The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-17

Antwerp was nrmer. There were no shipments from
ARGENTINE during the week, AGAINST none a year ago;
the improvements Vas lost. The receipts were larger
a. the h9rthws.t and 18th, the total rsesipts a. s ppnsSf
against ssp, 74A last year, Corn ADVANCED frae,icn'
a EaV VS,SS ssh%ogpsass n Covered, ~. louis was buying
at the West, the receipts were moderate and the sea-
SSUUsshfaa OATS were iifeieSs h uqe butt tchiesS there was
flair demand and prices advanced. Chicago. Dec. ~:
Lost half Of Il. NTsanVsiionably' the covering o. q
big short line has been an MI important M tSt m factor Stoc t tSr sa e
no DENYING there has been a pronounced increase In
tine news which Contri6gted &c. the strength cifiler
n the week liverpool said the rains were con,
indicted in the Rio Janeiro, provinces by
R Rhf again. $4,000 bap Ssis.. IN and p0q II ti1SS T has
been no eHaege alton, its four sales IN three days
2hd. higher. Pari, and Antwerp were up 81 .Ghtly,
T Trar, .S dc Tee Snr,s RSsP %S } rnss 90 = cent Il i6 SSSa to on ,ast
as IL pressure from shorts had been a good deal re.
moss Of t G%In r Mf' X qSd N iSd To nc; ' %eE. t hns same sasn a SCI,
wheat. urgent covering on The rSrt Gf certain shorts,
outside speculation. and higher, cables. liverpool
was I'D. to sd. higher. Cash sales from here we're
over Thur day. Dcconber m de he best net gain;
there had been 100000 bush Is.ld f5r export within
three days, The trade was l3t 3 ,wSysr; and med tns a.;
whtn corn yielded.
tLOUh-Quiot mt nrmcr. sales litOOO DnlH. lte-
celptS were 4.0TR bbls. and ii .AI1 racts; exports.
II, 500 bbls. and 30.437 sacks. Winter In bbis,: Su.
perlne, S2.368S2.ta: No, ? extra, S2.bOSs2.6o;
clears. %. 1o9s3.23 straights. s3:H5Ssa.jo 20; patents,
s3.,io8S3.s5. Spring in ibis; Clears, S2.pOSS3. 10;
htraights. SO. 260t3.40; patents. S3.6o9sa.so.
CoIToS-Spot cotton was unchanged. with sales OF
300 bales for spinning; 500 were delivered on con-
tract. Middling. uplands b l3-1hc, against SIC.
last year; New Orleans and Gulf . 1.1de., aSpinst e4c'
The southern spot markets were unchanged. st.
louis sold l,20a. New Orleans t.1I,o. t-alyS";on 49,
l.82d. on tho spot. with Gales OF 10000 haies; flu,
lures declined ] " 2 point, but feeo,ere9, pax an
closed unchanged to ! lnwer. SEies for the week,
$1,000. against $4,000 last week aud 5000 last
year; stocks. ] ,15s.o 600. agsinss IL 900 lRat week
and 100000 last yo,r. Port receipts were 4d.;
028. against 84.665 last week and 82.4s5
last year; total for the week 326. 1os. against as? $50
last week and 3sp.oo2 last year. Interior roceiIts
for tue week 224 sss. ,against ?Gi,hIn last week and
4so last week and 244.5d9 last year: stocks 0n2,112.
against NSl 2oS last week and GIL 04B last year.
Houston expects tomorrow IL. 400 IN 1900, Gguinst
3,8o7 last week and 1850 last year. New Orleans
expects III 900 to $4,000. against O.S3t last week
aud 2o.1t1 last year. Mr.. Hester makes the quau.
tity brought into sight for the week AS, p0a, against
sol 1888 last week and tsb, 400 last year. New Or:
leans advanced , to 8 points. Futures here declined
2 to . point, but rallied and advanced 1 to 2 points
on most months, then weakened and declined l to 8
points, closing dull. Prices as follows: