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MONEY AM INVESTMENTS,
Doinqs OF nay Mia Mall Stree;
Operators
DEALINGS NOT We'll nlSIslBpTEp,
~v-~~~ss s~r~ s,atm ~ u~itc~~ Thai
the caAas Resolutions viii nc
Buried In tho Semntttcc.

New Nc-S. peccrssos lA--Coa.saae;
/ i,-ssssi-s ~ professional !scss2crs assiss;
| The sDsr&es fszsa1seS IN feriAer Gissarhaacr
81 re-c<S ana gSgr znsoan. ~ AqllsaAIon.
l The Noiurne 81 NGa.aeSS Was larger than
tina; o. McrsAy, aas ihs dealings were
10, well distributed Tho market moved
rssh sns1se .-Tesgsa&-s,y. ha; the main ton.
dewey o; prices Was toward = lower level
ana the declines scSrssa were ruaser.a, n
the Spcc.a1.ios Tbs oGtSiGe !utsreS; was
reflected II sa.es ~ The railroad shares.
e'asFslt ag as = rule in sracitonai losses
Ana the toA.arc OF iht iay was iriVe at
the tsc.ad SOCKS. for which no eNpaAua-
,ian has he-.n received up 10 the close Of
business
III news bordering upon the general sit
unton thcTa was no. =. particle and the
dominating int,0ence upon the va.ues was
the osiiAuon - Wash. ns5on u he Cuban
s.oaton- The !rnpr,sssloa IN EiiaEcai cir
c!es = tsaS ;h.' Cuban resolutions in CON
sTcss Wa hr oAs.ca n comEiuie., but
ntfrrtAeitSss ltSo.ng Interests on Tie bull
siqe ~ ne' display the courage .! their
aAsSel coav!cEons ana the aA4.owneSs OF
iae niarAet ei.h1ies the room Traders 90
WORK WIN conn 4s-atNe safety against
pr.CvS some OF ;ne nuctuAu1rs II the
loF priced shares We're extreme, as in
American Spirits preferred. wh-cn q oke
= WIS on = scale OF 10 shares. The stock
!s-eoN err4 10 -s4v. The nr,ak WAS Gt.r!D-
Lic- o manipulation by inS!fer..
= lending bear professional was consil-
ttcI reSpousl FOR An extreme ufein,. Of
~ per coat lr Manhattan and " ssouri
l~eiilc ana " tern a4cu figures Tor
losses o. H-pl - per cent. respectively
SN-Hr I'D iac @niife markc- In mont OF
ac-iN'y ana was dealt III, eX-diV5ienl
gazing 9 Per Gems. lonuon so.d fnJIer,t d.
amounts OF tire principal shares zlI ,-.n
y tbniso 10 mo depression ia carly prices
amer inc iuii-4 dealings brief rally SET
ID On oNerln=- The weakness N the cau-
& raj us. VS. most pronounced in tn, late
= s~-cA- ihe closing was weak al gen.
e!A4 fractional uacnncs IN ,he IA WAY
81 ares ami more losses IN the inluetriaI-.
Hl-.NAF bond prc-s Continued to sag
'.i.tF !'.al zin- sales. Dealings aggre-
1otai Siies Of stocks today 2o552i. IN.
cila.lhs SLsa-. - 90. Reading, l77JJ, Nan
h-tisin consolidated. 2p.slr
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STOCKS
he foll0vng ~crc 10. cos u . quotation, on the
leading STOCKS .. t1s y Nv YORK x,hang, toiny,


Galveston: Sterling sixties, buying $780,
aediug N.s5; New York sight, buying i.
discount. seulnS at par. New Orleans sigh,
buying Is discount. selling lsc premium
American siiseT. buying 14c discount. sea-
ING at par.
New iolk. Sterling exchange. bankors
siNt IS, $.SAtIi.si commerc al. 81. S3ia;
Ioichmarks. Ht,. francs. bankers sixties,
. 20. commercial, j. 20 o-S
New Orleans. Sterling exchange. bark.
,rs' sixties SLSlhuiS2 bs; New York sight
par, commercial. $3.50 discount. francs
commercial sixties. 1921 is.
London: Bank rate per cent: street
ialc 3-S per celt. silver 3Qd. consolS MS
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New York. December l5.-As usual Ia
Tuesday and no mills from the more I'M
port2nt points OF the country. no sales
resulted from th2lt source. In the market
rev myers were present. ana such as We're
looked after dress goods and print IA
RIGS for spring, Printing cloths duh ard
nominal al 5-SU2 GIG for ca square, and
nothing doing
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WOOL.
St Louis, Mo, December l5.-Wool-- I'm
changed.

Cidnstl.
Boston. Mass. December 1.-THE de-
n1nd during the past week in the wool
market here has been dun. although val
ncs are quoted steady and the market
irm. Territory wool9 are qule.. good
l;ncs being quoted at 32t'5i for ni.e me.
Iium. whlie good staple lots call for 3cc.
fIccce woods are sirone, but sales rule
moderate. Australian woods are firm but
buyers are not huStling Tor any kind of
ooi as much as they were Importers
are LOCK ing for fun prices and are settins,
the market where the woods are wanted
Inc following are the quotations for
lea iinS descriptions:
ONO and PENNSYLVANIA heeces, X and
above. l1laQlS: Xxx and above. 1920: No. /
combanG. 2lM-2. No. : combing, 3ld2a; de.
Ia NJ, 2yien2l. Michigan and Wisconsin y
lGHh, NO. Michigan comhing. a0d2l: No /
inlholS coYbing, lyp2l NJ s,ouri quarter
hlooi combng, l2Vli braid combing, l5Q
10; lake and Georgia, l5Hl6. Texas wool
spring medium, - months, lln12. secured
prces, z'n-n; spring iine. u months, 100
II; o,oured prices, 3l132; Territory woods
Monldnt medium and line, 9iau12. scourej
prces, S203i;, staple. 35; Utah Wyoming
e s, me me alum and fine, 9iaMi2; scourrd
woods, Northern spring, ll6fl3; scourej
prices, 33d3i; middle counties, spring. 95t
~, secured pr.ces. 30u32 Austrian
"iourcd. tasis combng superfne. 47fiiS.
comh!ng good i2ni5; coming. average
5sal; Queensland comblng, i2ni4
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,n 49, vatt,t UNI caves IN falr tenant
market supplied with sheep ana hogs.
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APPLIES Missouri and Arkans,a - mn
-'s NeW York ltidw n and spg s. 1y pe-
utl nf"r.or s.ark fl..aii a.
BANANAS Per h-inch 5pe4tl 51
'p't'A% rs 50 1s.tso1 Der hundred: s9i
per i0pu ~
'kANBERRfEs sat0a275 rer box bar
GkAfFS Malaga iu C9-ih hbis.. N5o.
LEM - s. 5i's-ra ana Palermo. choice
- lp for.T s3asffGI
g.N ~ f.4zi ~ per pound filberts
tHH+iH, ~; monde. Trr1gou1 l2fi
p, r. no,1a. sacks, pecans 7iIisibc.
HhA NtisS ~ Nican, Ii1o. caiforu a
nafflr, tiPp. Ceiilorn a soalllngs gsg per
boz 80
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FORT WORTH.
ST. LOUIS.

s.. Lolds, Mo-. December l5.-Cattle-Re-
cepts, COO; shipments, 500; market dull
20 ~ 1--WE, Iat.Fe siiipins s'T!s' oy' q
fI4.i0 steers under 1000 pounds 25Ofi 400;
s;ockers and feeders, l.7ou3.65; cowS and
tarc.y steady: led steers, 3.5tn3gU; grass
S.eers, 2.Its0S.5t: cows, 1.ouIi2.6 30. Hogs-Re-
ceir.s, llcv; shipments. 200; market 81
10 iuwcr, Egnt, 3.@vdd.3U, packers. 5000 "a
hcaNIts, 2.,+yHJ3o. Sheep-Reccip.s, 1901 .
shipments. none. market strong ON best
sheep only: mu;tons, 3Ovi3.7j. culls. i.50u
d. III
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fairly steady, owing 70 che Increased ac.
mand Tor the holiday ,nsde. Apples are
sailing well choscc 10 fancy stock t~einS
Ia especai srcqusst
The new crop OF sugar * New craesns
finds rSsslv sale and u forging Farther
Norah than Is CUSTOMARY. II r. held that
this fac. Sc one csseSc Of ahe reSsricgtd
business IN fctinei ~ Nes York
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HOUSTON raicr CURRENT.

Thsse oaotasjous a-s revls.f aaSly an
their co-rsctress can 10 rsiici nro-. tn
prices are shcse ruling IL the Hccssol
wholesale snarxrfss
ANl.E GREASFs--Ssenond ss-S m
ercsss, Frxxieg IN tn Scxs<. Saec rsAg gross
I kMalI7NrTloN--row ,,s- gee 81 So
| <.s9. blasting powder s. .'S ps'r Hes, kkrNntr
price drop shct fser 81 * N43l.Si, Aoci
| RAcaN--sao-s clear, boxed, "A. $3.50. gy
I sacks As less. hfsss kfASt ss<ps'ss. as = !;
{ asrSisc. New York SAX rciitc>, s4Nsc
/ Mesgerr sssii bellies, T.. srnass-1 ae4l'e.
! hASGfNa AND TIE ~-arleea io,s, /,
} pound, Gas. si.-lH. e. 2as-in, 7Ase Ties,
Arrow SOC. IA.iia, 500 In si7lA1 lais iTors
s,or4, saSsinE rs isar yard higher. ;it5
Banning r6NpER-Ay>cx i-ih & o.
! ie-lh 81 =, is-ih sss Nir.or, l-lh per Sc1-
Esc. s.-ih "a Nib eo lsls unr Sreoa, !
n n. dnE.. $ 20 '.-.h. s. 81 4-lN s3s n.
& 1i.-oz cans & ~ rcr soz rr.e's le-os,
So JAY dcG. ROYAL ls-aE., Sloa
CANNED F8UfT--per dozen straw
~ %, tyeless and coieie~s g q. seconds,
Siaia,r pears stA7dars eicNSl - Ciipper
ssarsiv.r rtsifs. s-lh. s. .aFl ff s-in. flssV
lls peochss s.an1ard IN ~, Z" Sc
ifs. s-ih pc ptaacaes. .N'.- 5-.s- &c
peteaes, NfsS'c nlas knevrsss, 1851 s3e s-sh-
CkIIyoANIA CANNED FRT'l IT'S
Standa-a goods - % -a1.s pchc1rs So
al.,p per dozen, af'rir1ts. & 8, ii - p-sars.
Sl.-.il-'e 80 pa MS Sl.'-.a ~ q
erapfS s s5si g. white sho4- - s. sd. ~.
hack rhs ries se.EH1G
'fsNuY --fs-ala vu2ea 5sssisee. wrsPFs 6
CANNED VEGETABLES 49, NJ lrro-vfet
icas ssisi.@'' Lima bears N3'l ns.
Cd O.
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largely at sioussS There was a good de-
nland Eor sheep and prices held fairly
steady. Culinary to chosce Hooks OF sheep
AT aNus ~ Western sheep were 2gefts,J0:
na,sVe ycarlings. S5eriOo. Mexican year
linCS. i.ouni05; lambs. Ss5li,S5 for the
poorest up to SONfS25 for the best fiocks
Hece!pts-Cuuiic, 500: hogs, 1000; sheep.
iaNN
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas CITY December l5.--Cattie--Hc-
ce.pls $3.50 IN. pmtnts 800, best grades
sieady, others weak. TeN3s Steers ESQ
3-.5 Texas cows liju3.2h' native steers
2'5n %, tive cows AMI heftrs .2Jgj.,O;
stockcrs ana teedrds 2otfto.co. iio-s Ike
teipls lN,VJ5, shipments noe; l0nlac lower;
buik of sales 3.lpft5.2O; he1Vics 3.0an ~ (:
packers 3.c5d3.2o. mixed 3.lVa3 70, lgtt
= l513.2lli; Aorkns 3..Jti3..2is, pigs 3.uJnl
. 10 sheep Receipts 1910. shipments ijJ;
steady, lanns 2.25ul.,5, nations 2.yct3.50
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
A Large Part of Mondays Loss Was
Recovered.
LIVERPOOL STARTED THE ADVANCE.
HUNDRED That Nciti Says Present
Prices Discount II Nine Million
CrOp-SpOt Prices Dcttcr.
Office OF The Pot.

! Houston T,1asl,v n.,.n,ha, liz
| ,. -, ., so
IL was nara 10 tel Whether the advance
to1ay was really due to a bill market OF
+, a natural reaction after the severe de.
| cn''Fe eApcneiiceu yeslerd'y ana last week.
| There were some bull.sh adv.ces from
,ra,,s,' .o'' ~ 10 ~, ~. .,'-' ,',e poster
s"''is''cs .hat co"i oii'eo inc Waae were
| generally bcarish. Port receipts for in
| s,ance. were even greater than Yesterday.
the total being '2'wo bales. Tbs was in
| excess of the seine day in 1891 and exceed.
va,c ,dv,c.. st,,eh ,hat ,,o t,,o.,.
Na'e auVices stated that the interior
movement would soon be next to nothing,
HIT n was hard IN conv,,ce tho trade or
~ -, - Wv '''''o VI
'h's wheh three interior towns showci a
total today that was 1000 bales greater
,,
hul uViuehtiy me shoris were alrald to
press matters further. especially when
-, 80
cheap now even IL the crop should begin
with the figure 3. 1t was rumored that
no,. oo. 80 '>-''' wy ~ 10 -iS"'e"
cut 'zN'Ooo bale crop was preparing to
20, poirts was onourh nn1 ma, th.. ,,,,Sa
a.. -, 80. 'H' IA 10
was 40" loW' even IL MS maximum est
mate should prove true. Liverpool TOOK
n ~ Il Il "a H..
49,, ga 49,, u, ,',e9
aoou' i-oiu oy p H. ana eios9d l-Vlu
2ia-Gid higher than yesterday.
rrho A,,ar,c.,, ..,,ec,,i,,t,, ,,,r,.o. -,
i"' Ni"o' :. 'a, e"'",.'@ mn Ne'S "u-
Vanced about ~ points from yesterday )
lowest and CLOSED Il to 16 points higher
than Nrordav,s Nn,i aturos rho .n,t
'"''' -'''''"' '""' no ef't
markets were generally Vute hrm ana
New York and New Orleans advanced
, ,e I,o,,.,o, ,,i1l,,r i ,.o,a. = u,
- -
above Galveston ana Lite above New
York consequently prices here were left
,,,t -, c,,,o ~. go, 40 i,r,, n, al,
- ,''V '''e' "v'N w. 4e' - ~ gu
Southern markets. the total at New Or
M. vi, r,,,,,,.', -, 49,,
"" ioin '"'"' - opc,.e' i'''i H' d" a"-
vance or TO . points. January deliveries
started with GS5 bid, sold down TO 6.S,. put
b, roo, tho ,,,. 40, ,,.s 49,, - ,c ,,,,r.,
- ''opt ~ ~ - va W 10 p'oo, ,' w
IN tst ii"o 20 aa w ~ "iNd.Ciu 70 G'o
S,s,o rios' ~ rJs 'o'',; e. o,.,i' w.
~ ssto ~. ~" 1no " "tit9 ~
Vips't ~ tu'n Nv .,.,
* M raa,bnd ,b htIs oi''iiet VII
forenoon a. g ~ b,,f d,snS ~ A., ~, ~ =.
O'CLOCK. The closing was at 6.,iSuG. 49,
against g. 53Gf6 "A Yesterday March "a ii
al GIL fer tho lowest ard G.S hignesr,
The last through can nj New orlenn.
showed a total g'sn of Ii to II points.
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BUTTER AND EGGS,

Chicago, recember 15.--Butter.-Weo,
creamery, l5nlg; dairy. 1O1l7 Cheese
StseadY at Slia9 Eggs Fresh, IL, 1''
at l.. lf'i
Kansas city. December l5.-Buttcr-
ls,2a@O dairy. lOYl3. L5b,-VeliiGr II
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLIES.

New York. December Is. Special cable
ana Geographic dispatches to ai!strcct's,
covering principal points of arcumuiItion,
Indicate the following changes in availa-
nc supplies OF grain laSt Saturday. as
compared with the prey Gus Saturday:
Whoat--Unhed states ana Canada, east
of the Rockies decrease 2.l99,0e0: afioat
Tor and in Europe ncrcaso $4,000; total
Increase worlds available, 2Sl.0l0.
corn nitod States aud Cunada. east of
the Rockies, increase S77 600.
oars nlted States and Canada east of
the Rockies, decrease ~. 900
Inc moro important. Increases in avail
able stocks OF wheat last week showed
exclusive Of those reported in the official
visible supply statement, are 20S, 900 bush
e.S IN Nor ,hwestern elevators; lS5. 900 at
Fort williams. oW.. 5000 bushels in Chi
cago private elevators, and 5000 al. MIL
waukec.
Like decreases inclnle l91 900 bushels
at Cleveland 10000 at New Orleans Ig 000
at Port Chester 5000 bushels at Kings
ton, ont, 5000 bushels at Galveston and
wor-h.
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I'll X Wt7FXF an. fffJ tr MAJ rf3ts Atf ilX
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s.. Louis. Mo, December l5.-Flour-Duli
ana unchanged. WheaG-Futurcs opencd
hrn. but became quiet ana break fol-
lowed, the close bong asPlA under yes
ter1ay's finals. Spot s,cli IS No. red.
eash, elevator, 3llt. crack. z -n9J. No. :
hari. cash, 50; December. o. May, gui /,
asked. Corn-Futures orepel t,ull. bat
firm, soon became duil and weak, but later
. iNanced Il Urine ana clos d tsalt higher
than yesterday Spot hrmer, No. cash
va Dec ambeT, 2li4 asked. May 23i. bid
oais-fbl dre' duli' ana eiect,l and I'M
changed from yesterday. SPOT STONY; No
cash. l9c. nominal. May, "a. Rye
Lover. "a bid. Bariey-Duu: 50t,ip. Corn
neal %. Bran--Dull; eas. track, 5ipIS
hid. sacked. F'iaA see1-Lower. a. Pri!rc
tino ny sced-2.lo HAy-pull. prairie. 100.
timothy, 6.GHll00. Whisky-l.lS. Cotton
ties and bagging easier. Pork Easier.
standard mess. jobbing, 721Q745. Lard
o(nHc,; Prime steam. $50; choice. $40 Ba-
'or-BoAed shoulders. iJs, extra short
citar. id2is: ribs. 40; shorts, 4s7ia Dry
St!t meits--BoXcl shoulders 4. extra
short clear. 3,M1e; ribs, TO shorts. A ~
Eece1pts Flour. 5000 barrels; wheat. lS.0m
bushels. corn, ll2c00 bushels. oats ", Ool
bushels Shipments Flour 7oOo barrels
wheat, 1900 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels
oats, 90 zoo bushels
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS

New York. December l5-Cocton soe1
proilcts dun: prime crude oil in bar
res 2Oc; prime sumner yellow. IN barrels
z'c, prime cotton seed meal sla,00dl95O.
New Orlo1nN December f5.-The mako,
Tor cotton seed oil is weak: meal and cake
easier; prime crude oil, in hulk 13r
prime summer yellow. in barrels, pa 22ib.
meal ana cake. Sl6.75n17 M per short ton
long ton, for export SlS50 VII
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crop. Vcs were ~. u Il !! h.
state A Fss. ssy. sAA y.
last veg aga'nst is'sS IsncuniS
AT A Nm :" excess o. Of i iSIss ~: !; 8; +
r e9 aoaSt thatt oas 11 ns., W.. g =
has n ss discounts; ., IA i,,r rsssSs g.
fore for. that p S,vahna, ana W. W NY Z
profit" may ~. " j
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KANSAS CITY.

pun. weak; No. 2 hard, lSns0. latter Tor
fancy; No, . red, nonlnally 92cn., No. 2
srrinE, e. Corn Weaker and rather dun.
white. new, Il; old. nomlnaliy 22Wg- Rye
Stoldy No, 2. nomlrally 30uS? Hay
steady choice iimothy, S00us &C: choice
prairie. t.5Q.
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Chicago, pocomber l5-The Wght SUNNY
~ cattle sold nj low prices In most In.
stances mostly under 40 There WAS A
GOOD demand FOR s,ockerS and feeders nd,
5Ia, AMI COWS ana heifcrs sold largely al
2oM3.-a, 6 few prime hsifers bringing 30,
ndW ShtS We're made o. oxen at 2SOn
~, ana calves 5.0of5.25; Texas fed Steers
10 1900 pounds, and few lots Weighing
Erder 100 pounds brought i.ssqAe5, in
hosS come early sulec showed break of
seneral 'cltne ana trade was about as
Jull as was ever known The days busi
poorest TO the bes, droves, with vaies
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carload iGts. fob cars. frftn mills. deal.
nfs eharR" from store 1fi0c moro rcr lOa
~ on bran W% PER bushol on oats and
BRAN fisifsc.
CHOPPED ,coRN 72'sc per 10 ibs.
0Aih-TcSat und Kansas, 2sec30e: No. Q.
Alfalfn tI2 NAB ~ psr ton. mil
i,ssi VI. 0Sfl4.D tWoihy, Ni1oals.Co; South
Texas prairie $1,000 70.
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. 53,lll l.235,Mo
SUGAR.

New Orleans. December l5-Surar- ono,
kettle firm. q az 49, lG. centrifugal sa.e,d -.
frsnn l1lt 1910; VIII ties 3 S6S s.ie Vel
qMct. open kettle l2m9I frrmen, H.. ~ e -,
on ,e3ntriiusal ipls; syrup quiet. CHEERS
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London December l5-Consos for money
ll''s for the account III 3-S. bar silver S01
per ounce. money 2i-U3 per cent. rate Of
discount m the omen market for short ana
three months blls 3 3-S per cent
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THE BUSINESS BAROMETER.
Al Index to the Condition OF TrndI
Generally,
TIE WHOLESALE GROCERY MARKET,
epme DuIln~ss IN Manifested, Hut
Tricca Arc Wen Mnfnt~tncd-A
Further weakness in Hides.

vfOu>tcFf- 4dts>sAN. issNtNsltrs -
Orders for groceries have no; beer AZ
large ms heretofore this week This Is due
mainly 70 diverted dar,and to holiday
goods and the customary disposition Of
carrying stocks closely 10 acinni needs
usyial on the ave OF new vaas. Tho gen
eral grocery market also shows dnlncss.
but al,is has no, resulted tn any decline Of
consequences in values.
The heavy Staples are maintaining thcir
former prices "a rule. although somf
grades oc refined sugar have been rssiuce5
l-lsc in the Southern markets.
The Yirazil coffee market has been IN
settled for some time. due 20 The load OF
supnhos and IN. small orders Tor general
distribution. Concessions Of about &c peT
pprnd have hecn madn an son1e grades
OF ndid collces a. primary polnes
In the rice market the previous s-Tcrc
tone IS wen Sustained. uishouca demand
- small due to the usual holiday =ull-
rsss.
Flour ms been very STEADY for The past
three DAYS due 10 the recovery IN wheat
prsres. and ihe premium asked on irlrae
dsaie deliveries % ;he hass. milling vha.it
aioiasscs and syrups are moving out
quiie fre.iy, N4.h psiccs SIN Oh AL choice
grades.
hog products have furtrate3 within
very narrow rnn-r r-renlly ard $40.
prices sho@ practically 10 change
No speciai tes-urrs have come 20 ihc
surface .u she CANNES goods MARKET PEE
coatiy hu. .harl is steady demand fos
l,p:h fruits aad YeeWaniea with 81 gt-
vArd tendency 10 prices.
Low Record an Dried Apples.
The Gluioft uupAT ilei-l sac 81 Tho lf,-
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NEW YORK.

New York. December 15-Wheat-Re.
ce.pts 14,i00; exports 95iT7 spot weaker;
No. hard ~ 3-S; options cl1sed 5-srlc not
lower No. red. May ST; December 81 rs
Hides quiet ami steady Leather dull.
Wool quiet.
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John J. Cannon Of Dallas was n visitor
on change today.
Houston expects LEGO to 1900 bales to-
morrow, against 1874 on the same day last
1870.
Sondheim Of New York advised CarEiu
Il Richardson today that Liverpool M
proved on the rumor that NELL would say
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Cash quotations we're as follows:

FIpuf-Stt4IN.
whea:-No. . spring. ~. No. 3 spring,
&C. No. rcd. goi..
Corn-No. =. ~.
oats-No. :. IA, No. white, l9Q2si2; No.
3 White, lss, ais
Rye-\o. :, Sai..
Bar No, :. nominal. No. ;. +. o. h..
.5q3S, No (. f O. b.. 2eG9G
Fax seeI-No. 7. 15I17.
Timothy secd-pr.me zoo
Mess pork-Per barrel 6.N',Iss5
l.rrd-ter iQ1 pounds 3.17iel$S0.
Short ribs sides-Loose. SNodf05.
llrl sailed shoulders-BoXed. ii,3ta.
short clclr ades-BoNed. iH4is
" Sky-lcstflers' fEished goods. per
Gallon
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eacs ard Northwestern re'c PIE were
f~NcfSesc 70 htSheF isNces, isiNetroN ~
ccnrAs, wh,cn was a vVry generous re
ss~,isc TO the oSNsncS Asfc Ncs'eNt1y.
4 Ncr AwcStcyes r>NccsP,S were hSh -,ie, del
| " -. MiHAcagoas aud lfust4,A Ne oItSa
| sto cars ami Ch.caSo a cars, a .S,ag OF oil
SNsSN cogsitsagNu Nl.l 40 HAST wsvN ana la~@
year $50. lnf'uencca by this news, May
wpcst which Closed NsstssNl,ay a. N'x,
| found plcnty ci buyers at the start al
y s~>.a>~ ~ agsi Tor aoout ME q mlhitts
ihrNe sNrc ireNacnt orrorSnn ,ses "a gus,
pose OF long wacVi at Sis, In add Ton
~ the l-vSrposa n~ws, ms press cave
grams a tht evening ami ntcg n.n- papers
,onSSra ng she extensive area "A tii,ila at
tcrscd by Ihs eroatn hvlPau ~ oisoardse
NGNtag. ih< opening rrlecS. howoVcr, were
the f~shtS, ot The cay me seAlpeis wro
stsztea 90 sell CAT their l'nss wc'c sfutred
IN 'hcF efforts by Reports that hrao-
street ; visible supply statement Was Re,
y 20 show an increase Tor tno week OF
&NA,tM (eshcls or more Now No'k re
ported a very poor demand ami thai Rus.
san what wsss being offerei n Liverpool
cheaper thas Amerscan. The BrAds'reet
SHOCKS OF the world supply hAi only IN
creased 81 900 bushels. McAnt me how
ever. May had declined ~ NJ. After pc
tractcd strDgSl@ II recoversd TO ~ ~ on a
iNfNcyi OF continuation Of untaN oiabie
weather IN Argentina Ihe closing cnhlts.
however. show i mos; Of the Liverpool
advance NSt- The market became once
more exceed rgly weak near the close aad
asain soi down TO 81 The c.osng p..ce
Was >lBSli>.
Corn was dun and featurelsss aad un-
worthy Of extended remarks. Its general
tendency was slussishiy downward. The
weakness OF whsuI and rather 4herl ie-
cc pts Were the Influences. although the
last Yves somewhat neuif al-1cI by the
small estimate fo- tomorrow
oats were very weak for the grVnter
part Of the session. Toward the close an
.mrroy etu.at took place. Influenced par
na-iy, perhaps. by bradstre-'ts showing
visible G-cress-' Of $1,000 bushels.
rialirg n Provisions was very dull May
pork c.csed si.c lower May arG SC and
MAY ribs about aisc lower,
Estimated receipts WeineSaay-W Wheat
u cars. corn l5s cars. oats 30 ears. hogs
- GO head.
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EYES TESTED FREE AND ct,ssrs
GRouND To ORDER. AT LoWFST
tno THE HOUSTON OPTICAL Co
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NEW YORK sprc
LIVERPOOL sp Nm,

NEW YORK FuTuREs.
opened firm; 1912. barely slead,, Z.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Reported fer The Post daily. except
Thursdays and sundays, by Albert Mont
sonery 4 Co. uimited. 1--we stock COM
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COMPARATIVE spor MAasn
The following are the closing as ~ ~
for cotton on the spot TO-DAY = Al.
ing markets. together with elossIs
dlIng yesterday, with todays ~.
va. W "