New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
CHICAGO PRICES.

DRtGs-The general market for drugs was quiet
sa RsonF pass eds with prices fo @ hides
was dull with BUYERS inclined to hold Of and prices
LEATHER~Business in all kinds of leather was
slow with prices somewhat uncertain owing the
setIe1 Led condition Of the market.
- A. 1N1Ihere was further severe decline linz
al fii4 G o ana t5 50{ closed at f1S los apd o 1usuT T
closing at f57 los and futures .5s I5s Locally the
I$q IS 29 eleGroIytie at 25alse Z 5oa
y &c - Al London market was higher at SlS
cline was reported to 34oq sPELTER advanced to
4l5q425c. IRoN-The English market was lower with
standard foundry quoted at ass "a and Cleveland war
a~et for pis in cerate 9r9eea a. b sI t S@Sas ~ ne
9 ton 9ii was vas ir1a and higher today on
continue light Crude oil holds bbls De
500 March SsaSsac 1900 July at 4oG40s4c Re
hned petroleum was reported IN satisfactory demand and
We quote; FETRoI.EUM standard white. 6bIs, s.5c.
New York 200; Philadelphia, oS5c; white. New
695o water White cascs New York ssoc PSsdelpRia &
sS So xeI6 sol 9 sceTT & STas a lc pTe
as qS@c FebraaT 39g$ac March. ssf. .g9s3.c: May,
esIaber SsgSstc eeod on summer yellow. 81 a$aC;
OIL American seed city Asa sc: out-Oftown
was aIh and festurelsss at OLD quotations SIandaT9
] 5eHgy s5a1 saqss M are u G9ed as m peS s @ M S
MoLAssEs AND sYRtPs-The market for tyrups
fairly good demand. Quotations follow: MoLAsSEs.
good 22g g2ec; prime 25a3oe New Orleans oren kettle
lsEI21s prime. or23c; fancy 2fG2sc.
on & of only & os at beago oPsns0 sns F
live hogs but worked of during the day under realizing
more than steady nottstanding the notable strength
estimate for WsSnesday 81 o6o roIsK~fareIv steady
Quoted: Mess So 5oa$lS - family, slsasls 50; short
Sic & s 7SgSs 5s % o scs, 81, nGssia Mss
india mess. s23d$28 BEEF EATs-steady s2sas27.
&C. e. leo n 73sc: l+o 10 7,sc; pigs 7sas% %s CIT
i0Irc 10 10 9g91<c: - n &C. Il f6 $. aao PIcKIED
HAMs-stsady: a1sa1oc TALLow-DaIl; city. 5l@e:
Middle western prime s3Oas.4 .40c nominal city lard
iiaent ssoc Brazil Kegs lie: compound steady 7Ssq
sc; seaTne steady; oeo. 3&Qsc city lard stearine.
RICE-LocaI business was moderate but the under
the market quite active, TaiInage New
as follows: Receipts. roagh $4,000 SACKS against
pockets. against 77i.30s year. Market strong,
with quotations advanced Tamage. Charleston. tele
TeSeipfs Of barrels and sales s5os barrels ana
% a6 drsTv anis a fQe IL s%aa 5rdnsr @
soSI :. al Bassen: q IS t.,-,. IN
eral with the market arn and prices unchanged The
po.1s and discount of rsr cent NJ for cash. Sen
DAYS Crystal dominos, 715c; Eagle tablets 7loc:
FrsSafed 55e: %XSx poHGared 1'a e5e PoT@red
coarse powered and powdered Eagle -oa-se
and hne granulated 49oc; Eagle I'D cartons q
fine granusJed &c. 2-Ib l0c: 81. III bags DO
5o9c; 5-lb bags do Sc; lo-lh bags do 4eoc; - and
30 ID bags do z95c Eagle fine standard granu fted
and diamond A. soc; confectioners' a and 10 J.
s6Oc Nos and 3. 45Jc: No /. 450c; No Q. 445c5 No
g. 50c- No {. 4.35c. 3. 4.3u % q. 4.25C, No
TO- : 15c; No II, 4-1oc: 40 II 4o5@: IL. &c: Nos
L. I5 and Is. $3.50 The local market FOR sugar
firm in tone, although all January shipment was
offered freely ei7c and accepted and TO that
eAtent the market he said to be less brm Sales
1000 crop Cuba centrifugal later
than January 20 shipment. 2Ic. basis nc to
Howell Il that q 0f 5000 bags
SuTinam centrifugal had been made at 390c basis 96
afoat. II transpired. however. that there was
II misunderstanding about the sale. and the buyer
fused TO accept the CONTRACT Hence the quoted price
duty paid centrifugal is stiIl named s5c with
nuscovado So 80 3 5c, and moiasses shgar
q > 05c The London beet market
4 iower. steady the decline, with De
cenber at rs 7zG and January at 9s sH d. Stock OF
in the United Kingdom is $1,000 tons Grinding
has been commenced In CuDa and seven centrals are
working. against last and uinety-one
Receipts the principal ports OF
Cube, week 5000
ago. Exports 5000 against $50 a week
and 800 a Stock is 49, 600 tons. COM
pared with - 600 week and 1000 last year r o
LIGHT cables from Nagdeburg estimate of the beet
crop for I'll Europe 6,5T5. 600 The last
6,TI7,00o