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Our nobby Qi ll + O ’n srluare and round cut
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Cheviots at $7.5CUii
10.00.
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| THE MARKETS.
State Herald Office, Dec. 30, 1895.
Money In the local market Is In active de
mand at from 6 to 8 per cent, according to
ithe security offered.
Rates of Exchange^
New York® exchange rates rule from 50
Cents discount to par.
Birmingham Clearing House Report.
Clearings...$94,684.59
Last year. ... 66,637.75
Local Cotton Market.
Good middling.
Strict middling.
Middling .
| Low middling .
WHOLESALE PRICES.
| Provisions.
Bacon—5%@5%.
Bulk meats—4%®5.
Grits—Per sack, $1.10.
Cheese, ll@l2Vic.
[ Bran—Per hundred pounds, 75®80c.
Ilams—14-pound average, 10%®'lie.
Hay—No. 1 Timothy, $19.00; choice, $20.00.
Corn—White milling, 38c.
Rice—Good, 3%®4% per pound; prime 494c;
fancy head, 5%c.
Corn meal—70@80c per sack.
Salt—150 pounds, Virginia, 60(^65; Louisi
ana, 85; 200 pound ground Liverpool, 85.
Syrup—Fancy new crop, 30®36c per gallon;
other grades, 18®)25c per gallon.
1 Oats—Western feed, 28®38c per bushel;
Texas, 35c.
Lard—Tierces, fancy leaf, 6*4 ; refined
tierces, 5; smaller packages, usual differ
ences.
Flour—Common to best, $3.75®>4.25.
Sugar-Granulated, G*4c; cut-loaf, 5%c;
fancy yellow clariHed. 4%®/5c.
Country Produce.
Cabbage—l%c per pound.
Apples—Per barrel, $2.25@2.75.
Onions—Per pound, l%c.
Cotton seed—Per ton, $7.00, f. o. b.
Cotton seed hulls—Per ton, $0.00.
Cotton seed meal—$18.50 per ton.
Irish potatoes—SOfQ'OOc per bushel.
Sweet potatoes—50c per bushel.
Butter—Country, 15®’20c per pound; Jer
sey WlJjo® 35c.
Peas—l«ady, $1.75 per bushel; white crowd
' er, $1.00; mixed, 75c.
Dried apples—Peeled, 3%c per pound.
Poultry—Large fryers, 15®'17c; broilers, 9
<£10c; cooks, 15c; hens, 25c.
Eggs—20c per dozen.
Evaporated peaches—7%@S%c.
Vinegar—Apple, 12Vfe@18c; pure double
Strength, 20®>25c.
Hay—Guinea grass, small bales, $12.50 per
ton; German millet, small bales, $15.00 per
ton; German millet, from wagons, 40®1K)c
per hundred; No. 2 Timothy, $15.00; No. 1
Timothy, $16.00; choice to fancy, $17.00.
Hides, Wool, Etc.
Hides—Green salted, 5<g6c.
Hides—Dry Hint, 7®>9c.
Hides—Dry salted, 6®8c.
Beeswax—24c per pound.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Cotton Letter.
New York, Dec. 30.—(Special.)—It was a
dull and very narrow market today. The
Liverpool traders were busy-under straddles
selling there and buying here; and this buy
ing gave the marker a certain measure of
support. March opened at 8.01, declined to
7.95, rallied In the last half hour to 8.06, and
closed at 8.0k®S.06, with the tone very
steady. A feeling of great uncertainty
prevails as to the future. The Indications
now point to liberal receipts In January,
which would undoubtedly have a depress
ing Influence, Then although there Is a
wide difference of opinion as to the extent
of the shortage of the present crop there
seems to be but one view as to the next one,
that is it will be as big as the south can
make It. Altogether the year Is not ending
very hopefully for the friends of cotton.
RIORDAN A CO.
In Wall Street.
! New York, Deo. 30.—'The opening of the
railway and miscellaneous stock market
was weak and generally per cent low
er. The weakness was due to lower Cables
from London,, and selling orders for foreign
account. Soon after the opening, however,
there was a decided change for the better,
and under the leadership of Sugar an im
provement of %<&2 per cent ensued. Sugar
sold up from 102 to 101, the advance of %c
in the price of refined having induced pur
chases of this stock. Other shares conspicu
ous for firmness at this time were New
(Jersey Central. Manhattan, Tennessee Coal
and Iron, the grangers, southwest crus,
Western Union, Leather preferred and Chi
cago Gas. In the afternoon money on call
suddenly rose to 25 per cent. The rise led
to considerable shifting of loans and f reed
liquidations all along the line. Chica^ Gas
was the particularly weak spot. Ming
down from 65% to 62%. Some of the selling
of this stock was ascribed to liquidations by
light weight operators, who had acquired a
line after the decision of Judge Blschoff in
the Whitney case had been announced on
the theory that the re-organization commit
tee had comparatively smooth sailing in
their work or bringing the company in line
with the laws of Illinois. A rumor that
Attorney-General Moloney had rendered an
•adverse decision In the matter, however,
alarmed speculative holders, and the result
was a spilling of long stock held on slender
margins. There was also selling of the rail
way list by operators who were disappointed
by the delay of the government in an
nouncing a new bond issue. The greatest
4oases outside of Chicago Gas were made
h Sugar, Canada Southern, Big Four, the
grangers, Consolidated Gas, Louisville and
Nashville. Pacific* Mail, Lake Erie and
Western preferred and Lead, The market
closed weak and gene-rally per cent
lower. Baltimore and Ohio was better sup
ported than of late, and on transactions of
900 shares recovered 2% per cent, closing at
Bonds were lower; sales were $1,220,000.
The sales today of listed slocks aggre
gated 44,037 shares, and of pnlisted stocks
45,737 shares. _ „
New York, Dec. 30.—Money on ■Call was
active at 5^25 per cent; last loan at 5 per
rent and closing offered at 5 per cent; prime .
mercantile paper, nominally, 4'/4<(j5>/j per
con t.
Bar silver. «7c. ,
.sterling exchange was steady, with actual
business in bankers' bills at $4.S7')i{(4.SS for
sixty days and $4.89®4.89H for demand; post
< d rates, $4.88%fr4.frt); commercial bills, $4.8Gf4
di 4.87%. 4 .
Government bonds were steady.
State bonds were dull.
Railroad bonds were lower.
Silver at the board was Arm.
Treasury balances—Coin, $S9,46*.,G37; cur
rency, $102,961,345.
Closing bids—
American Cotton Oil. 16
American Cotton Oh preferred. 63
American Sugar Refining. 101%
American Sugar hellnlng preferred— 96
American Tobacco. 77
American Tobacco preferred.... 100
Atchison. 14
Baltimore and Ohio. 36
Canada Pacific.'••• • 50
Chesapeake ami Ohio. 15
Chicago and Alton.. ... 150
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. 74%
Chicago Gas. 62%
Delaware, Lackawanna quid Western— 159%
Distillers and t attle Feeders. 15%
Kne. JJ
Erie preferred.* 23 %
General Electric. 25%
Illinois Central. 92
Lake Erie and Western. 17%
Lake Erie and Western preferred. 65%
Lake Shore. 142%
Louisville and Nashville. 4J
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago...^ 7%
Manhattan Consolidated..’ 101%
Memphis and Charleston. 15%
Michigan Central... 94
Missouri Pacific.... 24%
Mobile and Ohio. 22%
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis... 65
United States Cordage . 5%
United States Cordage preferred. 10%
New Jersey Central.*. 99%
New York Central. 97
New York and New England. 45
Norfolk and Western preferred. v%
Northern Pacific. 3%
Northern Pacific preferred. 12
Northwestern. 97%
Northwestern preferred. 143
Pacific Mall... 25%
Reading. 4%
Rock Island. 65%
St. Paul..... 67
St. Paul preferred. 126
Silver certificates. 67%
Tenne-'eee Coal and Iron... 27
Tennessee Coal and Iron preferred. luO
Texas Pacific.:. 7%
Union Pacific . 4%
Wabash . 6%
Wabash preferred... 15%
Western Union. 85tfc
Wheeling and Labe Erie. 10te
Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred. 35
BONDS.
Alabama, class A. 110
Alabama, cl3ss B. 110
Alabama, class C. 101
Louisiana stamped 4s...«,. 100
North Carolina 4s. loO
North Carolina 8s...'. 122
Tennessee new settlement 3s<. 89
Virginia 6s deferred. 6
Virginia Trust Receiptls. 5
Virginia funded debt. 60%
United States 4s, registered.. 109Va
United States 4s, coupon. 1 LOVa
United States 2s. 96 •
Southern Railway 5s.. 92
Southern Railway common. 8%
Southern ltailwaypret erred. 26te
South Carolina 4.. 106
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Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—After a spirited session
In which fortune alternately favored the
bulls and the hears, wheat dosed at a sub
stantial gain in price over Saturday. There
was considerable in the news to commend
itself to the advocates of higher prices. The
action was veTy Irregular, prices advancing
and declining several times, but in the end
bulging quite sharply, with short displaying
a little anxiety. May wheat opened at 5851
<?i50c. sold between 5814 and 59%c, closing at
69%5<59V4c, higher than Saturday.
Cash wheat was V4c higher.
Corn was quiet and irregular, but did not,
cover such a wide range as wheat. The
strength of wheat wa,s the main encourage
ment afforded prices. The exports at the
seaboard were also of value as a strength
ening factor. May com opened at 28c, sold
at 28Vic, closing at 281402814c, 14@W,e higher
than Saturday. Cash com was steady.
Oats—After advancing and receding with
in narrow limits and out of sympathy with
wheat and corn, oats closed at an advance
of 14c over Saturday for MAS. No particular
incident or feature was Doted, although
there was a fairly active market at times.
Cash oats were steady.
Provisions—Tho shorts were evidently
bent on squaring up their accounts for the
year in products today. They were urged
to do so by an advance in live hogs of Mj 19c
and by the rising tendency of wheat. The
business was brisk, and signs of returning
confidence were noticeable on all sides. May
pork closed 22V£c higher, May lard 10@12%c
and May ribs 7%c higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Opening Highest Lowest Closing."
Wheat
Dee. 56% 56% 55% 56%
Jan. 56% 56% 55% 5b%
May. 59 • 59% . 56%' 59%
Corn
Dec . 25% 26 25% - 25%
Jan. 26 26 26% 25%
May. 28 28% 28 28%
July. 29 29 28% 29
Oats -
Dec. 17% 17% 17% 17%
May. 19 19% 19 19
Porlt—
Dec. 7 85 7 85 7 65 7 85
Jan . 8 65 8 85 8 65 8 75
May. 8 95 9 15 8 95 9 12%
Lard
Dec. 5 85 ft 85 5 65 5 85
Jan. 5 32% 5 35 5 32% 5 35
Kav .... 5 52% 5 60 5 52% 5 60
Riba
Dec. 4 32% 4 32Vi 4 32% 4 32%
Jan. 4 32%; 4 35 4 30 4 32%
May. 4 57% 4 60 4 57%_4 60
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Wits dull and slow; feeling was steady and
prices unchanged. Wheat—No. 2 spring,
55%tf/55%c; No. 2 red, 58%@62*ic. Corn—No.
2, 25%tfr26c. Oats—No. 2, 1714c. Mess pork,
$7.87Vfc#8.00. Lard, $5.32%@5.35. Short rib
sides, $4.30(^4.35. Dry salted shoulders, $4.37%
(fj4.G2%. Short clear sides, $4.37%®4.50.
Whisky, $1.22.
General Cotton Markets.
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Galveston... 778 12082 . 164060
Norfolk. 1*4 1171 . 391j 54886
Baltimore. 84 .i. .... 268o0
Boston.. 84 505 1936 .
Wilmington. 1*4 2^1 .1 - 22173
Philadelphia. 84 75 . .... 10190
•Vixannah.... 7 11-16 3938 .10o2 89558
New Orleans 7-4 12700 ...... 035U 4l8lu3
Mobil©. 7% 1557 . 400 33991
Memphis..... 7 13-10 1141 1309 900 159287
Augusta. 74 lib . 197 44994
Charleston.. 7 48 1397 . 49326
C'lucinnuti. 778 bob . 30u 83 72
Louisville 8 .
6t Louis. 778 709 2101 100 70365
Houston. 74 4991 . 391 52553
Sun’s Cotton Review.
New York, Dec. 30.—'The Sun’s cotton re
view says: Cotton advanced 5 to 7 points,
lost most of this and tfiCkii rallied and closed
8 to 11 points higher for the day, with the
tone very steady and bo1©b of 127,700 bales.
/The south is said to be unusually bare of
cotton for this time of the year.
Jif.Tpday’s features: The sheet anchor of
today’s market was the decrease in the in
terior receipts. It looks as* though they are
going to show a decided falling off this
■*week, and that tho .interior, stocks for the
■ rstf time in some months would show a do
• t*i ease for the week. The port arrivals were
moderate and the exports were large. Liv
rpool advices disappointed the bears and
gratified the bulls, and although Liverpool
receded toward the close the net decline
there was small, the recession being due
lore to the liquidation of straddles than to
anything else. This liquidation was accom
panied by buying in New York and selling
in Liverpool. The receipts at New Orleans
tomorrow are likely to be comparatively
lange. Northern ana English mills as a rule
ara believed to be carrying small stocks of
jaw cotton, and they are expected to pur
chase freely. Liverpool letters are bullish,
predicting better prices and expressing the
opinion that It would be risky to let stocks
run low under the existing circumstances.
Greeks and Germans wore buying here for
Liverpool account. The continent also
bought and so did New Orleans. Bears
have been counting on a liberal movement
In January, but there will have to be a radi
cal change if their predictions are to be
verified. It is still a narrow market, but the
undertone is regarded as firm in spite of the
more or less disturbing political and finan
ciai situation.
New York Cotton Market.
Netv York. Dec. 30.—Cotton was dull; mid
dling gulf, 8ttc; middling uplands, 8^o; net
receipts, 1310 bales; gross receipts, 8494 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 3555 bales; exports
to the continent, 1885 bales; forwarded, 956
hales: sales, 730 bales: spinners, 126 bales;
stock, actual, 178,634 bales.
Total today: Net receipts, 37,962 bales;
exports to Great Dritain, 30,289 bales; ex
ports to France, 13,710 bales; continent, 25,
198 bales; stock, 1,077,328 bales.
Total so far this week: Net receipts, 78,441
bales; exports to Great Britain, 40,234 bales;
exports to France, 14,110 bales; exports to
the continent, 34,098 bales.
Total since September 1: Net receipts,
3,409,352 bales; exports to Great Britain, 986,
409 bales; exports to France, 283,326 bales; .
exports to the continent, 848,671 bales.
New York, Dec. 30.—Cotton futures were
very steady; December, nominal; January,
7.89; February, 7.96; March. 8.01; April, 8.09;
May, 8.15; June, 8.20; July, 8.24; August, 8.25;
September, 8.05; October, 7.88; November,
7.84.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, La., Dec. 30.—Cotton futures
were very steady: sales, 42,400 bales; De
cember, nominal; January, 7.79; February,
7.87; March, 7.90; April, 7.94; May, 7.99; June,
8.02; July, 8.0(5; August, 7.99; September, 7.14;
October, 7.62.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
Liverpool, Dec. 30.-12:30 p. m.—Cotton was
in good demand and prices hardening;
American middling, 4Vad; sales 12,000 bales,
of which 11,200 bait's were American; ex
ports, 1000 bales; receipts since last report
76,000 bales, of which 51,300 bales were Amer
ican. Futures opened steady, demand fair.;
December, December and January, January
and February. March and April, April and
May, 4 22-644/4 23-64d; May and June, 4 22-644/
4 23-64d; June and July, 4 22-644/4 23-64<&’4
24-Old; July and August, 4 23-644/4 25-64d.
Liverpool, Dec. 30.—4 p. m.—Futures closed
quiet, but steady. December, 4 21-64d buyers;
December and January, 4 21-G4d sellers; Jan
uary and February, February and March,
March and April, 4 20-644/4 21-64d buyers;
April and May, 1 21-64d; May and June, 4
21-64d buyers; June and July, 4 22-64d sellers;
July and August, 4 22-644/4 23-G4d; August
and September, 4 21-G44i4 22-Gld buyers; Oc
tober and November, unofficial, 4 14-6it/
4 15-C4d.
New York.
Now York, Doc. 30.—Flour was quiet and
steadier; winter wheat, low grades, $2.25®
2.65; winter wheat, fair to fancy, $2.G5®3.30;
winter wheat, patents, $3.45®3.75; Minneap
olis clear, $2.50®3.10; Minneapolis patents,
$3.15® 1.00; low extras, $2.25®2.65.
Southern tloura was dull and steady; com
mon to fair extra, $2.10® 2.80; good to choice
extra, $2.90®3.00.
Wheat was dull and firmer; No. 2 red, in
store and elevator, 69V6®09%c; afloat, 71®
71%c. Options were fairly active and irregu
lar, dosing firm at l®Hic advance; No. 2
red, January, 66% c; March, G8%c; May, 66%c;
July, G6%c; December, G6%c.
Corn was dull and firmer; No. 2, 34%c in
elevator; 36%c afloat. Options were dull
and firm at Vic advance; December, 34>/jc;
January, 34Vtfc; May, 34%c; July, 35%c.
Oats were dull and firmer; options were
moderately active and firmer; December,
23%c; January, 23»4c; February, 23%c; May,
24c. Spot—No. 2. 23%®23Vic; No. 2 white, 24%
®24%c; mixed western, 23M»®24%c. —
Hay was quiet and easy; shipping, 70®75c;
good to choice, 90®95c.
Wool was quiet and firm; domestic fleece,
16®22c; pulled, 15®34c.
Beef was dull and steady; family, $10.00®
10.20; extra mess, $7.50®8.50.
Beef hams were dull at $15.00®15.50.
Tierced beef was quiet; city India mess,
$16.50®17.00.
Cut meats were slow and easy; pickled
bellies, $4.75; shoulders, $4.25; hams, $8.00®
8.25; middles, nominal.
Lard was firmer and in better demand;
western steam, $5.55; city, $5.15; December,
$5.60, nominal. Refined was quiet; conti
nent, $6.10; South America, $6.40; compound.
$4.621A®5.00.
Pork was active and firm; mess, $8.75®
9.25.
Butter was lower, with liberal receipts;
state dairy, 13®21%c; state creamery, 18®23c;
western dairy, 11® 19c; Elgins, 24c.
Cotton seed oil was quiet and steady;
crude, 24%c; yellow prime, new, 28c; yellow
prime off grade, 27c. .
Rosin was quiet ana easy; strained, com
mon to good, $1.67%®1.70.
Turpentine was dull at 30%r«31»*.
Rice was quiet and firm; domestic, Tair
to extra, 3®5%c; Japan, 8%®4c.
Molasses were firm- New Orleans Open
kettle, good to choice, 28®36c.
Peanuts were dull; fancy hand-picked; 4%
@4%c.
Coffee options were steady at 5®10 points
up; December, $18.50; January, $13.65® 13.75;
February, $13.60; March, $13.50©13.60; May.
$13.05®13.20; July, $12.70®12.75; September,
$12.20® 12.25. Spot Rio was dull and easy;
No. 7, 14V4c.
Sugar-Raw was firmer and more active;
fair refining, 3%c. Refined %c higher and
fairly active; off A, 4 7-16®4%c; standard A,
! 4%c; cut-loaf and crushed, R4c; granulated,
4^® 5c.
Freights to LIverpool—Market firm and
quiet; cotton by steam asked; grain, 3Vad
asked.
• --
New Orleans.
Now Orleans, La., Dec. 30.—Sugar was
quiet; open kettle, according to grade, 2%<(j)
3%c. Centrifugals, granulated, none offer
ing; white, 44/4 l-16c; yellow', 3%4/4‘4c; sec
onds, 2V/'i 3 9-16c.
Molasses were very strong; open kettle,
according to grade, 164228c. Centrifugals, 640
16c; syrup, 196023c.
Refined sugar advanced %c; powdered and
cut-loaf, GVfcc; standard granulated, 4%c;
confectioners' A, 4%c.
Rice was quiet; prime, 4,/44j'4,/fec; fair, 2%60
3%c; common, 1%®2c.
Flour—Patents, $2.85603.90; extra fancy,
$3,606/3.65.
Com—No. 2 mixed and No. 2 white, sack
ed 35c; yellow', 36c.
Oats—No. 2 western, 25c; choice, 26Vac.
Bran, 66®70c.
Hay—Prime, 174220c; choice, 22c.
Pork—$9,006/9.25.
Dry salted meats—Shoulders, $4.62,/2424.75;
long clear, short dear, short rib sides, $4.7540
4.87%.
Bacon—Shoulders, $5.37Mi4/5.50; long clear,
short clear, short rib sides, $5.62V&®5.75.
Lard—Compound, $4.02^424.75; pure, $5.7540
6.00.
Hams, $9.506010.50.
Coffee—Rio, fair, 17%p; good ordinary,
16%c; common, 14%@14Vic; Mexican prime,
19% c; fair, 18V&C.
Cotton seed oil—Strictly prime crude. In
bulk, 216/21%c; strictly prime crude, in bar
rels, 23®24c; rdined, 264/26VaC.
St. Louis.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 30.—Flour was un
changed.
Wheat was higher; December. 5316c; May,
5014c.
Corn was unchanged.
Oats were higher; December, 1644c; May,
1914c.
Fork—Standard mess, new, $9.12t4.
Lard—Prime steam, $5.20; choice, $5.25.
Bacon—Shoulders. $5.25; longs, $5.1214; clear
ribs, $5.1214; short clear sides, $5.25.
Dry salted meats—Shoulders, $4.75: longs,
$4.50; clear ribs, $4.0214; short clear sides,
$4.75.
High wines werd steady at $1.22.
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 30.—Flour was active
winter patents. $3,356/3.55; spring patents,
$3.4003.70.
Wheat was unchanged.
Corn was active; No. 2 mixed, track, 27c.
Oats were active; No. 2 white track, 21c.
Pork was steady; mess, $H.50.
Lard was steady; steam leaf, $5.75; kettle,
$5.75.
Bacon was firm—Loose shoulders, $3.00;
short ribs, $5.1214; short clear sides. $5.3714;
box meats lie more.
Dry sailed meats were steady—Loose
shoulders, $4.25; short ribs, $4.3714; short
clear sides, $4.6214; box meats lie more.
Whisky was steady at $1.22,
Chicago Cattle Market.
Union Stock Yards, 111., Dec. 30.—Cattle
Receipts, 12,000; market strong and 10c high
er; common to extra steers, $3.2004.75; Stock
ers and feeders, $2.4903.65; cows and bulls,
$1.5003.50; Texans, $3.0003.90.
Hogs—Receipts, 24,000; market firm and 50
10c higher, closing easy; heavy packing and
shipping lota. $3.5003.75; common to choice
mixed, $3.4503.7214; choice assorted, $3.00*6
3.70; light, $3,456(3.70: pigs, $2.6003.60.
Sheep— Receipts, lB.OOo; market 10c higher;
Inferior to choice, $2.0003.50; lambs, $3,250
4.66.
Naval Stores.
Charleston, S. C.^Deo. 30.—Cotton market
nominal; sales, nones middling, 7%c.
Turpentine was iirm at 27c; receipts, 4
Rosin—Good strained was firm at $1.20@
1.30; receipts, 77 barrels.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 30.—Turpentine mar
ket firm at 27^c; sales GOO casks; receipts
<31
RosIn-^-The market opened nominal for the
three highest grades, with no sales and at
a decline of 10c on all other grades. Tho
sales reported were FOOD casks.
Wilmington, N. C\, Dec. 30.—Rosin was
steady; strolnod, $1.30; good strained, $1.35.
Spirits turpentine—Nothing doing in ma
chine and irregular.
Tar was quiet at 90c.
Crude turpentine was firm; hard not
quoted; soft, $1.40; virgin, $1.80. Receipts, 51
casks.