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Newspaper Page Text16 GEORGIA AND FLORLDA. THE NEWS OP THS TWO STATES TOLU IN PARAGRAPHS. A War Story In Which Savannah Figures—A Worth County Planter's Expedient for Getting Rid of Cows. Atlanta Financiers Kicking Over the Sale of Her Eonds—Hon. John Sibley’s Strong Lunge May Get Him a .<3,000 Position. GEORGIA. A. J. Jacks'n’s house near Gainesville was burned a few nights ago. H. F. Ferguson’s stable, at Calhoun, was burned, with its contents, a day or two ago. The Bapt st parsonage at Madison has been completed. The building cost some thing over #1,200. I. D. Smith, who was supposed to have beau murdered In Laurens oounty last June, was in Tifton last Saturday. He refused to say why he left home. The following ticket has been put in nomination at Eastman: For mayor, C. H. Peeoook; for aldermen, J. C. Rawlins, J. M. Arthur, J. J. Mumford. The residences < f W. M. Clements and W. H. Andrews at Eastman were burglarized on Monday night last. A negro named John Adams has been arrested on suspicion. The tobacco packing house at Bainbridge received about6,ooo pounds of tobacco from Qninov one day last week, the owners haul- Ing It twenty-five miles in wagons to get it to Bainbridge. A good many Atlanta financiers are kick ing because tbe city’s new issue of J 759.030 of per cent. bond 9 were sold at 95. The financiers claim that they should have brought at least par. On Saturday of last week the residence of Rev. E. F. Bonner at Harlem was entire ly consumed by fire. It is thought a defective flue in the stove room wji the eause. The house was insured for #4OO. Cohn & Cos., tobacoo dealers, have pur chased recently the farms of Maj. Haines and O. H. Thomas, near Attapulgus. pay ing J 8 per acre for the first and #5 50 for the latter. They are to be used as tobacco farms. A negro boy bad his arm mutilated at Floyd Sc Ellis’ cotton gin, at Calhoun, last week, in a most frightful manner. Dr. R. M. Harbin of Calhoun and Dr. G. T. Downey of Petersburg amputated the limb. D. C. Alford, president of the demooratic executive committee of Hart county, has been appointed co respondent “for that oounty to the national association of the Democratic party, with headquarters at Washington, D, C. Andy Taylor (colored) dropped dead at Mexey’s, in Oglethorpe oounty, a few days ago. He was unloading cotton at tbe depot, and after throwing off a bale of cotton he fell lifeless to the platform. He was appa rently in perfect health up to hi* death. Tax Collector Bridges had a bu*y day of it in Lexington Tuesday, collecting in the neighborhood of #4,000. This, however, does not by any means bring his collections up to the usual percentage, and be will have to Issue something over 1,(03 executions. According to the Augusta Herald the Rev. Thomas Leitch, whose sermons during the past two years have startled siuners in South Carolina and Georgia, and put them on the wxy to conversion, fell himself by the roadside Thursday night, haying over-indulged in intoxicants, The $30,000 to which the state was en titled, out of the money brought by the sale of tho state lottery property, has just been paid into the treasury. The receipt was given Jointly to Capt. W. D. Ellis aud Judge George Hillyer. This is the closing chapter in a long and intricate litigation. At Louisville Saturday night Ed Curtis was killed by a pistol. Tbe evidence dis closed that Calvin Curtis, Jr., had a pistol in his pocket, that it fell on tbe fipor and fired, striking Ed under the shoulder. He (lied almost instantly. They were at a party at Simon Gray’s house on Dr. Kitchen's place. Calvin was bound over for carrying a pistol concealed. ’ The people of the neighborhood of Eld wards & Arnold’s mil's, near Pope’s station in Oglethorpe county, are very anxious to have a postoffice established at the mill. The place is sometimes called “Sapsuoker,” and it is very likely that application will be made for a postoffice at 1 ’oapsucker.” It is nearly five miles from Crawford. Oglethorpe Echo : Monday morning last R. M. Tiller, a most highly respected citizen of near the Glade was seemingly in his usual health. He went to the Glade that evening to do some trading, and while making some purchases at tbe store of Andrew & Glenn his bead suddenly dropped on his breast and be sank to the floor. His friends surrounded him and lifted him to the counter, but be fore he had been made comfortable and a physician could reach him he had breathed his last. Tbe doctors pronounced his trouble heart disease. Gainesville Eagle: H. N. Rainey, post master at Mulberry, Jackson county, and a prominent oitizon of that place,was brought before United States Com uissioner Gaston, at this place, last Tuesday, charged with settling his personal debts with postage stamps. Rainey, it seems, did this contrary to the law iu such cases made aud provided, and by some means a postoffice inspector found it out and had him arrested. Judge Gaston, considering the proof sufficient, placed him under bond to answer the charge before the United States court in Atlanta. A bond of $30(1 was given, Sumner Local: When J. T. Hooks first settled on his sand hill, in this county, he could hardly get a crop started for the crows. Six of them were especially annoy ing, and made an independent living out of hit field for several mouths. Finally an idea occurred to Mr. Hooks, and selecting seven fresh hen eggs, be doted them liberally with strychnine and placed them where the crows Could easily find them. Next day the six blaok thieves were lying in various attitudes of death over the field, and one egg was left untouched. This egg Mr, Hooks buried to keep anything else from finding it and that night a coon came along, scratched up the egg. and next morning was found with his forepaws on the third rail of the fenoe, where death had caught him, just as he was climbing over. Atlanta Herald: Hon. John Bibiey of Cobb is just back from Washington. The Honorable John was quite a conspicuous figure in the last Georgia legislature. If he didn’t talk more than anybody else he talked louder than anybody else, and on a viva voce rote his influence was tremend ous. But even his admirers never suspected, perhaps, that his lungs might be worth $3,- 600 a year to him. They may be, it appears. There were seventeen applicants for two positions as reading clerk in the House. They were all given a cuance to read, and tbe Honorable John came out with flying colors. Eight of the seventeen were elected to “try it over’’ in January. The gentle man from Cobb is one of the eight, and expects to lie appointed. “I’ve got many a demerit,” he says, “and many a whipping in school on account of my big mouth, and now I’m going to get some good out of it.” Brunswick Times: The Times has pre sented Gen. J. Floyd ICing with a photo graph which represents a group of confeder ate veterans listening to the narrative of war reminiscences by an old negro named Neptune Small. Tbe group consists of Gen. King, Maj. Charles 8. Wylly, Mayor M-Ji* Colson and J. E. Dart, seated, and the venerable old negro Neptune standing. The story which Neptune tells is one of thrilling interest and may be reproduced in the columns of the Times at a later dato. Neptune was the servant of Capt. D. Lord King, a brother of Gen. King. Capt. King was an assistant adjutant general in Gen. Longstroet’s corps. He was killed battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 1.4, 1862, while carrying dispatches. Hi* body was left on the field between the two lines, and rescued by Neptuue. Neptune, a faithful servant and devoted to his master, out betwoen the lines and sought the body until he found it, and thau bore it from the field of battle. He was put In charge of the remains and oarrled them to Havanas:.. The body has since been re moved to St. Simon’s and now rests in the old Frederica oemetery. Mr. Dart as near the place where Capt. King was killed and learned of bis death a short time after it oc curred. When Neptune had brought tbe ! body of his master to Savannah for burial, i be went west to be with Capt. Cuvier King, ! Mho was in the western army. He re mained with him until the war closed and then waiked back to his old home. He now : lives on St. Simon’s, and in telling his story is always deeply moved. FLORIDA. Six otters bave been shot or trapped in the vicinity of Waldo recently. Palatka has the largest secret order mem bership of any city iu tbe state. Three more large business houses are soon to be added to Palatka’s increasing trade. Sixteen phosphate companies whose aggre gated capital reaches up noar the millions, deposit in the Bartow banks. E. H Tyson of Lakeland has sold his nursery, gr ve and oottage at Bartow to C. M. Marsh, the consideration being #B,OOO. A negro brtkeman Lad bis foot badly masxsd by tbe bumpers on the cars of the Florida Southern railroad at Bartow Tues day last. E. L. Douglass, proprietor of the Almeria hotel at Tampa, has discharged all bis colored waiters and supplied their places with white girls. Several settlers have secured homesteads along the St. Lucie river, and are prepar ing now to build their houses and get ready to plant pineapples. Nearly every board of trade in Florida has forwarded to Washington a recommen dation that Congressman Bullock be made a member of the House committee on rivers and harbors. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railroad, with its usual generosity, has ten dered free passes to all the teachers along their line who wish to attend the teachers’ convention at Ocala. Hon. William Thompson of Palatka has an orange of tbo navel variety that weighs eight p .unds and ten ounces. The orauge measures ten inches in diameter, and was grown on his own grove one and a half miles from Palatka. Dr. J. Y. Porter, state health officer, says Florida is healthy and free from all danger ous or contagious diseases. The grip, pre vailing to such an extent in other stales, has not appeared either in a malignant form or to any extent to attract special attention. The Carleton hotel at Jacksonville is badly incumbered. The opening has been postponed to await the result of a suit at law now pending in the United States court. Three mortgages and other debts are outstanding against the property. The deer along the Bt. Lucie river seem to know already that Florida has a law for their protection. They not only are very numerous, but they are getting so bold us to range right in tne middle of the pineap ple fields, and are a regular pest iu the gar dens. Duck shooting seems to be the order of the day on the St. Lucie river. The ducks have beeu plentiful this year. Henry Styp mann is the champion this year so far, hav ing brought down twenty ducks with two shots, and frequently comes home with a dozen or so. Bartow News : A lady went into one of our grocery stores last week and purohased two pounds of butler that had been bought iu the oountry by the merohant. When the nice yellow lump was cut into, there was found in the center of it a large sweet potato, nicely peeled and carefully covered over with butter. Jacksonville Standard: A reminiscence of bygone days likely to prove tantalizing to those whose oranges havo this year brought them little or nothing, Is a para graph in one of our exchanges, in which or anges are quoted at |1 55 apiece. But as this was iu Columbus, Ga., ns long ago as 1896, perhaps the less said about it the better. The jury in the case of H. B. Blount, oharged with the murder of Robert L. Parker in Bartow last Christmas day, after being out for nearly twenty-four hours, brought in a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court. Upon hearing the verdict the wife of the prisoner burst into tears. The prisoner himself was apparently unaffected. Harry Budge of Titusville met with a very painful accident Tuesday. While cleaning a gun barrel by pressing the bar rel to and fro onto a ramrod, which was locked into a vise, he pulled tbe barrel too far at one stroke and tho ramrod iron missed the barrel on the return stroke, the point passing through the left band. It was pulled out and tbe wound dressed, and is now doiag as nicely as oould be expected. “Hatrack,'’ a once famous horse, is now owned by Harry Mason of Jacksonville. “Hatrack” was sold a few years ago for #14,030. but received an injury and was taken off the tracx. Mr. Mason recently purchased him in New York and contem plates putting him against all comers in Florida. The animal is a decided beauty, and makes good time. Mr. Mason is very anxious to see a race course in Jacksonville and will do alt in his power to establish one. Falatka Herald ; Forty years ago there was an old-fashioned public well where the new fountain now stands. For years it has been forgotten and tne younger generation knew nothing about it. On Monday last, while digging a foundation for the granite fountain tbe old well, which has been filled In and forgotten for thirty years, suddenly caved in and it took several cartloads of brickbats, rock, etc., to make it firm enough to support the fountain, which sits directly over it. The St. Johns' Yacht Club of Jacksonville will give a regatta on Jan. 20, 1802. The regatta is open to all contestants. Niue hundred aud fifty dollars will bo given in prizes, as follows: First class—Yachts of 20 and less than 35 feet; first prize #3OO, second prize #l5O, third prize $75. Second class— Yachts of 16 and less than 20 feet; first prize $l5O, second prize $75, third prize #SO. Third class—Yachts of 9 and less than 16 feet; first prize $75, second prize SSO, third prize $25. Georg j S. Shelby of Fort Meade hag entered suit against the Bartow Courier- Informant, through his attorney, B'rank Clark, Esq., for SIO,OOO damage*. Tbe Bartow Courier-Informant of last week published an article writteu by Rev. A. E. Heddon of Fort Meade, wherein he criticised Mr. Shelby’s political and moral oharaoter. Mr. Shelby is a candidate for mayor of Fort Meade and the article reflects upon him politically and morally and lie thinks that he is damaged to the tune of SIO,OOO. Titusville Star: Since it has been de ciuod by the International Ocean Telegraph Compauy to extend their line from Orlando to Jupiter th#question comes up, what will Uncle Sam do with his line? Mr. Lanouette thinks that when the new line is completed that the government will sell their line to the highest bidder. Will Messrs. Dwyer Bros, or any one else go into such a vent ure, for the reoeipts of the lino in the busy winter season will hardly do more than keep the Hue in repair and pay running ex penses. Titusville Star: The pineapples are look ing remarkably well on the St. Lucie river. Our planters plauted out last summer a large amount of plauts, but it Btemg that every one fell short on tho supply of plants. The crop has been doubled every year, but plants are still in great demand and our planters intend to get next summer r supply of plants from the keys. The crop of apple 9 will be a large one. O. K. Wood alone is supposed to ship 1,000 crates. Taking this as an average from tho number of plauts planted on the river that will bear next summer, there will be on the river at least from 8,000 to 12,000 crates, and Mr. Kltoh ing expects to realize from his Egyptian queens, one acre iu all, at least $2,500, and from the looks we have no doubt that that will only be a low estimate. Dunlap's flue hats, Stetson’s bats and Naolmeuto’s flexible hats sold at LaFar’s Ad. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. COMMERCIAL. ~ SAVANNAH MARKETS? ~ OFFICE MORNING NEWS, i Savannah. Ga., Dec. 19, 1861. ( Cotton—The market was rather quiet, but steadier. In fact, the undertone was better; the smallness cf port receipts gave some strength to controlling markets. There was a slow de mand. and the inclement weather interfered with the business for the day.. The total sales were 989 bales. On'Change at the opening ca 1, at 10 a m.. tbe market was bulletined steady and unchanged, with sales of SCO bales. At the second call, at I p. m. it was steady, the sales being 884 bales. At the third and last call, at 4 p. m , it closed steady and uncharged, with further sales of 239 bales. The following are tbe official closing spot quotations of tbe Cotton Exchange: Middling 781 Good middling TzJ Middling 7 Low middling .... 6 11-16 Good ordinary 654 ■S'ea Itlamis— The market was very quiet at unchanged prices. There were no sales re ported. Common (nominal) ...10 @ll Medium 1244 Good medium IS Medium fine 14 Fine 15 @1344 Extra fine 16 Choice 17 @lB Comparative cotton Statement. Receipts, Exports and Stock os Ha no Dbc. ID, 1891, and von Tn* Sane Time Last Yeas. it 91 -’52. j IMO-'SI. J.Uina h f™ and Upland Stock on hand Sept 1 1,871 10,116 21 11.4G3 Received to-dav 1,990 2,831 1,141 4.879 ! Received previously 26,832 700,769 22.462 096,883 I Total HD.OG3 713.745 23.623 712725 Exported to-day 1 ' 6<3i 6,467 Exported previously 18,143 688.66! 12,G7>8 594,074 Total __ia,l4 588,501 18,199 . 000,531 Stock on bond and on sbip | board this day 12 500 125,184. 10.124 112,191 Rick—The market was steady at quotations The sales for the day were 17 barrels. The fol lowing are the official quotations of the Board ofTrade; small job lots are held at 44@Ho higher: Fair ....414 Good ”.’..4H@434 Rough*noininai— Country lots $ 70® so Tide water 1 oo@l 25 Naval Storks-The market for spirits turpen tine was auiet and steady at unohanged prices The demand was rather slow and but a small business doing. The sales for the day were only •397 casks of regulars at 31c. At tho Board of Trade on the opening call the market was reported firm at 3lc for regulars. At the second call it closed firm at 3!c for regulars. Rosin—The market was quiet and firm. There was a good demand, with moderate offerings. The sales were 2.178 barrels. At the Board of Trade on the first call the market was reported firm, with sales of 1,578 barrels, at the fol lowing quotations: A, B, C, D and E. $1 27U- F. $1 32U; G. $1 8744: H, $1 40; I. $1 75: K $2 00; M. $2 85; N, #8 05; window glass, $3 55; water white, $3 95. At the last call it closed unchanged. NAVAL STORES STATEMENT. Spirit*. Rosin. Stock on hand April 1..... ..... 3.902 27,648 Received to-day Sl9 8*377 Receive! previously 211,429 fiSlioM Total .215,930 668,053 Exported to-day * 3,744 gjftj Exported previously 199,458 564.428 Total .202,197 565,050 Stock on hand and on shipboard °-d*y 13,753 103,003 Received same day last year 3ia 3,461 Financial— Money Is in go and demand Domestic Exchange—The market is steady Banks and bankers are buying at 14 per cent discount and selling at >4 per oeut disoount to par. foreign Exchange—The market is weak Sterling, commercial demand, $4 88- sixty days, 84 80*$; ninety days, $4 79U; francs’ Paris and Havra, sixty days, #5 2544: Belgian.' sixty days. 85 27; marks, sixty days. 91^c. Securities There is a gopd Investment de mand for railroad bonds. Central and South western railroad stocks and debentures are neglected. Stocks and Bonos— <Htu Bmds— Atlanta 6 per cent, long date, 108 bid. 111 asked; Atlanta 7 per cent, 114 bid. l'. asxed; Augusta 7 per cent, longdate. 106 bid. 108 asked; Augusta (i percent, longdate. 105 bid, luO asked; Cilum bus 5 per cent, 98 bid, 99 asked; Macon 6 per cent, 114 bid, 115 asked; new SavaunahSper cent quarterly January coupons, 10134 bid, 102 U asked; new Savannah 5 per cent February coupons, 101 Pi bid, 109 asked. State Bonds— Georgia new 416 per cent, HIM bid, 112P6 asked; Georgia 7 per cent coupons Junuarvand July, maturity 1836, llH6bid 11214 asked; Georgia 3>4 per cent, 100J4 bid. lolU aßked. Railroad Stocks Central common, 92 bid, 93 asked; Augusta and Savannah 7 p-r cent guaranteed, ex-div, 12.' bid, lklasked; Geor gia common, 193 bid, 194 asked; Southwestern 7 per cent guaranteed, 10,'ii bid, ioU asked- Central 6 per cent certificates. 82 bid Bii asked: Atlanta and West Point railroad stock 10416 bid, 106 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent certificates. 95 bid. 97 asked. Railroad Bonds Savannan, Fiorida and Western Railway Company general mortgage 6 per cent interest coupons, October, 109 bid 110 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage consolidated 7 per cent coupons, Januiry ami July, maturity 1891, 199 bid, 10SU asked- Central Railroad and Banking Company collateral gold ss, 85 bid, 88 asked; Central consolidated mortgage 7 per cent coupons January and July, maturity 1893, 103 U bid 104 asked; Savannah and Western railroads per cent. Indorsed by Central railroad. 72W bid (316 asked; Savannah, A-nericus and Mont gomery 6 per cent, 18 bid, 80 asked; Geor gia railroad B per cent, 1897, 105@1!1 bid 103 @llO asked; Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage 0 per cent, 71 bid. 72 asked- Covington and Macon first mortgage, 6 per cent. TO bid, 80 asked; Montgomery and Eufau a first mortgage 0 per cent, indorsed by Central railroad, 104 bid, 105 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, first mortgage, 10516 bid, 10CJ* asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta second mortgage 110 bid, 113 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and’Au gusta general mortgage, 6 per cent. 102 bid 103 asked: South Georgia and Florida Indorsed firsts. 105V6 bid, 107 asked; South Georgia and Florida second mortgage, 104 bid, 105 asked- Augusta and Knoxville first mortgage, 7 per oeut, 101 bid, 103 as ted; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern, first mortgage, guaranteed 106 bid, 108 asked; Gainesville JeffenToa and Southern, not guaranteed, 104 bid 106 asked; Ocean Steamship 6 per cent bonds, guaranteed by Central rail road, 100V6 bid, 10j76 asked; Ocean Steam ship 5 per cent, due in 1920. 98 bid, 100 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage, guaranto and, 104 bid. 105 asked; Columbus and Rome first mortgage bouds, indorsed by Central railroad. 102 U b and asked; Oolum bus and Western 6 per cent’ guaranteed. 106 bid, 107 asked; City aud Bute urban railway first mortgage 7 p.-r oent, 104 bid, 100 asked; Brunswick and We-tern 4s firsts indorsed, due 1938, 70 bid, 75 asked; Sa vannah and Atlantic 5 per cent indorsed, 70 bid 73 asked. Bank Stocks , efc—Southern Bank of the State of Georgia, 245 bid. 255 asked; Mer chants' National Bank. 130 bid, 135 asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 115 bid, 117 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 129 bid, 131 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Company. 120 bid. 122 asked; Citizens’ Bank, 9516 bid, 9616 asked; Chatham Heal Estate and Improvement Company, 51 bid. 51‘6 asked; Germania Bank, 108 bid, 101 asked; Chat ham Bank, 54 bid, 55 asked; Macon and Sa vannah Construction Company, nominal; Sa vannah Construction Company, 05 bid, 70 asked. Gat Stocks —Savannah Gas Light stocks ? n 1. 25 asked; Mutual Gas Light stocks, 25 hid; Electric Light and Power Company, ex-div, 76 bid, 77 asked. Apples—s 2 75@3 50, Bacon—Market steady. The Board of Trade quotations are as follows; Smoked clear rib sides, 754 c; shoulders. dry salted clear rib sides. 6R4c: long clear, 6%0\ bellies, l6c; shoul ders, 516 c; hams, It 140. Baouino and Ties—The market steady. Jute bagging 214th,7W@7>6c; 21b, 256 c; 1341 b, 80; quotations are for large quantities; small lots higher: sea Island bagging at 12@12Mc; Dine straw, 2141 b. 716 c. Iron Ties—large lots, 81 85; smaller lots. *1 40@1 50. l ies in retail lota, higher. Bitter—Market firmer: fair demand; Goshen Sa24c: gilt edge, 96® 26c; creamery. 29@80c; Elgin. 32c. Cabbage—North err.. B@B4c. Cheese—Market steady; fair demand: 1254 1844 c. •* Corves Market firm. Pea berry, 8144 c. faDcy. 1940: choice, :84c: prime. !9c; go -d; 174 c; fair. i?c: ordinary, 154 c; common. 1444 c, Drixp Fruit—Apples, evaporated, 9c; com mon, 6435740. Pea,- -s. Dee ed, 124c;unpe-led, 9c. Currants, 6454640. Citron, 224 c. Dried apricots, 194 c. Day Goons—The market Is quiet; good de “*“d- Friuts, 4640; Oe ,rgia brown shirting, 8-4, 44c; 7-8 do, sc; 4-4 brown sheet *?* • white osnaburirs, 9®B'4c; checks, 444454 c; yarns. 600 for the best mskes; brown drillings, 645474 c. I LOUR—Market steady. Extra, #4 40@4 TO; Si™* 1 ?-,* 96 ® 80 ®: fancy. #6 00@3 605 patent, #5 63@3 75; choice i-atent, #5 75@8 00. Fish—Market firm. We quote full weights: Mackerel, No. 8. half barrels, nominal. $6 00® 6 SJ; No 2. #7 00@8 00. Herring. No. 7 22c: scaled, 25c. Cod. s®Bc. Mullet, half bar rel. 94 iD, Gs-alv—Cora—Mai set steady. White corn, re tail lots, 70c; job low, 68c; carload lots, 66c: mixed corn, retail lots. 68c; job lots. 68c: car load lots. 64c. Oats advancing—Mixed.retail lots, 52c; job lots. 50c; car; a 1 lots, 48c; Texas rust proof, retail, 75c: j"b, 70c: carload, 65c. Bran strong—Retail lots, # 25; job lots. #120; car load lots, $1 15. Meal—Pearl, per barrel, #3 60; per sack, #1 66; city ground. #l3O Pearl grits per barrel. $3 70; per sack, #1 70; city grits, #1 85 per sack. Hav—Market strong. Eastern and western, in retail lots, #1 05; job lots. #1 00; carload lots, 9io. Northern, none Hides, tv 001. Et —Hides - Market very dull and declining; reo-i; ts light; dry Hint, 64c; salted, 44c; dry butcher, 34c. Wool, market nominal; prime Georgia, free of sand and burs, 2i -,234e. War. 22 -. Deer skins, Hint, 22c; salted, lie. Otter skins. 50c@$5 00. Iron—Market very steady; Swede, 44®6c; r fined, 24c. Lemons-Fair demand. Messina, $3 50; Flor da, $2 (Was 50. Lard—Market steady; pure in tierces, Ts4c; 60tt> tins, compound, in tierces, 54c;In 5015 tins, 64c. Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement—Ala bama and 1 leorgla lime In fair demand and sell ing at 3’. 25 per barrel; bulk and carload lots soeciai; calcined plaster. #2 25 per barrel; hair. 4@sc; Kosendalece iient.il So@l 40: Portland cement, retail, #2T4;carioad lots, $2 40; English standard, Portland. #2 75@3 00. Liquors—Market firm. High wine basis $1 18; whisky per gallon, rectified. #1 iD@l 25, accord ing to proof; choice grades #1 50@2 50; straight, 31 50® 1 00; blended, 3- 0 @3 OJ. Wines-Do mestic port, sberrv. catawba, low grades. 60® 85c; fine grades, jl oi@l 50; California light, muscatel and angelica, #1 35@1 75. Nails—Market verv firm; loir demand, 8d #2 95; Ail and sd, #2 55: Od, i St; Bd, #2 20; lOd C* 15; 12d, #2 10; 80.1. #2 06 ;50 to 60J, #1 96; 20d $2 10; od, $2 00. Nuts—Almonds, Tarragona, 17® 18c: Ivoas, If® 16c; walnuts, Fr-noh, Pic; Nades. 16c; pe cans, 15c; llraxils. 7755 c; fllbepts, 11c; 0000a mits.Raraccoa.88 20 ;,860 per hundred; assorted nuts, 501 b and 251 b boxes. 19®130 per lb. O.iA.voES—Florida, #1 50@1 75. Onions—Firm; Barrels, $2 30@2 75; crates, #1 10, Potatoes-Irish, barrels, 32 25®2 80; sacks $2 00®2 15. Shot—Drop, #1 55; drop to B and larger, 31 80; buck, #1 80. Salt—The demand is moderate aod market dull. Carload lots, 65c f. o. b.; Job lots 70® Oils—Market steady; demand fair. Signal, 40®50c; West Virg.nia black, 10®13c; lard, 60c; kerosene. 10c; neatsfoot, 59®?60; machinery, !B®2sc; linseed, raw. 43c; boiled, 46c; mineral seal, 18c; hnmelight, 14c; guardian, 14c. Suoaß—The marketHduil and lower; demand good. Cut loaf, S jc; culjes, 44c; powdered, 4'4>c: granulated. 44c; confectioners’, 44c; standard A, 44c; white extra C, 44c; golden, 0. 34c: yellow. S4 Syrup—Florida and Georgia, 24®56c; mar ket quiet for sugarhouse at 30®l0c; Cuba straight goods, 30©3zc; sugarhouso molasses, 18®20c. Tobacco—Market quiet and steady. Smoking, domestic, 234c®#! 60; chewing, common, sound, 23®250; fair. 23®85c; good, 30®19o; bright, 60©85c: Hue fancy, 75®80c; extra fina. #1 00® 1 15; bright navies, 22® 10c. Lumber Tbe demand for foreign is quiet The domestic demand continues to show improvement, ands me advance in prices for quick deliveries. We quote: Easy sizes sll 50®18 00 Ordinary sizes 12 00®16 50 Difficult sizes 14 00®*5 50 Flooring boards 14 60®22 00 Shipslurfs 15 50®25 00 FREIGHTS. Lumber —By Sail—The market Is quiet and but few cargoes offering. The rates from this and near-by Georgia ports may be quoted at 81 25 @5 OJ.for a range including Baltimore and Port land, Me. Timber 50o@$l 00 higher than lumber rates. To the West Indies and Windward, nominal; to Rosario, $1600@17 00; to Buenos Ayres or Montevideo, §1100: to Rio Janeiro, $1500; to Spanish and Mediter ranean ports, sl2 00; to United Kingdom for orders, nominal for timber, £4 10s standard; lumber, £4 15s. By Steam—To New York, $7 00; to Philadel phia, $8 00; to Boston, $8 00; to Baltimore, Naval Stores Market is dull and for vessels to arrive nominal. Foreign Cork, etc., small spot vessels, rosin, 2s 9d and 4s; Adriatic, rosin, 3s; Genoa. 2s 9d; South America, rosin, 80c per barrel of 280 pounds. Coastwise—Steam—to Boston. He psr lOOttis on rosin, 90c on spirits; to New York, rosin, ~4c per lOOfts, spirits, 0o; to Philadel phia. rosin, 34c per lCHtbs. spirits, 80c; to Balti more, rosin, 70c, splrits,7oc. Coaßtwise quiet. Cotton—By Steam—The market is steadier. Barcelona 4d Genoa Havre 11-32d Liverpool 21-64d Bremen 31-64d Amsterdam 11 32d Liverpool via New York, W lb 48 Liverpool via Baltimore. {4 lb 11-S2d Havre via New York, $ lb 18-32d Bremen via New York, $ lb 13-32d Reval via New York, $) lb 15-32d Amsterdam 11-82d Genoa via New York 13-S2d Barcelona via New Y’ork lS Sfid Amsterdam via New York 90c Amsterdam via Baltimore. 65c Bremen via Baltimore l!-82d Antwerp via New York 11-121 Boston w bale $ 125 Bea Island jk bale 1 25 New York $ bale 1 00 Sea Island 7* bale 1 00 Philadelphia §2 bale 1 00 Soa Island $ bale 1 00 Baltimore $ bale Providence y? bale Rice—By Steam— New York 49 barrel 50 Philadelphia 74 barrel 50 Baltimore 74 barrel 60 Boston $ barrel 75 COUNTRY PRODUCE. Growu fowls $ pair 8 75 ® Chickens 94 grownpair 50 ® 60 Chickens 4 grown!) pair 40 i,g 50 Eggi. country,'p dozen 26 ® 27 Peanuts, fancy, h. p. Va , 741 b... 5 ® Peanuts, h: p.,'s lb 4 © Peaunts, small, h. p.. slb 4 ® 44 Peanuts, Tennessee, n. p., 74 lb.. 4 ® Sweet potatoes. 74 bush., yellow. 60 © 60 Sweet potatoes $ bush., white.. 40 ® DO Poultry Market overstocked; demand light. Eaas Market easy and la fair supply; demand steady. Peanuts —Ample stock, demand light, prices steady. Sugar—Georgia and Florida nominal; none in market. Honey—Demand nominal. MARKETS BY TELSGKAP3. FINANCIAL. New York, Dec. 19, noon.—Stocks opened active and strong. Money easy at 24 per cent Exchange—long, $4 824: short, $4 814 State bonds neglected. Government bonds dull but steady. Erie . 324 Riehm’d &W. Pt. Chicago & North .1154 Terminal 114 Lake Shore 1244 Missouri Pacific.. 824 Norf. & W. prof. . 52‘4 New York. Dec. 19, 5:00 p. m.—Sterling ex change closed quiet nut Htuady at $4 8.14® 4 804: commercial bills, $4 81#4®l 81. Money easy at 2W®3 per cent, closing offered at 24 per cent. Government bonds closed dull but steady; four per cents 1174. State bonds neglected. Sub-Treasury Balances—Coin, $110,4)0,000: currency, $2,287.0)0. The stock market to-day was a legitimate contiuuation of those ofttia last few days, there being still very pronounced buying by com mission houses; while selling remained princi pally professional and without significance The temper, while strong almost throughout, was heavy at times under pressure of, first, brars, and second, further realizations. Tae great feature of the day, however, was continued purchases by foreigners, and the stocks which are the greatest favorites abroad were the most pronounced in the market to- I day. Among these Erie and Louisville and Nashville were specially conspicuous, the first being agatn leader In point of activity while scoring marked advanoe, and tho last malting the largest final gain of addition to the active list. Wabash preferred was also again very active and strong,furth-r Increasing substantial gain of yesterday. Among low-priced shares. Colton Oil. lowa Oeotral, Central Pacific and Hocking Valley led in the upward movement, all scoring material advances, while Bt. Paul and Duluths were weak, preferred reaching 1 per cent. The market in general opened quiet but higher, and while the bear pressure caused a lose of the opening gains la tn- early deal ings, the concession was only momentary, and while the list soon resumed its steady upward maroh, no sigus of reaction until final dealings were se**n. when rcallzatio- s on advances ac oru-d caused some hesitation, but the close was still active and firm to strong at or near tne highest pr.ces of the day Among tbe active shares final prices ■ .0* small gaiaa as a rule, but Louisville and Nashville is up 14, Wabash preferred 14 and Cotton Oil 1 per cent. The sales of luted stocks were 182,D0J shares; un listed. 4.000 shares ThefoUowlng were the dosing quotations of the New York Stock Exchange: Ala class A, 2-5. 1014 Norf. *W. pref 524 Ala. class B, 55.... 1074 Northern Pacific 244 N.Carolinaconsda. 121 do pref.. 694 N. Carolina cons Is 97 Pacific Mail 36 L So. Caro. (Brown Reading 394 consols), 6s *97 Richm dtW. PL Tennessee 6s 105 Terminal 114 do 5s 101 Rock Island 894 do se.3s. .. 704 Bt. Paul 804 Virginia 6s *SO do preferred 123 Va. 6s cons *4O Texas Pacific 114 Northwestern ...1154 Teno.Coal4lron. 394 do preferred.. .1404 Union Pacific..... 484 rela. & Lack 1394 N. J. Central 1134 Erie 834 Missouri Pacific . 58 East Tennessee. .. 6 Western Union. 824 Lake Shore 1244 Cotton Oil Certi.. 334 L'vi le A Nash.... 824 Brunswick C 0.... 94 Memphis & Char.. 26 Mobile & Ohio 4s 864 Mobile and Ohio.. S3 Silver Certificates 95 Nashville A Chat.. 9*4 Am. Sugar Red . 814 Texas Pacific, Ist. 82 do pref’d.. 92 N Y Central.... 1184 •Bid. The weekly statement of the associated banks Issued by the clearing house to-day, shows the following changes: Reserve increased. $8,822,000 Loans increased 4,’845, 100 Specie increased 4,474,4 0 Legal tenders increased 1,810,800 Deposits increased 9,852,800 Circulation increased ’ 8)’000 Banks now hold $19,164,500 in excess of the requirements of the 25 percent, rule. New York, Deo. 19.—The exports of specie from the port of New York during tna pa<t week amounted to $227,208, of which $61,000 was in gold and $128,208 in silver Of the total exports, all the gold and $9,550 In silver went to South America and $116,658 In silver went to Europe. The imports of specie for the port of New York for the week amounted to #1,085,180, of which $986,963 was in gold and $69,218 lu silver. 6 COTTON. Liverpool, Dec. 19, noon.—Cotton opened steady and In fair demand; American mid dling 4J4d; gales 12,000 bales—American 11,000 bales; speculation aud export 8.000 bales; re oolpts 28,000 bales—American 30,800. Futures—American middling, low middling clause. December delivery and; December and January delivery 1; January and Feb ruary delivery 4 12-64d, also 4 18-64d; February and March delivery 1 15-64d, also 4 16-04d, also 4 17-64d; March and April delivery 4 20-4d also 4 19-61d, also 4 20-64d, also 4 21-Sid; April and May delivery 4 23 64d. also 4 24-641: May aud June delivery 4 27-64d. also 428 61d - June and July delivery 4 80-64d, also 4 31-64d : July and August delivery 4 33-64d, also 4 S4-64CL Market steady. 1:00 p. ra.—Futures: American middling, low middling clause. December delivery 4 11-64® 4 12-64d; December and January delivery 4 11-04 ®4 !2-84d; January and February 4 IS-64d seders; February and March 4 18-64®4 17-64d- March and April 4 20-C4®4 21-04d; April and May delivery 4 24-84d. sellers; May and June de livery 4 27- i4®4 24-64d; Juue and July de livery 4 31-64A sellers; July aid August de livery 4 84-64(1, value. Futures closed quiet. New York. Deo. 19, noon.—Cotton opened steady; middling uplands 7 15-16 o; middling Or leans 8 5- 16c: sales 97 bales. Futures—Market opened steady and closed firm, with sales as follows: December delivery opened at 7 50c ana closed at 7 62c; January delivery opened at 7 65c and closed at 7 69c- February delivery opened at 7 81c and closed at 7 80c; Maroh delivery opened at 7 97c and closed at 8 01c; April delivery opened at 8 11c and closed at 8 10c; May delivery opened at 8240 and closed at 8 28c. New York, Dec. 19, 5:00 p. m.—Cotton steadv; middling uplands 7 15-16 c; middling Or leans 8 5-16 c; net receipts 875 bales, gross re ceipts 10,427 bales; sales to-day 40 bales, last evening 57. Futures—Market closed firm, with sales of 52,800 bales, as follows: DecemDer de livery 7 G2®7 64c, January delivery 7 69 ®7 70c February delivery 7 ©7 80c. March delivery 8 01®s Ofc, April delivery 8 16c, May de livery 8 28®8 2Jc, Judb delivery 8 3!)®8 40c July delivery 8 49®8 JOc, August delivery 8 58®8 59c. September delivery 8 64®S 05c October delivery 8 70®8 75c. New York, Deo. 19,—The -Sun’s cotton review says: “Futures opened quiet and unsettled, th -n advanced 4®5 points, closing steady. The improvement was due almost wholly to tbe more active spot market at Llverpiol. The sales there of 12,000 bales were exceptionally large for Saturdty. It was also seen from Ellison’s circular that tho continent has in creased its consumption and run down its stocks, whereas the opposite was supposed to be tho truth, hut all depends upon the move ment of our crop for the next few weeks. The bulls were quite coulident to-day on the belief that the statistical position, severely adverse as It now is, has at length turned in their favor A more active spot market may confidently be predicted. After ’change the market weakened under report of larj_e receipt* at Memphis. Sales were made at 7 85c for February. 7 84c for March, and 8 13c for April. Spot cotton was dull.” Atlanta, Deo. 19.—Cotton olosed firm; middling 7c; receipts 1,139 bales. Galveston, Dec. 19.—CKtou closed steady; middling 7 316 c; net receipts 7.696 bales, gross 7,698; sales 1,951 bales; stock 182,181 balea; spin ners 1 bale. Norfolk, Dec. 19.—Cotton olosed steady; middling 7J4c; net receipts 2.425 bales, gross 2,681; sales 1,481 bales; stock 61.950 bales; ex ports, to Great Britain 7,840 bales, coastwise 772 bales. Baltimore, Dec. 19.—Cotton closed nominal; ml Idling 7" ©; not rec-ipts 578 bales, gross 578; sales none; stock 14,860 bales; exports, to the continent 2,254 bales, to Great Britain 5,986. Huston, Dec. 19.—Cotton closed quiet; middling 7 15-16 c; net receipts 335 bales, gross 1,324; sales none; stock bales; exports, to Great Britain 7,928 bales. Wilmington, Dec. 19.—Cotton closed qul -t; middling net receipts 1.423 bales, gross 1,423; sales none; stock 18,415 balea Philadelphia, Deo. 19. Cotton closed quiet; middling 8 5-16 c; net receipts !38 biles, gross 138; sales bales; Htock 9,890 bales. New Orleans, Dec 19.—Cotton clo-ed steady; middling 714 c; net receipts 12,001 bales, gross 12,680; sales 4,700 bales; stock 4-2,201 bales; exports to Groat Britain 6,887 bales, to the con tinent , coastwise 516. Futures—The market closed steady, with sab s of 22,400 Bales, as follows: Deoember de livery c, January delivery 7 15c, February delivery 7 Stic, March delivery 7 05c, April de livery 7 69c. May delivery 7 81c, June delivery 7 920. July delivery 8 080, August delivery 8 10c, September delivery 8 16c. Mobile, Dec. 19.—Cotton closed steady: middling 7V40; net receipts 1,715 bales, gross 1,7)6; sales I.uOO bales; stock 39,673 bales; ex ports coastwise 923 bales. Memphis, Dec. 19.—Cotton clos'd steady; mid dling ")4c; receipts 7,045 bales; shipments 5 200 bales; sales 4,388 bales; stock 101,871 bales. Augusta, Doc. 19 Cotton closed steady: middling 7 3-1 6®7**c; receipts 1,663 bales; shipments 830 bales; sales 931 bales; stock 39,173 bales. Charleston, Dec. 19.—Cotton closed quiet; middling TJfjo; net receipts 3,318 bales, gross 2,348; sales 100 bales; stock 73,070 baies; exports coastwise 904- New York, Doc. 19.—Consolidated net re ceipts at all oottou ports to-day were 55,2ti7 bales; exports, to Great Britain 43,‘',41 bales, to Franco bales, to the continent 2,254 bales; stock at all American ports 1.233,473 bales. New York, Dec. 19.—The total visible supply of cotton tor the world is 4,432,097 bales, of which 4,012,797 bales are American, against 3,131.654 and 3,806,954 bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all interior towns for the week 201,862 bales. Receipts from plantations 380,683 baies. Crop in sight 5,793,290 bales. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. New York, Dec 19, noon.—Flour quiet and weak. Wheat active and drra. Corn dull and weak. Pork quiet but steady at $9 50®1050. Lard quiet but firm at 86 42**. Freights quiet aad weak. New York. Dec. 19. 5:00 p. m.—Flour, south ern, dull and weak; common to fair, extra, $3 50®| 15; good to choice, extra, $4 15(75.5 2>; superfine, $4 75*4 50; buckwheat Hour (2 25*1 35. Wheat higher, irregular aud closing easy, dull; No. 2 red. Si 061*91 061* la store aud elevator; gl 074*91 08> afloat; No. 2 northern, 81 04**©1 04**; options closed Arm. 34 ® 'lie over yesterday; No. 2 red. December delivery $1 06-1*; January delivery 81 07**; February deliv ery 8-; May delivery 81 08**. Corn irregular and quiet; No. 2 cash, 699800 in elevator; 60@61c afloat; un graded mixed, 58956 c; No. 2 white, 650; No. 8, 58c; steamer mixed 6S®frtc; options— There was a break of l**o oa I leaember through lar :er receipts of contract grades and closed ll*o under yesterday ;other months closed unchanged Ho down; beesmber delivery 59%c; January de livery 54'4c; May delivery 514*0 Oats dull; options dull and nominal; December deliv ery 409*c; January 40c; May delivery 39lie; No. 2 spot, 41o; mixed western 39*49420. Hops active, firm; State common to choice, lu®21o; Pacific coast. 15*21c. Coffee-Options closed steady, unchanged, to lOpiintsdown; December dolivery IS 00*13 10; January de livery U 70*12 50; February delivery 12 40; March delivery 12 05®12 10; April delivery 1165®il 70; May delivery 1! TO @ll 80; July delivery 11 CO. sprt Rio null, steady. fair cargoes, -c: No 7. !SX 4 @!3%e. Sugar—raw. dull and nominal; fair refining 113-16 c; centrifugals 96° t st. S4i,c: No. 8,374 c; No 8, *64c; refined qu:et bj* steady; off A. 3 1516@44.4c; mould A. 4?£c; standard A, 4 3-16 c; confectioners A. Die: cut loaf, 544 c; crushed, 54sc; powdered. IV4-; granu.atei. 444©Djc; cubes. 464 c Molasses —Foreigu nom.nal; 50“ test, llfc,® 1244 cin hhds; New Orleans aotive ami firm; common to fancy 33@33c Petroleum steady, quiet; crude in bbls.. Barkers', #5 70; crude in bulk, #i 20: refined New York. $8 45; Philadelphia and Baltimore #6 40; In bulk. #3 90@3 96. Cotton seed oil quiet and easy; new crude 260; crude off grades 2514 c; new yellow 29Uc. Wool easy and quiet; domestic fleece 30®58c; pulled 26 ?)33c; Texas 10®24c. Provisions ork quiet and easy; new mess, $9 75@10 25; extra prime $9 50. Beef Inactive, steady; family sll 00@!2 00; extra mess $9 00® 10 00. Beef hams dull at sl3 00. Tierced beef quiet but steady; city extra India mess $lB 00 @lB 00. Cut meats dull; pickled shoul ders 6c; pickled bellies 5Hc; hams 744 @ M i4c. Middies quiet, steady; suo.-t ch ar, De cember delivery $6 20 Lard lower and dull; western steam #6 37U; city #0 00; Decem ber $6 36; January delivery $8 33; Febru ary delivery $6 61; March delivery $6 T 2; May delivery $0 77. Peanuts firm; fancy hand picked 4ik@4c: farmers 2*4@3J40. Freights to Liverpool dull; cotton, per steam 3-16d; grain 47|d. Chicago Dec. 19 —There was a decided im provement In theamount of business done in the wheat pit to-day in comparison with that of the past few days, though it was chiefly of a looal character. Prices started at abo.it the closing figures of yesterday, but the tone of the market was hesitating and unoertain for a time. The day’s late cables showed that foreign mar kets were stronger, that there were liberal acceptances of last night's offers, and that foreigners were good buyers in New York. Early sellers covered and went long and the sell ing pressure was quickly rellevel. There was no further advance iu the market nor any spurt, but a strong confident feeling and good liberal buying. The trade, however, was neither heavy nor very brisk. May opened at 9744 c, touched 97#4c, weakened to 9784 c, reacted to SBc, held to 97740 for a time, weakened to 97J4e. but rallied some near the close aud olosed firm at 977#c. Corn was decidedly weak early. Tne im provement tn inspection started liberal selling. A drop of 2c in December corn at New York increased the depression. Later, on the advanoe in wheat, tfce tone in ooru improvtd, but it became unsettled In the last hour, going still lower and closing near the bottom. Tne market was rather nervous and the orowd scared easily, selling freely when it broke aud buying back as eagerly when it turned|strong. December opened 1 tyc lower and fluctuating as noted above, receded to 45->4c. olosed at 460. January shows a loss of lo and May of iso. Oats were steady and without feature. Hog produots wore lower. Receipts were 7,000 head above the estimare, and prices at yards were 15@200 lower. Packers were free seders from the start. The close was near the bottom fig ures of the day. CHiCAGO.Dee 19. —Cash quotations were asfol lows: Flour steady ana unchanged; spring patents $1 60@4 90; winter patents #4 65@4 85; bakers’, #3 80@ 400; straights#4SS@4 45. Wheat No. 2 spring, 9144®0166c; No. 2 red, 9144 c. Corn No. 2,4544 c. Oat* No. 2,8244 c. Mess pork, tier barrel. $7 70@7 80. Lard, per 100 lbs, $8 005j6 0244. Short ribs sides, loose* $5 10@5 25. Dry Baited shoulders, boxed, $4 3744 @4 60. Short clear sides, boxed, $5 50@5 55. Whisky at $1 18. Leading futures closed as follows: Opening. Highest. Closing. Wheat, No. 2 Dec. delivery.. 9144 01% 9144 Jan. delivery.. 917| 92ji 9244 May delivery.. 9744 93 97;i Corn, No. 2 Deo. delivery.. 4744 4744 46 Jan. delivery.. 4364 4864 43>4 May delivery.. 42)| 42© 4264 Oats, No. 2 Dec. delivery.. 3244 8344 3244 May delivery.. 33 83 33 aSkss Pork— Jan. delivery.. 10 70 10 70 10 5244 May delivery.. 11 20 11 20 11 0244 Lark, per 100 lbs— Jan. delivery.. 6 05 6 05 6 05 May delivery.. 6 40 6 4244 640 Short Ribs, pvrlOOlbs— Dec. delivery.. 5 23 6 25 5 05 Jan. delivery. SSO 830 523 Baltimore, Dec. 19.—Flour quiet and tin changed; Howard street and western superfine 88 25®ii 65; extra $3 75®4 25; extra family 84 30®1 90; city mills, Rio brnuds, extra, 86 00 ©6 26; winter wheat patent $5 40©6 00; spring patent B** 00®G 23; spring straight, $5 25®5 35; baiters’, $4 Bi®s 10. Wheat firmer; No. 2 red, on spot and December delivery 31 03)4®l 0334. Southern wheat Ilrmer; Fully,, 95c©$l 03V4; Longberry. 9!®|l 06. Corn—Southern, strong; whito at 49©59; yellow at 52®59c, Cincinnati, Deo. IB.—Flour in moderate demand; family $3 75®3 90; winter patent ; fancy ?l 20® t 40. Wheat dull and easier; No. 2 red 93V$c. Corn in light demand; No. 2 mixed, now, 43c. Oats barely steady; No. 2 mixed SSk® Provisions—Pork be rely steady at $9 00® 9 12)4 Lard firm at $5 90. Bulk meats quiet at $3 20®5 30. Bacon firm; short clear at $7 CO. Whisky firm at 1 18. Sugar steady. Hogs quiet; oommon and Tight, $2 75@3 75; packing and butchers, 83 70©4 tX). Sr. Louis, Dec. 19.—Flour was dead dull; family $3 25®3 40; choice $3 60®8 78; fancy $4 OS®4 36; extra fancy 84 70®4 50; new patents $4 50®4 60. Wheat opened quiet, but later improved an i advanced and closed %c higher than yesterday; No. 2 red, cash, December delivery closed at M+jc; January delivery closed at —c; Mav deliv ery closed at 96%c; Juiy closed at 93!o r ®93Jic. Corn started iu )$c lower, but steadied later only to fall to pieoes again, and clog and )4®)to off from yesterday; No. 2 cash 83J4c; December closed at —c; year delivery closed at 39c;‘ January delivery closed at 3714 c; May delivery closed at 39Wc bid. Oats dull; So. 2 cash, 31V$c bid; December de bt ery cl wed at —c; May closed at 82%c. Barging 554©7)4c. Iron cotton ties $1 36® t 40. Provisions quiet, and a shade easier. Pork, standard mess at 86 H 7% for old, gll 00 for new. Lard weak; prime steam, 85 80 Dry salt meats —Boxed shoulders, at S3 90; longs 35 3214: ribs, S3 5214; short clear 85 50 Bacon—Boxed shoulders $6 50; longs $6 3)4 ribs 86 374; short clear 85 50. Hams Sugar-cured, at 89 o' l ® 10 50. Whisky steady at $1 18. Nkw Orleans, Dec. 19,—Coffee steady; Rio, ordinary to fair, 144®lf>4c, Sugar, quiet and firm; open kettle, strictly prime, 2f4c: prime, 2fc®29ic; good oommon to fair, H%c; inferior 2)4 o; centrifugals, granulated, 3 l!-1G®8>ic; fully fair to prime, 2>6e; prime to strictly prime, 2 13-16 c; choice, 43£e; fair to good, 24§®2 U-I60; good common 3%c; common, 24®2 9-lBo; centrifugals, aotive and strong; choice white, 1 l-10c; off white, choice yellow clarified, 3*jo: prime yellow clarified, 8)4®8 S-16c; off Srime yollow clarified seconds, 214®30. lolasses—open kettle trong;strictly prime, SOc; good fair to prime, 26®27e; centrifugals, prime to good prime, 18@19c; prime id;®lie; good common to good fair, 8®10e; choice to fancy, 32c; good prime, 15@17c; common, 7®Bc; Inferior. 5)4®6c; prime, 20® 21c; fair to good fair, 9®120; good common 8c; syrups 21® 29c. Baoou, boxed shoulders, $5 25; longs $7 25; ribs $7 25. Whisky quiet; western reotifled $1 04®1 08. naval stores. New York, Dec. 19, noon.—Spirits turpontine quiet but firm at 334®54)4c. Rosin dull but steady at 81 35® 1 40. New York, Dec. 19, 5;00 p. m.— Rosin dull but steady; strained, common to good $1 85®1 40. Turpentine quiet and firm at a;)U @Sl!4o, Charleston, Dec. 19.-Spirits turpentine steady at 31c. Rosin Arm; good strained at 81 22)4 Wilminoton, Dec. 19.—Spirits turpentine steady at 3J40 Rosin Arm; strained at 31 20; good strained 31 25. Tar steady at $1 25. Crude turpentine Arm; burd $1 00; yellow din $1 90: virgin 81 90. Liverpool, Doo. 19, noon.—Common rosin at 4s 9d. RICH. New York. Dec. 19.—Rico fairly active, Arm; domestic, extra to fair, 6>4®7c; Japan 34© 534° • New Orleans, Dec. 19. Rice Arm; ordinary to prime 3iy©4s4e. SIIIPI'IN’O INTELLIGENCE. Sunßisks 7 ; os Sun Sets High Water at Savannah .11:53 a m. 12:33 p m. Sunday, Dec 20. 1891. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Steamship date City, Qoogins, Boston—C G Anderson. ARRIVED AT TYnKE FRIDAY. Steamship Raleigh, Burgess, New York for Darien, (in for a harbor)—Master. CLEARED YESTERDAY. Steamship Gate City, Googina, Boston—C G Anderson. Steamship Kansas City, Kempton, New York— O G Anderson. Steamship D H Miller, Billups, Baltimore— J J Carolan, Agt. Bark Hugh Fortescue [Nor], Yeelinuydjn, Antwerp—Chr G Dahl & Cos. Schr Walter W Basin, Vanaman, Baltimore— Goo Harass & Cos. „ Oo ‘ ton - Cranmer. New Yori Geo Harris* & Cos. or£- SAILED YESTERDAY. Steamship Tallahassee. New York. Steamship D H Miller. Baltimore Steamship NantUwynent (BrJ, Harrs. MEMORANDA. New York, Dec 19-Arrived. Britannic Lire, pool. ’ Arrived out-Umbria, New Y'ork forn. pool: Cutic, do for do; Greece, do for do L r * New York. Dec 17—Arrived, schrs iiarv r Crosby, Thoma*. Fernondlna; Clara E Herre Burroughs, Clmrleston. Bei *en, Sailed-Brig Georgiana, F Geery, Charles. Bowling. Dec 16-Salled. bark August kmi.w [Nor], Christiansen, Pensacola fWBt Smith Bremen. Dec 18—Sailed, steamshiD Do,- [Oer], Wittenberg. Charleston ° Coron 0 I |rt T , B n P ?°. I V- 1)BO 17-Arrived, steamers Ro the . field [Br], W atson. Savannah; Velleda [Bri mngton. Charleston. " uea ' Failed—Barx Almaria [Nor], Savannah Lizard, Dec 16—Passed, bark Salazi j rp.i LassenJ, Pensacola for Honfl-jr Queenstown, Dec 17—Arrived, bark Tesi INor). Grefstadt, Savannah Indl Portland. Dec 17—Sailed, bark [Norl, Olsen, (from Hamburg) Savanrah k rrawle Poiur. Dec I(s—passed harir [Belgj, Eckhoff, Savannah for Harhurg ba °® Barcelona, Deo 12-Arrived, steamer Pi™,,. [Br], Brown. Savannah. icqa* failed— Bark Emigrant [Nor], Aalholm, p 9n . Kinsale Deo 17-Passed, steamers Larnaca [Brj. Gardiner, Brunswick for Liverpool- V,?? folk [Br], Woolston, Savannah for do 1 or ’ Cienfuegos, Dec 10—Arrived, brig j F Me... Poole, Pensacola. Merry, Havana. Dec !8-Arrived, schr Richa-a n Chute, Griffin, Mobile. C “ a rd B 12th—Sailed, bark Hijns de Vinos Rnl Abarva, Savannah. I °PJ Sagua, Dec 12-Sailed. schr Addle Charleson Preston, Port Royal. 8 C. ‘eson, Baltimore. Deo 17—Arrived, schrs Us. , r h; MaKle J Cleared—Schrs Susan B Ray, Grove, rharliw. ton; Jennie Thomas, Young. Savannah; AnuaT Ebaner, Springer, do. “ L Brunswick. Dec 17-Arrived, sebr John Ecu Bignon. Turner, Boston nr-an defphfa ~ BChr AnS ‘ o L ° reel1 ’ McElw h Phila. Beaufort, N 0. Dec 17—Arrived, schrs Marth. E l u > 'i t ’ C fj url? v, oa; “effuktor, GUkie.do; K Hiles, Beveridge, do. Baltimore.* 90 * Khr Sailed—Schr Normandy. Rlyers, New York Georgetown. 8 C. D c 17-Arrived, brig John Wesley. Van Glide:*, Savaunah. K New Orleans, Dec 17—Arrived, schr Lucv A Davis, Davis, Punta Gorda. ’ ® Nobska, Dec 17—l’ased. schr Elvira J French. Kendrick. Brunswick for Boston Pensacola Dec 14-Arnved, ship Accrington Swl Lindstrom, Montevideo; bark Monte A Pmto Cab-lfo!' Dundeo; schr Viola [Br], Donkin^ MARITIME MISCELLANY. Jupiter. Fla, Dec 17—Tho latest advices from strauded steamer Tregurno [Br], from Galves- Liverpool, before reported ashore off Cape Florda, state that she has been pumped out, 1,600 bales of cotton taken off, and, with favorable conditions, she will be ready for sea on arrival of tho crew from Key West. NOTICE TO MARINERS, Notices to mariners, pilot charts aud all nau tical information will be furnished masters of vessels free of charge in Unite! States Hv drographlc Office in the Custom House. Cap tains are requested to call at the office. Lieut F H Sherman, In Charge Hydrograph.c Station. RECEIPTS. Per Central Railroad, Dec 19—3,653 bales cot. ton, 81 bales dumestiae, 4 bales hides, 15 boxes tobacco. 25,000 lbs bacon, 1,911) bbls rosin, 11 bbls liquor, 1,760 bushels corn, 14 cords wood, 163 pkgs mdse, 1,840 lbs furniture, 16 empty bhls, 285 bbls spirits turpentine. 1 car stone, (id bbls cottoH seed oil, 6 pkgs hardware, 1 car coal. Per Savannah. Florida and Western Railway, Dec 19 792 sacks corn, 50 oases end beef,' 9 bbls wh sky, 846 bales bay. 10 bales hides, 34 pkgs household goods, 10 bbls flour, 20 pkgs ft meat, JO bills syrup, 815 sacks rice, 3 cases shoes 300 bbls flour, 12 rolls paper, 53 pkgs furniture, 3 cases cigars. 1799 bbls rosin, 32 cars lumber, 339 bbls spirits turpentine, 14,220 boxes oranges, 12 bhls oranges. Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, Deo 19—2 bdls hides. 1 lot housettokl goods, 2 cora oil, 1 pkg hardware. 2! bales plAlds. 6 cans paint 1 keg syrup, 2 bales mattresses, 2 pkgs springs, 2 boxes candy, 4 cylinders ammonia, 1 organ, 60 bbls tar, 5 bales Dags, 4 cars Wood, 72 boxes tobacco. Per Soifth Bound Railway. Dec 19 1 pkg fruit, 105 lbs furniture, 41 sacks cotton seed. EXPORTS. Per steamship Tallahassee for New York -522 bales upland cotton, 451 bags Sea island cot ton, 184 bales domestics and yarns, 314 bbls Cot) ton seed oil, 892 bbls rosin, 62,litt feet lumber, 375 tes lard. 16 bales hides. 15 turtles. 52 bbls fish, 22 bbls oranges, 15,386 boxes oranges, 5 bbls vegetables, 403 boxes vegetables, 16 bales moss, 1,400 sacks ootton seed meal, 32 sacks cot ton seed, 180 tons pig iron, 255 pkgs mdse. Per steamship D H Miller, for Baltimore-, 1,996 bales upland cotton, 290 bbls rosin, 20 bbls rosin oil, 14 bbls spirits turpentine, 170 bbls pitch, 20244 to n s pig Iron, 27 bdls hides, li bales paper stock, 37 bales leather, 36,918 feet lumber, 4,272 boxes oranges, 150 pkgs mdse. Per bark Hugh Forlescue [Nor], for Antwerp —845 bbls rosin, weighing 165,1 w pounds; 2.530 bbls spirits turpentine, measuring 180,36744 gab lons—Paterson, Downing & Cos. Per sohr Walter W Ravin for Baltimore— -482,331 feet pp lumber—E B Hnnting Jt to. Per schr Tena A Cotton for New York -300,000 feet p p lumber—Georgia Lumber Cos. PASSENGERS. Per staamship Gate City, from Boston— Nellie Pnllips, H L Lathrop, Mrs J Caldwell,Mrs E H Lana, Miss Lane. Jllss S Biermau, G F;au ders and wife. S Wing and wife. Mr Crowell and wife, F B Parker and wife, Miss Hardee. 8 Marlow, F A Allany, J J Clark, Miss Fogg, MW Hall, I Hartley, F Towns. B D Putnam, FIV King, A L Wetmore. U Wlshington, RG Evans, Mary Fogarty, Mary Clark, Maggie O’Brien, Grace Lynch, Addie Welton, Hannah Jlarr, Lila Smith. Nettie Murphy, Nettie Brennighan, Johanna Burke, Jennie Jieverly. Mary Green, Mary Kennelly, Lizzie Wilson, w Thompson. W Leir'e, Rose Flagg (.col), H O Howard, W Head, and 2 steerage. Per steamsiiiD Tallahassee, for New York— A Derdenga, C O’Darrell. Miss Mabel Stillman, Miss L Tooker, 0 E Nordell, John C Ross, Fran* I- Mason, W D CouKha. W I Harroid, Mrs E Ma son, U W Rothschild; II A Cook, C C York. W Sullivan, C V Charnpiorg and 7 steerage. Local Raoori far ta Morning News. I* Official forecast from Washing niiu ton for Georgia: Occasional light finifl showers; northeasterly winds; sts , . -J tionary temperature in southern portion. Oomuarlaon >f moan tsmoaraturs at Savan nah. Ga., Dec. I#. 1891, and the mean of the same day for nlnetean ySirs . Departure Mean Tzuperatubk from ths Doparturs normal for 16 years Deo. !9, '8! -|-or Jau. 1,1"- - Comparative raiufali statma nt: Departure Amountfor Amount from the Dsparture 19 years. for normal Since Dec. IS, 91 -I- or - Jn. I,^ .12 ,31 -I-.19 - 68 L. Maximum temperature. 47°; minimum perature. 34°. . Tub bight of the river at Augusta a> h-i’ o’clock a. ra. yesterday (Augusta time), was 8 0 feet, a fall of 0.7 feat during tn* past twenty-four hours. . Onservati ms taken at the same moment 0 time at all stations for the Mohnin# NkWA aat am* aa. Dec. 19. 7:?0 p. oitv tlma ~ Rainfall | a i Velocity — | £ I Direction... | [Temperature... j Name op Stations. Norfolk 40 Cm .. •Oj C oudtea*. Charlotte 84 N E 8 .04 g'Oudy. Wilmington 42 NE 10 .02 Charleston 40 NE 14 .80 L oudy. Augusta 38 N E 8 .36 CtoufT-' Savannah 41 N K 12 Jacksonville. 50 N | 8 .84 Tampa. 52 NW L .04 Point Jupiter,Fla.. 56 W|L .00 0 oudy. Titusville 54 NW, 6 .00: C oudy* Kay West 66 NW 14 -00 C;}<"£• Atlanta 40 E 6 .06 C oud}- Pensacola 46 N 6 T Cloudy- Montgomery 44tN E 6 .04 * New Orleans. 50 N E 6 .00 CloudV- Galveston 50 8 6 .00 C®, 8 Palestine MSEL 00 Cloudy *T indicates trace of rain or snow. P. U. Surra. Observer, Weather i*u Statz OP Weatbzr.