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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-21
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL: FRIDAY DECEMBER a. 1855

2 lbs, sl0O91.l0 Condensed milk, Crown,
$500; Eagle $40, Swiss, $500 Salmon,
sl75@20O. sardines, 81 so mustard sar-
dimes, s4,jo. Mackerel, 1926 herring mack
erel sl.05
SUGAR--Pure white &c; OFF white, exc;
yellow clarified, 6%@G94c refined A, re;
standard granulated, 794@71sc; powdered.
SH@sAc; cut loaf S}f@sAc; open kettle
695Ac, strong.
CoFFEE-Common 1Gc; ordinary, 1910
l7c; fair, l7A6lsc prime Rio, lSH@lsAc;
choice to fancy, l9y1G20c; old Government,
3ld33c very strong,
SALT-Saginaw, Sl30@l.45 per bbl Ohio
River, Sl.2O@l.i5 per Dbl; SKIS fine 1880
lao; coarse, $l.l0@l.lj; pkts, 2Ng7c.
RlcE--Lousiana, 4ISCd4c; Carolina, 60
&c; firm.
CANDIEs-Stick, all sizes, in bxs, pals and
brls, 0Gllc, fancy, assorted, l09l5c; extra
fancy, lS(g25c; firm.
SrARcn-3H@3Hc.
Observation-Disclosures common TO fair 2sID
Soc prime. choice, 35GgI2c; fancy, HM50c;
contriugals, common 10 fair, 20tgj0c; prime
TO choice, 3OGq35c syrup, 20Gi5c; strong.
CHEEsE-Primc flats sl9G10Hc; New York
factory, 0ls@l0c; full cream, l2H@l3ci
| Young America, l36JlIc.
Soar AND CANDLEs-Soap, 3H@5c; candles,
| full weight, Toe.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Money. Hand. aud siech..

NV NuHg, dee lp-Moncy ON call easy
nj ~ ga pr cent, last loan ~: closed NJ
3ifttl Prime mercantile paper 6mGis
sterling exchange dull but steady At tistii
Tor sixty -day bills, aud sassy Tor demand.
state bonds were duh and steady.
The stock market outside Ut the cOalcrs
anl grnngvrs was very dull to-day, but the
animation IN the house shares ran total uf
shares sold, up Ia something over those 1T
yesterday. The tone uf the list WIS fcycrish
aud unsettled, pgitcs tluctunting within very
narrow limits aud finishing within slight
fractions ~ La, evenings ngurcs The coal
stock, wcr strong in feature while the
rmn crrs were weak The former was innu.
rnccd by the excellent buying presumably
ior the insiders aud the new bull
combinations which have been lately
formed while the gmngcr felt the
influence IT slow progress In fixing
up matters NJ Chicago nnd.so became an
easy prey 10 the hcnn. The Rock Island
dividend matter had effect on thCm, but In
the final announcement was made that the
expected reduction had been made 10 was
found lo have been fully discounted though
another drive Ut Omaha met with consider.
| able ,uccrss. The news OF the day wis VI q
negative character, aud the market ~ still
waiting Tor the dual outcome oi the ncgutin.
lions at Chicago. ~ we'll NJ the settlement ~
the southern Railroad muddlc, aud what.
tvrr strength is shown " due 10 the inilu.
uncc IT the heavy buying OF the cunlcrs.
/ The temper ot the room wns moderately
bulli,h this morning. and while thcw WIS
no disposition to trade. no long stock came
out even In the mids of the bears, and the
/ rvucml improved feeling uu the market WIS
sufficient tu Keep prices up 10 the level II
last nights figures throughout the day. The
/ opening wns made az advances and WAS con.
| fined tu the few l,ndIng shares The press.
uw IN Ruyk Island caused q reaction In
| the whole list hut the strength OF the
/ coalvu soon rallied the market aud
/ brought prices In most eases above the
| level ~ last evening The strong tone
continued throughout the FORENOON when
outside OF the HrhnEcrs the only weak point
was Chicago Gas Trust, which hrukc , pcr
cent After that time was more pro.
nounccd advance Ia the coalcrs but the
general list felt the effects uf the reduction
II the dividend un the Rock Island aud
sauycd on fmctl1hally. Dizziness became
the rule, however aud no movement ul
importance was made during the rest ni ~,
day, aud the market finally closed dull and
steady at Insignificant changes from lasl
nighfs figures. The final changes arr ycry
Irregular aud generally ior small fraction,
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GENERAL TRADE

In the local market today prices remained
unchanged. Sales made ut the grain call
board session. Ten ears May No. white
oats nj 3,c five cnrs January bran ut tii2j.
Amount Of grain In slorc at the elevator
Corn, g5.0J0 bu, oats o. Jj bu, aud wheat,
ass bu.
AZ New York coffee remains about steady
for actual Fools, but Is poorer on contracts,
while other staple groceries arr at nominally
unchanged rates. Canned goods are dull aud
fcaturclcss.
The New Orleans sugar market remains
fcaturclcss, with prices we'll maintained not.
withsianding the quiet tone Molasscs In
fair movement at easier prices. Rice quiet
aud unchanged. Louisiana oranges arr IN
moderate demand with hrmrr prices. Flor.
ida aud foreign oranges In good demand.
Lemons Ia ample demand ani steady.
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FRUIT-Steady. Oranges, S5j0G000 per
bril- 81. 50d3OO per box. Lemons, s2.50(g3.00
per box. Bananas, ~ so 1880 per bunch.
Grapcs-Malaga, SG.0OH9OO. Dates, 7gsc.
APlLEs -sl5J@121 per brl. Dried apples,
4Cg5c per 10 from store. Dried peaches, 40
DC from store.
GANE-Quail, si.25@l5O per doz; squir-
rcls, Si0Dtgi.25 per doz; rabbits, 81 GOAL. %
per doz; wild turkeys 5O6175c each; wood
duck, $l.5Oml.75 per doz; teal, S2.2jGg2. 30
per doz malnrd, 81. 25tg2. 30 per doz. Veni-
son saddles, S6gl0c per lb whole deer, 5CD
q per Id; opOssum, l5CgiOc; dressed coon 10
GC35c.
VFGErAuLEs-onions. S1.Gi@l75 per brl.
Cabbage, loose, 6nsc. kraut, per brl, "a. 90
at 80; half brl, S2OO6o25O Garlic, soc per
100, Carrots S3O@3,5O per brl. Bccts,
t260h27b per brl Parsnips, 800 per brl.
llorseradish, 500 % 30 per brl.
Burrrn-Bultcrinc i5c; creamery, lO@i5c;
dairy, 2-(d2Sc country butter l5d2jc.
CIDrR-Olark, $500 per brl aud $3.50 per
half brl.
VrSrGAR-Per gal, lOtl2c.
POuLTRY-Chlckcns young, sl.00C1l 10;
mixed, Sl.5OGG2OO, hens, a. 2jm250, tur-
KEYS, young $1,000 500 old, 5000 I 90:
geese, g. 5O(dl. b0 ducks, -. 1908 90 dressed
turkeys, OCtl2c per 10. hens, ~. 5O6g3. %;
chickens, ~. 25602.JO geese. SlOO6gGOO.
Nurs-Cocoanuts, 500 per 100. Peanuts,
Virginia 5k@GlSc; Tennessee farmers
stock, 4d5c roasted, &c higher shellcd,
rel, SIC; white, &c; Spanish, Nc. Pccans,
Texas, old, 5CtSc. Italian chcstnuts, 100
l2lsc.
EGGs-Steady. Boxes, Zoe; cases, zoe.
RAIsiSs-London layers, $3.50, California,
81 - per box.
piokLEs--lIrls, $3.50, half brls $500.
PorAToEs-Firn, Sl.5Od2OO per brl; SKIS
65ot15c Utah, s5tgJOc per bu sweet, SLID
per brl.
FRr.n FIsn-Builalo iM2c per 10, cat, &c
per ID. Gamo-ltr,h, trout etc, 5@Sc
Der lib.
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DAILY COTTON STATEMENT

Imporis-M& err, 1913 Ma TRR, GIL; l., &
NR X, Ga; NJ 4 LR H. 9Sj;. C, o & . W RR, $780, j.,
No&TRR, $50; KC, So u X, Isl; X c, NJ * u
X, 7OS NJ RR, 2Il; Tenn. Mid, 49, steamers
900, wagons, 200. Total 1850 bales.
Erports-M &CRR, Hi; NJ & T Il Il; 600; La
n II Il; 7si: q, o Il 5 w X X, az l., " O& Il X,
76i; Tenn Mid Il X; $751; Total, 1886 bales
NEW YORK.
Spots opened quiet and closed quiet
middling, CSC. Sales, III bales Quo
tations are as follows Ordinary, csc;
good ordinary, 3.l0c; low middling OHc;
middlng, 0Aci good middling, 1885, mid
ding fair, 10 ll-l0c fair, H. bloc.
Futures opened steady and closed steady,
as follows December 0i2@0 ~, January,
045@04G February, o.b7@05s; March,
070G0T; April, 0sl@0S2; May, 00l@
092 June. l0Oi@lOO2, July, lOOs@lOOa
August, l0.l4@i0.lj September, 0sl@0s3.
Sales, 03, 600 bales.
NEW ORLEANS.
The spot market opened quiet and closed
steady; middling, csc. Sales 1850 bales.
Quotations are as follows Ordinary, nc;
good ordinary sHc low middling, SIC; mid
ding CSC, good middling loo.
Futures opened quiet and closed steady, as
follows December, 923m02 January,
o. 23Cgo2i; February, 03O@9.3i; March, 03G
@04O; April, 0lsa0i0; May, 057@a5s,
June, 0GG@0G7; July, o7l@075; August
07lGJ073, Sales 80 800 balcs,
DAILY PORT AND INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
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only, but Delaware & Hudson rose 2A and
Lackawanna per cent, while Omaha pre-
ferred lost 2 per cent. RICHMOND u West
Point, III, and Chicago Gas Trust per
cent.
There was more apimaion in railroad
bonds today, the total business reaching
1895, 900, out of which Reading second in
comes furnished $4,000. There was no
change in the temper Of the market, how
ever, and II was irregular throughout the
day, and the final changes are about equally
divided between gains and losses, The total
sales Of stocks today we're $50, 10 shares.
Closing quotations:
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Provisions

Fuu-M ackrrcl half hrls. No I, ts6O6
OOt No. 2, SsOOttS5t No. 3. $50. lO.lh
herring half brls, sGs5 White fish. half
bfl. $50
L,Rp-rcs s@sHc. half brls, s.6ssNc.
Kegs, s.8kc choice kettle. 0l.9lOhc,
tusy.
rius frr-Brls $500 half brls, 900,
Kegs, si.2i.
Hoo PE1pucrs Easy. pork ti660aih.75;
sugarcurcd hams, il.mi2c, breakfast
bacon, HAZE. clear rib sides bacon. $40.
bulk pork clear sides. 5,.c, clear rib sides,
7isc. long clear. nc. shoulder. &C.
fRtsn ME,rs-liccf hindquartcrs Sc. fore.
quaricrS 5c. city hugs iM7isc, country
dressed 0a0hc per No. spare ribs shGpV,
backboncs, b4Gt0c per III.
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CouN-fum store, white. az, mixed, lGC
frum lrycc Cd depot white. in bulk, &c, In
sacks, as; mixed. in bulk. 60, IN sacks, 30.
hRAN-from storc, s'lsc. from lcycc or
depot siGiO.
llAN-thoicc, from store NJ 80, car load
from lvycc ot depot, SibuN ti650 prime
from store, NursNio. ear load. from leycc or
depot, slaWtih.hn. prairie. from store 90
HO1r, car load, irum lr,cc or depot Si0Ott
ii.up
OAu-Frum store. white, SIC mixed. 3,c.
from lcycc or depot white. In bulk, 3iCu
Gici In sacks, 31c mixed, In bulk, 2p'sc, In
tnCka, a1c.
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AZ noon: SpOts-Quict; fair inquiry.
Sales, 1000 bales. OF which Amt ricnn 800
bales. Receipts -, 100 bales, ~ which Amer.
lean ~ 100 bales. Closing quotations were
NJ follows Ordinary. i1,d; good Ordinary,
asa; low middliug, 5'sdi middling, jAd,
good middlng, 5'sd.
Futures opened quiet at decline and closed
quiet.
lrhcsc prices are given In pence aud Giths.
thus Gas means GGj-Gld, aud 5Ol means
o. i-6id
Atlpm.; December, 800 =; December.
January. 5ls b, January. February, b.ls b.
February, March, so n March-Apiil $50
= April.May, 62i " May-Junc, SIS ..
June-July, 5.2i 5, July.AugusI 0.2Jb.
uAvur.
Spots closed quiet aud steady.
Tres Orlinairc, ds'if; January futures,
Ni.c
Above spot quotations represent Gslsf Tor
~ kilus of low middlug cotton. llayrc
terms ass kilos equal to loo lbs, and 521f
equal 10 a..
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uresastuUa.

finun- From storc common ~ i0ttl ~.
family, - Ulgi30, choice siJuttiUD. fancy,
si6,ot5W cXtm fancy sj.ipCto.JO, patent,
s3siaGu1 quiet.
CnACEus- Soda. extra, SIC. treble extra,
GHO'sc ginger snaps IC,s'sc; assorted jun
blcs. iOtnl2c cram crickcn, ~ dsltc.
ConS MEAL-Pcnrl, 800 roller, $40,
quiet
nr,Ns AND PEAs-Nayy beans, t225, me.
dium, 800
O,rNr,l-ln half brls $3.50 from store.
CUACKEB WHEAr-ln half brl, 80 frum
stuuv.
lloNiNY AND Gufrs-From store, S5.2j.
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COTTON MARKET.

Tho local cotton market opened easy and
closed steady middling, csc. Sales, S7o,
bales, including 400 last evening. Of which
1900 bales 10 cxporieu aud i,tOO bales u
tpinncr.
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CANNED ns-rincipplcs, .i.25Cti. So
Peaches 2 lbs. standard. IL. J56Di.i0, sccond,
ti.OO. Tomatoes lbs, standard, s5epOy, .
lh7, standard, fi.O0. Stmwbcrrics II -.
I,aspbcirics, ti.25. Blnckbcrrics, tl.OO Green
gage., St2j. rcar 500. plums, $3.50.
Asparagus, N.O0. Green corn, tl,O0Cti %.
Green peas, si.2D. Cuycoystcrs, full weight,
10, zoe lbs, fi.5j6tl o. light weight, as.
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rnrcn,. Criminal, I.,nn,c.

More than half OF all deaths occur beiorc six
ycnn Of agc. An army of innocent, lovely chill
dpTn are swept nccdCssly away each year. Parents
arr criminnlly responsible TOT this. The death mte
of children ~ England Il lcss than half this.
Ackcr's English baby sooihrr has done moro 10
bring this about Than nll other causes combined.
You cannot afford W be- wlthoutlL III. Hester.
a tftfII
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Strong and active.


ST. LOUIS, Dec. ?0-wool quiet bright
medium. lB@28jkc; coarse braid, l4@22c;
low sandy, llGClsc; fine light 1929; tub
washed. 3iG37hc. Receipts for the week,
i2a7O0 pounds. against $500 pounds the
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from the opening and there was an almost
steady decline. The close was 1ss@lzc
lower for May and July. No. 2 red, cash,
tl.0l asked; May, $i.05H@l.07H. closed
$l05% bid; June, $l.o2X@lO3, closed
$l.0lH asked; July, o2H@03X@93ssc,
closed 92Nc asked.
Corn-Weak. No. 2 mixed cash, oo%@
March, 3l%@32c, closed &c asked; May,
| 33N@3iH@3iLc, closed !3i6l34Hc,
Oats-Firm but dull. No. 2 cash, 2iXc
asked; May, 2s74c bid; December, 2iHc bid;
June, 2SAc asked.
Rye-Quiet at 4SlS6i9c.
Barley-No change to note in tone or con-
| dition OF market, Wisconsin, SIC.
Hay-Dull prairie, sS,00@9.50; mixed
timothy, ss.oo@lO5o; timothy, slo5o@
| 400
Bran-o7@Gsc.
| Flax Seed--Sl.4S.
Lead-Dull and weak, with sellers at $3.50.
Butter-Dull: creamery, 2s@3Oc; dairy, 20
@2ic. Eggs-Steady, l9c.
Commemorative at 81. 00G1,05.
Provisions-Quet Pork-sl3.75. Lard
Prime steam, $775. Dry Salt Meats-Shoul-
ders, $3.50; longs and ribs, S7.37L; short
clear S.82X. Bacon-Shoulders $3.50;
longs and ribs, SS.l5@S20; short clear,
$s.G2K. Hams-SlO.3715@l275.
| hecelptS-flour, ZOOO Drls, wheat bOOU
bu; corn, 2iS,0O0 bu; oats, 1900 bu; rye,
none; barley, 1900 bu.
Shipments-Flour 1900 brls wheat, TO-
900 bu; corn, 1872 600 bu; oats, $1,000 bu;
rye, none; barely, none.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 20. Wheat =
Receipts, =; shipments, 20,200 bu; in
store, 26I, s67 bu; quiet; No. red cash, Ole
bid, 07c asked; May, sl.0s bid; No. 3 red,
cash, S6I4c asked; No. 2 soft cash, CSC
asked; February, Doc bid, s1.0l asked; May,
| 81. OK bid, Sl.05X asked.
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EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..

Ordinary, nominal; good ordinary, SIC;
low middling, &c; middling o2sc; good mid
ding oAc rniddling fair, 10 3-l6c; fair,
nominal.
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Entinn sreh erndnrf..

rHiNr CHrpr Ott-inr. prime summer vel.
low, bnc. summer white. AZ. choice cooking
summer yellow 6,C, cotton SEED meal, sinUo,
less tlan car Loaf, s2i.Oo.
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CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 2O.-Petroleum easy;
sw. ilOo, nc.
wILuNGroS, n. c., Dec. 2o.-Turpentinc
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
MONEY Q PER CENT, NEW YORK Ex-
CHANGE FAR SELLING.
Cotton Steady--Middling Cotton, o 3-ec
Sales Today. $500 Bales - The
General Market is Steady - Meats
Easy.


THURSDAY EVENING, Dec. 20, 1855
The accumulation Of cotton at this point
has caused heavy demand for money, but
this can be only Of short duration, and the
demand is promptly met Rates arc firm at
s per cent
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BuN aud sell stocks aud bonds through r.
NJ. Galbrrath. No. ~ Madison street
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L,Nns-Chuicc, s., common 10 good, per
head. n. SOnSuO.
Hoos-Cboicc light, 6i.Cg5'sc; good, so
SIC, common, i4tttA.c.
CArILr-Choicc grass, 3',@3'fc good, "a
m'ic. scalnwurS, li.6I2 -. choice feeders,
2'sCtlc. feeders lA.@2'sc.
surrr- Choicc, &C., medium, 3@3llc, com
mon, ~. Oulttd0
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LoSDoS, Dec. 90 p. m.-Consols closed
nj ~ OlOd for money and 10 l3-lOd for
the account. The bullion Ia the Bank Of
England increased fli7O 900 during the past
week. The proportion Of the Bank Of
Englands reserve TO liability is now 1901
per cent Bar silver ~ 5-iGd per ounce.
PARIS, Dec 2O.-rhrcc per cent. rentes,
S2f Coo for the account. The weekly state
mcnt Of the Bank Of France shows an in
crease vi OOOOf gold and l,Saj, OOOf silver.
BANK CLEARINGs.
CmcAoo, ILL.,, Dec. 20.-Bank clearings,
gu ,Ol0OOO.
Nav ORLEANS La, Dec, 2O.-liank clear.
ings. S2,0I5,575.
NEw YoRK. Dec. 20.-Bank cloarings, Sll0,.
D2s Ij7; balances, a, G8i,D75.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 2O.-Bank clcarings,
N,0G, oil; balances S257, 500
Sr. Louis, No., Dec. 2O.-Bauk clearings,
81, s7S,GDs; balances, S0O3,gS7.
BoroS, Mass, Dec. 20-lank clcarings,
i2,5iAG5l, balances, Sl,iO0,olS
PIuLApEIrmA, Ia, Dec. 20. blank clear.
ings, $l2,O5j, ISIS, balances, $i,5O2,U2j.
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Miscellaneous.

wmsKY-Slright Kentucky Bourbon
Sl.5OCgGO0 Robertson aud Lincoln Counties
Tenn, firm at tl.55 10 $500. sharp advance
ON October, Eastern ryes, g. 1900 ~, nc-
corling To the age aud make: common
whisky, ~ 0lCCl.31, according 10 proof,
nothing under - per cent quoted.
HAOGiNG-ll9lc,lj
Tim-tl. lOdlia
Smor-Drop tL2O, buck. SliJ.
IEAp-b lmGc.
TALLow-lilc.
Tou,cco-Common 256s3oc; other grades
COO SIC.
sNurr-Garrctrs, si075; Ralph's, SlO.25;
Railroad - -, Gail a AN'S saO1.
FuRs-licarskins, sl.Ubftfpl mink, 100
i5c. coon. hunter handled. iatt75c. country
handled, l5HGlv; otter. si.OlVgGuD, beaver,
slUpdduO. wildcat, iOdjhc; fox, i5ot1ic;
muskmi, lOhijc; opossum. iOmiic; wolf,
ggtl@W, panther, JOcgfL0G skunk, 10
Ci1bc.
Poupm-Kcr., 500, hall kegs s2.75,
quarter kegs, sl7j.
Coat OiL--l'rimc white, wholesale lots.
lOC per gal
Wooi.-l'urry grcasc wool. unwashcd. n
CAu. clear. grouse wool, 2hC12ic; bury,
washed 2DM w. tub washed, 3UoJjc.
BLswAN-2Uc.
NAus-lfon. 500. steel - TO-
llpEs-nry ilint No. I. TO-. No. ., &c. dry
saltrd, Sc, No 2, d.. green sillcd, No I, n
aGc, No ?, &C. green, &C.. dccrskins, $50,
90 shccpskins, ijdsi,0t firm.
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Groceries.

New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 20.-Cofee-
Rio, common to prime, l5H@lS4c.
Rice-Ordinary 10 prime 3A@5c. Cotton
Sugar-Open kettle, strictly prime, 4kc;
prime, 1870; strictly fair, 4 1l-l6@
l9Ic; good fair, 4 0-lGc fair, 419c; good com
mon, 1901 7-l0c; common, 1901 5-l6c;
inferior, 3Hci centrifugal, plantation
oil white, o 5-lGa69sc; gray white, 6LGg6Ac;
choice yellow clarified, e'l-l6@6]sc; prime
yellow clarified, &c; oil yellow clari-
lied, $500 i5-lGc; seconds 45s@518c.
MolaSses-Opcn kettle, choice, 40@llc;
strictly prime 37Gp3Sc; good prime, 3i6o
SIC; prime 3lGl33c; good fair. 10000;
fair, go 2Sc; good common, 23Gt25c; COM
mon, 2O6122c. Enthusiastically prime,
2l@25c; good prime, 2O6t22c; prime, lGCg
loo; good fair, 11c fair, l6c; good common.
l3Cgl6c .inferior, ll@l2c. Syrup, 2G93lc.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 20. - Coffee - Options
opened steady. 20 to 80 points down, closed
| lirms unchanged TO points above yesterday;
free bidding at the close. Sales Of 81, 100 bags
including December at slI.75@l5.20. Jan.
uary SlIOOdlo.l0; February, Sl4s5@l505;
March, SlL75al6.l5; April, SI.90@i 10 10;
May, $iiS5d 1905; June, sl5.O0Cgl5.2O; July,
| Sl5.O5Cli6.2O August, $l5 10; September
Sl5. lO6gl5. 25; October, Sl5l5. Spot Rio NOR,
active. fair cargoes, 1880.
Sugar-l,aw, weak; refined, quiet and
steady; q, 61@8ssc; extra q, q 5.l6cG61c
white extra Q. Ga; yellow. G@G2sc.
| Molassos-Forcign nominal; New Orleans
fairly active.
Ricc-Strong and active.
CmcAGo, H., Dec. 20.--On the Produce
Exchange to-day the butter market was
dull aud weak; fancy creamery, 2S@30c
good 10 choice, 25@2li lc fine dairy. pa
23c; good 10 choice, 2O@2lc. Eggs-Dull
and weak at DC
| CINcISSArI, o., Dec. 20.-Whisky-Quiet
sales, 900 barrels finished goods on bash
Of STA Buttcr-Steady. sugar-Firm
Egs-Quiet at lSk9l9c. Checse-Firm,
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Cish quotations were n follows
flour-Fifm and unclaimed
No. spring wheat tips .Ntt .O2if. No.
spring wheat. pl9nIc, Nv. ? rcd tt.O2t.Ct
IO2lf No. 2. corn, ANW3l,c. Ne. oats,
21ilc. No. rye. 5oA.c. No. 2 barley. nom.
inal No. flax seed, tl0l prime timothy
seed ilDgi50
GiHpO, dry saltsd shoulder lhHXUI. 1000
Gs7iS short clear sides lboNall e..
Rcccipis-Fiuur, UOlo bb.. WhrlL lium
hu. cora. tiSOD bu. oats i,u,U ba. re,
1900 bu. barley, 1890 bu
shipmcnts-flnur, .ii,Ur hhls. wheat.
2l,0OO bu. corn. 2AA,uoo bu. oats, l2s,OOO bu.
rye, GuOO bu barley, 3o,VoO bu.
~. Lotus, Dec. 2O.-tlour Quiet aud un.
changed.
Wheat Lower. The market was wax
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CuIcAGo. ILL.,. Dec. Follower prices for
wheat we're again established. II WIS dull,
dragging, heavy market most Of the day,
and a gradual shrnkuge In prices occurred.
The opening was about Lc lower than yes
tcrlay, but this decline was recovered, then
ruled steady for some time within sc
range, but finally became weak under fair
speculative offerings aud the belief that
some long wheat was being placed ON sale.
prices declined sc then ruled quiet. aud
the closing was NC lower than yesterday.
outside business was very light aud there
was no support to the market At the same
time operators, while perhaps feeling bear.
ish, were cautious about shortening the
market for fear short turn might force
them to cover nt a loss. A rumor OF fall
urc In the grain trade at Liverpool had n
weakening effect, but tho rum6r did not
receive confirmation. Trailing conferred
chiefly IN May, with only light business IN
any uf the other futures. There was some
| pretty fair covering of shorts 40 the decline,
| which prevented further shrinkagc IN prices
Corn was moderately active and firm early
/ IN the session aud quiet aud easier later
Opening sales were AZ slight advances over
/ the closing prices ~ yesterday, after which
/ the market became easier, but better tone
soon developed aud prices rallied jtc, eascd
oil &c, became steady and closed tsItC
higher than yesterday. The advance in New
| York II 'sCt2c la December was the main
cause of the advance. Tho partial reaction
was due Ia the weaker feeling In wheat and
| Ia the decline In New York
la oats more business was transacted, q
stoalicr feeling developed aud prices al,
ynnccd i.ti.c. There was more disposition
on the part ~ shorts to buy aud lees inclina
ton un the part OF holders Ia sell, aud the
advance was well maintained until the close
A moderately active trade was reported IL
mess pork aud prices ruled with considcm
bile irrcgulariiy. Offerings were fair early
~ the day aud prices rcc7lcd no lOc on
the closing figures of yesterday. Later III,
market exhibited more stpnuh aud price
gradually rallied 2M22isc. hut settled bach
again Sol ~ aud the market clascd firm
Rather more life existed In lard. Will
rather irrc offerings early week feeling wa
manifested aud priccs declined 7'smiuc. Al
the reduction the demand improved an,
prices rallied l0ai2'sc, and the appreciation
was fairly we'll supplied.
Trading was moderately active Ia shor
rib sides. Early prices needed 2is@5c
later the market va stronger aud price
rallied bW5'tc aud closed compamiiycl,
steady at outside fgups.
The leading futures ranged ns follows
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