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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

NewYork. Saturday. Dec. 5-BEIsVES-Recelpts, SO
cars Of 59S head2S 60h-st for Mr..
at Jersey City for the market All offerings
full prices. Late yesterday d. Mcpherson sold 90 Dry
Cows averaging LOOP ~ at so 40 per 100 n and 10 do
936 at 81 20 Shipments reported yesterday
CALVES-Only IL head received. and sales reported
worth noting.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 10 1-2 cars Of 1872
head-l6 00th-st. and IL jersey City.
mand active and prices steady all around, with
firm feeling for lambs
Ordinary Prime Sheep sold at 90 ds5 so per 100
Cus at 90 so; and Common Choice Lambs at So coz
a. 25 lone carload going as high as 81 40)
Sales-D. Harrington 10 State Sheep, rs n average at
90 so 100 n 254 do, 50 H. SO so 115 do 1O2 10 at
So So 22S Michigan do, s5 n a 30: 80 State Lambs
90 n. at sc 573 Canada do so n al 81 25.
Dillenback & Dewey: 139 Western Sheep. 100 n. at
a. TO- 252 Western Lambs 81 ~ az IS 100 Canada do
81 n, at 81 20; 1872 do 50 H. at ~ 25.
Holenback & Hollis: 1893 Territory Sheep 90 n at
81 80 90 Pennsylvania Lambs few Sheep 60 H. at Sc
1873 Canada do 50 1.2 n at 81 40.
Hume Mullen 2i6 Michigan Lambs co ~ at s5 e5 !;
100 do "a 1-2 H. at sj so.
Judd buckingham: So PENNSYLVANIA Sheep 1o4 n at
a. 25 80 State do. 80 n at a. 81 12; 80 PENNSYLVANIA
Lambs 81 ~ at sc %; 90 State do. "a n 25 100
Canada do. IS n at 81 Is.
HOGs-Recepts % cars Of 1861 head-14 cars at Jer-
sey City and IL at 40th-st None for sale alive
Nominally weak and shade lower
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
GRAIN and PRODUCE 4ARhE7S.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGS.

Saturdays grain markets at the Produce Exchange
were undsturbed by important and In consequence
the transactions were and prices auctuated over
narrow range. Wheat the spot was lower but very
dull, and, it needless to add, no
export The trading In the options fell below 7ooOoo
bushels and the scalpers sellers because OF west
ern and suspicion that the Northwestern opera
tors would be glad llqudae without njurng prices
After the official close there some recovery In May
wheat but 1t was not important The net losses re-
corded by Official final prices were 3Sa1-2 cent as
follows: December 81 o4 "a January, 81 90 7S; Feb
ruary, 81 OF 3-S; March 81 0S 7S; Aay, 81 IL Ia
June, 81 10 SIS The heavy receipts OF corn eTrted
in spite export engagements Of nearly 10000 bushels
The options variable within small limits opening
a shade lower ralying 14d53 cent and then reccdns
a tride. Although the close easy under fear Of
further large arrivals the final figures show net gains
Of 1Sd1-4 cent, 46 5.S for December, DC 3-6 for
January, 4G IS for February and 45 10 cents for
May. Oats were quiet and lower. Tho options de-
clned Ia FOR January TO 80 7S, is for February TO
81 IS, and 3s for May TO 33 10 cents Lard
dull and weak. the options scoring final losses Of
$40 points As follows: December SO 20i January,
- 06; February, IS ca March, IS 05; April May aud
June, IS o..
The receipts Of grain and reported Saturday
New-York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston
follows; Wheat 164S4 bushels; 275.217 bushels ;
90 $50 packages. At Chicago Milwaukee and St Louis
he arrivals were Wheat 49, lao bushels corn 412 us
bushels oats, 246SoO bushels; total grain 737,IlS
bushels; flour, 10, 266 barrels.
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NEW ROCKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

washington a Co publish "Our Presidents oy
virginia F. Townsend, being the lives OF the twenty
three Presidents OF the United States WIN e'oo,
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whole life had been simply preface. Inc o1en'poss
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The late Dean stanley's work, memorials Of
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
PRODuCF MARKET
LIVERPOOL, Dec

LIVERPOOL Dec l6-2 m.-Beef-In fair demand. Pork
In lair demand prime eastern steady Sis Hams
In fair demand BaconIn fair demand short rib dull
4os % shoulders STEADY at ass Cheese fair demand Tai
iow-There nothing Offering Spirits turpenne
demand Cotonseed o-llverpool refined nrm at 23s gd
Hsn-n fair demand Iard-Spot- poor demand futures
poor demand prime Westsrn spot steady at 46s Cd
In fair demand uturesThe demand has fallen on mixed
Mesterp Jan.iy sey az as February frm at as 3sd
LONDON, Dec l5-Cacuia lnseed ass Ri per quarter N,
SEED Oh los "a per cwt rennof petroleum. 6s.d a67sd
per gallon spirits OF turpentine, 3bs Cd per cwt
centimes per 100 kios. " W
Aw.iP Dec i5-Peroleum- pale American 40 franco
paid and sellers -AN'
8xxxDL Dec. lb-Perolsum-7 marks 70 pfsnxixA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Per North River. Vessels and Railroads.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

A. lie for fair car9oes 10 reported Milo grades
quiet and about steady Opaons declined loag pon.s
was rally Of 5slo points closing steady Aier Iss'
business Hsyre closed IA Il better than tne opening
Hamburg quoted quiet at 14ai2 pig advance re quiet
Regular First sSass so Good sseOod f Bo ssrane.;
for o. S. 5000; do for Europe 1000 L9x 700 ~,
ora
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17

The bank exchanges at the New York Clearing House
the week OF three years compare as follow Ma :, 800
Exchanges s 5es IS 1855 1885, se se "a s pss 80
No. shares sold 1878 POS 1.444.6ll l,l59,57O
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The monetary situation last week was somewhat
affected by the renewal OF gold exports, which
for the week amounted TO over 81, 900. q O0-mak-
ing the total shipments since December l up
ward of $1,000, 900. The supply of loanable
funds. however, continued 10 be abundant. and 1t
at the latter part OF the week
standing call loans generally were ad
vanccd TO per cent At the Stock En-
change on Friday the average OF the new business
which considerable amounts OF money are with
held from the Stock Exchange loan markets. he
cause by the existing rules loans made on that
day run unul Monday, and many bankers carry
forward unusually large balances to meet possible
drafts On Saturday. For time loans, 3Oa6O days,
the common rate was per cent. while for longer
dates the demand was too small to establish a
quotation.
The foreign exchanges ruled firm during the
whole week. but never reached a point at which
gold exports were n profitable operation as an
exchange transaction. The gold exported was
upon European orders. based upon the premiums
for gold which for the time rule in nearly all of
the European markets. Necessarily the gold ex-
ports, like the exports OF any other product had
some influence upon the exchange markets. so
that at the close rates were barely steady on the
basis of 81 "a l-2 and 81 IS "a respectively for
long and short sterling
RAILWAY EARNINGS
The Chronicles table Of gross earnings for
the month of November which includes the re
turns of l07 railroads. shows loss from the
month of November. 1857. of sl,l9s,3 1928, or
asa per cent, with an increased mileage of
1858 miles. Asa per cent. This
on its face is poor exhibit The comparison,
however, is made with q month Of phenomenal
earnings. The month OF November, 1887, re-
turned Esin on the same month Of 1885 for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
balance s113 o5s 5s4 s112, AGO 572 Dec s7ss,9o2
BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED.


BANK CONDITIONS COMPARED.
By the operations of the New-York Sub-Treas-
urv in the week ended Friday evening" which
included receipts of $4,000 for exchanges on
Western and Southern Sub-Treasuries and
s5.43s.544 for gold taken from the Assay once
for export and payments of s1,47s,9S3 for pur-
chased bonds the associated banks of New-fork
lost s314O2o5 cash This loss would figure In
the weekly bank statement Of averages as only
about 81 500. OOO Yesterdays statement shows
a gain to the average Cash as compalCd WIZ" VIZ
the averages Of the preceding week OF 2,ZE~,ooV
cash These figures reflect the mount oil cash
held week ago in excess of the averages Oh
that week and some receipts from the inferior:
Nevertheless the actual holdings at the close OF
business Friday were at least 81, 100000 smaller
than the sum reported as the average lor the
week The contraction OF S3,1 Ol,3OO IN loans
reflects sales of Government bonds 10 thc lredS-
urv and some investment buying OF railway
bonds and stocks. The decline OF l,"9o, wv
in deposits closely approXimates the decline
which the other changes call for. The state
ment results in a gain to the surplus reserve OIL
s2.46S4OO, leaving it at S9612,22o against
S792S400 December II, 1887, ana S4,oOo,%oo
December 1S, 1856 T.,
The changes in the week of ss7 were as fol-
lows: Loans decrease 81, S2,40O, cash increase
81 $4,000. deposits decrease Sl3s,s00, and sur
plns reserve increase 81, 121 200. The changes
for the week of 1886 were Loans decrease
So. II O. 500. cash decrease Sl,675,4OO, deposits
decrease SEAL > 100. and surplus reserve decrease
$1,000. And the changes for the week OF
1881 were: Loans decrease 81. 81 O,5OO, caSh
increase 1851 400, deposits decrease 81, 1900,
and the deficit in reserve required was reduced
$500, 775.
The statement compares those Of corresponding
dates of 1851 and 1887 as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

hAlILhlAD EARNlNGS.
CINCINNATI. RICHMOND AND FORT WAYNE
Ss%o;' q { b:. III, sss :
CENTRAL IOWA.
S SSRo;' & B5 ~: sssjs s. y
CLEVELAND AND MARIETTA.
Ess week ss b.e 1888 55is :Ss
COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI MIDLAND.
S $=s 6 g.. ,55; ST., sgS
COLUMBUS, HOOKING VALLEY AND TOLEDO.
5sS Ts e bss Dee 81 81
FLINT AND PERE MARQUETTE.
s Tss Ds e as rs sS $3.50
GRAND RAPIDS AND INDIANA.
$ $s%'; S. S s
LOUISVILLE. NEw.oRLEANs AND TEXAS.
f. S$@9; $s i. ,sss5 sss:
MOBILE AND OHIO.
Es. week Ds e pee ssSs go asssIs
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
$%%';' n. d 60 Sc $
ST. LOUIS. ALTON AND TERRE HAUTE.
branch Lnes)
$ s$ s
GRAND TRUNK CANADA.
Number Of miles, 2,9lS 3llS ans
Week ended Dec. S359,1lS G369,2SO
Jan 1 TO Dec. 1sO66.OO0 1903. GAO
CINCINNATI. JACKSON AND MAcKINAw.
$S5Si' {; %;i ssi sss$
BURLINGTON. CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN.
f kS%sf Ct miles sa ?ss ?ss rs
ERLANGER SYSTEM
Number OF miles. LAO LAO LAO
Fourth week In Nov. go. 1858 296 e2<7, S3S
JAM l to Nov. 80 49,. 6155,011 6.4le.250
TOLEDO. PEORIA AND WESTERN.
fsaPi$ week 81 % n Nsy essis sslsss SSH
Jan. 10 Nov 30 703, 52S sS9li5 Sl3,204
GEORGIA PACIFIC
Number of miles,. ...... 3s2 40l
Fourth week In Nov. 49,. sl2tles sl33.l57
MISSOURI. KANSAS AND TEXAS.
Month OF Nov. -. 80. s01036l s462,44o
Jan. 1 TO Now 80 49,. 2,39769s 1907 92
RICHMOND AND WEST POINT TERMINAL
H$%S s $ 4 sssss9 .sss e
ous1cOttonseed quoted very strong fair, demand
summer. Yellow S5c oSsSs%at .ccyien. ne;
Lnsecd raw city. Ssc Western. soc foreign, sse5oc
Lard prime lie Menhaden, crude, sound see light
Zoe sperm crude o7e natural winter 7os SescSed
winter, 76a7ec Whale crude Northern. nominal natuia
winter ass4sc eiesched wlnte, 4Sa!oc extra besehed
sS N ssaisss prime e. Hasass 'sss. ,i:s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
TRYING TO SCARE OWNERS.
VAIN TALES OF DISASTER.
THE TREASURER'S CASH BALANCE REDUCED
A SMALL LOSS TO THE SURPLUS.

A SMALL LOSS TO THE SURPLUo.
Sunday, Dec 16-p. m.
The United States Treasurer last week rec lved
from customs s4,2i4,S6 and from infersal
revenue 81, 6sl, 766; total from both s6,o26,447;
against s6965, Il for the preceding week. 10y
Yesterdays Treasury statement its net cash pal
ances were sl,497,492 less than a week ago 'n'
loss to the cash balances in vaults was s2'ooV'9s,
but the deposits in National banks were increased
s9I2.3Oo The loss to the gold balance was
SLABS. O2o made up by loss Of sl,5l676o
bullion, less a reduction in the amount OF OUT
standing certificates of $5s,740,cOo. The silver
balance declined SCI 2,210; while there was
gain of s1.19l,l74 to the amount Of bullion held,
the addition to the silver certificates in circula-
ton WAS 1903, 3s4. The liability for the re-
demntion of National bank notes was reduced
s7Os.53O. so that the reduction in available sur
plus was only s7ss,962. Compared with the
statement of December 1, the cash balances IN
vaults now are $685. smaller; add to that
reduction two weeks silver coinage-sl 100000
gives 81 500 900 as the sum of legal money
mt into circulation by the operations oil the
Treasury during the last two weeks. During
the same two weeks the net decline OF National
deposits in National banks was $4,000.
subolped are the results yesterdays statement COM
n,red with those OF the statement OF December 8:
Dec g. 1883. Dec Is. 1888. Differences
Gold coin and bul.
less certificates
and 800 900 600 an. an, -, r.a IA. s1 Ias ooo
flO3,O6o 300 SiOi o,ofo bSe'
u o. s" a. s2s2e1 s3,98l, 277 Dec. Sg2on
,-at tnnT notes S52o069 1862 20 Inc. 422,4oZ
Silver doPrs and
bullion less cer> -. ...oa no ,o- oto nae c1o oio
ti1eates 20 100 10 -"''-''''0 ~
c. IN reasv e24 $50 s162 0l5 15S Dec So 0O9 1872
Deposits in Ma 100000 40 .,o o. rrc k1o aoo
tional banks 4o,SOoVo' soa40'"'' A"N' O--'Ooo
,al balance g2O O07 5000 033 515 Dec. 81 497492
Deduct FOR funds
held redeem
Nat b'nk nors,
including the 8 .-,oo,ono. ,ne Eoo
per cent fund 9727247o eo'oooofo Do0' .oo,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17

CoTToN-The spot market ruled quiet ana sT eIo
prices as quoted last Sales 100 bales for consumpuoa
Snre Sentember receipts at the ports hay1 a2gIe
gated 3iI7527 bales to last night comparing Win
III bales for the corresponding time ias' ees'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17

The bank exchanges the New York Clearing House
and the stocks sold New York Stock Exchange
the week OF three years, compare as follows:
Dec. IS, '56 Dec. II, 81. Dec 10, 'eS,
Exchanges 1898 53O 1876 SGJ2 4j3 1853 .697, SO3 500
No. shares sold 1873 oO5 l444.6ll ll5y.51O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
BIRD PORTRAITS
FOR THE YOUNG.

ASK TO SEE 1T AT pILLINGHAMs. AMERICAN
NEWS CO.. LEGGEYTS.
FOREST AND STREAM PUB CO., New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17

CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston, Dec. Is, 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17
CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS.

San Francisco, Dec. is, 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-17

Tho following were Saturdays quotations for I'M
listed securities:
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
Pretty Gifts Pretty Prts.

The bumE-ng birds belonging to a pretty
New York society girl build thcir nests in
the lice curtains aud have raised little fam
lies in the psrior. There are plants for
them to fy anout IN. End every day tho
florist sends = basket Cf lowers for them 70
Nv about in, and every day the florist sends
q basket of flowers 70 extract the honey
from. They arc like litSc r;.inbows flying
about the room. and they light On the head
of their dainty mistress with rcrfcst free
dom. She seems to have an affinity for the
feathcred tribe. Oltsidc Ter chamber win
dow ID q box for a dove who always sleeps
there g night and perks ut the q
ponc waln be wants 70 como In. He has
rcrSeetsfteedom, but chooses to remain a
- honse many hours in the courseof tne
DAY. h sans young LADY conee g
yisjsor with . canary posed leoHv
efa1r iead and Q Aufy bullnee4 hcpphk
lnealserlher. 10 latteebp1yy eeS0oe
A1SacMor1sod wfn ~pecktmdpeeoe'
.~HnUionevee - G0eeaennneA
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
uNs SoLEs.

Csbbllng That Wss Coed E,oc:h s.,r .
CstDss. But Not for . Live Drummer.
Two travelling men recently stopped at
the Tilt House, says the buffalo Courier.
One Of them had on q DCi- Of boots very
much worn through the soles, and he
thought NJ would get them mended here,
Tor he was going to Tonawan1s the nc=t
day to call on o merchant and he wished to
be well dressed. He had only the ono pair
Of boots 0rfd his friend agreed 70 take them
to . cobb!cr while he remained in his room
until thcy were patched. Tue friend found
. Cobblcr and told hin ne must have The
boots that evening. The cobbler said he
could not mend them SO soon. "Oh, but
this is . ease Of necessity, the man is dead
and We want to put q decent pair Of boots OF
him. We've got to take the body out Of
town" Tho cobblcr finally promised to
have the boots Conc, and had them ready
when tie drummer called in tho evening.
His friend slept peacefully and the next
morning put on the menlcd boots feeling
that he could look the whole world in the
face. 1t vas quite u walk from the railway
station 9: TOnswSada to the Office Of the
merchant he sought, and he had Lot gone
half The distance when to his ast0nishmcnt
and wrath one Of tho new sol0s came loose
and Topped about in ANGST dilanidatcd man
pcr. The gentleman sat down by the rood
side and found that the rascally cobbler
h1d just pcsged . strip % leather over tho
old sole. He hammered It on with 6 stone
as best he could Gnj shaflsI slowly N. he
transacted lis business with the merchant
cnd had to walk ail throlgi the WORKS with
him, during which the 0. nor sole came
loose. but he managed t. conce.. the
trouble until he got away, when he hE.n-
nercl the boots together again IS best he
could End returned to Buffalo. Tic showed
the boots to his friend and asked il that
WIS the wy in which the Guii.lO cObblCr8
usually did their work. Ills friend WIS as
indi:,cn.. US lie was, a.ri. taking the boots,
r..;lci rol.:. - tho lucS.csS coO3ler. shook
tic :s;;c.cs il lis f::cc. AID ASKED what he
meant by pli,n;ng Uf sC:h wOr.; ON pcOp!e.
why" said thc disciple OF st Crisp:n.
II told you I couldn't Iacad the boots in 50
short a t.mc IS you gave nc, and besides,
yoa said the boots were for . dead mcn,
and I thought hat Q bound sole Wa I'M
necessary. What sort Of . dead man was
I'll" he asked, in q grieved manner, "thst
would wear out = pair Of boots walking
around In them! He must be avfully live
" for q dead man. II he'd lail still. as any
respectable dead man should, the boots
would have never broken and with this
explanation tho travelling man he'd "a b
o0ntcnt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-06
The Pi.r.-e ":Io,.r RUE"

Mr.. e. g. Br.ndreth. one OF the sub-edi-
tors Of the New English Dictionary, has
beon at great pains II lind tho answer to
thus question. The rcsEls Of his researches
b to show that the pi,TRsc ''EOmc Rulc"
Was first used by the in-c !.r. A y. Sui
Ivan in the Nation 81 JciySs iaA II did
not cone into graer.i / .::vcr, until
ten years latcc. w.,en tho i 81 ProtestantS.
disgusted with Mr.. Gk. i;,oac : Discs:SO'
lishmeut r.cSg1rc. !u.:.s: "rno Home
G~oycrnricn. Asscci..ka .ts- ireland"
landlord rarty, s.aAs frv:yssl ~ Salliv1ufo
Aeat phrcse asdualeitsfeis uaschwpsd
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-04
Uses Of ii. Prison Mes..nxsr.

The prison messenger is a peculiar;
character. He is attached to every police
court in the city, by what right no one.
except himself knows. Although not
vested with any authority from local,
state or national powers, he has access at
oil times to the prisons attached to the
police courts, and In the latter he appears
to be Of more Importance than the regu.
lar officers paid by the taxpayers. He is
trustworthy and seems to have unbounded
faith In human nature. He conducts
business in this fashion: A respectable
young man happens to have been out late
andis arrested. In the morning he wakes
Jpenniless and with no means of commune
eating with his friends. The prison mes.
senger understands the case In moment.
He offers his services, knowing that his
client will be only too anxious to make
good any expenses. He will run errandb,
employ counsel, If necessary, and sven
pay q prisoners fine without security for
his outlay. The messenger seldom makes
q mistake. He has been known to "a.
vance as much as 900 to q prisoner who
was confined in the Tombs for a week,
without other security than the mans
word. For this little. transaction the
prisoner rewarded him with Q check for
e20O.-New York Mail and Express.