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financial and commercial lET MARKETS MARK THE CLOS ING OF THE YEAR, Great Activity Dinplaycd In Any quarter - Anions Naval Store* Factors to Check De ,.|iuc* W ithin the Range of Possl billt> —Stocks Active and Buoyant. I,oral and Telegraphic Markets. The Morning News Office. Monday, Dec. 31. •llie calendar year In commercial cir cle/closed without displaying any unua u,l features. The holiday spirit Is pretty u ally felt in local trade at the moment, a' l as a result very little is being done. Tri din.g in the naval stores market was ictive, and the same may be said ot Joiion and the various ether products ac- Uc.'ly dealt in. The cotton futures mar -1,, t closed steady with prices net 1 to Hi points higher. The naval stores market has reached a pjnt in its decline whlcti impresses upon 1 , tors the importance of some united , u .tion later on If the downward course of the market is to be arrested. For some time past an improvement has been looked p r in both rosins and turpentine, but conditions have been such as to depress Ih( market, rather than impart strength sufficient to cause a rally. With the mar ),. t possesion little statistical strength t 0 enable it to resist pressure, the stock on hand being nearly twice what it was for this time last year, factors do not be , . v , [pat a united movement to check 1 ,i, dine among the remotest of possi j, li; ,s. Single-handed lights against lower prices are fruitless, and for this j. 13 on a united movement will be neces ,i[ V in case prices drop below an ac ,o] itable level. Unless united action weie brought about the chances are that , fast as headway was made it would be jost by selling by those not co-operating with the balance. , . .Stock closed up hard against the end of the year and the century. Records W, re broken in many issues, which were dealt in largely at the opening. The wholesale markets closed steady. Ihe exchanges will be closed to-morrow. The following resume of the markets will shotv the tone and quotations at the clos ing to-day: COTTOY. The cotton market closed quiet and fl , ady, with sales of 544 bales on the spot, j . demand was moderate. Good mid dling f. o. b. ruled Arm around 9%c, with the interior inclined to hold. The following were the official spot quo t;,tions at the close of the market at the Cotton Exchange to-day: \ } East | day. | year. G od middling I® 9-16|7% Middling i 9 &* l6 T 7-16 Low middling ! 8 13-IG|7V6_ Market quiet and steady; sales, 544. Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks. Receipts this day 3 '260 K, *-lpt this day last year 2.629 This day year before last 7,25> Receipts since Sept. 1, 1900 691,230 same day last year 645,137 Coast exports • 2,419 Stock on hand this day 139,095 Same day last year 160,121 Receipts and Stocks at the Ports— Receipts this day 39,292 Receipts this day last year 13,738 Receipts this day year before last.. 52,594 Total receipts since Sept. 1. 1900. .4,529,133 Panic time last year 3,939.160 Year before lost 5,898,111 Stuck at all ports to-day 1,010,594, Stock same day last year 1,096,738 Doily Movements at Other Ports. Galveston —Firm; middling, 9 7-16 c; net 1 eipts, 6,989; gross receipts, 6,989; sales, 372; stock, 230,234. New Orleans—Firm; middling, 9%c; net receipts, 23.411; gross receipts. 23,411; sales, 2 500; stock, 425,552. Mobile—Steady; middling, 9 3-16 e; net re ceipts, 1,354; gross receipts, 1,354; sales, 3 stock. 36,464. Charleston—Firm; middling, 914 c; net re t'ipts, 717; gross receipts, 717; stock, 22,016. Wilmington—Quiet; middling, 9%c; net receipts, 124; gross receipts, 124; stock, 7,- 540. , Norfolk —Quliet; middling, 9 7-16 c; net receipts. 750; gross receipts, 750; sales, 179; stock, 37,478. Baltimore—Nominal; middling, 10c; stock, 16,307. New York —Quiet; middling, 10c; net re ceipts, 1,166; gross receipts, 4,536; sales. 2!.225; stock, 82,272. Boston—Quiet; midding, 10 5-16 c; net re ceipts, 1,270; gross receipts, 6.275. Philadelphia— Quiet: middling, 1014 c; net receipts, 26; gross receipts, 218; stock, 4,058. Pensacola—Net receipts, 225. Daily Movements at Interior Towns. Augusta—Firm; middling, 9%c; net re ceipts, 248; gross receipts, 248; sales, 175; stock, 63,980. M' mphis—Steady; middling, 9 9-16 c; net receipts, 1,914; gross Nreceipts, 3,989; saies, 100; stock, 163,741. St. Louis—Quiet; middling, 9 9-16 e; net receipts, 749; gross receipts, 4,048; stock, 73,871. Cincinnati—Quiet; midtiling, 9%c; net receipts, 1,609; gross receipts, 1,609; stock, 9.742. Houston—Quiet; middling, 9 7-16 c; net receipts, 7,619; groes receipts, 7,619; stock, 121,544. I ouisville—Firm: middling, 9%c. Exports of Cotton This Day— Galveston—To Great Britain, 12,153; con tinent, 148; coastwise, 5,020. New Orleans—To the continent, 1,200; coastwise, 1,823. Mobile—Coastwise, 1,150. Savannah—To France, 483; coastwise, 2,369, Charleston—Coastwise, 788. Wilmington—Coastwise. 611. Norfolk—Coastwise, 2 393. New York—To Great Britain, 1,228; France, 87; continent, 826. Pensacola—To the continent, 225. Total foreign exports from all ports this day—To Great Britain, 13,381; to France, 97; to the continent, 7,082. Total foreign exports from all ports thus far this week—To Great Britain, 19,467; to France/ 87; to the continent, 29.321. Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1900 —To Great Britain, 1,638,511; to France, 365,090; to the coi tlnent, 1,166.598. SEA ISLAND COTTON. Prices about as follows: Extra choice Florida* 23 @24 Fancy Georgias 21%@22 Extra choice Georgias 21 021% Choice Georgias 20 @' Extra fine Georgias 19 ® Fine Georgias 18 @>— Receipts and stocks— 11900-01.11699-90! Receipt* pit vrk | 6,0111 2-981 Exports past ■week j 2,916! 4,371 Receipts this season I 42,638 57,320 Sales past week 688| 2,037 Stock on hand I 25,9871 22,307 COTTON FITCHES. Tlie Market Close's “ ftfimty With I-rlees I to 10 Point* New York, Dec. 31.—Shorts were em barrassed In to-day's cotton market by nn unexpected advance In prices which lemed to resUt more from the market's inherent strength than from any special * overing or Investment demand. Specu lation was sh.gglsh throughout'' the ses f ion, and at no time was there un attempt made to stipulate public or other In vestment buying. The bulls were content to lei matters rest where they were over ’he holiday, particularly us receipts at Fie ports reached larger proportions than E-iured uiton But other news was ot lain tenor, uij served to create unrest in MURPHY & CO , INC., Board of Trade Building, Savannah. Private leased wires direct to New York, Chicago and New Orleans. COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN. New York office No. 61 Broadway. Offices In principal cities throughout the South. Write for our Market Manual and bock containing instructions for traders. bear circlets. A slow fire of covering was in progress all day, and sufficed to keep prices well above the level of Saturday noon. The Liverpool market remained closed, and this fact tended to make both factions cautions. However, news that the China political situation had cleared up remarkably within the last twenty four hours, together with reports that New England mills had had a most pros perous year in 1900, effectually cheeked selling for short account, and prompted holders to stand off for further develop ments. The near months were relatively the firmest on the list from opening to closing. The market was finally steady with prices net, 4 to 10 points higher. FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES. New York, Dec. 31.—Cotton futures opened steady and quiet and closed steady. Prices as follows: ] Open, | High. | Low. |Close. January 9.64 ] 9.70 | 9.63 | 9.69~ February 9.43 j 9.53 | 9.43 | 9.51 March 9.38 | 9.4S j 9.38 | 9.15 April 9.40 | 9.40 \ 9.40 | 9.39 May 9.29 | 9.39 | 9.29 j 9.37 June 9T34 I 9.35 | 9.34 | 9.34 July 9.22 | 9.32 j 9.22 | 9.30 August 8.97 j 9.01 j 8.95 5.97 September j ...! j .... 8.42 October ...... 8.02 j 8.10 | 8.02 8.05 Liverpool Cotton Exchange Closed. Liverpool, Dec. 31.—The Cotton Exchange was closed to-day. New Orleans, Dec. 31.—Cotton futures quiet and steady. Jan 9.3469.35| May 9.2709.28 Feb 9.3109.33; June 9.2509.27 March 9.3009.31 July 9.2309.21 April 9.2809.30; COTTON LETTERS New York, Dec. 31.—Murphy & Cos. say: Our market ruled very firm to-day, in view of the fact that Liverpool was closed and receipts were rather liberal. The lo cal bulls, both in New Orleans and New York, were the main support, absorbing offerings on realizing sale, particularly for Southern account. There was really no new features in to-day's market, stock or certificate stock in New York has in creased some during the past two weeks and now amounts to about 29,000 bales. Our market will be closed to-morrow cn account of New Year. Estimated port receipts, 39,000 bales, against 14,000 last year. New Orleans expects to-morrow 4,000 to 5,000 bales/ against 3,780 last year; Houston, 10,500 to 11,500 bales, against 9,981 last year. New York, Dec. 31.—Hubbard Bros. & Cos. say: Our market advanced during the morning on bdying for Western and Wall street account on the promise of an early settlement of the Chinese ques tion. On the advance the Southwest were free sellers, supplying the buyers. Fur ther realizing by the local buyers caused a reaction. Receipts for the semi-week ly promise to be 65,000, against 46,000 last week. The disposition is to await devel opments in Manchester next week, and the trade are generally without interest over the new year. For January delivery cotton is pointing here in small quanti ties. and the premium on that position offers a fine opportunity to deliver, and replace with contracts at from one to three dollars a bale discount, without calculating the expense of carrying the cotton in warehouse. DRY GOODS. New York, Dec. 31.—The market to-day had a worn and distinctly holiday appear ance In all departments. There have been very few buyers here and store trade ruled Inactive throughout. Mall orders moderate and, aggregate sales indifferent. There has been no new features anywhere and prices are without change. The mar ket will be closed to-morrow. NAVAL STORES. Monday, Dec. 31. SPIRITS TURPENTINE—The turpen tine market closed firm to-day at 35c, with sales at the 7 opening call of 834 casks. Whether the market has struck bottom in its descent, or is to go still lower, is a matter of doubt among the trade. By its steady drooping tendency for the past few weeks the market has dropped to a point which* emphasizes to factors the necessity for some united action in an effort to arrest the downward course, If It continues downhill at its present pace. Over 40,000 casks in stock, against 28,000 last year, makes the statis tical position so overwhelmingly in favor of buyers as to convince factors that the trade may have to get closer together if recessions are to be successfully arrested. But there are many who think the bottom has been struck, though, the reason is not explained. There were unconfirmed re ports that stuff was sold on Saturday above 35c. The inquiry was light to-day, however, and the closing did not siiow a very wholesome trading in progress. The day’s receipts were 678, and the exports 2,716. ROSlNS—t’ales dropped off again to day, the declines of a day or so since being repeated. Grade N declined 15c, W. G. 25c, and W. W. 26c, making declines of 30c on N., and 50c each on W. G. and W. W. within the past week. Other grades closed firm and unchanged. Limited in quiry was made for rosins, and the day closed featureless. The receipts were 5.295 and the exports 13,546. Prices as fol lows: A, B, C $1 30 I $1 60 1 30 K 1 65 E 1 40 M .....* 1 80 F 1 4 5 N 1 80 G 1 50 W G 2 00 H 1 53 W W 2 26 Receipts Monday— Spirlts.Rosin. Central Railroad 44 542 S, F. & W 325 1,821 S, A. 307 2,920 Southern Railway 2 12 Exports Monday— S. S. Itasca, Baltimore 10 1,220 S. S. Alleghany, Phila 171 375 Br. 9. S. Lynalder, Liverpool. ... 1,000 Br. S. S. Pydna, Bremen 1,000 Ge’r, S. 9. Regina, Manchester ... , 250 Italian ship Marla Raffo, Hamburg 2,535 5,500 Italian bark Attllio Dapelo, Buneos Ayres 3,701 Naval Stc-es Statement- Spirits. Rosin. Stock April 1, 1900 2,197 142,508 Receipts to-day 678 5,295 Receipts previously 317,925 849,94 V Total since April 1 .320,800 997,748 FINANCIAL. F.A.Rogers&Co.,inc. Hankers, Brokers and Dealers In Stocks, Cotton, Grain and ' Provisions FOR CASH OU MARGIN. Prompt Service, Liberal Treatment. Write for terms, special quotation service and booklet •• Safety and Certaisty la Speculation ” • 38 WALL HTREKX, NEW YORK. JOHN W. DICKEY, sloek nnd Hood Broker, AUGUSTA, GA. Wrl|e for List. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JANUARY 1. 1901. ill lit M ft Capital $350,000. JOSEPH D. WEED. .President. JOHN C. ROWLAND, Vice President WM. F. McCAULEY-, Cashier. A general Banking and Exchange bus iness transacted. Savings Department interest computed quarterly^. Accounts of merchants, banks and cor porations solicited. American Express Company's letters of credit issued available in all parts of t.he world. Collections carefully made and promptly accounted for. Safety deposit boxes and storage vaults for rent. • Correspondence invited. Exports to-day 2.716 13,546 Exports previously 277,809 820,807 Exports since April 1 280,525 831,353 Stock on hand to-day 40,273 163,393 Stock last year 28,105 184,138 Charleston, Deo. 31.—Turpentine firm, 34%c. Rosin firm, unchanged. Wilmington, N. C.. Dec. 81. —Spirits tur pentine nothing doing; receipts 48. Rosin firm, $1.2061.25; receipts 780. Crude tur pentine dull, $1.3002.30; receipts 90. Tar steady, $1.30; receipts 267. FINANCIAL. MONEY—The demand keep 6 fairly up with the supply. FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market steady. Commercial demand, $4.83%; sixty days, $4.79%; ninety days, $4.78; francs, Paris and Havre, sixly days, 5.22%; Swiss, days, 5.25%; Belgian, 5.24%; marks, sixty days, 93 13-16; ninety days, 93 7-16. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady; banks are buying at % discount and selling as follows; $25 and under, 10c pre mium; $25 to SSO, 15c premium; SSO to SIOO, 20c premium; SIOO to S2OO, 250 premium; S2OO, and over par. SECURITIES—Very large and active trading in Cejitral issues this week at ad vancing prices. Bank stocks are firm, Stocks. Bid. Ask. •Augusta and Savannah R. R 11l 112 Atlanta and West Point 140 ... do 6 per cent, certificates 109 Augusta Factory 81 88 •Citizens Bank 131 •Chatham Bank 110 •Chatham R. E. &I. Cos., A .... 57 58 •do do B 56 57 Eagle and Phoenix Mfg. Cos 102 105 •Edison Electric Ilium. Cos. -...106 Enterprise Mfg. Cos 100 103 ♦Germania Bank 128 Georgia and Alabama 29 30 Georgia Railroad, common 217 Graniteville Mfg. Cos 160 170 J. P. King Mfg. Cos 102 105 Langley Mfg. Cos 115 117 •Merchants’ National Bank 118 •National Bank of Savannah ..152 •Oglethorpe Savings and Trust ..110 People’s Savings and Loan 101 103 Seaboard common 9 10 do preferred 27 28 •Southwestern Railroad Cos., 11l 112 Savannah Gas Light Cos 24 25 •Southern Bank 156 •Savannah Bank and Truet 118 Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta 85 88 Savannah Brewing 1..104 ... • Ex dividend. Boiiili, Bid. Ask. Char., Col. & Aug. Ist ss, 1900 109 110 Chat. & Gulf R. R. 5 per cent. Ist mortgage 102 104 Atlanta city 4s, 1922 107 109 Augusta city 4s, 1927 106 109 and 4%5, 1925 11l do 7s, 1903 107 do 6s, 1913 122 Ala. Mid. ss, Ind'd 1928, M. & N..101% 102% , Augusta Factory, 6 per cent. 1915.111 113 I Brunswick & Western 4s, 1938 .. 93 85 ; C. R. R. & Banking collateral ss. 95 C. of G. Ist motg. ss, 1945 F. & A 120 121 C. of Ga. con. ss, 1945, M. &N. ..99 100 C. of Ga. Ist incomes, 1945 61 62 do 2d incomes 20 21 do 3d incomes. 1945 8% 9% C. of G. (M. G. & A. Div.) 5s 1947, J. & J 98 99 C. of G. (Eaton Branch), sa, 1926 J. A D. .: 97 98% City & Suburban R. R. Ist 75....110 ..... Columbus City ss, 1909 107 Charleston city 4s, 1909 100 102 Eagle & Phoenix Mills 6s. 1928..108 110 Edison Electric Illuminating 65..107 109 Enterprise Mfg. 6s. 1902 102 Ga. R. R. 6s. 1910 115 117 G. S. & F., 1945, J. & J 113 114 Georgia & Alabama Ist 6s, 1945. .108 109 Georgia state 3%5, 1930, J. & J...1U do 3%5, 1915. M. & N 108 ... do 4%5, 1915 120 121 Macon city 6s, 1910, J. & J 116 118 do 4%5, quar. Jan 108 109 Ocean Steamship ss, 1920 104 108 Savannah city ss, quar. January 1918 110 111 do ss, quar., February, 1909 109 109% South Carolina state 4%5, 1933 ..117 119 Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s, 1903 102 South Bond 5s 99 100 S., F. & W. gen. mt’ge 6s, 1934..125 126 do do Ist ss, gold, 1934 113 114 do St. John Div. Ist 4s, 1934 .... 95 96 MONEY MARKET. New York, Dec. 31.—Money on call firm at 406 per cent., the last loan was at 4% per cent.; ruling. 3% per cent.; prime mercantile palter, 4%@5% per cent. Ster ling exchange strong, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills, at $4.85%04.8j% for demand and at $4.81%@4.81% for sixty days; posted rates, $4.82% and $4.8604.86%; commercial bills, $4.80%©4.81%. Silver cer tificates, 64%@65e; bar silver, 6374 c; Mexi can dollars, 3>c. Government bonds weak; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular. London, Dec. 3i.—The Stock Exchange here and the continental bourses will be closed Jan. 1 (Tuesday). STOCKS AND RONDS. Price* Close Up Hard Against the End of the Year. New York, Dec. 31.—The year closed on the Stock Exchange with the buying power of the market well maintained, as is evident from the volume of the day’s business and from a survey of the net changes for the day. In a number of im portant stocks these are Impressive. The full strength of the market was not maintained to the close and prices show ed a tendency to slip back during the lat ter part of the day, in spite of the sus taining force of the extraordinary strength in a few stocks, but the closing day of the end of the year and of the century was nevertheless signalized by the highest prices for the year or for all past time in not a few stocks, _ The most conspicuous of these was Pennsylvania, which opened wllh an upward rush un der a congestion of buying orders which called for no less than 10,000 shares to, be Immediately purchased at the opening. This carried the price up to 149%. The price got back to the high point again after the opening rush, but did not hold and closed nearly a point lower. St. Paul crept up perilously near to Pennsylvania’s level, selling at one tlm* only % below the great trunk line stock. The absorption of Northern Pacific was very heavy, the price rising at the open ing 3% over Saturday under fl competing rush of orders to buy at the market. Later In the day. there was a recrudes cence of strength in the Erie stocks un der the Influence of the semi-official an nouncement of the terms of the bond is sue for financing the purchase of the ! Pennsylvania Coal Company. Tho first j preferred stock was rushed u;> to 63%, | which was 5% over Saturday. Tho price* j of all three of the stocks mentioned were j high above -H previous record*. The , same was true of other stocks in the railroad list, but the general movement otherwise was to a large extent In sym pathy with the movement in this group. This specialized strength also served as a sustaining force for a very large amount of profit-taking, as has constant ly been the case recently. After the manner in which London's weakness was ignored on Saturday, the apprehensions of trouble there to-day were not looked to for much effect here. But the unexpectedly favorable aspect of affairs there did not serve as a fillip to the market and London buying here was a factor of strength, although there were sufficient selling for that account in oth er stocks to leave the buying on balance only small. The strength of the sterling exchange market In face of London buying hero was very significant. Commercial bills of exchange against both cotton and grain are reported rather scarce and It is prob able there is some demand for exchange for remittance of annual obligations to London. But the special demand for sterling is probably to be explained by the lending of New York money in Lon don. The exigencies of the Ixindon mar ket and the abundance of funds in New York, In spite of all the extraordinary de mand, point to such a process being in progress. The year closed with a 6 per cent, call loan rate only momentarily maintained. It ran oft ufterwards to 5 per cent, and lower. This was partly due to the fact that many loans last Friday were made to carry over until Wednesday. There was some diminution in the buy ing of bonds and prices declined in some portions of the list, while advancing at others. Total sales, par value, $4,376,000. The notable relapse in the prices of, gov ernment bonds Is a significant reminder that the price premium commanded by the process of refunding into the new 2's is no longer payable by the government, the refunding operations ceasing to-day. United States old 4's, declined 2%, s's 1%. 3's coupon 1%, do registered 1%, 2's %, and new 4's % per cent, on the last call. The total sales of stocks to-day were 1,348,600 shares, Including Atchison 36,440; do preferred 30,650; Baltimore and Ohio, 10,200; Chesapeake and Ohio, 17,900; Bur lington, 33,200; Rock Island, 15,500; Dela ware and Hudson, 7,500; Erie, 78,600; do first preferred, 84,200; Louisville and Nash ville, 17,700; Manhattan, 23,900; Metropol itan, 8,400; Missouri Pacific, 12,600; Mis souri, Kansas and Texas preferred, 20,800; New York Central, 13,600; Norfolk and Western, 7,600; Northern Pacific, 80,600; do preferred, 8,400; Ontario and Western, 26,- 600; Pennsylvania, 51,000; Reading, 13,000; do first, 42*00; do second preferred, 18.S00; St. Louis, Southwestern preferred, 5,100; St. Paul, 52,100; Southern Pacific, 50,500; Southern Railway, 26,700; Texas and Pa cific, 23,700; Union Pacific, 143,900; do pre ferred, 24,600; Copper, 24,220; Smelters, 6,- 200; Steel and Wire, 17,700; Tybacco, 11,100; Brooklyn, 54,300; Continental Tobacco, 5,- 4oO; Federal Steel, 12,000; North American, 5,200; People’s Gas, 13,350; 'Sugar 119,500; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 5,900; United States Leather, 6,000; United Stateaaltub ber, 6,000. * New York Stock List. Atchison 47%; Wabash 12% do pref 89 j *l° pref 25% Balt. & Ohio .. 83%|Wheel. & L. E. 12% Can. Pqc 92 ( do 2d pref 29% Can. Sou 57% Wise. Cen 16% Ches. & Ohio .. 42%|Third Avenue .118 C. Gt. W. ... 16%|8. & O. pref... 85% C., B. & Q, ..142% 'Natl. Tube .... 69% C., I. & L. ... 25 j pref 105% do pref 62 |Amal. Copper .. 94 C. & E. 1 94% Adams Ex 148 C, & Nw 171%jAmerican 188 C., H. I. & P.1207h| 7 ' n * te< l Stales .. 56 C. C. C. & St. I Wells Fargo ...13S Louis 75%; Am. Cot. Oil .. 31% Col. Sou 7%| do pref 90 do Ist pref .. 43 “]Am. Malting .. 60 do 2d pref ... 16%, do Pref 25 Dei. & Hud. ..131%|Am. S. & R. .. 54% D. L. & W. ..193% do pref 96% D. A R. G. Spirits ... 2 do pref 87%| do pref 17 Erie 26%|Am. Steel Hoop. 32 do Ist pref .. 62%| do pref 77% Gt. N. pref ..189%;Am. S. & W. .. 46 Hocking Coal ..17 1 <*o pref 88% Hocking V. ... 4274! Am. Tin Plate. 56% Illinois Cen. -131%| do pref 91% lowa Ceil.' 26%|Am. Tobacco ..113 do pref 50%' do pref 135 L. E. & W. ... 46 | Ana. Min. Cos. . 48 do pref 112 |Brook. R. T. .. 86% Lake Shore ....240 |Ool. F. & I. .. 54% L. & N 88%]Cont, Tob 39 Manhattan L. .115%| do pref 92% Met. St. Ry. ..171 7 / B jFederal Steel .. 56% Mex. Cen 16%| do pref 77% M. A St. L 70 iGen. Elec 191 do pref ex-d1v.102' 2 |Glucose Sugar . 52 Missouri Pac. .. 71%j do pref 93 Mobile A Ohio . 47\,|Intern. Paper .. 25 M. K. AT. .. 16%| do pref 73% do pref 45%'LacIede Gas ... 74 N. J. C 146%|Natl. Biscuit .. 39% N. Y. C 144%! do pref 91 N. A W T 45 [ Nall. Lead .... 19% do pref 82% do pref 91% North. Pac. ... 84%;Natl. Steel .... 42% do pref 87% do pref 92% Ont. A W 31% N. Y. A. B. ..160 Ore. Ry. A N..42 jNorlh Am 21 do pref 76 (Pacific Coast .. 59% Pennsylvania .. 14%j do Ist pref ... 89 Rending 25 | do 2d pref ... 67 do Ist pref ... 71% Paciflc Mall ... 43 do 2d pref ... 38% People's Gas ...105 Rio G. W 65% Pressed S. C. .. 50% do pref 96 ] do pref 82% St. 3.. & S. F.. 23%'Pu11. Pal. C. ..201 do Ist pref 77 3. R. A T 5% do 2d pref ...53%' Sugar 146% St. L.. 9w. ... 18 | do pref 117 do pref 44%|Tenn. C. A 1... 64 St. Paul 146%|U. S. Leather . 14% do pref 187 | do pref 78a St. P. A O. ...124 |U. S. Rubber . 28% Sou. Pac 43%! do pref 79 Sou. Ry 21%Western Union. 84% do pref 72’,iH. I. A S 16% Tex. A Pac. .. 26% do pref 64 Union Pac 80%P. C. C. A St. do pref 84% Louis .. ...... 58 Bonds' U. S. 2s, rfg. rg.loß |M. & O. 4s 87% do 2s, coupon. 106%j-'J- Y - C. Ists 109% do 3s, rog., J - C. gen. 55.129% ex-int 109%j N ' Pacific 35.... 71% do 3s, cou 110 do do 4s 105% do new 4s, rg.138 V., c. & gt, do new 4s, cou. 138 I 4s (Iffil) 107% do old 4s, reg.ll4 jr' 7 - *W. con. 4s.Joi> do old 4*. c0u.115 |P r *’- Nav. Ists. .110% do ss, reg ....113 | do do 4s 104% do ss, cou 113 |Ore. S. Line 65.129 D. C. 3s. ’655...126 ,lu con. 5s 118% Atoh7 gen. 4s. ~102 h ft'-ad. gen. 4s ... 90 do adj. 4s 88% W. lsts/f.,101 C. South. 2nd*.109% Bt. L & I. M. C. of G. con. 5b 99%i _ con. 5s 114 do Ist Inc 62 j. L. & S. F. do 2nd Inc 20% gen. 6s 129% C. & O. 4%5..104% fit- p. cons 185;*$ do do 6s 120% t. P„ C. & P. C. & N. con. 7a.J1%, lt* 117% do S. F. deb. | do do 5s 122% 5s 125 ;S. Pacific 4s ... 83% Chi. Ter. 4s 95 I ft. Railway 5s ...114% Col. South. 45... 84% 9. Rope & T. 6s. 70 D. & It. O. 4s. 102% V. & P. Ists 115% Erie gen. 4s 80 j do 2nd* 91 F W & I>. C. U. Pacific 4s ...107% tst 80%tf*Vaba*h lsu ...117% Oon. Elec. 85...160 | do 2nds 108% la. Cen. 15t*....116 |W. Shore 4s ....116%, J,. A N. uni. 45..102 Win. Cen. ists.. 88% M K. &T. 2nds. 77%|Va. Centuries.... 96 do do 4s 98%| New York, Dec. 31.—Consolidated Gas closed 195%. Baltimore, Dec. 31. Seaboard common, 10%010% vdo preferred, 27%027%; bonds, 4s, 72072%. Murpliy A- t'o.' Stuck Letter. New York, Dec. 31.—The upward move ment which was in progress In the stock market ot the close of business on 9at urday, was resumed in noteworthy pro l>ortions on the opening of business thin morning. Speculative Interest was fav orably Influenced by the fact that the London market appeared to be recovering from the scare induced by the numerous failures announced 1 on Saturday. No ad ditional insolvencies were reported. Lon don quotations for Americans showed gen- | eral and eubatnnthd advances, the gains iu some insluucvtt being in excess u£ one ; Southern Railway. Trains Arrive and Depart Savannah on 90th Meridian Time—One Hour Slower Than City Time. Schedule in Effect Dec. 9. 1900. READ DOWN|| TO TilE EAST. || READ UP. No. Mj No.361f (Cent lal Time.) || No. 5 | No. S3 12 55pm[12 30ani|[Lv Savannah Ar|| 5 00ani| 305 pm || (Eastern Time.) || | 4 S4pm| 4 23am|| Blackvtlle Lv|| 2 57am| 1 10pm 6 10pro| 6 05ara|jAr Columbia liv||*l loamjll 35am 9 aupnii 9 45am ,Ar Charlotte Lv|j 9 56pm; 8 10am 11 44pm 1 12 23pm;(Ar Greensboro Lvjj 7 10pm[ 5 48am 8 00am|....T7..7i|Ar Norfolk Lv|l .{ lOOpra iTnim| 1 88pm11Ar '........ ’Dan villi Lv|| & 40pm{ 4 38m 6 OOumj 6 25pm||Ar Richmond Uv|;i2 Olpm ll 00pm 2 40am; 343 pm |Ar Lynchburg Lv J 3 52pm| 2 50am 4 35am 5 33pm jAr Charlottesville Lv 2 06pm|12 64pm 7 35am| S 50pm |Ar !... Washington Lv 11 15am| 9 60pm 9 16am 11 35pm lAr Baltimore Lv j 8 22atn 8 2<pm 11 35amI 2 56.im jAr Philadelphia Lv | 3 50auij 6 05ptn 2 03pm| 6 23am !Ar New York Lv |l2 10am| S 25pm No. MII TO THE NORTH - AND WEST No. 35 li (Central Time.) 12 SOiU ..Cv Savannah .....' Lvi| 5 00am „ „ II (Blaster n Time.) || 8 30am|'I.y Columbia Ar|| 1 lam 11 2aami(Lv Spartanburg F<v|| 6 15pm 2 KlpmlfLv Asheville U v l| 305 pm 4 02pm jAr Hot Springs Lvj|U 45am J 20pm| jAr Knoxville Uv|| 8 26am 5 10um||Ar Lexington Lv|(lo 30i>,n 7 45 am|Ar Cincinnati Uv|| 8 00pm 6 OOpmjjAr St Louis Lv|| 8 08am 7 50am||Ar Louisville Lv|| 7 sm All trains arrive and depart from the Plant System Station. THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC. TRAINS 33 AND 34 DAILY, NEW YO RK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS Vetl buled limited trains, with Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Sevan, nali and New York. Connects at Washington with Colonial Express for Boston. Pullman Sleeping Cars between Charlotte and Richmond and Charlotte and Nor folk. Dining Cars Serve all meals between Savannah and Washington. TRAINS 35 AND 36 DAILY. THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL Vestibuled limited trains, carrying Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Savannah and New York. Dining Cars serve all meals between Savannah and Waanington. Also Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Savannah and Cincinnati, through Asheville and "The Land of the Sky." For complete Information as to rabw. schedules, etc., apply to F. S. GANNON, 3d V. P. &G. M., J M. CULP. T. M., W. A. TURK. G. P. A., Washington, D. C. S. H. HARDWICK, Asst. Oen'l Pass. Agent. Atlanta, Ga. R. C. BLATTNER. Ticket Agent. Plant System Station. JAMES FREEMAN, C. P & T. A.. 141 Bull street, Savennah, Go., Phones 850. per cent. A further very favorable In fluence In the market was the showing made by the hanks in their weekly state ment on Saturday, which was assumed to indicate that there was little further danger of anything approaching mone tary stringency. There wan otherwise virtually nothing of a financial nature in the news from Saturday. As regarded the general market, or particularly stocks, Interest centered large ly in the railroads in which some imrtlc ularly rapid advances were scored. North ern Pacific was a conspicuous feature In an advance extending to two i>oints in both the common and preferred shares. Union Pacific was likewise notably strong and' active. The dealings In the Grang ers were unusually animated. St. Paul was again notably strong and active, while Burlington, after opening higher, reacted sharply. Pennsylvania was a conspicuous feature of the higher priced stocks in a notably sharp advance. Other stocks In which the advances attained noteworthy proportions were the Atchi sons, Louisville and Nashville, Baltimore and Ohio and Delaware and Hudson. Among the lower stocks. Southern com mon and Texas Pacific were decidedly firm. Sugar was the active feature of the day. After opening decidedly higher, the stock showed a somewhat reactionary tendency. Southern Pacific was the only feature of the railroad list in which pres sure was noted. The Industrial quarter, aside from Sugar, was comparatively neg lected, and the dealings in the local trac tion shares were also overshadowed by the railroad list. • MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. Note.—These quotations are revised dally, and are kept as* near as possible in accord with the prevailing wholesale prices. Official quotations are not used when they disagree with the prices whole salers ask. Country uml Northern Produce. POULTRY—The market Is steady. Quo tations: Broilers. 30@35c per pair; half grown, 4505'*?; three-fourths grown, 650 file; hens, 65075 c; roosters, 40050 c; ducks, 50075 c; gerse, 75c0*1.00. EGGS—Fresh candled, 22c; cold stor age, 21c. BUTTER—The tone of the market Is firm. Quotations; Cooking, 21c; Imita tions, 23c; New York state dairy, 24%c; extra Elgtns, 27c. CHEESE—Market firm; fancy full cream cheese, 13%@14c for 20 to 22-pound average; 28030-pound averages, 13%c. Early Vegetable*. IRISH POTATOES—Northern, $2.0002.25 sack. CABBAGE—6©Bc per head; crates $2 25 @2.50. ONIONS—YeIIow, in barrels, $3.25; crates, $1.25; red, $3.25. Hreadstuir, Hay nnd Grain. FLOUR —Market steady', patent, $1.25; straight, $3.75; fancy. $3.60; family, $3.40. MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $2.50; per sack, $1.15; city meal, per sack, bolted, $1.07%; water ground, $1.12%; city grits, sacks, $1.16; pearl grits, Hudnuts, per bar rel, $2.60; per sack, $1.20; sundry brands, $1.15. CORN—Market firm; white, Job lots, 62c; carload lots, 60c; mixed corn, job lots, 60c; carload lots, 68c. KICE— Market steady; demand good; fancy head, 6c; fancy, 5%c. Prime 5 Good ....4%@4% Fair 4 @4% Common 3 % OATS—No. 2 mixed, carload, 34c; job lots, 35036 c; white cllpi>ed. cars, 38c; job, 10c. ... < fir,.. la4* nn,. BRAN—Job lots, 95c; carload lots, 90e. HAY—Market steady; No. 1 timothy. Job, 97%@51.00; cars, 95c; No. 2, 92%@95c; job] 90c, ‘ cars. SUGAR — Cut loaf 6.23|Diamond A 5.88 Crushed 28 Confectioners' A..5.68 Powdered 598 White Extra C.k6 38 XVXX Pow d....6.03 Extra C 5.3! Granulated 5.88 Golden C 5.13 Cuh< . 9 6.03 Yellows 4.98 Mould A 6.13| COFFEE — Mocha 26 c Prime No. 3 10%0 c| Good No. 4 10%c l'euberry 14 c|Falr No. 5 10 c Fancy. No. l...ll%c|Ordinary No. 6. 9%0 Choice No. 2.. 10%c|Common No. 7.. 9 c suit, ilitle* und Wool. SALT—Demand is fair and the market steady; carload lots, 100-pound burlap sacks 47c; 100-pound cotton sacks, 48c; 110-pound burlap sacks, 51%c; 110-pouuJ cotton sacks, 52%c; 125-pound burlap sacks, 58%c; 125-pound cotton sacks, 59%c; 200-pound burlap sacks, 91c. HlDES—Market firm; dry flint, 13%c; dry salt, Jl%e; green salted, e. WOOl..—Nominal; prime Georgia, free of sand burs nnd black wool, 19c; black, U irrv. 10c. Wax, *tSc; tallow, 3%c. Deer ekins, 20c. Hried and Evaporated Fruit*. APPLES—Evaporated, 6%@7c; sun dnei, 5%@6c. APRlCOTS—Evaporated, 10c pound; nectarine*. 10c. RAISINS —L. L. $2.00; Imperial cabinets, $2.75; loose. 60-pound boxes, 8%0 pound. PEACHES— Evaporated, peeled, 17%c; unpeeled. B%@9c. PBARft— Evaporated. B\e. Hardware and Building kuppile*. LIME, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND Cement—Alabama and Georgia lime In fair demand and sell at 80 cent* a barrel; special calcined plaster, SI.OO per barrel: hair, 4@f<e. Rosedale cement, $1.2001.25; carload lot*, special; Portland cement, re tail $2.25; carload lots, $2.0002.20. LUMBER, F. O. B. VESSELS, SAVAN NAH—Minimum, yard sizes, $10.50011.00; car sills, $12.50013.00; difficult sizes, $14.00 018.00; ship stock, sl6.oiX'i 18.00; suwn ties, {3.0008.5*% hewu ties, 35038 c, OIL—-Market sternly; demand fair; sig nal. 45050 c; West Virginia black, 9® 12c; lard, 58c; neatsfoot, 60070 c; machinery, 16 o<26c; linseed oil, raw, 76%c; bofled, 78%c, kerosene, prime white, 12c; water Wu.-e, 13c; Pratt’n jjstral, 14c; deodorized stove gasoline, drums, ll%c; empty oil barrels, delivered, 85c. SHOT-Drop, $1.50; B. B. and large, $1.75; Chilled, $1.75. IRON—Market very steady; Swede, 5%c. NAILS—Out, $2.30 base; wire, $2.60 base. BARBED WIRE—S3.SO per 100 pounds GUNPOWDER—Per keg, Austin crack phot, $4.00; half kegs, $2.25; quarter kegs. $1.25; champion ducking, quarter kegs, $2.25; Dupont and Hazard smokeless, half kegs, $11.35; quarter kegs, $5.75; 1-pound, canisters, $1.00; less 25 i>er cent.; Trois dorf smokeless powder, 1-pound cane, $1; 10-pound cans. 90c pound. Cotton flagging; ami Ties. BAGGING— Market firm; jute, 2%- pound, B%c; large lots, B%c; small lots. TiZ-a' liort ,alan ' , ~a KS in S. 12%c. ■ , 11 %7- ta ' l <lrd, 45-pound, arrow, large lots, $1.30; small lots. $1.33. Fruit* uml Not*. APPLES—Northern variety, $3 5004 26 ORANGES—(FIa.), $2.000 3.50. BANANAS~S].OOOI.SO bunch. LEMONS—Market steady, at $2 60 COCOA NIJTS—S4.00 per 100. 4(te to 60s. 10c; 50s to 60s, B%c; *9 , l to ™ s ' 7 °; 79 io 80s, 6%c; 80s to 90s, 6c; 90 to 100s, 6%c. PEANU i’S—Ample stock, fair demand; market firm; fancy hand-picked. Vir ginia, per pound, 4%c; hand-picked V'r- N ' C ' Peed 4c! NLTS-Almonds, Turragona. 17c; Ivlcas, 16c; walnuts, French, 12c; Naples, 12%c, pecans, 12c; Brazils, 12c; filberts 13 C - as sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, Ilneon, Hama uml Lard. 7 Ji AC £ N o Ma ' k l et ,irm: D - S. C. R. sides, 7?*c, D. S. Bellies, BV4c (Eastern), ac cording to average size; D. S. bellies, 7%c (V ,V?wo n): C. R. sides, B%c. HAMS—Sugar cured, 11%0:12%c. LARD—Pure, in tierces, B%e; in 50- pounds tins and 80-pound tubs, B%c -compound in tierces, 6c; 50-pound tins’ and 80-pound tubs, 6%c. Mi see I In n eon*. FlßM—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. ] $8; No. 2, $7; No. 3, $5.75; k!4s, No. "1. $1.20’ No. 2, $1.10; No. 3,85 c. Codfish 1- pound bricks, 6c; 2-pound bricks. 6%c Smoked herring per box, 17@19c. Dutcii herring, In kegs, $1.10; new mullets, half barrels, $3.75. SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and Florida syrup, buying at 28030 c; selling at 30032 c; sugar house at 10015 c. HONEY—Fair demand; strained, In bar rels, 65060 c gallon. High wines basis, $1.27. OCEAN FREIGHTS. COTTON—Savannah to Boston, per cwt., 25c: to New York, per ewt., 20c to Philadelphia, per bale, $1; Baltimore, sl. FOREIGN DlßECT—Bremen, 40c; Liv. eipool, 40c; Hamburg, 48c; Genoa, 60c; Barcelona, 55c; Manchester, 40e; Havre’ 45c; Antwerp, 40c; Reval, 50c; Rotterdam’ 45c; Trieste, 53c. INDlßECT—Liverpool, 35038 c; Ham burg, 40c: Gothenburg, 53c. LUMBER—By Sail—Freights steady; 4o Baltimore and eastward, $4.50 to $5.75 per M., including Portland. LUMBER—By Steam—Savannah to Baltimore, $5; to P. It. R. or U. and O. docks. $5.50; to Philadelphia, 16 2-3 c per cwt. (4 pounds to foot); to New York, $6.50 |mt M, $7.25 to dock, lightered to Boston, $8.50. NAVAL STORES—The market Is firm, medium size vessels. Rosin—Cork, for or ders, 3s 6d per barrel of 310 pounds, and 5 per cent, primage. Spirits 4s 9d per 40 gallons gross, and 6 per cent, primage. Large vessels, losln, 3s; sp4rlts, 4s 3d. Steam, He per 100 pounds on rosin; 21%c on spirits, Savannah to Boston, and 9%c on rosin and 19c on spirits to New York. GRAIN, PROVISIONS- BTC. New York, Dec. 31.—Flour stronger, mod erately active and about 10c higher on the rise in wheat. Winter patents, $3.7003.95; Minnesota patents, $4.0004.30. Corn meal firm. Rye dull. Barley dull; barley mail dull. Wheat—Spot, No. 2 red. 83%c; options hud a strong excited opening on a big de mand from short*, higher cables and for eign buying. Subsequent unloading by big longs, and selling short promoted a decided reaction, which in turn was fol lowed in the last hour by a second vio lent upturn baaed on covering, active out side sup|M<rt. and the visible supply de crease. Closed strong at 2%@3c advance over Saturday's official close. January closed 81 %c; March, BS%<-; May closed 83%e. Corn—Spot, firm; No. 2, 45%c; options market was rather quiet all day, but firmer on cables, the Jump in wheat, cov ering und poor Closed firm at %@%c net advance. January closed 44%c; May closed 42%v. Oats—Spot firm; options quiet, but firm er. Beef firm. Cut meats steady. Lard steady; Western steamed. $7.30; re fined firm; continent $7.50; South Ameri can, $8.60; compound, 5%c. l’ork firmer; family, $14.25016.00; short clear, $14.00017.00; mess, $12.26013.26. Butter firm; creamery, 17@ 25c; state dairy, 16@23c. Cheese strong; fancy, fall made, ll%c'; fancy small, fall muile, 11%©12c. Egg* firm; stato and Pennsylvania, 28® 27c; Western, average packed, at mark, 210.’4c. Potatoes steady; Jerseys, $1.0001.25; New York. $1.2501.82%; Lyug island, $1.5001.75: Jersey sweets, $1.7502.76. Tallow qutei; city, sc; country, 4?@5%c. > Petroleum firm, Plant System of Railways. Trains operated by 90th meridian t!m One hour slower than city time. In effect Dec. 9. 1900. All trains. Lv. Savannah. Daily. Ar Savann ih. Between 3 25 am| Savannah |l2 10 am s 10 am | Waycross | 1 00 am 8 10 am i Jacksonville |lO 30 nm 315 pm) and Florida 112 45 pm 6 00 pmj points | 7 00 pm Between 1 29 am; Savannah j 2 65 am 5 15 am) Charleston | 7 50 am J_ospm East | 6 53 pm Lv. Brunswick. Ar. Brunswick! Between. 6 40 am[ Brunswick 8 05 un 9 05 pmj Jesup 6 25 pm I Savannah and 7 15 am 1 Jacksonville 8 35 pm Connections at Port Tampa with Penin sular and Occidental steamers leaving for Key West and Havana Mondays, Thurs days and Saturdays, 11:00 p. m. Call at Ticket Offices for further Infor mation. J. H. POLHEMUB, T. P. A. WARD CLARK. City Ticket Agent. Dr Soto Hortel. 'Phone 73. B. W. WHENN, Passenger TraflSc Man ager, Savannah, Ga. ——: jffpD GEORGIA Schedule Effective Dec. 80, 1900. Trains arrive at and depart from Central Station, West Broadi foot of Liberty street. 90th Meridian Time—One hour Blower than city time. Leave Arrive Savannah: Savannah: |Augusta, Macon, Atlanta, | •1 45amlCovlngton, Milledgevtlle|*6 00pm |and all intermediate polnts| lAugusta, Macon. Atlanta,| |Athens. Montgomery, Co-| *9 OOpmjlumbuH. Birmingham, Am-|*7 00am |erleus, Eufaula and Troy.| 56 00pm| Dover Accommodation |{7 48am 5- 00pm| Guyton Dinner Train. |}4 60pm •Dally, glixcept Sunday. BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEB. 75th Meridian or Savannah city time. LEAVE SAVANNAH. Daily 9:30 a. m , 3:00 p. m. LEAVE TYBBE. Daily 10:25 a. m., 5:30 p. m. Connections made at terminal points with nil tralne Northwest, West and Southwest. Sleeping ears on night trains between Savannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta and Birmingham. Parlor cars on day trains between Sa vannah, Macon and Atlanta. For complete information, schedules, rates and connections, apply to W. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pas senger Agent, 107 Bull street, or W. R. McINTYRE, Depot Ticket Agent. J. C. HAILE. General Passenger Agent. E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager. THEO. I). KLINE, General Superln tendent. Savannah, Ga. _ j^^Vestibuied [IMITED Double Daily Service The short line to Norfolk. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the East. ARRIVAL OF TRAINS FROM No. 27 North and East 600 am No. 33 Denmark and Local Sta ton* 10 20 am No. 31 North and East 12 10 pm No. 44 Jacksonville and Florida... 1 60 pm No. 72 Montgomery and West 8 28 pm No. 74 Helena and Local Points... 8 45 am .No. 66 Jacksonville and Florida...ll 50 pm DEPARTURE OF~TRAINS FOR No. 27 Jacksonville nnd Florida... 6 OS am No. 31 Jacksonville and Florida...l2 18 pm No. 44 New York and East 1 68 pm No. 84 Denmark and Augusta 3 65 pm No. 71 Montgomery and West 7 25 am No. 73 Helena and Local Stations. 6 20 pm No. 66 New York and East 11 59 pm Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car service to Washington, Baltimore. Phila delphia and New York; also to Jackson ville and Tampa. Dining care from Savannah to Hamlet end Richmond to New York. Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Most gomery. For adlltlons! Information apply to Ticket Offlco, Bull and Bryan streets. Phone 28. Rosin dull; strained, common to good, $1.75. Turpentine dull, 38@39c. Rice market firm. Peanuts steady. Cabbage quiet. - Freights to Liverpool quiet. Sugar-Raw-, dull, but steady.; fair re fining, 3%e; centrifugal, 96-tet, 4%c; mo lasses sugar, 3%c; refined dull. Coffee—Spot Rio dull; No. 7 ’nvolcte, 7c nominal; mild dull; -Cordova, 9%®13%e. OOTTOS SEED OIL. New York, Dec. 31,-Cotton seed oil quiet and steady. Prime crude, barrels, 26c; prime summer yellow, 28%c. Off sum mer yellow, 28c; prime white. 83%084%c' Prime winter yellow, 36%0; prime meal! $24.00. •" ’ 1 ■ 1 -■ I CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago, Dec. 31.—0n an excitedly active market wheat soared upward to-day un der the Influence of higher cables, moder ate Northwest receipts, bullish Argentine news and a decrease In the visible. May closing 2%®2%c over Saturday. Corn closed %c und oats %©%c higher. Pro visions closed unchanged to 25c better. Leading futures ranged as follows: Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Wheat. Nn. 2 t D"<% 72% 74% 73% 74% Jan 72%@73 74% 72% 74% May 75%®76% 78 * 75% 77% Com. Nj. 2 Dec 36% 36% 36% *6% Jan 36% 36% 80% 36% May ...,.3ti%036% 37% 36% 37 @37% Oats, No. 2 Dec 22% 22%@22% 22% 22%022% Jan ~:..22 22%iy.2% 22 22%@22% May 21’ ,@24% 24% 21% 24% Moss Pork, per bbl.— Jan ....sl2 50 sl2 60 sl2 43% sl2 57% May ....12 >ls 12 85 12 62% 12 75 Lard, per 100 lbs.— Dec 6 95 6 95 6 90 6 90 Jan 95 7 00 6 87% 6 90 May .... 710 7 12% 7 02% 7 07% Khort Rlhs. per WO lbs.— Jan 6 50 6 62% 6 45 6O May .... 6 62% 665 6 67% 6 62% Cash quotations werg ns follows: Flour quiet and IIrm; No. 3 spring wheat, (H@ 72%c: No 2 led, 74877%c; No. 2 corn. .W%e; No; 2 yellow. 33%; No. 2 oats. 22%@23%0; qii Eighth 9