New-York tribune., 1899-12-30

METAI1s-Tn again displayed leading strength in the
as rule and destitute Of interesting feautre Lad hold
about steady and spelte showed reglarg' % %hif T r.,
change called pig iron warrants lower for futures lake
eger r. Ss at ts s. % 9 aosr sp nn ag @ al at 81 $40
81 The brokers price for lead was 81 72s end for
'MoLAssTss AND sYRrPs-,No STIR occurred in the
market for molasses dealings in al,o
conservative lines The holiday season was largely
iS general Continued steady to firm Quotations follow
New-Orleans centrifugal common, szal2c fair l8al5c;
s2G4oc; Puerto Rico 2sa35c syrups- Common. llql2c;
fair s2Gd prime We're na c change aey IN 5
condition Of the sa tonnage. vessels being in
TO the scarcity tonnage. Coastwlse freghs were quiet
For steam tonnage the demand was sn mas on1 eS fS s
steamers Cork quoted noIQinaiy at 3 lAd for prompt
don. 31 Glasgow, $40; Bristol a@S4d; INh 4d a9 dgI
n,as os Ie,,e%san; 10 nominal; Amsterdam 7c nominal
cotton 10 Liverpool per 100 r' 2'c nominal; London
oil was unsettled n. and again a . guGgS ,
and re6nei T petroeum Unchanged Quotations FOLLOW
roeum bbls 30 in bulk, 81 30 Ph!adelRhia b6s
deodorized naphtha si Is Cottonseed 9ilIrme crude
mer HTr yeio% az: ' butter grades 8SasG4c prime
35g37e Pme winter SeoT bHeG 'g Sc 'FS Cscua Tsr
Csc; lard OIL 4e@4nc .. ., a., No., ,,o,or or Itch,
receipts but under sales for long account by packer ana
p55 1Sa on ased % Ma snd sosso o Gun family s2
.. emil 8. o's rF gp;h e 9Ss:Is
quoted AT 500 5OdS23 90 . 80. DRESSED HOGS-Flrmcr;
quoted sac; $50 N. SIC: 100 II. 57.c pigs
G2.c. CUT MEATS-Pcked bellies dull; quoted: Smok
ing hellies 6%NThc: 10 fb &C.; II No. b1fa6+c; - b
5AG5kc. Picklcd shoulders quiet; quoted az. 5E
Pckled hams quoted at s%d9c: Western greens. s%9c;
city greens Sh Qshc .TAIIJOW-Steady; city, DC;
country 4Nd5c. .LARD-Firm; quoted at 5S6c city
lard Arm quoted 535054Oc Refined lard Arm: quoted:
South America. o5oc; Continent 2cc; Brazil kegs. 7e3s
Compound quiet; quoted: CITY, 5$G5hc; Western 6%c
..... .sTEARINE-Dul; quoted: oleo' TIC; city l"d
stearine. 7q7hc.
RIcE-The takinss OF buyers in the market FOR rice
do from day TO day and on all sides the
feeling s in favor Of until the new year
nestle TO low fair. 2hq fair 70 good 4hg5c
ixc: Japan. 4za5c; Java 4ha4&c; Rangoon, in bond
242hc.
sUGAR--A quiet trade only was in progress in the
market for refined sugar The feeling irm neverthe
less with prices. II anything. tending upward. Quota
tons follow: Dominos. 544c; cut loaf 556c; crushed
509c cubes. 53c; powdered and coarse powdered 5kc
xxx powdered. 5.3ic: standard granulated and fine
granuated b1sc granulaed and extra fine granu
lated 53Ic confectionery ganulated 644c N cartons
NJ bags. N cartons and N bags OF fine granulaed
5Ac mould A SAC; diamond A, lsc; confectionery ~
40Ie: Nos l. and g. 69c No 4. 4Ac No g. 1850; No o.
zhc: No Z. 444c; No g. 4&c No a. 4.31c; No TO- 41sc;
No 4O6c Nos ~ and H. &c; Nos H. Is and 16 394c
weeks the statistical position. made
I'd by Wille Gray stocks in the United states
and Cuba together 22oeeo tons asnnst 229 s2 tons
last week and ii2227 last year. an increase OF
1os,7as tons last wear: Europe-stocks in Europe
ss7 against $50 b05 tons last week and 9lS5
tons last year. Total stocks OF Europe and America