The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-25
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Local Money Market

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Local Money Market.
Transactions at the banks were large Dis
count rates for call and tlrno loans were hfrn
between ia and per cent.
Bar silver.
ounce me At e'k London DON firm: Z 1s-lsd per ounce
Poultry.
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to-day were cars Western and Southwestern.
latter mostly geese Receipts have been mnca h
deana' dt1saI nam and Wills the trade Tor the wssE A
sed ee fo%s Tasys soW and
western geese loweT 9uotntons Ia DKrs
Resspss .ssasy fairly ,SeTs. gs. bsrs Ssas
holiday about over most OF the receipts Stl
Moderated naxs az and It nigh. not Be safe hold
poultry on the docks or in the stores While
thsEs thsEeys was on h9 ahe market was liberal
supply of ordinary to simply 1900 So9a-W0 nnrYs
SS &, f15 . Seea seand ws to
ers. most Of the business was from l4al5c on
p5asna sD4ksrs 8SoaEed SoaE.dd out soWiy at sc While
here and there It was possible 20 place san sIan
Strictly fancy ecalded turkeys pretty wen
cleaned up but those from the South were thin
5sy y Il a. e 9s ssa Tns aMs. or ea3
some lots Of turkeys under shipper, limits
eaSsa IN Of 4ea e ana
but the market will not clean up on ordinary ,nta
Spb5t ThsTe na TsS fovs Fs,y on the market mostly
fair TO good stock" which found Its way into
es would IN Ra1s to of ,ases
speculators. Geese in heavy accumulation and
not 80 pienty and steady. Squads Steady. Dry
packed-Chickens. Western scalded, average ~
S aws fancy y6ans
old and young. sSllc- Other quotations uh-
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New York Deo. N;-Esss-ReSeIpts today
ass cases The Tsa,hsr was tldsr h al, na oyes ,ss
were practically no fresh goods in the commits nhs.
full limits attracted Refrisorators moved stead
y into use at about sa ns snt to sesR SRs
Inspection I s' proSided S S An Item Of interes. was
LANDING of s sss soos, % 9 sG1 .sas
fersd from 24a2sc. Quotations % unchansed sIn a., .,
IN ess s t5ssh soa Iaa. Ss ass
Chicago Dec &.NEsgs easy: at mark. cases
.e kssS ssa fS K.ss No. Rs a @ S, Ne.
| No. 2 whitewood cases included, sc.
Butter and Cheese.
| New York. Dec. A-Butter--Recsipts 3Hs
pkss.: quiet: ereameIy 15SzaS: State & dairy e.. l4s
aal and white. Sfdei Sept. 'iss ise lasesnade los
ioss1oSse: twins lOc;; Young Amsricas io.e ,,.
steads s9tra Western creamery ae extra
nearby prints &c. Cheese unchanged
| SUGAR
New York. Deo: A-sugarEaw Nominal:
as sse EsnE noasses lsge sGsa ssa " T.ned
| quiet; crushed &c5c; powdered 45Sc; granu-
ogss ssT ssssIs is9ss sssss g 8 ssat;lsuss s..sss
asts se sso 1s sfap sse dull at
The Metal Markets.
sss fsde PS I sy as ana
s. for Liaiy s Z 5R was ssS a ss
va Tanced % Is I 81 to ss7 for spot and iss is "a for
eses tn here a.
i2.5oc for electrolytic and casting at 12.l259
dea s s LED 6 AND Sn at SC ii sSs local in m.ts
closed # tss Cd IN dSsfow rom 1nS at
NJ d II fOahdY sorihern Is suoted
No. i foundry Northern at sl.al5; No; , fSun,
The New York Metal Exchange VIII remain
| closed until Morday
| Dried Fruits.
ed g apples f IS IS ouieter. now that pee contracts
| have been pretty we'll arranged. for the prices
rather aDs esos, se s 4
t' taney 7c. PrSnes appear % b attrastlns fair
Eraaes. PraSSs 4Slieots are Il modsras demand and
ehoics at s,sa1oNo and fancy at n@ise-
Peaches are. in light supply and firm, Nth Nth
saS,'s sc. and SiGslu fancy = a. saaSsio4o.
New York pee, M-coneeccspss Cone Ris e. Az Az;
and ossae
audaton on the part ,h OF .%ance sS9 asd
pasy seeepts Until
midday the market continued s nrm at hos1sr ABOUT
iiaaGRson s Ga' was heavier and WITH shorts iss.
sotiye buyers prices sagged on with the market Market
ssss wers net ia s Sas Including
at s.soc: Jan. at s5as SOC: Feb. e.s5as .soc;
MsTeh 5iT &c. AeT sePt 1850 Mssy oss 5o3 ssS So
sss s.s5c: and andy Nov. ,SS. at Tsoc.
Dry Goods.
New York, Dec. 23..The day was a partial
in the bayers wsrs
BY, their absence. number & OF advances ] have ,e
soton ne eyers paying asking prices
| where placing orders.
FIaxseed Quotations.
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Chicago Dec 2.-Fraxseed was steady: May
was a0isc asked and Dec. e3c. nominal: No l
Northwestern was nomlna1ly 81. and No. CSC.
Receipts were i car here. 80 at Minneapolis
and at Duluth.
Turpentine and Rosin.
sayannah Ga. Dec 2.-Turpentine firm;
5sEc: sales 15o: exports 145. Rosin firm: A. B.
$3.50: NJ $50: n s3.05: w. G. sS.25: W. W.
sow Wool.
Boston. Dec A-Ths Commercial Bulletin
Wool has had q quiet week. with little buying
during the past two or three days Last week
some good-sized transactions in Territory were
closed and for the week, therefore. the busi-
ness is fairly satisfactory: Sales have been in
small lots The market ic strong On all good
WOOL with the tendency against the buyers
After the turn Of the year a more active busi-
| shortage Of 5000 bales this year, as compared
Amertcan markets are higher. with Buenos
Ayres I'M fully a cent from recent lowest point
The shipments OF wool from Boston TO date
from Dec 81. 1902 are 2s2 $751; .os2 lbs. against
25o. .sss as lbs at the same date last year. The
| receipts TO date z7io363 $40 lbs.. against
31l ia ssl lbs for the same period last year.
Petroleum.
"a, rs,~ D, Dac z-C>redff balances st 90