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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
COTTON FUTURES.

New York. Dec. 3O.-The cot
ton market opening irregular at
an advance of Z points 10 decline
The cotton market opening irregular
at an advance of : points to a decline
of points, ruled very active and very
irregular but showed on the whole
declining tendency that seemed Chiefly
the result of liquidation accompanied
by apprehensions that big bulls were
unloading. From the very start the
market was cratic to such an extent
that it was almost impossible TO tell
from one minute to another whether
prices were going up or down. Gener-
ally speaking, however, prices broke
rapidly during the early trading vi til
shortly before the noon hour they were
net 80 to 40 points lower on the active
months this being a decline from the
best prices of yesterday of about A.S5
a bale.
Just after the noon hour the bulls
started buying aggressively. The
room, which had been helping to sell
the market down, turned quickly for
profits as prices worked upward wire
houses got buying orders and in a mo-
ment everything was confusion, with
prices going upward so rapidly that
inside of fifteen minutes they had been
rallied to little over final quotations
of the previous night At the recovery
demand fell off. and while the local
bull leader appeared to be operating in
small way during the balance of the
session prices though more or less
irregular worked generally downward
with the close weak at a net decline of
33M39 points. Sales estimated at 1500,
900 bales. The late break was accom-
panied by unsettling rumors regarding
the Far Eastern situation.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
ROSIN PRICES ARE UP
MARKET ADVANCED FIVE CENTS
ON THE HIGHER GRADES.
STEADY DEMAND CONTINUES
FACTORS TABLES CLOSED AT THE
MARKETS CLOSE.

Turpentine Market Continues Firm
and n Good Demand as Reported
at SO Ia Cents-RecPipts Amount
ed to 267 Casks, But No Spirits
Were ExPOrted-Less ROsin Was
Received Than Usual.
Tuesday, Dec. 80.
SPIRITS-The market was firm and
unchanged, and there was a good de-
mand at 564c. At the Board of Trade
1874 casks were sold at IL a. m, and
300 at the closing, making a total of
434 casks for the day. Factors say
that they have no difficulty in dis
posing of spirits at quotation The
receipts were 267 casks, but no turpen-
tine was exported.
ROSINS-The rosin market contin-
ued firm and prices were advanced )
cents at the opening on all grades
from H up. Factors report that there
is steady demand for resins, which
are grabbed up as soon as they reach
this market, in consequence there was
but few samples on the tables at the
days close.
The sales amounted to 1900 barrels
at IL a. m, and ISL barrels at the
close, making a total of 31S1 barrels
for the day. The receipts were small
er than usual, amounting to only 1,279
barrels, while 247 barrels were export
ed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
LEGAL NOTICES.

THE United States of America,
Southern District of Georgia. Where
as, on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1903, Juan de la Cruz
Silva Martinez, seaman, filed ms
libel in the District Court OF
the United States for the South
ern District of Georgia against the
Italian bark "Margarita," her boats
tackle, apparel and furniture, in
cause of damages, civil and maritime.
And Whereas, by virtue of process
in due form of law, to me directed
returnable on the S1st day of Decem-
Der, 1908. l have seized and taken
the said Italian bark "Margarita' ana
have her in my custody.
Notice is hereby given that a Dis
trict Court will be held in the United
States court room, in the city Of Sa-
vannah, Ga, on the 31st day OF De-
cember, 1908, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon for the trial of said premises
and the owner or owners, and all per-
sons who may have or claim any IN
terest, are hereby cited TO be and ap-
pear at the time and place aforesaid.
to show cause, II any they have, why
a final decree should not pass as
prayed JOHN NJ. BARNES,
u. $. Marshal.
BY FURMAN b. PEARCE,
Chief Office Deputy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
WARE AND LELAND's LETTER.
Says That There Is No Excuse for
Not Making Profits.


New York. Dec. 30.-Signs pointed
to another crash to-day, and the signs
did not fail. After halt at the OPEN
ing, the break of yesterday was re-
peated, and before there was any stop
to the mad career, May sold under
10 45c. a break of 80 a bale was some
thing, and before the trade realized
what had taken place, shorts started
to cover. and May was 10 SIC. in the
twinkling of an eye. Then another
smash started. and May was 13 63c.
We have never seen a market like it,
we no not care to see many. There
is no pleasure in doing business under
such conditions as this. 1t is impos-
sible to execute orders with satisfac-
ton to traders. You can not buy in cot
ton on an advance of 40 points, be-
fore you can turn around or try to
sell when the market cracks 80 points
in no time. 1t is not a market to
trade in.
We have done our best TO prepare
every one for the events of yesterday
and to-day Those who overstay a
market generally pay the penalty. Cot
ton may sell very much higher in the
spring. That is not the consideration
at the moment. Wild speculation OF
the dangerous kind has carried the
market TO a point where smash OF
a cent or more is a simple matter.
The string has been stretched to the
breaking point. There is no excuse for
not taking profits Take them before
we have another panic and prices are
driven 20 point where profits become
losses. The late trading was very
panicky. Lower figures were reached
than was the case yesterday. May
selling al l3.2Se. and March az 10 zoe.
There was some little rally from these.
however on profit taking by those who
had sold early In the day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
LIVEaPOoL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool Dec. SO.-Cotton-Spot,
small business done. and prices 26
pointy lower; American middling fair.
$7.50d good middling. 7.34d; miGdling.
7.24d; low middling. T.1Sd; good ordi-
nary. 7OSd; ordinary, 6.SSd. The sales
of the day were 5000 bales, of which
300 weSe for speculation and export.
and included $500 American. Receipts,
$4,000 bales, including 44,700 American.
Futures opened easier and closed
weak; American middling, good ordi-
nary clause, December. 6.95@6.96d; De-
cember-January 6.95d; January Feb
ruary, 6.95d February March, 6.94a
695d; March-April. 6.94@6.95d April
May. 6.94d; May-June. 6.94d; June
July, 693d; July-August, 6.91d6.92d.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
OCEAN Esrr,G1rs.

CoTTON-Savanah to Boston, per
100 pounds. Csc; TO New York. per 100
pounds, zoe 10 dock: &c lightered; to
philadelphia. per bale. tl.o0; Baltimore,
cOTToN-Forelgn direct. 10 Liver
pool, Doc Manchester. soc. Bremen. 30e
liambuis. SOC. Rotterdam. 2sc. BARGE
Iona, 81 Genoa, 3Sc Trieste, 40c: Ven.
Ice l2c. Havre, soc Antwerp, zoe.
LuMi ER-By Satl-Freight active:
% Bait more. $500. 70 Philadelphia.
SEE g New York. tb.62h; 70 port-
lana, 5000
LuMT ER-By steam-savannah "a
HaltiIno =. $500. 20 - X. n on =. ana
o. docks, $3.50. 20 philadeiphia. Is ~
per cwi a pounds 10 fooD 10 New
YORK N.25 per ~ % dock. llRhtsrsd
N,epi q Boston. 20 dock. sl0o.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
NAVAL STORES MEN
ARE PUBLISH"

Mr.. c. Downing of the Downing Com
pany, naval stores, Brunswick, was in
Savannah yesterday in conference with
some of the naval stores men here
and Mr.. w. C. Powell of the Con-
solidated Naval Stores Company OF
Jacksonville. Both Mr.. Downing and
Mr.. Powell returned to their homes in
the afternoon.
Mr.. Downing said that there was
nothing of special importance in con-
nection with the conference. In
discussing the business he said that
the operators are displaying a strong
bullish sentiment, and that as a result
there are less options being sold at
this time than he would like to see
sold.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
SAVANNAHIANS WILL GET HALF
MILLION IN DIVIDENDS.
This Amount Will Be Turned Loose by Banks
After january

Savannah will be benefited on the
threshold of the New Year to the ex-
tent of about 100000. which amount
will be turned loose by the banks and
trust companies III the payment Of
semi-annual dividends. The majority
of banking institutions pay dividends
every six months, amounting to per
cent. The exception are the Southern
which pays 4 per cent, and the Ger
mania and National Bank of Savannah.
which pay 81 per cent. semi-annually.
The Peoples Loan and Saving Com
pany will pay a semi-annual dividend
of 3 per cent, amounting to $4,000,
and the Chatham Real Estate and I'm
provement Company will disburse about
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
Spencer Trask & Co
BANKERS
William & Pine Sts, New Yofl
Investment Securities.
Members New York Stock Exchange.
Branch Office, Albany, N. Y.

New York, Dec. SO-Rosin, steady
strained 81. 55. Turpentine, quiet.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. S0.-Turpen-
tine steady at 55Ac.
Rosin steady; A, B. C, D, E. F, $2.15;
G, Sis; H, $225: 1, s2.45; K, $40; NJ
$3.50; N, 1928; w. G.. $3.15; w. w"
SO. 40.
Wilmington, N. c.. Dec. S0.-Turpen-
tine firm at soc receipts, IA.
Rosin firm at $40 receipts, 256.
Tar firm at SLIGO receipts, S0s.
Crude turpentine firm at S225 and
$3.50 receipts, 81.
New Orleans, Dec. 30.-Receipts'
rosin, 127 turpentine. IS barrels. EX-
ports, Liverpool, rosin, 9O5; Hull rosln'
500
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Morning News Office,

Wednesday, Dec. 80.
Cotton. like Humpty Dumpty, fell off
the wall again to-day, and it is quite
unnecessary to state that it suffered a
bad fall. THE drop of Tuesday was
bad enough, but the tumble to-day is
too much like rubbing it in" was the
way one consistent bull expressed it,,
on the floor of the exchange. 1t was
certainly a field day for the bears and
they enjoyed their innings. From first
to last they kept pounding away until
the close showed a drop of 80 to IS
points.
1t was a day of liquidation, and all
efforts to boost the market proved I'M
availing. Added to pessimistic condit-
ions came the renewed talk .of war,
and local spectators were startled by
a rumor from New York that the Rus
sian fleet of w-arships was steaming
through the Suez canal. This act, 1t
was said, would be taken by Japan as
a declaration of war. These rife ru-
mors had their effect, and to add to the
general feeling of depression came the
news that the bull leaders were selling
out. and hurry messages were speedily
despatched to Sully & Brown for a
verification of the story. The former
replied that there was no truth in the
yarn. and the latter wired that he still
considered cotton a good buy. Not
withstanding these assurances the
market continued on its downward
trend. At noon the New Orleans mar
ket was reported firm, rs to 30 points
off, and New York showed "a decline
at the same hour of from % to 20
points.
While Liverpool was not in such
demoralized state as the American
markets. still the bear movement was
pronounced at the British port. The
tay might be summed up as one of in
tense nervousness and despair. Even
spots suffered in the general decline
and the market closed quiet Ac off.
ONLY 2lS bales were sold on the local
market during the day.
The f. 0. b. market was at a complete
standstill. with good mddling quoted
at 133s6t1312c at the opening and at
the close it was quoted at 1914 01S3sc.
There was no pressure to sell and no
adequate concessions were offered by
holders.
The absence of a present demand is
attributed to the lack of immediate
freight room as many of the vessels
bound for this port have been delayed
by recent storms. 1t is also given out
as a reason for the present stagnation
of the f. o. b. market that the banks
are already carrying too much cotton.
and that it will be extremely hard to
finance the staple until the ships come
in early next month.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
MONEY MARKET.

New York, Dec. 3O.-Money on call
strong, 397 per cent; closed, no bid;
offered at per cent. Time money
steady so and 80 days, per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. sac per cent /;
sterling exchange heavy with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.S3.50G
4S3.60 for demand and at s4.S0.750
4SO.80 for sixty days: posted rates,
$4811aQ4S2 and $4.S5@4.S5h. CONNER
clal bills, s4.SOA. Bar silver, 55Bc.
Mexican dollars, 43Lc
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Dec. 30-Cattle receipts,
$4,000: market strong to 1Oc higher;
good to prime steers. $4.95@5.65; poor
TO medium. $S.50GA90; stockers and
feeders, Si75GA00; cows, $i.50G4.25:
heifers $200GA25: Gamers. SL50@2.40;
bulls, Sl.75m4.25. calves. $2.50d6.75.
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; tomorrow,
80, 600. steady to &c higher; mixed and
butchers, S45044S0; good 10 choice
heavy. A.65M4.S5; rough heavy. S440a
465: light, 4S5GA65' bulk OF sales. S4.6O
dA75.
Sheep Receipts 20 900: iOGl5c
higher. lambs. i0Gibc higher good 10
choice. s. 1860. fair 10 choice. mix
ed s3.O003T5. native lambs, sA25a
G2S.
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GENERAL MARKETS.
New York, Dec. 3O.-Flour. quiet blu
steady

New York, Dec. SO.-Flour, quiet but
steady.
Rye flour, steady.
Corn meal, steady.
Barley, dull; feeding, SOC.
Rye, quiet
Wheat spot, irregular: No 2, 90c
Options had a steady opening, but soon
declined under big northwest receipts
easy cables. and room selling. on a
sudden war scare they turned strong
at noon, however, and holding the ad-
vance closed firm at a net rise. of II q
&c, on May and July, while Deem
Der, closed. &c lower. under liquida-
ton. May, S7$c; July, $3.50; Deem
Der, Gle.
Corn spot, steady; No. 2, SIC. OPP
ton market steady, weakened with
wheat. rallied later on the war talk
and closed net higher. May, 51Bc; De
cember. SIC.
Oats. spot firm: No. 2. 421ac.
Beef. quiet.
Cut meats, quiet.
Lard, quiet; western steamed, IS. %;
refined, firm.
Tallow. frmer; city. SIC; country,
47sQ5hc.
Rice, quiet.
Coffee spot. Rio quiet; No. invoice
nc; mild firm: Cordova. SA@13c.
Sugar, raw, nominal, fair refining, &c:
centrifugal, SO test. 31ac; molasses
sugar. 2%c; refined, quiet.
The market for coffee futures open
ed steady at unchanged prices to an
advance of 10 points. Later the mar
ket turned easier under increased liq-
uidation in the absence of aggressive
bull support. closing steady at a de-
cline of 10 to Is points, Sales $4,000
bags.
Butter, steady; extra creamery, 231ac;
state dairy. 14020c.
Cheese. quiet: state full cream to
fancy small colored. September, he;
late made, 10c; small white, September,
12c; late made, Zoe.
Eggs. steady; state and Pennsylvania
near by average, finest. 32c.
Potatoes, steady; Long Island, 81 II
az .37c Jersey, S2.0002 rs: Jersey
sweets, 81. 50@S.50; state and Western
sacks, S2.10d2.15
Peanuts, steady; fancy handpicked,
4A65c old other domestic. 3G5c.
Cabbages, steady; domestic per ton,
SIS .OOQ25 90; per 100, Sc. 00G1O. co.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31

Ordinary No '......'''........... c
Common NO. Z .......................6 SIC
SALT-Car lots. 100 pounds buriap
sacks. S4c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 35c;
l25-pound burlap sacks. 42c; 125-pound
cotton sack. 4sc; zoO-pound burlap
sacks. sec.
HIDES-Market firm: dry Mint,
13c; dry sailed, lie; green sailed,
61ac.
WOOL-Firm: prime Georgia, fres
of sand burrs and black wool, nomi-
nal at BIC; black, 1Sc; bury, 10@12c;
wax, 26c; tallow 4c; deer skin, 24c
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME. CALCIUM. PLASTERS AND
CEMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at $4,000 a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $500
i.65 per barrel; hair. 495c. Rosedale
cement 120@125. carload lots, spe-
cial: Portland cement, retail, $2.65:
carload lots. 92.0062.40.
LUMBER-Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per NJ feet, $10.50611; hewn
ties (7X9xS19), 42c each hewn ties
(6xS), Csc; switch ties. $11.50; minimum,
easy size yard stock. $12Q14; car stills,
s14Q16; ship stock. s22.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31
RICE MARKET CONTINUES
AT VERY LOW EBB,

The rice market continues duh. and
but little of the product is being sold
by local brokers. Conditions are ex-
pected to improve as soon as the toll
mills in Louisiana and Texas dispose
of their holdings.
The following prices were quoted yes
terday: Screenings, 21ac, and whole
prime rice from 5@6c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-31

Galveston-Easy; middling, 1875; net
receipts, 12,772; gross, L., 772; sales, L.,
Ola; stock. 259. 800. EXports-Great
Britain. 2,241; continent, 1882.
Norfolk-Tone and quotations not re-
ceived; net receipts, $500; gross, 5000;
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. 1875;
stock, S,729.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 1870; net re-
Ceipts, POP; gross, 5,S13. Exports-Great
Britain. 1879.
Notwithstanding; net receipts,
sS4: gross, 654; stock. 17,4S7.
delphia-Quiet; middling, 1875;
gross. 50; stock, 1882.
Savannah-Quiet; middling. 1875 net
receipts. 5,1S3; gross, 5,7S3; stock, H.
36S. Exports-Coastwise 652; continent.
14.140.
New Orleans-Dun: middling. 1914 /;
net receipts, 23,6S0; gross, 23.6S0; sales,
500; stock 1859 Exports-Great
Britain. 1851; coastwise. S,000 conti-
nent, 1853
Mobile-Nominal middling, 10; net
receipts. S2l: gross S21; stock. 5174O.
EXports-Coastwise, 2,1S9.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 1874: net
receipts. $3.50; gross, 6,l6S; sales, $3.50;
stock, Sips.
Nominal; middling. 1874 :
net receipts. l.012; gross. 1.0l2; sales,
slOt Skbths OofVl3.
Charleston-Quiet; middhng, 1915 net
receipts, 52l: gross. 521: stock, 1897.
"Cincinnati-Dull. middling, Il: net
receipts. 5,443; gross. SAB; stock. $3.50
+Louisville-Firm; middling 1885.
est LOuis-Quiet: middling, 1875: net
receipts. 300; gross. 2,456; sales, 65;
stock. 1929.
FHouston-Easy; middling. 1915: net
receipts, l3,f6l gross, l3.46l; sales. l.
or: stock, 792S5.
New Hork-Quiet; middling, 1880: net
receipts. 240; gross. asa sales. 44lO:
stock, 6s,523. EXports-Great Britain,
5.e09 France. 10
Port Townsend-Net receipts. 1855.
gross. 2,5S6. Exports-Japan. 2.5Ss
Pensacola-Net receipts. 400. gross,
800. ENporis-Great Britain, 400
Total To-day al All seaports-Net
receipts. bi.55s exports. Great Britain.
1880; France. 80. continent. 3eI85.
Japan. 2.bs0. stock o.. 012
Consolidated, ~ An Soap orts-Net re-
cepif, I)h ssl exports. Great Britain.
.,s.9iz France iIin. continent 62.5i5.
japan. 1855
Toiai Since Sept 4. 81 All geaports-
Aef receipts 6i1gkIe exports. Great
Britain, ltfsf2g France 1885. cont.
t 1919. japan. 2A425. Me1co.
'aof ineiu4sa IN totals
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. Dec. 3O.-Alarming reports
in regard to the crisis in the Orient
impaired strength to both grain and
provisions to-day. Liberal profittak-
ing. however, caused a loss of all the
gain in the leading option in wheat
May closing at precisely the final fig
ures of yesterday. May corn finished
sc up, oats zee and provisions 1212 to
3715c.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing
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RECEIPTS AT PORTS.

New York, Dec 30.-Cotton. receipts
at the ports to-day. 51,559 bales. COM
pared with so 057 last week, and 55,
19l last year. For the week 100000
bales, against 301,511 last week, and
,256 last year. TO-day's receipts at
New Orleans were %, $50 bales. against
22,222 last year. and at Houston 49,
461, against 1888 last year.
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$4,000 on the same basis. Other diyi-
dends to be paid shortly after Jan.
are by the Augusta and Savannah
Railway, Southwestern Railway, Ed
son Electric Company. The holders of
the city of Savannah and Georgia state
bonds will also come in for a good slice
of money as a New Years gift.
Local financiers, who are interested
in concerns outside of the CITY. win
also receive dividend money. 1t is ex-
pected that this money will have tbe
effect of increasing local conditions &c
it will eventually find its way into
other channels.
All of the leading local bankers ad.
nit that the past year has been one
of the most prosperous in their his
tory, and they expect still better re-
suits in 1904.
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Grain Markets.

bANAN Ash. 10UZ.UU.
COCOANUTS-Sack of 100, per sack,
81. so
ORANGES SO. OOQS so box.
LEMONS-New Massinas. SO. so.
MALAGA GRAPES Heavy
weight. $500 per key; mediums. $4.25@
4.50 per box.
PRUNEs-2Os to s0s. 1sc: Dos to 4Os,
1Oc; 40s to sos. Sc: sos to COS, TIC:
Cos to 7Os, SIC; 7Os to sos. &C., SOS 20
90s. SIC: 90s to zoos. 452c.
PEANUTS-Ample stock. fair de-
mand: market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias. SIC; N. c. peanuts. 41sc;
ex. Virginias. 4kc.
NUTS - Almonds, Terragona, 141hc;
Ivicas. 1Si.c; walnuts. French, 121kc:
Naples. 14t5c; pecans. 10c: Brazils,
eikc: filberts. lie: assorted nuts. 80
pound and 25-pound boxes. l2c.
Dried ana EvapOrated Fruits.
PPLES-Evaporated. TIC; sundried.
6hc.
APRIcoTs-Evai 'orated. fancy. 1sc;
choice. 10hc.
RAISINS-L. l.. 2-Crown. $1.s5; g.
Crown. 5000; 4-Crown clusters, $40;
loose muscatells. SC: 1-pound seeded.
l0%c: imperial cabinets. $500 per box.
PIlACHES--EVap peeled. Ice;
unpeeleG. SIC.
PEARS-Evaporated 10%c.
CITRON-A $. drums. t4hc; fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, iliSc.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &c.
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A. NORDEN & co.. LETTER.
Think Bull Movement Is mt an End
for the Present.

New York. Dec. 3O.-We had another
exciting day, with alternate moments
of weakness and strength, but the final
victory is with the bears to the tune
of nearly l9c from last nights figures
While predictions are dangerous in
markets such as we are having, it looks
very much to us as if the bull move
ment was at an end for the present,
unless something else turns up to give
the market another twist, and even
then 1t will be very hard work to get
1t above lac again. without being quite
positive that it may not be dangerous,
we are inclined to advise selling on
any strong market
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DRY GOnns.

New York, Dec. 30 DRY goods mar
ket has been generally inactive with
little hone 81 increased business until
the new year 10 well commenced. The
frmnesF with whieh general lines are
held continues and more o. less nusi-
ness 10 MOI contaminated because SELL
frs are unwilling to compromise with
the buyer and are more inaiateuf upon
holding for fhe fo1 of me market
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LARD-Pure, in tierces, 7Bc; So
pound tins and S0-pound tubs; SMc;
compound. in tierces. 6%c; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs. &c.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half-barrels, No. l,
$1,000; No. $3.50; No. 3, $500: kits.
No. ], $40 No. .. S1.30: No. 5. 3110;
Goldfish. lpound bricks, &c; 2-pound
bricks. 572c; smoked herrings. per box
lsd1Oc; Dutch behring's, in kegs. Sl.10:
new mu cts, half barrels. $500.
SHRUP-Market quiet: Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 95926c; SELL
ing at 2sqS0c: sugar house at 16h6
Use.
HIGH WINES-Basis, 1.27.
HONEf-Fair demand: strained, In
barrels soc gallon.