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New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

quoted. 749T&c..... .STEAR ARINE-Dull Quoted: Oleo.
lie city lard stearine. 1i+c.
RICE-The market firm all around. with fine grades
Of foreign wanted Primary markets were firm quota
41s45c. prime choice, 54 G5sc; head. 6q6sc Patna
sG5@<c; Japan. foreign. 4s4 G54o. nominal; do DO
mestics 4lsG4@c; Java. 4is847sc; Rangoon. IN oono
SUGAR-Reined sugar steady hut unchanged, with
list prices unchanged of 4S5c for granuated
A few oversaes reported. The American sugar e-
hning Company has withdrawn Nos Is and 10 from the
market We quote: Cut loaf crushed and domnos o4oc'
dered. powdered fruit powdered, 4eoc Eagle
confectoners granuated 510c; Eagle and extra
fine granulated 1850; Eagle n and 10 bags
Of fine granulaed 505c; Eagle 10 bags Of fine gralu
Soc diamond A. 1850, confectioners A. I0c nos l.
and B. 1900; No 4 1850. No 8 45Oc, No 6. 4s5c; NO
a.. 4ioc: No 8 435c; No 9. 400; No TO- 42oc NO II,
20c No u, 15c: 13. 410c; Il and 10, iooc.
This weeks summary Of the statistical position as
made up by Wiett & GRAY shows stocks in the lnited
states and Cuba together Of 452 against 2osS
tons last week and 156 Increase or
As I46 tons last at the six principal
ports of Cuba 500 $500 tons: stock
55oo against % 49s last p centras
grinding against 10 last The stock in Europe Is
2.II2,0b0 against 2.5I2 last Total
stocks of Europe and America 2977452 tons. against
2,6SaO0o tons last the uneven dates ana
? 1922 at the date Of November l. lsO2
excess Of stock is 2S AT tons against an excess OF
441.aSS tons last week and of J5b Og2 tons
January 1902 Hamburg shipments of 800 tons
for the United States. including $50 refined
No freight engagements The local market for sugar
was steady with prices unchanged. Refners who re
fused yesterday to buy willing to buy to-day
but very little sale. Centrifugal, 80 test Is
quoted 1870; muscovado, test 7-16c, and mo
lesses sugar 50 test. Ice. The London beet sugar
January at SIS I'D Cane but unchanged at
9s Cd for Java and SIS 9d refining
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool. 19-Closing-Wheat. spot firm; .
red Western winter. 5s 11l4d: No California. IS sid
futures steady December 6s I'D March. 6s 1Ld:
6s Nd CornsPot steady American mixed. new. IS I'D:
American mixed old. IS 3zd futures quiet January.
As 5Ikd March Is 2sd. Peas-Canadian steady lid
FIour-St Louis fancy winter quiet S. Sd Hops at
Iondon-Pacihc Coast Arm f6 i5sds7. Beef firm:
india mess. lbs Pork firm: prime mess Western.
Bacon quiet: Cumberland cut % 10 80 10 4ss: short rib.
I6 4. long clear mddes. light. Is "a
i9s Cd long middIes heavy S5 40 10 49s
clear backs is 10 90 10 49s: clear bellies. IA 10 10.
50s Shoulders-SQuare II TO - ro dull. ABS. Lard
dun; prime tierces SOS 3d. American
in pals Cd Butter nominal Cheese firm: AIneri-
can finest white and coorsd; 5es Tallow0Prime city
Turpentine-Spirits firm. sos Sd. Rosin-
Common firm is It'd Petroleum-Rehned firm. cad
firm Cottonseed oil-Huu refined. spot
dull els Cd. Tallow-Australian in London firm,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
NAVAL STORES,

The market for spirits turpenne is steady. with
business at full prices Some holders refused 65c for
machine made barrels Rosin strong eveslor
the low grades. and higher prices paid all around
Tar was firm and quite active full prices We
55c.
TAR-Pine bbls. So 25 oil bbls 81 25
ROSlN-CommOn good. strained. 81 S5f3S1 90; d,
81 90ds1 95 e 81 &5Qs2: s2Gs2 c. So 10: H. 50 30
s: go: X So 20 VI. So T0G$3 IS; N IS 95 W c. 81 %
" W. 81 6oGS4 20.
STOCK ON HAND
Savannah, Dec. 1e-Turpentne firm SIC; receipts.
I929 ibis; sales. $50; exports > Rosn firm receipts
o2S bbls: sales. g. 6+3; 14i5; quoted: A B. c
and D. 81 45 E 81 go F. 81 55: 81 70: Fl. So: l. 81 35
X - 80; NJ. So 35 y, So 55 w g. SO so: " w S4 %.
Charleston. Dec. i9-Turpentne a sic; sales $50
casks Rosin firm and unchanged: sales. 200 bbls.
LONDON, Dec 19-Turpentne-Spirits 39s- Rosin-
American. strained 9s
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

Spot cotton closed quiet, with quotations points
higher on the basis Of sg0c for middling upland and
DOC middlinR amounted 2,30S bales
southern markets telegraphed follows New
orleans firm. Lice higher SIC: sales 6.650 bales
Mobile rn lice lower sales 900 bales; Savannah
cee and steady unchanged. at 1Sc sales 65l bales
larlefton firm unchanged 116c: sales. 100 bales
wilmington firm. Lice higher. at Lice Norfolk
aeaoy lice lower at sA<c; sales 245 bales Baltimore
nominal unchanged, sac. Galveston firm unchanged,
a s5-lec: sales $3.50 bales. Augusta steady. un-
eanged at s+c ssles. 80 bales Memphis steady, &c
msner; al sAc; sales. 1850 bales 81. Louis steady
lSc lower. at 3-16c. Estimated receipts at Newfr
rams for 5000 1000 bales com
pared with Se44 week and 49, 091 bales
ast AZ from 5000 TO 5000
oes are expected with 1882 bales last week
sno L3f6 bales last Galveston expects from sou
% ieo bales in with 1889 bales actual last
week and 15.27p bales last year.
receipts Of the ports to-day and for the
as compared with the totals Of week previous and
N This week
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
ROYAL BLUE LINE

FOR BALTIMORE AND wAsHIeGTON-fSso 80.
80 So I'll ~1-OO rs. 40. 800. 100 P
~ IS Mdt
From Liberty only "Daily- fDay. except Sun
day sSunday only +ParloT cars only. lINta Iamaqua
xSatUrdays
ia PSI 434 Broadway. 1S2 5th 25 Union
125th St. 213 West 125Jh ST. 245
Columbus Ave New York; Court St, 344 500. Fulton
81 T{rOOLIyu: way williamsburg. New
transfer and checks baggage destination
w C. BESLER. z VI. BURT.
General Manager General Pass'r Agent
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New-York. December 10 1902
COFFEE Traders in coffee manifested indf-
the marke. today. and
openns unchanged 10 points lower. barely
this level all day long closing unchanged points
and quiet. Cables generally line with
local anrcpatons and therefore apprecsbe
Influence the market here The statistical situation
also lacked new feature beyond showing heavy cearances
go 600 hagsfron primary points country.
reported gain in stock for the week Of
Trade locally entirely professional
interests sold little coffee. getting
Of IT. Outside orders in evidence Total
for the day amounted only $50 Changes
abroad included Il franc advance FGvre partial
4 pfg gain Hamburg. Primary markets quiet
81 previous quotations Local spot supplies In
slightly better demand and steady. basis hAc
invoice lots Of No { Rc-
OF contract -rfces the
FoTInv
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. 10. p. m--Cotton-Spot. moderate
business done prices points lower: American middllng
fair 5.14 good middling. 4ee middng i52: low mid
ding 4 40: good ordinary. l. IS; ordinary, 4.16 The
sales day 10000 bales. of which 1000
included 5000 American
bales including q. 800 American. Fut
ures quiet steady and closed steady: Auer
can md o c., December, l. 41T4 as December and
January 4.47Qi As; January and February 44Iqi IS:
March, 4i1G4 As. March and April. As;
April May 4.i9G4 40: May and June. i9 June and
July 449: July and August. 40: August and Septen
ha-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
A DvERTIsEMENTs and subscriptions for The Trihur
received at their Uptown Office.
NO. I,264 BROADWAY

Advertisements Will be received following branch
Offices at regular office until O'Clock D. m viz:
18th st: 9e East 14th-st-: 257 West 42d-ss.. BE-
tween tn and sth aves.. 2es West 125th-st., sas
3d-ave.. between 18th and 7Tth sts: 1.o:e 3d-ave.
near slst-st: I.7os Ist-ave- ss,h-st t5- East
I25th-st.: .5e Tremont-sve.: ESQ 3d-ave. near
41st-st: 554 3d-ave.; 2IO BIeecker-st, s.5
BIeecker-st- Brooklyn. n. Y-216 Courr-sts
21S Smith-st-i IO04 Gates-ave. Newarh. n. j.
IDA Broad-st. Also 1t A. D. T. Offices
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

NEW JEHoEf YIN II RAL X. K.
Liberty Street South Ferry Oime from South
Ferry five minutes earler)-
EASTON, BETHLEHEM- ALLENToWN AND
a NJ I2p 40 SEQ C5,45 E>aston onIy) P. NJ sun
wIEKESBARRE AND sCRANTON-z4.0o a1e
NJ P NJ Sundays ~ 25 A NJ. 100 p. NJ
LAKEWOOD. LAKEBUfssT. TOMS RIVER AND
BARNEG AT-z4OO. o 40 4 NJ. 1-30 g. 40. 41O. Lake
and Iakehurst only9 SEQ Cx5 80 Lakewood
P VI Sundays. 1000 A. NJ
ATI ANTIC city, 40 A. VI q &C P. n
VINELAND AND BRIDGETUS-fz4.OO A. NJ. II 10
LONG BRANCH, ASH Ry PARK. OCEAN
GROVE. POINT PLEASANT AND SEASHORE
PGINTS-z4OO $50 11.3O A. ". AS. 5 80 SO P N.
Sundays EXCEPT ocean Grove. 900 a. NJ. 400 p. "
PHILADELPHIA (READING TERMINAI3-Zs4 Is.
fTOO IS 90 80 CO. 1000 f11O0 A ". 1890. 100.
81 30 1900 400. 800 1000, 1880 $500 P NJ.
.f215 Mdt. - -
PATH AND CHESTNUT STREET+s4 25 ts 30 40. so.
I'll 80 A NJ. 100. t'34 40. 500. -TOo. t925 P NJ.
READING. HARRISBURG. POTTsyILLE AND
MIL.LIANSPORT-lI4.O z4.25 IS 90. 10 10 1000
100 a. NJ, Reading cnly1. 1890 12O. u 90 p. NJ.
Reading PottsviIIe and Harrisburg only. TACO 800
P. NJ.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
The local market to-day
was follows:

Foreign coffee cables Rio-CofTee market quiet:
Rio 1890; exchange Il1516d; receipts 10000 bags;
cleared for the United States 1000 bags cleared for
Europe, 1000 bags; stock bags Santos-Coffee
market weak; good Santos $500; receipts.
market opened unchanged; at 2:90 p. net
changed i pfennig higher; sales 5000 Havre
Coffee market opened steady and unchanged at u
advanced franc: at p. m. steady and unchanged;
Al $50 m. unchanged; total sales. q. 600 bags.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
Railroads.
.ENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD

RAILRoA
AND DEsBRoSsEs AND CoRTLANDT STREETS.
HsThe leaving time from Desbrosses and
that given below for Twenty-third ste'
Station. except where otherwise noted
'SS h,I FAST M Wi In sS 70 two sep%s Fe5 cssf e
P.tts5urg. TO chicago: No coaches to Pit=tsburg =
sSS A. NJ COM
For sessRas eeas Pg gen T6
5s P P!nSMsanaP5 M PSe hSSSyYf s au SPECIAL 20
t1 eeeh B1n and Buss
f. folss as!S4: s ASD ciscns m qIs sad
Ss S.s6 fouls IS tsSlf
ing car. For Welch W. va (via Shenandoah Valley
o.5S P. VI. WESTERN ExPREss.-For Chicago. For
ef9 Do w sTeeP T safqFeaE P5nsg cf Ptsburz and
Ghcaso For knoxve OK daily via Sesnards9h Valley
p VI AN9 IS SIHCINNA8d EX
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH
S SS 2 80 DINING Ga io 81 ss SHx ana Cart S
ani @ dining cam SAB 6e!STosses and
1sndt s5Isstf 5nS S q s; ,I @ % al
;ng Car 45' - Dining Car @ 20 N m nl0v Hi0 night Ga
a M 12 IS DINING car g Is congressional Limited
aFeF @a Sn4 55 Rn5hf 9bans ea5s cs es m hight
SOUTHERN RAILwAY.-Express. 325. AS p M
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.-Express s55 a. m. and o25
sEABoARD AIR LINE RAILwAY.-Express. 1885 p. m
N6RFoLR Ra HxB %RsfEe% RisRf esy yAwAYFor Memphis
and New Orleans. 25 n IN daily
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY--T.55 a. n week
days, 1855 - p. daily.
FOR OLD POINT COMFORT and NORFOLK--I55 a. m
week days and $50 p. daily.
ATLANTIC CTTY--3-55 N. and 2 IS week-days
Sundays. 755 a Through vestioued Trains Buffet
Tor smoking Car Paror Cars. Dining Car and Standard
Coaches Sundays
CAPE MAY.-12 81 ?. weekdays.
For points New York Long Branch Railroad Cfro
West Twenty-third Street Stationl. S55 a m. Il ~
52o, 455 and II % m weekdays. Sundays y -
Streetsl. 9 90 m 10 % $40 $40 and 11.3o .. m.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
6 10 Desbrosses and Cortlandt Streets 500 725 T55.
25. s55. q 90 55 CPenna. Limedl 10 10 CDesbrossss
and Cortlandt Streets 10 2O Dining Carr 55 (Din
Ing Carr. 1155 4 m. 1255 Dining Carr. 1.55 Dining
Carr 2 10 CDesbrosses Cortland Streets 200. 2 50.
3 % Dining Carr. S55. 25. 425 CDnirg Carr +5 DIN
ing Carr. 555 Dining Car) T-55. g. %. SIS S23
II 10 night Sundays. $40 755 coaches) SIS s55
0 - Gimted). o55. 10 80 Dining CaD u IS
D Dining Carr. 455 Dining Carr 5.55 Dining Carl.
Ticket Offices 4Gf 1854 and 261 Broadway; 1s2
Fifth Avenue tbeloE 23d St) s3 Fifth Avenue corner
18th stu Astor House. Wet Twenty-third Street
Station. stations Deknrosses and Cortandt
Streets Court Street $50 Fuito. Street. 9s Broadway
and Pennsylvania Annex Station BROOKLYN; Station;
call for and check baggage from hotels and residences
through destination.
road Car Service.
j B. HUTCHINSON. J.. r. WOOD.
General Manager. Genl Passenger Agent
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo Dec 19-FIour quiet. Wheat-Spring firm. No
hard s412c: winter steady: NJ 7sAc. Corn
settled No 3 yellow. 56Iac: No 8 corn 53655c Oats
strong: No white. 36&c: No mixed. 35lsc. Barley
4i4G3c Rye--No 1. SIC.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

COTTON-There We're pretty livuly times at the Cot.
Ton Exchange opened steady at unchanged
prices q 1 PORT ruled quiet for
early cables being unsatisfactory. public speu
hearish however II became apparent
be strong, and &
buying which carried prices 4a1l polns
above the closing level Of the previous oay and on
bass Total sales futures
figured 600 bales All classes of traders be
buyers early in the day. attitude initiated py
accelerated favorable cotton
ports NewOrleans other points Of accurulaio
Il the South At NcwYor spot quotations were marked
5 points the best buyers. An element
visible supply increase which
only $4,000 bales against 1e7ooo bales
The American OF the increase only
visible the corresponding year $4,000
bales evident that the absorption Of cotton was
sll proceeding record scale. with correspond
increase n the OF cotton. This, accord
bales the week. brought into
sight bales the corresponding week
ast year making the total amount Drought into ssh1
eils6S3 against 6054 646 last Estimates for to
Saturday call 5000 70 1000 bales at
New-Orleans, Is 09I year. while Galveston
Is scheduled for 5000 IL 600 bales against 1879
with Superintendent Kings in sight statements for this
week this season: Port receipts,
7f bales against 2S9 $50 last overland to mills
ard Canada 46S13, against 81 sZ9 last year Southern
mill tRkngs ESTIMATED $4,000 against 51.245 last
gain 2232 against 20 LAP last
year brought sight 3T03T9 against o72
1897 US last year overland TO mills Canada 303
year: mill takinRs (esti-
nate6 7400 e94 $50 last stock at in
in ey Of !
10 date 811s 663 Go54 646 The total
is for 1lO days this against III days
last
The of prices the local market to-day
was q follows
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

Lackawanna r Railroad.
Leave New York. foot Barclay Christopher Sta
tSO0 A. M.-FOr Binghamton and Syracuse.
1000 A M.-For Buffalo. Chicago and 81. Louis.
sI40 P. M--FOr Buffalo and Chicago
t40O P. M.-For Scranton Plymouth
p. M-For Buffalo Chicago.
's45 P. M-UtIca- Oswego. Ithaca. Buffalo
300 A M-For Chicago-Sleepers p. NJ
Tickets at I13 429 1879 Broadway N Y. S3S Fuitos
st Brooklyn sDaily- Except sunday.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20

FIavre. 3,1s2o00 bags 2.e15 900
Brazilian compared with 12s 900 and 2563o0 bags last
The statistical position Brazilian coffee fol-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
WEST SHORE
RAILROAD.

CNew York Central & Hu6so1 River r R.. Lessee3
Trains leave Franklin St. Station. New York. fol-
lows and IS min. later foot OF West E2d 81. N RE
ITO A. M.-FOr intermediate points Albany
III 90 A. M, Saratoga and Mohawk Express
~2 % P. M.-Cont. Detroit. Chi
IS P. M-(2 Hudson River points and Albany
900 2. M.-For Roch Buffalo. C1eveld & Chicago.
f7.45 P. M-For Roch. Buffalo. Detroit and ST Louis
P. M-For Niagara Falls Det q Cha
.Day tDaiIy except SUNDAY. Leaves Brooklyn Annex:
On at TO 45 NJ. % p As P. VI. Leaves Jersey
City. P p. R. % 20 A NJ, % 1888 P. NJ
Time tables principal hotels and Offices Baggage
from hotel residence BY Westcott Express
a c. E LAMBERT
General Superintendent. General Passenger Agent
New-York tribune., 1902-12-20
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
For week ending Friday, December 10. 1902.
COTTON RECEIPTS.

New-York December -, 1902
wing are the total net receipts Of cotton~St all
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28
GRAINS CLOSED WEAKER
ON SMALL PR0FIT-TAKING.
WEATHER CONDITIONS GEN.
ERALLY BEARISH.
Early Advance in Wheat and Corn
Is Lost at the
Close.

There was the usual Saturday liau dation
in the local grain market yesterday. Wealth
er conditions were generally mere favorable
in the Central and Southern States, though
there was still considerable moisture in the
Northwestern spring wheat belt. Trading
was light throughout the session.
Broomhall cables that worlds shipments
Monday will be about 100000 bu.. OF which
Europe will al s.6o0.co. He predicts there
will be but a moderate change In the Quanti-
the United Kingdom during the past week
about 100000 bu.. compared with 5.Sc.ocJ
the previous week and 100000 a year ago.
Dec. wheat opened unchanged and sold at:
ssxc. estsc. sac. csc. sskc. esSc.
Corn had some strength early in the ses-
sion. but selling IN Chicago and prospects
Of fair weather caused a recession In the
last hour.
Dec. corn opened lsazc up and sold at:
sszsc. $50 ssSc. sMc. 5sSc.
Receipts OF wheat at ST. Louis were 1896
bu-, of which 4.e52 sks. and ITO cars local and
4 cars through. against S.os bu-. of which
all were local in 1901
Receipts of wheat at primary points were
5000 bu.. against LlsIco bu; IN 1901; md
shipments wsIe-Ss:@o bu;' o gains ost9S9
sls cars In 1901 Chicago received 1s4.ifo on.
and Kansas City $3.50 bu- The clearanccs
were 665, 900 bu.
Receipts Of corn at st. Louis were ei.SoD
bu.. OF which q cars local and s cars
through. as against $500 bu.. Of which IS
cars local and 6 cars through In l9l
$1,000 bu, against $4,000 Blu. IN 1901. and
shipments were eco bu.. asainst 317.oo bu.
The clearances were 1852 bu.
Receipts of oats were $3.50 bu, of which
Is cars were local and IA cars through. as
against $500 bu.. of which q cars were
local and 3 cars through, In 1901.
Receipts of corn at primary points amount
ed to 453 1000 bu.. against 10000 bu. In 1871.
and shipments were $4,000 bu-. against 5l3.-
600 bu. Chicago received 31,o50 bu. and Kan
sas City 100 bu. The clearances were a.
AZ bu-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28
Chicago stock Market.
STATEMENT OF ASSOCIATED BANKS.
~surpIu. II Vow e3,236.625. nm Increase
of a~4,S7S,87S.

New York. Sept. z.-rhe statement Of the as
ISOLATED banks for the week ending to-day
shows:
Deposits, p'e srsio 100; deerease sia sslso-
ciIsTla,.OS; q; 20 K 90 ss inS Sses.s.. si sis IS %.
Specie. slsi.sso 90; Increase. n.s'asa
Reserve R required. ssis'iss's :s: dssrss:s. s,.os7.-
s sSsDi Ssx 9 9s2s Fina insIsa's sh. s- sesS says:
"rne official statement OF the New York asso-
eoveTy in the sprplu. reserve me result. q a
caused BY the general contraction In loans dnriny
M, While "G the legal uhe TEMPER. aes decfe..ed siss. 500. msSins
the net gain In cash 3l.7so 70.
against Iss i ai.ss.. ;SST IN a the son pTesioas week. and :
arg, REDUCTION than for any Ts se sas,i 'i sseres sse
sinee August Is has been S.. sss. 80. Tne deposits
6. ssor l.,s med d a.; 81 q i' g. R Hn.sos. 4 set Isaa anss
reserve was reduced ,,:S1.sis through last week.
ssfnen IN es :s ds e. :. 5. s ss.e ms sS" an ad lae1es az q &.
sss.s!5 in reserve % . "a. SIS in surplus: Last yea
at the corresponding date the surplus was eie.-
The circulation wa. increased BY mas and
ted among the larger institutions. The average
S ssil so eis ssaiDss 81 & g 90 s1n N a., s9G p1.S.du 70 x s..-
So far as the cash reserves OF the banks are
s sSaes eg sse WEE, week han e9s0. shown sy the s,. ase
e %s g o5 The eel, 1900 seeS a sDld fron - hSlao VA: and sl.a ss.
fsrred hiiher. from san Francisco by telegraph;
ss.re sSf T ,sis amount sss sA n .s. Ssss T eoanssd un asa
the system Of Averages. for but one.third.- CT
sbout sssa.oo There vas transfer from San
ed for but one day. or seo.0oo. The remainder Of
these several amounts will be reflected In the
current weeks statement.
Presumably. the contraction In loans which. has
been In progress for the lsst six weeks will no
longer be necessary now that the reserves have
teeun to recover. and unless the Teak s2ecnl1-
rroved condition OF he banks and monetary
prospects. there should be a restoration Il ~.
normal situation. More relief wiz be AFFORDED
through the arrivals Of gold now In transit and
rlso through the operations Of the numerous
these may more than Offset the absorption OF
money by the Treasury.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28
GRAIN BUSINESS is LIGHT,
EXCEPT IN THE CORN PIT.
E -au'~ --- f7iaW s-,se-
DEMAND FOR DECEMBER
WHEAT SENDS PRICE UP.
Corn Bulls Unload Heavy Quanti-
ties of December Stuff and
Decline Follows.

Chicago. Sept g5.-With the exception of
corn. trading on the Board of Trade to-day
was light and the tendency was to lower
again a feature, and that option closed &c
higher, while Dec. was Lake lower. Dec.
corn closed lc lower. oats were LGkc lower.
lower.
WHEAT.
Ine sept delivery was the leader in
Mne9t, ana shorts were again good buyers.
While the demand was well supplied. the
close was strong on that month. Trading
IN the deferred months was featureless and
Fluctuations confined within a narrow range.
LIBERAL receipts in the Northwest. together
win wet weather, were bear features. Sept.
opened unchanged to lc higher at Sc to SIC.
and sales throughout the entire session were
confined within the opening range. The
close was %lc higher at ssSc. Dec. opened
unchanged at eSasssc. Sales were made
&c lower at ssSc. C~learances of wheat and
hour were equal 70 539.0cO bushels. Primary
receipts We're L.S2i.is bushels. compared
and Duluth reported receipts OF 90 carr
which. with local receipts Of lS3 cars. first
OF contract grade. made total receipts for
cars a week ago and 1.044 cars last year
CORN.
Inc feature OF the corn trade was the un-
!oading, by bulls who have been active on
That side Of the market recently. The wet
weather made a good market. on which
to sell the stuff. but in spite OF the heavy
lttc from the high point. The opening was
a shaee to Aassc higher. at 4Sxc 10 &c,
which was the high point OF the day. The
close was 1c lower, at l5SGi5Ac. Local re-
celpts were al cars. with Sc OF contract
OATS.
Oats were dull and lacking in any strik-
Ing features. and fluctuations were within
a narrow limit. There was a weaker tome
to the market, influenced by predictions OF
higher. at 3lsc. sold within a nc range.
closing LTkc lower. at 3lkG31kc. Local
receipts were Us cars.
RANGE De E~IrrIrREs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28
SUMMARY OF ST. LOUIS MARKETS

Sellers controlled the little speculation INDUCED in IN the local exchange yesterday.
Trading was extremely light and mainly IN the hands of saSrs and small operators
For a me after thu opening IT seemed as though the market omdh avef aiHy good sup
port but the eay aims were lost when al the news was in Weather was almost the
only factor An early bull factor vas excessive moisture in TIL Northwest. where was
od. rains again fntefered with the movemento Oft the spring crop to market ms was
not sufficient to weigh against good Western receipts md prospects of better weather In
the centul and western portions of the winter belt
Corn had early support but later eaei N in line With wheat and with The decline In
the Chtcas market
Dec whe opened unchanged and closed Sa.c on.
Dec. con opened iHNc n and closed &c of
There asn no speculative trading in oats
Receipts of produce we're modeatea and pnes for traits and vegetables were generally
steady
Locai securities we're well supported. fractions scored the best advance.
Yesterdays bank ceahngs were SS1@s balances S5aa Discount rates were firm
between III and per cent
Spot cotton was quiet and unchanged
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New York. Sept. E.-Cio-e: Money on call
firm xt,h ell loans at 6 gs5 cent; except an oad
. per cent. Stefl.Eg exchange I'm. with ictu Il
business in bankers bills at ISIs for dsm1nd
i-s5 and 4sG: commercial bills S36l q s.
Mexican dollars $40 Government bonds steady;
State bonds Inactive: railroad bonds weak.
Cincinnati. o.. sept ,E-Moley SOS per cent
New York exchange sea<c discount. C1earings
s2.esie5e.
-Chicssc. sept. -.-cieartnes z. 81. ~. balances
s. i5. OIL: FOR the week. clrarinKs siG. a, Af. hal
arcss sc -. sI6 New York. exchange SO ais-
count. Foreign exchange unchanged. ported ster-
Ba,timore. Nd. Sept zI--CfearinFs a5ss,if7
balances S5a IS. for the week e~iearfngs 81. u.s.
Philadelphia: Sept z.-clesrinss s.o..a.s5 bal
ans - g.. III. for the week. clearfrgz ND 81
-. balances sfsIsx.Ss. Money 6 per cent
Boston. Mas Sept a--Exchanxes SIS. us. fs.
New .Yerk Sept. 95.-Ezehanses Ss.Is...,. bal
ances 8. -. g.