The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-19
by Telegraph.

by Telegraph.
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firm at unchanged prices. 10 an advance Of Z
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expected. though we'll down from til. top at
Wees ohr Gl s local .ptnmT with npHats a Of
affairs abroad and moro reports coming IN OF
/" MI eontrscs t" ship cotton abroad Hdvices
OF IN. description. coupled with huIli ISL, aa-
ss a Snae ri ,s ' bus ss ana Of the
are freely predictins SIN higher prices. seemed
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syd.nss that the public were asain emser
tion. rather than weakness. immediately FOL,
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was EGnsrally strong thr9uEhn1t the entire sss
mors we're e Trr 'p that the bmli leaders
we're taking profits ON buses hut these par var.
Sign " Of w% S Ssels to y the dis
iant months had reached now high levels for
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f Hs4ss H. so.i XIX H. IL: sro sps s sE
t" points. but tho close was stronger: net
s t. q 0 Sas fa, w o the aH Wss
the heavy exports. which greatly exceeded tn:
port receipts. and spot cotton was hsher ut
nearly all points.
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demand: prices points higher: American mid
nF Iowa 1s'r dinr s0S s.d sooG ordinary sad
ordinary sod. The sales Of the day were 500
export d and i incladed 100 American. Receipts
5000 bales. including 5000 American Futures
operc,d steady and closed Seyerish. american
ssIGs. s2i: Jan. and Feb. G.75Ms, sd: Feb; and
March I'D MAJ March End Aps AR,i and
Jul. sid: July and Aug. S.Ssd6.s'd: Aug and
HESTEEs VISIBLE.
New Orleans. Dec. Is. - Secretary Testers
statement of tho worlds visible supply OF cot.
s.ss. iss last week Of this si5;.s,s is American.
Poultry.
REPUBI.Ic SPECIAL.
New York. Dec. ls.-IAve Poultry-Receipts
to-day were cars Western. reported yes;cr-
day. but not unloaded until this morning. De-
mand for the week over and market closed
quiet. Will, fully 8 carloads OF ordinary chick.
ems and fowls on jobbers' hands unso!d that
other descriptions Of poultry cleaned mp closely
Dressed Foultry-Receips to-day 1859 pkEs.
Arrivals this morning were more free and IN
cIude considerable stock from Ohio and Michi-
gan. and other nearby points that was due
few desirable lines Of TURKEYS .. on ,d the market
iected. but nearly everything arrived ungraded
in quality and did not ayerags over lsglse for o.,
trk., which means 200 laid down here. West
ern chickens and fowls plenty and sold very ,
tons Wti have 10 GO over unsold Fancy ducks
air vrl1s nj IN m
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unchanged
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Dec. 1s-Egss-Receipts to-day
but bright and clear. favorable fer, business
which moved along fairly well. with demand
faE ss in DEMAND. ans 'e with
ASIA SssI ssssa ss.as Ii ssow n Eli
grades OF storage. LINED In fair demand Quo
'l PhIad eHa Dee ls-Egss firm: good de-
mand: fresh nearby sc: do. Western ,s 35aSeci
'I Kansas DT city. Mo-. Dee. isSEsgs weak: Mis-
souri, and Kansas. cases return returned &c: new
S ehsaso n' Dse 1s ssfs stsaa;: at mark
Wool.
Boston, Mass. Dec. 1.-The Commercial Bull
letin will say tomorrow:
The wool market is very strong. Prices are
frmer and on medium one-quarter blood staple
a slight advance has been paid for choice lots
The demand continues good and general. about
ali the mills OF Importance buying more
less. The tendency Is distinctly against the
':ver. as stocks are. not large and are under
strong control Advices from abroad indicate
a firner tendency. with Melbourne advanced
Der cent on heavy buving and higher prices at
Buenos Ayres for Argentine cross breds. At
both markets American buyers have been oper-
ating freely. The shipments OF wool from
Boston TO date from December 81. 1902 are
227,S.s.12t pounds. against g5. $50. 2s5 pounds
the same date last year. The receipts TO date
are 2,o 629 1873 pounds. against 3Ji i5s353 pounds
for the same period last year.
Dry Goods.
New York. Dec 1s.-The dry goods market
has shown unmistakable signs of further stiff
fening and advances have been made on GER
tain lines which have already been subjected
to rise. Buying is restricted and there is
no speculative character to the ORDERS which
are placed. Jcbbers are preparing further semi
annual clearance sales
Turpentine and ROsin.
Savannah. Ga. Dec. 1S.-Turpentine 5sI.c
Rostn firm. Quote: A. Il. c. u. f, +, g. 81;
G, SEQ: II. $2.35; I. $265: *. $3.50: NJ, $3.50:
y. 1906: ". e.. &3.25: W. W., $3.50.