The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-19

Cotton was moro active to-day, but easier. A lower
9ether with hhi the an"c. RSsd situation ,de%ie in t New 'Re England
and the continued liberal receipts at the ports. led to
were reached. contributing to the depression: Liver.
pool and the South eold here. but the trading was
mainly local. Covering OF shorts, together with some
new buying. checked the decline. The short interest
to-day Would have been eG Smaller Sn Snsy The The mark Til lis noWiD
a better condition for q rise. II is commended, owing to
long interest. and the decline viii doubtless Insure
a c~urtailment OF the next acreage: The strike in
durationss viii have . beneaciai eject upon the ary
goods market. rs IT will reduce stocks. The semi
towns we're ess'' sS'nis bal bale. .n asains, P 81 soe last n ~sef.
80. 343 last year, and e2: s75 in 1898. The shipments
OF was smaller than the decrease in the receipts.
while while = "a. we're sn,.c considsrse n 4, larger than in al 1s 100;
last year. and S4'sssin 1895.
=. GSrSaExklq ss Se 81! sCc i Sss, T No 8 d az s sns '1 s'cSS p Mo;
Maracaibo. 500 bags B~ucaramauga. and 100 bags
saysnilla on private terms. The future trading was
Marc, se,ss; Htgss,t. L9.s't. Gaes'sg;
S SSS5i, '$ $$$ $ $ s!Ss e: &c s: Sss$S
70 8 points higher. The sales were $3.50 bags.
I, M'y r p 9sv'nf sio W.. Hamburg Ham at IS ssv rsis al i .aP Pss;
.e ,sspa.. in ,sG days: id:oco; stos aSv 500; o 100;
e% ehsnssse' receipts iIisn In .w ss1 days. T Ta.oo ssS" steo 1n1 san aa:
900; Futures here to-day were quiet but nrm. The
cables were generaIly nrmer and there was very
ME~rAIs-Iron was very dull. Spot and January.
90. %. 20; February. e8.6o@s6.76; March. s8.o5
@8b.75; April. S8.7Od 60. so. Copper was quiet at
l0.sOS lie. for spot. January, February, March, and
April. Lead was very duh. spot and January. 3.62ia
@S.o1lac. Tin was dull. Spot and January. 1880
1886: spelter was unchanged. Spot and January.
s. 8Oe &c.
NAVAL sroREs-were quiet. Spirits of turpentIne.
34tG8ttc.; common to good strained rosin. o1.42l2
@el.47h.
pnoylsloss-Lard was Arm; Prime, %; city. $3.50
steady. Mess. 500 9.x5. Cut meats were duh.
Picked hams, 7@74c.; do. shoulders. 4l@5c.; do.
bellies. 5s5lac. Dressed hogs, 4'4@5isc. Tallow.
3A@4c. Butter-Creamery Western. extras. 2oc.:
frsts. ls@ 18c. seconds. 100 &c. thirds. 14iaG t5i2c.;
State. finest, 100; nrsts. l7s Sc. thirds and seconds.
~ l6c. Cheese-State. full cream, large. fancy.
s'4c.; choice. s4Ss lac.; fair to good, 7h9Sc.; COM
mon, 82@7c; small. colored and white.
fancy, eLS9iac.; choice, S2@slc.; common to
good. 7i2GSc. Eggs-Pennsylvania, fresh gathered.
fancy, 25c.; Western do, nrsts. gao; fair to good. 23
@23l2c. Chicago. Jan. lB.-"Lighter hog receipts
than expected gave strength to provisions. prices rul.
ing higher and closing at q small advance. There
was a fair general demand, English packers leading
the buying. The cash demand was rather light.
Thirty-eight thousand hogs are estimated for to-mor.
row.
sUoAR-Raw was nominal; So test. s1sc.; &C. test.
4iec. Refined was quiet.
ToBACco-The semi.weekly sales were 100 cases
1898 Pennsylvania Havana at lla@l3c.; 80 cases
1895 Flats l3l2Sl6c.: 80 cases 1895 New England
Havana at lS@S0c.; 80 cases 1893 Zimmers at l7c.;
100 caseB sundre at Sol &c.; 100 bales Havana In
bond at 70c. @sl.lo. and 7o bales sumatra in bond
at o.. LOOT 40.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1s.-These were to-day's prices: