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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-25
WEEKLY REVIEW
OF COTTON MARKET
Holiday Conditions Affect
Market and Prices Re-
main Unchanged

New York. December 24.-The cotton
market has been comparatively quiet dur
ing the week with fluctuations more or
less irregular, and with business largely
in the way of evening UP or adjusting
accounts for over the holidays. Liquida-
ton by near month longs has been re-
placed by purchases of later positions in
some instances, while SPOT houses have
bought January against sales of new
crop deliveries at the prevailing differ
ences, and Liverpool has been covering
near month straddles, or transferring
them into the more remote positions.
The census figures published on Monday
failed to create any fresh sentiment with
reference to the probable extent of avail
able supplies as the ginning returns were
considered closely in line with the gov
ernments estimate of the crop, and the
most discussed feature in the situation
has been the continued light export move
ment.
Further advances have been reported in
ocean freight rates, and it is now figured
by local exporters that the cost OF laying
down Texas cotton in Liverool is in the
neighbofhood of 4lHc to 4Stc per pound.
The Improvement in sterling exchange has
tended TO offset this advanced cost OF
transportati ton to some slight extent. but
the Liverpool selling of late months here
has been taken as rejecting expectations
of still wider differences, and the bearish
view has been that owing to heavy costs
of Importation and unfavorable financial
conditions abroad, exports would be held
down to the most urgent requirements.
! These considerations, combined with the
large supply available in the south, have
probably accounted for the tendency of
offerings to increase on advances, but
there has been little or no talk of SOUTH
ern herdge selling or of weakness in
southern spot markets and the absence OF
pressure from that direction has helped
| to steady the local market on compare
| lively moderate declines.
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Produce Market

New York, December 24.-Butter barely
steady; receipts, 6615; creamery, extras.
92-score, 341adS5c; creamery, high scoring,
3351sG36c. Eggs steady: receipts, $40;
fresh gathered, extra fine, 3oq.36c; extra
firsts, 35l34c; firsts, 31032c seconds,
29dS0c. Cheese firm; receipts, 225o: state
whole milk. flats, held specials, 17Aa171bc:
state whole milk, faverage fancy, lie.
Dressed poultry, firm; fresh killed chick
ems, 15@27c; fowls. 13@171ac; turkeys, %
@25c.
Chicago, December 24-Butter lower;
creamery. 221sa231ac. Eggs lower: re-
ceipts, 2is9 cases; firsts, &c; ordinary
firsts 251ad26c; at mark, cases included,
22@27c. Potatoes unchanged; receipts,
10 cars. Poultry, alive, lower; fowls, lie;
springs. 12c; turkeys, 16c.
ST. Louis, December 4-Poultry I'M
changed except springs, 12613c: turkeys,
2o1aG21c. Butter, eggs, unchanged.
Kansas City, December 24-Butter, eggs
and poultry unchanged.
Elgin, I'LL, December 24.-Butter, 50
tubs at 34c.
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NOTHING |SLEFT
ON MORRIS AVENUE.
Market Closes Christmas
Eve With Quotations
Steady

The markets on Norris avenue closed
Christmas Eve steady with no changes in
quotations noted.
There was Notwithstanding in fruits
and produce or perishable commodities
left over except some scattering apples
and grapefruit, and few other odds
and ends.
Spot cotton advapced about 10 points
since Fridays quotations.
There was complete cleanup on fish
and oysters and nothing left on hand.
AT the close of yesterdayc business one
of the heaviest and most prosperous holi-
day trades experienced on Morris avenue
in many years passed into history, with
everybody happy and satisfied and as
sured of a wel-earned rest and a boun-
tiful feast for today.
Merchants predict a continuation of
good business indefinitely, and will lose no
time in restocking andapreparing for a
good winter and spring trade. Today's
quotations follow:
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Fruits and Produce
Wholesalers Selling Price)

Wholesalers Selling Price)
Apples-Fancy York Imperial, bbl., 81 Is;
fancy Winesap, bbl., $500: fancy Black
Twig, S.; bulk, $2.75a3 barrel; fancy Ar
kansas Black apples, s5a5.5o
Oranges-Florida, box, 81. Esq.,. so; Sat
suma oranges, $3.25Q3.50 per box.
Grapefruit-Box $3.50 to $780,
Grapes-Emperors, gew, 81 so; MaIaeas.
keg, $6.50Q7.
Cranberries-Barrel, 50; box, $3.50
Pears--Oregon, box $3.25.
Bananas, bunch, $15O92.
Inconsistency imported, box 81 50.
fancy California, $3.50.
Limes-$1 to SIPS.
London Layer Rasins-S1.7s.
Irish Potatoes-Michigan white. bu
81 10
onions-Red and yellow. pound. Sc.
Peanuts--57s @61sc per ID.
Home Grew Tomatoes-$1 so.
Cabba ge-Danish, pound, 1hc.
Rutabagas-Pound, 1hc.
Sweet Potatoes-Busliel, 70 to 75c.
Lettuce--Hamper 81.
Celery-Colorado. crate S.. 25; doz.. 81.
Snap Beans-$202. so hamper
New Crop Lima Beans-61kc lb.
Pecans-Fancy Taper shell, 20@&c; Tex
as, 15c.
English Walnuts-No. / California soft
shell. 174c; No. . California. 15c.
Butternuts-15c lib.
Brazil nuts-15c Id.
Rice-6@7c.
Prunes-R110c lb.
Dates-$3 case.
Figs-$2.5 Cease
CiIron-1Sc lib.
Pig Feet-S2.25 key.
Mackerel-Ss. rs half-barrei
Cocoanuts-Per 100. s6.5OQ7.
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COTTON MARKET TO
REMAIN CLOSED
Holiday Conditions Affect
Cotton Market-Prices
Close Firm

New York, December 24.-After an
early buying movement which sent
March contracts up to 12.26c in the cot
otn market here today, business was
very quiet, with brokers devoting the
greater part of the afternoon to the
exchange of holiday greetings. Prices
reacted slightly, with March selling off
to 12.21c, but the close was firm at
12,22c for that position and at a net
advance of from to 10 points on the
general list.
AS Liverpool was closed and will re-
main closed until next Tuesday morn
ing, there were no cables to influence
sentiment and there seemed nothing in
the general news that attracted any
special attention around the ring. The
market opened steady at an advance
of points to decline of points and
almost Immediately improved on a
furry of covering. January led the adj
vance, selling up to 11.99c, or 10 points
higher, while May sold at 1850 and
July at l2.66c, or IL to IL points above
last nights closing figures. AS the diff
ference between January and March
narrowed, January shorts seemed able
to secure their contracts more freely
and prices turned slightly easier with
prices showing reactions of some to
points toward Ahe close
Monday will be the first January no.
tice day in the market here, but a good
deal of scattered January liquidation
has been reached during the past week
and the relatively steady ruling OF
that position this morning suggested
that accounts had been pretty we'll
evened up. 1t was estimated around
the ring that notices might be issued
on Monday against possibly 10000 bales
of the local stock. 1t was reported that
ocean freight brokers are now asking
rate of 1925 per 100 pounds to Liv-
erpool.
Now Vork Cottor EuturaS
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WHEAT MARKET
CONTINUES ACTIVE
Export Trade Conditions to
Affect Wheat Prices and
Slump Occurs

Chicago December 24-Strong cables
and fear of green bug damage, gave a
notable stimulus today to the buying of
wheat, and continued to carry the market
to new prices for the 1915 crop The
close was buoyant, at 2A@25sc net ad-
vance. with December at / 2715c and May
at l2s7ac. Other leading staples, too, all
scored gains-corn, 1%62Ac; oats. 1lsG
lssc, and provisions, 121sG65c
Buying power in the wheat pit seemed
to be without any limit, To some extent
at least. the orders to purchase came
from foreigners, and it was plain that
the rest of the demand reflected to a
large degree the rising quotations at
Liverpool, where scarcity of supplies APP
peared to be growing more pronounced,
Reports that the bulk of the Canadian
wheat afloat at Buffalo had already been
sold the seahoard cash handlers added
materially to bullish sentiment and so
also did assertions that the big milling
Interest at Minneapolis We're active
buyers.
Notwithstanding that tomorrow being
Christmas, lull might have been looked
for in wheat exports, fresh transactions
with Europe took place both here and
III the east, ana II was said the an
nouncements of the total business dons
during the last few days was decidedly
under estimates Aside from the strength
of the export situation the market was
noticeably affected in bullish manner
by the government weekly report con-
firming the gossip from other sources
that serious damage from green bugs in
the southwest was not unlikely. Profit
taking by holders was on a large scale.
but caused no permanent setback to
prices.
Corn, like wheat, felt the bullish influ-
enee of the needs of Europe. Besides
unsettled weather and car scarcity and
the meagerness of the stock here tended
to tighten up values. Oats were helped,
especially by the removal of the embargo
at Newport News. Then, too, receipts
here were light.
Higher prices on hogs and grain made
provisions join in the upward swing The
fact that shipments of lard and meats
were largely in excess of last year
total aided in preventing any reaction.
Future quotations We're as follows:
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ACTIVITIES ARE
WELL SUSTAINED
Efforts to Replenish De-
pleted Stocks Hampered
By Congestion

New York. December 2d--Duns re-
view tomorrow will say:
Apart from the rush in the shop
ping districts there has been little in
the business world to Indicate that this
is the holiday season, Preparations for
inventorying are much less of a factor
than usual and instead of the slowing
down process characteristic of the pc
riod in most branches, commercial ac-
tivities are exceptionally wen sus-
tanned. Even aside from the steel in
dustry, overtime continues in force at
many manufacturing plants and the
general request for early deliveries
testites to the urgency of current re-
'uuirements. Evidences accumulate that
supplies are becoming short in some
lines and efforts to replenish depleted
stocks are hampered by the railroad
congestion, though the additional en-
bargoes on export freight work to the
advantage of domestic consumers.
There is, however, still considerable
complaint of retarded traffic move
ments and delayed shipments acceler-
ate the advance in comm dity prices.
fuel being notably strong on this ac-
count. sharp rise has also occurred
in copper-whioh is at the highest level
since l9o7--but this is due to a resump-
ton of heavy buying rather than to
any scarcity of the metal. Production
is at a record rate and Industrial CO.
operations generally are undated, con-
ditions at the footwear factories being
without precedent in this regard, Man
ufacturers are taxed the utmost and
are booked months ahead, while only
the shortage of dyestuffs curtails ac-
tivities at the textile mills. Under the
circumstances there is a keen demand
for skilled labor and the marked in
crease In the working force. in many
instances at enhanced wages, is re-
Elected in the largest volume of Christ
mas sales ever reported in some sec
lions.
0S9.
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Sugar Market

New York, December 24.-Holiday condi-
tons prevailed in the market for raw
sugar today and no new business was
reported. Late yesterday 5000 bags Cubas,
February shipment were sold to refiner
at 81 cent cost and freight, equal to
427c for centrifugal, while prompt Cubas
were easier, being 3% cents cost and
freight, equal to 477c for centrifugal
with no takers. First half January was
quoted Sssc and all January 3ssc. Closing
prices follow:
Centrifugal, 4.52@4.77c; molasses, 3.750
&C. and Cubas cost and freight, sac. Re-
fined sugar was qiuet and unchanged at
5.95c for fine granulated.
Futures were affected by the easier
tone of raws and little local realizing,
with the close to points net lower
December closed at 370c; January. $500
s55c; closing. 3.55c; May, 3.4o@3.3 CSC; clos
ing, 3-37c.
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New York, December 24.--(Special.)
The Liverpool market was closed this
morning in observance OF the Christ
mas holiday and that market will also
be closed on Monday. The American
markets, however. will be open on that
day, as 1t Is first notice day for jan
uary delivery. The market today was
steady. with certain amount OF COW
ering and apparently January liquida-
ton has been pretty well completed
WhiAN the local feeling Is very bearish
the s\uth remains steady and there is
little or no pressure OF actual cotton
in the market Meantime 1t is increas-
ingly evident that Liverpool needs cot
ton. and it Is question whether they
ton south for export. The appearance
of such a demand would Of course be a
favorable factor in the market. We
wish all our friends a very merry
Christmas and prosperous New Year.
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 11.69c; re-
ceipts, 5644 sales, 500; stock, 405,1S5.
Galveston: Middling, 12.10c; receipts,
1898; sales, 1890; stock. 666,334.
Mobile: Middling, 11.50c; receipts,
253; stock, 29,910.
Savannah: Middling. 12.00c; receipts,
2139; exports. 1876; sales, 1872; stock,
210,412.
Charleston: Middling, 12.o0c; receipts,
1925; stock, 1903, 412.
Wilmington: Receipts, ST. stock,
4O,574.
Norfolk: Middling, 11.50c; receipts
2216: sales, $40; stock. 129,S5S.
Baltimore: Receipts, 1888; exports,
$500; stock, $3.50.
Boston: Middling 12.05c; receipts
492; stock, 1860.
Philadelphia: Middling. 1910; stock,
$685.
New York: Middling, 1915; exports,
2947; stock, 311 $50.
Minor ports: Receipts, 2S17; exports,
1875; stock, 56,035.
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Cliff Dwellings Decay

Santa Fe. N. M.-lmmediate action must
be taken to preserve the cliff dwellings
and other ancient ruins of the southwest.
according to Prof. Neis C. Nelson, n
widely-known Archaeological, who reached
here after an S00-mile journey, during
which he visited ruins lying between
Mesa Verde, Col, and Zuni. N. Nj.
The famous Chaco canyon ruins of New
Mexico are in a lamentabie state OF de-
terioration. and steps should be taken at
once to prevent further decay, Prof. Nell
son declared. He has conducted extern
sive excavations in various parts of New
Mexico.
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New York. December 24.-The market
for coffee futures was very quiet today
with trading of a pre-holiday character.
but prices were steady in sympathy with
steadiness in Brazil and on some scat
tered covering. The opening was I'M
changed to points higher and the mar
ket closed at net advance of / to 5
points with May selling around Csc, and
September. 6s7c. Sales were $500; Decem-
Der. 6.45c; January. 6.49c; February 6.55c;
March, 6.62c; April, 6.65c: May, 669c; June,
8z4c; July, csc; August, 6.S3c; September,
csc; October, $3.50; November 6.96c.
Spot coffee quiet; Rio Is. 7ssc; Santos
As, &c. Cost and freight offers were
unchanged.
The official cables reported no change
in the Brazilian markets. Brazilian port
receipts $1,000; Jundiahy 5000. Rio cleared
5000 for New Orleans.
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Colorado pat, s6.45; self-rising flour,
81; Tennessee flour, $3.50; Michigan
flour, 81; Idaho flour, $3.50; Indiana
-four $6.S5; hard winter wheat
$685.; Minnesota spring wheat, $780,
wheat shorts, $33; mixed shorts, s31:
pure wheat bran. SIS; C. s. meal, ~ per
cent, $751; Creme meal, $50; G. S. hulls, sl7
per ton; No. timothy hay, s24 per ton;
pea green alfalfa. western, $26; southern
alfalfa, SIS; mixed feeds. per ton, Ss5;
oats, per bushel No. white, Coo; corn,
per bushel, SEC; cornmeal. s1.65 per two
bushel sack; chops $170; poultry food,
ss7. Dairy food, $34. johnson grass hay,
SIS
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Spot Cotton


+ fOIIi the new Iork WOrlu
Columbus, Ind.-Do you wish to live
long and be strong? Then eat pork three
times day, says Samuel Reynolds,
farmer here who is 70 years oldiand can
carry sack of grain with the best
Reynolds eats pork three times every
day and If he wishes little snack of
something between meals he eats piece
OF pork.
II he happens to need bite of some
thing before going to bed he eats piece
of pork. He never ate an apple in his
life, and he never tasted any sort Of
fruit, butter or jelly
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Francs: Demand, $50; cables. 5.s4. Marks:

Francs: Demand, $50; cables, 5.S4 Marks:
Demand, 1873; cables, 76 15-16 Guilders:
Demand. 4S1a; cables. 43s4. Lires: De-
mand, 6.571A; cables, 6.561s. Rubles: De-
mand, Sly; cables, 31%. Bar silver, 5S7s
Mexican dollars 411sc. Government
bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular
Time loans easy; CO. and 80 days, 2A621Sc;
six months, 2%@3c. Call money steady;
high, per cent; low, Ia per cent; ruling
rate, IL per cent; last loan, 2 per cent;
closing bid. ~ per cent; offered at 2
per cent.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N.
y. Members New York Cotton Elk
change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
New York Produce Exchange. Associate
Members liverpool Cotton Association.
ORDERS collected for the purchase and
sale OF Cotton and Cotton Seed OIL for
future delivery Special attention and
spot cotton for delivery Correspond
tnce invited.
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Reserve Bank Statement

Washington, December 24-Blls dis
counted by federal reserve banks during
the last five days increased nearly So. 600. :
COCO over the previous week. This week s
statement, showing the banks condition
December %, was issued today by the
federal reserve board, tomorrow being
holiday. 1t shows: Resources-Gold coin
and certificates in vault, S276. 1877 600: gold
settlement fund, se9, 800 600; gold redemp-
ton fund with United States treasurer,
$1,224OO0; total gold reserve, $347, 381 900;
LEGAL tender notes. silves, etc. $9,673, 900;
total reserve. $685.. 054, 900. Bills discounted
and bought-Maturities within 10 days,
sc, 1330o0; from II to 30 days, S13, 524 00O
from 81 to 80 days, $12 $50, 900; from 81 to
90 days, $17,S61.000; over 80 days, $4,0z3, 900;
total, s54. 421.000 Observation-Disclosures
States bonds $15,860,0 600; municipal war
rants. $14.094. 600; federal reserve notes, net,
S2i, 0O8, 900: due from federal reserve banks,
ret, $24. 977, 900; all other resources, s4194-
coo; total resources, $49o, sos, 000 Liabilities
Capital paid in, $54 ,901 900; government
deposits, $15,Oc00O; reserve deposits. net,
1855 60S.O00; federal reserve notes. net, $14, :
10000; all other liabilities s., 634 0o0; total
liabilities. $49a. sos, GOO Gold reserve against
net liabilities, S6.1 per cent; cash reserve
against net liabilities SS.5 per cent Cash
reserve against net deposit liabilities after
setting aside 40 per cent reserve against
ret amount of federal reserve notes in
circulation, 1914 per cent
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December e4.-Cotton seed
oil was higher on covering of shorts for
over the holiday and scattered local buy
ing on the strength in other commodity
markets. Final prices were 8 to u points
net higher. Sales S40Q barrels. Spot, g. 40c
bid; January, s,4i@8 4Sc; February. S400
S.4Sc: March. S.41@8. &c; April. S.446S. ACC;
May. S.5o@S SIC; June, s.52@s .60c; July, SCI
6S.63c; December, S4oGs. 45c.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Gotten Market

New Orleans, December 24.-Spot cot
ton duh and unchanged. Sales on the
spot, 15c; to arrive, 5.S5c. Good ordi-
nary, $3.50; strict good middling, 10.49c;
low middling, 11.00c; strict low mid
ding, 11.32c; middlng, 11.69c; strict
middling, 11.s4c; good middling, 12.26c;
strict good middling, 12.50c. Receipts,
1864; stock. 405,1S5
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FTOn PUCK.
Willy-We've got new Sunday school
teacher, and I don't like him.
Father-Why SO, my SON?
Willy-He's Mr.. Carver, the butcher,
and he talked shop all afternoon
Father (surprised)-Talked shop! What
do you mean?
Wiliy-Why. he talked all about killing
the fatted calf and led like a lamb to
slaughter.
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Kansas Civ Grain

Kansas City, December 24--Wheat: No.
hard, 1.14@1 rs: No. 2 red, 81. 1901 20.
Corn: No. mixed, Csc; No. 2 white, Csc;
No. yellow, 690691ac. Oats No white,
43@491ac; No. 2 mixed, 39m4Oc
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Chicago Grain

Chicago. December 4.--Wheat: No. 2
red, nominal; No. hard, 81. 251sd1. &c.
Corn: No. yellow, nominal Oats: No.
white, 4214G431ac; standard, nominal.
No. 4. 9O1sc. Barley, 61@70c. Timothy, s60p
S25 Glover, $100119. Pork. SIG 40 Lard
50. 50. Ribs, So. 60110. TO-
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st. Louis Grain

St Louis, December 24.-Wheat: No. 2
red. ST .25Gt1.26: No 2 hard. nominal; De-
cember, 81 .1Sh; May, 81 .2Sk. Corn: No. 2,
ne; No. white, 73c; December, 7Sc; May,
1850. Oats: No. ., 411a@42c: No . white,
nominal; December 43Ac; May, 45ssc
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Metal Market.

New York, December 24.-Copper strong;
electrolytic, $21. 25@22 Iron steady and
unchanged. Metal exchange quotes: Tin
firm; S39 bid. At London sept copper e16S
Futures G169 Anthony ELS.
The metal exchange quotes: Lead Of
fered $40; spelter not quoted. At London
lead e29 IS; spelter 500.
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Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 12.05c receipts, 9165;
shipments, 1892; sales, 294; stock, 234,05S
Memphis: Middling. 1212c; receipts, 6346;
shipments, 1884; sales, 900; stock. 343, 420
Augusta: Middling, 11.50c; receipts, 1104;
Shipments $50; sales, $50; stock, 211, Jos.
st. Louis: Middling, 12tsc; receipts, 1740;
shiments, 1401; stock, 15,465.
Cincinnati: Receipts, 1870; shipments,
$780, stock, 1902.
Little Rock; Middling, 12.13c; receipts,
1O91 shipments, ITO; sales, ITO; stock, As,
2A.
Total today: Receipts, 2o,716; shipments,
q ,547; stock, S67,294.
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Fish

wholesalers Selling Price)
PerciI-Shc.
Salt Water Trout-12912hc
Red Snapper-10c in Dbl. ana lie in
smaller lots.
Gray Snapper-6he,
Mullet-6c.
Shrimp-12c.
Spanish Mackerel-121z915c
Sheephead-Shc
Oysters-Medium, $135: select, $3.50 per
gallon.
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 24-The tone
continued quiet in rice today with I'M
changed quotations Receipts: Rough, 3S2s;
millers. 2627; clean, 2156. Sales, 1743 pockets
clean Honduras at PIC; 3l9 pockets Japan
at 35sc.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Poultry and Eggs

OuItIy HHu LYIS
Commission Merchants Prics)
Hens-14c.
Fryers-15c.
Broilers-19c.
Guineas-S1c.
Roosters-26G31c.
Fresh country eggs, soc; graded, 2sc
carton eggs. 35c.
Turkeys-Live, zoe; dressed, &c
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Total today: Receipts, 2s,255; exports,
90, 29S; stock, 1,674,23S
Total for week; Receipts, 219714 ex
ports, 12O,573.
Total for season.: Receipts. 1852, $50;
exports 2224,347
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New York, December 24.--Cotton
goods markets were firm today and
tended higher. Print cloths were ac-
tive. The dyestuffs difficulty is be-
coming very serious to mills and mer-
chants, recent advances named by dyers
and finishers being very drastic and
deliveries impeded.