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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

MoLAssEs AND sYRUPs-The market for molaeses
syrups were quiet and SHchanEed ouotstions follow
Ne%-oreans eentrfussI soIm9n l2glSc; fair 1+qlge
27aioc; Porto Rico s4SiOc. syruPsSommon, I5aI6c
EAN EfGa hs F Market for sail
sustained. For steamers the inquiry limited and
sd Ieac 4a4 rsss glasgow s%d Bso a. T
41sd; Hull. nd Newcastle, nd Antwerp. AID; Ham
to liverpool per 100 n isc: London oats Is Sd ..,
o 70 Cork f6T ordss s. Janaa 81
s a. ID a56S Sweden a aSd To
3s 12dG3s 9 January; three steamers 2S0S 2571 and
Continent rs January; British steamer 1875 tons Gulf
steamer 1901 tens ocomoSes etc Philadelphia to
French and spanish ports months time Il 200 January
q od stsse Sic tons: India trade
German ship 900 sbs nsphtRa. New"Yo9k to London
2s Sd liverpool cd: schooner 1925 tons coal Phia
lumber. Mobile to Montevideo. si4 So Noreg3n bark
eS lumber. Gulf to Rosario SIG; bark tlL tons
ses tons coal Fhsdephia Thomas s. schooner
dscharsed AMI back cypress io4
lumber Fernandna 70 Phadelphia s. 50 Goal out to
81 OO G GRs oS eea ume Ne
berne Atlantic City, trips private terms schooner
oIIs-The cotonseed quiet but steadily
held and refined petroleum zen s Fhe s
high priced seed short estimates Of and determined
last happened and prime summer yellow is down to soc
here. with weak and poor outlook Tor me near
prices and unless better foreign demand springs
pD s TO cPop Of bales does not Indicate
supply OF seed values Receipts OF cot
ments for export are 5sOs bSls Inseed oil quiet
Petroleum bbls 81 25. in bulk 81 7O Philadelphia
bbls 81 90 and in bulk 81 65 refined NewYOrk
IS 55 Cottonseed o-Prime crude bbs 2sc; prime
yellow. 30l3c; off summer yellow. SOC; prime white
raw, soc nnseed American boiled 62e: Calcutta raw
sSe Western nseed quoted &c under city brands lard
PROVISIONS. Through al its aul9sss Saturday the
bV
seadness in grain Chicago receipts amounted to 36 600
Kansas City 1000. and Omaha 5000 For Monday 1900
PoRKSDiet quoted mess. A saaSs fsmy sSs5 o
i fsSs no., siissiS sSssS
S2oG$20 so: dressed hogs steady bacons CSC $50 10
bellies easy; quoted Smoking &C.: 10 n SIC; IL ~ So
Sac; IA 10, &C. Picked shoulders dull; quoted 52a6c
quiet; eity 4sc 0y cou StTyeo 4sSse
sIotsd zoe city lard quiet QUOTED 7OSc refined lard
Brazil kegs Csc co~Pognd dull quoted city. 51sqee
sgse etS isPd st:a5pe ~ quoted Oe0
RICE-As usual. for a Saturday half holiday the mar
ket for rice ruled generally but steady at unchanged
prices Quotations follow: Domestic common to low fair
mead "a 61sc: Patna, 4%q5Ac; japan. 4H95c; Java.
day. Prices were without change and new features Of
crushed. &c; dominos and mould A. 5S5c: cubes and
xxx powdered 75e; powdered coarse powdered and
fruit powdered 570e; Eagle conreconers granulated
70 bags fine granuisted 57oc; Eagle fne grsnsiated
A. 5+oc; No l. 5 25c; Nos and 59oc; No 4 5l5c; No
Nos 10 and H. zoe; Nos - IS "a rs ana Is SOC
Gable adviees continue show weakness abroad Todays
at es Sd for the December option 9s d for January
me local market. however. showed OF weakness
basis OF s2c for centrifugal 20 sc for m1scovado
and 2-S2c for moiasses sugar.
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IS and interior points to-day, com
1aY last week and laEf year.

Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cabes-Spot cotton
hrm; sales 5000 bales; speculation and export 300;
American. 5000: receipts. $1,000; American. 1900 mid
advance; closed barely steady IL GAGS l64d higher;
Dseember-Jsnuary. 5151ss: JanuRry-February 5.l3s;
February March 6l01s: MRrch-April. 5Osb; April May.
o0o1 b: May-Jrne: b03o: June-July 5Oo1%b July Au-
4.62s; Augus-September Ash; December.
FLOUR AND MEAI<-Littls business beyond the usual
scattered obbing trade accomplished IN the -four de-
partment Saturday and prices remained unchanged
with rather weak tendency, Spring patents were quoted
at So edf4 0 winter straiEhts SO 40qS3 & winter pat
ens, 50 eoQSs 80; spring clears SGS3 %; extra No
winter, 81 7OGs2 co. No winter. 81 $3.50 eo
WHEAT FIyOtfR-k2 iOdt2 15......RYE FLoUR-Neg-
leoted. Quoted: Fair 20 good. - SogS5 Ooi choice
TO fancy. IS 1893 As. .CORNMEAL-Dull Quoted;
Kiln dried g s5qf2 40. as TO brand BAG hEAI1-
s6assc -. .FEED-Ftrm. Quoted: Spring bran. spot.
Si8 5O sacks 10 arrive 200 10 SIC oogST spring bran.
bulk SIS rs: coarse winter bran, Sl6QSiS; city bran.
SIC 5o9s1T eornmea s25 lnseed oeake. SIS; corn OIL
cake. $40; homny chop, VT.
GRAfN-wHEAr-The speculative trade in wheat on
ssauFday was Inactive entirely featureless with the
arke. displaying steady undertone range OF s-loe
An the local pit prices OF the regular session were
unchanged from the previous night and just
about on the same level those prevailing at the close
moderate export demAni. absorbing about 25 loads while
an ADVANCE h9Ad IN English futures. contrasting
with "a loss December there. taken as an
ndaton English confidence ia the future position or
VAS isak mark higher. Budapest points lower and
Operations during the forenoon were
,ra -ticslIy hands Of the scalplng element An
oncement Was made that the Government report would
not before a5 latter part Of next week proc
70 Ss 900 bush compared $50 900 previous week
Turtne DAYS Western points have recsved
ITiaoo bush compared with h3soooo the week essers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New-York December IS 1900
BE BEANS AND PEAs-The market is very lightly SUP
In consequence: 81 so paid to-day for some fair
oIs OF and looks as " strictly choice stock
TO buy below 81 2O-ndeed sales reported at
foa1 & ss d 4Rsy hd & % ah at srs @ %
and best imported Giants are strong az 50 o. We quote
ported 50 IS do medium. choice So Is: do pea choice
s s y Ss2 TO- DO bags s 90 red % kidney SD choice
choice 81 40G$2 49, do black turtle soup. choice
IS 05; green peas bags 81 224asl IS scotch bags
from previous arrivals has accumulated in sellers hands
and the quietness OF trade is causing weaker feeling
creamery 5lac figure did very
attractive buyers Of whom holding OF in the
Grades under had scarcely inquiry and
somewhat nominal June creamery little weaker also.
particularly the factory goods and
made The shipments FOR the wees foot up Asou, zoo
90 seconds 2iS2ss. 90 lower grades lsg2oe;
finest ssg2sc a. sT:t: 2s22s state dairy tubs sec
ise22e a6kins. lIg2le; Western Imitation creamery
fresh fancy. iSG1ec: DO prime ishai4c; factory or
dairy lower grades i2giac; do June make. finest 14e
choice ne: DO common prime l2si6c: packing stock
1iql3e renovated butter fancy 1920; do common to
cHEEsEEThe market presents quiet appearance to-
day but supplies moderate and the feeling quite Arm
closely cleaned up and home trade dealers control the
situation Exporters are showing very little Interest
small generally iise for large and re for small
those figures Really me light skins IN moderate supply
and held about steady but ordinary skins In large ae
S eaoIe We vsrg s aS T White Exports for week ss
boxes We quote: State full cream. large fan made.
fancy sSoa 90 90 1 soG 90 snail fs
made f-cy. 1i&af2c; DO late made best 1lAe do fair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
IMPORTS TO-DAY.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

r.o,,r, New-YortI. December IS 1900.
50. ulis had derived hope and confidence
from the slight reactions and from the ulI
IN bear operations only thrust into gloom and de
nauon OF oeash influences The market opened steady
WIN prices down 1Oql5 points, closed steady,
IVg!o points lower with variations during interval
OF trading matter Of but points The business done
was extensive. and liquidation old long
coffee and selling by importers against purchases in
crop country. Europe offered large lines our market
during the morning The total transactions
bags an exceptional business Saturday holiday.
Inc leading factor OF depression estimate OF the
growing Rio crop OF 100000 bags
krische Co.. OF Rio, this being decidedly in
general ideas here. Large interior receipts
70 the belief that falling on in the port movement
the crop country need be looked for in the future
Demand for the article in al
most dormant vita prices nominal best Buyers and
sellers were apart. thing Rio Is, invoice
lots, were about Sac, though claimed enc
nearer the mark while price &c.
The steamer Wordsworth has cleared the
United States with 10 600 bags the
New-Orleans with %, 900 bags
The contract prices in the local market to-
As follows
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condition OF the New-York taxpayer win be peril
Gus indeed. The spoliation OF the New-York tax
payer cannot go indefinitely without serious re-
suits AS Il is. the owner of old buildings is even
now threatened in many cases with connscaton by
the high tax rate.
The Commission proposes 20 constitute as the
chief governing board OF the city & body made up
largely OF men, each one OF whom will be trying TO
get all he can for his department for the par
tcular locality he represents. We viii see in this
body the log rolling with which are SO familiar
In Congress, where one man votes for the useless
expenditure OF money 70 turn a creek into a river
the seashore IN order to get money 10 build A
postofice prairie in the wilds OF North Dakota
one principle which experience has taught is that
the larger the constituency the better the class Of
men elected TO the office Every member OF the
Board OF Estimate and appointment should be
elected by the whole city or appointed by the
Mayor. representing the whole city.
This principle would lead to believe that II
would be much wiser to abolish the Board OF Alder
men 3 Board which has always been a discredit
20 the city. and TO retain the Council which
10 have been a respectable body, the members of
which represent larger constituencies than do the
Board OF Aldermen. and are therefore OF superior
type. Y. NJ
New-York. Dec s. 1900.
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OTHER MARKErs-BY TELEGRAPH.

,-btcego Dec I5-Cattle-Receipts 200 head; nominay
steady Natives good prime steers 50 SOQts 10 poor
no medium 50 75aS5 selected feeders 81 1oqt4 20
stocers 50 5OaSs rs: q eOgS4; hefers 81 80
s4 ~ Gamers 81 T5as2 40: bulls 81 6oGf4 80; calves
steers So 25ass bulls 81 5oass 90 Hogseceips
Monday. 5000. estimated left
ZOO opened shade active. closing nrm; good
cissrsnces Top 81 s7A Mixed and butchers: 81 Tog
81 eSa 70: light - 7Oat4 60 buk Of sales s. sOGs4 90
sbse-Ifeceips 600 head: sheep and lambs steady
strong Good choice wethers 81 Oqti 10 fair 20 choice
mixed 10: Western sheep sos 60 Texas sheep
christnas iaEnbs Sedto IS. Receipts this week-cGts
a 900 head. hORs 900: sheep, TO 100
Ssttle 81 900 head; hogs iss, 800; sheep "a. 500.
CINCINNATI lb.-Hogs steady. 20 I6nS4 30. Cattle
steady 50 25@S5 so sheep steady 81 25gS3 IS LAmbs
steady. SIS B0ds5 Is
IS 90; prime k5ass IS common. ssgs3 So HOGS active
pee 81 iOdSs IS; hogs mediums and Workers $50
IS 05; roughs IS oqss 20 sheep STEADY choice Wsths5
IS Sc common 20 goOd Sass 50: calves Sc bOas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool Dec. 15-Exchange-Beef dull; extra India
ne Cd Pork hrms prime Western. Us.
steady; prime in terces ass 3D.
pals Sd. Hams-Short cut IA to 10 10. steady.
ass Bacon steady; Cumberland cut % to 30 70. ass:
short rib % 10 AIS Sd: clear mddes. light
AIS: long clear middles heavy. 10 a. 70.
3D. short clear backs 10 70 % 10 ais 81; clear bellies
n Shoulders-Square II TO Is n. steady.
s4c ButterFnes United states quiet sos good United
Sd. Cheese American finest white.
els Cd American finest e0lored SIS 3D. Tallow-Prime
city Arm. 25s I'd: Australian in London steady. us
tne-Spirits dull Rosln-common steady. A. lid
IJnsead oil steady Petroleum-Rehnsd quiet u.
Peas-csnadian quiet S. T&d Flour-st Louis fancy
winter Hops London-Pacinc Coast
steady ~ 5sff3 S. Wheat-Spot quiet No California
A. 2i5d No red winter IS lid No Northern
so,nz 6s pad; futures dull December IS fOssd; March
a. I'd Corn-Spot Arm: American mixed new. 4s "a
Ar,erlcan mixed old. A. Sd: futures dull: December
a. sisd: January, as lcd: March. IS 9hd.
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Cash quotations were as follows: dull: winter
patents Sc 65aS3 So straghts 1898 81 cog
strSiehts sass 20; bakers 50 2oGs2 rs; No spring
wheat. 66d71c; No red 72laa14i9c No corn SIC; No
yellow. 3Ts&c; oats 224a23.c; No white 251<q
choice mailing 5Oa6Oc; No naxseed 81 6Sd$l "a;
Northwestern 81 662 prime timothy seed - 4o CLOVER
contract grade slOdSO 25 pork per bbl 81 l2G
oose So 25G$s So dry sailed shoulders boxed. IS ss
l2s: sides CboKed). Sc Goose I5 Whiskey
high 81 81, On the Produce Exchange to
day the butter market dull; creameTes, lotJz4c
fresh. 2s1sc
Duluth. Dec. J5-Whest-No ! hard cash. 73c; 10
rive, 73ssc; December, 73c; May THO; No Northern
cash, tic; arrive, 7l%c; December Tlc May 75ke;
No Northern, 6ISQ66Ac; No spring, 52A q69Ac.
Corn. 33a4o. Oats. 23iag23ac
Milwaukee. Dec I5.-wheat dull: No Northern. 1910
T4c No Northern. 7oisc Rye hrmer; No J. Sic Barley
Arm: No ?, 59e; sample 46g57e.
Minneapolis. Dec. I5.-Wheat cash. T2kc; December.
5lAe; May "a, 74ts; on track No hara, 1856: No !
bran unchanged
Philadelphia Dec. 15.-wheat steady; contract grade
December 72isd72&c. Corn unchanged No mixed. De
cember 2G424c. Oats hrm No white clipped SOizc.
&c. Eggs dull and &C lower fresh nearby. 27c
&c do Southwestern 26c: Southern, 25c
fair choice l0&dlii1c Recepts: Flour. 1000 bbls
$40 600 10 IN sacks wheat. $4,000 bush: 1Ss 900
bush; 1900 bush. Shipments Wheat. 10000 bush;
corn lss 900 bush; oats, 1850 BUSH
81. Louis. Dec. 15.-Whsat-No cash Toe; De
eernber TOe: January. 7lic May. 73c No hard $50
CSC, Corn-No cash s5c; December. 35c; January.
S4%c; MAY. S5Ac. Oats-No cash. Shc; December,
23Ac: January zSAc; May, 24tzc; No white. &c.
Toledo. Dec. 15.-wheat dull steady cash ana De-
cember roc May, 7ssc; July Use. dull; December
cember, Sc IS; March. Sc IS.
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an9 $4,000 In the week Seaooard
TOUT esarances aggregated SEQ 600 bush. Mime
spoHs ana Duluth wheat arrivals were 4l2
ears against 500 last week ana ass wear ago on the
se curo May wheat ranged between TSse T9c clos
AZ tsse bid No red closed TIC elevator TsAc
h.pa 1 1nost' No Northern Duluth. s3hc and No
nAiE Duntn, hI7sc ahoat .CORN-Trade this
market during the fully as duh and unsas-
asory as the operations wheat prices moving over
~" range and closing UNCHANGED from
n.sSS An advance OF h6Ad in English markets
cearances amounting TO l0aS. 600 bush
luences having an important effect the bull
partly onset by the general dllness. Receipts
NO corn closed at s1sc elevator
aho s0.ee b anoat The export business amounted
dons ~ ~ oA1s oATsThere little business
anS IA the local market for prices
NcAnJ nominal closing steady. closed
&c NO white. Bic; No white. 30izc; track
"a <o1f Use: track white. 30G35c;
slsaass<e RfE-Market quiet: No 1 Western
qaoteo az DC o ahoat; No Western 5635e o
aoat, state rye o233c .BARLEYMarket steady.
rkSsass was quoted az 42a46e Buffalo; mailing.
eOuuoc I Buffalo BUCK WHEAT-Market
inal quoted a 6O0R1c - -
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THE VICE QUESTION.
EDUCATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL THE ONLY
HOPE FOR MORALITY.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

HOPE FOR MORALITY.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. Mrs. Blackwelrs letter in your issue of De-
cember contained much valuable matter; but all
methods Of mere hindrance 10 vicious practice.
however useful and. OF course. necessary, do not
go 10 the bottom Of the matter. Our hopes for
puTer morality must lie chiefly in the education Of
the individual IN early youth All wise people place
virtue before wealth and what is now honored
knowledge: and yet while the mind OF the Nation
is given strenuously 10 the two latter. the first is
left be picked up hsphazard. or learned where
II cannot be taught with propriety. What is
CURED is that the Nations educators put before
them first this matter and after II all the rest.
which would IN no wise lessen. but rather would
greatly augment the wisdom and wealth OF the
Nation
No outside the medical profession knows the
awful waste In every direction which results from
even a very limited amount OF vice. Almost all
our Young men are when the truth is acknowl-
edged educated IN the idea that vice is indiVid-
aa4y necessary, ano Il is this idea which makes
~ as matter OF fact, practically necessary.
II the opposite taught along with the
Iui penalties. mental and physical. which vice
Inss m It's train 20 be vicious would then appear
70 be the case now. A committee Of the wisest
teachers and doctors Of the country should deal
WIN ms question, and by the preparation OF suit
ane books. by legislation and otherwise. inaugurate
me chief difficulties the way OF legislation is the
tact tnat the drink question Is closely related
llls other- The American Medical Association is
Ilol ooitB what II might for the country in these
a NoN-TEETOTAL DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.
NeW-Aork. Dec. s. 1900.
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CHARTER REVISION.
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoRTIoN-
MENT SHOULD BE RETAINED.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; TIE one good feature OF the charter OF New
York City is the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
uonment. That IS the one body which makes
effort % prevent an increase of expenditures. The
Charter Commission. instead OF combining itself TO
me duties o. correcting the evils OF the present
charter, proposes 10 reconstitute the body which
practical experience has shown 10 be the one pro-
lection which taxpayers have against reckless
penoiture of public moneys. The report OF the
Commission comedies the excellence OF the Board
o. Estimate and Apportionment now constituted.
II says Whatever dissatisfaction may have been
iet with any other city authority. the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment has been pre-eminent
Tor capacity. efficiency and integrity" practical
man. having said this. would follow the remark
with the clause. I'VE have therefore determined
not 70 change the constitution Of this Board
The Commission. however. apparently the
sumption that any old body. il II Is called by the
same name, Will have all its virtues. proceeds 10
constitute entirely new body. and q fancy this
ne" BODY viii not smell sweet 10 the average
taxpayer as the old one. There is not only no past
experience which leads one 10 ;hink that this new
DOCS VIII try 10 safeguard the taxpayer. but the
y commission comedies that IL viii be composed
largely Of men who are chiefly concerned in pro-
'erhs liberal appropriations. The report says:
. N the borough presidents were 70 possess equal
,ttosAAs power not only with each other, but with
ne olner members OF the Board, they would
selnef c0nEro! It's decisions, and this would mean
nat the financial control Of the city would pass
ron the officials who are not directly Interested
~ ne spending Of the ctys money 20 officers who
Charged with the duty OF spending large sums IN
- oeVelopment and Improvement Of the partlcu-
lar localities that they were elected 10 represent
II the report Of the Commission is adopted the
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To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The conductors are overworked in their
OF the long cars which now in use, but that is
no excuse for their boorishness. They are worse
than their predecessors. the Mickies. of whom we
used TO complain. for the latter did give some
tention 10 the convenience and comfort Of the PAS
sengers. The present race have three thoughts
only: first 10 collect all the fares; second. to make
time and third. to land and receive passengers
IN the fewest seconds consistent with their escape
from complaint OF an accident through their negli-
gence. They walk on the feet OF passengers;
sprawl over them to reach the rod connecting with
the register; do not move aside II they stand
ing in front of the only vacant seat; stand with
their bury forms across the passageway and block
the movement Of passengers who are trying Ito
move a little furder forward in accordance with
the constant OF the conductors and they do not
point out TO passengers the vacant seats in the for
ward end of the car On one occasion a conductor
stood squarely in the doorway as 1 was entering
ana nut out his hand for the fare. i answered,
Yes after YOU shall have let enter the car
They have a hard life, but they would have more
sympathy il they We're more considerate.
Brooklyn, Dec. ;, 1900 X w.
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LIVERPOOL corrox MARKET.

Liverpool, Dec. IS. p. m--Cotton-Spst-Limted de-
mand: prices 1-S2d higher; American middiing fair
5 10 16d good mddng sid: mdding 1884; low
middIing. 7-S2d: good ordinary 3i-32d: ordinary
4 % 32d sales OF the day :. 600 bales OF
which for speculation and export Included
American Receipts. 5000 bales including 200
American opened quiet steady and closed
barely steady: American mddlng I m G December
ls-64d sellers: December and January 1564dJ I8-s4a
and February IS 64d sellers: February
and March. 10-84Q5 11-64d sellers; March April
s-64d buyers; April and May 5-64G5 G-e4d buyers
May and June. S64d buyers June and July sos 1e4d
and August, 4 62-64d sellers;
September. 4 $3.50 buyers.
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middlInz exc good ordinary isisc; rscssps sst
bales gross. SIN; shipments. 4sSS sales S"' S''eA
ST Louis Dec 15-Cotton quiet middlins. T-loc low
mdding 0hc. ordinary i3-10cs receipts, l9sd
bales gross 4247: shipmsnts s.7s6: stock, 80. 7sg
Savannah, Dec. ts.--CottOn quiet. middlns 8Dcs low
mdding. Sac; receipts 1882 bales sales w SOCK
f26 $50
New-orIeans Dec. 15-cotton very nrm: midaling.
csc low middilng DC. good ordinary. s5sc; receipts
Is bales; exports Britain i21Il 70 France
5O Continent $50. sales. 1850. stock SS 10
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unsatisfactory cables with. and the first call de
yeloped decline of TO points; the English market
having made partial response only TO the advance
which occurred here the previous day There sales Of
but 5000 bales advance OF 12d while the future
list al Liverpool closed gain Of only 11z-64q
Se4d Immediately after the first call here, however,
Notwithstanding the disappointing cables. and notwith
standing continued heavy receipts for the day with large
estimates for the week, the local market suddenly be-
came strong and very active Prices advanced 1920
points from the opening figures; buying became general
with wire orders heavy from the South and West
excited by TO the effect that roundup Of
with certain export local spot houses working
gether end IN view. The local situation was
menaced in this respect by tendencies
toward a point that cotton this way and
help the short interest However. this
offset by corresponding advance preventing
dition, deferrtng be service to
shorts The advance to-day particularly marked
January contract, which moved from $50 go.
March advanced from $50 $50 Selling TO secure
pro1ts caused sharp reaction close Of the
session. and the market finally barely steady tone
with the net reduced 3a6 points The late market was
depressed TO extent by that Ellison
reduce his estimate for the worlds consumption OF
American and by receipts az
New-Orieans and Houston Monday The latter con-
sisted Of H. 49, 900 bales against
17.546 last week and $50 last year same day Al
Houston $4,000 to 1880 bales against I6 e35 week
and 1858 last year.
The range OF contract prices local market to-day
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

Spot cotton closed quiet with quotations &c
the basis of i0Ac for mddng upland lose for mid
ding Gulf Southern spot telegraphed as
follows: New-orleans very firm, at 9Sc unchanged:
Mobile steady. Sc higher. 9Ac: Savannah quiet a
aSc. s-leo higher; Wilmington nrm and UNCHANGED
csc; Norfolk steady and Lice higher csc; Baltimore
nominal, 1Oc. &c higher; steady
changed az enc; Augusta steady. 9-16c I-IeQ3-16c
advance: ST. Louis steady. 9i1c l-1Sc higher.
Receipts at the ports interior points to-day com
pared with the same day last week and last year: