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Sai 4inaznelal eatters.
.t-e*portation of cotton seed oil and cake is
-. lt. er large proportions. Yesterday
brg gmnasanel cleared for Queenstown
sacehk.t al oilake.
aagia i'began aiuinie planting in 1fo. and
hss '0,000 trees, of which experienced
report most favorably. The experl
i, made by Government, is regarded as a
c' . ships cleared from this port yesterday
"l aeinregate cargoes of .8,674 bales of cot
_co-: the Prince Rudolph. 4901 bales; the
OlnIal lDtpire, 912 bales; the Minnie 1i. to
. ,60M bales, and the Anglesla, :otil bales-the
first named for Liverpool and the last for
bell in State Console and Premium Bonds
but be temporary. The custom of the
of this olty of drawing in their call loans
st of January has the effect of putting a
for the nonce to speculation in these so
es. There is nothing in the political and
al affairs of this S4tato or city, that we can
which can possibly have the effect of keep
consols and bonds at their present low fig
The manufacture of sewing machines in
Britain has its principal seat in Lanna
-e and in the neighborhoods of Glasgow and
Idham; on the Continent, in France. Beolgium
SGermany. It is estimated that 70,0,on to
mr00 machines are made annually in the
paitted Kingdom, giving employment to at
eaiat 100,000o workmen. It is further assumed
.hst in raence and other parts of the Continent
about 60,000 workmen are employed in the man
tare of sewing machines.
The call for a commercial convention, to be
14 at Woahlt.ton on the 22d of January, has
telegraphed throughout the country.
,oa.crd of Trade are requested to send each
:tb~e delegates. The subject matter to be con
' ldered Is the securing of government enceur
agement for the establishment of transportat ion
`Tines between ports of the United States and
those of South and Central America and the
West ladles. England and France both gained
-t4prtiacny over the United States in this trade
. Ysubesdiing the steamship lines carrying the
malls, and the only way in which the govern
r mtent of this country can secure a traffic that
-rightfully pertains to its citizens is by extend
'A g the same sort of encouragement to Amerl
l 4an Hines. It is a woful commentary on Ameri
, *n enterprise that mail matter between the
S"United States and South America is transported
by way of Liverpool.
Our New Orleans merchants should take the
a.Ieessary steps to have a good represen ation
-at this convention, for the subject to be consid
( ered is one of vital importance to our commer
cml aInterests.
.4.aiveston vs. New Orleans Cotton Classi
fication.
The circular of Messrs. Moody & Jamison.
ý" ootton factors and commission merchants, of
.LGalveston. from which extracts have boon made
IAa the public prints of this city, and of which a
~luI endorsement has been given by one of our
; )ublioe ournals, is still exorcising the minds of
. our cotton men. The circular comes from a firm
§' of high standing, and hence the importance at
i 4ached to the statements it contains. It Is
charged that the " international standard clas
Sdihlation " has not been faithfully observed; but
that New York, New Orleans and some other
aitles have adhered to the old American stand
~. rtd:s that Galveston, to within a few days, has
.striotly observed the " international." but find
tag that she was left in the lurch by other cities,
notably New Orleans, by a departure from this
altndard. she has reverted to the old American
standard.
This is a most serious charge against the in
tegrity and fair fame of our cotton merchants,
end we think that it should not be mot by re
4tiamation, but by a plain statement of facts.
Three of the most ex erienced, honest and
skillful brokers of this city were appointed to
plate tip the international standards of Orleans
cotton under the action of the last iational Ex
.h, Eange convention. Before this was accom
pi*hed the "Liverpool Cotton Brokers' Associ
~ " presented a set of types, which were
S to agree so closely with the classes upon
1 hieh our cotton men had been previously
quoting, that they were adopted, without any
farther action on the subject, as far as the Cot
dton Exchange was concerned. To those stand
ards our people have most faithfully and con
eI .s lentiously adhered, and we think that any as
s:etlon to the contrary is entirely gratuitous
and unwarrantable. The Cotton Exchange of
New Orleans, having this matter in charge, is
composed of men of the largest experience,
great esprit de corps and most undoubted in
tegrity, and they naturally feel most keenly the
slightest imputation cast upon their faithful
execution of the engagements in which they
had entered with their brethren in the same
trade in other cities.
As to the stirring and urgent appeal ad
dressed to their Texas constituents by Messrs.
Moody & Jamison to send their cotton to Gal
veston, and not to New Orleans and other re
r- Olving ports, we have nothing to say, except
that in making it we think they do our city a
great injustice in speaking in derogatory terms
of her hitherto unquestioned claim to being the
greatest and most advantageous market for cot
ton on this continent. An unbiassed mind can
not but appreciate the advantages we possess.
In the first place, we receive here cottons of
every description of quality and staple; the
men handling and buying these cottons are,
from long experience and the variety coming
under their daily examination, the most ac
complished experts in the world; the system of
inspection in vogue, under the auspices of the
Cotton Exchange, is most thorough and com
plete, showing that Now Orleans tolerates
neither careless handling nor petty pilfering in
the way of redundant sampling of the cotton
intrusted to the care of her merchants; while
our facilities for quick shipment to ports of
consumption are unequaled.
The people of Texas have, in part,. a realiza
tion of these advantages. In proot of this is the
fact that during the past year 110 000 hales of
Cotton were received at this port from Texas.
more than 50 per cent of which (6o.0o, bales)
came by the way of Galveston. During the
same time over 4000oo bales reached here from St.
Louis, all of -which came by that circuitous
route from Texas to find in New Orleans the
advantages of a superior market; and, we may
here make the statement, which is official, that
during the first quarter of the present commer
S.al year, 1457 bales of cotton have been received
here from St. Louis, the "Future City." of which
1000 bales were for shipment to Liverpool.
Dry Goods Items.
S.(New York Journal of Commerce. Dec. 23.1
The failure of Tolle, Holton & Co., Cincinnati
SlrFyoods jobbers. one of the oldest houses in
aret and the circumstances attending
, e attracted considerable remark, and it is
i qultecommon expression that old rules will
have to be reversed, and for the future any
pouse making a statement will have to be
Sfro with distrust in proportion to the sur
Srlol Ossets ehowti. There have been several
fsilures fO a similar class during the
last tw months, and merchants are con
ar how to avoid them in the future.
Itisnot that the loss incurred is so large but
the diappointment, if not the deception that
has ben racticed in order to sustain an im
S aired credit, is what gives annoyance. It is
n.necessary to repeat names. but in several de
aeof trade they have been too frequent.
n- hough it wae expected that December
about a fSir nm be of cases as the
S,'es and dr rts , the exhibition
a o names weres free of suspi
lethe~a~rkot r Woolens shoas S very good
b nste havi been oompleted through the
elveries on orers onneOtiol with a mod
orate deree of new ransactions the market for i
most styles of cottons is deoldedly better, some i
showing an advance in figures,while others are
of dearer cost through reduced discounts.
tusllness In Pt. Louis.
The St. Louis Timers, of the 25th instant, says:
The volume of business at bank for the week,
as shown hbelew, indicates a decreased business,
although the results on the whole are by no
means unsatisfactory. The discount demand
has been good, and while not, as a rule, of a
,rosslng character, has been large enough to
tbsorb the bulk of the surplus funds. A few
special articles have been represented, such as
groceries, cotton, corn, wheat and flour, while
other lines were tn light offering. The jobbing
business as a rule is over for the year, activity
being contined almost entirely to groceries and
hboltlay goods. The warm weather has killed
t1e packing movement and the provision trade,
which causes a heavy delleit in the money lo
mand; a few shipment bills were offlred, but
the, amount was almost nominal. Nearly all
the cotton paper offered was for carrying the
buying demand hbeing very moderate. sHIID
mont bills wore fair on aceount of corn, flour
and Southern supplies, as also for corn, flour
anid wheat for carrying.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. I
Thursday Evening, Dec. 27, 1877.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING-HOUBI.
COlarings. Balances.
Detomber 2 -............ $1,25,472 72 $167.6t0 54
DIeemher 24 ........... 2,159.492 01 233.977 8s
December 20 ............ 2I.,:l 085 70 300,.45 72
December 27 ........... 2.886.836 75 125.229 97
Total thus far .........$9,5e.0o.7 18 $102.735 91
There were liberal offerings for discounts at
the banks, and the counter transactions fair.
On the street but little commercial paper is
offered and rates are easy.
Exceptional commercial paper 5,9 1 cent;
Al do lo01l2; second grade do 150(18; loans on
collaterals 810e: Al mortgage paper 9l10;
second grade do --@- * cent per annum.
Gold easier.
Foreign Exchange quiet and lower.
Bight moderately active atid steady.
Stater Consols weak at 77%.u7R.
Premium Bonds easy at 3:ti1:i3.
Stocks quiet.
Gold opened In New York at 102o', and closed
at ir.2%; here, It opened at 102'(rat.i3a and
closed at lo0i27(lo0. Bales--$10,ooo. $71c0n and $,o0(00
at 10, $2000 at. 103I . 12000 at 103 4.
STERIANG BALES-snoeo bill lading at 490o
i91; £rt5500 at 4900.o%491, and £30t00 do at 490. Ban k
nterlfng. --(4931*; commercial bills, 4895 Kt490 ..
FRANM) SALE--lo00o(o commercial at 5.15;
75,1.0 do at 5.15r(d5.14,., and 50,000o. do at 5.14,,.
Bank trance - commercial 5.15,
HIGHT 8ALE 5--60,000e at 15-32.7-16 P rcent
discount. Bank sight '4 V cent discount; com
mercial K(0)7-16 1 cent discount.
1sw ORLEANs STOK XHonAon GE ALES.
BEFOREz FIRST CALL.
$100,000 State Consols ...................... 79k,
FIRBT CALL, 10 A. M.
20,000 State Consols ....................... 79
(o, nsst do (B. 15) ................ 79
25.000 Iio do.............. 79
15.000 Premium Bonds... 33'4
SBEOND CALL, 12 M.
1o.noo Premium Bonds ............... 38
17.000 do do 32 +
10.00() do do (1. to drawing . 34
2o,0to do do do . 33'
10u,00 do do do - 33
DETWEEN BsCOND AND THIRD CALLS.
in shares N. O. Gaslight Company-. 104o
16 shares N. O. Ins. Association ..... 28s
40,000 State Consuls...... .............. 77 %
10.010 Promium Bonds .................. :125
3o.c oo do do ................... :
THIRD CALL, 2 P. M.
4o,ono State Console (B. Monday) ....... 7S
s358,ot do (B. 10 days). ........ 78
AFTER THIRD CALL.
25.000 State Consols .................... 773
cRESCENT CITI OPEN STOCK BOARD SALES.
FIRST CALL.
10.000 Premium Bonds ... ............. 3
5,00. do do .....................
to,ooo do do (8. so0)............. 33
BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOOND CALLS.
20,000 State Consols ... ............. 7s,
20.000 do do ................... 7 '4
a.00oo Premium Bonds .................... 82
50,000 do do ................. 32
15,000 do do .................... 32
SECOND CALL.
20,000 Premium Bonds (s.to drawing flat) 32',
BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD CALLS.
15 0,000 Premium Bonds .................... 32
LBy Telegraph.]
NEW YoRK, Dee. 27.-Money closed at 5 per
cent. Exchanges lower at 4.823@4.86. Gold
Tlosed at 102:. Governments closed steady.
Pacific Railroad bonds closed as follows: Union
lirste 107.04107 %; land grants 103(l03%; sinking
funds e94c~4 t4 ; Centrals 107o @1073:. In Htate
bonds Tennessees sold as low as '373K Louisiana
Consols fell off to sa85. and District of Columbia
3r -658 to 76.
COIMIEUCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday Evening. Dec. 27. 1877.
GENERAL REMARKS--The receipts of sugar
to-day showed up better than they did yester
day, reaching 1277 hhds; sales 1122 hhds. The
market, we are glad to announce, was strong.
with an active demand. The supply of molasses
is very large and the accessions to the stock
yesterday reached 5487 bbls. with sales of 3527
bbls. The market is dull and weak.
Flour continues dull. with but little demand
and that only for home consumption.
Holders of pork, stimulated by the stiffness of
Western markets, are entertaining stronger
views in regard to the price of the porcine pro
duct, and there is no movement in the article
except in a jobbing way,
The sales of cotton to-day only reached 5oo0
bales, and though the market, from favorable
New York and Liverpool accounts, promised
early in the day some improvement, closed
easy. lower grades barely maintaining yester
day's prices.
COTTON-The market opened under the in
fluence of reports from New York of a favorable
charecter. and prices inclined to s eadiness.
Liverpool was unchanged, and futures better
This favorable position of the market, however,
was not maintailed, and during the after part
of the day all appearances of an improvement
disappeared. At the close, cottons of low grades
with difficulty maintained yesterday's prices,
and the good grades were easy. The demand
was only fair, and the sales were conflned to
500o bales, the market closing easy.
The official quotations of the Cotton Exchange
were as follows:
TO-DAY. YESTEBDAY.
Low Ordinary ........... 7f 74(
Ordinary 5," 85 8S*
Good Ordinary ...r--- .. 993 4X
Low Middling .......... 10.4 10o
Middlin ............... 10o4 10'4'
Good Middling........... 11% 113i
Middilng Fair ............. 11% 11..
Sales to-day 5000 bales. Market easy.
COTTON STATEMENT.
In store and on shipboard Sept. 1. 1877.....21,356
Gross receipts since yesterday.. 17.993
Gross receipts previously- ...... .779,779- 797.772
Total supply .................... 819.128
Exported to-day ............ 12,197
Exported previously ............ 491,380- 503,577
'T'otal stocks this day.".................. 315.551
Total stock this day last year.......... 297.138
Exports to-day were 6425 bales to Liverpool,
4953 to Havre. 184 to Barcelona, and 645 bales to
New York.
N. t receipts since yesterday ... ......... 16,535
Receipts from other ports ............ 1.45
Net receipts last Thursday........ . .. .... 10.796
Net receipts this day last year ......... 4.864
Net receipts since Friday ............ 78.604
Net receipts same time last week.......-.. 63.777
Net receipts same time last year .......... 45.650
Net receipts since September 1............661,681
Net receipts same time last year ..6......... 39,538
Cotton on shipboard as per account of the
Cotton Exchange. as follows: Liverpool 41,494
bales. Havre 44.876, Bremen 12.196, Mediterranean
2436, North Sea 9110. Spain 686, Mexico -.
coastwise 6283; total. 117,081 bales. This. taken
from the stock at noon. as noted at the Ex
change, leaves in presses 198.470 bales.
The receipts at all ports from 12 m. yesterday
to 12 m. to-day. as per Cotton Exchange tele
grams, is 36,803 bales, against 3o 037 bales last
Thursday and 22,938 bales last year and 31.893
year before last.
The movement at orts for six days up to
noon to-day is given ow time ame time
Received Same time Same time
sines Friday. last week. last year.
New Orleans.... 76,04o 63,777 45.660
l ....... 20.099 . .918 16,271
·1:1·.~l~ t_ at.1
° -186 ......i2. 21,3 14,288
itimor. ...... 1.136 76', ....
lew York ...... 4,273 4,590 7,8867
Boston ... ....... 7,9406 ,852 2,432
Philadelphia . .. 1.164 861 1,289
Total............202,506 151,12:3 137.177
Receipts at ports since Soptember 1.....2,319,934 4
Receipts same time last year .............2.511.200 a
Receipts same time year brefore .......... 2,210o.958
The exports from all United States ports, con
solidated as per telegrams to the Cotton Ex
change, for six days havt hMen as follows: R
Other Chan- b
0. B. France. for'gn not. Stocks. r
ports. 7
Thls week.. 49.159 13 914. 220I( 2.rs,5 905.441 c
Last week.. 57,571 31.448 18.289 ...... 811,068 r
This week
last year.. 67,0o6 13,791; 60.04 2.800 974,757
OCEAN FREIGHTS--Are quoted as follows:
By steam - Cotton to Liverpool 7-1td; to i
Revel -d; to Bremen 94164; to Boston. Provi- s
donee, Fail River. Philadelphiat anl Baltimore.
via New York 0c; to New York gr; arain to
Liverpool lo)d nominal.
By sail - Uotton to Liverpool 17.-'2@7-1r1; to
Havre r'c; to Bremen 16-16': to Genoa 15-160;
grain to the Con!lnent; lo0o1tld.
Htlte.m rates to Northern orts are quoted at
$S22 on molasses b hbl to New York. and $7a.08
t hhd on sigar. By sail the rate on molasses
to N"w York is $1 so ' lhl.
SU(AR-Iieceilpts 1277 hhds. Sales 1122 hhds.
Market very strong. and detmand active.
We quote: Inferior 3:l,504e; common to
good common 4)5tBL,Ye ; lair to good fats 1
5i.0446'tO; fully fair 6raT07e; prime 71i(,7'40o;
strictly prime i t; gray cIlar.led (;.047 ,r; y;d
low clarifled, as ix quality. 7%h448,c ; off whites,
good to chtoies'. t 448'c; white 'iarllled s()09e.
MOLASEt4S-Rscempts 547 bbls. ialhs 33,27
bhls. The supply is very large, arnd the demand
relatively small the feeling being dull and
weak, and receivers eff~'tilng sales only at a
heavy decline. We (qute: Common 1563210;
fair 22@24;: prime 2.4300o: strictly prime 31(1
33", : cholooe 34ra1cn.
FLOUR-We note a dull market for flour. ant 1
prices ruling easy and sales shading quotations.
T'rh demand is still tlocal, and largely for job
lots. 8ales--25 hbll at $4 2r: 75 at St 1o: 75 alld th 13
at. $, 25; 25 band i6 at 35 7 at ; 30; '25. 75 and 70
at $0 50; 200( at $6 062 ; 25 at $i 70; 2:,, 50. 60 olid 150
at. f 7r,.
We jquote fine to superfine at $4124 25: single
extra $4 2.44 56; double extra 5$4 5o4 7l; treble I
extras, low to choice. S6u$15 75; choice extras
1$ 75'46 25; lancy choioe $6 ,0446 75 V bbl. On I
the(e prices dealers obtain an advance of I
601t on ).b sales,
CO'(N ME4L-Is lullt., steady and unchanged
itt $2 40"2 45 in the wholesale trate; and job- J
bing at $2 65n0r 7i iT bhil, Hales-75 bhts at $2 40.
CREAM AND PEARL MEAl--There is
about the usual supply. and the market is
quiet and steady at $3 40o11 6to ' bbl. Demand 1
liOtN FLOUIt-Is quoted at .3 7.44, as in
quality. Local demand small, and this article
is chiefly sold for export.
GOITS--Demand steady and fair, prices
ruling easy in lots at $3 400;30 50 P hbbl for No.
2 and $ 75@3 85, for choice; dealers jobbing at
$3 7504. hibbl.
RYE FLOUR-There is a moderate supoly,
butt qluite equal to the demand. at $4 21434 60
F bl.
PORK-There was no movement of mess to
day except in a jobbing way, but holders enter
tain steady and somewhat stronger views of the
market, buyers bidding $12 50 and r(ecelvers
asking $12 75. In job lots dealers are still sell
ing lat $13 25r11 1:1 50 1 bbl.
DR1 HALT MEAT--tock ample anl market
flat. We quote prices nomllinal at 4 twt10C for
loose slhoulders and 4:oo44'eO for pa'ked shoul
ders. Bides are easy and dull at 6M400k.kc for
clear ribs and s5obrth;.c for clear. Dealers in
their trdtle obtain an advance on those prltes of
~(0.140 1 pound. Hales-1-;,000 lh shoulders at
4'' c
BACON-So little is doing in bacon that our
quotations are necessarily nominal. We quote
shoulders 6ie., clear rib sidels e',. and tlear sides
S8'4, dealers jobbing at those prires to '.( ad
vance. Sales-io casks clear and clear rib sides
on private terms.
LARD-Ruled to-day the same as yesterday.
firm at our quotations, but the demand was
small and no round sale were reported. We
quote refined tierce sh,445o,c; packers' tierce
68%. Dealers' rates are 6304oe higher.
HAMS--The market In this article has de
clined to 120.i2',c for choice, and 1Oti.1loic for
uneanvasi d and plain canvased goods. Deal
ers obtain an advance of l,01c on these prices.
Hates6l1 tb's small average, at 12' 0.
BREAKFAtT BACON--Quiet and steady at
9c@4oc in a wholesale way; dealers jobbing at
PACKERS' HOG PRODUCTS-Dealers are
selling on orders in the job trade at $7 25 6 half
bbl for pig pork. $12 'P bbl for prime mess
pork, $10 forprlme pork, and $11 60 for rump
ork. Pigs feet are selling at $1 2511 o50
keg. Ham sausages are dull and quoted at 81@
76 Ilb. Family pork is jobbing at $12 5o t bbl.
Pickled pigs' tongues are quoted at 646Gce
aDlece. Pickled heads are offering at $slo@11
; tierce, and jowls at s$ 5B09 'f barrel. Bo
logana sausage 7t4173o. Spare ribs $5(47.'
WHISKY-Is easy and unchanged, city made
selling at irregular prices from $1 01401 06, and
Western rectified at $0on1 08o i gallon. Males
10 bbls Bourbon at t 70 'P gallon.
r CORN-Is in good demand for the export
1 trade. Hales-l16oo white mixed at r,(. 6o00 choice
yellow at 540c, 000 choice white at 54 .c it bushel.
n and 12 oKN white and yellow on private terms.
OATS-Are not much in dtemand and the
9 stock fair. a.ls-150 St. Louis at 37c. 150 choice
a at 38;c i bushel.
a BRAN--Is quit with an amplesupply. Sales
100 bags at 852,c i! cwt.
HAY-is only in moderate request. Sales
400 bales strictly choice at $19, 15(1 choice at $18 "t
ton. P'rime $140a16.
COFFEE-Is quiet and unchanged.
QUOTATIONS FOR OOLD.
Cargoes. Job Lots.
Prime ................. .q190(%9g4 20 20s4l
Good......................19 11'4 19 @192
Fair........................18.5k~18 15(%(19
Ordinary ................. 17 17,'4 17'@: 17%
TOBACCO-No sales. Stock on sale 1700 hhds.
QUOTATIONS.
Inferior lugs ...... ................ 8 @ S
Low lugs .................................. 3
M edium .................................. 4 4
Good to line ........ ............... 4
Low leaf .. ..................... 5 6s
Medium......... .............. 7 @ 8
Good ....................... ............. 9 @10ie
Fie . . . . . . . . . .11 @156
So actions .. .............................12 125
BUTTER-Moderate stock and demand fair.
We quote New York creamery. fine, 30(l1c;
Now York dairy 18@27c, as in quality; Western
repacked 8@17c as in quality.
CHEESE-Fair stock and demand light. New
York cream 15@16%c. Western factory 12@13c.
as in quality.
STARCH-In good demand at 3saj in lots;
jobbing at 3X14c . lb.
WOOL-More stocks offering than there is de
mand, and it is held above the views of buyers.
Burry is quoted at 11@120, Louisiana clear 206c.
clear lake 27%.290 * lb.
HIDES-Supply fair and market quiet: coun
try green 8@8%o, dry salted 18@13%c, dry flint
14@150.
HALT-Stock light, demand active. A cargo.
all coarse, sold at 80o per sack afloat. We quote
prices at the warehouse: Coarse s@90oe, fine
$1 o5@l 10. Turks Island neglected at 320 V
bushel. Table salt in pockets 1%@7%c each, as
in 817size.
POULTRY-Old chickens 4 50. young $2 50@3;
ducks $3: geese $60)7: turkeys $12(@14 9 dozen.
EGGS-Western 24@26e; Louisiana -@-c -
dozen.
RICE--Is In moderate supply. No. 2 331(i09c.
common 4Y,@4%· c ordinary 15.s5' , fair 5%@5'i%,
good 5%@5%c. prime 6@s6'4, choie., 65,c flb.
BULI CORN -None offering, and the market
is nominally 553c h bushel.
WHEAT-None here, and nominally at $1 300
1 35 ' bushel for winter, and $1 20@1 25 for
srn.T LENTS-Potatoes are selling at $1 404
2 75; onions at $2 75; apples at $3 r50@5 ý
bbl; cabbages at $6c48 , 100, and $1 75@2 $ crate.
BAGGING--tady at 11 ~ in round lots; re
tailing at 12@12'c4. Baling twine at 13Ye in
round lots; retailing at 14c.
Domestle Markets.
[By Telegraph.)
CHICAGo, Dec. 27.-The market opened with
wheat firm at $1 0lo January. Corn firm at 43"
January. Pork nominally $11 70@11 725; Janu
ary; sales at $11 875 February. Lard-Nothing
doing at opening of market. L ter wheat be
came unsettled and easier at $1 10'6 1 10! Jan
uary: $1 11i%@1 115 February. Corn held
steady at 44.'&44V cash, 43%. January. 42'4 Feb
ruary, and 44 May. Pork quiet and slightly
easlier at $11 67~(i11 70 January, $11 82%.@11 85
February. s12*12 02% March. Lard quiet; 7.70(0)
7.72% January. 7.75(7.773 February. 7.85()7.875'
March. Dry salted meats quiet; shoulders 4L,
short rib 6, short clear 63.
Union Stock Yards-Hogs-Official receipts
yesterday 7921; estimated to-day 20,000; market
quiet and stady. Sales light grades at $4 15e
4 20; heavy, $4 10@4 35s.
1:30 p. m.. Morning Call.-Wheat firm; S1 11i
February. Corn steady; 42%@430 January. Pork
steady: $11 70@11 72% January $11 85 February.
Lard-7.70@7.72% January, 7.i 57 8~% March.
3:30 p. m.. Close.-Pork quiet and easy; $11 65
S11 67 January; $11 S@l1 82% February;
511 97%@12 March.- Lard quiet and easier: 7.67%
7@.70 January; 7.75 February; 7.82%@%.85
Maech. Wheat steady at $1 10%@110% January;
$1 ItQ 1 1196 February. Corn quietat 436 cash
and December; 42% January; 42%@436 Feb
-N Y G~ pea, 2.-Coee fir with fair de
d" ordlnary IwailA 1 rJMi .
.......... i
7% !or fair to good fair refining and 7% foIr
prime; refined sugar steady.
2:4, p. m.-Coffee qulet and steady. Sugar
firm: refined sugar firm'
Sr. Louis, Dec. 27.-Wheat-No. 2 red $1 24
cash; No. a rod $1 20 oash $1S 20% bid January.
Cor--4(r45041 cash, 44%(144: January "T ro
4a~ February. Oats-2s8 cash, 21% bid Jano
ary. Whisky $1 05. Pork $11 soa.l1 9o cash. Out
meats unchanged. Bacon-oloar sides 7g. Lard
nominally 7.19.
ErC:INNATI. Dec. 27-Pork $1 so0. Bacon-
shouldersn 5 clear rib 7~4; tder 4id,. ".;
hamrs 1.c1ill 5. ('1t mnats-shouldiers 45$ ; leer
rib-L. : clear sides e,'. Lardl-urrent ranle
7.77',(i7.0tr; prime winter I',Fl:. Ilogs-re
ce-sr2110: market qu1n(1d ranchangnd, priecs
ranging from Is rOo4 2. Whisky $1 0o.
Forelin Markets.
LIVRiraoeL. Dec. 27, 12:15 p. m.--Cr,tton tlniot;
Mliddling Uprands e d ; Middlinc Orleans
f;9. t1i ; Palos 906 biles. of which 16x1 were for
export andr spi ii hation.
12::0o p m.-Wheat -Western spring. No, 2 to
No. 1, I.rs 40rll: Wiestern winter 1lI t1l' s od.
,orn-new 20, ad. Oats--No. 2 W-nsti'rn :th.
(Canadia poswe:as 9d. Pork-prime mess Western
ien. Lford-primtlE Western 48s. IBaon-long
elear moiil- ýs a:m t;e: short clear its 1d.
l: t- p. mn. Lardr-good to fine West-ra. l1e ed.
0 p. m.-Q-IuolIatons 11un.hantged.
Ocean Freightl .
Niw YoKn. Doc. 27.-Ooean freights were
higiiou for grain. lothi on the Herl and for
chantels. with a good huiliness onot in both.
RI VER NEWS. t
'I
OFFICE NEW ORLEANR DEMOCRAT. he
Friday. Dec. 28. 187. ) Ci
ArrIvalse.
Isabel, Henry Tote W. J, Poitevent, J. H. r
hanua. Dawn. Frank fargoud. Assumption.
Depaartures.
Isabel. Alvin. Mary Ida, Bellt, Henry Tote.
W. .t. I1'oltovent. Dawn. Maria Louise. Thompy
son Deau. Ya17no Valley, Frank Pargoud.
To Arrive.
Martha, Isanbl, Alvin lower coast: Silver City,
Mary Ida, Btilitn, Blui Wing No. 3, Henry 'Iote.
upper conist; St. Mary, W. J. Poltvent. La
fourche: Gov. Alien, Oua'hita Bleio. Bayou I
ara; St. J.lohn, Baton Rouen; Thomas Sl.r
lobk. Cincinnati ; Texas, , oa JBryarly. Bart Able.
Red river; Natchez. Vicksburg; Tenses, Bayou
Macon.
Beautiful day yesterday.
Business fair.
The now Mary Houston had to give up yes
terday on account of room, and hadl to lay over
until to-day to finish discharging her load.
She goes to-day.
The C. I'. Peek left W~lnesday for the upper
coast after a load of sugar, intending, evidently,
to help I?) the Silver City out with her trip, The
Peck was advert ised to leave for the Oulachita
to-morrow, but as her advertisement has bteen
ordered out, we presume the idea has been fc
abandoned. b
The Seminole, having been withdrawn from
the Yazoo tradl', the Yazoo Valley dropped
down y'sterday to the lower landing to take on J
the freight received by her. Ir
The A. J. Baker, with seven barges, arrived d
yesterday from St. Louis. She has 126Lsl d.
bushels of grain in bulk.
The grain barge George Gilchrlst was at the
landing yesterday receiving (orn in sacks,
which was broken into bulk as it was taken on 1
board.
At the time rf the Lassoe Taylor disaster
there was Is79 in t he cash drawer. As the for- -
ward part of the cabin on the larboard side, in
cltlding the office, was blown Into splinters. tihe
money was scatteredl among the debris., and $25
only of it was found. Caut. QuatroveOux. the
clerk, had a very r ovidential escape. He had
been engaged ucritg the day in paying bills
and closing up the trip, and desirous of seeing
Capt. Trousdale. of the Big Sunflower. with
whom he had an engagemo et on board the
Taylor, concluded to hunr him up on the land
ing. At the end of the Taylor's stage he mot
Capt. Trousdale coming aboard. After a low
I moment's conversation they concluded to go
ov.-r to the Sunflower and settlo their business
and had hardly got aboard before the explosion
occurred, blowing. as we mentioned above, the
office into splinters. A providential escape
surely from either death or serious Injury, veri
fying In that incident the adage that man pro
poses and G(lod disposes.
A card from Capt. U. D. Terrebonne will lie
found in another part of the DExMonAT in refer
ence to the statement made by him last Thurs
day and published by us Friday.
The Gold Dust withdrew from the St. Louti
trade yesterday, and leaves to-day at 5 p. m.
positlvely for Memphis and the bends, in place
of the James Howard. under the command of
Capt. E. W. Gould, Mr. E. W. Gould. Jr., clerk,
The freight for points above Memphis, received
1 by the Gold Dust, was turned over to the Mollie
SMoore. The Moore leaves to-morrow.
The Trenton, leaving here Wednesday even
] Ing, broke her shaft flfty-flve miles above the
I city, and returned yesterday in tow of the tug
M. N. Jones. The freight on the Trenton will
be sent on the Tenses to-morrow.
t The tug Rice Farmer has also entered the
s lower coast tra le.
The James Howard, though she will be re
rpaired in a couple of days, will lay over until
a her next regular day. Wednesday, January 9.
e Besides the Texas. the New Orleans and Red
River Transportation Companyi will sendl out
- to-morrow the W. J. Behan, Capt. George Wil
kinson to Mindn,. and the Joe Br)arly. Capt.
- M. L. kovell, to upper Red river, and most
Sprobably Capt. Charlie Thorn's Danube to Jef
ferson.
The New Orleans and Ouachita Transporta
tion Company will send out to-day the Shan
non, John DeHart master. U. H. Arthur clerk.
and the Fanchon, T. C. Sweeney mmster. A. J.
MeConnell clerk, to-morrow, both going
through to Camden.
The Cincinnati, Louisville and New Orleans
packet line steamer New Mary Houston leaves
3 to-day at 5 p. m. for the Ohio. The Houston is
one of the most complete, elegant and comfort
able boats that, lanmis here, and is under the con
trol of skillfl offllcers. Charlie Miller. who com
mands, and Elliott Miller, her clerk, are known
far and wide for their cleverness, and are ex
4 ceedingly popular with both the shipper and
the passenger.
The Bart Able leaves for Alexandria and
Grand Ecore to-morrow. She will be at the
landing to-day.
The Assumption leaves this morning for the
r. Lafourche, and will go through to Thibodaux.
The James Howard for Memphis to-day.
a The Wild Gazelle left for the lower coast
under the command of Capt. Hamilton. Capt.
w Hamilton and Mr. Cothell are her owners.
. The John Wilson was unable to get away
Wednesday night, and left yesterday morning.
The Frank Pargoud could find no room else
where, and had to laud at Thalia street.
The Dawn arrived Wednesday night and re
*. turned yesterday. The Maria Louise left also
*. yesterday mor ning.
Johnson's flat boar, with 4000 barrels potatoes.
- and IRousha's flatboat, with 2500 barrels, both
t arrived yesterday from the Ohio.
The James Howard broke a knuckle on the
ý. way down and had to put off 522 bales of her
s cargo at Leland's landing, in Chicot county.
o which will be brought here by the first boat
Shaving room for it. This leaves her actual
ti cargo 6356 bales, instead of 6878 bales as re
ported
The Tenses, L. V. Cooley in command. H.
n Molaison clerk, will be at the landing this
P morning from the Tensas and Macon, and will
return to-morrow it 5 pt. m. without fall.
The Opelousas packet Bertha, having changed
her days of departur" to Friday. will leave to
day at 5 p. m. H. H. Broad in command, Theoe.
Jobin clerk.
The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a. m.
from Bienville street for Westwogo. running in
or connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroadl to Donaldsonville.
The Blue Wing line stamer Belle leaves to
9 day at 9 a. m. ror the uppor coast to Bonnet
C. Oarre. The Belle is a daylight boat both ways.
- H. E. Harper commands, J.E. Brou clerk.
SThe coast. Donaldsonvtlle and Lafourchei
packet Assumption. P. A. Charlot master, N.
A. Dupuis clerk, leaves to-day at 10 a. m. for
Thibodaux.
The fine steamer John H. Hanna, Frank Ber
geron in command, leaves to-morrow at 10 a. m.
lh for Baton Rouge and coast landings. Capt.
SE. B. Trinidad has tcharge of the office.
u- The coast and Bayou Sara United States mail
ag packet Gov. Alien, John J. Brown master, 8. S.
e- Streck clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. m.
n- The tri-weekly coast, D,,naldsonville and La
Id fourche packet Henry Tote will arrive this
b- evening and return to-morrow, as usual.
ly The hM. I. daily line steamer Mary Ida will
as arrive this evening and return to-morrow, go
Ve ing as high as the Welbam plantation.
r The Martha, leaving Wednesday fir Port
,, Eads, will be on hand to leave again to-day at
12 m. The Alvin lft yesterday.
t The Blue Wing line steamer Blue Wing No.3,
at J. A. Comstock master. Messrs. Wood and Dean
a clerks, leaves to-morrow at 10 a, m. for the up
per coast.
SCapt. Joe Dalferes' Bayou Lafourehe packet
rk St. Mary is receiving to leave to-morrow at 10 a.
ym. for Laurel Valley.
The fleet Natchez. T. P. Leathers in command.
6 i J. F. Mu-e in the office, leaves as usual to-mor
y; row for V'cksburg.
Te T Bart Able, Richard Sinnot master, Geo.
.85 .Hamilton clerk, leavesto-morrow at 5 p. m..
y; without fail, for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
sh The Ouanhita Belie, John C. Libano in com
b.- mand. will arrive this evening and leave to
Smorrow a usual, for Bayou 8ara.
3e- I eipt.rJ.P. lellf aow'e s.Bl-weekly Coast end
tion Company's steamer Texas. Geo. W. eIea
master. HI . Bonazman clerk, leaves to-morrow
at p. m,. for Shrevoeport.
[By Telegraph.j
BATOw Roluvn, Dec. 27.-To Britton & Eppler:
Steamer Tensrse will arrive Friday morning
and leave Saturday for Macon and Tenoss.
I,. V. COOLEY. Master.
Vrcxanua., Dec. 26.-To 0. G. Wayne, its Gra
vitor street: The Shorlock will arrive Friday
morning. LEW KATES.
Excluange Ctlppings.
AT. LOUIS BOAT OWNERS WARNsD.
Cincinnati Commercial. De'nember 24:
We are requested to state by those In author
ity that if the St. Louis and New Orleans b.ats
continue to come to the Ohio river the Cincin
nati and New Orleans line steamers will go
from New Orleans to Slt. Louis and divide their
chicken ail. Cant. Horace E. Itish's fast City
of Alton, now on route from New Orleans to the
Ohio river. Is not too large to ,nass through the
canal. The Alton was rebullt at the St. Louis
Sent Ional deoks in October. lt1s:, when she was
valued at $8so,.a,. She is 252 toot long. 5. feet
be fin, 47 feet Iloor and w feet depth of hold, and
has live 5-ltue ita-ol0Tr.', 44 inches in diameter and
24 foot long; cylinders 30 inches in diameter
with 9 feet stroke; 14 feet longth of buckets and
sheel a4 feet in ,tameter. The Alton is fast.
The (oldPn City coming up, after running
into the bhawnentown wharfboat, sheered on
the pilot in the bl(nd above C(,onordla, before
datylight Friday morning, striking the rocks on
the Indiana shore, staving in her forward lar
hoard knuckle and braking several timbers.
She will go in the docks for repairs. None of
her cargo was darnaged.
Only two steamers will leave for New Orleans
this week-the Golden Crown to-morrow, and
the first steamer arriving from New Orleans.
' he Golden IRle and Donnally are both ,lue
here before the close of the week. If the Golden
City completes her repairs on the ways before
their at rival she will return Io New Orleans on
%Saturday. Capt. Tharp sars it will take till
Saturday to get the G,(Ilden Clty rendy.
KELLEY'S ISLAND
Wine Company.
DRY CATAWBA, PORT
SHERRY, SWEET CATAWBA,
MUSCAT, ANGELICA, CLARET,
IN WOOD !ND IN OLASS.
CHAMPAGNES.
These Wines are better and cheaper than
foreign Importations. They have been analyzed
by the experienced chemist and Professor of
Chemistry in the University of Louisiana. Dr. 8
Joseph Jones, who pronounces them free from C
Impurities, and recommends their use for me- f
dicinal purposes.
SHROPSIIIRE & CO.,
18 SOUTH PETERS ST.
noll SOLE SOUTHERN AGENTS.
BUY
YOUR
CBRISTMAS
PRESENTS FOR ALL AT
HOLIDAY HEADQUARTEIS,
110 and 112 Camp street,
BOOK DEPOT,
R. J. HARP,
AGENT.
You can buy just what you want if you call at
once. The cheapest place in the city.
'SO
LATEST
STYLES. IN NEW
BOXES, uF PAPETRIES. AT
Holiday Headquarters,
FINEST LINE IN THE
CITY AT LOWEST
I'RI, ES FOR
CASH.
Call early (and avoid the rush) to select your
HOLIDAY PRESENTS for the Children.
The
Largest
STOCK OF BOOKS
to be found in the city at
Holiday Headquarters.
The best assortment
of standard
Games
t and
Toys.
JUVENILE BOOKS, BTEREOSCOPES and
VIEWS, SCRAP BOOKS BIBLES. HYMNS.
PItAYER BOOKS GOIb PENS. PENCILB,
ALBUMS, WRITING DESKS, etc.. at
11O and 11 Camp street.
dele im ROBT. J. HARP, Agent.
WINES, BRANDIES, ETC.,
For the Holidays.
Especlal attention is directed to the large and
- select stock of
JOHN TURPIN,
IMPORTER,
153I............Common street.. .......158
Who has always on hand a full supply of
t Brandies, Whiskies, Port & Sherry Wines,
BYASS' LONDON STOUT.
y Devonlsh Pale Ale and Jlhn Jeffrey &
Co.'s Edlinburg Ales,
For which he was the old time agent.
The business is continued-Mr. Turpin being
0 dead-in the same name and style for account of
,. Mrs. TURPIN. de2 tf
CHRIISTAS ! NEW YEAR !
The undersigned respectfully calls the atten
tion of ladies and gentlemen to his
MAGNIFICEN r ASSORTMENT
-OF
CLOTHS AND MATERIALS FOR SUITS,
And particularly, his
PATTERNS FOR VESTS,.
These articles are suitable for the Holidays,
and are disposed of at reasonable prices.
A. GEIGER,
33 .............Chartres Street..........33...
delstja2 Corner Cu-tomhouse st.
THE RED STAR,
Corner Customhouse and Bourbon streets,
One square from Canal street.
LADIES', MISSES AND CHILDREN'S FINE
des Im SHOES.
PURE KENTUICKY WHINKIEK.
We are the manufacturers' agents in this cfty,
for the sale and distribution of the celebrated
J. A. MILLER CHICKEN COCK
Bourbon and Rye Whiskies, made at Paris.
Bourbon county, Kentucky, so well known to
the trade generally, and warranted to gilve en
tire satisfaction. Their perfect manufacture,
from carefully selected grains, aure properties,
superior cooperage and rapid improvement
constantly, make these whiskies the most de
sirable and profitable to buyers, dealers and
consumers generally.
It is our aim to protect the trade; hence our
sales will be made at wholesale only and the
celebrated well known J. A. MILLER CfIICKEN
COCK Kentucky Whiskies can be obtained at
retail and wholesale from most of New Orleans
grocers andde lerd.
MILLER, DOLHONDE & CO.,
del22m 68. 70 and 72 Tehoupitoulas street.
J. B. WALKER, D. D. S.,
1o .............Deloer stree..............
OABEFULL PFI OBMSB ALL OPERATION{
IN DZNTIsTBY.
iI BBTD4rP
CHRISTMAS!
A GRAND DISPLAY
-AT THE-
CHICAGO0
TUllE PaiLtA ,
147 CANAL STREET,
Betwoen Bourbon and Dauphiae ste.,
NEW ORLEANS.
Our Jewelry Department,
IS THE MOST COMPLETE IN NEW 01.
LEANS.
We sell only the BEST ROLLED GOLD PLAM
GOODS, and lower than any other house.
Also French GARNET, RUBBER. ONYX, 0or.
LULOID CORAL, SHELL and FANG!
JEWELRY, at prices not to be equaled hb
any other firm.
Bohemian Glass and China Ware.
Rich VASES, at soo., 75c. up to $3.
Elegant TOILET SETS,. at seec. up to $10.
China CASPIDORS, 75e. up to $1 50.
French China TETE-A-TETE SETS, etc.
SMOKERS' SETS, S9c.
CARD RECEIVERS, etc.
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN THIS DEPABTME.I
Album and Leather Goods Departmest.
A beautiful fifty-picture ALBUM, for s0o.
Twenty different st)les of ALBUMS, for se., to
950.
Fifty different styles of ALBUMS, ranging from
$1 up to 820 each.
The most superb collection in the United
States.
Autograph ALBUMS, quarto size, 950.
Russia Leather POCKET-BOOKS. s, s400e, e.
5e0, 850, $1 up to s3.
MUSIC FOLIOS, with spring back, use only.
BACKGAMMON BOARD, complete, with Dies
and Checkers, only 90c.
WORKBOXES and DESKS, from 90e. up to 4.
STANDARD WORKS, as Dickens. Iars
Holmes, Mrs. Harlan. 950. each.
Works of all the celebrated poets, only $6e.0 ea.
All these books are elegantly bound.
TOY BOOKS. from loC. to $1 50 each.
Human Hair and Toilet Godh.
Real French HAIR BAIDSB, for 500.
Twenty-six inches long HAIR BRAIDS, at is
CURLS, FRIZZETS, PUFFS, etc.
(We have just received from auction a lot at
sooo HUMAN HAIR SWITCHES, and ws
shall give our customers the beneft of this
low purchase.)
FLORENCE HAIR. Hat and Cloth Brushes.
TOILET MIRRORS, with rubber baok, fo., ',6
95e. to $1 75.
Rich DRESSING CASES, for ladies and geant.
men, very suitable for presents, from $ IUs
to $12.
Cutlery and Silverware Departmet.
Six steel KNIVES with FORKS, for 7eo.
Finer goods at 95c. to 13 per set.
Six silver-plated TEASPOONS. for see.
Six silver-plated TABLESPOONS,. for lie.
Six silver-plated TABLEFORKS, for 7i,
Finer grades at 96c. to $2 65 per set.
Silver-plated five-bottle CASTOR. 7so. to U.
SBilver-plated NAPKIN RING, for eso. to U I.
Six Ivory NAPKIN RINGS, for 750. eta
A Very Large Doll and Toy Departai.
BUY DOLLS HERE AND SAVE MONET.
WAX DOLLS, from le0, up to $10. comprising a
variety of over 10o styles.
CHINA DOLLS, from 10e. to sI.
KID DOLL BODIES, S1, $1 25, $1 50.
DOLL HEADS. all sizes, from leo, to I., ti
Wax. Biscuit, lubber and China,
In the Toy Line
We have everything what pleases the lttlseie,
both Girls as well as Boys,
China TEA SETS, from 40c. up to $6.
Brittania TEA SETS, from 26I. up to 2.
KITCHEN SETS, STOVES. and PIANOS whli
never get out of order.
Crandell's celebrated A B C and PICTUR
BLOCKS, from 15e. up to $1 0o.
All the latest novelties in Mechanical Toit
MONEY BANKS, TRUNKS, DOLL HOUSB
etc., TOOL CHESTS, from 3se. up to $10,
GAMES-Amusing and instructive; 0HC
DOMINO, BACKGAMON, PARLOB'CBOQU MF~
GREAT REPUBLIC. CHESSINO. CBIBBAGa,
and fifty other games, from oec. up to Si.
In addition to the above goods we hba
thousands of other articles,
Please remember that we sell beautifutll
carved Walnut BRACKETS from aie...p to se.
also, WALL POCKETS. MATCH ShAFE, ete.
LOOKING-GLASSES. size ieby 11, only Se.
Beet UMBRELLA in town only see.
Velvet and Gilt EASEL BFRAM at pruIe
which cannot be duplicated elsewhere.
LAMPS, GOBLETS. etc.
ENGLISH POCKET KNIVES at pries whhhtek
will please you.
Merchants will find it to their advantage Ow
buy of us.
C.O.DORDERS PKOMPTLY PLTLL
Address
THE CHICAGO TRADE PALAC.,
a ..............i raw ..............
NEW OBLEANS.
due li LEVI BsOS..Propeatr