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. -. . . . . - 1 111 1 " 1 . . .. ...... ... 19 Jlfb .) . -" ' - A . ' ';xr" :M V. m siyz : x m Sufi-up kM w'y - "I A .. ... . . tf' . ' '..'- " r- . - ""' " - ' i . , .. .1 MISCELLANEOUS , MEW YORK STOCKS. GRAIN limiEfflMiAI Ifl! ! COTTON York. Dee. 12. There were tEntively iow sellers in the cot- i market at the opening and first Jes v,ere steady at a net advance 1:02 points on"' continued steadi es of Liverpool. There, was proba- i some scattered covering for over jsstek-end, while there also appear- to be a moderate demand for Oc wfrom commission house sources, J the market worked mV 2 r.v a sts from the initial , fisuresv durin? trading. Near months were neg- reopenins of the stock' marK- taken as a further indication improvinc general conditions and MaWy insnired snmft Wall Street Z- Trading became rather more later nith thee lose very at a net advance of to .13 Joints. New York Spot Cotton. York. Dec. 1 2 Snnt rnttnrt middling uplands' 7.30; gulf 7.55; Ciose New York Futures. iw York. Dep. V? Pnttnn fntnroH 5d verv sfpariv ... High. Low. Colse. 6.98 7.10 7.19 7.28 7.36 7.43 - 7.51 7.72 7-80 7.20 7.37 7.52 7.81. tflber Orlpnns Tier- Ifl TltTl M JTPrin a. v ecu cuu fcnnS ot shorts steadied the fu - market today and brought about Jfl,ance of 4 to 5 points in the ' .trading. Cables were better ''tie and traders were impressed we SlZP nf 4. . i. a? llPSiimir.;,. i a j. j regarding spots, almost an "cvUW ut jiquiaauon ana jHl IOr iriVffitmpnt irrn-n Diictoininir , es which caused the market ftJJ-e firm at the highest of the j; a net gain of 7 to 9 points. f ftNw Orleans Spot Cotton. 4 " Orleans, Dec. 12. Spot cot vuet; sales on the spot 3Y5 Crt arrive 200- ordmary 5 1-2; strict good or- : low inirifllino- ft 1.9- etfit t; 34 ; mildling strict w"nS 7 1-4; good middling 7 5-8: 3 ru mwdling 8 r-ft.i , ' . " . ' ."3 New Orleans r.otn c..t,.re 'fans, Dec. 12. Cotton t3i :9 ay 7.14; July 7.31; October High. 6.95 7.04 7.21 7.38 7.65 Low. 6.88 6.95 7.14 7.35 7.65 Close. 6.95 7.03 7.21 7.39 7.68 :,rch it .' ' oiler !r:r. cTTON MARKET. cotton LVPvRPooL COTTON. . v ' lii-iV . wwuiuu spoi midf; iUiing rair . s-11 Middling .. 4.25 Low middling . . . . . . . . . . 3.78 Good ordinary .. .. .. .... 3.16 Ordinary .' 2.71 - Sales, 4,000 bies,, including 3300 American and 5 for speculation and export. Receipts 19,779 bales, all American. v Futures closed ciuiet. . . , ' Closing . 4.03 . 4.09 . 4.19'V May-June July-Aug Oct-Nov . .Tan-Feb . New York Cotton Seed Oil. ... New York, Dec. 12. The cotton seed ojl market closed steady. Spot 5.80a 5.95; Dec- 5.S0a5,82; January 5J57a 5.89; February 5.98a6.00; March 6.08a 6.09; April 6.16a6.19; May 6.28a6.30; June 6.38a6-39; July 6.49a6.51. Total sales- 7,900. . LIVE STOCK. Chicago Live Stock Chicago, Dec. 12. Hogs, receipts 22, t f r - .i - uuu; stow. , Bulk .. .. .. 6.85 7.10 7.10 7.15 -7.15 6.70 7.00 Light Mixed Heavy Rough ' 6-o0 .. .. .. .. .. 6.G5 .. .. .. .. 6.60 .. .. .. .. .. 6.60 k cm Pigs ifta .wv Cattle. receiDts 200: stead: 5.70 11.00 iNctiivt; aiceis .... .. Western ....... . . Cows' and heifers . . Beeves . . . . Sheep, receipts -1,000; Sheep . . . . . . . . . Yearlings i . . , ..... Lambs .... . . 5.25. (a) s-4U 3.25 8.50 6.50 925 weak. . 5.30 . .6.50 . 6.50 6.40 7.70 8.60 Kansas City Live Stock Kansas City, Dec, 12. Hogs, re- 7.00 7.00 7.05 6.95 ceipts 12,000; lower. Bulk : .' Heavy Packers and butchers Light .. .. .. .. . Pigs .. ...... .. Cattle receipts 200; . . 6.S0 . . 6-S5 ... 6.90 "',. 6.80 ...6.25 steady. . .. 9.50 .. 7.25 .. 5.50 p 6.75 E)11.35 Prime fed steers Dressed beef steers Southern" steers Cows .... . . Vf .. ... Heifers .. .. .. .. .. 9.25 7.75 7.25 9.00 8.25 8.60 7.50 6.25 (a) 4.60 6.00 Stoekers . . ...... Sheep, receipts none; Lambs . . - - - Yearlings . . . . Wethers . . . . . . .. EW6S 'a . 6.00 steady . 7.90 . 6.50 . 5.25 . 4.50 5.50 St. Louis St. Louis, Dec. Live Stock." 12. Hogs, receipts 4,000; lower. Pigs and lights ..... ... 5.75 Mixed and butchers .... 6.90 Good heavy .. .. .. .: 7.05 7.10 7-25 7.25 .11.00 9.25 7.75 6-00 '8.25 Cattle, receipts 700; steady. - Native beef steers i.ou 5.00 5.75 4.00 Cows and heifers Texas and Indian steers Cows and heifers Native valves .... Sheep, receipts . 400; Native muttons . . ' . . Lambs . . .... . .... Yearlings . . . . . . . . . . ' 6.00 steady, . . 4.75 I.1 8.00 ..5.50 5.75 8.60 7.25 Naval Stores. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 12. Turpentine firm 45 1-4; sales ' ; receipts 260; shipments 32; stock 32,896. Rosin firm: sales ; receipts 1, 387; shipments 350; stock 135,530. Quote: B, D, E and F 3.32 1-2: G 3.35: H 3.40; I 3.55; K 4.05; M 4.60; N 5.35; WG 5.60; WW 5.80. Coffee Market. New York, Dec. 12. Coffee, Rio No. 7, 7 5-8aT .3-4. Futures easy; March 6.66; May 6.85. New York Money. ; New York, Dec. 12. Closing: Mercantile paper 4 l-4a4 1-2 ; ster lmg exchange steady; 60 day bills 4.8450; for cables 4.8825; for demand 4.8750; bar silver 49 7-8. Mexican dol lars .38 1-4. . , I Government bonds steady. ' Railroad bonds ' firm. - Chicago Provisions. : Chicago, Dec. 12 Butter unchanged. : Eggs higher; receipts 3,139 cases; at mark cases' included, 25a34 1-2; ordinary firsts 28 a30; firsts 34a35. ; Potatoes unchanged ; ' receipts 18 cars. : " : . ' . - Poultry alive lower; springs 11 1-2; fowls 10 l-2all 1-2; turkeys 16. ' 1 New York Provisions. -New York, Dec. 12 Butter steady, and unchanged; receipts 3,038. j Cheese steady, unchanged ; 1,022. -; Eggs firm, unchangedi 5,031 cases. " Dressed poultry quiet, unchanged. CLEARING" .HOUSE STATEMENT. By Associated Press. New York, Dec- 12.---Statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies . for the week shows they hold $116,992,400 re serve in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of $2,43,230 from last week. Actual Condition. s Loans, etc., $2,182,758,000; increase $2,559,000. Reserve in own vaults (b) $333 559, 000; decrease $2,557,000, . Reserve in . federal reserve banks $93,842,000; - decrease $357,000. Reserve in other depositaries $30, 069,000; increase $1,474,000. Net demand deposits $1,975 336,000; increase $6,289,000. Net time deposits $91,509,000; in crease $1,166,000. Circulation $60,067,000; decrease $5, 149,000. - (b) Of which $261,501,000 is spe cie. ; . ' Aggregate reserve $457,470,000. Excess reserve $116,992,400; de crease $2,473,230 Summary of -state banks- and trust companies" in Greater New fXork, not included in clearing house - state ment:. ' - Loans etc., $56,056,700; increase $1 923 900. - Specie $42,214,600; jncrease $71,- 700. n ' - - ' Legal tenders' $12,204,000; decrease $58,100. Total deposits $636,963,900? decrease $1,087,500. Banks cash reserve in vault $11,- 482,300. '" " : ' . - ' Trust companies cash reserve in vault $42,936,300. ' " - :. . ', , Open trading in shares was re sumed on -the stock; exchange today after an interval of ill business days. The tone of the initial trading was strong but indicated a degree of cau tion by buyers and sellers. The first quotation was 100 shares of Pittsburg Coal which declined 1-8. This was followed by transactions of 100 to 3C0 shares in some of the more ac; tive issues including St. Paul, Mis souri Pacific, Lehigh Valley, Reading, A.merican Can, - Tennessee Copper and -other issues of less importance. Among the marked gains at the outset. were 7 3-4 points for Central Leather; 18 points for Texas Company;- 30 1-2 points for Lehigh Val ley; 6 points for Tennessee Copper; 6 1-4 joints, for American Can; 6 .1-2 points for Reading; 10 points for American Beet ''Sugar and General Motors 26 1-8. ) . The largest single transaction was a block of 1,400 shares of Reading. Among the early declines were South ern Railway common and preferred, which lost 1 1-4 and 3 1-2 and North ern Pacific which yielded 3-4. Second ary prices showed some recessions from the opening after the first ten min .tes. Closed strong. There were many additions to the opening gains in the . later dealings, which . were on a more active basis. Reading, most .prominent feature ot the railway list, increased its lead to over 8 points, and Lehigh Valley to 12 points. St. Paul rose 5 3-8 and Northern Pacific, after some early weakness, advanced almost '3 points, with a gain of 11 points for Peoples Gas. . ''; v-;: Some of the specialties including Texas" Company, General Motors and Central Leather, increased their ini tial advances, while other specialties like Goodrich, Alaska jGold and' Pa cific Telephone averaged 6 point ad vances. Losses were nominal except for Southern Railway common and preferred; Louisville & Nashville, Missouri, Kansas & Texas,' which de clined 1 to 3 1-2 points.' - New York Stock List. Last - sale. American Copper . . American Can .... American Car & Foundry American Cotton Oil . . American Smelting . . . 52 25 43 . 36 "5&V& 104 117 218 94 91 ,22 139y8 52 20 125 8. : 53 101 108 148 18 2- 21 16 ' 64 4 31 -123 : 521 American Sugar . . American Tel & Tel American . Tobacco , . . . . Atchison . . . . . . Chicago, fMil Ac St. Paul Erie . . General Electric Interborough-Met pfd .". Kansas City Southern" .. Louisville & Nashville .. Missouri, Kansas & Texas N. Y., N.'H. & Hartford . Northern Pacific . . . . . . Pennsylvania .. .. .. Reading . . . ; . . .. Rep. Iron & Steel .. .. . Rock Island Co. pfd . . . Sloss. Shef Steel & Iron . Southern Railway . . . . . ; ; Southern Railway pfd . . . Tennessee Copper . . . . . Texas Co. . . ." Western Union Chicago, Dec. 12. Buying turned wheat today sharply higher. There were an unsual number of inquiries here for cash wheat, and it was said demand had improved at Liverpool. After opening a shade off to 3-8 high en, prices rose all around, touching in some cases as much as 1 1-4 above last night's level. Corn advanced with wheat. Opened unchanged to 1-8 higher, followed by a moderate general upturn. . Oats were governed by other ce reals. . '-' Provisions traders gave attention to grain bullishness and. there was a steady market. ; Export sales had much to do with wheat strength and ' caused further gains. Closed firm at 1 3-8al 1-2 . to 1 7-8 above last night. Western feeding requirements help ed corn. Closed firm at 3-8al-2 to 1-2 net advance. - ' Chicago-Grain. Chicago, Dec. 12. Wheat No. 2 red 1.16 7-8al.l8 3-8; No. 2 hard 1.17al.l8 1-2. ' Corn No. 2 yellow new 64. Oats standard 48 3-4a49. Hye No. 2, 1.08 1-2. " Barley 60a70. Timothy 3.75a5.75. : . Clover 12.50al4.50. Pork 16.50. Lard 9.75. ' Ribs -9.12a9.87. . . Chicago Grain and prauce. Open. High Low. Close. WHEAT - Dec . . May .. CORN . Dec .'. May . CATS Dec .. May PORK Jan .. ' May .. 1.16 1.18 1.161 1.18,. 10 1-22. 1.20 1-22. 62 69 63 69 62 69 47 51 - 63 69 47 51 18.02 18.50 9.75 10.02 9.77 iO-12 TT 47 51'i51 18.02 18.52 18.00 18.47? 18.47 IXARD Jan . . May" . . RIBS Jan ." . May . . 9.72 " 9-75 9.75 10.05 10.00 9.75 10.10 v 9.80 10.12 . 9.75 10.10 PROVISIONS. OVIS ;rod CHARLOTTE PRODUCE MARKET. -.v (Furnished by J. "L Blakely.) Hens ., Friers .... . Chickens Turkeys .' . . . Du-ks (each) 10 to 12 12 to 14 10 to 12 15 . to . 16 25 to 40 Guineas 2o Eggs .: '.i '..' . -I - 32 Eggs, fancy fresh gathered 35 Butter .-. 15 to 25 S. Potatoes .'. ..$2.00 to2.50 Irish Potatoes ........ $1.75 to 2.00 Onions . .. $1.75 CHARLOTTE GRAIN, PROVISIONS ; AND'HAV. - 3 (CorrecteVl daily T.y Cocnrane-Mo Laughlin Company.) Oats . . Ca Corn " . '. . . ..... 1 ' . . 9y Patent flour -. . '..? . .$o.85 6.35 Corn meal,-bu V. 92 Hay. choice Timothy, ?er . ,100 Vbg ... ,.$L25 Metal Market;- -New York, Dec. 12. Copper firm; electrolytic 13.12 l-2al3.25; casting 12.87 l-2al3.00. Iron unchanged. , . v Kansas City, Dec." 12. Butter, eggs, poultry unchanged. . s Elgin Butter. ' " Elgin, Ills., Dec. 12. Butter firm, 32. St. Louis Grain, St. Louis, Dec. 12 Wheat No. 2 red 1.15al.l6; No. 2 hard 1.15 l-2al.l6 1-2; December 1.14 1-4. . . ... Corn No. 2, 64; No. 2 white 66; De: cember 63 1-3., : ' ' Oats No. 2, 47; No. 2 white 48 1-2; December 47 1-4. . St. Lpuis Poultry. St. Louis, Dec. 12: Poultry un changed, except springs 10 l-2all. Butter, 'eggs, unchanged. ; s Kansas City Grain. " Kansas City, Dec. 12 Wheat iib. 2 hard 1.10 l-2al.ll 1-2; No. 2 red 1.10a 1-2. Corn No. 2 mixed 62 1-2; No. 2 white 62 l-2a63. Oats No. 2 white 46 1-2; No. 2 mixed 42 l-2a44. - ' LLI SOMEWHAT SHY 01 These ridiculous specimen ts of royal and noble grammar are from the hands of King George Ill's youngest brother and the wife of Earl Grosvenor.-Their private correspondence became a mat ter of public interest when, in 1770, Lady Grosvenor'g husband successful ly brought civil suit for 10,000 against the Duke of Cumberland. " . TO LADY GROSVENOR. My Dear Little Angel, I wrote my last letter oyou yester day at eleven o'clock" just when we sailed, I dined at two o'clock and as for the afternoon I had some music I have " my own . servant a-board " that plays, I got to bed about 101 then prayed for you my dearest, loVe kissed your dearet little hair and lay" down and dreamt ; of s you and you ' seemed pleased but alas when I woke I found It all dillusion, nobbdy by me but my self at sea. L am sure the account -. of this day's great duty can be no pleas ure to you my love, yet is exactly what I have done, and as I promised you always to let you know my mo tions and thoughts I have now per- ' ' " 1 - GEORGE G. 'SCOTT, C. P. A. 1 D. H. McCOLLOUGH, C. P.' iA. SCOTT & McCOLLOUGH CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.. , - - No. 201 Realty Building. ' formed my promise this "day to you and always will until the very last ' letter you shall have from me. When I shall return to you? that in- " stant O' my , love mad and happy be yond myself to tell you ;hom I love you and have . thought of you ever since I have been separated from you. I hope you are well I am .sure I need not tell youxI have had nothing in my thoughts but your dear self and long for the time to come back again to -' you v I will v all " the while fKDe ---v. ' , , These ridiculous specimens of royal I wrote my last letter to you yester sailed. I dined at two o'clock and as your dearest little hair and lay down,, yond myself to tell you how I love take care of myself because' you de sire ' itk my dear little Frind, angel of rriy" heart pray7 do you , take carev of your dearself for the sake of you. faithful servant- whtr lives' but to love you - to adore' yoa, ; an to': bless the moment that ; hag. made- you generous enough to own it to.,Mn -t,..4tope my dear nay I will, dare :to say you never will have reason to repent it. - God bless you ,tUl I. shal lagain have an opoprtunity of , sending tc you, I shall t write, tq' ypu a. letter a day- as7 mi'daVsas;iy6tfiiW.s'8 herein f me when I do"they 'shiir all come- . Friday 16th June ' God blesg you I shan't forget' you -God 'knows you have told me that before I have your heart and it lieswarm. alumy breast I hope mine feels as easy a you thou joy of my. life adieu. FROM LADY GROSVENOR. My Dearest Friend, - -' Mr. G r appear rather-in better temper today ;,so.J, am. in. great hopes he did notv get enough of the letter to make out much , he stayed.' but very late last" night which : . ."seems' to have occasioned a: wee zihg to-day' by the means ?f my istefs Is- think I. can send 'and receive my letters' very safe for the future. rf-r.r" ; Carry is but of tovn for a few days ' so vin' the meantime I. send them by , another sister who cpmes :to see me every day , and she -thinks , it some business I have with Reda about some . Millenary that I don't chuse he should know of so if she gett ever a letter for me she knows she. is not to take it out of her pocket till we are alone so' its all cleverly settled again at pres ent r how miserable "V shotiW have . been if " we could not -have" contrived to lyear from one another, I just live only upon the thoughts of . lts not be ing a great while before , I . have the' happiness , ' of a letter. from you, I'm 4 very sure you'l wrte as soon; as you can, I know yotfr ' tenderness ; for me welle nough to be certain of that he is. coming upstairs 1 find so I shall conclude r ; till tomorrow, God bless you ury Dear-Dear Friend . ' r "I heard it rumored that Mabel was to marry i v Which day ; does ' she pre fer?"... - , . .... . . - i. . , , .... ."Any rone "of te.-365." -Cleveland . Plain Dealer. ; . ; ' , 4 i! . v ,
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