The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
Poultry.



New York. Dec. 2S-T.i,o rouIrrv-psro:o,, .
cars Western and Southwestern la-fsr -,,rstrl
ssesc The pr"p"rtton Of Weighing stock in tFl.
receipts was NOT hurdrnsungr and market rr,l.i
sieadE on chickens and fowls with r,ros,,s--s
Of comnlei' clearance in sight. Thin south
western g"es" were IN accumulation. but will
have 10 h" cent away 1" tr fat,"d rrirnc
dncks stcadr; Pigeons Unbalanced Turkays
chickens. priinc. 1)c: old rosters -: turkeys
lSc. bucks-Westerf pair. 7ors.p; tice.c-
and southern Ut SD I Il s.as l. isiT TETs'HT s
Dressed Poultry Receipts 75rs plgs While
On of DELAY camscd Gv the dsnse sin as fos
there was a larEc a"cHrnuiaiion 4 chicks and
fowls on the market. besides invoices for latcr
In the week were extremely heavy. There ". 70
pot many turkeys In tho Western invoices nut
Southern Indiana. Illinois. ksntucry and Ten
nesssc are shipping freely Tho great hulk of
the the chickens and fowls on the market wer"
lo'.c. while the more selcctive reached lie.
tancr large soft-ineatcd dry-pickcd r"asters
picked fowls were steady enough at ll'ac while
lie Was top on average run.
,,.S desirable =, ,s plump tgrkeys w@r" in fair de-
with selections Of either bringing r premium.
lad at isai7c and come tor iess. ga r.@ns 2"' COM n
to bring over 5Gi lie. though fancy cSrnla nj.d
NC small efll silly cap"ns not wanted. Prirn..
itSsh DUCKS ana ft'S' fhiFiy we'll at fun
Dry Packed Turkeys Western Young tom.
fancy 1sc: do. hens Do. isc: do. toms average
~ las' ~ ayass miSsa ZSgnE 1T s and toms 4nsy
i7dISc: culis sGIoc C7rck.ns" western .,-,,s H.,
E%'rksS1 d. 81, ,1s T%at rgas OYER lbs to pair
I2i.c; Western average llIil1ac. Fnwls-Weet-
srn ra,sd5 d5y;ntesSd pick ii fagGT l r. d" sySrsEe lo
pons-Wss'ern best lsai5c; Western small and
slips i39iic Ducks - Western urine I3ai,c
:i,5o@i . Ganss fo~s-raiT Sa55c. t.'", Old pfis fis
chicago. Doc. 2s-rou'trv-r've firm. Tur-
keys l2'.c: chickens &C: springs loc.
New York Money Market
per "ce cent, closing bif - r % caf gai sTady dT
NJ 3 par cent. Time looms cnsy: 81 da.s and qO
days Sa3i. psr cent: months 3i,13is per cent
Ing W exchange arm WITH act,isi M tWsess @ .'er n
bankers bills at si.s1gHGi sI?5 for demand. and
.i.s5,sd4.sS. Commercial bills si.Siss Mexicar
dolleTs sic; Government bonds steady. Rail
road bonds firm.
Treasury Statement.
Washington Dec. 2S-To-lay's stato-,en. -,
The TreasqTy s, balances , show AVAILABLE cash
Bar liver.
New York. Dec. cs-Bar silver GI1c
London. Dec. 2s.-Bar silver closed firm at
IS 5-lSd per ounce.
Dried Fruits.
New York. Dec: 2S.-Tte market for evanor,t
are ooted at Sisti.c prime at ;.ais common cbao
at 5d5,gc and fancy at sa7c. Prunea' accerdins
coast in ssrc cases above nT paritt neiI !g, on ,hs
spot quotations. this naturally irn6arts ,rI,
undertone to- the market here, hut rlIrto,jHns
still range from &c to sac. according to rrnde
Apficots are dull at the moment but holders
show coniifencs , ana ask Iuil late prices: choice
cy at nieIl5c. Peaches also are quIet bn,
firmly held with choice quoted Mt SIC ex.,,
choice at 1oia9i0a.c and fancy at Ii :G.i2c.
Dry Goods.
New York. Dec 2s.-Thc further decline Il,
cotton upon the announcement or tho Gin
hc-s' report has had less effect ,,,,",
buyers In the dry goods market. hut LITTLE al
teration of sellers ideas has taken pIace a.
though II Is admitted an ultimate reati,:s.r,.n.
must take place. Tie well-sold condition 81
many lines makes the seller very RELUCTANT ~,
change his quotations.
Petroleum..
New York. Dec 2s.-Petrnie,i.n .asv. ro6noJ
New York s7.Gi; Philadelphia ard BaItimnre
$3.50: do. in bulk $40.
certificates. no bid; aliipincn;s sO.2si: average
10 rnns ss:a.4; ayeiase SEQ; shipments.
reported