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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-17

London quotations were about on q
parity. except in the Erles, when were
up from u to Is for common, ana ISL pre-
ferrsd. respectively.
our market yesterday was again pro-
fsSSional one.
London trading was of no significance;
and there waS a noticeable absence OF
commission house business.
Sentiment on the floor continues very
much mixed as to what the market IS go
ing to do.
week indicates that the banks have gained
thereby s9.755. 600.
The market became exceedingly. narrow
in the second hour. and showed marked
falling off IN the volume OF tIaQlHs III al
departments.
The foreign. transactions did not total
more than 1900 shares all told. and the
rest of the business was almost exclusive
~ professional. ~
American sugar showed strength. and
seemed to have got sold out on the DE-
cine of the previous day. It is matter
of comment that in spite Of recent er TINS
has been stea Oily growing lees.
The speculation in Rock Island seemed
TO have received some check from the pro-
fcssicnal clement
expressed in some quarters on the char
actep-of the manipulation. particularly IN
respect8 OF attempts 10 squeeze &Ihe snort
interest without reference 70 me sersl g..
OF the professionals In Distributing zig
stock
Traders rallied the market in the early
a ftsrnoon and found enough assistance
from various speculative interests 10
make a fairly successful recovery.
Stocks seemed pretty Well sold OUT, ana.
although 1t could hardly be supposed tnat
a public investment demand had deyel-
oped In half an hour, the technfcalsc con-
ditions favored recovery
People IN touch with missouri, actilS
pool said that It was doing nothing ~
the market. but that the stock rallied IN
the absence OF any disposition anywhere
to SELL
Some small short interestHin Manhattarl.
appeared to have been created on the pos
aibility of some hitch fnEtte lease.
Che recovery in Reading disclosed re-
spectacle short interest. Traders caught
stop orders on the advance, and in view
of the stocks. recent decline attracted ~
little public following. It can be stated
absolutely. however. theresfs not enough
Reading stock delayed on the steamer st.
Louis to create any. real demand In the
loan crowd
Special meeting of Manhattan stock
holders. the Increase Of capital stock
from saS. 0oo. 900 TO $50. 900 was approved.
+ The etock will be offered To- stockh holders
81 record OF January 9TH. at par. at the
ate Of rs per cent. ofatheIr holdings.
"a wa hing ton dispa tch says standard
OIL and Morgan Interests have succeeded
In Securing a promise from 2fSs!d ents
Roosevelt that an extra sekatan OF Con-
gress HiN be called unless 49, pss are taR-3
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STOCKS APATHETIC,
CRACKING AND FILLING', PHRASE
Used TO DESCRIBE THE MARKET
MISSOURI PACIFIC PROJECT
so.stp to Eject Tint 1t WIZ soon
Ne Observation-Disclosures Attaching
30 Erie In,imidate, Bcnr.-strons
Bank Statement Expected.
Bank Statement Expected.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-"BackinS'
and filing was the favorite term &c
express the condition Of to-day's stocl-
market, which reflected the same STATE
q bewlIdernent that has been evident
\ the speculative mind for several days
past. The Dealings fell away further.
and trading was quite appathetic. The
Few stocks which developed a show OF
strength had very little sympathetic ef-
sct upon the list in general and their
own gains We're but poorly held. The
most prominent of these was Missouri
Pacific which seemed 10 be affected by
prevailing gossip that the great Missouri
Pacific" rroiect was to be announced at
AZ early date. Reading was advanced.
and Southern Railway, A;chison. Sugar
aud a few less conspicuous stocks had
their periods of strength.
Although the earlier events OF the week
we're considered TO demonstrate that there
vas NJ, immediate prospect of attracting
public interest in the market, the profess
sinnals showed themselves exceedingly
vary Of Tenturing to go short on the
market. Some OF the short lines put out
early were an effective factor in holding
back prices to-day, in an exceedingly
lulI market.
BIG DEALINGS IN ERIE.
The mystery attached to Erie served to
tatirnidate the bears. An enormous rol-
rrae OF dealings in this stock was believed
70 pont TO manipulation and realizing,
but its fruness since and the continued
minors regarding il point to some de-
velopnaent going on. The apparent policy
70 parcel out the anthracite coal pro-
pertics among The great trunk-line pow
ers. as in the case Of Reading. would
point 10 some plan regarding Erie. There
is fsfth also in the rumors Of a des;re
on the part OF tho Wabash Of Rock Island,
or both, TO secure an Atlantic outlet
by means Of the Erie. ]. p, Morpan.s
testimony Yesterday in the inquiry into
the Louisville transfer. was seen to ex-
press severe prejudice against the prac-
tce Of buying, UP railroads overnight,
and TO show a partially for the extern
aicn OF va.fng trusts FOR the insurance OF
control But Mr.. MORGAN has demon
strated in the case OF Northern Pacific
that he will adopt extreme measures 10
prevent the Wrestling of control from him
Of q property by the overnight class OF
purchasers.
STRONG BANK STATEMENT.
There Is every probability Of q strong
bank statement to-ruorrow as the Yield
10 the banks on Sub-treasury operations
Of saoaleAo has been supplemented b!
currency from the interior estimated at
s9ej0cGD or over. The strength OF st.
taul and OF Chicago Great Western seerr-
g 70 be due to rumors that the former
nag acquired control OF tho latter.
me bf4nd market was generally nTHs
goe Win some few Issues slightly lower.
e. o'A sales. par value. s.. sss 200. United
eeht. On the last call.
geSEY AND EXCHANGE
honsy on call steady ut 100 H. per
~. closing. s0A-2 Time money easier:
~ Gays, s per cent; ninety days. 81
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Rye Flour-stendy.
Buckwhe;lt P'lour-Stfady.
CornmeaI-Firm.
7ye-Steildy.
3arIpy-OJ1ief

Rye-Steady.
Barley-QuieI.
Wheat; Spot-Ffrm: No. cred, s22ss- op-
tons: Considerable zirregularity appeared
in wheat, owing to prof1t-takfng opera
tons. It counteracted the bull news at
hand and made the market easy at tines,
was another fair export trade, and ca-
bles were strong. Near the close, how.
ever. prices rallied. on covering. and were
finally Y cent higher March. Sff1t<; May.
Corn: spot.F1rn; No. 2 90. Option
market eased Off IN face ct big export
trade, as bulls We're disposed to take
profits. January had an early "a vs. saa a r1se
but was finally strong. again, closing 9
cent higher, against4a IS cent decline on
May. January. ssh: February. ssh;
March, s.; May: 4s1s; July. 4Ss;
tive and higher West. later reactins. with
other markets. May. q q.
Beef-Quiet.
Cut Meats-Quiet.
Lard-Steady; Western steamed, Sl8.so;
refined firm: compound. 71z@72-
Ts1lowSFirm: city. s; country. SIS
e Kosln-g STEADY: strained 4; 8: sniiaa,s-
Rice-Firrn.
coffee-spot Rio quiet: NO z, invoice.
5A mild market steady; Cordova, 10
Sugar-Raw steady; refined steady
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at unchanged prices, and ruled in-
active.-aThe close was quiet. with prices
points higher to- T. cents lower, on sales
Of G.5W bags.
Butter steady; extra creamery. q; State
dairy, 2O@26.
small! colored fall-made, 144u.s; small
white fall-made, 14lia3141s-
EggsSteady. State and Pennsylvania
average best. 81.
Potatoes Steady; Jersey sweets. A.75@
200; State and Western. per $50 pounds.
81. s0dS2 90; Long Island. $2.00G$2.20; South
Jersey sweets, $2.30G$o35.
Peanuts-Steady; fancy handpicked. ~
ep4s other domestic, 3d4A
CabbagerSteady;d dom este, per barrel.
red. 81 o0@s1.5a: white, $4,000
Cotton, by steam. to Liverpool, Il cents.
BALTIMORE, MD. JANUARY 1s.-F1our
unchanged
Wheat-Steady: spot and January. so11s
1S0a4; Southern, by sample. HI801a.
Corn-Steady: spot, 5571s6ts: January, So
al; Southern white corn, 53957.
Oats-Easy; No. white, 4S1z@44.
-Rye-Firm: No. 2, 551x.
/; Butter. cheese, and sugar firm and un-
changed.
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COTTON GOSSIP.

The cotton market yesterday was steady
and fractionally lower. 54ss
Snkculation in cotton continues to ex-
par1d. and buying orders are more nu-
nerous. and the shorts are covering. ~ e.
The demand for cotton is primarily
based upon disappointing receipts.
The Liverpool statement. as compared
Go ba les In the stocks OF all kinds.
: 4 aecraase of 259 900 bales in the stocks
Of American, a decrease Of a 900 bales in
the amount of all kinds aiioat, and a det
crease Of II, 900 bales IN the amount OF
American af1oat.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALT1MoRE, January 15.-stoc

Il BALTIMORE, January io.-O toCa ot1 t'ie
Live Pigs-We quote pigs at from 500
to s1.75 apiece, according to size, quallty
and condition. shoats s2.25 to 800 apiece.
Calves--st Strictly choice yeals, PEE 81 pound 1l
f to good; s per head head s5.o6asiaoe
Beef CattIe.-We quote: Young, rat
steers weighing LOCO to 1900 pounds, PSF PEE
pound. 311sg4c-: steers Weighing unaer wv
pound, 21s@3c.; bulls. per pound, 2g21sc-;
large young COWS, in good order. per a
head. s1s.oa@s25oo; fresh cows with cali
s es5 bead sr s1S esd siSS thfn
Lambs and Sheep.-We quote as follows:
Spring lambs, choice and fat per pound,
51a96c.; poor, thin, rough, per pound: 4g
&C. Wool sheep best oa per oo pouna, S5sa5e:
head. $1.ooas15o: old bucks, per pound, 2
to 21ac., as to quality and weight
NEW YORK. January 1s:-Beeves5-
STEERS slower closing ve PATS fat
s425Gs4.5e; bulls, $a.s5@s4. SO: export bulls.
81. $50 $500: cows. s1:65 SOD.
calves, $500; Westerns arrived. late; will
sell lower; city dressed veals weak at 111s
@141s cents per pound:
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep steady: lambs
10 to Is cents lower; about five cars UNI
sold. Sheep, ssnasL75, lambs, Sc. o0ass.75;
Hogs~Eighty-six on sale Market nomi-
nally steady. No sales reported.
EAST BUFFALO, N. x, January 10
+Cattle-Nothing doing; Neals 9 cents
higher: tops, so251s1O.0o; common to good,
/ s5E06s9.OO. -.
$685. pigs. ss5o@s6.so; roughs, soI5@s6.0e;
stays, i.75GJ$5. rs So. -
Sheep and Lambs Sheep steady: lambs
10@l5 cents lower. Top lambs: s6.1o9s6:25;
s5.25; ewes, s4.25@s4.4o; sheep. top mixed,
s4Go1s425; culls to good, s2.0e9s3so.
CHICAGO. ILL, January 1s.-Cattle-----
Receipts, $500 head: market steady to
strong; good to prime steers, s5.oo@s6. %:
poor to medium. S3.O0@s4.75; stockers and
feeders. s225@s4.50:s cows. sl:40@1s4 40; heif-
ers 2.oo@s4. cann sa 81 ;49gs2;So; bulls
steers. Ss.5oas4. So. . -.:
5Hogs-Re ceipts to-day. $4,000 .head;@to
morrow, 20, zoo head !: leftover 5000 head.
Market opened t. 10 esntg hfgner close
Choice heavy. ss.75ais7. 90; rough, heavy.
s6.46as5 70. light, s5so@ss. 80; bulk Of sales.
shespNReceipts. 5000 head; sheep e
ehoies ve aps s4@ss5o; fair to Choice
mixed, ss.25@A.25; native lambs, s4.sI9
$500
EAST LIBERTY. PA. January s16-Cat-
tle-Steady: choice. s5.40Gis5.6o; prime, $50
@s54o: good. s4.S0@s510.
Hogs--Active; prime heavies. LOG
ss.771k: me diums. 665@s6. 20: heavy. Workers.,
se6oass.s IS; light Yorkers, 35.55@S6.5o;
sheen-steady;: best wethers. s4.80@s515;
cu1ls and common, sl.75@s2.10; veal calves,
s. 254s9.01.
CINCINNATI. o., January 16.-Hogs-
Active at S5.o09 s.. Is. Z
Cattle-Qutet and lower. at sa.114$4, 80.
Sheep-Steady, at s2.25GS3.i 10.
Lambs-Eeasy at s400Gt s4.S5.
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GRAIN NOTES.

There was a continuation of Thursdays
strength in wheat at the opening yester-
day. and the bull operators were again &C
tive buyers.
Trading in corn was rather light, and
the opening was steady, May being ur-
changed to shade higher, al 441s@44ss to
44Shc. There was some buying on the cash
situation. but what little tirmness was
manifested came mostly from he,strength
"a, ~. :.
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BON Us.

United States retunding IS, reg. 1os
United States refunding Is, coupon. les
United States 3's. registered. 1863
United States 3s. coupon............ lo1a4
Irritsa States new As, registered.... 1914
tinted States new as COUPON. 1861
United States OLD As, i.gislered...- lusa
United States old As. ccupon..---.- 1857
-aited States IS, registered .----.---- 10Y
aited States SIS. coupon.-------1 10Y
.tetisou general is .i 02sss
3tchieon adjustment As --.......-.... 92A
Baltimore and Ohio As. 1929
Baltimore and Ohio 331s' s.........,...... e4A
Baltimore and Ohio conv. 4s...-.... 1922
-anada Southern as ................... 1914
-erltrsl of Georgia. 5-s............1 1854
SntrsI of Georgia. I'd incomes 39as
eutral of Georgia lst incomes. 50
-hssapeake ard Ohio 4E's...... 1857
chicago and Alton 81 s......-........- 70
Chi, Bur. and Quincy new 4s....-... 34lls
Chi. Mil. and ST. Paul general 4's.- 1l2
Chicago and Northwestern con. Is. l3s3s
Chicago. r. Island and Pacific 4s..-- 1G1A
g. G. and ST. Louis general As l02
Chicago Terminal 4s....-............- 81
Colorado and Southern 4sS...........- 944
Denver and Rio Granle 4's............ 9s1s
Erie prior lisn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9.1s
Erie General S6ss
Fort Worth and Denver City lst...... 1111i
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE E {; L;
AID Asked

ft9S5S- s - BIC. Z146AS0
/ STATE sEcURITI Es--
v SyG1 sn new & t, q r.. 1899 9s s,
Vs.. Centuries, rs G.: 3 9 slssts . 7. =
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s:.....zys.s..;555i
Is s4.I OF Com in. 8. 81 ~ g
csnsnf' ca. raIiwiySco
Char Col: AVS g ~ g 8 i ~ rs &
sss 49, sas,tiern sFlorid q. "a
81 90 az. .consol. IS ets ~
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THE BAL TlM0RE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Nd. January 16.-tspe-
=ciai. 1.-THE market closed very dull, and 9
:; seab BOAR closed at 2e@e7; two hundred
shares sold at 25is. y;
Atiantic-Coast Line common closed II
1856: iftrsn shares sold. zee IS.
Atlantic-Coast Line lst instalment paid
sod at 41ss for 10 shares. .sS5,
sixteen Shares Of Connecticut sold at
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MARINE IsTELLIGExcE.
-St55za sb5fE ~
PORT OF RICHMOND. JAN. IL. tsea

=
PORT OF RICHMOND. JAN. i. isua
ARRIVED.
Steamer Brandon. Rhodes. Norfolk
merchandise and passengers; Old Dom1rs
tton Line. q
SAILED.
Steamer Winyah. simmons PhiIadel.
phia. Pa. merchandise and passtnGerss
Clyde Line
steamer Brandon. Rhodes. Norfolx.
MERCHANDISE and passengers; soA Domin-
Ion Line. So - ssss rs 50 asssSs
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves, Norfolk
and James-river landings. merchandise
and passengers; Virginia SanSation
Company.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. JAN. ID
fBy teIexrapt.1
SAILED.
Schooner General Grant. Precedence.
Schooner Rachane w Stevens. Roaton.
Barge Ounce. Fall River.
SAILED
Barge G.. r.. Skof1eTd. Norfolk.
Barge City OF Montreal New Haven
+ B}@2n - 7HSY~,K0#
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prime mercantile paper.

ix months, 5; prime mercantile paper.
1-2G5 81.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S6So@4 S6Si
or demand, and at 4.ss60@4.s365 for siSty'
lays: posed rates. Asa l-2G4s7 il-2@4.sS;
commercial bills, A.S2 3-4@4,S3 3-4
Bar silver, AZ rs Mexican dollars, 81 -?
Government bonds, easy. Railroad
bonds irregular.
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=, no,rd 4,r-Line Securities.

3 sRe,AlIT1n1oRE. MD. January 16.-Sea
~. 81 Air Line. common. e6is: Seaboart
Air-I!rs, preferred, tlnauoted Sea poa aEl1
Air.L Line bond s, 50 81
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5Y STOCKS, BONDS, PRODUCE COTTON,Al

sT,rida January 18th. were complied by
the View York Cotton Exchange:
This US X 9sa l,as 50 tia
Canada = ..Ai.s sAe .4aess4 asoaa
Loss ess sa OF stock at i n. vss
5ss terror towns 1926 6e 1873
Brought into sight for s. 8. 80 .
TOTAL. cRoP S1oWEMENy;
Overland to mills and s. - =. 81
southern mill ta lsiai; = ~
(estimat ted 49,. ~ $4,000 $4,000
Stock at interior towns s Sc.
inSexcessHof septem- 80. 80 !, -,
Brought. into sight
q 53sS fz5 for aeasS e rs o asys
'ii's e eoTToNaATsT Fiji PoRTs.
The. following areEs,tte total net :. re-.
New orleans s s. ,5s5,ss bales: Mobile,
1914 baiss; :; s az s7y;sss ba res;
2s5.7s6 bales: Norfolk. 81 bales; J. Ba als
bales; Boston. $3.50 bales. Newport
bsisz 5iSs 9sss Rstlsafphi1 s
dina, IS bales: Pensacola, S31So bales;
{ Port Arthur. 81, 661. bales; Port own.
send, 66 6a5 bales: San Francisco, ASH
bales; Portland, Ore, Ell bales. Total,
5, 442, 5s7 bales.
NEW. ORLEANS, La, January 1s..---
Cotton futures barely steady.
January ...... S:65Is.6!f.sf5
February ...'.- 8 5sgs: q e
March .............. = s4S. Is 3 s..
April Ss s9gS s5
May t............:... S.9l1e.95
81 June cSpgIs.5tt &c
July :. ezg 5Ss
August ee'4s:oo
active to-day. as it has been for some
days past, owing to the fact that rainy
weather made satisfactory Inspection OF
samples an impossibility orders are
now beginning to come In more freely
from sptnners.e Sales, 4,lo0 bafss. quota
lions advanced 1-16c. go.
In the market for contracts there was
a brisk movement during the forenoon,
and while March, NIay,-and July fairly
monopolizsd attention. quite a, n y s
the opening prices were TO points
lower, but Increased buying followed the
call and sent the prices-5. to points
higher At that level New York broke
ket followed The report came that op 2
rators in New York were selling heavily,
ana a break followed. that was made
more precipitate when It developed tnat
instead of a decrease there had been
fiuencss gave the bears the whip-hand.
and prices were forced down to z
points from the noon call. There was
considerable realizing BY room SHORTS,
f:d prices 5egan s them
the sound Of the closing gong, points
net below yesterdays range. :
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NEW YORK, January 1s.-Cotton-
Steady; middling, $50; net receipts, $50
bales: gross receipts. 5,799 bales: sales,
Totals to-day at all seaports: Net re-
ceipts, 32,S03 bales. Exports-to Great
Britain, 2,5os bales; to France, 1915
baixs; to the Continent, 1868 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports: Net re-
ceipts. 23S, 1866 bales. Exports-to Great
Britain. $685. bales; to France, 1926
bales rs 5f9
ports: Net receipts 5,l43,5S7S bales. Ex-
ports--to Great Britain, 1,ssasi1 bales;
to France, 4Sl.566 bales.
Spot cotton closed steady: points
higher;. middling uplands, sos; niddiing
Gulf. go. SAFES, 2,0l2 bales. ~
Futures opened firm ana closed steady.
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BANK CLEARINGS,

Total bank clearings, week ending Janu-
lry IS: 1920, SILL 1872; increase, 14.6 per
sent; outside New York, sssS, 24S, 70s; in
crease, 60 per cent.
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PRODUCE MARKETS

CHICAGO, ILL. January 16.-Trading
was active gain in the grain pits on
settled strong. May closing q higher. May
corn wa Il lower, and oats were Is cent
lower: Provisions were easier, May pork
closing Is cents lower, while May lard
was Off 5@7k cents. and ribs down S
CERT
The leading futures ranged as follows
...s--.L-. 6raan E1i1heSt Lowest. Closing.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

NEW YORK. January 416.-Dry-GoodS-
cotton goods to-day. Quotations are not
changed. but the tone Is firm. Print
cloths are strong Regulars sola at - l.loc;
.ba sis. Wide odds firm. Linens steady.
with fair demand. Burlaps quiet, but
steady.
,sMeioihs 5irn. WITH ESG fsp demand
Yarns quiet, but firm
NEW YORK. january 1s-cottonseed
aay. offerings being more liberal Prime
crude here nominal: prime crude. f.o. b.
mills. 3Sg34c-;; prime summer yellow,
He: off SUMMER yellow, 4oc;; PRIME
s $40 se.l00, -. p''A'e ~ '.s'
LIVERPOOL. January 1s..cettonssed
NAVAL STORES.
SAVANNAH. January 1s.-Tur.
pentineFirm at 5Sc.: receipts, 3342 casks;
sales. 1ol casks; exports, casks ssa :. ~-o,s.
sales. 1860 barrels: exports, 213s barrels.
Quote. 3. c. and D, $:s5: and =,
51.s .sss "; 49, y $50 Ta'sS:vsiss
CHARLESTON. S. c.. January 1s.-
sTurpentine-Firm at 5htec-, sales, none.
Rosin-Firm; a., 3. and c. l:R y,
$3.50; E, s1-60: sl.65: G, $l:O: q s2Go;
/. S225;aK, soS5;; NJ, $500: ". $50; Win
s.. y; water-White, 5ilo NO
sales.
WILMINGTON. n. c., January Ia
Spirits Turpertine-steady at 557lse.; re-
ceipts. "a casks
Rosin-Firm at .:1sSas10: receipts. 40
barrels. -.
Crude Turpentine-Firm at s1-sodsa.D;
receipts. % barrels
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en- at the present session of Congress to
secure some favorable currency leglsla-
The Fowler bill. it is understood, is to
be rushed through Congress as quickly
as possible
The President and certain prominent
Senators. who have heretofore been OPP
nosed to all favorable currency FlegislA-
ton, have been convinced that the bust
ness Of the country will suffer unless
some relief measures are adopted With
out delay.
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COTTON MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, January 16.-Cotton-
Spot in moderate demand; prices 6 to S
points higher; American middllng fair,
5 42-l00d.: good middling, as-1o0d; mid
ding, 4S0-100d.; low 1niddling, 4 -100d. !;
good ordinary, =5S-10Od.; ordinary,
$4,000. The SALTS of the day were 5000
bales. Of which 500 were for speculation
and export. and included $500 American
Receipts, 10,4tN bales, all American.
Futures opened firm and closed steady;
Amt rican middling, good ordinary
clause: January, 4 76-10Nn4 77-1G0a.; Jan
February and March, 76-100x54 77-10od.;
March and April. I 77-1OOd.; April and
May, 77-lo0@4 7s-100d.; May and June,
4 7s-l00d.; June and July. 7S-lU0d; july
and August, 4 7-100a4 7S-1G0d; August
and September, 4 70-1VUd.; September and
October, 5l-lC0d.; October and Novem-
Der. 40-1Old
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was OHZoIttS scSIltS,s anu 4tiloS soOViI y
ns 'sao' open ui Hishe S Eewest elosinx
wheat-No.
} }$i Ess5 Il. So # #z':s|E
"A "A .....:=||s Il
Oats-No.
% $;;z sS#s 81 !: S. s;
: :|:5' !: =lsi
Kan . s;ss S ss:s5 s .sss Sc
5 40; Ss4H5 i IS ses' s's7's
SaE 81 3 s. $40 $40 5: $50 :sse
Cash quotations wera ss as follow.
Flour No.2 spring ;, Wheat :s4zs;
corn. 81: No . Yellow. no. 2 oats, 3aA4 !:
No. s white $685.: No. q rye. 1880; good
feedil1gsbariey. gl3s:s fair 10 choice ma It.
ing, s5elsS, No...1 AZ seed y: Mol
Ndrttwe stern, 81 "a !; prime timothy seed.
IS. mess pork, per-. barre ST lard,
per 100 pounds s100 II; short ribs Sides
uooseo. sS.a7slss@s o. Y Dry sal lied should
sides fboxed), 1880 S93 ~; m hiskeY, basis
OF high wines, $1.3o:: cloye Grade,
IN bitter quiet: creame dairy.
I7GI..t5:gg Il
~ Che4se-Dull. but stea dyr Ats13qt1
I EgKs-Easv: less of Eases returned.2i11ss.
s.keceipts-yf heat, g. Ehushelsss corn.
0hishgls. So 100
NEW FORK annary Flour irn.
hut Quiess
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Tue tobacco market was very steady
and firm throughout the week. and aspe.
cially or. suncured stuff Mediums and low
prices. There was an absence Of the hner
quality OF this tobacco this week The
market has good undartone all around
and we expect a splendid market from
now on Total amount sold at the four
warehouses for the week. ee75 $50 pounds
WD. CCSHAtAN.
Supervisor Of Sales.
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MANcHEsTER, ENGLAND, January
16-Cloths firm. with a fair demand.
Yarns quiet, but firm.
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RIG HMoND T 4 &C % MARK ct.

price. OF Loose Leaf On the ware
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NEW" ORLEANS, La, January ls.-
oftnn futures barely steady ssi

Tie spot cotton market was not so
active to-day as it has been for some
days past, owing to the fact that rainy
samples an impossibility. Orders are
now beginning to come in more freely
from spinners. Sales, $50 bales. Quota
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WALL STREET GOSSIP.

London quotations were about on
parity except in the Fries, which were
lp from a to IS for common, and list pre-
ferred. respectively.
Our market yesterday was again pro-