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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINS-CuIls and brands sell lie
under sound stock Heavy salted steers, l09l012c
4 b: medium, &c; light SL2@9c; Cowbides,
eA299c; Stays b12c; sa ted Kip, SC; salted
Calf, 10Gllc q n; salted Veal sc; drv Hides
l59l5Lsc; culls and brands. l2@l21ac: DRY Kip
and Veal. 14c; dry af lSc: culls l2c: GoatskIns.
2O@35c each: Kids SC; Deerskins, good summer
25c y h; medium, zoe; winter 10c; sheepsKins,
each; medium, 609sO each; long wools SOc@SI
each.
IALLOW-No. J. rendered. S@S12c q %: Nc.
2, 21212c; refined, Sc; Grease, 2@214c q ID.
WOOL - Fall clip Middle counties, free,
lO@l &c; do detective. lO@l lc; San Joaquin, de-
tective, 799c q h; do Lambs. 61aQSc: southern
Mountain. s@l2c: free Northern, 120l4c q ID;
DO defective, 99l1c; Humboldt and Mendocino.
l3@l5c p b.
hoPs-Old crop 2@6c p n for poor to fair aud
e9l lUc Tor good; new crop lU@l4c
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THE WEATHER BUREAU,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AeR1cUL-
TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO De-
cep ber g. 1897, Pm
The following are The Tainfas for the past
twenty-four hours and the seasonal ranfans to-
date compared with those of the same date las {
season: Eureka Is this season -. last sea
son "a 66; Red Bluff .2S lnis Sal, last
season 5.75; Sacramento 80, this season 8 SO
las season 4.72: San Francisco .27. this season
8 81, season 676; Fresno .35. this season
J.79. asst season 3.Ul: san Luis Obispo .4S this
season 40 last 10: Los nge les 90 th is
season 2. AZ, last season 2.99; Diego 90 this
season 10. last season 2. 0S; Yuma .0O This sea
son 81, last season / 20.
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature S.
minimum 52 mean 3d.
Gather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
An area of high pressure lies over the Pacific
Slope During the past twenty-four hours The
pressure has ris "a more than half an inch over
oregon ana " ashngtOn.
Z NJ Temp rature has fallen over the entire
country west of the Rocky Mountains.
Rain has fallen in Utah. Nevada and Washing
ton.
Tho following maximum wind velociies are re.
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Stocks of Apples less excessive and fancy
red VIII bring the top figure. Grapes too, are in
reduced supply, but there is no Improvement in
the price.
Oranges, Lemons and Lines are dull and plen-
tiful.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Straw berries, S2@5 p ch sst for larga
Cape Cod CranberrIes- SSG9 so p bbl; Jerseys
seGG9 80; Coos Bay. 81 25@2 so p box.
Pears Winter NeIis, b0cGSl; common kinds
25@50c 2 box.
Apples 25GiO p box for common. 50@75 for
ood TO choice 81 al 25 for fancy Spitzen,
brrss; Lady apples 81 5UGl rs for large boxes
Ounces 25@5Oc p pox.
Grapes. in boxes. 250Stc for all kinds Crates
sell about lOc higher than boxes.
Persimmons, 25@50c q box
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges are quot
abe Al 81 50@- rs p box; Seedlings, Sl@l So;
Mandarlns, 75cGS1; Grape Fruit. $3G4; Lem
ons, 75o@$i 25 for common and 81 5042 for good
to choice: Mexican Lines S29S p box; Caiifor.
MIA Lines, in small boxes 25@S0c; bananas , O.
q bunch; Pineapples. S2@3 q doz-
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POULTRY AND GAME.

There was no oappreciable imp prove ment in Game
which is in large supply.
Another car of Eastern Poultry put on the
market, but much of il sold, as supplies
are 90 heavy. This stock is selling at $4 7565 for
Hens, 81 so tor old and young BOOSTERS $3C13 SO
for Frvers and So for Brolers-
POULTRN-
Live Turkeys, lI@l215c for Gobblers and 1l0
l212c Tor Hens; dressed Turkeys l21zQl SC; Geese
9 pair, 81 250l SO; Ducks, So 5OG4 SO: Hens,
SSg4 90: BOOSTERS. young s3 5OG4: 90, old,
S3 oO0A q dozr n: Fryers. So So Broilers, SIS rs
@3 so Tor large and 81 5OG3 for small; Pigeons
81 5O9l IS r. doz for young and 81 tor old.
GAMk-Quail. q dozen, 81; Mallard. 81 so
@5; Canvashack, S5@6: Sprig, 81 50G2; Teal
Sl@l 25 q dozen; WIdgeon. 81 25@l SO; small
DUCK. Sl63l 25 Gray Geese 81 25@p2 so; White
Sl9l rs; Brant, 81 50G1 rs; Honkers. s4Gs4 80; ;
English Snlpe ST 50@l 75; Jack Snipe. 81; u are.
81; Rabbits. 81 25@l so for CottontaiI and 75c@D
for small
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LUTTEK. ,ntEsE AND EGGS.

All kinds are as previously quoted Receipts of
Eggs were lighter. owing 10 the rain, but this Is
only temporary.
BUTTER
CREAhERY-Fancy creameries. 26@271ac; Sec
onds 24G25c p n
DAIRY-Choce 10 fancy 2So . u; lower grades
16GZ2c
fICKLED-22G24c p h.
tIRKIS-l9G2Uc y 10
CKEAAERY TUB-221y29D2S15c = n
kAsTERS-i29yl SC Tor ladle- pacNed.
CHEESk-Cholce mild new, 11@l2c y d: CON-
mon TO good sGlOc; Cream Cheddsr, 11@12c;
Young America, l2@12Asc; Oregon. 101eGI Ilc:
Western. ill2aI2c; Eastern, 121sG1 S1ac 2 10
EGGs-kanch Eggs. 2712@S21sc; store EGGS
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Wholesale for dressed stock from slaugh-
teTers follows.
BEEF-First quality. 61a@7c; second do SAG
&c; third do. 4@5c q ID.
NEAI,-Large 5G6c; small. 697 q n
MUTTON-Wetners 697c; Ewes. &c p D.
LA MB-Spring, 7@Sc q h.
PORK-Live Hogs, 35sc = n for large and Si4
@Sssc for small and S12c Tor mediumi soft nogs
z12G3c r Ii; dressed do 50u5 I2c.
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ARTICLES

Cash quotations were foIlows: Flour, steadier;
Winter pat ITS, 81 70G4 go; Straights 81 zOG
! 40; Spring specials. S5 a5: Sprng patents
- 4U@4 80; Straights, ST 30G4 So; bakers
90 30; No. 2, Spring Wheat. Ss@93c: No. 8
No Corn 256s@2534c; No2 Oats 2l34 age:
No 2 White, to. o., 24$4; No. White. 70. b, 23I4
G2as4c; No Rye. 40 12c; No. Barley -: No
8 =; No. 4. -: No. Flaxseed. 81 lO9l 1917:
Prime Timothy Seed. 81 65: Mess Pork q
Dbl, So 8597 40: Lard p 100 Ds 81 25@4 271z:
Shoulders (boxed). 81 1895: Short Clear sides
(oo1ed). 80 1904 65; WHISKY. distillers' finished
goods per gai. 81 9; sugar cut loaf SIS SO; gran
ulated SIS 20: standard A -
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HAI An FEEDSTUFFs

Receipts OF Hay are running moderate. as Will
be seen. Bran and NJ iddlings also in light
STOCK
BRAN-sl7 5O@Is so 2 ton.
MIDDLINGS-s2O 5O922 SO p ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolleo Barley S2062l p ton;
Oil CAKE Meal at the MILL S2s 50G29 so q ton;
iobbing, $50: Cocoanut Caxa Slq02O; Cottonseed
deal, S29QS0 q ton.
HAI-Wheat, $l20l14 so = ton; Wheat and Oat
$l1@1S SO; Oat $lUnl2; Barley, SlO@12; com
pressed, S12Gl4; Alfalfa SSS9 81; STOCK. nomi-
nal; Clover $SQg9 90 p ton
sTRA W-3U@45c y bale
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X sas City.

KANSAS CITY. Dec CATTLE - Re-
ceipts, 5000 Market weak to lOc lower Texas
steers 1904 30; Texas cows, - 4O@3: native
Steers, So 5bG4 IS: naive cows and heifer.
81 5O94 25 stockers and feeders, az 1904 80;
bulls, 81 50@3 so. w.
HoIS.Keceipts, 1900. Market steady to 21ac
lower Bulk of sales. IS 2563 81; heavy So 35
OBS 35; packers, So 25; mixed, SO 1908 IS;
lights, 50 2OG3 30; yorKers s3 27G3 81;
pigs 1898 IS
sHkkI Receipts, 5000. Marke ct weak Lambs.
S4@5 65; mutlons, So bO04 65.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is no change TO report Trade Is dull.
BkANS-Bayos. 50 25@2 40; Small Whites
q 1901 25i Large Whites ST. O712mI 20; Pinks
81 50@1 80; Reds 81 25@I 40: Blackeye. 81 10
al 50; Ked Kidney. 81 f5@2 %: LImas- 81 COO
20 Buffers, 81 25G1 so: Pea 81 25Gl Az.
SEED>-Brown Mustard, So 1903 u ctl: Yellow
Mustard So Z50a2 z 2 ctl: Flax, 81 s0as2; canary
seed, 214@234c r n Alfalfa 614c Rape 20
z$4c; Hemp, SC; Timothy 51ac.
DRIED FEAS-NIes, 81 25; Green. 81 20Gl ~
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

The China steamer look out 10 geo bbls Flour
There is no change in prices.
FLOUR-Net cash prices Family extraA
S4 55@4 IS: Bakers extras. 81 30c4 40 r boi.
CORNMEAL, ETC-Feed Corn, s2O 5O@2l;
Cracked Corn, S21@22 y ton
MILLST FFS-Prces in sacks are as follows,
usual discount TO the trad: Grab am Flour 40
{, 100 lbs; Rye Flour 81 so 2 100 Rice Flour
So 70; CornmeAl 81 IS: extra cream do, So:
Oatmeal, S3 80; Oht Groats 50; Hominy, So lU&
80: Buckwheat Flour. So 25a3 SO; Cracked
Wheat, S5 70; Farina 81 so; Whole Wheat Flouc
IS 20: Rolled Oats (bbisl. So zoos go in sacks,
S9 20; Peau Barley, "a; split Peas, $S 30; Green
81 "a q lUO Ms
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Omaha.

OMAHA, Dec S-CATTLE-ReceIpts 3oOo
Market 1OGl5c lower. Native beef steers SO 10
"a 80; Western steers, as 7OG14 80: Texas steers
SS13 60: cows and heifers, 81 9003 50; can
ners, S2@2 so; stockers and feeders So 3O14 40:
bulls, stays, etc, S293 go,
HUGS - Receipts S5UO Market 5GlOc lowar
Heavy. SO 1908 20: mixed, SS l5aS 20; light
So 2593 30: bulk ofsales. SO 1898 20.
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Market slow Fair
to choice natives So 6Ol4 80; fair to choice West
erns SO 5OG4 so; common stock sheen
SS@4 lambs S465 so ~
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srmMARY OF THE MARKETS.

silver declined sharply
Wheat steady. Freghts advanced.
Barley weaker.
No change in Oats and Corn.
Light receipts Of BAY.
cans and Seeds dull
No change in Coal.
Potatoes in good shape. Onions easy.
No change in Butter and Eggs
Poultry Market still gu'ted. Game low
Fancy Apples frmer. Oranges dull and weak.
Provisions unchanged.
HIDES, Wool and Hops before.
Exchange higher.
Increased exports OF Specie.
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK. Dec S.-California dried fruit quiet
and firm. Evaporated apples common. 507c:
prime wire trav. 734 csc: wood-dried prime S1sc:
choice. S13c; ia &C , 2G912c.
PRUNES-3@Sc . ID.
APRICOTs-RoyA 7@s1zc; Moorpark, 9@llc.
PEACHES-Unpeeled, 7Gl0c; peeled, 12G20c
= n
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dropped on time giving the error If any il
puoi.snei the same day oy the afternoon paperA
anu oy inc morning papers the following dav.
w y HUGHES
Lieutenant L. y. y. IN cnarya
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NEW YORK CLAIM AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-FLoUR-Receipta IT,
s41 bbls; exports. es,9 94s. Firmly held, but quiet
and no higher.
WHEAT-Receipts, 9e. 200 bushels; exports,
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BgsIu A..

BOSTON. Dec s.-Atchison. 1874: Bell Tele-
phone 26O: Chicago. burlington ana Quincy
l9: Boston and Montana l471z: Butte and fos-
ton. IS; San D ego -
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] H Armsby, Chicago
w d smith. Elaine
Byron w Noyes, Mass
H : Porter, Los Ang
H Dickerman \ Y
+ W lee pie, Chicago
w ] Herman, Utica
: + Farrar, Chicago
d Melone, Oak Knoll
o ID jenkins, Stanford
w W Anderson, Sacto
IL = Pickauds, Chicago
Mrs II ; Pickauds, Chgo
Nj j Dau oe, Chicago
II Il Spalding, n Y
l. l. ArguellO, VT. maid
& 2 ch, san Jose
V d Wilkinson, spokane
L ( snodgrass, Spokane
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EXPORTS or SPECIE.

Exports of specie from this port during the first
eleven months of the yearwere Sal, 81 l34 against
S24 sos S99 during the same period in 1896 and
5000 452in silver Bullion, SO 9l45S7 in Mexi-
can Dollars S30l, ass in silver Coin and $26, $685.
743 in Gold Coin. Of this Treasure Chm took
sll, S25 264, japan Sl743.5Ib India s., 522 9Ss,
HonoluIu $50 SAP and New FORK $25. 800 ,7O5.
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December-1S9 S97.

NoTE-In the above exposition OF the tides the
carly morning tides are given In the left hand
column and the successive tides OF the day in the
order of occurrence as to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day, the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide of the day excen.
when but three tides. as sometlms,
occurs The heights given additions to una
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when minus sign q precedes tns
height and then the number given Is subtractiyJ
from the depth given by the charts.
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In the British army one soldier in seven
is now under 20 years of age. This IN
cludes all recruits and band bows,
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Wheat Movements.

On The Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar
ket wes steady. Creamery, l5@23c: dairy, l2@
sc; cheese quiet 5@S12 eggs hrm. fresh. 2Uc.
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THE CALL CALENDAR.

December l. 1897.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON. Dec. - To-day's statement
OF the condition OF the treasury shows: Available
cash bal ance. S227 LAG. 496; goia reserve $I5s,.
l9l, ,669.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
Shares

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Money on call easy
at 11a@2%; last loan at "; closed at 11zG2;
prime mercantile paper 39s% Sterling
change weak with actual business IN bankers bills
at 81 e51404 853s for demand and s4 s212G4 1924
for sixtN uays; posted rates. 81 s3L5Gg4 %
S61a(04 ST; commercial bills, 81 S214; sill |er
tihcaIes, 591296O12c; bar silver, 59L4c; Mexican
dollars, 4634c: Government bonds, firm; State
bonds, dull; railroad bonds, strong.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND Dec. g. - Exchanges 1905 bsI;
balances. s65, 5O7
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/ open. High. Low. Close
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GOLD COIN MOVEMENT.
STOCKS OF GTAIN.

The detailed statement of the stock OF grain on
hand in The state, as taken by the Produce Ex-
change, is follows the totals having already
hear I'd
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

at Galveston. AS 600 bushels in Milwaukee private
elevators and As. 600 pushes at Port Huron
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OREGON.

PORTLAND Dec S.-Wheat weak at unchanged
ngures The scarcity of tonnage prevents much
business be ng done
Cleared Brit sh ship WasdaIe, Queenstown
with 1O2.02S bushels wheat.
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London
Liverpool.

LON DON, Dec. g. - Consols 1919; silver,
27$sd: French rentes, 1887 921ac.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
DEclDloUs AND ,4rkus FRUITS.

24@25c; Eastern 221sc p doz for fancy. zoe for
hrsts and Ice tor seconds; Duck Eggs nominal.
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Washington,
PORTLAND's BUSINESS.

TACOMA, Dec s.-Wheat No. 1 blue stem
75ci No. club, 72c.
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LIVERPOOL. Dec g. - Wheat Quiet: No
l standard California 37s Sd; cargoes on coast
nothing doing; Carsoes on passage, dull for hiLe
quiet Tor red: English country markets. partially
bd cheaper; French country ma kets. quiet; wheat
In Paris, steady; -four in Paris, steady.
COTTON Uplands 1921
CLOSE
WHEAT-spot No. l red Northern spring. rs "a.
CORN-Decem Der. steady, SIS 1Tsd: January
steady, IS l 14d; February, steady, IS I1ad.
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sUN. MOON AND Tide.

Z NITED STATES COAST AND GEoDETro SURVEY.
TINES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FORT POINT, ENTRANCE TO SAN
FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoTE-The high and low waters occur at the
City Front (Mission-streee WIZARD about twenty
i've minutes later than at Fort Point; The height
0f tide is the same both places.
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ISu No. Iu. ". III Fr SA. MooRs Phases /
-t-l-l-l
/ IL 4laA Full Moon. |
= I-l-I I-I-I I-I\O Dec. g.
i o o . ~ II 44lY1NLast Quarter
- = = - IL l-lS Dec. l6
I o 1AE 15l ia 1YI
/ 81 New Moon.
|" - -l-I- I-I--l-ISI ~ Dec, 2S |
H. -l-I - - -l-l ~ First Quarter
Il "a 27I 2s % 30 81 ~ Dec. 80
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
Ns>,, Old Dominion SIeQRSlI].
E|S C0np0lI
v FOR NEW YORK.

PASSENGER SHIPS ARE APPOINTS
ZIP 70 SAIL from N MOI DAILY S:n..
York daily on MONDAYS. TGEsDAYs.s
MINEpNEsDAYS.. TlluRsDAYs5 AND
FRIDAYS at 300 p. m; SATURDAYS
surpassed W. 5st-..i ~ .iEl2. ElSs sSl
Fare. including meals and state
Fare. round trip limited to to thirty.
For tickets and reservation Of state
street. or at general office at wharf: Y. Z
NeWnds. Hss eve isiaSs
Ships leave Old Point nc for Norfolk Sun
DAYS about 10 A. M -, e,, = ~, SIS Z, q
Hampton Roads. Northampton. L.uray,
Accomack, and Enola, sailing daily except
Sunday. Leave Compnny.s wharf, N pr.
FOR OLD Po1NT-At $50 and 1i:i5 a;
m. and 4:i5 p. M; Portsmouth, 6;t5. 9;l5}
S wharf, GcS or 49, lSso and aaS as
Line Ct 1900 g. M and 400 p m;
IN : BAY Line. ll:SO n M and 4:3O p ms;
+ ~ SE%S !: : sM N
= FOR OF; I EAST ST AND wARE RIVERs4
P erEns aG"G sac a. m BY Line wharf,
N SoR s si% I'll Y RIVER - Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays ut $50 d. m;
Portsmouth. 6i5 n. m; Bay Line, 100!
FOR BACK, PoQUOsIN5 AND YORK
RIVERS-Touching Al Old Point-Leayes
Company's wharf Monday, wednesday,
and Friday at 6:l6 a. M; Portsmouth. 6:s9
n. M: Bay Line wharf. Norfolk, at. 6:ie
FOR NANsEMoND RIVER AND suF-i
FOLK-At3p M; Portsmouth, $40 p. ms
connecting at Suffolk with s. and c. r.. r.
Freigh for Mathews, Rack, Poquosin,,
Ware, Severn York and Nansemora r!v-i
ers must be prepaid.
Freight for Washington. N. c.; and
landings on Tar, Pamiico and Pungo
rivers received mt and delivered from ~. &
and s. r. II. depot " ~ II ~ L,
Freight for Newborn. N. c., received at
Freight received daily except Sunday. ~
All schedules subject TO change without
notice. :, r5t5g
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COTTON MARKET.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE public cables
al hand when the cotton market opened
TINS morning. were sized up as indiffer-
ent, although private cables forecasted
an increased inquiry for spot cotton at
Liverpool from Lancashire. This gave
our market II steady start. with prices
point better to l point worse on the
iirst call, rs compared with yesterdays
closing figures. For the rest of the
session the market was without pro-
nounced feature, while showing n weak
undertone most of the time, following
d.scouraging Fall River and New Eng
land accounts generally and without
speculative or investment support to
speak of. There was. however, a little
investment buying by parties who are
Quietly picking up lines of cotton as
they come on the market from dis
couraged holders. The entire swing of
to-day's market was only a matter of
lQ2 points, with the tone finally quiet
and steudy at net unchanged prices TO
point lower.
New York, Dec. 17.-Cotton quiet:
middling. 57sc.; not receipts, 1863 bales;
gross, 300 bales; exports to the Con-
'Hnent, 1,45I bales; forwarded, 23S3
''talcs; sales. 81 bales, all spinners; stock
9S,S69 bales.
Weekly: Net receipts. STA bales:
gross, S6,355 bales; exports to Great
pitI'il' S,35Z DaleS; TO France, 1,6Si
bales; to Continent, $40 bales; for
warded 16.S3S bales; sales, 1923 bales.
all sninners.
Total to-day: Net receipts, G.. 4ss
bales; exports to Great Britain. 81. S7d
bales; to France. $3.50 bales; to the
continent, 33,i75 bales; stock, LOO 6S
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, $50, oo2
paies; exports to Great Mritain, 1860
Continent. us, $50 bales.
Total since September lst: Net ra-
ceip;s. 4.Si1,2S7 bales; exports to Great
Britain, 1856 500 bales; to France. 40
i4S bales; to the Continent, 1,255. o3G
bales.
New York. Dec. 17-cotton futures
op'ned steady: sales, 1900 bales. Jan
uary. SGT; February, $40; March. ga.
NIril, 5.T9; May, 5.Si: June, SIS; July,
30; August, 500; September, $50; DC
toher 600; December. sos.
Liverpool, Dec. III y. m.-Cotton
spot good business done and prices un
changed: American middling, 3-16d
The sales of the day were $4,000 bales
OF which 1000 were for speculation and
export, and Included 1l.400 American.
Receipts. 1000 bales, Including $500
American.
FUTURES opened quiet. with a poor
demand. and closed quiet
New Orleans. Dec. 17.-Cotton futures
dull; sales. $4,000 bales December.
5.25G5.26 January 5.2S@5 90; Februn-
ny. 5.S3@5.34; May, 5.39@5. 40; April.
5.+3@5.i+; June, 5.5i@5. So: July. 5.5SG
5.5S; August. 5.6l@5.63; September,
5.646i5. &c
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
AMONG OUR COTTON MEN

Weather i'll the cotton belt unsettled.
United States port receipts were g.
aSS bales yesterday against 81 179 bales
last year and T0,11l bales in 1894.
Estimated receipts for to-day at New
Orleans are from 10000 to $4,000 bales,
against 1861 bales last year, and 81 Ills
bales in 1894
Futures in Liverpool closed quiet, one
half point decline. Spot market I'M
changed at 3-l6c. Sales, 10000 bales.
Future contracts in New Orleans ad-
vanced one point. March $50 Spot
market quiet at sac. for middling.
Sales. 5000 bales.
Bar silver in. London declined 3-1Gd.
per ounce % 15-16d., against BOD las,
year.
Futures in New York at last nights
prices closed quiet and steady Janua-
ry, 5.G7 10 SIS; March, 5.7I to IFS; MAY,
5.A to 5.S5. Sales, $4,000 bales. Spot
marke; unchanged.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
NEW york FLOUR MARK Ert.

s S NEW york FLOUR MARK EFT.
New York. Dec. 7.-Flour-Inactive.
but steadily held.
Wheat-spot easy No. red. sS1ae.
T. o. b., afioat.
Corn-spot steady No. 2, s4Ac. +. o. b..
afloat.
, osts-spot duh; No. 2. 27927Ac.; No.
Q, 26Mc. 5
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Quiet
Lard-Easy; Western steamed, s470;
December, A.75. nominal Refined,
steady; Continent, s4.95; compound, 4
@4Sc.
Pork-Dull.
Butter-Quiet; Western steamed. 800
23c.; do, factory. 12@17c.; Elgins, 23c.;
Imitation creamery, 13M01sc.; State
dairy, 13@2lc.; do, creamery, 15@22c.
Cotton Seed Oil-Steady: prime crude,
1S@1Skc.; do, yellow. 211h@22c.
Spot Coffee-Rio firm; No. z invoice,
606tsc.; No. jobbing, TIC. Mild,
steady; Cordova. Sh@15c.
Sugar-Raw, strong; fair refining.
SEC; centrifugal &c test, &c. Refined
sugar, firm.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
The Sagglng Tendency of Prices Seemed
TO Be Due TO Absence of Active Demand.
SUGAR CONTINUED TO SHOW WEAKNESS
Some of tho Recent Prominent Bulls
Bousht Stocks Mt n downward
Scale, But without my Attempt TO
Sustain vaiucs-Coniinued Appre.
hension Regarding N onoy Market.

New York, Dec. 17.-To-day's stock
market was more or less depressed all
day, though final prices are considera-
bly, better than the low point of the
day; liquidation was not heavy outside
q few special stocks, and the sagging
tendency Of prices seemed to be due
rather to an absence of active demand.
Some OF the recent prominent bulls
bought stocks on q downward scale of
prices but without any attempt to sus-
tain values. Manhattan and New Jer-
sey Central continued to be principal
objects of manipulation, as was the
case yesterday, and Sugar continued
40 show weakness, it's decline from
yesterdays close reaching at one time
per cent, but final rally left it's net
loss only fractional. There was some
continued apprehension regarding the
immediate future of the money market,
and'the time money market was quoted
at per cent for thirty days, and 3k
for sixty to ninety days. For call loans
8 per cent. continued to be paid, but
the rate eased off TO per cert. in the
final hour. New York banks have
gained on balance during the week
from the currency movement but have
lost heavily to the sub-treasury and
the condition Of the surplus reserve to
De shown by to-morrow's bank state
ment Will depend upon the amount of
loans which have been called.
There was no further fall in sterling OK
change to-day, burt yesterdays sharp de-
cline here was reflected in a stiffening of
the London discount rate TO 3A per
cent, which is n quarter per cent. above
Inc Bank of ERgland's minimum rate
confidence was expressed that the re-
demption by the Government of the
currency skies beginning next Friday.
would serve as a safeguard against
strinsency In the money market. But
there Is much room for uncertainty as
TO what amount of these bonds will be
presented for redemption before Jan
uary lst, when they mature
As a result of the rally before the
close of to-day's market net losses are
IN most important instances reduced to
fractions. the notable exceptions on the
side Of gains having been already indi-
Gated Some inactive stocks show
losses from to per cent.
There was n marked falling off In
activity In the bond market and some
issues show losses, Union Pacific 4lh's
declining three points. Total sales
$1,750, 600.
Government bonds were steady and
unchanged
The total sales of stocks were S69. 800
ShhreS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18

Market firm for all kinds of stock.
with strong demand at good prices;
choice heavy Western cattle. 3h@dhc.
North Carolina. best, 2la@3hc.: common,
iiap2tac.; heifers, Western. 2k@4c.:
bulls. 2k@2Ac.; fat cows. 2hG3lsc.
mich cows, good, per mead. s25.00@40.00;
cows, common. sl0.o0@2O.00; butchers
sheeD, 2k@4c.; good cornfed hogs.3M@
&C.; light pigs, 3A@4c. Hogs, weaker in
sympathy with Chicago prices; dressed
hoss' 4ac: per pound; lambs. 3h@iiac.
per pound.