The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-19
liN IeIp1ratpit,

lew York. Dec. I--Prcsrss;instioT was fha
ructua lions were tuoIahly energetic ami ai Sra-
srous sc"p". but business could ss r' tim ts
v.ry dui. Th- room "isn-at appeared tp 2
content To- await the passags u tn n"iiiayS -
fore making extensive ventures EnIeI, anu tf-
South contributed a few orders. tUt the-se, T.
shovel considerable conservatism and an AZ
clinatien U" WlthdIav IN the t.ta ne h%Lsrt
went 4 3ft5 points IL sympathy with tl.1pyfni-
ing a~''s from Liverpool SlJd a,;rr ne yi,a-
irg there was Il Geciird chang ior tne teipF'
and on a Hurry Of covering led b. two prom. ps
points. On the fis". runoT had II mat falsen
rad increased his estimate ~ ths worlds esr'-
-lgaln it was reported that receipts were drop
ping off in the interior and would soon Shes
day the bulls ~ tn. advance mad ben lost. priss
Ihvn showing Il r.t rise of "a goi lts Ire tle
roy and the market n.rvel.ss- At the cless th.
market was steady. with prices re-, un,.dnsst
mplands i,c: 10. Gulf l0l4c. sales 600 ha!ss.
Futures closed quiet. Dec. s5sc: !; n "iss; Ess
se iaT Mfrl g1,@ IA srs >tsi S"ic Seq Sept sl ;- ci Sc
Liverpool Dec 1s-,oton quiet. i-S2d sxel:
sfsfan .lsi: mieiinT hashS trssI: 3 low miidiins III
good ordin1ry -ss2,. ordinary sl-@-d The ssies
uf the day were eUlp.of which go were for spseu-
laton and export. and included 5.'s. imeriet1
Receipts stcn bales including .t," NIne,Ts I'M
an psdi-1an 1i f4s4@5 i5-s.i :: Ian-Fsb Is-siS
April ) f-siG, S-std D.; ApriI-May =. $40 sd
New Orleans Dec. 1s.LCotton quiet: sales
ding ss.c: good middiine CSC: n,i,iilns fair
> E-1Sc. Receipts 2.532: stock :co. So FufHss
,ule ,are,a &c Maseh . Isifa is"i April sisGsIs.;
May s.l5as1ec: June s-l@as.iic: July s-i'a''i-'-
Hides and Leather.
New York. Dec. 1S.-Hides steady. LHather
Turpentine and Rosin.
New York. Dec. ls.-TurTentins quiet ROSE
Petroleum.
New York. Dec; 1N-Petroleum quiet x.
cericat.s 81 bid shipments lsS. IA bills Az =:
erags s1Ss bbls.. runs s..ooi bbis. average s.s''
bbls.
New York. Dec; Is:-Susar.Raw stsaayi So,isss fs,s
New 6r;eans; Dee, N..susar duI; open ts.t' ssI'
irifugaI whites ii.8i 1l-l6c: yellow taic see
I onds 5aic siolasses easy: open ssttle sstsNe'
centrifugal sane n1T strip ,:.an. a.aIi..
New York. Dec. 1s.-Dry Goods-The narxs.
to-day has shown no change from. LATELY Es. Es.
h1me trade for all descriptions Of cotton gods
has been quiet and there has been no auofatn,s US
p,rt business limited. silks are quiet but tbs
tnls. is st-ader than OF late Hosiery and IN
derwear dun prices barely steady.
Wool.
New York. Dec. 1S.-Wool dull
Boston Dec. ls.--The demand for wool here "
week amounts to fair business for this tua<H
YEAR although conditions do not favor spe~nar
live cpeations The trade reported % s mostly s.,ers
are not looking for decline. Territory wccss
lead the sales with firm prices. fine AZ, a, meaJn S,
strictly staple calls for 5oq5lc. Fleece wools are
slow. but trmer prices hold
New York Dee is1t-cGcN-Futures ope.ed
steady with prices IL to u points lower ana Is
S "T ,s n .assion isTeEah %h selling selling fnrg @ active fr =
accounts. Led by parties who haa , Eu,'',sss news
| w.s. decidedly unfavnrable brazilian recsir,s
larger than expected and spot deInard was Ssss
nj lever. Sa!.S e"s5o bags. Including Aarca
.u1 :. -. May sn5sac: Jniy s.Sig".sSc. es ,n
| v"ice - n. Miid-NIarket quiet. ccrdo'a sss
The Visible.
/ x.,- WI, Doc IS-Sp.ciaI cal ie and tee
graphic communication tc Era!stre'ts show ts "
| f1liowi1g changes IN aFalibie supp ~. "i ss<t
: account. Whest-CHij'd states and tanaas sos
Of the Rockies. Increased .%..IV bU Aiioaf afrsi ~.
! and in Europe. ineresSsd -y-9.". gu. -nitea
! supply Increased 2'''-.""' bH. ,n,os Js-
! states and Canada. ,ast II the E.s.ss' and
: Canada east rf the Rockies. decreased l'f'"s'''
are those Fnvtr bu. at North. stern I'M, h,, n,
..vators; ~! "io hu. at Cleveland, l9s'@ ~ NJ
/ hicaEo priVat. elevators: l"""f b'i a' ", Sar,
tDta: s5.H'o hu. AT R9cheSt"r '-r' i.i % az -, al
| huron; 4.'tu bu- at -. Joseph and ls.Ag nu AZ
pluis thHsc OF - ~, br 1T Portland.
Me: - -, bu. AT JcIiet and 5o-v0 "a at H.s ,,t
4 Ia
! land Ore. Tacoma. and Seattle. Nash' -
| creased 81, .'n bu- last week.
| Metal Market
! New York Dec. IS.-Cahle advires this nctliss n5a
r.u1rtsd "A further loss of II for tit az l<ern'sS
chiefly due the heaTish statistical pOslion;
that metal and the weakness shown In li',.aSTSs ~, TSs
s,7lntries where prices arr declining rapidly. .
close abr, al was the basis oi II =. nahlns
ir>s Of tI3 since the first ot the month: w LAD
c.pt Of the above reports GA. nliihet cpen..a
weak and l2s points lower. renamed wsaa n. .he
unsettled during the day AMI closed weaS - et
basis Of 81. against S25-2s at ycsteriayS -,
The rest Cf the list. however. was ~ M nv Il
| tI1n ordinary interest. copper remains t1h -
:l9 for Lake superior and Si.6-i. fHr ctStiiis
| pal' and slectrOlytic. IT London the inaTh, 80
shade lower. closing easy at al les ie;d i" ,s
dull with only small lots sold ~ current is r
Of $ig1i. while the London market fep'rt.d ~ ~
| changed prices az tls - si. Suelter WAS 'SI'
QUIET. hut about steady at $tfrfD- y loss >
= 5d abroad failed IL Influence t'i' iucai n' !.
ket. The ircn Irkct.S of IN" country c',l,ssr
| dull. buyers and sellers holding oil until an an
the holidays. Prices noininally unchsh-. !.
| English iron markets were unsettled. Gissss
| closed at els 9d. and Middlesboro 5,s DID,