The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-17

THURSDAY, Dec. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was in fair demand and steadior. The sales
were $4,000 BUSH. including 10000 No. 2
hard winter Kansas City at 96&c., 10000 No. 9
red at 9s7e@99lsc.. 5000 No. 1 hard spring at
81. O4is free on board afioat. 10000 No. Q hard
winter. and $4,000 No. / Manitoba spring on
private terms for export. Free on board atloat:
No. / Northern spring. New York. $1.O1os; do.
Duluth. Sl.o27s; NO. Q hard winter, 1885,: No.
2 red. 99isc.; No. / hard Duluth, $1.O4ls. Min
neapolis received to-day 34O,s6o BUSH. against
2oi .oeo last year; Duluth q, 695, against 1917
600. against 1851; Toledo bs.osp. against
BIAS: Detroit $500. against o29 last year:
1865, 900 bush., as follows:
D.c,ms,s oSssss GER H ssS 1S s,s, c' sss. N, 81.
%5ssiyy:%ss' 8. ss44+ s5 5ss
Barley-was dull. New feeding, esio929c. cost and
f Rss@ws ss d aaI"'G s,a %si'l1Ss sS C.; No. as ! 70 T SSssrS:
499@5oc. cost and freight to Buffalo. corn-spot
Sn $500 Stss9 Sus 1na ,n 5ssnsE mG IS. sSsly Ne. I ! %,s ssifs on T pre-
yate terms and 5000 No. g white az s5hc. free on
ss54S.. 10000 DO in store At sgo:i 10: : white.
Future Future s MG; SIS sssl SSC ba ss,sH as f r%tSsss advanced &C.
opentn0. Highest. Le,csst. CLOSING. Night.
RsSsmeeFsis , 81 So ST. Sc 81:
9atsaspot was nrm; The sales were le7 900 bush:
white clipped; soc.: 10. 8 DO. ase; no: 2 mixed. sIA
white: 2!ziac No. 9 mixed, delivered. 2ste track
t mirs iie siinsd S &c 10 Su wh reeoY ! ,pSy IL. ISSar sa i
10000 BUSH, as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lotcest. clostno. Night.
Isl ssssSsas'y::si sis. 81. 81 IS IS si$$
Wheat was quiet but hrmer to-day. Influenced BY
higher Liverpool cables; small N~orthw estern receipts.
pricea advanced fractionally, closing at about the
f Ssse f,iasss re ep ras a Further Arf fains Sh asS' Ss G delaying Inn;
the harvest. The export business to-day was quiet.
rican account. 1t was rumored here that the French
duty on wheat had been removed. Liverpool ad-
Ae. lower to &c. higher: Flour there ADVANCED
-four output At the Northwest last week was s7l .o25
c cS,i; su@@a G,ns said that rs the Weather has H been TtS gem.
orally favorable for wheat and that the condition OF
were quiet but irm with wheat Liverpool advanced
I'D; to AID: on corn; Chicago received 255 cars OF corn
f e was strong st n.y. advancing a cent a a bushei for May and
about z cents for Deeem5er. Yi,h only a moderate
wheat. ta.en for shipment to the Continent. at DO
with % cars IN the N"rthpest less than = week ago.
Clearances were 3sl 900 bush. Corn was nrm. gain
were light. and the pr valllng sentiment favofs
higher Lrices. ~oats-There was little change in May
u . ~ b'NtbhtFt boih - "a Soh Va y wv
ceipts were 3l5 cars. with $50 estimated for to-
morrow"
FLuuR-was stronger to-day in sympathy with
wheat. The trading was rather more active. The
sales were ll,3O0 bbls.
- B3ls Sacks
receipts 1912
10 1,475
Winter in hhls: Superfnc. 90. 100 S3.25; No. Q extra.
So. 406 90. 80; t Iaights, S4.40@S4. 30; patents. S4.7 40
@S5.lO. Spring In bbls.: Clears, S4.l5tG94.40
s%tra'ghts. ~. 80; patents. a4.95&s5.e5; MIL
feed was duh and barely steady. Western spring In
loom sacks. s13.5 SOC s13.so 200 Ds. ol3.4O; winter
in bulk. 8l3. 50&$l5.
C~orToS-Spot cotton here was unchanged. with
sales OF SO bales for spinning Middling upiands.
57sc.. against Z Slide. last year: New Orleans and
clined LILAC. New Orleans sold 5000, Savannah
2.7O0. Norfolk l,OS6. Mobile 1000. and st. Louis
$40 bales. Liverpool declined l.32d. on the spot,
with sales OF $4,000 bales; futures there declined l
net decline OF l point. In Manchester yarns
were in moderate demand; cloths, small In
quiry. The Bombay receipts for the week were
%. 900 bales. against 1000 last year; Bhipments to
the Continent 1000, against 10000 last year; to
Great Britain none. against none last year, Augusta
received to-day 1888 bales, against l.240 last week
and 2.i85 last year; Memphis $500, against 4.434
last week and 1891 last year; ST. Louis 1887
against sS5 last week and 1901 last year; Houston
9,o57, against n.2+2 last week and 1882 last year
Louis +.2OS, and Houston $3.50 bales; Houston
expects tomorrow 10000 to 12,500 bales. against
1910 last week and 1l.47e last year
New Orleans expects $4,000 to 10000. against
ceipts were 2.22l bales. against 40.b34 last weel
and 80. $50 last year; thus far this week 328.51
against 297 900 thus far last week. The exports from
the ports were SO, 1913 bales. New Orleans declined
changed to 2 points lower after sales OF 90. 400 bales
| The future trading was as follows.