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PRICES OF STOCKS
 MAKE AN ADVANCE Greater Activity Marks the
 Days Transactions ,l-
 COAL STOCKS STRONG Hartman Issues Are the Leaders in the Upturn While Steel Is Heavy
 in Marked Contrast to 
COAL STOCKS STRONG

New York, December 19.-Greater activ- ity and higher prices characterized to- days movement in the stock market, with the recent betterment in bonds well sustained. The advance in stocks result cd largely from extensive short covering by traders, although commission houses reported a moderate investment demand. Much of this came from Boston, Chi cago and northwestern points.
 The coal stocks were especially strong during the greater part of the uay' al- though Lehigh Valley subsequently los' all it's gain. Reading directors are scneu- uled to meet this week and it is persist ently rumored that action looking to an increase Of the present dividend will be ,aken. The strength of Hartman issues seemed to come from the buying by in- terests commonly recognized as substan- tiaI, and may have had it's origin In the excellent statement set forth by the Southern Pacific company last week. A number of specialties and semi-active 1s- sues participated in the upward course of the market, including Southern rall- road preferred, concerning which there have recently been reports of dividend resumption.
 The heavlness of United States steel was in marked contrast to the tone or the general list and by. common consent was ascribed to the prevailing conditions in the iron and steel industries. There was. however, a good demand for steel sinking fund bonds.
 Western railroad officials reported heavier movement in merchandise and the eastern roads made better showing in the way of increased tonnage. The only discordant note sounded during the day came from the executive head of the Atchison system, who reiterated his re- cent fears of hard times" and advised general curtaiment of the expenditures by the railroads pending settlement of the freight situation
 Transactions from Londons account in this market were estimated at 2o,VoO shares. with a fairly large balance on the buying side Londons own markets were featureless, the only noteworthy development at its center being the re- ceipt of s97500O0 South African gold, of which $2,500,o00 was reshipped to- Berlin and $1, ,oOO.Ooo to India, the balance going to the Bank of England.
 The advance in foreign exchange here was in itself sufficient to relieve all like lihood of our participation in todays re- ceipts of the yellow metal.
 Money is unchanged and fears of a stringency. however temporary, are now set at rest
 The bond market reflected the general improvement shown in that class of se- curities Total sales, par value. $2.Sso,0OO
 United States bonds were unchanged.
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1.,xernnol Cation Market

Liverpool, December 19.-Spot cotton, good business done; prices points higher. American midding fair, s.62d; good mid ding, S.2Sd; middhng. S.14d; low mid ding, 5.90d; good ordinary, 6.5Sd; ordi- nary, '. 43d. The sales of the day were 12- COG bales, of which 1000 were for specu- lation and export and included 1,7oO American. Receipts 74,100, all American. Futures opened steady and closed steady. December 7.591ad December-J January, Y.95d; January-February, 7.95d; February March, 797d; March-April, 799d; April May, 7e91ad; May-June, S.0O1ad; June July, 7.9S1kd; July-August, 7s7lAd; All gust September, 7.01ad; September-Octo Der, 7.41kd; October-November, 72ld.
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CAPTAIN ROBSON TO
 SPEAK AT ANNISTON

Anniston. December 19.-(Special.) J. In the effort to counteract what is re- pensaries in Calhoun county. Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson will be brought to the city by Anniston prohi- bitionists for an address in the interest of prohibition and law enforcement.
 Captain Hobson's address will be de- livered at the New Noble theatre on De- ccmber 27 at 8 o'clock in the evening. The speaker will be introduced by Col onel Thomas E. Kilby, senator-elect from the Seventh district of Alabama. During his stay in the city he will be the guest of friends at the Alabama hotel.
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scarbrough-Bomnn Wedding

Anniston, December 19.-(Special.)- J. Miss Irene Scarborough and MT. James Owen Roman will be married at the home of the bride at White Plains next Wednesday evening. The bride is mem Der of one of Calhouns oldest and most influential families, her father being a large planter at White Plains and inter ested in big business enterprises in this city. The groom-elect is a well known young business man of Atlanta. The Rev. Dr. Roman, his father, will per- form the wedding ceremony.
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uuhhnrd Bros. .S Co.'S Letter

New York, December 19.-(Special)- Awaiting the government ginning report we have had a dull but firm market today, with the larger operators apparent ly standing long of their holdings, while the leading traders seem to have de- cided to wait for more light on the sit uation From Liverpool we receive bull ish advices of good trade in Manchester while from continental and New England spinners there come many complaints oi very bad business. The long interest 's more confident of the correctness of its position than we can recall for many a month; it believes the movement of the crop at the ports and interior towns tc be mostly deceptive representing only the eager demand from Europe and that after the New Year there will be so sharp 9 folhng off as to startle the world.
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New York Cotton Futures.
nniIx Cotton Movement

Galveston: Firm; middling, 15c; net re- oeints -O.6lS: gross receipts, 1061S; sales, 19D0. stock. 2O5,S27; exports to France, G122; to continent, 12,446; coastwise liSl.
 New Orleans: Firm: middling, IA lb-l6c net receipts, 1S,764; gross receipts, l3,7S7; sales, 9365; stock, 240,s6S; exports to con tinent, 94S.
 Mobile: Steady; mddling, 147sc; net re- ceipts. 1898; gross receipts, 1888; sales, 45o; stock. 69110; exports coastwise, 6. Savannah: Firm; middling, 14ssc; net receipts, 10, ,93O; gross receipts, 1O,39O; sales, 9sS1: stock, 1S5,7T exports to Great Brit ain. 10,S54; to continent, S695. Charleston: Firm; middling, 14S4c; net receipts, 1425; gross receipts, 142o; stock, 40,900
 Wilmington: Firm; middling, 14ssc; net receipts, 7701 gross receipts, 77O1; stock, 23, ,aSS
 Norfolk: Firm; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 6l62; gross receipts, 6l62; sales, 577: stock, 32, 1894; exports coastwise, 562S. Baltimore: Nominal; middling, l47sci stock, 15141; exports to Great Britaln' 99e.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 15.25c; gross receipts, 15,1S5; sales 4So0; stock, | 96o 7s9: exports to France, 550. 1 Boston: Quiet; middling, 15,25c; net re- eoints. 6Ss; gross receipts, 9294; stock, 12,14S.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 15.5oc; stock, 54O9
 Texas City: Net receipts, 1O.s25; gross receipts. 1O.s25; exports to Great Britain, 10,S25
 Jacksonville: Net receipts, 467; gross receipts, ACT; exports coastwise, 467. | Minor ports: Stock, 12,S49.
 Total today at all ports: Net receipts, 69, BPS; exports to Great Britain, 22,67S; to France, 6672; to continent, l7Os9; stock' 1,104,795
 | Consolidated at all ports: Net receipts, 1n5 415. exports to Great Britain, AZ, 1855; to France 6672; to continent 34,22o.
 Total since September 1 at all ports: Net receipts, 5,449063 exports to Great Britain, 1,935.59 to France, 455,1Se; to continent, 1,45o,59 10 Japan, 4S,1S5; to Mexico, 800.
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Remodell,ng Store Building

Anniston. December 19.-(Special.)- J. The building on Noble street, formerly occupied by the Anniston Water Supply company is being remodelled in every particular and being greatly improved for the new tenant, c. B. Frial, who will open a haberdasher shop there shortly after the New Year arrives.
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$6.70 Atlanta
 and return via Southern Railway During Holidays.

To the Retail Grocers of Bir- mingham:-We will unload Tuesday morning 2500 boxes of fancy California raisins, that you can sell to your customers at 75 cents a box. Please phone or call early. COLLINS 6 co.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 1s.-The cotton goods markets rule quiet and steady, with agents showing a frmer disposition in the matter of accepting the late business at current prices. The yarn trade IS ouiet. Overcoatings for fall, 1911. were cpened during the day in all ranges of
 value. Raw silk is somewhat easier
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against 14,100 last year. Private cables from Rio estimate the next Rio crop at 3,0o0,000 bags. and report that the govern lnent had fixed upon led as the minimum rate.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio, No. ', 197sc; San tos, No. f. 137sc. Mild quiet; Cordova, 1374@15a4c.
 The New York coffee exchange will ob serve Saturday, December "A, as an extra exchange holiday.
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Kansns City Grnin

Kansas City, December 19.-Wheat fI- lures Ac lower: No. 2 hard, 94tl@e5c; No. 2 red, sec. Corn futures: Unchanged to 1kc lower; No. 9 mixed. 4sc; No. 2 white, 431k0D44c. Oats futures unchanged; No. 2 white, 321a@34c: No. 2 mixed, 311k@s215c. Cash wheat: December s94s@S9s4c sellers; May, 9sssc bid; July. ss1haS9ssc bid. Cash corn: December 42a4c bid; May, 462sc bid; July, 46Ac.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Firm; middling, 15c; net re-
 eeipts. 22, ASA; gross receipts, 22,4s4; ship ments. 2O,22S; sales, 1173; stock, 1SS,222. Augusta. Steady; middling. 15c; net re- oeipts, 1856; gross receipts. 1895; ship ments, 17O2; sales, 1920; stock. s1,111. Memphis: Firm; middling. 15asc net re- oeipts. 5910; gross receipts, 1S,656; ship ments 11,22O sales, 1l0o stock, 2l2,sl3. St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 10 7-16c; net
 receipts, BIO; gross receipts a263; ship
 rents. 1858; sales, 18; stock, 2O,639. Cincinnati: Net receipts. 96S; gross re- ceipts. 96s; shipments s52; stock, 14,175 Little Rock: Firm; middling, 14Bc; net
 receipts, S174; gross receipts. S174; ship ments, 944; stock, 49,457.
 Huntsville: Firm; middling, 15%c. Total today: Net receipts, 34,997; gross receipts. 44,5s5 shipments, S6.299; sales, 3SO9; stock, 521 ,577.
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New OrIean. Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December 1s.-spot cotton firm, 1-16c up, middling, IA 415-16c; sales on the spot, 1915 bales; to arrive 2S9o Low ordinary, 11Ac nominal; ordinary l2 5-16c nominal; good ordinary, 1SAe strict good ordinary, 141sc; low middling IA 7-16c; strict low middling, IA ll-loc; mla- 5line 14 15-16c: strict middling. 15 1-16c; good middlng, 15 Slice; strict good mld- ding, 15ssc; mldding fair. 15%c; middling fair to fair, 155sc; middling fair to fair, Ice; fair, 16ssc nominal. Receipts, 1S,I64; stock, 240,s6S.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. December 19.--Wheat futures: Lower: December 94hc; May. 96ssc; July, s2c Corn futures: Lower; December, 44Nc; May, 46A@46ssc. Oats futures: Steady; December, 311Ac; May, s31h@33ssc Cash wheat: Lower; track No. 2 red. 98@ soc; No. 2 hard, 9S1kcGs1. Cash corn: Low CT; track No. ? and No. 2 white, 45c. Cash oats Track No. 2, 315S@32c; No. 2 white 33633hc.
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Meafn

corrected by Southern Beef ana Pro
 vision Company Lard, 117sc; compound 99sc. Rib bellies, 12c. D. s. short ribs, He. D. s. fat backs, 11c. Smoked clear bellies. 17thc; fancy. 1s55sl Hams, smoked luxe: California, 11kc. Bacon fancy, 25c; medium. 2Sc. Pork loins. 14c; spare ribs, l21sc. Ham butts, 1S1ac; Boston butts. 14c.
 Flour nnd Feedstuns
 iCorrected by Tennessee NH Col Nellie King four, per barrel. s5.2s Boted meal, per 96-lb. sack. $1.S0. No. corn, per bushel. 6S.- Pure wheat shorts, s3l. Pure wheat bran, s27. 1OO-lb. c. s. huls. per ton, $13. Prime c. S. meal. per ton. $29. C. s. feed meal. per ton. s2d No timothy hay, per ton, s22 Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. SIS Corn chops, per 100-lb. sack S130 Flour in wood 15c higher. White oats, 47e. Choice pea-green alfalfa s25.
 Fruits ana Produce
 Corrected by Douglas Bros) Apples-Fancy red. S5 to $6. Oranges. California, $4.75; F1orada, s2.R G25O.
 Pineapples, s3.5O.
  Limes-Imported. per 100. 75c@$1. Irish Potatoes-New stock. per busheL 75@60c.
 Cabbage-Danish cabbage. 119c. Onions-Red Globe. 2tkc ID. Navy Beans-Choice Michigan. per bu, s3.25.
 Lima Besns-Per lb. 6kc. Peas Virginia black-eye, per bu., ss 50 Spanish onions, per crate. N.7h Celery-Fancy, per crate. A.7b. Cooanuts, $5 550QS6 per 100. Sweet Potatoes-per barrel 225612.6o Pears--Bartlett. per crate. s350: cook. Ing, per bbl., s2 .50; sugar. per bbl., S7.5e; per keg, Sz.Sa Grapes-Malaga, keg, S6. Canada turnips, per h.. 15kc. Grape fruit. Florida, per box, $50 Tangerines-Per box. A,eo.
 Poultry md Rxss
 6Corrected by Garrett 6 Hine, Hens-Medium, 4ogSOc; live. per lb.. 14G45c.
 Large flyers. 35a4oc. 15c per lb; med,uu fryers, 25@3oc. 1715c per lb; small, 15GD9Oo Ter ID.
 Ducks, 40145c; guineas. BOG; roostera. ROC; geese, 45GsOc; live turkeys. be. h.. 19Q2lc.
 Eegs-Fresh candled, Csc. Steers, good to choice fat. S5oQ to las lbs, 4AQ5c.
 Steers, medium to good. $50 to 1900 iba.. S4@4Ac. 31kQ4Ac.
 Steers, medium 10 gooo' ooo to $50 lbx. 394@Ss4c.
 oxen, good to choice, S14c. oxen. medium to good, 21kQ33c. Cows and heifers. good to choice. sna to 1000 lbs., 3$4Q41sc. Cows ana heifers. medium to good. 3Q31Rc.
 Cows and heifars. good to choica eoo to 500 lbs, 3Aq4Ac. Cows and helfers. medium to good, eOs to 800 lbs, 2s4Q31Ac. Yearngs, good to choice, 2&G8Ao. Yearlings, medium to good, 2Ad2kc. Bulls, good to choice. S00 to l200 lbs. 21s6S3Ac
 Bulls. medium to good, 800 to 12oo lbs. 2A92%c. Bulls. medium to good, soo to 1900 lbs. 214Q21hc
 Gamers. 11s@21kc. Hogs, choice (corn fed), 1SO to 259 lbs. 7c.
 Hogs, choice (corn fed), 14O to 1so lbs, 6%c.
 Pigs, 80 to 12O ID. wts, 6kc. Pigs, 60 to so lb. wts., Gisc. Pigs, SO to i20 lb. wts., 7isc. Pigs, co to 80 lb wts.. 7c. Fat cattle. demand good. Oxen, demand slow.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York; December 19.-Cotton seed oil was higher on firm crude markets, covering of shorts, local professional sup port and in sympathy with strength of lard. Total sales. 1900.
 Futures closed to Il points net nigh CT. December, 7.1s@7.2 21c; January, 7.2SQ 7.24c; February, 7.26G7.31c March, 7S20 7-34c; April, 7.34G7.3Sc.
 Prime crude, 6.9OQ6.27c; prime summer yellow, 7.17@7SOc; prime winter yellow, 750a8. 25c; prime summer white, 7.2OQSc. New Orleans, December 19.-Cotton seed oil: Prime refined in barrels, per pound, 7.20c; choice meal 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, $29 choice cake, per cent ammonia, per long ton, s2s.25.
 E1gin Butter Market
 Elgin, H., December 19.-Butter: Firm; 0,,f.
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the market since Saturday was car of eggs.
 No important changes were noted in quotations yesterday.
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Firm; 75hc. Rosin: Firm, Quote: A, E, c, $5.75; D. s.771A; E. $5.So@5. .821s; F, S5Ss @5.90; c, $5.S71a@5.9 90; H. $5. 5.so@5.s5; l, s6 t Q6.2o; K, $675; M, S.20; N, s7.4o; W c, $7.50; W ", S760.
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New York Money

New York, December 19.-Money on call steady, 3a31kc per cent; ruling rate 37s per cent; closing bid, SA per cent; offere at Sss per cont Time loans weaker; bo and 90 days and six months, 3s4Q4 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 5@51a per cent; sterling exchange strong, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.82. .5044S2 60 for 60-day bills and at $4S5.60 for demand. Commercial bills, s4.s1AQ4S2A. Bar sii- yer, 54%c; Mexican dollars, 45c. Govern nent and railroad bonds steady.
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HOLIDAY RATES
Oueen and Crescent Route

Queen and Crescent Route
 December 15, IS, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, January 1. Limit January 8, 1911.
 For particulars apply, 1925 First avenue.
 Telephones, Peoples 616, Bell 793.
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Visible Grain Supply

New York, December 9-The visible sup ply of grain in the United States Satur- day, December IT, as compiled by the New York Produce exchange. was: Wheat 4, ,994, GOO bushels, increase 32S,000; corn 2, 694, ,O00 bushels, increase 584, GOO; oats 15,711, GOO bushels, increase 362. 1000; rye 47S,00O bushels, increase 7000; barley 1,G62,00O bushels, decrease 122,00o. The visible sup ply of wheat in Canada last Saturday was 10s22,0O0 bushels, an increase of 470,- O00
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HOLIDAY RUSH IN
 WHOLESALE TRADE An Enormous Business in All
 Lines Yesterday EGGS NOT so SCARCE Trading Was Exceptionally Brisk in Both Poultry and Eggs Xester-
 day-Meat Supply Is
 Very Low

heavy run for Christmas goods was made on the market for fruits and pro- duce yesterday and business reached pro- portions beyond the facilities for hand ling it. Fresh arrivals were coming in all during the day, and the market has full supply of oranges, apples, cocoa nuts, celery grapefruit, cranberries, etc The demand will probably be stronger each succeeding day.
 Trading was brisk in the market for poultry and eggs, and the receipts are reported as heavy since Saturday in the line of chickens and turkeys. Eggs are not so scarce at present, as the large quantity that has been held for holiday prices Is coming into the market.
 There was very little demand for flour and feedstuffs, due, 1t was said, to the fact that the demand for holiday goods has superseded that of all other neces- sites. Receipts were reported as very light.
 Business was reported as suspended in the market for meats, as the supplies have been exhausted, and no shipments have come In recently to replenish the stock. The only shipment having reached
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour: Steady.
 Rye: No. 2, S11ac.
 Barley: Feed or mixing, eo@70c; falr to choice malting, 82QlS7c.
 Flax Seed: No. southwestern, $2.2 No. 1 northwestern, s2.36.
 Timothy Seed, S10.
 Clover: $15.
 Mess Pork: Per barrel, $19 .25619.5O. Lard: Per 100 pounds s10. 421ad10. 45. Short Ribs, Sides: Loose, 80 S71sG10. .371A. Short Clear Sides: Boxed, s10. 371s@10. 50. . Butter: Steady; creameries, 2S@29c; 6airies. 21@25c.
 Eggs: Steady; receipts 142a cases; at mark, cases included, 191eQ2214c; frsts, 29c; prime firsts, 31c.
 Cheese: Steady; daisies, 14s4615c twins 14d14Ac; young Americas, 1dA@15c; long horns, 14a@15c
 Potatoes: Steady: Choice to fancy, 43d 45c; fair to good, 3SQ42c.
 Poultry: Easy; turkeys, live 17c; dressed 21c; live chickens 10c; dressed chickens He; live springs, 10c.
 Veal: Steady; 50 to 60-pound weights 9@1oc; GO to S5-pound weights, 11@11hc g. to 110-pound weights, 12c.
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tinued dry, and the forecast promised thar fair weather would continue. Tele- grams from Texas said that rain was needed. At noon the trading months were 10 points over Saturdays close.
 In the afternoon session the market was ouiet and steady. Trading was feature less. At o'clock prices were to points over Saturdays close.
 The market closed very tseady at net decline of 4 to points.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, December 19.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 working balance in treasury offices, s35, 476.21S; in banks and Philippine treas ury, S47, ,562, ,656 The total balance In gen. cral fund was SSS.093SS2.
 Ordinary receipts Saturday were s3,7Si,- 675. with disbursements of $3,347,991.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is s6osO. 766, as against s29,909, ,4s5 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama cannal and public debt transactions.
 Coffee Market
 New York, December 19-The market for coffee futures opened steady at a de- cline of points on December under a little scattering liquidation by generally unchanged to points higher in response to firm Brazilian markets and fairly steady cables. There appeared to be very little demand. however. Receipts at the Brazilian ports are running a little heavier than expected, and later the mar ker here became easier under realizing through commission houses or local bear pressure. The close was steady at net loss of 6 to 12 points. Sales, 22,000 bags. December and January. He; February, l1.o2c; March, 11.03c; April, 10.95c; May, I0.Sec: June 108Sc; July, 10.S4c; August, 1t. 76c; September, 10.71c; October, l0.6lc; November, 10.56u. Havre closed net unchanged to A franc lower. Hamburg was unchanged to A pfg. higher. Rio, 25 reis higher at Is X fso: Santos, 100 reis higher, is 800; IS Is 0000.
 Brazilian exchange on London un- changed at 16 9-32d. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 3O,0oo bags. against 24,O00 last year. Jundiahy receipts, 11.SOo bags,
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Cotton Seed Products

(Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton oil
 Company)
 oil. prime, 4oq471sc per gallon: meal. prime, 7h per cent ammonia. $27 per net ton; hulls, sacked, S11; hulls, loose, SS.
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Elgin, H., December 19-Butter: Firm; BOG. Output, 627,3OO pounds.
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Savannah, December 19.-Turpentine: Firm; 75%c; sales. 6S4; receipts. 569; ship ments, 1857; stocks, 15,722. Rosin: Firm; sales, aD44; receipts. 2715; shipments, SSO; stocks, 79,525 Quote: B, s5.S0; D, $5.S21a E, s5.S5; F, s5.9o; G, $5.92h; H. s5.90; l, $6.10; K. ss.75; M, s7.15; N, s73O; w G. $740; w w, H.50
 Charleston. December 1a.--Turpentine;