Gc.
heeeipts ......................... $500
Sniplhehts. 1000
2aIeS. ..'.'.'... ......-................. 200
Flour irm; family IS SO5S 05; choice q Ss q
"a 90; fancy 81 coos 20.
Corn meal weak ut 81 rs cash.
Whisky active and firm NJ 81 IL.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2-Cattle-Market steady
for butcher stuff at 81 76@4 90 for common 70
: sheep-qaiet and firm at 50 1904 90 for fair
Texans.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2-Cotton, fair demand
upLands 6Ad. Orleans oKd. sales 1000, receipts
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 2.-Cotton easy at
911-l6c, receipts 10000.
Flour quiet but steady; high grades o. COZ
Corn in fair demand; white and mixed SIC.
Oats quiet but firm.
Corn-Ineal dull and lower at ~ 66
Hay dull; ordinary si2 oo0i4Oo; prime
Sl4 0OGl6 90; choice 81 90.
Pork steady with fair demand ut s17 rs.
Lard steady; refined, tierce, II nc; key l1c-
Bulk meats IN fair demand shoulders,
ribs and long clear 9.60c.
Bacon, no supply.
Hams, sugar-cnred steady with fair demand:
Whisky steady; western rectlfied 81 o5Qi o..
Coffee strong and active; Rio cargo, com
Sugar steady and In good demand; common
to good common 695fc, fair 10 fully fair teGt
SIC. prime 10 choice Cooke. yellow clarified
7@74c, choice white clarified 7kGsc, granu-
Molasses steady and I'm fair demand: com
mon 30G35c. fair 55ee59c, prime 70 choice so
66c; centrifugal 20e9I3c.
Rice in good demand at eh@Chc.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2-wheat steady; No.2
Corn weaker at s7h037kc.
Cattle-market firm and active; choice ship
ping steers . o. i n pounds sS2s; butchers
.sheep,-receipts none; market nominaily un-
changed
GALVESTON:
Especial 10 the statesman
GALVESTON, Jan. 2.-COttOn, steady: net
receipts GO97. gross BIO; sales 200; SPOTS
closed weak and Aeghc lower; ordinary 7Kc;
good ordinary SIC; low middllng "a nlddilnR
S16c; good middling 10c; middling fair iOKc.
Futures closed barely steady rs follows:
January. 952f1 0.6J May. .0.9509g0
February. 0.Gl@ gG7 June. :. 10.Oee1i0i4
March. 1880 0.7I July ..... ..10.11 bid.
April ...... 9.6Glb 0.S7