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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03

TESTERS COTTON STATEMENT
REGULAR REPORT ON THE COTTON
sTATIsTICAL SITUATION.
The visible supply u Already Near
~ Half a Nriilion Bnles-The Into
sight II H.747,s22 Bales.

New Orleans, December 2.-Sccret0ry Hes
ter.s statement Of tho worlds visible supply
or cotton, made up from special cable and
Geographic adviccs. compares the figures OF
this week with last week and last year. II
shows an Increase for the week Just closed of
2G0,iSi, against incrcase OF 26csi3 last
year.
Tho total Visible is i,5oe,Oso' against i.5s5,s76
last week and 3,705,aoo last year. OF this the
total Of American cotton is 4.SS2,o60. against
i,t2G,siG last week ard 3,i9s ,d0o last year, aud
Of all ether kinds, including Egypt. brazil
Indin. otc., $4,000, against .Oo,UO0 last wecl
and .0I00C last year.
The total worlds Visible supply of cotton
shows an increase compared with last week
of 2e0isi bales and an increase compared with
last year Of soo.s5o.
secretary Ilesers weekly New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange statement shows an increase liz
the movement Into sigh. compared with tie
sever days cnditi. this date last year, In
round fii;,ircs, OF 400; for the ninety three
days OF the season that have elapsed the as.
rrcsato liz ahead Of tho ninety three days OF
last year eos, 900.
INST week hns bscn $50. SiT ngainst b26,336 for
the sever days ending this date last year.
three DAYS from September TO date 5.74i.s22.
aaains: Is, .ass last year The movement
since September shows receipts at United
Statcs ports of iasl,S2S, against i,Ii2, 10 last
wear; overland across tho Mississippi. Ohio
and Potomac rivers TO Northern mills anu
Canada, s120S4. against 4ssa'. last year: In
terror stocks In excess OF those held at this
close OF the commercial year, 5S3,o1t. asaii:st
523 ,39s last year; Southern mill takings, a6a,
orr. arninst a62,sO3 Inst year Foreign OK
ports for tho week have been 3is,6e6 against
as5,an lrst year. making the total thus far Tor
the season 2.eIS,7e5 against 2.660dlT last year,
an increase Of ehS.31s.
Ncrtheru mil takings during the past
seven days show decrease OF 2i,bis as COM
pared with the corresponding period last year.
Tho total takings OF American mills. North.
South and Cannda. thus far for the season
hnvo been i.074.0la against 1401 .i9i last year.
These include 696.77S by Northern spinners,
against 0l9.9Bp.
stocks at the ssaboard and the twenty mine
leading Southern interior centers have In
ere ased during the week 61673 bales, against
an increase during the corresponding period
last season OF 1856.
Including stocks left over mt ports and In
torGr towns from the last crop and the num-
Der OF bales brought into sight thus far for
tho new crop. the supply to date is 6.0l5JSS,
against bh6b,45 for the same period last year.
srocial Notc--Hercaftcr light weight round
bales will be counted rs half bales. The
movement to date has been adjusted to con-
form to this course.
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LOCAL TRADE REVIEW.
Office Of The Post,
Houston, Friday. December .

houston, Friday. December 2.
In iobbinE lines all is quiet, The opinion
is that II the weather Is favorable n good
business Will be done next week, as interior
buyers AFRO expected to avail, themselves or
the low rates to visit Houston and make nec-
cssaiy purchases,
Meats nro moving very slowly and price,
fiuctuate but little.
Sugar is a very uncertain commodity. The
reiort OF the absorption OF the Arbuckle and
other independent reflnerlos by the trust is
not fully credited.
Fruits arc in only moderate demand How.
over, with small stocks at initial points. the
tone Is firm.
Produce men. unless future receipts should
be excessive expect to work off the poultry
supply next week.
In grain and hay the movement is only
moderate. Orders are numerous enough. but
the volume is restricted. buyers purchasing
very sparlngly.
Tho undcrtone TO tho coffee market is rea-
scnatly firm on advIces from the East.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Dull TrsiInl In Wheat Caused : Decline In
December snd Msy Options.
NORTHWESTERN RECEIPTS STILL HEAVY


Chicago, December c.--Thc rssult or an OK
ceedIpxiy dull DAYS trading hi wheat was a
aar,,,,. -, ~. a. Ma ,na iLc3ssc IN uccem-
uee''ne % ~ ~ "as gu. =" ~.
visions closed slightly lower
49, a..
..,,s,s, =. .,,rt .,,a .r,h,,s.s.n "a ,,s h,,,,,
's"aS" ~ 800 VI ..""' ''.'.'. - -. -, 49,.
who looked forward TO ancthcr uay OF pfuii'.
May started a shade higher at 6,IEM667sc, but
y. -, -. -. :
ngurcs ana the price immedaateig nroppea 10
66ss6D66M, where 1t hung for a time. In spite
~ tbc vary e,hst ar4ial advance hero yester-
-, -, -,,-.s,,.. :. ~
day LiveiIooi was oniy shsh'is nis"'i y. qua
trading commenced here
>,...,,,..s., ra,,.,,.. ,s,.,v,aa have Mir.
4>orth"eS. ts'c'V.s 'Vh'n''su ns"'''
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS
Bradslreet's and Dun Review the Condition
Of Trade In the Country.
4 DECREASE IN the NUMBER OF FAILURES
MN Regards This Feature AZ EN-.
courngiug. ana Bradstrcct's Free
diets Dig business Next Year.

Now York, December 2.--R. g. Dun q
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade tomorrow
will say: The report Of failures Tor the
norith OF November IL extremely CRAFTY
ing because il shows not only decrease In
number and smaller amount Of liapiiieies
ahan I'm any other month except the three
summer mouths, since the monthly record
began. but because careful analysts shows
a striking improvement both an the small
and In the large failures, and I'm nearly all
classes " Industry and trades.
Considering that The failures are usually
smaller in summer months than in Noycm-
Der tho monthly returns may be considered
about the best ever made and shows a
cond.sion OF financial sounduiess rarely
surpassed
Nobody can es,lmate the gain for the
iron and steel industries which will result
from aIhc past weeks transactions In steel
rails. which are said Ito exceed 100000 tons.
Finished products of iron and steel are
unchanged in price, although plates and
bars are in remarkably heavy demand.
Sales OF wool have been large in No
vembed' 29,S7o.S& pounds in five weeks.
against "a, 122 400 last yesr-but they have
been effected by important concessions Ia
Price. Manufacturers haNe somewhat larger
oriers and are more hopeful but a consid-
cradle share OF the machinery must inevi-
tably remain idle until the mstteral Is
cheaper 1T comparison with the cost OF wool
and goods In opher countries.
The rise of cotton to $50 cents, which
had no other basis than an impression that
cold weather and storms late in November
might do much harm, reacted lis. but rose
Friday and closed al the top price with Inn
pr0veinent In the goods market.
While prices of print cloths are un-
changed, the prices OF some heavy goods
and lbleached shirtings are a trifle higher.
THE wheat market has been weaker with
heavy Western receipts and has declined
12. Atlantic exports have been 6,123, O5S
bushels, flour Included, for the week,
against 4,1S7,632 last year, and Pacific ex-
ports 1851, 325. against 1857 1853 Last year,
and for the five weeks the total exports
have been 2S.SoS. 1903 bushels. against 26.-
122,709 last year.
Within the SAME time corn exports have
been IA, 490,2 S3 bushels against 12SS1, 532
last year, and the price has risen 1-4c It
is a most significant fact which al! inter-
ested may keep well In mind that the ex-
ports of wheat about equal the greatest
ever known In any corresponding year thus
far, and are accompanied BY corn exports
also but slightly exceeded In the year OF
greatest movement heretofore.
The possibility that foreign dependence
on American food supplies is permanently
increasing has been worth considering.
Failures for the week have been 2S1 In
the UIited States, against 306 last year,
and ID in Canada, against % last year,
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COTTON Seed l.kopucrs.
Baltimore American.
Satan smiled grinly.


Satan smiled grimiy.
You say you died before YOU had a
chance to pay your election bet?n he in
quired
Yes responded the latest arrival ..and
m all broken mp because OF that fact.
You see IL was such q grand opportunity
TO becoms notorious. I'm sure tho news
,apers would have printed columns of harsh
words about me-"
And what" Inquired the comptroller Of
tho cioven hoof. what WIS the nature Of
the wager you expected to pay?"
a had to srorch ON a bicycle up AMI
down this aisles," responded ire amateur
punishment receiver, 'and mako faces Al
the preacher during the entire church SER
vice.
.oh. well. don't distress YOURSELF said
the ccnnoisssnr of hot Goals. reassuringly.
after you have scorched in ono az the
lowest depths for time I'm sure YOU win
make plenlttude of faces, and, although
We are somewhat shy on newspapers mere
properly roasted go
Again Satan smiled grlmiy
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pRApyrREErs REVIEW.
a Good Outlook Is Claimed, Based ON
Present PrRAneCfa.

Good Outlook Is Claimed, Based ON
Present Prospects.
New York, December 2.-Braistreets to-
morrow will say: The business world en-
ters on the closing month of the year with
so many favorable and SO fsiw depressing
features in sight as to leave little doubt
that the year 1898 as whole must hereat
ter furnish the basis for estimates when
comparisons of large business ara to be
made Nearly all obtainable statistics and
reports as to the volume of business point
TO the present year having heavily ex-
ceeded any former year in the amount of
business done and though comparisons as
regards prices are not 50 favorable as In
early years. notably 1892 and 1896 when
quotations of most staples were consider
ally higher, still the expansion in trade
due to increased population and enlarged
foreign demand for our products has re-
suited In an aggregate volume of business
done considerably in excess of any former
Year..
In the general business world the lea.1lna
event oil the week has undoubtedly been
tina placing of very large orders, estimate
ed at between 100000 and 100000 tons OF
steel rails, more than one-auarter OF the
entire country's analal production at prices
which. IL not entirely satisfactory to the
competing rail mS.ls. are encouraging.
-NoHt'uui pifces Oi steer TdltS Snow little
change from those ruling some time ago.
but quotations for Besssmer iron and steel
billeds reflect the stimulating Influence Of
the removal OF the uncertainty regarding
the placing OF this large volume OF rail-
business,
Foreign demand for our food products has
continued an encouraging feature OF the
csreal situation and wheat prices particu-
larly are a little lower on the week. not
withstanding very heavy farmers deliveries
and increasing domestic stocks EXPORTS
this week are the largest ever reported.
Corn and oats aDpear to have Iempora-
lily parted company from wheat and are
higher on the week on improved speculative
buying and enlarged EXPORT trade. The
ocean froigbts situation Is slightly easter
and the supply OF tonnage shows somo on
largement. The price situation generally
is an encouraging one and advances largely
outnumber declines. The early arrival OF
winter weather In the South has tended to
make smaller cotton crop estimates mora
popular and enlarged speculative and spot
purchases have bslpeA prices for the stapie
The advent OF winter weather has tended
TO reduce the demarh for building lumber.
which in some markets was depressed dur
inr III svlmnler because CT the Inactivity
in building. A rather better tone is, how
ever row reported and the opening Of the
new year IL awaited with confidence. Recent
advances In prices of pfse and spruce Ium-
Der are well maintained, stocks in dealers
hands are not at all heavy and advices.
both from the yellow pine and cypress
producing sections Of the South aud the
white pine markets OF the North aud
Northwest are that a heavy output has
been az rule satisfactorily handled.
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naADsrREEr's on FINANCE.
Foreign Influences Were Features
During the Week.

New York, December -Bradstreet's
Financial Review tomorrow Will say: More
than tho customary amount Of attention has
been pah this week to foreign influences
and speculation. while displaying bulilsh
tendencies, has been more or less irreg-
uiar in It's actual course. The local pro-
,ess'onai element has been ranged on the
BUN side, In anticipation az ~ .,r....
ment BY the Spanish commissioners Il M
american peace conditions. The reslisatio,
o. TINS belief on last Monday found trad n
generally disposed to take profts ana ID
Scrk Tor rsaplion. London. however. VA
4Ike purchnser OF our stosks and sup :.
Port from that quarter checked thc races
son q psiccs o. Wednesday. however. the
q England Tor shipAent 10 Nsw York. -
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,5s5 Galveston spots.
3 closed steady and upcbanged.
New Orleans spots.
Cow Orip.ins snot market cIopcu firm
$500 NEW NVrk SVOVBs
: Spots closed steady, 1-l6c up.

SIots closed unchanged, demand fair; sales
LOCO, OF which $500 we're American: imports
2i.O00 OF which 1860 were American.
sss. Today. Yesterday
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'companying Withdrawal ol ~ I
900 for Berlin, brought about 4
In the London market and cauil I
eigners to change their s,ecS
tude and become sellers ofIouf =
lin was credited with being Ikt5
sibls for this movement IN MI
time somewhat exaggerated ivl10]
ancial and speculative c6rdfi
German capital passed culvo II
street. On Thursday, however. u
abroad became more settled Il
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Vow.
Chicago Record.

Chicago Record,
In har heart love and duty stroye for Inc
mastery and duty won.
''No man shall wed me-" she exclaimed
with suifused eyes and Quivering Inns "whc
does not promise mo that III he Is evsr
presassnt or the United States he will ,,ss
his influenca to have battleships chrisseneS
with water!' sAS>'
Su;la was the arior Of hds passion ,hat
AiEernon hesitated not q moment.
prolnisc," he cried and fell upon hls
knees. -
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HIDES. W oOI AND BEEswAA


London, December AT tho wool auction
sales today 1880 bales were ffercd and large
Consignments OF merinos wcrc actively cent
pcied Tor between foreign buyers, Queens
land secured good sold well Mt full rates.
Thorc was good competition for Good Hope
and Natal whlsh euid 1t tho highest figures
reached at tho Octcher sales, A lot OF BUepos
Ayres oifcred was well supported. Tho usual
large number OF buyers was present Follow
ing are the sales IN Getaii
New South Wales 1900 bales: secured sdQl1s
aisd; greasy 7ddtls i,s'l. Quesnslsnd-
bales: secured lsalis sad; greasy 6Md9lad
greasy tMdlt0isd, South Australia Zoo bales;
greasy ah96Ad. New Zealand 800 balos;
secured S.sdUls 5.sdi greasy aNQsd.
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town? =, sAS
Native--Yes. sir.
Strangcrcan YOU direct me to the ~,
garbage dump that's somewhere about
Native Great Scott! What do YOU want
to mud that for,
s<ranEcr- I'm tired a. these aer smells
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LIVE STOCK
NEW oRLEANs.
(speclal Dispatch 10 M

New Orleans, December 2.-Ths
leans Live Stock exchange rspcqt Si
Receipts--Cattle 6Sl, calv0 on1 r
TBS. hogs Ss3S, sheep IS.
Sales-Cattle 456, calves md 49,
hogs Sc, sheep 80. 4 n |;';s
On hand-Cattle A0, cslyes ~
30. hogs 45S, sheep Is. y.
Beeyes closed strong at 5lt(t1lli; T.
heifers, good to choice. 3&61kel
fen left over; choice 3Gsis; othem
Hogs in full supply, demand .
weak and unchanged, tops 4 oe1 y
and common 1884. ;sf
Very few sheep lett; muttocs e
81. 75g2. rs.
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FRUITS.
: APPLES--Per barrel. 81. o0l4. 25: California,
sl.60 per box: fancy Oregons. si.75 per box.
+. BANANAS-Per bunch. si.I5a2.00. packed;
loose, $1.50G1.T5.
COCOANUTs--P hundred s4OO
LEMONS--Choice, si.Oodl5o; fancy. 5000
$50.
MISUNDERSTANDING. $500.
CALIFORNIA FRuIT--Grapes. black va
rieties. $3.50 peN crste; Tokay. s1.6o; pears,
So. 2odl2 so per box.
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New York. December 1.-The situation, 40
summed UP before the opening OF tho market
today. favored the bear faction and tho gen
eral opinion prevailed that prices would open
lower. Liverpool cables were "a distinct dis.
appointment. The crop movement, promised
10 fulhll the early estimates. while weather
reports. public and private. were quite favor
able u harvesting operations. Foreign houses
were known to be In possession OF quite gem
eroiis selling orders and leading bears showed
. disposition TO pursue nm aggressive policy
OTcplng developments brought out unexpect-
Of resistance on. the part OF tho market to u
decline. For y fen minutes little change was
Juade. the selling pressure from abroad satiu-
tying initial buying orders IN hand. Shorta
became frightened. however, by unexpected
support from the South. local commission
houses and local bulls, and soon became tho
mosr active buyers. January shorts In par
Mc.lAr we's sent TO buying, causing relative
wermncss In this particular delivery In the
afternoon speculation dragged considerably.
but. taken all In all, friends OF the staple
weto very much encouraged by the Interest
msnifested on the part Of outsiders, most Is.
peclally houses with Wall street conncc tions.
The close was barely steady at unchanged
prices g point not decline, the market hav-
!ng broken IN the last few minutes under rcai.
tElng and bear onset.
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lihetebls u both staple ana fancy line o
hone account Exporters continue "a re
are very hrni on basis OF 2!kc Tor REGULAR w.
sounrcs: No stocks Of any account. There ID
N w,4stcds and dress goods prices are un-
chonscds ~
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SUGAR.

New York, December 2.--Susar-- Raw stead,
a decline: fair raining sib-lo; centrffugai.
600 s bays c,nieifnssi "a test al aa.is ana
5000 bags Cuba ccntrifugai. ae test. at 7-l6
late yesterday, but just reported. Rcnned
New Orleans, December .. sugar quiet,
oren. kettle sA0aA, open kettle centrifugal
shs@a; Centrifugal whlto @7-1SG5&st; yellow
open kettle 5000; centrltugsl sdis; syrup
sleady, s3(ls6. * III.
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GRAIN AND HAY.
COFFEE.

10 fair Rio. 65sMSss.
New York. December 2.--cofrce-options
quiet. unchanged TO points lower: sales 5000
bags. Spot Rio STEADY; No. I. Invoice u.s..
jobbing .6Es; mild steady; cordova Sdi5; mod,
crate jobbing trade.
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INSPECTION AT ABTsSj||

Abilene. Texas. December 1
past week the following cattls IN;
ARMED by Deputy Quarantine -
and passed over the line: HA3h ~
head to Stonewall county: Theo
10 head to Jones county: ". !: ~
head to Jones county; ", a. s44
to Jones county; viii Smith, s ~
wall county: Y. H. Berry. 5 49, I! !
county; Swenson, Bros, 70 -
county: Dull Bros, 5 head 70
j. L. Robertson. rs head TO 4lc1e1
Wiley Hale. 102 head 70 Stones19
Nap n. Foster, 81 head 70 Jpnee
II. Blakeley, 2 head to Dickens tl %
Hale. II head to Fisher county n
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oor,ectness can DO relied upon. The prices IRE
those ruling In Houston wholesale markets.
HEAVY STAPLES.
Powder. per key, $i.ooG3l. IS:
blasting powder, $.6s per key; drop shot. per
sack. Si.s5; buck. ei.60.
rerulnrs. 81 boxed, hc higher; smoked bel
iles 7NeSc; New York salt bellies. 7Ac'
tnAduiNG AND TfEs-Less than car loflA
from Mc.ssVn B ssuIS soo sls. 7%c' aNA
CANDY--Stick, wrapped basis "a. 6MD7c
rer ID. special Sizes. ltc higher,
Z C0FFEB RIO and Cordova. l0kg1osSc: fair.
sil6Ss: prime, 96sis; choice. ioc; fancy,
ftHtlt;sc; peaberry. ll1ilAc: Roasted cof-
fses; krbuckis's Ariosa. basis ioo,th cases.
Apex. lo0-lb cases, 1895; in ss-lb CAGES.
flour Empire Mills. Houston; Davis.
pstsnt' new wheat. E.s5. Texas Star Mills
ouote: Tidal Wave S<.i5: Sea Fairy. $s.s5;
Sea Nymph, n,cSs Sea Jewel. $40; Sea Pearl.
S1.5n rye flour. $40: puIupernichsl. $50.
Special rates for ehipments 70 interior potnts;
flour In barrels i5c above sacks; In half BAR
stls ~ above barrels, ola wheat Tidal Wave
y rsNuR siiiNSA q Qua ooops honiuy and
ss ::ss: q: a. = ST. d ssss:
ANS standard, sxesxe; plenis hsp,.
iioNEy-ls splb cars. exsspcssd. aM0sc,
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Cnrg.M 4 Richnra.on,. clrcnlnr.


Csrgill & Richardson nay of cotton: Pro-
fcssional operators In cotton who, NJ rule.
Try to take the opposite side OF the market
10 he general speculative public, are now mp
plrsntly following In their wake. Ring
aca!nerT watch carefully those Of the brokers
with large outside clientele. and trail along,
we'll knowing lat II one house IL IL good
buyer others will soon he following the tide
Of SPECULATION. Today We had scaiplng mar
ket IN . fair range. Liverpool started bad.
being a. one. time l-64d lower. but advanced
with Now York after the latter's opening
cc:cslng barely ls-64d higher than yesterday
Now York opened quiet. declined couple OF
points. then advanced quite sharply on buying
by New Orleans and outsiders During the
last hour prices weakened. closing unchanged
70 pcint lower In New York and New Or
leans.
Total port receipts for the week BOZ, 5gS
against Sei.o50 last year and s5a.449 In 1891.
Hcustons receipts for the week wore i25. iSp.
against so.471 last year. rho amount into
sight for the week was 530,s47. against 52G, ssg
last year and 5ia5Ii in 1894. We are now about
100000 bales ahead OF last year. We look for
scalhing market in cotton. with prices tend
ing to q higher level with bad weather, but
toDard a lower level with clear. open wealth
". Spots 1-16c up in New York.,
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Hou.son weenry ssatemea,.

Gross tece,pts this week le54s0
Ncttoceps this week ................ 3y 9dS
GrOss receipts this w0ek last yoar ....,... H0,t1l
Netreccipts This weak lust year ,...... y331B
Total gross receipts this year. ,14e6lu
Total net receipts this car . .......s.. $50 ,D4A
Total gross Receipts same Time last yonr. 1927
Total net receipts same time last vcur 80. 35T3.2
ship,ne I g,il fUard this wees ........ 1un. OF
Shipments. rail- 10 aud via New Orleans. 1lSib
khlp,ucnts 10 JNpun . ,...,... ANU
In tfu,sI. $500. ....... 1881
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! Sd. Louis GRIMM m,,i ProvLsIons.

st. Louis, December 2.--Foui--Quic.. steady,
No . red. casn. elevator. 71,4: truck 7o9TOia;
May 7els; July 6iN; No, hard, cash. 651i
sc. isorn-Lowcr No. 2 cash, SO. December
cash. 2I1s; track %; December IS asked: May
2S asked; No. 2 white 3oapsOh. Rye--Firm;
1852. Flax seed Quiet, Co. Timothy seed
Strong: east track Sucked 55isG5s. Hay
Qniet; steady prairie $7.ooG7.75; ttepothy
10000 90. Cotton ties and bagsinG~ un-
changed Whisky--Steady, 1.25. Pork--Firm;
standard mess Jobbing, 500 Lard--Hlgher:
prime steam 800; choice SOS. Dry salt meats
ribs 515; shorts &. 25. Bacon--Boxcd shout
ders SEQ: extra shorts 5.@: ribs 562ls
shorts sos. Beceipts--Flour 700: wheat g.
90OS wheat $4,000; corn III 900: oats 10000.
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COmDNF1tIve kR0t MNFE&t.
The following are the closing quotations Tor
cotton ON tho spot today at the leading mar.
kets, together with the closipg OF middilno
Yesterday. with today,s sales:
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SuccreAse.
COnpRrn live Cotton Statement.
New York. December 2.--Comparativc cot.
ton statement for tho week ending todav.
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a asked: b bid: nominal.
New YUrls Failures.
Fnturcs opened steady. at noon outlet and
i,rni: closed barely steady.
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b bid; 9 sellers; value.
New Orleans Futures.
Futures opened steady; Mt noon steady: |
closed steady.