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Birmingham's Favorite Clothing Emporium 1 Our Good Values the Magnet 'ST."'4 lookers and buyers, rapid sales and satisfied customers, prove that we are receiving deserved recognition at the hands of the buying public. We are giving our customers full returns for their money, angl they are not slow in catching on ' to our way of selling. Late additions of new and stylish goods for each of our departments makes our stock complete ’ in every detail for the approaching Holidays. Our usual LOW PRICES have made for us thousands of new customers. We are encouraged in having inaugurated these great reductions in all our departments, finding that the - continued increase in our business will more than make up.for loss of profits. Our nobby <£/? OO Q| ll + C in scluare an<^ round cut SACKS are OUlLo ready sellers. „wchaother'Cheviots at $7.50, % $10.00. I r f'vpv Will pay for a stylish Prince Albert Suit, usually sold for $22.50 to $25.00 elsewhere. (£q AA Will buy a Suit made from black or fancy Worsted, vPi/ivJvJ Cassimere, Thibet or Clay Worsted in all the newest styles. . Is OUR price lor an Imported Clay Worsted, 4)IZ«vJW Cheviot, Cassimere, plain and fancy Mixtures; single or double-breasted Sacks or Cutaway Frocks. Those $5.00 Suits Bringers. Out-of-town customers are beginning to become interested in them. We propose to make as many friends as possible to rru^e by selling a good thing for little money. Our large line of (£ir\ OfT Q. ij + Q must be seen to be appreciated. Many OLI I Lo hundreds to select from ; tailored to perfection. Style—Sack or Cutaway Frocks. JUDGE OUR CLOTHING by its price and quality combined—not one without the other. You can find the same garments everywhere, but quality or price taken alone is a poor index to worth. Reputation counts for something, because it takes HONESTY and MERIT to acquire it. We buy our goods of REPUTABLE MAKERS. Our guarantee for goodness goes with everything we sell. Does it not pay better to trade at such stores as ours that say to you: “Your money back if you are not entirely satisfied with your puree has.'" Men s and Boys Overcoats and boys Keefers! mackintoshes for men and boys! WE ARE surprised ourselves at the volume of business we are doing in this Special Department. The reason is plain. NEIV GOODS, UNIQUE STYLES and LOWER PRICES than any otherjhouse. Our $5 Melton Over j coat, usually sold at other houses for $8.50, has found full appreciation judging from the large quantities we have soldf ])y buying your Overcoat from us a saving of go per cent is absolute and settled when compared with other dealers’ prices. Notably so in this season’s Overcoats are the English Kerseys, in black and blue, combine elegance and sav ing, at $7.50 and $10.00. We have the tailor-made Montagnac, Beavers, Cars, Meltons, Schnable, Chinchillas and y Vicunas kom $12.50 and upwards. Choose aUandom from the immense outspread in this Great Department and you will find Correct Styles, Newest Materials and Lowest Prices. Boys’ and Children’s Suits, Reefers and Cape Overcoats—On Second Floor. Take Elevator. No other store can show you such a large selection for boys and children. < Boys’ Clothes made to wear, made to fit and at the smallest prices. BOYS’ KNEE PANTS SUITS at 75c, 95c, $1,25, $1.50, $2.00, $2,50, $3,00, $3.50, $4.00, $4,50 and $5,00. A new assortment just received especially for the holidays in all sizes. BOYS’ LONG PANTS SUITS at $..50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4,50, $5.00and upwards. N ow is your time to select your Boys’ Suits and Reefers in order to keep the boys warm. THE MARKETS. | State Herald Office, Dec. 23, 1895. I Money In the local market is in active de mand at from 6 to 8 per cent, according to lithe security offered. L. - Rates of Exchange. New York exchange rates rule from 50 Cents discount to par. • Local Cotton Market.. JGood middling.Vris Strict middling.73s Middling .7*4 Low middling .7 -o WHOLESALE PRICES. Provisions. Bacon—5%6 5%. Bulk meats—4%@5. Grits—Per sack, $1.10. Cheese, ll@12%c. \ Bran—Per hundred pounds, 75680c. Hams—14-pound average, 10%<&'llc. Hay—No. 1 Timothy, $19.00; choice, $20.00. Corn—White milling, 38c. Rice—Good, 3%@4% per pound; prime 4-74c; fancy head. 5%c. Corn meal—70680c per sack. Salt—150 pounds. Virginia, 60605; louisi ana, 85; 2U0 pound ground Liverpool, 85. Syrup—Fancy new crop, 30635c per gallon; other grades, 18625c per gallon. Oats—Western feed, 28638c per bushel; Texas, 35e. Lard—Tierces, fancy leaf, 6*4; refined tierces, 5; smaller packages, usual differ ences. Flour—Common to best, $3.6064.10. Sugar—Granulated, 4.82Vfec; cut-loaf, 5Vac; fancy yellow clarified, 4%64Vfee. Country Produce. Cabbage—l*.fcc per pound. Apples—Per barrel, $2.50 to $3.00. m Onions—Per pound, 1^4c. Cotton seed—Pea ton, $7.00, f. o. b. Cotton seed hulls—Per ton, $6.00. Cotton seed meal—$18.50 per ton. Irish potatoes—50660c per bushel. Sweet potatoes—50c per bushel. Butter—Country, 15620c per pound; Jer sey, 30635c. Peas—Lady, $1.75 per bushel; white crowd er, $1.00; mixed, 75c. Dried apples—Peeled, 3*£c per pound. Poultry—Well grown chickens, $2.60 per dozen. Eggs—20c per dozen. Evaporated peaches—T%@^c. Vinegar—Apple, 12*4618c; pure double Strength, 20625c. Hay—Guinea grass, small bales, $12.50 per ton; German millet, small bales, $15.00 per ton; German millet, from wagons, 406 60c per hundred; No. 2 Timothy, $15.00; No. 1 Timothy, $16.00; choice to fancy, $17.00. Hides, Wool, Eto. Hides—Green salted, 566c. Hides—Dry flint, 769c. Hides—Dry salted, 668c. Beeswax—24c per pound. -u MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. Cotton Letter. New York, Dec. 23.—(Special.)—The mar ket opened with a very uneasy feeling to day. Llverspool-had slightly Improved and Ithe stock market was better, March opened at 8.04, but speedily lost all the improve ments, declining to 7.94. The tone of the [trading In the early afternoon was anything but encouraging, but the action of the New .York clearing house a little later, In decid ing to Issue loan eertIHoates, had a dis tinctly favorable influence. All fears of tight’ money vanished and greater confidence was (felt upon all the exchanges. Prices for cot ton hardened, and March advanced to 8.05. The close was steady, with 8.04 bid for March, but while cotton is certainly cheap enough we fear that we are not yet out of the woods. The unrest and uncertainty of the financial situation cannot be allayed In a day. We hope, though we hardly dare predict, that we have seen the worst. RIORDAN & CO. be; l - 1 In Wall Street. «. New York, Dec. 23.—Wall street breathed dfreer today, and there was In consequence a - Scolded gam In prices. The market received its first impulse from London, where Ameri can securities opened with gains extending to 20 per cent in some instances. Our mar ket followed quickly, and in the initial trad ing sharp rises were recorded in the entire list. Buying orders on a large scale then made their appearance In the market and a steady appreciation in values followed. The buying was stimulated by the action of the New York Clearing House association.which declared at a meeting held at noon to issue loan certificates if required. This means that no brokerage concern with anything like marketable collateral need pay fancy rates for money and is of the greatest im portance to the street. Almost simultane ously with the announcement of the clear ing house action there were heavy offerings of money by J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., Flower & Co. and other prominent firms, and call loans, which had commanded as high as 75 per cent on pledge of fancy stocks as collateral, dropped quickly to 6 per cent on the regular dividend payers and finally fell to 3 per cent. A feature of the day's business was the picking up of stocks for cash. The fact that the settlements at the stock exchange clearing house passed through successfully, and a belief that President Cleveland will act promptly in the matter of replenishing the gold reserve in case congress should delay, both acted as a sustaining influence. Late in the day the failure of li. L. Langhaar was announced, but this had no effect, as it is generally be lieved that the liabilities of the concern are small. The improvement in prices ranged from 1 to 9 per cent, and at the close the gain was well maintained. Pullman Palace rose 9, Consolidated Gas 8, Rubber preferred 8Vfe. Lake Erie and Western preferred 6V*. Metropolitan Traction 6, Atchison preferred 4>/2. Rock Island 6V4, Sugar 4, Sugar prefered 21/", Alton and Terre Haute 8, Tobacco 3, Bay State Gas 3V4. Big Four 3, Burlington and Quincy 3%, Chicago Gas 6Vi. Northwest 2, St. Paul 4vb, Colorado Fuel 3%, Lacka wanna 5, Delaware and Hudson 3V4, Den ver and Rio Grande preferred 3%, General Electric 2%, Louisville and Nashville 2%, Manhattan 2%, Kansas and Texas preferred 3, Missouri Pacific 2V4, Lead 4, Lead pre ferred 4, New Jersey Central 6, New York Central 3, Susquehanna and Western pre ferred 4, Pacific Mail 4, Southern railway preferred 2, Omaha 4, Tennessee Coal 2, Cordage Guaranteed 2V4. Leather preferred 3, Rubber common 3% and Western Union 2\. Speculation closed firm. Total sales were 392,798 shares, including 49,200 shares of St. Paul, 38,000 of Sugar, 21,600 of Chicago Gas, 19,100 of Atchison and 16,900 of Bur lington and Quincy. Railway and miscellaneous bonds were Ir regular, but In the main firm. The mort gages, which suffered severe losses last week, scored recoveries of l$i6 per cent. The total sales were $9fM,000. In government bonds $50,000 coupons 5’s brought 112%(bll2. or a decline of Vfe per cent. New York. Dec. 23.—Money on call was active at per cent, last loan at 3 per cent and closing offered at 2 per cent: prime mercantile paper, per cent. Bar silver, 6ttV&e. Sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.£7%@4.88 for sixty days and $1.89Vi*r4.89Vfe for demand; posted rates, $4.88V/2,’y4.90Vs. Government bonds were weak. State bonds were quiet. Railroad bonds were firmer. Silver at the board was steady. Treasury balances—Coin, $77,981,238: cur rency, $100,408,917. Closing bids American Cotton Oil..... 1ft American Cotton Oil preferred. 61 American Sugar Refining. 96% American sugar liefining preferre d. 94% American Tobacco. 72% A uerlean Tobacco preferred. 94% Atchison. 13% Baltimore and Ohio. 42 Canada Pacific.. 4 9 Chesapeake and Ohio. 11% Chicago and Alton. 150 Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. 74% Chicago Gas. 63% Delaware, Lackawanna and Western— 161 Distillers and cattle Feeders. 14% Erie. 14% Erie preferred. 21 General Electric...t.. 2ft Illinois Central. 91 Lake Erie and Western. 16 Lake Erie and Western preferred. 67 Lake Shore. ..~. 142 Louisville and Nashville... 43% Louisville, New Albany and Chicago ... 8% Manhattan Consolidated. 100% Memphis and Charleston. lift Michigan Central... 93 Missouri Pacific. 23 Mobile and Ohio. Is Nashville, Chattanooga and 8t. Louis . 78 United States Cordage . S% United States Cordage preferred. 9% New Jersey Central. 99 New York Central. ®6 New York rvnd New England..,. t£5 Norfolk ind Western preferred. 7 Northern Pacific.,. . 3% Northern Paclllo preferred. 12% Northwestern. 96% Northwestern preferred. 140 Pacific Mall. 25% Reading. 6% Rock Island..... .. 64 St. Paul.. 64% St. Paul preferred. 125 Silver certificates. 66% Tenuefiee Coal and Iron. 2578 Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred. 1«»0 Texas Pacific... 7*8 Union Pacific . 5% Wabash . 6% Wabash preferred. 14% Western Union. 65% Wheeling and Lake Erie.. . 19% Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred. 33% bonds. Alabama, class A. 109 Alabama, cl3ss B.*. 109 Alabama, class C....-.i. 97 Louisiana stamped 4s. 100 North Carolina 4s. Jlu6 North Carolina 8s. . 124 Tennessee new settlement 3s. J90 Virginia 6s deferred. 6 Virginia Trust Iteceiptls. 6 Virgiuia funded debt. 59 United States 4s, registered. 109 United States 4s, coupon. 110 United States 2s. 96 Southern Railway 5s. 91 Southern Railway common. 8% Southern Railway preterred.. . 25% South Carolina 4%s. 106 ♦Ex-divldend. f»id, tAaked. C. BERNEY, F. W. DIXON, President. Vice-President. Slate Loan anil Trust Company, 2015 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala., -DEALERS IN Stocks and Bonds. ABE YOU INTERESTED? T'' information and how to make profitable M rpp In vestments. 20 years’ experience on A A \J\g Chicago board of trade and New York and Chicago stock exchanges. Market Letter Free. Safe and sure plan explained in our new booklets, “llow to Make Money “&“Allabout Stocks.” The time for action is now; never were better opj>or tunitieH offered; f2f> to flOO of your income may iay the found;*! ion to a fortune. Address at once Lincoln & Co.. Bankers and Brokers, 123-13& LaSallb street, Dept. 1, Chicago, III* 10- 2>-tue-thur-104t WANTED. -» BONDS. $10,000 to. $20, 000 Georgia Pacific first mortgage 6s and js. $10,000 Georgia Pacific second in come. $5000 Eureka Company Js. $J000 to $7000 Aiice 'Furnaee Com pany 7s, i8g2~igo2. J. P. MUDD. 11- 30-tf Chicago ’Change. Chicago, Dee. 23.'—Trading in grain and provisions today partook of a holiday char acter entirely. There was no disposition to open new accounts in anything, and orders were mostly for the purpose of evening up old ones. In wheat there was a return of confidence, the apprehension Which was felt towards the end of last week having van ished. The opening wa£ fifm, the motive for strength coming from an jadvance in stocks at New York and London. When the visi ble supply increase of 2,561,000 bushels be came public prices moved .lower and for a time were scaacbly steady at the decline, but before the close they traversed the en tire prvious range and final quotations were at almost the outside. May wheat opened at 58c,,sold between 58U and 57Vic,_ closing at c higher than Saturday. Cash wheat was steady and unchanged. Corn—As far as it was possible within a' range of %c o nthe principal speculative op tion (May) corn exhibited the beneficial re sults of improvement in ,VVall street and in wheat. The nearby options fluctuated more than May, but they at present are more or less affected by the greatness, or smallness of the immediate arrivals and by the pros pects of a heavy or light movement. May corn opened at 28%c, sold at 28c, closing at th% latter, unchanged from Saturday. Cash corn was steady. Oats—The disinclination to do business was as notable in oats as in everything else. The tone was steady, thereby agreeing with the feejing Qf wheat and corn. May oats closed unchanged. Cash oats were easy and *,4c lower. Provisions—The bulls In products ascribed firmness in that marked to the true merits of the property, but the more popular view was the returning confidence in financial circles as the basis of strength. Not a great amount of business was transacted, the ap proach of the Christmas holidays having a quiet influence on trade. At the close May pork was 7%c higher and May lard and riba each 2%c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles Opening Highest Lowest Closing. W heat Dec. 53% 55% 54 517* Jan. 55% 55% 64% 55 May. 56 58% 57% 5s % Corn— l Dec. 25% 25% 2 5 % 23% Jan. 25% 25% 25% 25% May. 28% 28% 28 28 July. 29 28% 28% 29 Oats - Dec. 16% 16% 16% 16% May. 19% 19% 18% 19 PorK— Dec. 7 65 7 65 7 65 7 65 Jan . ’8 47% 85 2% 847% 8 52% May. 8 83 8 87% 8 80 8 87% Lard Dec . 5 20 6 20 5 20 5 20 Jan. 6 25 5 27% 5 25 5 27% May .... 5 47% 5 47% 5 45 5 47% Kiba— Dec. 4 22% 4 22% 4 22% 4 22% Jan. 4 22% 4 22% 4 20 4 22% May...... * 47% 4 47%_4 42%_4_47% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet and easy. Wheat—No. 2 spring, 5{ifttff5694c; No. 2 red, 51H4(fi’6094c. Corn—No. 2, 25*4c. Oats—No. 2, 17^rl7*4c. Mess pork, $7.62%f*7.75. Lard. $5^/5.27 */> Short rib sides, $4.2lKn4.25; dry salted shoulders, $4.37% <U-4.62V&. Short clear sides, $4.37%<y4.50. Whisky, $1.22. General Cotton Markets. g* a 55 55 a 2 3 5- o a .. W Wg g 2, , »Cities. P - a ; 5 2. £ -rri' * *o- ■a :_S_ j?_ j_ CteatonTT 7 15-16 11403 . 1285 129187 VMtMk. 7% 1872 . 52520 Baltimore. 8% . 650 .... 32276 BddLn. 8% 752 . 5993 Wilmington 744 804 . 21230 Molphia. 8%I 96 . 9045 nah.. . 7 11-161 3730 . 170 95190 WeWOrloans 7 13-16 16796 17647 5850 394635 ! IfctLtte. 7 13-16 J 661 .i 300! 33373 Vpilphia. 7 13-16 4263 4505 1100 163197 AuJjsta. 744 163^ .j 454 46366 Charleston. 2077 . . 51510 Cincinnati. 8% 129«|. 100 8776 Louisville 8% .I . . Lbuia. 8 1549 6192 .... 66718 Hylton..... 7% 8199 .i 220 57874 Sun’s Cotton Review. New York, Dec. 23.—The Sun’s cotton re view 'says: Cotton advanced 4 to 6 points, but lost this and declined 3 to 5 points, after which there was a rally which put prices 6 to 8 i>olnts above the final quotations of Saturday, and the close was steady after sales of 289,900 bales. Today’s features: The market, which last week was overshadowed and depressed by ominous political and financial develop ments, was today relieved by what seemed to be a brighter outlook politically and financially, and accordingly prices ad vanced. Liverpool was very active and the futures there opened higher. A subsequent reaction there was reflected in a recession here. The Liverpool decline is attributed both to large tenders on December contracts and selling from this side In the liquidation of straddles by Greek .interests. These in terests. on the other- hand, bought heavily in New York, their purchases being esti mated at as high as 25,000 bales, and this fact, together with other local coverings , and some buying for southern account, gave prices an upward Impetus in the late trans actions and they closed at a substantial ad vance In spite of the fact that some of the New Yrork bears have been cabling to Liver pool that the receipts this week promised to be heavy. That would be nothing strange In any event, considering the fact that it is Christmas week, for as a matter of fact some estimates of the arrivals at the ports for the week are only 200,000 bales, against 223,679 bales last week, 303,712 bales for the same day last year and 266,000 bales for the same day in 1893, though It is true that the receipts lor the corresponding; week In 1832 were only 160,000. It remains to be seen, however, whether the ports.will really get 200,000 bale.** this *week. The crop in 1892, it will be remembered, was 6,617,142 bales. In spite of the talk about the week’s receipts a sharp rally, It will be seen, took place this afternoon, and unless there are further dis turbing political developments in the imme diate future still higher prices are expected. And even allowing for the possibility of a change for the worse In the political outlook many contend that Great Britain is likely to buy very heavily, as its stocks of raw cotton are admittedly at a low' stage. New York Cotton Market. New York, Dec. 23.—Cotton w'as quiet; middling gulf, 8*/fec; middling uplands, 8*4c; net receipts, 4517 bales; gross receipts, 13,195 bales; exports to Great Britain, 933 bales* exports to France, 550 bales; exports to the continent, 2271 bales; forw’arded, 6529 bales; sales, 3348 bales; spinners, 108 bales; stock, 190,768 bales. Total today: Net receipts, 45,144 bales; exports to Great Britain, 983 bales; exports to France, 550 bales; exports to the conti nent, 15,990 bales; stock, 1,041,149 bale?. Total so far this week: Net receipts, S0, 122 bales; exports to Great Britain, 14,380 bales; exports to France, 6800 bales; exports to the continent, 33,736 hales. Total since September 1: Net receipts, 3,190,414 bales; exports to Great Britain, 922, 907 bales; exports to France, 269,186 bales; exports to the continent, 704,055 bales. New Y'ork, Dec. 23.—Cotton futures closed steady; sales, 289,900 bales. December, 7.90; January, 7 90; February, 7.99; March, 8.01, April, 8.09; May, 8.13; June, 8.16; July. 8.1!*; August, 8.20; September, 7.98; October, 7.80; November, 7.77. New Orleans Cotton Market. New Orleans, La., Dec. 23.—Cotton futures were steady; sales, 8900. December, 7.81; January. 7.77; February, 7.83: March, 7.S7; April, 7.91; May, 7.93; June, 7.96; July, 7.99; August, 7.93; September, 7.65; October, 7.55. The cotton exchange will be closed on De cember 25 and January 1 only. Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool, Dec. 23.-12:30 p. m.—Cotton de mand fair; prices firmer. American mid dling, 4Vfed; sales, 15,000 bales, of which 4100 bales were American; for speculation an 1 export, 1000 bales; receipt?, 3200 bales, all American. Futures opened steady, demand good. American low middling clause quota tions: December and January, 4 23-614/1 25-6Id; January and February, 4 23-614/4 22-61 04 21-6Id; February and March. 4 23-61 n) 4 22-6404 23-64d; March and April, 4 22-640 4 23-0404 22-644/4 21-6404 22-6404 23-64d: April and May. 4 23-6404 22-640 4 21-6404 24-64.1; May and June, 1 23-6404 22-6404 21-6104 22-G4d; June and July, 4 24-640'4 23-640 4 24-64d; July ami August, 4 24-640 4 25-040 4 26-61d; August and September, 4 23-640 4 22-640 4 23-611. Futures were steady. Tenders, 7100 bales new dockets. Liverpool, Dec. 23.-4 p. m.—Cotton futurs closed barely steady at the decline. Ameri can low middling clause quotations; De cember, 4 20-6404 21-G4d sellers; December and January, January and February, Feb liiary and March, March and April. April and May, 4 20-64d buyers; May and June, 4 21-640 sellers; June and July, 4 21-6404 22-64d sellers; July and August, 4 22-64d buyers; August and September. 4 21-64d buyers; Oc tober and November, unofficial, 4 ll-G4d value. New York. New York, Dec. 23.—Flour was dull and easy; winter wheat low' grades, $2.2502.05, winter wheat, fair to fancy, $2.650 3.30; win ter wheat, patents, $3.4503.75; Minneapolis clear. $2.5003.10; Minneapolis patents, $3.15*1 4.00; low extras, $2.2502.65. Southern flour was dull and easy; common to fair extra, $2.1002.80; good to choice extra, $2.9003.00. Wheat—Spot market fairly active and firmer; No. 2 red, In store and elevator, 6Sc; afloat. 69Vfec; options were moderately active and Arm at %0%c advance; No. 2 red, Jan uary, 6ftfcc; .March. 66%c; May, 65*.4c; June, 65c; July 65c: December, 64%e. Corn was dull and linn; No. 2, 33%034c In elevator; 34%035c afloat. Options were dull and unchanged to Y4c up, closed Arm; De cember, 33%c; January, 33%c; May, 24^c. Oats were dull and firmer. Options were dull and firmer; December, 23c; January, 2314c; March, 23%c; May, 2444c. Snot prices— No. 2, 23672344c; No. 2 white, 2444c; mixed western, 230 244*c. Hay was steady and In moderate demand; shipping, 70®75c; good to choice, 906795c. Wool was quiet and firm; domestic fleece, 16®>22c; pulled, 15034c. Beef was quiet; family, $10.00010.50; extra, $7.5008. CO. Beef hams were dull at $15.006715.50. Tierced beef was quiet; city extra India moss, $10,506/17.00. Cut meats were dull and weak; pickled bellies, $1.75; shoulders, $4,506/4.75; hams, $8.50; middles, nominal. Lard was quiet and Arm; western steam, $5.50 asked; city, $5.10; December, $5.50 asked; reilned was quiet; continent, $6.00; South America, $6.30; compound, $1.6244675.00. Pork was more active and steady; mess, $8,756/9.25. Butter was dull, receipts large; state dairy ]36c23c; state creamery, 19024c; western duiry, 11® 19c; Elgins, 25c. Ootton seed oil was steady and quiet; crude, 244*c; yellow prime, new’, 286/284*0; yellow prime off grade, 276/274*c. Rosin was dull and steady; strained, com mon «to good, $1,706/1.75. Turpentine was quiet and Arm at 29672946c. Rice was in fair demand; domestic, fair to extra, 50594c; Japan,3940 444c. Molasses was fairly active and firm; New Orleans, open kettle, good to choice, 286736c. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand-picked, 44*6/4%e. Coffee options were inactive and un changed to 5 points up; December, $13.85; January, $13.65; February, $13.55; March, $13,456/13.50; May, $12.95® 13.00. Si*>t Rio was dull and steady; No. 7, 144*c. Sugar—Raw was dull and steady: fair re fining, 34&6/344c. ReAned wras steady and quiet; oft A, 1 3-16®49xc; standard A, 4%/^ cut-loaf and crushed, 544c; granulated, 4%®> 494c. Freights to Liverj>ool were firmer and quiet; room scarce; cotton by steam, 4*d asked; grain by steam, 34*d asked. New Orleans. New Orleans, La., Dec. 23.—Sugar open kettle, according to grade, 24x03c. Centrifu g/ils, granulated, 44'«0444e; white, 3540444c; yellow’, 3 9-16®>3%c; seconds, 24403 5-16c. Molasses was quiet; open kettle, according to grade, 17026c. Centrifugals, 5015c; syrup, 17®23c. Refined sugar—Powdered and cut-loaf, 5«; standard granulated, 4%c; confectioners’ A, 444c. Rice was dull; i>rime, 4440446c; fair, 294® 344 c. Flour—Patents, $3.8503.90; extra fancy, $3.6U®3.65. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 35®'36c; No. 2 white, sacked, 35c; yellow, 37c. Oats—No. 2 western, 254*c; choice, 26V*c. Bran, 67070c. Huy—Prime, 18®20; choice 23. Pork, $9 00©9.25. Dry salted meats—Shoulders, long clear, short clear, short rib sides, all $4.756/4.W4*. Bacon—Shoulders, $5.Wn5.624*; long clear, short clear, short ril* sides. $5.75. Lard—Compound, $4,624*01.75; pure, $6.00. llams. $9,506/10.50. Coffee—Rio fair, 1844c; goo/1 ordinary, 164*0; common, 144401444c; Mexican prime, 20c; fair, 189*c. Cotton seed oil-Strictly prime crude, in bulk, 216/214*c; strictly prime crude, in bar rels, 234*® 24c; refined, 260'264*c. Cincinnati. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 23.—Flour was active; winter patents, $3.4003.70; spring patents, $3,506/3.75. Wheat w’as quiet; No. 2 red. 64c. Corn was quiet; No. 3 yellow track, 27c; rejected mixed, 2544,c. Oats were quiet; No. 2 mixed, 194*c. Pork was quiet; mess, $8.50. Lard was steady; steam leaf, $5.75; kettle, $5.75. Bacon'was Arm—Loose shoulders, $5.00; abort ribs, $5,124*; short clear sides, $5,374*; box meats 44c more. Dry salted meats were steady ami quiet— Shoulders, $4.25; short ribs, $4,124*; short clear sides, $4,624*; box meats 44c more. Whisky was quiet and steady at $1.22. St. Louis. St. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 23.—Flour was quiet; patents. $3.3003.40; fancy, $2.7502.85; choice, $2.5002.60. Wheat was higher; December, o394c; May, 589*0 $84*c. Corn was higher; December, 2444c; Jan uary. 24c; May. 25**c. flats were higher; December, 169*c; May, 1944c. Pork—Standard mess, old, $8.00; new, ^Lard—Prime steam. $5,124*; choice, $5,224*. Bacon—Shoulders, $5.50; longs, $5.1244; clear ribs, $5.25; short clear sides, $5.50.