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Review of the Markets; and Real Estate Business. REVIEW OF MARKETS FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Stocks, Money, Exchange, Bonds, Grain, Cotton, Provisions, Etc. New York, Jan. 5.?Prices of slocks tea verse a a consult ruble range t?-duy, Moving forward in the curly dealings, I und ?iuii pursuing :t retrograde course to ubuut last night's level- The dodue-| ilon tu be drawn Is that professional j traders tiro disinclined to undertake ex? tensive speculative commitments. The most effective influence toward this dis? position 'is tlio conviction that the money markets of the wor.d arc not yet in condition to afford abundant funds for speculation on credit. The incident which pointed litis moral was the unex? pected proportions of the gold engage? ments for to-morrow's steumcr, umountlng to $3,800,000, as compared with preliminary estimates of $2,000. OOO. The large engagements were In spile of sagging interest rates in Lon? don and a. sharp decline lit the discount ; rate at Berlin. It is evident, therefore, thai the British Government designs abundant use '"or large additional funds and that available gold supplies will be drawn to London ns far as possible. Such a prospect makes definitely against the probability of nn easy money market in New Vork, in spite of the replenishment which various fac? tors are now bringing to Ihis centre. Tlie cause of the morning strength in the slock mnrket was1 tlie cessation of the selling pressure for Berlin account. The absorption of New York Central stock and the sympathetic effect upon the Whole 'railroad list continued. The reaction gained force with the growth In volume of tho gold engagements, and the bears wore disposed to take ad? vantage of the Situation to depress the Industrials, notably Sugar and the Iron stocks. Rumors Were circulated that new difficulties would be encoun? tered In effecting the distribution of . dividejuls. on.tlia cxminion stocks of iron und steel companies, which it has been represented was soon to be made. Of? ficial disclaimers Unit any such difu> I culties were apprehended failed lo cans,- any notable recovery in the stocks affected. The closing, of the market was, however, lirm. but very dull, and not changes, aside from In? dustrials, were not important Ronds were dull and irregular. Total rales, par value, $1,3(15,000. LI. S. 3's, registered, and the new i's advanced Ifc in the bid price. The total snles of Blocks to-day were 455,000 shares. New York, Jan. 5.?Standard Oil. 4.01(574.02. '~ NRW YORK STOCK MARK KT. Alchison.lii'i uhlori r.ieiiie . 47*4 At etil Jon, pre. .. Gl1 i f. I> met ... 7r? Rai, and Ohio . 57V Wahash . 7' Can. Pacific .... HU?, YVUbash, prof. . 20% Can. Southern . 49% \V and L R 'U.. Che.-?, ami Ohio 31M, AV and l, K. LM ohi: a~ \v. 12% pn-r. ?' a and Q ....122?,; WIs. Central...* in;... c. I and L. i: C, I and L, prof 17 C and Ivl . NS C Und N AV _1G214 C, R l and F .iioovl : C O C and St L irl:ls Col. Southern .. .".', C S, 1st pre!'. .. |0U G s, i>d pref.i:>" . Del. und 1 lud .11? D, Land \V ....177 D and It G . IS D and R C, ore, cx-dlv.OS--), Erie. 11 ISrlc. 1st pref. .. 32?i Gl. Nor., pref. . .171 Dock'ng Con) .. 15 Hocking VjU. .. id Illinois Central .112 Iowa c< ntiai ... v>\i Iowa Con., pref. ',0 K C, P and 0! .. saj L 12 and \V _21"5 L K.aud AV. pr EX. COMPANIES. Adams Ex.Ill American Kx. ..142 U. S. Express .. IS Wells K.ugo ...120 M!ISCJSULANJ50US. Amor. Cot, Oil. :::!', A C O, prCf.!H> Ainer. Malting . 7% A M, pref .oi)',i. A S and R .Sliy. A S and R. prcr NS " Amcr. Spirits .. '.''i A S. pr r. 17 Am. Steel Hoop 43 A S II. pref.SI A S mid W .... l?U. A S and W. pref Amer. Tin Plate "I'm A T I', pr< f.8OI4 Amer, Tobacco 102^ \ mcr. Tob., pre 12 Lake. Shore .200 j Anaconda M C. 39?-t I Louis, and Nash 7!%' Brook. R. T.7:i Manhattan "I." Col. Ku. I and l ?(;:'.'. Mei. Si. icy ,:..17C C.Vnu Tohaicco .. ?414 Mex. Central ... 11% CV111. Tob., pref. Mi Minn, anil st. I, r~s':.j FrdernI Steel ... 51% M and St I., pre ?U..' I-Y.l St.-el, pref. 71 j Mo Pae.llh; ..Mis' Gen. K'.crt rlo ...122 Mobil? and Ohio ;?i>4j GlucoseSugar .. 5014 M, K and T_ 111 G4u. Sugar pref 95 * M, K and T, pre. 32%! Infn'l Paper ... 21''. I N. .1. Central ...Hoy, lat'n'l l'.. pref. 117 N. V C.^uti nl ? -Ijl1'^; l^tclede (i.is N and \\". pivf. iji ^Nat. ill.'en'l, pr. No. P.ieille.,"27.;j Natloi.ul I.cud .. 2.Wi No. Pa.-.lllc. prof 7"'u Nat. la ad pr. I KM*j O and W .2l"s Nalloii'il Steel .. i2 1 O R and N . 42 Nat. Steel, pref, 91 fi R .ni l X, pref 7? IN A'. A. i:.11,7 Pennsylvania . I32VJ North Amer. J.. 14*1 Standing. 17% Pacific Coast ... 53 Reading, 1st pre. 52Ii l' c, 1st pref. .. \". 1 Read.'im 2d pref 2S>.. I' C. 2d pref. ... Ii5 R. G. w.Padllc Mail .... 4r.-H It Cr AV. piet. .. si I People's Gas ...KU'? SI. 1. and SI'"., '.a, P. S. Car . Mi% .St. L und 8 1', P. S. Car. pref. S5'4 1st pref.t;s Pullman Pal. .. 1S7 Ft 1, and S 1'". Stand P.. and T. !<'?? 2d pref. .3214 Sugar .131% St. 1, and s W lo1/, Sugar, pref.111 St. L and S \V. Teim Coal und I 84?j Pl'ef.2.7 1*. S. I.? alher .. 1lrV, fit. Paul .IIS U. S. I,., prcr. .. 75U St. Paul, prof; ..172 f. S. It., pref. .. 42V, Sf; i' and o ....ns If. s. it. pref ..1tu Sa. Pac tic .3714 AVest. Union .;. 879} So. R.?ilwa\ .... 11% Republio I and S 22?-, So. R'v, pr. f. ... I: I and S pref. i?; Texas and P.:-. 15 'p, C C and St I. 7:",i BOND MARKET. New 'Vork. Jan. ivo.i. United States 2's, reglsU-red .10214 I'lili.'d st.ce:. :;'h, registered . jo&? United Stales coupon .IIO'A Uniu-d Sluti - 11 u- 4's, registered _I'M1, United States hew t'.j, coupon . 134'/, l.'nitt.i States old 4's, registered ... 11414 Dirlti 1 States old 4's. coupon . lip;. tlntwd rttat.-.s 5's, registered . u;P, United Si.Uea 5's, coupon . ?354 District 01' Columbia ?-u?'a . Ma VlrSnla t.Vnturl.s . S5 A'irglnia Dei tried . 5 .NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. j New York-, Jan. r..?Moii. y on call, j f.loady at 4<$U per cent.; last loan, l'j percent.: prime mercantile paper, r> per cent.; sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $1.S7';? for demand, and at. ?4.s:i'u4.S1V4 for sixty days; posted rates, .M.,s;;Uf((. ?I.ril ami ?I.SS'i; comirici'ciai bills. $4.sl',j ff( l.s21{;; silver cert ideates. 5S161?59%c; bar silver, fiDe.: Mexican dollars, -IT'.jc; Uuyei ninent bnnd.-i, strong; State bopdrf, strong; railroad bonds, Irregu? lar. JvJICW YORK PROVISION MARKET. i.Vcv/ Y'ork, Jan. 5,?'Flour riulct and lit the close weak in tone, with a dis? position to /cut prices because of Die crop in-wheat. Minnesota patent, $3.85 <r?4.0?. Rye Hour firm. Buckwheat flour steady. Corn meal (pilot; yellow 'Yv'ea'teTn, 80c. Rye (lull. Wheat-?Spot market steady; No. 2 red, 75c. Ccrn? Kpbt ? easy; No. 2, l?'&c. Oats?Sp?t flcni; No. it 2t)'.4''- Reef uuiei. cut fjicats tiuJot. L-.ird easier; Western steamed, $6.15; January, $6.15 nominal. I Rellncd lard easy. Pork quiet. Butter firm; Western creamery, 24@30c.; State dairy, 204<27c. Cheese Urm; full made ?fancy, small, 12-?i<t?15e.: do large, 12% @ 13e. Eggs firmer; Stute and Pennsyl? vania. 2(>5i27c; Western ungraded at mark. 16? 24 c; Western, 25?26c, loss off. Spot 'coffee?Bio firm; No. 7 In? voice. "7Vic; No. 7 Jobbing. 7%C.J mild firm; Cordova, SffPlC'.i. Sugar?Raw steady; refined steady. COTTON SEED OIL. New York, Jun. 5.?Cotton-seed oil still Influenced by strong Southern news and European Inquiry. Oils ruled very firm till day, with sales at 35y&C. for prime summer yellow. The close wild unsettled with a little freer offer? ings. Prime crude barrels. 30@31c.'; prime summer yellow, 35@36c.; off summer yellow, 35c.'* nominal; butter grades, 37?P3SC. nominal; prime winter yellow, 3S(0>39c; prime white, 37@38c; prime meal. $21.00^25.00. TRUCK MARKET. tf!v Teloeranh to Vlrelnlan-PUot.) NEW YORK TltUCK MA UK ET. New York, Jan. 5.?Potatoes ttcady; New Jersey, $1.25f'i 1.75; New York, tl.MS>1.87%; Ining Island. S1.G?@2.00; '?New Jersey sweets, $2.G0@>3.50. Cab? bage steady; Long Island, $4.00@6.50 per hundred. BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET. Baltimore, Jan. 5.?Flour, dull; un chnnged, Wheat, dull; spot and mouth. 70%?t'70'ic; February, 71%@72%c.;May, 74!$4?74%c.; Southern wheat by sample, 66J?i71%c. Corn, easier; spot tintl month, 36%?37c; February, 37\U037%c.;M?rel], ? 37%@37?Jc.; Southern white, ?Ii*4<f37V4c. Oate, dull; No. 2 white. 30tf?80%c. Rye, dull; No. 2 nearby, 54c. CHICAGO MARKET. Wheat, Corn, Oats, Provisions, Lartl, Short Ribs, rt.it. Chicago, Jan. 5.?Wheat depressed by the poor export business; the decline In outside markets and good crop news, closed weak, May ?Je. under yesterday. Provisions slumped on heavy realiz? ing. May pork closing at? 10frl2>Ac.: lard, 1'MnOc., and May ribs, 5@7&C. lower. Corn closed \\ and oats %c. under yesterday. The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. ClOS. Wheat No. :: Jan.'.."s ?">"i <!*>'; .May . iwiii ?;:??">:, ?;s", us?;, July . vu'.h 7oirt o$?J (81% Corn No. 2? Jan. SOU SOVa SWS W i May . !I3% ?3 J illy . 33% 33% 38% 33% Oats No. 2? .Ian. 22 22 22 22 May . L'l L'l 2S% 23% Mess Pork, per barrel? Jan. .- 10.17V" May .lti.!X> lij.'.l?'.:. i0.72',i 10.77'. Lard, per l<}i> pounds Jan.5.S5 5.s.-> r..so r..M> May .t;.t>."> 0.0716 f>.!'-"?'? 5.95 Short Kilis, per loo pounds? Jan .?.i;"1-. 5.67% 5.G2l& fi.02'.'. May .5.SO " r,.M>i~ n.7:"-'. 5.75 " Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was llrin; No. 2 reel wheat. iri^M/liS'i.c.; No. 2 ecru, Sie.; No. 2 6at?, 22!)iJl23c.T N?. 2 While, 2."i>^e.; No. 3 while. 2IVu ?_,.->i..o.: No 2 rye. SOfroSUc;; No. 2 barley, SSfflfc.; No. 1 lins Bced, $l.49tfrl.49%; prime timothv seed $2.33. Mess Pork, per barrel, $!l.3C<ii Id..'*': lai d, per li:0 pounds. $;..i;7'-'ii 5.S2! ??; short ribs sides (loose), J?.fiOfrS.SO; dry salted shotllders tl.oxed), .V .'u ?; short clear sides (boxed): $."...s<!'.?."?.>.-.. Whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $I.23J?, Sugars, cut loaf, $:..7u: granulated, $:..is. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was Iii in; creameries 1: ? 2Sc.; dairies, 17*/23c. NAVAL STOKES. Charleston, s. C. Jun. 5.?Turpentine linn at 49Vs@50e. Rosin llrin and un? changed. Wilmington, iN. C, Jan. B.?Spirits turpentine (Inn, ID'.L.furvOc. Rosin llrin, $1.15<Q>1.20. Crude turpentine llrin, 51.00 and $2.90. Tar steady, $1.25. Savannah, C-.i., Jan. 5.?Spirits tur? pentine linn, ".tie. Itosln Hnu. Quote A B C, $1.15: D. $1.25; F, $1.35; O, $1.40; 11, $1.70: I. $1.80; K, $1.00; M. 92.15; N, $2.65; \V ti, $:i.ir.; W W. $3.65. The Cotton Markets. U^N-E.VV-.Y Q1! K t n l.T.Tt) X ..MAU IvBT. Now Yolk, Jan. 4.?Speculation in c t ! ton futures was very tame to-day anil the price movement comj at a Ively n n> row. As has betn the case most of the \ week, sentiment was very much mix d and few operators cured to make lin poi tant (Inn ges In their relations to the niaik.t, Inasmuch ns it was ruinoied that the market v.ns being manipulht ed. Commission houses and brokers handling business Coi' the investment puhliu were poorly supplied with or? ders and oii n I sides the disposition was manifested to wait for "something to turn up." The market opened steady in lone, with prices one point higher to two points lower. From this level there was n gradual rise of 8#4 points on light covering, a Hurry of foreign buying ami bullish pews front the crop o?nler. Then came a decided drop under a spurt of liquidation and feeble bear hammering, which owed Its origin largely to a bearish Bpt of English i:i b',..-. and hesitation On the part of the investment public. T/ho weekly s::tlis tlcs from Liverpool and the Son li showed the position to be ll strong one. TI e market (dosed quiet and steady, with pi ice's 2@4 r.oirtj nf. lower. Pi tur s closed quit t and steady: Jnn I uury, 7.32: Ftbruary, i.Mi March, 7.17: ! An il 7.3S; May Jun?, 7.40; July, 7.13; j August 7.40: September, 6.;>t>; October, ? ?',.s:!; November. 6.70. Spot closed dull, l-16c. lower; inld I dling uplands, 7 U-I6c; middling gulf, 15-1 (Sr.; sal s III no. New York, Jan. 5.?Cotton dull: mid? dling. 7 ll-ltir.: net receipts, 897 bnles; gross, 2,089 bales; sales, none; stock. 116.144 ll.llr-S. Total to-day-- Not receipts. 80,456 Ibales; exports lb CJrtwt Britain, 22.219 bales; to Franco, 16,822 bales; to the I Continent. 15,723 bales; stock,-. Total since September 1-fNei re? ceipts, 4,039,541 bales; exports to Great Britain. 1,061,141 bales; 16 France, 451. 0$il bales; to the Continent, 1,1!'."..is:-, bales. , NEW OK LEANS COTTON MARKET'. New Orleans. Jan. ."..--Cotton futures |T7i?5^?January; $7.13^7.15; Feruary, !.7;13@7.15; M*arch, 7.16 i7.17: April. 7.is?(7.ir>; May. 7.20?7/2l; June, 7.22'n 7.2::; July, 7.24(Ef>7.25; August. l.OKif 7.os; September, 6.f.i?fi6.70; October, I6.59&6.60. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Liverpool. Jan. 5.?Cotton?Spot, good I business done; prices l-32d. higher;' American middling, 1 15-32d. The sales of the day wero 12,000 bales, of which fiOO were for speculation and | export, and included 11,100 American. Receipts, 0,000 b:iU?, including 1001 American. Futures opened tinn and closed quiet; American middling: January, 1 17-Gld. value; January and February, 4 ll-Gld. seller; February and March, 1 ll-Gld. seller; March and April. 4 OS-64(fr41 09-01d. buyers: April and May, 4 OG-fiKi! 4 07-64(1. buyers; May and June, I 01-04 dp I 05-64d. buyers; June and July. 4 02-04(fi'4 03-64(1. buyers; July and Au? gust. 4 01-C4tk buyer: August and Sep? tember. 3 Gt-nid. buyer; September and October. :: r?2-G4d. buyer: October | and November. " 45-C-lcl. buyer. Norfolk Cotton Market. Norfolk, Va.. Jan. r.. 190?. l?O0. IM'9. Tone .Qu'et. Quiet; need middling .7 13-10 MJ Middling .IV. B9? l-ow m'ddllmr .7 1-10 4 117-161 Good ordinary .7", 4M Rales. Bales: j?alcs . 228 ??:448 n.reipls . 3.:tr.'; 3,238 Shipments . 2 153 2.511 Stock . 40,180 3l'.024 COTTON RECEIPTS. 1 Thro. Ixje al. Total Seaboard Air Line .... 815 22S 1,0431 Norfolk & Wcsli in .. 50 Norfolk & Southern .. ? so Norfolk & Carolina 7 Southern Railway _1,841 345 2. Total .2.70.? CG0 S.SW rORrOLK. Aif\RKET5 For Grain, tlaij, Groceries, Provisons, Sc. H no 1 ii I Ion n i\t ttIi o I <-?nl o l?i-le??. nil. >??? mlier- l>p ?inicii, null prlcon an .object to niiciiiittii.it -ii in.ii i.c t GRAIN. HAY AND PUCE. CORN?'White corn, from 'store, 45c.; mixed corn, from store, 45c.; whlto oats, from -tor". 3S.\: mixed oats. 33e. Mil.I. FEED?Markot steady; bran, per ton, $17.00: middling, flP.OO per ton. OATS?Steady: mixed. 35c.; white. 3Sc. HAY?No; 1 Timothy hay, car lots.Jli.OQ; ton lois, $16.09: mixed hay; car lots, ill.60; ton lots, $15.00. MILLED RICE?As to crades-6V6 to C-\ c ROUGH RICK?None on the market. PEANUTS AND PICAS. PEANUTS?Market, new fancy, 2?ie.; utrlctly prime, ^.c.: prime, 2Vi@3c.i com? mon. l'.-Zu-c.: Spanish. GOc. per bushel. PEAS?Ulackcyc. S2.M(tiJ.Oo per bag. COUNTRY PRODUCE. POULTRY?Live, steady; chickens, old fat. 2r.vi.7c.; up'. it.jr chickens, email, steady nt i-'ui-e.. large, liu-uc.; ducks, mud, *0e EGGS?Market firm nt 18e. per dozen. BUTTER?Good country, iZfyiGc. COUNTRY HAMS ? Steadv: Sinithfleld. fancy, l?jji?c.: Virginia country, I00l2}?c good North Carolina. lGQUS'.lc. POTATOES?Northern, white. $1.$08*1.75 pur bag; new sweets "layman, $i.oo per barrel; yellow. W>e.<ff$100. CABBAGE?|l.M>icd.75 per sugar barrel ONIONS?$1.1:.(?'.? 1.75 per bag. BEKMUD A?N one. FRUITS. APPLES?Virginia apples, ?2.2:<Tj3.CO per barrel) Northern, $:u?.>tit;J.vO. LEMONS?$3.50 per box. PEACHES?None. PEAS-^BLACKEYE, $2.5003.00 per bag. LIMES?Sl.h' per basket. PINE APPLES?10'ji 12c. BANANAS?Per bunch, f,0c!f$i.&o. COGOANUTS?100 to bug, $3 50 CALIFORNIA ORANGES - Messina, $S,00<|3.25; Hidings. $3.0ugj:i.25; navels, $1.00 01.CO per box; Jninalca. $0.50 per box. GROCERIES. FLOUR?Market firm; spring wheat, patent. $4..*(?; winter wheat, pat.nl, $4.15; winter wheat, half patent, J3.?5; win? ter wheat, iholn.- Straight, $3.66; winter wheat, family. i-.55: winter wheat, fair to Kood grade- of extra, $3.-5; winter wheat Super. $2.7??3.10. MEAL?Per bag 100 lbs., SSc.; 'JO lb. bags 52c. COFFEE?steady; Java. 24w25c,: do Laguarn. 12?'13c; cnolco K!j. 10011c.; prime, do.. Ht9Mc; fair, uo., t?$l4e.; common, do.. ''.stti'-i'iC. CHEESE?Largo mil cream, 13',fc?l4%c.; tmail full cream, la'.^c. SUGAR?Market steady. The plan or Sellins sugar at delivery prices has been suspended for the present; All quotations will be made f. o. b. Norfolk. Cut Loaf, 5.92; Patent Cubes, ail: Powdered, i..4S; I'ine Grandlatcd; 3.11: Standard Granu? lated D.41: Confectioners' A, 5.28: Key? stone A. 6.00; Centennial B. 4.00; Califor? nia B."f..4r.;T,ranklln Extra C. 4.41; Amer lean Extra C, 4.2S. BYRUP3 ANI> MOT..'.RSrC? - Marke: firmer nt Ike rwlvcr.ee: syrup, good ta choice. 21?23c; lower graiie ry rap. 12916a.; ' molasses, l'orlo liico. ?0'<i2Sc: molasses. PROVISIONS. j BULK MEATS?Market firm: rib stdes, ; $5.60; bellies, eastern. GV?c.; bellies, west i cm, J'i.lO 11A MS?Suirar cured. 12e. DKY PLATED JOWLS?H4e. PORK PLATES?S?/.c. MESS PORK?Old J'.'.2." HAM PORK?Per barrel, jn.eo. LARD?Pure butchers', in threes, 7l.lc.; compound tierces, &?ic.; SO-lb. tubs and bu? lb, tins 140. more1. W*001~?Unwashed, lie.: bulky. 3 to 7e. lots: washed wool :5c.: black. 12'4c. to lie. HIDES?Q. S. T'i: error. 0*i: dry On:. H; drv ?alt. Ufa damaged 7. BYRD, BALDWIN <5c CO., UE.VI'AI. AO KM I'M. Fl'OJIS S' A,\Diil 11A ?>?< I ><? t'o N KVti .mm., OltA.t i; v s i ???;<">'? rop. ricnt DWELLINGS |??0 Granby, $15.00. 1186 Maple, $7.to. 4SI Freemason. $33.83. 733 i'hureii, .si ;.t>. ".^ Mariner, $12.50. 101 ?Volke, $18.50. 17 north A. City, $9.!721 Church. $1.50. ;;i north A City.,"'! Church, Jl.yO, I ylO.50. North A. City. $10.00. Two houses Clark street, Liin bt i t's Point, each, 69 Falkland, J22..V). ].'3 York, ?41 C7. 08 York. $11.07. Mnbry Arch, Ghent, $100.00. RO0M3. Front SS.00. Front, $7.50. STORES. S17 Oranby, $10. S35 Bute. $15. 331 Church, $10.00. Church, $40.0a $14 Granby, Sio.uo. OFFICES. 105 Granby $15 00. Main. $10 each. West Kulldliifi-, cor. M iln and Church. Haddington Build? ing, cor. Granby fciid City Hall nva. fl. B. WILLIAMS k SOS RENTAL AGENTS, ROOM NO. S TAUROT B1LDINO, 17;: MAIN STREET. Foi- l^r?3MTtt, 120 Sheldon avenue. 1'17 C.lbbs avenue. Room* 602 Highland avenue. 203 Collcy avenue. 65 Poolo street. (?nr nrw house on Chapel street extend? ed, cheap. _ Two new houa a on c avenue, Hunters vllic, enliven ent fur street ear emidoyes. fail to sco us or ring us up over Now Phone iiii. OFFICE^ OF PRICE, McCORMICK & CO., 700 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. s Much criticism has been directed toward us because wo have advised tho South to accept present prices for its cotton, and as wo believe1 tlvat this criticism is un? just and uncalled for, wo beg to submit herewith our weekly cotton circular, which states In full our position mid our, reasons therefor: "Tho cotton market during the past week h'.is been altogether *a. sensational one. As a result of the very' small crop movement for tho month of December, and especially for tho last week of De? cember, foreign consumers of tho article seemed at last to havo curao to an appre? ciation of the situation, and at tho open? ing of the Liverpool market on Tuesday, January 2d, middling uplands were quoted at -1 n-lfd., uu advance of fully P& pence, or 2 cents per pound over the value of cotton for tho corresponding week last year." Peeling that the price was a fair one, and that It was a good policy on the part of merchants to sell their goods when ythero was un active! demand for them, wu advised our friends generally to accept present prices for their spot cotton, and its a largo portion of tho trade seemed to accept this view as sound, a consldarable reaction In values has occurred, although present prices still show the very sub? stantial advance of marly 2 cents per pound over those ruling last August, when Mr. Neill llrst promulgated his large crop estimates. Much criticism of what has been termed "our change in front" has reached us. We, therefore, feel justified In molting this week's issue of our circular some? what personal and, perhaps, improperly egotistical, but otherw'.s-e \vc cannot fully explain our attitude. For the past six months we have spent large sums of money In the collection and illssom'natloti of information In regard to the cotton crop. We have felt tlr.it Mr. Ne-lll's esti? mate was misleading and a great in? justice- to the South. Wc have done everything In our power to put Hie actual facts of the situation before- the cotton world. In the opinion of many the advance which has occurred has been largely at? tributable to tho recognition which our work has procured for the fact.* of the situation. Oh Nov- mber L'7. 1S99, March contracts sold in New York at 7.01. At the same time January-1-' binary contracts sold In Liverpool at 1.03. On Tuesday, the 2d of January, March con- j tracts sold ill New York at 7.6S, while January-February contracts in Liverpool i sold tit -123. It will thus he seen that, i tlesp'.to the fact that during the month of 1 . mber the n op moveim nt had been smaller than oven tin? most sanguine bulls: anticipated, the Nt w York market; was 12 points lower, while the l.lv. rpool market was at tho top pilots of the sea? son. Tho action of I lie market, as viewed In tite light oi" this record, convinced us that its position, speculatively, was lack? ing In strength, ami thai ii was what is technically known as an "overbought" in irket. In ?addition, we received about tills iniv tue lliral reports of sumo live gentlemen expert observers whom wo had employed during the month of December to travel throughout the cotton States. These gentlemen wer.? assigned as fol? lows: To one was given the States of South Carolina and Georgia; to another Alabama and Mississippi; to a third Texas south of the-Texas Pacific road; to a fourth Louisiana north of a line drawn from Alexandria to g-hrevoport and Texas north of the Tex >?- Pacific road: to a ilfth Arkansas and the Indian Territory, Our letter of instructions In connection with ih!s investigation was as follows: "December tv lit??Wo beg to confirm tho arrangements under which we have employed you for a period of irol less than two weeks, and as much longer as may, in our opinion, bo necessary for tho pur? poses in view, at a salary of {- per week, and necessary traveling expenses, to proceed to the States of-. and there, as far a.^ may bo practicable, make a, canvass of the uncounted towns, with a view of ascertaining whether there has been held back, either for speculative or other reasons, any abnormal quantity of cotton, or whether li'.i? crop lias been marketed with normal and average rap? idity. We desire this Investigation nride In lh<> most thorough manner, and shall be oVrliged, if you will furnish us as far ds you can obtain them, with tig 11 r os that will be in their essence an accurate, com? parison between the number of bales held at this time III yexr and in pr< vlons years and the number of bales now held. Wo detrlro that you will also ascertain as far m possible whether picking is com? pletely finished, or whether there is any top cro;> inado or making, and also whether tin- farmers have sold'such cot? ton as lI'a y havo made or are holding on the farms; and whether wh in* cotton is held it is held by speculators, merchants, cotton buyers or others at I he uncounted towns." Tho reports which we have received from l'n<" < xperts thus employed convince us thai the. following are the facts of tho situation: First?The crop is practically all picked, and for the most part sold by producers. Second?That it has, however, for the past month, as sold, largely passed into the hands of middle-men, who have held it with a view to higher prleea. and nro still holding it. Third?That the stocks oi cotton at un? counted towns, except in certain portions of Georgia and South Cirol'i:o. and In Southern Texas, aro larger than we had been led to suppose, and that the stoeks of cotton at tin- counted intcilor towns, which are the. largest on record, reflect an analogous condition at the. uncounted towns. In view of lids showing we reached the conclusion Ihui for Wie -present, at least. It waa wlso for holders of cotton to ac? cept what aro practically tho' highest prices of the season, rather than by per? sistent holding, ereilt? a congested situa? tion la tho market, wlitoh would sooner or later result In an enforced liquidation under distressing circumstance* In nearly ?very bull movement that litis taken place in Uio cotton market wlUiin tho recollection of the writer, our Mr. Price, this mistake, has been made.' AVo could, if wo desired to bo personal, emun erato tho Tiaanes of the leaders of such bull movements who havo come lo grief as tt result of this enthusiastic over-stay? ing of tho market. Two of them are dead, after having gone through bankruptcy Proceedings. Two others, while still alive, aro confessedly Impecunious, although great fortunes were at one tlmo wltln'n their grasp: and another Involved In ruin the banking community of an Important Southwestern city anel ho has retired Into the obscurity of the penitentiary. Much orit'clsm has been directed toward us because, having insisted that the crop was small enough to Justify an advance In tho market, we havo advised our friends to sell when that advance had, in our opinion, proceeded far enough. That tho criticism has been so gcne/ral und flrat our critics have been so numerous con? firms us, In our estimate of the position, namely, that lite market has been over? bought, and that the time to sell Is when othsrr people want to buy. Wo believe that wo have discharged the obligation which, in view of the. prominent posi? tion we have assumed in regard to the market, was resting upon us, and that wo havo consulted not culy tho best interest of our clients, but of the South at large In advising them lo accept present prices. A further advance would have stimulated planting for next year nnd given addi? tional emphasis to the cry already being raised about Increased sales of fertilizers, etc., and in our opinion would havo lcel Hie South back Into the slough of ovcr production and despond in which for two years previously It had labored. PRICE, McGORMICK & CO. ROOMS 20D, 210. 211 COLUMBIA BUILD? ING. GRANBY STREET. STORMS. Store 11- Main street. Store M> Rojm?k? avenue. Store No. * S3 Commorco street. Store No. II? Bank street, store No. 45 Commercial Place, Store and dwelling No. UOi Main street -i new stores on Granby street. Warehouse ICO Waier street. Store No. S7C Bute slrret. Warehouse Nos. (t and U Wood.tldo Lane. Ofllees: Granby. Bank and Cotumerca ila Storo 270 WntiT street. Two offices in tho Albomarlo building. DWELLINGS. Dwelling ?29 Freemason street. New Dwelling on Brown street. Dwelling n.vs Granby Btreet. Dwelling No. li'J York street. Two dwellings in Mottu Block. Ghent. Dwelling f.l Graiiby .street. Dwelling 107 Cove street, opposite Cum bcrlund street. 209 Yoik btreet. 31 Granby street. Dwelling No. WJ Boush street. ? Dwelling in Mottu Block. Client. Dwelling No. 22S York strooi. i FOR SALE. \ SS.'i Church street, Dwell.ng Vork Place and James street. Queen street, corner National lane. : No. X Hamilton avenue. Dwelling on freemason streit. I No. 93 Commercial I'hice, occupied by , W. H. Martin aa a wtioksalu hardware store. Four brick dwellings on Chapel lane. I paying 10 per cent. 2!>5 Main street. .110 Bute street. I 2'-, Falkland street. 22.1 Chapel street. GO and 71 (eld numbers) Bank street. Two dwellings DeBreo Place, N. E. cor ! ner of Bridge street. 49, 61, 53. 55. 57, 69 Bank street. 1 lardy warehouse, Nivison street. ! 72 Tazowell street. 209 Chapel street. . Two cottages at Virginia Beach. Store 47 B?rnicke avenue. .17 High street. 201 Cumberland street, Nos. OS and 70 Pool street. 210 Park avenue. Seamen's Ji'tleiid SoclctyjAjnopntty on Water street, oppos te Clyde Dine-. Small farm on Broad Creek Turnnike, about three acres. 27 Hull street. 2S7 Granby street. 55 ard 57 Virginia street. 222 York street. 154 and 150 Wolf street. 2SC. 21>S Church street. Pour brick tenements on Wilson avenue. Mi Bute street. it'll and ill Brown avenue. 273 York street. ? 74 ami 76 York street. 74 and 7C Romoko Square. 132 Brown u\ enue. fi'.'2 ami C2t Bute street. Two dwellings on Olney Road (Rlbblo tract.) 12C High street. One dwelling Duke street, south end. AI Oueen street. 213 and 211. High street (Portsmouth.) 214 and UK! King street (Portsmouth). 211 Bank street. 12 Duncan avenue. Commerce street, east side, and c.n Wa? ter, front 72 feet-. 34 and 10 Roanoko dock. 105 Duke street. I 120 N. Marshall avenue. tu) High Rtreet. I f.01 Park avenue. I 31 Cumberland street. 100 Bute street. 75 York street. 422 nnd 421 Highland avenue 2i>5 York street. 2?J York street. I 413. 420, 422 and 4.21 Freemason idreeL 210 Bank street. Warehouses 848 and .US Water street, i Dwelling DG Boush street. I Dwelling 2DI Bute sti ?>< : 12fi and 130 W. Main atieet. 652 nnd 856 E. Main street. Elegant dwelling 127 College Place. 6 tenement houses on Kent street. 1? Hill street. IS, HO, 22 and 24 RoanMto dock. Vacant lets in West End Land Co., Ghent, Norfolk Co , Colley avcatlO, Cen? tral avenue. Camp avenue, Mary's ave? nue, Olney road, Bute street, York street. Boush street; water front lots on Water, Claiborne, l.ovitt avenue; vacant lots on James anel UivOr street. 57 feet front on Graiiby and Charlotlo streets. CO vacant 1 lots SOxlOO on Princess Anne avenue and I Broad Creel; Turnpike, cheap to a quick I buyer. ABBOTT MORRIS, W. W- MARSHALL. : NOTICE??ll Investors or Homeseekers Will Do Well by Calling on MORRIS, MARSHALL 8c CO., REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENTS, I nhw -phone SS4. OFFICE, 158 PLUME STREET. old T"pNB 020. AUCTION MAI.KS-TIIl* ?AT. By tho Morris AUctIon-hoU80, 42 and 44 Washington St., opposite City Market. ? i AiROE SALE OF FINE FURNITURE -U at our Auction Rooms, THIS (SUtur tray) MORNINU at 10 o'clock, viz.: Bed? room Knits, Parlor Suits, Dining- Cflialra, 25 Now DrugKets. 25 New Smyrna Rugs, 1"!.- "e Gftiss, Mirrors, Pictures, &c. Also on.- Buggy. R. It. MORRIS, It* Muntigcr. a r< a ion svi,t>n iitti; DAI'S. By Stophonson & Taylor, Auctioneers. n Y VI-RTUB OF A DEED OF TRUST, I > made by J. B. Edwards tinted July 2uth, loS8. and duly recorded In D. B. 77, I>. IM. Clerk's oBlco Corporation Court Norfolk oily, Vn., and at tho reeiuest ot the creditor therein secured. I shall sell at public auction at 12 o'clock m. ON TUESDAY, THE 16th DAY JANU? ARY, 1900, at tho Norfolk Real Estato Echange, tho following property, to-wlt: ABE THAT .CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, lying and being on the north side of Queen street. In the city of Norfolk Virginia, and bounded mid described as follow..: Commencing at u point on tho north side of Queen street, at the intersection of said north side of Queen street with tho east side* of Camp's lyano, and thonct? run? ning easterly along the northerly sldo of Queen street thirty-two feel, moro or less, to the land of James Williams; thence northerly along tho land of James William* lifty-mx feet (50). moro or less, to the land of said N. Burruss; thonco westerly along the line of said N. Byrruss' land and parallel with Queen street to the eastern side of Camp's Lane, and thence southerly along the eastern side of said lane llfty-slx (5(1) feet to tho point of beginning. TERMS CASH. OEO. MctNTOSH, Substituted Trustee. STEPIIENSON & TAY1XJR. ja?-IOt Auctioneers. FOR REN F. 2t". North street, 7 rooms and bath. IT?; South Kelly, 7 rooms und bath. 327 Bank, S rouins and bath. 51'.) East Main street, 8 rooms and bath. 265 York street, ? rooms and bath. Corner Clon! and Church, brick house, ? rooms. :n:j Wllloughby. 7 rooms and bath. Several nice farms on salt water near tho ctty for year rjoo. Nice large brick hous'i with about 7 acres In village of Kampsvilla by nionih or year. ltuuius 421 Freemason, first Moor abova store. 271 Chapel ntrcct, 5 rooms. Store on Freemason. lit Henry street. FOB SALE. , New houso on SC'iilh Kelly : onn on - Windsor; threo nice houses on AVlllouglT by? a ideo Investment: ono house on Re< ves. south of Lovltl: one en Duncan; one on Duke street: nice brick housei on Bank; one on Charlotte; two on Cumber? land: also In other sections. 1 Several nleo farms near tho city; soino on rait water; also laud by lot, block or acre, ami MONEY TO LOAN. H. C. HOGG ARO & CO. PHONE 749. 26 DANK STREET. WHITE Sc GO. HEAL ESTATE ANI1 RENTAL AOIEN1 NO. il 11 AN K STREET. 54 Franklin avenue, 8 rooms .10.67 241 Chapel street, ti rooms . 15.00 2". North street. 7 rooms .20.00 (New) Olriey Road; S rooms .25.00 (New) Olney Road, ti rooms .30.00 :?:> Duncan avenue, t) rooms . 25.00 30th sti eel. Park Place, 12 rooms .... 25.00 (New) Brown street, 8 rooms . 30.00 131 York street. 13 rooms . 40.00 116 Brewer street, 8 rooms . is. 00 LIT Combi rland street, S rooms. 25.00 U30 W. Bramblcton avenue, 10 rooms 18.00 ?121 N. Reservoir avenue, 7 rooms .... 10.00 720 Jamison avenue, 7 rooms ......... 10.00 4"5 l>ulcc street, S rooms. 25.00 33S Church street, store.C5.00 L'ii-Li'l Church street, store. 40.00 3 re.om Hat York street. 20 North, S rooms . 20.03 212 York, 3 looms (Jan. 1). 37.50 S75 But* 8 rooms . 25.00 106 liutc.' 7 rooms . 17.00 Ghent. W rooms . 50.00 Eint Graes street. 7 rooms . 15.00 265 York !> rooms . 30.00 ?03 West'itrambleton avc.. 8 rooms.... 20.00 59X Koto St.. 7 rooms . 17.00 "F?R S?IeT AT A BARGAIN. 144 feet on Church street and two Lots on Mary's iw.eiuie. For further particulars apply to i '? _No. 22 Bank St. W. R. Fentress & Son. GENERAL REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL AGENTS. IS BANK STREET. SECOND FLOOR. FOR RENT. DWELLINGS. MS York street. 226 Wllloughby avenue. 435 Bute streat, Jan. 1st. I Pool street. 3 Railroad avenue. in Dartmouth street. 3 very desirable, rooms. . , ,? 3oy Bank street, store and dwelling STORES. T.a Granby street, Jan. 1st, 1000. 7S and to Water streot, Jan. 1st, 1900. C2 Bank street. Jan. 1st, 1900. 77 Commercial Place. Jan. 1st, 1900. 869 Bank street, dwelling above. Rulldlng corner Water and Madison, 335 Brewer street, rooms adjoining. 421 Freemason street. FLAT. 424 Freemason street. For further information phone 515. W. H. H. TRICE & CO., Real Estato and Rental Agents, COR. BANK AND PLUME STREETfll ?PHONES 565. FOR RENT?RESIDENCES ?13 York street. 449 Bute street. 216 Clnlborrie avenue. 498 Church street. Corner York and James streets. New house on Granby street. Avenue "A." Atlantic City. 121 Washington street. 20S Cove street. Three rooms No. 5-1 Fenchurch street, 21'j York utrcet. possession at one* 133 York alrcct. 26 North street. 200 Covo eircet. ?i nice houses In Atlantio City? STORES. 91 Roanoke avenue. 525 Chinch street. ? 6*5 Main street. 5S3 Main street. Des rable storo corner Covo and Fea* church streets Stable on Madison street. Desirable location for light factory, In? cluding stables, Brambleton avenue, $120 per year. Tenants must turn off Water Pipes in freezing weather or pay damages,