The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-23
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Poultry.
New York, Dec. 22.-Liye Poultry-Receipss
with heavy receipts the market ruled weak on
lover e' .i few fancy heavy Wy Indiana fowls
brought nIsc; but lie was extreme on other
Boosters slow: turkeys steady. fancy geese in
fair demand but supply liberal: ducks steady:
The fresh. receipts were enormously heavy.
| train load Of Is cars Of Western turkeys ar
irving this morning; With heavy receipts
| TO real wants. receivers were compelled to offer
their best average lines OF Western turkeys at
toms while: owing to the present high prices,
young hens it is possible TO realize IslEa1sc.
but where the proportion runs to young toms
| and some rough lots had TO 20 still lower.
scalded turkeys were In no surplus and few
19c but those coming from Southern and South,
western sections were poorly dressed and had
prices. Some Some Of the large western shippers
have placed limits on their turkeys. wi, which
everything coming from the South Is free 2
be ,sold there was ~, more than enough stock
Dry-Picke,S PouitryITmkeys. Western. dry
Pnd TOMS 9q assS &c. se ss Isl
a sS R9n. fIc eu is.ass sa. en-
erage. 15al6c: old toms l561sc. Chickens. West
sTa e Common soe scaldea prime lie
average 1o12c: poor 70 fair sgloc: fowls Wszt.
on,sfynD AND .ssd ssi sc
Western. sal lbs. each. 15p1Ic: old ROSTERS 20
Brine ss dI iic ssese faney yoaSs se
13c; mixed old and young, 1oa12c-
Eggs.
New York Dec s2.-Eggs-Receipts to-day
lots BY express seemed to AFFECT the sentiment
ct STOCK she Of e.h eS Ss were
tied. but stiff reports come from Western mar
modify mod slf their limits on wha, held here r
view Of The Light showing noted in yesterdays
gSsseissls Sss ss a. m.s Sesrs ss
ssc ess o ssgss DO soat her asse loss on
Kansas CITY Mo- a 2.Isss weak s,sss % n.w
No; whitswood cases included d.. Sc marx
Wool.
Boston. Dec. ee.-Buyers have taken over
large orders OF wool in the market in the last
has has, been noticeable. although conditions favor
higher Values In the near future In me mas MAJ,
sei go aSf demand in ~ prosreas Tendency
to hold for better prices The demand 70
ESe oSs a4s as hSe
current quotations the following: Terri
% 1Sss naa iss ee 2g6ns ns i5s1e ns me-
dun, leG1le; medium 1S'salsc;. Utah and Ne
S Sinm sape Dakota ih line se Sse s medium
l6Isnl7c; medium 1890. Montana fine. choice
Iisc; staple i9d20c; medium choice lsae6c.
Coffee.
New York. Dec. 2s.-conee-Spot Rio firm
Futures opened s,sady ,s al ,s decline Of Iosso
bIes. which, in connection with rather heavier
primary nj receipts ahtrasssd naia
the opening decline. however. leading bull in
nns @ IL ss there ri t Was f d
mand from scattering sources. SO that in the
Set ruled GENERALLY steady 70 firm recovering
Its early loss and closing at unchanged prices
sas an ssnGs of a p at Fs
Ms Ss A ssas &c. s say es sbsse 5 oei S
Butter and Cheese.
/ New York. Dec. s2--Butter-Receipts 80
pkgs;: stsady: creamery lSazse; state . aSify
STATE full cream fancy large and small coored
and white Sept. re: late made 1oc: ,s
aSs SieA aSirIes ' nasc cheese steady: daisies
twins 1ec yoqns Amspssas quiet,
extra tnA% Wesaern creamery ssiSc: do. nearby
Prints &c. cheese unchanged.
Sugar.
New York. Dec 2-Sugar-Raw nominal:
| 9-isc: n,3iasses sugar 9 13-ls6ztc; refined
quiet: crushed s.o5c: powdered 4.ssc: granuiat-
New Orleans La. Dec. 1-suxar steady;
open-kettie 2Ad3c; do centrifugal 200 3-1sp
gle centrifugal whites Ok "a 1s-l6c: yeiIows ~.
as i1-1sc; seconds 9sG35fc. Aolasses quiet:
open-kettle 13q29c: centrifugal dull 1S6sc
Strip s43sc.
Dry Goods.
New York. Dec. 1.-The dry goods market
does not respond as rapidly As 4 ana when q
raw cotton market. yet the advances registered
added strength to sellers position and make
them more independent regarding any attempts
to secure concessions The market Is not active
and Is not expected to be Until after the holi-
days. Jobbers are doing an Indifferent business
except in local demand for holiday Goods.
Dried Fruits.
New York. Dec. 2s.-The mariet for eyap-
GRATED apples II arm. with demand good com
mon are quoted at 4u5c: prime AZ SFQo11c,
choice at 666tsc and fancy at &c. Prunes are
arm. with quotations ranging from a7sc to SIC.
according to grade- Apricots are quiet: choice
I0Ec and fancy ut Hole Peaches are STEADY.
with choice quoted at TAO Ac. extra choice az
5zGshc and fancy at 9Aalo&c.
The Metal Markets.
New York Dec. Tin was about los lower
In London, with spot closing at E1z9 and fu-
lures at f1o5 while in New York the metal
was % points higher on the average. with
Is,ndSn 10 f5s lss for spot and 1856 IS Sd for
fv our1or WIS s7,rIf md