The age-herald., 1898-08-24
(Markets BY Telegraph
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New. York. Aug. 2S.-The Evening Posts London financial eabiegram says:
 The stock markets here were quiet today but firm nthe whole investment stocks being particularly strong; Americans were good early, but the close was distinctly off on New York selling. Spanish fours were good in spite of the heavy fall in ex- change, which was due to enormous pur- ehases of silver by Spain.
 DeBeers mines were better on the pub lication by the directors of the contra dictions of some of the adverse statements. AnaeondaS. were fiat. Today,s decline in discount. rates here are mainly due to the low at which treasury bills were allotted - Dry Goods.
 New York, Aug. 2S.-The dry goods mar ket shows Slight gains from day to day. Although there are many buyers in town, the bulk of the business passing is the suit of mail orders. These orders are gen. orally for seasonable specialties rather than staple goods, and results show that the size of these has increased The store trading is mainly in the jobbing houses, and is confined to somewhat conservative limits The mot encouraging feature of the market is the trading in print cloths and their situation The mills which have shut down for two weeks and those which are to shut down for varying periods be- tween now and October 1 will relieve the market of considerable amount of stock now held in manufacturing hands Extras are much ffrmer on account of this.
 Odd goods are in good shape. There is some strengthening noticed in the market for wide sheetings, but not enough to ir- fuence prices. Export goods are in steady request with fair shipments reported. Coarse colored cottons are quiet and fea- tureless. Printed cettons show no change.
 New York CSTee Market
 New York Aug. 23.-Coffee. Options opened steady, with prices unchanged to points lower, became quiet and closed firm, unchanged to 10 points higher Sales, 945OO bags including September s5.5Oa5-6O.
 Spot Coffee-Rio, steady; No ' invoice, 6Ac; No. ' jobbng. 6a4e. Mild, steady; Cofdova, Sc6l15c fair business done.
 New York Cotton MarSef.
 New York, Aug. 23.-Cotton quiet; mid ding 5s4c net receipts none; gross 331 ports to Great Britain 2,362 to the conti- nent 45S; forwarded none; sales 62S; spin ners 42S; stock 59,027.
 Total today: Net receipts 2,536; exports to Great Britain 2.362; continent 55S; stock 1S5,65S.
 Consolidated: Net receipts S,4S9; exports to Great Britain 10,567; to the continent B. 09S.
 Total since September 1. Net receipts s. 539, ,745; exports to Great Britain 3510 ,729; to France S15,692; to the continent 3,OOO,S2l.
 New Orleans Cotton Market New Orleans Aug 23.-Cotton quiet sales, 150; ordinary, 4c; good ordinary, 4asc low middling. 15-15c; good mddling, 534c; midling fair, 3-16e; receipts, 5Ss; stock, 64,700.
 New Orleans, Aug. 23.-Consolidated statement Receipts. net. s,4S9; exports to Great Britain, 10,567; continent, 9,OsS; stock 1S5,65S
 New Orleans, Aug. 23.-Cotton futures quiet; August. 5.25, bid; September, 5.20@ 5.21; October, 5.21@5.2 .22 November, 5.24Q 5.26; December, 5.3095.31; anuary, 534q5. .35; February, 5.H0p5. 39; March, 5.409542.
 Chicago Change
 Chicago Aug. 23.-An improved shipping demand for the cash article. today advanced the price of futures in the wheat. pit; Sep gained sc; corn left off 1acSsup; oats rose, 5QD71zc and ribs, Dc:
 Cash quotations: Flour easy; Mo- spring wheat, 62c; No. 3 spring wheat, GOO ? oats, 29c14c@291zc; No 2 white, 24c@251ac; No. white, 221ac@24c; No. 2 rye 41c@411Ac; No. barley 36c945c; No. flax seed. S71ac new, S91ac; prime timothy seed, 2.55; mess pork, per barrel, $8.95@9.0O; lard, per 100 pounds, $5.05@5.10; short ribs sides Qoose), s5.05d5. .15; dr ysated shoulders (boxeD, 41ac@4%c; short clear sides (boxeD, $5.5OQ 5.70.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter and eggs market was unchanged.