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Ncw York cotton Mnrket.

New York December l5-The outcome Of
toiay's pendulations in the market for cotton
futures was not especially gratifying TO either
the bull side or the bear side Nor was the
volume Of speculation satisfactory. In fact.
business was restricted largely TO a general
cleaning up OF scattered accounts in prcpara-
lion for the nrotracted holidays now so close
AT hand and for the most part prices wert
governed by buying and selling orders as
received The market opened steady. with
prices 3 points higher. the advance being In
conformity 10 an improvement in the English
market Notwithstanding the sluggish trade
conditions the undercurrent Of sentiment
was easily diagnosed as OF very bulish aver
age. Ligh. receipts. evident strength abroad.
hrmness OF Southern spot markets, advancing
tendency of home aud foreign cloth markets.
bullisb showing OF Liverpool weekly ststls-
ties and equally bulllsh weekly summaries
of American statistics all served to Intensity
the friendly feeling toward the market. Sell
ing for short account was almost totally
lacking throughout the session. the moro re-
liant bulls purchasing small lines on the
assumption that the morning cables would
reveal higher prices on the other side. Liver
pool bought Oh tho opening, but later with
drew Tue market at The close was steady
! point higher 10 uuint lower
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ST. Louis Grnin and Provisions

ST. Louis. December l5.-Whoat-No. . red
cash 65k December 6sS; May 7lA6TM; No
lard b71tS. Corn--No. cash sOiS De
eemher SGs4 May 3lM032. oats-,No. cash
"a DECEMBER a May %; No white 96is
PORK tiet er; jobbng 9..5 for old. Ii rs new.
Lard higher prime steady 5.42is choice 1. &.
flonr unchanged. Timothy seed a.0oG2 IS.
Corn meal steady, l.70ulTj. Fran steady;
cast track IS. Hay-Tin,othy firm, 800
il 20; prairie quiet, b.00GS 20. Whisky STEADY.
unchanged Dry salt meats-Extra shorts
5'5Oi clear ribs and sides 3 62Ia Bacon-Ey-
Ira shorts 500; clear ribs and sides 6.l2M
Receipts-Flour 1000; wheat 1000: corn
81 600; oats $1,000. Shpments--Flour 1000;
wheat 5000; corn 5000; oats 1000.
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IN THE STOCK MARKET.
Tone Was Strong In the Face Of Adverse
Conditions.
WILL BE SHIPMENTS OF GOLD TO ENGLAND
Inducements offered
on the Other Side--Specic Was Re-
ceived from Cuba.

New York December 15.-The strength
manifested by the stock market In the face
OF gold engagements for export by tomor-
rows steamers was the feature of the day.
There was considerable hesitation and some
reaction in the early dealings on the recur.
renee Of fears over the effects OF gold ship
ments Yesterdays recovery in stocks. 1t
will be remembered was based upon the
hopes that gold exports had been averted for
the time being. The fact that apprehension
over this development was still apparent this
morning made the strong advance In prices
in the very face OF the news of gold exports
all the more striking. The sterling exchange
rate today not only failed to recover, but
declined an additional fraction TO 4.sIla Tor
demand. The shipment OF gold at this level
for exchangd demonstrates that some con-
siderable advantage is offered by the Bank
OF England as an inducement for the ship
ment II Ia known in fact, chat the English
institution allows interest to the shippers for
the period OF transit. II has also advanced
the buying price of gold both Tor eagles and
for bar gold. For the former, the price has
been advanced 1 penny an ounce In two
days. The transaction may therefore be re-
galded in a certain sense as special one.
Whether it was for this reason that the local
stock market took little account of 1T Is a
subject for surmise Tho reported engage.
ment OF l.750Q00 in gold for export caused
no stifening of the local money rate, which
ruled IRON to 8 per cent all day. The in
creased interests of the day which served
10 onset tho gold exports were several In
the first place the conviction that tomorrow's
bank statement would make strong show
ing. the weeks losses to the subtreasury.
which foot up 81, 1879, 600 have been so far
offset by the recipets Of currency from the In.
terror and OF gold from Canada that the
banks gold shipments o. course. 40 not fgnie.
The weeks extensive liquidation in the stock
market with the correct reduction in loans.
is certain to have more than Offset Its COM
parativey slight decrease in cash. A rise
in the surplus reserves of the banks is
therefore believed TO be well assured. lht
arrival from Cuba of United States trans
port bringing ar addition to the evailable
supply OF specie of Sl,250,0 600 The absence
Of disturbance In the local money market
by the Withdrawals OF gold and the favorable
effect produced on the London market arouse
hope that the operation mag provi beneficial
to the financial world at large favorable
effect was produced on the stock market here
by the buoyant tone In the boston market
arguing a satisfactory settlement of the dlf-
ferences threatened in that market. Sub
stantial gains in prices throughout the list
are the results of the days trading. Price
conditions in bonds were somewhat irregular
and were for the most part narrow. Total
sales, par value, 81 ,S05,ve0.
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WHEAT CROP.
Yield az Reported by the Depart
ment of Agriculture

washington. December l5.--The statistician
OF the department OF agriculture reports the
wheat crop Of the United States for 1899 at
AZ, 0Oo bushels. or 1913 bushels per acre
Ine production OF winter wheat is placed al
~ ieOoD bushels. and that OF spring wheat
al zo9 10000 bushels. Every important wheat
slowing state has been visited by special
agents OF the department and the changes In
acreage are the result OF their Investigations
ne newly seeded area OF winter wheat Is
s sSd mated at 3oiD.0oc acres which is about
suv,ooo acres greater than that sown in the
tsil OF 1898. The sowing Of wheat is still
seins on In California and some OF the
sohh,nern States and the foregoing estimate Is
supyect To- correction. The average condition
- III. Tho acreage sown with winter rye
- estimated at Z per cent less than that
oi last year The average OF condition is
M.s per cent. The compilation OF the annual
Ii, .usns rom individual farmers is approach
sas Vompieuon. Any slight changes that may
rs ealled for in the average yield per acre
81 ~. corr, oats. barley and other crops as pub
a,sned october 10 win be made at an early
s re ana the Anal figures will then be ayal'
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'rthern Pac. pfd.... IlA Is
lex, div. 10 per cent.
HOUSTON BANK cLEARlse4sI

Following are the clearances Q! " NJ "
banks for the week thus far anc ~ v Z
responding tine last year, tosslnsi ~
increase or decrease;
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NEW YORK EXCHANGE

> Decrease.
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Galveston stocA.
COTTON STATEMENT
MOVEMENT is 100000 BALES LEss
THAN LAST YEAR.
ton Bales Less Than at This
Time During Last Season.

New Orleans. La, December l5.-Secretary
Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment shows decrease in the movement into
sight compared with The seven days ending
this date last year in round figures of IL, 00J
For the fifteen days of December the TOD
show decrease under last year OF Isl 900
For the lO6 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the l06 days
OF last year l,5,i.OQ0.
The amount brought into sight during tho
past seven days has been So SSl, agaius;
4oosl6 Tor the seven days ending TINS DATE
last year ana Tor the fifteen DAYS OF Deeeul-
Der 1t has been 745 i07, against 1882 81 last
year, These make the total movement Tor
the loo days from september to date ., .56,
~ bales, against t,6al,OS4 last year The
movement since September / shows receipts
az an United Sthtes ports S,62o,42l. aga,nss
b,oo2 ,654 last year, Overland across the Mis-
slsslppi, ONO and Potomac rivers 10 North
ern in',ls and canada, 7l2,Sl6 bales. against
hel,56l last year. Interior stocks in excess OF
those held at the close OF the commercial
year a2i,epi. against 5oS,512 last year. south
EN- null iakinss isSlS7, against ioi,sS7 last
been Las. against 2SI.502 last year, making
the total thus far for the season 2,2Gl 36i,
AGAINST s,i6iGQ last year. a decrease OF l.
during the past seven days show a decrease
OF 32.sl5, rs compared with the correspond
ing period last year and their total takngs
since September have increased ss6,llS. The
total takings OF American mills, North and
South and Canada, thus far for the season
have been i.7o9GsS. against 1915, IFS last wear.
These include l,2o223i by Northern spinners.
against si61is Stocks at the sesbosrd ana
the twenty nine leading Southern interlo.
centers have increased during the week so go,
against an Increase during the correspond.
ing period last season OF h7.l6S aud are now
1888? smaller than at this date in 1895 In.
eluding stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop and the number of
crop, the supply to date Is 5,s7s. 6S6. against
6,sOl, $50 for the same period last year.
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HEAVY STAPLES.
AMMUNlTION-Pow per key a

HEAVY STAPLES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per keg slooa
per sack 81 SO; buck $3.50.
BACON Extra shcrt clear. In sacks sg n
SIC: regulars 7G7ise; boxed. As higher.
smoked bellies, 7a,d77sc; New York sail heI.
lies. 7siG77se; breakfast bacon. s,siiOisc.
BAGGING AND TIES--Less than carlots
from Houston: Bagging, 2-lb csc: 2E'Ih
nc: Arrow ties 81 lod1.15.
CANpY--stick. wrapped. basis "a. s,Aasx
per ID: special sizes nc higher
CANDLEs-star, full weight l0isc Gran.
tie. full weight i0lsc; Electric lights loo
CEMENT-Portiand. ss.75as,e5. Resemble
81. I5G2.oo.
COFFEE Rio, fair, s,46sc; prime. sna,sc.
choice, ioi4c; pesberry, iiAdiiac: Cordoys
IKE, Roasted cofiees: Arbuekle's Arioss
bssis io0-lb cases. iiMe delivered; 36.lb cases
u. ioc delivered: Lion, 1eo-ib cases. lie: Apex
10 SOC.
. cRAeKERs--A p G soda. bulk. boxes s,,s.
lib cartons .iike; singer snsrs 7isc cream,
iisc, ttase rianhs &c; cakes Snd jumbles lie.
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GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Weakened on Probable Bearlsf
Government Report.
PROVISIONS WERE EMpHATICAlLY STRONG
BpecuIator. Bought with Evident
Confidence in Better Figures
Later On.

Chicago December l5.-rhe wheat marker
today weakened on the expectation oil
bearish government report, May closing &c
under yesterday. May corn closed sc and
May oats shade down. Provisions, sup
ported by light hog movement and an eN-
cellent demand wero strong, May pork clos
ing 30c. May lard i2lsdl5c and May ribs loo
higher. Provisions were emphatcally strong,
sentiment was decidedly bullish and the mar
ket active throughout.
opening figures were over yesterdays close.
the hog supply being light and prices al the
yards nrm. With the price up there was
active demand commission houses coming
into the pit with good outside orders. spec
ulators bought with evident confidence IN
even better figures later on. Packers were
not overly anxious to take profits aud a the
session progressed bidders steadily advanced
their figures. The profit taking al one time
close was very near the TOP May pork
raueed from ll.25 10 W. 62ia and closed 3nc
over Yesterday at o.6o, Mas ltra from i.di
to 80, closing l2lRWl0c W at 5.7,i2, and May
rlbs nom a.ibn0. 4tie to 30, with the ilnti
prices loo higher at 50.
WHEAT was dull and heavy, there being \
general disposition to await the GOV ernineat
crop which was not due until after trading
hours. The opening was steady on the
strength OF light Northwestern receipts aud
the sieadiness Of the Liverpool market. May
optned shade UP at bSan t3:s. Buyers were
chary, however, expecting the government
report to be rather bearsh and the market
eased Off May touching 5g9s. a slight re-
acton caused by buying against puts fol-
lowed but the close was at the put figure.
windup leaving May "a lower G94c. New
York reported twenty-five loads taken for
export Atlantic port clearsnces In wheat
and flour were equal to $1,000 bushels. Pri-
mary receipts were $4,000 against i240 coo
"a year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
$50 cars, compared with $40 last week and
$40 year ago. Local receipts were sixty five
cars The flour news was not encouraging
TO holders of wheat and it WAS taken for
granted that the government figures would
show crop around $50, 900 600, which is about
oO,ooo,oOO over the crop suggested in Sep
TENDER.
Corn was a bit easier on free country
offerings aud better weather for the move
ment. The strength o. provisions. however,
had steadyinE effect and the market sus-
tanned only Il slight loss, closing steady. The
market was dull. making languid effort
to brace up In sympathy with wheat, but
gaining only fractionally from the bottom
Receipts were light, ISIS cars here. The de
mand was small.
The oats market was stagnant and lifeless
such slight motions as It made were In sym
pathy with corn. The cash demand was par
tlcuiafly slow Receipts here were 1875 ears.
heceipts tomorrow. estimated: Wheat e..
corn ESQ oats ITO cars; hogs 20G0o head.
he leading futures ranged Us follows:
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Loudon Financial Cabltsiir

New York, December 6.,i ..s,,,,,- Z
Advertisers London financial csD ,assv &
The markets here began nas % ,uT,n
ebsence of confirmation o. w y, u. y
Ladysmith had been relieved, Su n, nj Id
ened and remained firm, lres .., w !, !
ing orders resisting, every s,NS sui,i
prices down. South African , y pI XXI
good The reports Of the reils! , y M
are still credited by the n slam N,iIsa
is said to have emanated irom ~, n MI: y
House. It is notable that me wal y. NJ J. Y
nothing. but only says ihat y .s.sr,rI II
TO issue. The markets clos s,,, .I hu.s 4
top. Americans were slleeuy, ,ssr r,1
in the session and remained ~. s,1' 4, "
afternoon, when New YORK s .ooisn,,; /. n
buy ing price for eagles was s' n loi,I y
The banl, did a good business. i n
were four small exchange la
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New York Money.

New York. December i !, ,a,D. NJ
steady at 5G6 per cent; ias' si Ia M q
Prime mercantile paper, ,.,,s aasctuil ~
Sterling exchange easier syx, VIZ III b.
in bankers bills at i's "a ior slry q
mand. and at 4.sl1sd4nTs III u conss
posted rates, 4.s2h ana U.s. .,ss a6;K
bills, 4.Sl. silver certln ns,srs III "a
silver. 5sii. Mexican doi ia,s, sisI
ment and railroad bonds lr''s
octiua tf
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ins. but tho support only lasted few min
utes the balance OF tie day being dull with
fluctuations co, fined to a narrow range. The
feature OF the day was widening OF the
morths In New York. January selling re-
peatedly 10 points under March. This widen
ins will probably continue until notice day,
the 27th Holders OF January should not
hesitate in transferring into later months.
The Liverpool weekly statement showed \
small decrease In the stock Of American
cotton, their reserves getting dangerously
low and the spot months are strong In con
sequence. We are now having our pro-holi-
day dizziness in cotton, and the trade IN
general do not believe any radical change
In prices will be seen until after the New
Year. We believe however, that the inter-
est In the market is probably as large as any
time this season. which IL against q coli
tinued period OF inactivity.
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Grain and Provisions Elsewhere

New Orleans. December l5.-Hog products
steady. Pork standard mess lOi4. Lard
Refined tierce 5s15A; pure Lara 6laGA
BoSed meats-Dry shoulders 6g6A sides 5
Bacon-Clenr rib sides Z. Hams--Choce
sugar cured l0Gi2. conee--Ro ordinary TO
fair Ni@S. Rice-ordinary 10 good 3D3lL
Gram and feed stufs steady. Flour-Extra
fancy 8. iog3 40; patents 375d3.So Corn meal
50, Bran TO- Hay--Prime i4Ooal5 % !:
choice l5.5O9l6.o0. Corn--No. 2 sa aked white
q; mixed Al; yellow 4S. oats-No. sacked
New York, December l5,--wheat- Receipt.
S4,S,S bushels. exports 1900; spot easy; No
red Asa I. o. b. aioat: No. / Northern
49, ,Sn { Q b aiioat; No. ! hard SOS T. o. b.
March 7l''s: May Tl9s; July 15ls. December
.2M Hides and leather steady. Wool dull
Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude IS prime
yellow 3liaa3,.
Kansas City. December l5,- wheat--lIay
2, cash No hard 6sGs3is; No. red SsSr
g, Corn-May 2a%; cash No. mixed esl 4
2ah; No. 2 white 29h. Oats-No white
25ls. Receipts Wheat $500: corn $500
oats 1000. shipments--Whe 10000; corn
20 100; oats ii 600 N
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r,xA,ciAL BRIEfa

New York. pseemeeEE .I Is;5Is' pss|
oh Nsw YORK Y1ii % DeeembsI. y ls---0
2s5.7bi; balances, ,,ys|Thres pr s., i i
Paris. December dc,,nt EIrhaHR
1907 57isc for the a .haots ,.ssl1
don. 25f age for enssSs sr 1s.-fhs g
New York I',Il ,a pe slosss psesnDsr :
30 and January i.
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67d6sia 40 - fen'
Corn-No. :. 51t4dslis
oats--No ,. 23T25i4 No. Z white 2.a,3o5
Rye-No ., 5lis
Barley--No . 3s645
Flax seed--No l, Ia
Timothy seed-Prirne. 2.is
Mess pork-Per barrel, 2s5m1o e
Lard-Per leo pounds. 8 20d5 22is
Snort ribs sides--Lo ). 25d5 50
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed 5ssa5,s
WHISKY Dstillers' finished goods per gal.
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fspeolnl TO Ths Post \

W. H. Bachelor Co. Ltd, say of
cotton:
The general news of the morning proved
more friendly to the staple, early Liverpool
was better In both positions, and news from
the crop centers told OF hardening spot mar
kcts. Tho Improvement in Liverpool was
attributed to the abnormally short supplies
OF raw cotton In spinners hands and fears
OF very bulltsh summary OF the weekly
movement which later verified. In
spired by the more encouraging situation gen
erhlly first prices here showed an advance
over Yesterdays close. but In the subsc-
Guent titding the Improvement was lost, and
final prices show decline on the day, with
the undertonc strong nevertheless. with the
shortage in the seasons crop daily becoming
more apparent. the statistical position gai1s
strer 9Th, and when satisfactorily proven that
the final Yield is deficient great excitement
csn bo locked for and oorrespondingly wild
speculation. with consequent results impos-
sible to measure. Cotton goods are still boom
ing with the demand exceedingly the supply.
That are experiencing occasional set
backs H. nowse evidences he temper less
hullish, or that the higher prices prevailing
conditions Justify will not ultimately he
realized
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
?: b mill Texas interior points. ac

r. o. b. mill, Texas interior points. ac.
cordng 10 location: &c
Per Gallon
Primo summer yellow oil . "a * oeit
Inter. per pound ........... 3iS ~
Cake ana meal delivered at Galveston,
snort ton.
Prime cotton seed cake 10 5o 40 M
Houston mills are paying 8. 80 per ton 10,
cotton seed I, o. b. Interior towns.
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New York, December ~ i "a n scli isf
G. Co. today engaged ss", sn,,, rss srs{
mont to Europe. A Ike Liza, nv, Mssous
the sub,reasury by Ba, N.Y. ;s,noN tsss
Kuhn. Loeb G. Co. VIII ss,p Iii Iii shlp
The National Park pank .usssed o.
tomorrow. Total thus far ens
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London. December Is .c,,s,' i, i II
1olA; consols for .I w ner ouncs,
silver steady at 2.Eo psiseount 70 - ~
per cent, The rale o. .hrse morth "
market for short ana 'h'
Dax SAINT
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SUGAR!

New York. peeember, . u
Ae Kew n'e oriea,iss pscsmsssr, .sI.
zee e. s.l Ks''ie selnnirsifussI psD s1Iss
"a ails ~. S3'i sis Sois,ss,, ,si' sr
s saui 4ca44: centrifugal 'se'
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HOUSTON WHOLESALE PRICES.
Current Quotations on Round Lots q
staple Comm oditIes.

These quotations are revised daily and thar
those ruling IN Houston wholesale markets.
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VNIVN s-FtT To. IT9W ~,
PEPPER-Chile 14dI5c per ID;


APPLES Fancy evnpora-ed 5o-ib boxes
90 lib cartons SIC; choice evaporated 81
d9c.
APRICoTs-Per H. loose l2ac
CtTRCN-1n 10-lb boxes i2c.
CuERANTS-ln bb!s. g.; 25-lb boxes clean
ed bulk nc: lib ca,ton5 sdStsc.
0ATkS-l-lb packages. ,lc, @ ID boxes &c.
FlGS- California Exc; imported l5dlSc.
PEACHES-Choice new stock &c. STANDARD
Si+c
RAISINS-C California. 3-crown, L. l.. boxes
s. %: i4-box l.. J.. raisns 65G15c; 2-crown
L. NJ. raisins. 50-lb boxes, 7a.c; 2-crown t..
NJ rasius. 50-lb boxes SIC.
7o.Sos, &c; so-sCs. We, so-1OCs. &c Sc " '
NITs-Eraz. Zoe per ID; nlberts Sicily
lsc. Naples. PIG: wllnuts, l4Gi5c; peanuts
fancy hand picked &c; No. IS 5i2c almonds
Taragona, lec per III IN sacks: pecans. un-
screened, sigd7c better grades 7isaioc;
Italian chestnuts. l0c
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Houston Daily Statement.
Houston Comnnrnnyc s,ntcment.

Gross receipts thus far thus year.. s7,523
GroES eiptH los DAYS this year. l,@2a o6s
GroBs receipts los days in 1895 % .. l,S4a.oSi
Gross receptS los days in lsa6.e7. 9gi3ig
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Compn rntive Spot Markets.

The following are the closing quotations foi
cotton on the spot today at the Leading mar
kels. toGeiher with the closing VI middling
yesterday. with today's saies