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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.
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Rates of Exchange.
New York exchange rates rule from 50
Cents discount to par.
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Local Cotton Market..
JGood middling.Vris
Strict middling.73s
Middling .7*4
Low middling .7
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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.
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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.
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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
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$10,000 Georgia Pacific second in
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$5000 Eureka Company Js.
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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.
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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.