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Turkeys are slow sale at former quota

TURKEYS arc SLOW SAFE at FORMER Quota
tions.
Sweet potatoes are getting very scarce
and ATE advancing rapidly. They a., .,ow
quoted at o0tIt0c per biishel.
Corn sold at tho lowest price of the sea-
son in the speculative markets today Nav
deliveries touched 23iac AZ Chicago, aga i,lsst
30bsc on this day last year.
Spices of all descriptions are steadily
advancing IN foruen markets, which has
caused CORRESPONDENCE Improvement nrl
this SIDE. All pepper Is higher while nut.
megs cloves and g.uiger are attracting at
tCntlon.
Tbs receires of cane sugars from Lousi-
ana plantations continues M,ght al New
Orleans. and as the sales exceed arrivals
the stocks IN that city are gradually de-
creaslng. Holders are very iirm IN their
views of the market
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KANSAS CITY.

:, Kansas cl,y, Mo, February li.-cattle-.
steady; Texas steers, 60I435; Texas
CONS, l.6Tl..ao; native steers, S.0ed5oo. ma
tive rows and helfcrs, lippi00, atockcrs
Receipts. ll.OV0, shipments, $3.50 rlarkct
opened weak, cloaod strong; bulk of slles
3g5n331; hcavies, S,2h03 50. packers. l5li
33o. mixed, 325NS.lO; tghe. 3I0I3.l0; york
crs, S.git913S0, pigs. 2sn9f3l0. Sheep--Re-
ceilits. g0Co shipments. 1900. market 9tc,dy.
closed iirmer. lambs, S.2JuI,0o, muttons,
220li365
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New York. February. ll-Wheat-Re-
c.iuts q az. exports liS17S; spot weak; No.
hard SS, or,ions epcned weak under
rl,nf,l m md lgv under Bquiiauon and
scarcity of BUYERS, fi1ally rallying sight
is On local covering. and dAeSed 'snic io ,H
r.. No. red. Fehrusry S2%; Nay SO
20. iron aulet. Southern 1000 200; North
orn II .O01f19. 10. Conner STEADY brokers
II 30: exchange II .M|ll %.
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IN bbls, 3sc. '' '"'Ps"''"e'
standard white lead, fiEc; painters 20 ''e'
40 NINDoW GLASS--In boxes. 60 ana Is to
" and 20 per cent discount, new list,
WIRE AND NAILS.
Barbed wire quotations arc FOR carload
lots + o. b., Houston. Nails are quoted in
BARRED WIKE-Glidden, gal, s2sS
DC higher than Glldien
WIRE NAILS-Raie s225 per keg: adj
Nances' led, ia and led, &c; Sd ana ID. ioc !.
"a ana "a, 2Vc. Al and cd. zoe; 3d. A5c; "a,
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SUGAR.

New orleans. February li.,-snira r-op ,,.i
kctis qiT.Ssii. yellow. 5-i6G3 Gid seq
s. - o., a9I Mo'arses-Q uiet; opsen NV
~ Sd,is. centrifugal iirm. bnlc syrup~-
st Neu y iS February u.-sugar-Rsw'
strong. refined firm.
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nuTTEN AND EGGS.

ChIoaSv' ,r19oiS: dairy. 9dl5ls. Eggs
T ri,,nia fresh. iiis. Cheese-Firm; 9alo's.
- louis Mo. February ll--huiler-'
steidy unchanged. Eggs-H;Gher; ~
,reab. country receipts heavy: creamery.
Wv, Work February ll.-Eggs-Recsipts
sos, r,.ekagas: steady; Western lyal6'
eoithorn. l4i.1l6h.
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STOCKS.
Fn,lewina were tho closing quotations on leading
stocks of the New ORR Exchange today:
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

New York. February ii.--Cotton seed
nrod,Icts firm and unchanged; prime crude
OH In b. i-rels sDc: prime summer yellow
lin barrels, e3a2sisci prime COTTON seed meal
$.c Osd 20 50 per ION.
New Orleans, February 1.-THE market
FOR cotton seed oil Is weak; meal and cake
easy; prime crude oil. in bulk. i6gls,t;
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Kansas city. February 1laWhest raSh-
or slow: demand lght; No. hard no o,,i
rally Is; Nc. red 50; No: spriiug Nm No
nay, nay i7a1s. oats steady but slow; NJ.
! wlite normally iT1t2a. Rye-,No' noiai-
MANY 3odsi Hay steady ana r un "a o,e nats
N ~ Acknowledgement i77oo. corn $500.
nnts nfNn.
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pAINTs Nh OlLs.

water while. 80 te.N. in hbls 1lc, IN cases
sld5: prime white. 100 lost. IN bbls re, N
cases 'si5O; brilliant oil $40: IN IBIS iic
stow, gasoline. IN eases, NlSl' ~ ,,o's 20 10 %
Eu ton oil. in bble. 1Sc; IN cases. 's'-'.
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CRATN AND HAY.

Carloads lots. job cars, from mills dea AZ
ers charge from store 5llna iFore per ~,
lbs on bran 2p3c per bushcl on oats ana
corn and 106l5c per 100 lbs on hay.
BRA N--G2sf65c
CROPPED CORN-GSc per 100 lbs
CORN-3hf, Csc, sacked.
oATS-White Nebraska. 2SQ2SAc.
HAY-Alfalfa, sll.Mmi2.5e pcr ton; mulet,
$500 timothy. Sl2.5qai55o. south reNa s
prslre, s6.Oan65o; North Texas praif'e'
Si0.O0al06o
SORGIliM SlQED-Si.aO per 100 llla,
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InNnnN MONEY!.

London, February II --Consols tOr money
1I2iS. oonsols for the account. ll2 5-s; Nar
SILVER. rs ll-lsd per ounce. Money, fTft
por cent. Rate of discount in the open
market for short and three months bills.
/ 1851 rs.
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DRIED FRUITS.

APILIss-FNancy sliced, in boxes 4Fp
i%tc, cloice evaporated. 5lac, fancy. 5lsc
CITRON-l4c pei To.
FiGS-1urll.sh layer, i2gl5c. 49,
RRANTS-ln bbls, &c; cleaned cur
rants. in boxes, &c; in ! ID cartons. ''9e'
NEClA rim Els Evaporaied, 7atsc., eo
PEACHES-Evaporat unpeeled' So
Sic.
PEARS-EVaporlted 6lGI7c.
pRICOTS-lGGi1sc
RAISINS-Calliornia l.. T.. boxes, new.
S.G5qi.75. u box l.. l.. raisns, COO 2-croTh
J.. NJ. faisine 80 10 boxes, 5ei S-erowh L"
NJ. 81 N boxes, 5isc.
PRUNES - crop or 1896: California
prunes, aO-l0os 5U5hc SD-s1s. JstM6c; Io-s NJ,
eh16isc; e0-70s, 7c 50-60s Sc, iO-9os' sc' sh-
yer prunes SIZE; ruby pruncs. S'ac.
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y, p Nike Il , arS In Moderate supplv
~ rark 1880 nss: are the only vor,e,;cs
e sssrs. now Consisting mostly Of
=, and ssl = III llsh' demand a, $3.50
- Iet large rivers fo.g s'So
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ST. LOUIS.

81. Louis. February 1l-Flour quiet, firm
and unchanged. Wheat opened higher and
closed weak. lc lower than yesterday;
Ss'alsO, No. hard, cash 70 asked: May
7iA bid; July 70Ts asked: August d9ii. corn
Futures closed fraoiionally higher than
YESTERDAY: spot a Shade off; No. . cash
iai, hd. MAY 2lis; July 22M oats duh and
steady for futures spot &c lower; No. 2
cash &c bid May is Ryo nominal, 81.
BARLEY uu!ct: mailing 35fi8S. Corn meal
IS. riau nu'et and iirm: i1isdi9 east
track. sacked, Flax seed steady 70. Prime
.timothv seed go. Hay dull, steady. ul-
chaurcl VIII sky lis. Cotton ries and
barging unchanged pork steady: stand
ard mess iobhnG 76oIS1o. Lard weaker;
prime steam $40: choice 3.67is. Bacon--
Boxed shousl~r' f52ia, extra short clear
meats Boxed shoulders and extra short
l.lnn1 2oih. ribs l.i2i2 Shorts 4.h7ia
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Lullng. Texas. February 1o.--Petitions
for Feleral offices under the incoming nd
ninistraton are thick mp here. the latest
being one arking tho appointment OF s, l.,
Hahn of San Antonio to be collector OF Gus
toms at Galveston.
The long distance telephone force finished
pulling up the line thu oagh the city yes
ierday and went east TO MI the gap be
tween Ivev Switch and Flatonia.
Farming work is progressing rapidly
lust enough rain 10 keep the lands In good
Gx. Large quantities Of Kansas corn are
being sold here. the short crop forcing the
farmers to make the coming crop larger or
buy the imported article.
The fan Autouio and Arkansas Pass rail-
way is placing large amount of now ma
terlal along the line from Sinner TO Lock
hart. most of the local freight business for
this ooint seeming 10 come over mat mo
Inc Southern Pacific being reserved for the
through business. IA,
Roadmaster Blue of the Southern Pacific
was In the city to-day.
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| u asked. b bid.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Opened easy. demand moderate; 2 p. M.
quio, closed steady.
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r. II. JONES,
Houston. 'roxalr.

a asked b bid.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened barely steady: 1905 barely
steady. closed steady; s,laa, a. 600
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I.uIing, Texas. February 1l.-Ci'y Assea-
sor Cohn finished taking the scholastic cen
sus Of the city and finds that Luiing mas
eco children within the scholastic age
This shows that this city is rapidly in-
creasing in population. The high school,
under the management OF Professor &. ~.
Wright and Professor schwartz, with iuil
corps OF assistants. Is the priae OF TINS
section.
Deputy Sheriff ]. c. Duke added another
feather TO his cap by arresting Charley
STYLES, the negro who short time since
was badly wounded while attempting to
run muck. fun particulars OF which were
published In The Post. styles Is now Dehind
the bars at Looshart -,
The I.uling hose company will give q
grand hall February "a. 1t 10 being looked
forward 10 by society people as the event
Of the season.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO Fabr,rarv I, Nvh,o, ,.,,t,
7-sc toda, Tto,,i1a,,a,, H..
-, ny Suo"S tocai
holderS' ANA the general softness OF for
cign markets impaired n daciledIv boar
lsh tone to the market tbrou,ror, ,no
9'99'oH' corn ana oats were easy on n
small amount OF business. but closed M
substantially UNCHANGED nrices prn,.ts
iors s,,,eo,.a, ,,,,.,- -''''s
"'o'"VI sNeht decline
May wheat. which closed Yesterday at
! Is 3-S, opened today at 70 3-Sg,7s rs ,yhnra
'.,',. 80 -" -" SUI al INC hlRner OF the
| quotations, as tho influence which pron,ni
ed the advance LASTED for only a few mo.
menls. This WAS the decline In rn,l,sb
o"''iS "'Ae'' taken IN consideration with
the unsettled European political situation,
was thought 10 ind.cate growing danger
| O. war t,ut This was aI,,1st in,,S, 81,
lost slight OF Liyerpoo ntnro,,',.
SHOWING a "a decline rms dtI not ,n1i.
| cato any nni,rehrns-ion az, i6 wv iiot inil-
foreign spsculaiors mo ,,ni t ps' "t ~
the tnforinl fon ihnt - Iot nf ~ 49,, n.
wheat shlnnet 10 jn1i' I'm y ."'itoI ~.
to Engiiah n,rScis rn m' e 9c 'VS af 1l
a short time. AT his noint here ~, v,. "a =,
80 "" i "1S ms ny snoIVs ana lFtie bull
Forts. when csrricd he pr,re T 10 re re-
oceurr the G ma l9S 's '1b aP OF the b dSl
taking strlieht ir iron rhis W ~ no nov,
g goc ny o ihS r1 p ina" ssyentyiye car.
sfloat for isurone o,i p. eli MVre nVW
Inc NOV. rn,omtb nv nv WI "ali.H wltIill
that such lnrge nonn f vi "a WAS
tensI,n Iiouids,t,t,' ~ ~, - i'u W VIC cS-
| siron,1,.. h,ii'',, III Ml!Nh come OF thc
| After III o'i,,,,,iia ny ptt patll,'pated.
the ,,,,lso, o,,t.sa ~ u'Iodu was over
sIov' 80, o,,,,.' ~, y. WI soneWnAt am a
only tcntnorsS,., ~ - 40 vii ,usi' rms was
,aj,tIu,' sS,,Sn' npuldauons
l 49, ''i, hbAh4i AbiAilE VIE last hour etuI
la Ia, "',Vd,uis WWe.ihelled ny the I'M
The mo,riSSt bad ,'' reco ,viraa u"Wn 10 ~,
,,losp NV '"' 'NNONV'eu NO 'o'2 al tHe
Cn,p s,,ef.,.o, ,,,,,. -
tho ,iecIina in ~, a.v,'e n nFhlna'hy WIN
| en- v,hiL - n,iVH,t. may got doWh 10
| sofi IL i'll -. 80 we ioWest II mas 50 lar
| einco I, -. ~, VI inuStu ~ any time
livery III, ,',,,,,. i n, ii ior NAY ne'
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FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. February l1.--Clcarings. 500
go. 703; balances. S623l,7i7. Government and
railroad bombs weak. state bonds dull.
Money on call easy at 1lsq2 per cent. last
loan liz. closed offered lisdl% per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3giI per cent,
Sterling exchange iirmer, with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at sB9aMt,T for de-
u.and and iS4% Hi.Sj for sixty days, Posted
rates. ls5lamis6 and i.sisfiss. CONNER
ckil bills, l.S3la. silver certificates, 6i9,m'
6a Bur silver, "a b-S. Mexican dollars.
rOl,
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, .

CHICAGO.
ne ieading futures ranged AZ follows:
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New York February lI-WIth ahothrr
good contingent of vfsiiang buyers on
hand. there was considerable business
done IN dry goods for immediate snip
meDi. besides which the mail and wire Or
ders for printed fabrics. dress goods and
also white goods cailed for good quant-
ties. Moro inquiry was made for brown
and biclched cottons. and OF the latter
more bus!ness was done Mems wear
shared In a good adyanco order demand
Cor Increased auali,ife. Pmnilns clotns
fairly active. wlth sales at ll-lD ana gis
rcsnectiVcly for narrow and wN1e goods.
sales for the week villa approxitni.s e l.y'o.-
OOO plccoS.
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HAvRE MARKET.

Havrc. February 1i.---Spots hardening;
fUtufos buyers ut quotations,
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GALVESTON.

Reported for The Post by A. p. Norman.
I've stock commission merchant.
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,,, restored values 10 their normal conniiom er
'ro,nd up shorts alarmed over ehp',1
I.e ua' e,eS sales $1,000 bush No haTu Duu,n 70
.,h .,r,ca II loads France and ABOUT ~ 800,
a,hsr rors Foreign markets were unlihpois' o.,
f,ovy thc leadership of
n"i or.ned "a I'D lower than last nSh ou,, 49,,
closed i.dAd higher. French ,.orn
.,o,rt. higher TO 10 points net lower @ 49,
smaller to-day aggregating but 90 W pus"
- eo,r from all ports. Ancpations OF u'n- u.
- I,hIcaxo over December wheat situa'.I , ,s
~ ~ TACT that contract stocks are iess ne, ne 80 80
80, rsnno. re enlarged much beyond s'o" "u ". -.
nr,h The long interest meantime IL esllia.ru a. ap.
~ zoo OOO bush. on the curb May "hea' a.. s
tSs.c Gales and asked. Quotations ais,a " ~
s,Io,s. No red aac No hard Maniic'a' e. ~ 40
X,rhern Duluth. 81 Ola nominal: 40 q.
r1,.h o6% scarce: No hard Duluth 81 ~ 49,
There was no feature TO me, corn
no,vithetanding the fact that bun news vas sole
"a. abundant The only hrmness nQted was N ~, ,n
WIZ ,ch cicsAd &c net higher. with o,her non'is III
sanro5 This was due largely TO expr, ac' NY, ~
er,hyscing loads. There were nlso fpvt.s
'ss . hsd hem worked a. outp1rts other news
- os,nfi character included export cearances on
. 80, ne eesboard decrease Of .}1o bush IN
..r-ads,ran,'s visible and the r@laFkails II
T,rs,g, markets irregular sh9Wng "a az,
80. ., i'd net decline at Liverpool No coai -,
n AIS-The export trade was nEaih ~ W..
Hon, and NI,lrs also ruled lnsctNe mn III o,o ia
IEl ; ar" Searcari cearances were Only
',sI"e NJ osts quoted Il @GStu2,c No oh'h' 49,
n.S', vrire a9i2c. No White. ~ uach ~,
o.o9sc. ,rack white 2SNiic. RN MARKET 2i,o',
5Ic 1 { Buffalo, No western 10
S' HARI,EY- Market dull; quoted al -o''c c !
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EXPORTS TO-DAY.
THE GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New-Iork. December :, 1877
CoTTNON-The variations in cotton on Change TO gay
the eH.sp:SnAy marry AIRY. 'S S: Cute az
ss1s r ss fer Il. the paT
sas ana y, s' but q S sa the The siIs
steady At UNCHANGED prices to p' nrse e with
Sonned 10 q bales to splnners mddns uplands So
and mddng gulf so assn; e., nc anS Mares
Wa unfavorably affected by disposition to trust Nes
ee%s'e sat nonG eas. 20 ssarns the status
Ens, cotton sn S:n aS es
SIDE z. he There was . .t to the fhc
unlicensed * almost AMIN sx rS Ss
x sss3sis SS'se" tO,oS vii.
and aPPr9Prae the English trade during ring The
s the es mate Of Mr. Sell
heavy 70 r1 buy o9 Tts.
an an Het no dene R dsaoa Of in
next The pTsyan: low Proe fr
s ns 9se a ei' sosS
il q. e: sa:s 4.
Britain sss2 bale; rance and :: lsS bales 70 The
Ss%Ss slSS: snd ysn: nom The I !, s:
Board e. Trade ''S na 70 the Of Of Ss
an. ma 3 s'ss; AGAIN."
:s?s sS: Hss.
1916 sales 25s bales Charleston steady sieo WI. Io
bales; Baltimore nominal. sac Augusta steady. o,1c
$50 bales ST. Louis steady 5l6c sales 900 bales
Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cables&pot cotton
queter sales 10000 bales speculation and export 900
bales American 1900 bales receipts $4,000 bales Amer!
can co. 600 bales middng uplands 37-s2d. Futures
easy sellers 1-64d decline. Closed irregular Ia 20
points decline Januery-Februe-y COSTS February
March. zoos: March APRIL soes April May aio'ab May
September 3l5s 3l8s October-Noven-
Der 3l7s: December. S0ps December January. 3oS1.s
Observation-Disclosures dull; cloths quiet but steady.
The range Of contract prices to-day was as follows:
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COFFEE-The coffee market opened steady vest
terdays closing figures and scarcely varied than
points for the Of the session. The market
exceptionally destitute Of from finish.
while showing rather weak underone in the absence
OF outside speculative interest and support Selling
checked by the owness OF prices. and buying
checked by the larseness Of supplies The European
coffee market without particular feature: the
average quite good expected. but the Rio and
Santos markets were cabled higher with receipts
at brazilian points Of accumulation much smaller than
recent This also restrained sellers especially
the United States warehouse deliveries have been
sustaining fair average recently. Trading quite
local. and In good part in the OF switching Sep
TENDER exchanged for October terms: 4b
points paid TO exchange December September
% points 10 exchange May for September and is points
exchange March for July Since July the beginning
Of the statistical year the receipt. at Rio and santos
corresponding time by 1881 600 bags Cleared from
Bahia, December 6. steamer Heveius. with 1900 bags
In the the coffee market inactive and
quite nominal with the tone finally steady unchanged
prices points net decline Sales the CALL 1000
bags up to ~ 1900 bags. and for the entire session
IL BOO bags the figures appended. The market for
spot Brazilian coffee quite firm without quotsble
change prices. We quote: No. Rio. invoice lots.
6Lc: tobbing lots, &c. The market for mild coffees
ruled very steady. but also very quiet with demand
confined 70 parcels the basis OF about former fgureA
The range Of contract prices to-day was as follows
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c,,,o..or Dec s-Cotton Arm; midding I-l~; ns
,r,iing i6c good ordinary. II -ioc recslp,s,
haI.s xnor,s TO Great Britain. 500 bales 10 he -"
,n.r, KS bales sales. Go3 bales stock NO.
S"rfok Dec. s-couon steady; inida''nx o.0 80,
issi,,y l6c. good ordinary. Arc, reoeipt,ss
hai.s Exports coastwise 1905 bales sales ioi' o
80 AMS,,.,a pec s-Cotton quiet; mddins oSc' ns
middlng SIC. ne, receipts ny oa as5 49, .iock
% 52l bales. . o,.,o, .,e.dv. mtddne SIC:
M.tdiing rs -lGc good ordinary, tSc NecelP's,
ibssi bales exports Great Hritan 90, 49, ~ oss se.
the ointment. $3.50 bales coe>'"Ise' -'0- ''
500 balcs: stock. 3d1ol, bales , .,.y. r,,adllns
80 I. ,,idalnr 4'sc. receipts, ilI1 bales eS%s.s
W. ,nn,'n.nt $50 bales coast~iee. lab oses'
,ales 90 bales. stock. i+4.3lo bales
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THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Dec. (speclaD.-Corn bulls had reason for
Announcement to-day. The strength In wheat gave
h.n 10 corn II closed Just did Tuesday. with
10 days range only cent. May sold at 2sn 70 ~,
cents and closed at 2s%a2sh cents. Country offerings
are Increasing days $50 the estimate FOR
THURSDAY 100 AIS. 600 bushels seaboard
cI.arnnccs bushels Newfork reports Sixty loads
for expIt The sentiment Is not bulsh 49, ,
oart S.re steady UP n for December; barely
!. cent for May The latter sold Mt 22h cents ana az
% cents and closed 22 d22bs cents Receipts were
9oa cars with $40 estimated for Thursday Cearances
we,e 230 900 bushels: charters 10000 bushels Gable
advcrs to-da rather weak -. ,o
Very hog receipts broke proylsions pork on 10
cents lard ribs on cents There were 4Ooo no8s
Win for al the seven West
ern points 1000 hogs against $1,000 last year Inc
%n he curb puts on May closed at PSI cents;
calls" 2sS cents.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boeton. Mass: Dec. s-.The American Wool and Cot
The MARKET has not ifeiess for months 1t gen
orally admitted however. that the mills are grinding up
the raw material fast. Some claim that the month
was never greater All things considered. the actual
amount OF business be pretty near. II quite at
the rate OF 900 pounds such showing
affords great 10 the wool trade and the
predictions still rife that prices WILL not long hence
H.. fnlly on leyel those Of October /. II Is
creasingly dcult speak OF actual prices In this
krt The quotations are unchanged and. while
tensey dull market always raises the presumption Of
would he difficult ones finger on
actual Inarkdowns this time As matter OF fact.
there hardly buyers enough around to break the
OF Australian. owing to the fact. while there are q
number persons who would be glad TO pick round
amounts the holders anxious TO sell at prices
previously quoted. Tho sales OF the week In Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Liverpool. Dec g. 345 p. m-Exchange-wheat: Spot
No red Northern. spring steady Is a. Corn. sPot.
Is I'D: January IS I'D; February IS nd Flour 81
cossp nrm II iosqio Beef n" extra nS, India mess er
Western Ass Cd: prime mess medium Western 40s 30.
Hans short cut ii 10 No. steady Sis Bacon. Cumber
steady ass Cd long clear midSlss light; % to % n
steady 32s short clear backr 10 to 10 steady sos Cd
clear bellies IL TO IL No. nrm 3ss Shoulders SQUARE y
Cd Cheese, American finest white and colored steady
1 80 10 rc,nc1 steady is d. Turpentne. spirits
,teady "a, Rosin common steady. ~ Nd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-Y York December {, 1907.
BEEVES-Recspts. 10 cars. o $50 head. A. cars
direct o local saughiererr and ~ the
making with the cattle already in the yards total Of
" cars sold24 at Jersey City and 10 Sxtieh-
st. The market opened moderately active md steady FOR
steers and bulls weak for dry cows closed
on steers Chicago advices. with slight falling n
values The yards about cleared % best
native cold 81 1884 81 per stays and
oxen - ooas4 20: bulls. 50 toass4o dry 81
beef steady 7Tsisc per n poor
prime city dressed native sides Cables from London
and Liverpool quoted Anesesn steers At l1gl2c dressed
cattle at Glasgow 1o*c. dressed weight The Cermanc
Eastmans Company: the 81. Paul TO Southampton 1000
quarters for Eastmhns Company and 22S for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09

Cash quotation. follows Flour steadIsr N2
gsF r.S rH :a, S SS 10 70 com '25Ss
2sa?cS CHI, No o"s' & siaS2. NS 20 rye ss
sssa os ,ls.1 q % 1sa % D. Sea-
Shoulders s. 5ato short elrsT SD. bosrd ga II
& s. 10 Co. suS Sh'Nt cut ass5i 90
s5rs Eggs IKE arm: fresh. 2Oc.
red G'"s ssne dS sf E's Y asf
mixed h gss, s R' sy Bacon SS ea ssS
@ whksy steady n2 Butter @hs steady .,ssSv l sSsa;
sas ' sr@. od nsss IA, aa!r' Cheese ''F'
Milwaukee Dec whsat hrmer No si, Xor NJ s sTc
81 Ssry ' s~l S ~. s sample. ": a ;s''' 40
sy : s. sa 81 o. S'5 oRd s
i G' 20 nr'i bulk sas S ssss o. sacked S
s rS.l''f9s RF' sS'r 5ss.n ss4
ana MaT'S JanSay eay and MarGh be-.
s anal J,n @si; s s ' Fsax X%!sh nsSs
Butter arm good demand fancy W.,fn s En-. ar,n
90 PT Gs"2y ssc ana western steady Re-
nrm good as| shS. So.'0 Country aS IN bbs
ave dark DO. &c. cakes. 3,.c; grease ng chickens
,ry se1iy saoc turkeys eaoc ducks and gees
s Dressed 'gy un cheRss. a age &C.
7asc common and .cadei Do .gGs turk.ys ca 10 oaal
i fa@'E 4aa l5"'-' '''' " ' .,..,., w,.,.
SPOT higher 10 red sssh p. ssyase &C. J.nuafy
o. MAJ o2Ac: July size asked Corn-spot " ~ "
10 cash and December 2+e January .i.,a,or eis
;racs 2ac: white 3'c Denim arm creamery.
isLSgnc dairy iiflec Eggs easy at iIhc Wh hh.
auist at 81 10 Pork quiet 'snd ,: m a. ~
fs~n 'tS1ed Eyir shor clear ~
$3.50, ~ 81 1895 extra short clear. NS'n9s4 :"
rihs and shorts 81 s7i,GS
Toledo Dec s-wheat higher sn ann au and steady
ana ,1 ca.S and December 26i4c Oats aue,: ~
-" ~ 90 Rye unchanged: No 2 cash f,c. ,oil
;ve and steady prime cash and December " ia
| N unchanged