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COTTON
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 19)0.
17
Market Recovers Sharply on
German Peace Negotiations.
GRAIN
German Peace Proposal Causes
Frantic Selling in Wheat Pit.
FINANCIAL
Stocks Tumble Downward on
an Avalanche of Selling.
PROVISIONS
CATTLE ACTIVE T
SOME CATTLE, CALVES AND
HORSES PASSED THROUGH.
THE COTTON MARKET
I'll*- South Texas Steer Man Is Still
Figuring on u Healthy Market for
His Product Next Spring
Off the Grass.
About 450 Ii«>«i«1 of cattle, Including 1 load
of calves and 852 horses, panned through Tues-
day to other points mid 111 cattle. 101 calves
and <»3 hogs were offered here. Trading was
active and th«' yard* were eieared practically
by noon. The trading was keouer from tin*
fact that the supplj Monday fell short of
expectations. Everything hen- was not sold
for .slaughter, but there were buyers enough t«»
take the small reiuuant of loft overs, it In a
• ow h in I calf market almost exclusively In
the cattle division now us dry weather or
anything else Is likely to eolivliiee the shipper
that 1017 price* will be higher than those pre-
vailing now. . Cows at $.».f»o and calves at
$0to;$0.50 will probably bo higher in Jauuary
-•r February than they art- now, but steers will
be in better demand and the ranchmen are
holding these. There were few indication*
during th" day of rain as was suggested by
some of the weather prophets Monday and two
or three weeks of rainless weather would not
necessarily alarm the steer man as he argue#
that ho can better afford to do without rain
now for a tluv than to ls> compelled to resort
to some makeshift later on ut a time when
the steer should be getting ready for market,
(rood beef, good hogs iiuil #"**1 sheep and
making second prices In the big markets, hut
the Texas live stock producers are confidently
expecting Texas cattle and sheep to practi-
cally monopolise the killers attention next
spring and bring prices that will guarantee a
profitable season. Hogs will at least remuiu
,<ti a paying basis for 11)17. Teias really needs
itore meat animals than she Is raising now.
CATTLE CLATTER
COMI'AIUHON 01'' I'UTUItKH
New York, fit lo 1U pointn lileliur.
OrltMiiiH, to in Of. point^ higher,
l.lvvriiuui. II to 47 imluu* lower.
CUMPAIUXON UI»' Hl'OTB,
Now Ynrk, 3!i points lilgticr, lit
Sow OrlmiUH, in.l pointk lower, ut
I iMlVCMtOU. uuctiulii.'cil, ut
Hnimlon, '.n points Midler, at
Hun Antonio, 4:1 point* IilKlier, a'
Liverpool, 03 points Inuer, ut
Itl'JMAHKS.
Liverpool in duo -o to 37 points hltfhor.
EI.liVKN O'CLOCK CAM.
T
... 18.W
. .. iH.OtH-
. , .IS.fiOc
. . .18,60e
...17.7.V
...11.Odd
NEW YORK Jouunry,
18.01c; March, 18.20c; Muy, 18.40i ;
NEW yollIC FUTUllES.
July, 18.48c,
W. J. Gray has just spent a week <m t ho
ranches of (Jreen DavltlHou and Neville
Fleming out in Maverick County. lie
struck the cooler weather aoou after he
jjot out there but he didn't turn tall and
- nine home. He expects both of these gen
tlomen as most excellent hosts and Unit
they have some steers that would pass
muster In the market as fat ones right
now. He didn't nay how much gutne lie
killed but acknowledges that he didn't
bring any of It buck with him.
Money to loan on steers. No commission
barges. B. h. Pumphrty. Cattlemen's
Kxclmngo. (Adv.)
.lourd Irwin is back from a trip West
which took him as far as Marfa. lie says
the cattlemen have about finished up their
shipments for the season out there and
everything Is ready to settle down for the
winter.
Screened cracked cake meal and hulls,
i'exas Refining Co.—(Adv.)
II. If. Reeder, of the State of Tamaullpas,
Mexico, and who is also interested in
('oahuila, Is spending a few days in the
eity. a guest at the Menger Hotel. Nat-
urally being a cattleman, iie is Interested
in knowlug Just what attitude the pres-
ent United States Congress will take in
regard to the movement of Mexican cat-
tle to this side of the river, of course.
I 'eeombcr
January • <
March
Muy
.luly ....
October ..
December
January
March
May
July
October
EXPRESS OFFICE, Dec. 12.—Cotton futures
recovered a good deal of the loss of Monday
during Tuesday as a result of the news of Ger-
many's offer for peace, New York futures .clos-
ing the day steady, 04 to CD points up and
New Orleaus futures steady 03 to (VI points
up. In th" early morning no prices were lower
owing to disappointing cables and numerous
selling orders brought over on account of the
do. line of the day before, but the peace vuinors
canst d sharp rallies. The peace news had no
great effect'on the market, however, uutil la
thp afternoon near the close when more was
learned of the details of the proposals
Spot markets at some points followed futures
ami at others did not. Houston made a mod-
erate guiu of *20 points, middling going to
18.W cents.
Galveston was quiet and unchanged, middling
ut 18.1)0 cents.
New Or.eans, which had not previously fol-
lowed the big break la futures, declined list
points, middling ut 18 cents. «
New York was quiet and 35 points up, mid-
dling at 18.35 cents.
Liverpool was weak and r»7 (tolnts down, mid-
dling at ll.ltld. Sales were 7,000 bales.
The spot markets were dull so far as sales
were .concerned. , ,
Houston sales wi re 1,001 bales spot, 30. hales
to arrive and 200 bales f. o. b. Galveston sales
were 950 bales f. o. b.
Open.
Ili^Ji.
Low,
Close.
Monday.
17.00
1S.44*
17.50
18.42
lilt
17.72
18.«V»
J 7.70
18 52
17.H.I
38.00
is.m:»
17.05
18.77
18.11
is.20
lil.01
18.18
18.90
18,85
18.25
10.1 Hi
18.24
19.02
i8.;is
10.51
17.10
10.40
17,00
10.65
NKW OBLKANft FUTUHBR. >
Open.
High.
Low.
Close.
Monduy.
17.rM)
17.50
17.50
is. 00
17,85
17.31
1H.0;I
17.25
18.01
17.37
17.03
l\:u
17.54
19.30
17.00
17.89
ls.tm
17.82
18.58
17.95
1H.03
1S.7H
17.97
16.75
18.10
. 10.14
10.72
10.14
10.09
10.29
Hubbard 6 Bro».' Letter.
Special Telegram to Toe Eipreaa.
NEW ORLEANS, La , bee. 12— Liquidation
having about run Its course, market took a
change for the better today, advancing about 14
per bale as result of the revival of peace talk,
reports In the interior that spot holder* were
not offering at the decline and bureaus of Wall
Streets and Liverpool buying, heretofore, when
market was at a higher level, rumors of peace
usually occasioned a decline In market, for the
ration tliat the restoration of MAM In Kn
rope would likely demoralise the stock and
grain markets because the Dardanelles would
be opened for the shipment of wheat from Rus-
sia and cancellations of orders by the allies in
the industrial centers of America would prob-
ably follow, which It was thought, would tem-
porarily affect unfavorably cotton Indirectly.
We believe that such developments would
come to pass with any definite sign of peace
abroad According to reports filtering through
from Washington, Germany's peace proposals
will not bo acceptable to the allies, and it Is
thought that the war will continue with In-
creased vigor. At any rate a declaration of
pern# in Europe even If It did affect cotton
unfavorably indirectly, the depression would
probably be only temporary, as with peaco re-
stored all of the market of Central Europe
would be open lor the Importation of cotton,
prhaps as much as 2,000.000 hales which would
more than effect to a considerable extent any
reduction In consumption that may come of can-
cellation of orders from the allied natlonp
gotiatloim with Knntu Clans for Ills aiinuul
distribution of presents.
Ste<<r and Stock Cattlo Loans, N. II.
llrowne, «17-IN Slate Bank * Trust Co.,
Ifntldliig.—Adv.
Nat I'arlts Is back from a trl|> west to
11.-1 Hio, where lie was u (suest o£ Walter
Weathersbee for several days. He says it
is a poor place for a man to «o who ex-
pects to sleep late in the mornings. It
suited Nat all right of course, out he
says the Idea of a guest In a headquarter
ranch having to get up and weigh out fri-
joles, sow belly and other delicacies to
the cowboys from four or five camps at
8 a. m. these cold mornings works about
as great a hardship as to have to wait for
Itcrt Mitchell to go out and kill a deer
for breakfast dowu in Zavala County. Mr.
l'arks didn't know before he went out
there that Mr. Weathersbee don't care to
have men go out auor hung around the
lie is not Inclined to grumble over re us ornan,ent».
structions. el which as yet no one is yet j 1 ... , iinis uw,n
aware. He only hopes that if Uncle Sam < Jai* Lnry of 1 ort Worth who has bun
annot be "aisy" on the ranchmen over
(here, that he will at least be as "alsy"
as he cau.
(Jive us it trial shipment; our service
the best to be had. Khoine Farmer Coin
mission Company. Fort Worth. Texas.
(Adv.)
out in Uvalde, Zavala and adjoining coun
ties for about a week spent the day in
the city yesterday on Ms way back home.
He didn't bring all the game he killed
back with hiiu, but he has a list of it
about us long us his arm which her will
let the boys up there read this morning as
I he went on last night.
llufe Binum is back from Maria where j j y Pennington of Houston has just
lie went to take over the Presidio County bought' from N. It. Powell of Kenedy ten
ranch bought several weeks ago. The nigh-grade llolsteln tows, some of which
final papers have passed and he Is now ! nPe U()W jn mllk and others springing to
m cattleman of Presidio instead of Brew ] t{|iVos. After the tuberculosis test they
ster County. Mr. Uynum now has the ; |(P shipped to Houston and put to
lask before him of stocking the ranch now i dalra- work and the milk will be sold for
but he will likely not do any business with the Tise of children and babies.
the ranchmen below the quarantine linf
eight away. The last lot of steers he owned
came from the quarantine district, how-
ever, and were the ones which the State
Veterinarian quarantined been use they had
pink-eye. He can buy cattle down here
the train service beeu good the pens would have
been cleared at a seasonable hour. However,
the train service was poor and receipts came In
scattered throughout the day until late in the
afternoon.
A hunch of steer yearlings were good enough
to sell at $lo and another bunch of atoer calves
sold at $9 with quite a few loads of steers sell-
ing at $s to $8.50 and $8.7ft. Cows sold as
high as $6.60 and bulls at $5.85. The steer
supply was moderate and the general quality
ranged from choicest high grsdo steer calves
to medium kind. Top calves sold at $10 aud
baby beeves at $0 with good quality kind from
$7 to $8.50 and others as low as $6.'ift. Hteer
stuff tound an eaay road to the scale house
at steady prices.
Despite the fact that the big end of the
heavy supply of cattlo on the yards consisted
of cows and heifers and the quality medium to
plain, trading whs active and steady prices
prevailed. Top cows sold at, $0.50 for small
bunches with the best of the supply selling
from $5.25 to $({.25; mediums from $4 75 to
$5.25 and canners from *4.25 to $4.75. Heifers
sold nt from $5 to $7.75 and $8 for small
bunches and odd head.
The demand for ail nigh grade stocker cattle
of all kinds continued broad and the supplies
sold readily at steady prices. The bulk of
the supply on the yards consisted of medium
Plain kind. Steers aro quoted from $5.50 to
$7; cows from $4.50 to $0; heifers from $5 to
$7.50; calves from $4.50 to $7.50 and bulls
from $4.50 to $5.25.
The hog run was fairly liberal and the qual-
• ranged from fairly good tn plain kind.
It.v
trading was active ami steady prices prevailed
with a weak undertone in the latter part of
7■ - TrP* 4,01,1 Hf HO tnd the hulk from
$i>.25 to $0,95. Pigs sold at from $7 to $7.75.
Oklahoma City Salss.
spe.-lal If Ingram to The Bipress.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Dec. 1*2—3 000
hea.l «.f cattle received: market steady, 2.500
head hogs received; market steady to 5c lowe
lop, $10; bulk, $!».00 to $0.05.
Sheep receipts, (100 head; market steady
Today s sales;
F. s. Kaebal of Fal/urria* is up on a
short business trip. He is inclined to
poke a little fun at i<aii Antonio on ac-
count of the cold spell, but he rather, ln-
tentlonaly or otherwise, neglected to pro- .
If ho u-iiniH In do so hut lust now he N 1 vlde lOnibelf with the figured showing Just | Chapman, Kiyder. Okla.-
IT he wants to do bo, put just no* he 1h , ,10t u ls Jown t|lere. „ 1' rteor.
Cloyd, M.-Alll.t.r, Ohl..—
25 steers
Cloyd, HeAlllater.
;iot signifying any desire whatever to at
tach them. lie Is a wise guy, Itufe is.
Kor fine registered Hereford and short-
horn hulls see It. W. Itogers. 303 St. Mary's
street Phone Crockett 141. (Adv.)
The saloons of St. Louis are now serv-
ing horse uieat with the dally free lunch.
Many of us who used to live out there
can remember when we would not have
paid $211,00(1 for all of the land in Pecos
County, but that was before any of the
land was irrigated. J. 8. and E. J. Foun-
tain of iiryau went out there prospecting
lust week and paid $22,000 for a 040-acre
For Me: Five registered Hereford bulls, tract near Fort" Stockton which has never
J years old, aud fifty good hlgh-grailo
Hereford cows, '2 to tl years old. N. U.
I'owell, Keuedy, Texas.
Christmas beef will be high in Detroit,
on a basis of four members to each fam-
ily, there will be 175,000 families that
will insist on having a cut from California
Favorite, the grand champion steer in Chi-
ago last week which weighed 1,120 pounds
and sold for SI,000 to the Sullivan racking
Company of l)etrolt. If each family only
gets a (50-cent cut the Kteer will retail for
*87,500. The figures look big but at any
rate the packing company will '
lose anything.
likely not
Av. Wt.
.1180
. 850
55 steers
Murphy. Hickory, Okla.--
177 steers
I)riggers & Hughes, Chlrkasha, Okla —
115 steera
050
704
Price.
$8 10
6 00
7 00
fl 10
H 50
had a plow stuck in It. They will put
down wells and irrigate It.
Haldy McMahon of La Salle and Ilexar
County went up to Fort Worth last week
an 1 bought five loads of an fine steers
tis a man ever saw for the money. There
Is no danger of hiiu getting tangled up I Poultry: Alive, higher. Fowls, 17c* snrlncs
in this statement or he has not and will i turkeys. 200.
• * — Ity Associated Press.
„ Produce Markets.
By Associated Press.
CHICAOO, Dee. 12.—Butter unchanged
Fggs: Iteeeipts, :»,0«H cases; market
changed.
Potatoes: Receipts, 40
changed.
<*or«; market tin.
not tell how much he paid for them. They
looked so good after no got them to Co-
tulla that Charles Tarver just would hnve
n couple of loads of them. He sent them
on to Asherton but neither one of them
mentioned the price.
TI10 Cotulla Record man was down at
Just live stock comtnls.ion business con- J; adham's farm near Cotulla the
■ . . ■* ' „t bur Jin •! in I unw "(SI incria irr'i» tier nri
ducted as you would expect It to lie con-
ducted by a strictly commission house,
line In a class by itself. Don't speculate or
handle speculator accounts—nor cut com-
missions for anyone. I>o get the full mar-
ket value of shipments and give careful
attention to fills and all details In order
to realize the most real money for business
entrusted to us. If you want your ship-
ments handled by this kind of a house,
bill tliem to (Jeorge It. Itarse Com. Co.,
I'ort Worth, St. I.ouls, Kansas Cttv. Kef.
r.uces, any successful South Texiis ship-
per or our competitors, (Adv.)
.1. A. Stewart of Waekler Is up on a short
trip but enn report nothing of unusual
Importance transpiring lu his neck of the
woods. The weather Is ideal if u mau
wants to plow but the cowman does not
put all his time in between the plow
handles, so lie had Jivst as soon It would
rain two or three times a week as not.
Oklahoma baby beef sold at $10 in Fort
Worth Monday ami Texas hogs brought
the same price. Western lambs sold in
i hicugo at HH.L'fi the same day. The West
still maintains that it Is independent of
the Unst.
It's ?l| u mistake for the cost of living
is not increasing. The Drovers' Telegram
gives this explanation of the real eltuu-
lon: "It you think you aro paying more
•ban you ought to for the necessities of
ife, reason the thing out by logic and
-ee where you are mistaken. Take the
law of supply anil demand, for instance
I'll- war Is killing „ff millions of men
which automatically enlarges the supply
,f "le necessities as It reduces the de-
mand. As supply increases aud demand
reuses prices full. Therefore, prices
were dripping while you thought they
were advancing unit your living expenses
lie not as great as formerly. How did
ou happen not to consult logic ami pre-
cut such a fool mistake?" P
Joint Molesworth is back from his F1
I aso < ount.v ranch, lie has heen loc.t-
ng some young xtecrs out there recently
md Is now about ready to enter into no-
KANSAS CITY, Per. 12.-nutter and
poultry oud potatoea unchanged.
Fort Worth Sa!n«,
Special Telegrfims to The Expren.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Bee. 12-
stock today:
PRICES FALL IN ROME CASES 11c
A BUSHEL—CLOSE WILD.
Corn Shows Stubborn Realiituucu to
Selling Pressure—Oats Parallel
Corn—Provisions Lifted by
l'eace Reports.
) A MOO la tod l'reaa •
('IIK'A(iO« Dec. 12. -(iermnny'N offer today
to make i»ea('f HmaHhed the when! market. Hfll
lug became almost fttntlc, tspiclally after what
pur|>orted tn he the main polutH of the offer
were learned Prices fi In soUie cases ll'^e
_ bushel, and elimed wild nl $1.05, to $1,621%,
May and $l.-l-Vj to 91.4ii Jul}, with the mar
ket an a whole 4% to ICft «'ents under
torday's flulah. Corn lost to 2% cents
net and oatn 8% to 8^ cents. In provliilous
thti outcome wsh a rls- of ft to 5ft cunts.
The extreme break tn wheat prices was 8^,0
as against UV«c lu deallugii later on Dcti-i
oi>menti eicept In regard to peace cut little
if any figure.
Corn showed ntuhltorn reNlHtance to h<\I1Iiik
pressure. 'I'ho action of outs paralleled that
oX corn, l'eace reports lifted prnfislous.
I.eatllna futures ranged as fuLlows:
Wheat.
Dr.-
May
July
Corn-
Dec
May
July .. ..
Oats—
Dec
May
July
Pork—
Jsu
May
tard—
Dee
Jsn
May
Ribs-
Jan
Muy
OEKMANY'S PEACE PROPOSAL
C'AI SES RUSH OK SELLINti.
Important Stocks Fall 5 to 10 Points, j
While Hethlohem Steel Registers
lvOss of 25 Poinls—Domes-
tic Honds Heavy.
Open.
High
lii>W.
Close.
$1.58
$1.58 Mi
I1.58H
$1.54
1.71%
1.74
1.04
1.05 Mi
1.45
140%
1.41
1.42%
.80%
,80%
.ui a
.87%
•H7«Hi
• 9114
.88
.88%
.91
■91 Vi
.88%
KHVj
.51
.5iv;
.40
.49
• 55H
• 55%
.51%
.52%
• 02Vk
• 52^i
.48%
.50
ity Associated Press.
MCNV YOltK, l>ec. 12.—The stock market was
thrown into a state of convulsion today on the
Jiewa that the central powers had Instituted
I'oaeo nf'gotlattous. The aiinoiinceiuent was f'»l
lowt'd hy an avalanche of selling which more
than taxed the market's of absorption.
Ininortaut stocks fell a^ay five tn ten {sflnts
and in one lnataucw--UeUilehem Mteul foremost
of the "War Itrldes" an extreme loss of L'."»
jm>1 ntm was registered.
kells were the ouly shsres to manifest sny
degree of resistance' although In that quarter
loaea of 2 to 8 points were numerous to !l^
for Heading. No division of the list was lui
mune trom the heavy liquidation which was
Its flood in the last hour.
Tota} sale* amouuted to XTHMMMH) shares, the
largest amount, according to authentic reports,
Inco the re opening of the exchange in Decern
er 1914 and seldom exceeded, of this total,
. lilted States {Steel ami tho ao called war group
contributed an unusually large proportion.
Domestic bonds ami general isaues of that
'lass were heavy to weak. Total sales, par
•allies nmounted to $5,575,000.
I nited States bonds were unchanged on call.
STOCKS
Sales. High. Low. Clone.
20. GO
20.72
20.25
20.10
28.22
25.90
10.17
17.72
10.17
15.70
10 30
15.00
15.07
10.27
15.55
18,67
13.90
18.63
14.15
14.22
14.00
Liverpool,
26.72
20.17
lft.72
16.25
16.25
18.*7
14 lj
International News Service.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 111.—Spot wheat closed
steady, unchanged. Spot corn closed easier, Id
lower. Spot flour unchanged. Quotations;
Wheat: No. 2 hard winter, 10s lUd, No. 1
Northern Manitoba, 17s 9d; New /x-slaad, 17s;
Laplata, 10s lOd.
Spot corn, American mixed, 18s lid, spot
corn, Laplata, 18h 9%d.
Oats in London, Canadian, 48s (Id
Buffalo.
luternatlonal News Service.
BUFFALO, N. Y.t Dec. 12.-Spring wheat,
No. 1 Northern, Il.ttM; winter wheat, No. 2 red,
$1.70; No. 2 white. gl.ttW.
Corn: No. 2 yellow, $1.01; No. 3 yellow, $1|
No. 4 yellow, tt8c.
Oats; No. 2 white, 57^c; No. 8 white, 60lic;
standard, r»7c.
Barley, $1.20@1.30.
Toledo.
International News Service.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 12- Wheat: Cash and
December, $1 .flOty; May, $1.74%.
Orn: ("ash, iMcemlter and May, P2V4c.
Oats: Cash and December, 58c; May, 56^-
ltys: No. 2, $1.47.
Clover sead: Prime cash and December, $10.05;
January, $10.07 V*; February and March,
$10.77 M,; April, $10.25.
Alslke: Prime cash and December, $11.10;
Mar.1i, $11.25.
Timothy: Prime cash and December. $2.47*4;
March, $2.62ty.
Baltimore.
International News Service.
BALTIMOHR, Md.. Dec. 12—Wheat Hosed
weak. No. 2 rwl, s|»ot and December, $1.65%;
No. II red Western, snot, $1.718t
Corn closed weak. Spot, U8%c.
Oats market unsettled aud easier. No. 2
white, 02c; standard white, 61c; No. 3 white,
00c.
St Louis.
By Associated Pn
ST. LOUIS, I
trading.
Corn: T.ower. No. 2, 00c; No. 2 white, 01 tye.
Oats: Lower. No. 2, 52^c; No. 2 white,
nominal, very steady.
Kansas Oity.
Bv Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 12.—Wlwat: Lower.
No. 2 hard. $1.08^1.74; No. 2 red. «1.0R®1.71.
Corn: Lower. No. 2 mixed, 88@)8eUc; No. 2
white, 88c; No. 2 yellow. 80c.
Oats: Lower. No. 2 white, 55^^50c; No. 2
mixed, Mfcrtic.
Bye, $1.43.
Chicago,
By Aanoi latcd Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.- Wheat: No. 2 red, nom
Inal; No. 2 hard, $1.71^471
Corn: No. 2 yellow, OlHflWHc.
oats: Standard. 52®58Hc.
Barley, 00c@$1.20.
Crude Oil Again Advaaoes.
Py Assoclateo Preaa.
1NDEPKNDRNCM, Kas., Dec 12.—An ad-
vance of 10 cants a barrel In the price of crude
oil was announced today by the l'ralrle Oil
and Oas Company. Tho new price Is $1 10 per
barrel.
Naval Stores.
Bv AsKoointed Press.
SAVANNAH. (Js., Pec. 12.—'Turpentine firm,
52V, sales. 03; receipts, 129, shipments. 123;
stock 28,203. Hosln firm; sales, 14.801; re-
ceipts 8,342; shipments. 2,040; stocks. 00,450;
quote A. B. C D, E, 020.. F, $025.. G, H, I,
080; M. 050, N, 085; wludow glass, 700; wa
ter white, 720.
12.—Wheat: Steady,
other (lav and aaw 200 hog* prasing on
oata. "Land wna under way of preparation
for alfalfa planting," ho aays, and the seed
have til ready been put in the ground. Mr.
Stoadham is a great believer in hogH and
has inanv fine registered Herkshlres. This
year bs has sold quits s faw. On seeonnt
of the extremely unfavorable year and |
short feed crops he Is somewhat long ou i
bogs and short on feed at present, but i
they are doing fairly well on the oat i
pastures and he expects to dispose of a |
few more soon. He In planting consider
able alfalfa acreage which he expects to
grace his hogs on and the coming year
will put In heavy feed crops, so that hy
the next fall he expects to be In the bog
business on a sound basis.
"Mr. Steadham has just finished trans-
planting twenty-five aores of onions and
they are looking finf flls form is recog-
nised as one of the best oil the Nueces."
Green Martin and W. W. McKlnley of
Frio County have Just bought 5.000 acres
of land near Artesla iVells. Most likely
it will be the scene of some up to date
stock farming operations. Mr. Martin has
been ranching in Lu Snfie County for sev-
eral years and Mr. McKlnlev is one of
the most successful farmers of Frio Coun
ty.
FORT WORTH LIVE STOCK.
Cattle ItecoiptB Are Liberal and Trading Ii
Again Active.
-—Comparative Receipts.—
< Wit tie Calves Il"gs Sheep II.AM.
Today .,..5,000 1,000 2,000 7.0B0 800
Week aim. 0.070 052 2,202 1,271 4fi7
Year ago. 4,287 200 2,040 303 51
Special Teh lira m to The Express
FORT WOHT1L Tex., Dec, 12.~ltecolpta
acalu Were liberal tn all hranchea of the llvo
stock market and trading was generaly active
with steady prices prevailing. While sheep
and goat receipts slmw up liberally the major
poitlon of the supply were on through billing
and were stopped over tor feed and water.
While cattle receipts were liberal and a fair
proportion of fairly good to choice In quality,
the bulk of the run consisted of canner cows and
common calves. The Remand wus broad and had
Peraley A Phillips, Rush Spring*
steers inrr.
C. H. Smith, Eden-
Sales of live
Price.
10 goats
01 goats
•W Pigs ,....
D. J. Jackson, Tolar—
05 hogs
Click A- Fox, De« Moines,
07 hogs
25 hogs
10 piKs
C. II. Fee, Cisco—
17 hoys
41 hogs
10 pigs
II. W. Nelson, Clifton—
35 steers
2 cows
Cottle Bros., Morau—•
10 steers
W. P. May, l^aredo—
7 cows
N.M.-
42
58
SO
184
155
100
04
217
107
108
745
006
845
82,1
0W)
827
1120
«■
Screened Cracked Cake,
Meal and Hulls
Prompt or Deferred Shipments
Home of Cream of Cotton
TEXAS REFINING
i'HONE
Cr. 5828
CO.
7 cows
4 steers
II steers
Jonea Smith, Wpatherford—
20 hogs 217
0 calves 370
4 cows 7^2
J. II. llolden, Big Lake—-
4 cows ni»o
54 cows mm
27 cows 044
-12 COWS NO<;
21 bulls 1108
J. V Davis, Mertson—
25 cows % 010
H cows Wis
IS calves 2H1)
28 calves 158
27 calves
Smith <V l<aiic, Sterling City—
27 cows 020
B. Durrcll, \ an horn
100 C0WI 030
0. Bunton, Marfa -
22 cows 725
1. V. Duncan A Bro., r.uglo Lake—
00 boga — 158
Pace Bros., Choundrant, I^a.—
17 calves 801
12 cows 575
5 bulls 1
3 heifers
B. O. Denmsn, Dublin—
BO steers
George Richardson, Watervale—
AO cows
10 cows
George Brown, Lanipnsas—
25 cows
3 bulls
f. Bolton*
48 hoga .
Gustlue-
750
405
548
650
801
500
050
100
$8 50
4 00
5 25
8 50
1* 75
0 70
0 00
7 00
10 00
0 00
7 00
8 50
0 50
G 25
5 no
r. 50
0 50
7 IS
ft 85
4 tit)
4 75
0 50
4 35
5 85
4 85
4 DO
1 35
fi INI
046
I . i
0 25
4 50
4 50
5 40
0 45
4 85
4 40
4 05
5 00
5 60
4 40
4 85
4 85
4 75
8 90
lliilit Yorker., I9.GO®IV0O; *« TB®®.25;
rough., «t«K«, JH.imflS.W); henry
inlieil, JIO.KXMJ.M.
T#ia. Ban*. Report..
Bpeotnl Telejr.iu to Tbe ICiprfM.
POET WOHTII, Tex., Dep. 12.—The follow-
ing range report, were raeelred at headquarlsra
of the Cattlo llaHera' A.»oelatloa of Tela.
Tueaiiaj:
Laredo: Weather eold .nd range (fond; In
.parted 18- head mixed eattle received from
Mexico. , ,
(idea.a: Inapeeted ahlpment. eight earlnada
tr) Kort Worth, four eara to I'jote, range very
good,
Agua Duke: Weather clear and good.
Happy and Pl.lnvlcw: Weather eold a [id
rnnye short i In.pected ahlpinent four ear. Tulla
to kuilBaa ('It.v
Ijuan:: Weather cold; Inspected ahlpment one
car to Kort Worth.
McNamara: Weather and rango good.
Messing; Weather cloudy and rango good.
Brownsville: Weather cool and range very
good.
Victoria. Weather eool; inspected eight cars;
range good but needs ralu.
Menard: Weather clear and cold; range dry
aud short In places.
Lubbock Weather clear and cold; range
good.
Midland Weather clear and cold; Inspect-
ed shipment four cars to Kort Worth; range
good but ii raia.
Clarendon: Weather cold and clear; rsnge
very g<»od.
Pittsburg.
Internstlonal Newsservice.
PITTHBPRO, Pa., Dec. 12.—(little: Supply
light; market sternly. Prime, fl0.00ti$10.50;
tidy butchers, 98.50®9.10; fair, |7.50(gi8.25;
common. $0#>7; common to good fat bulls
14.50(9)7.25: common to goiwl fat cows, S4®7!
heifers, ffi.00O8.BA; fresh cows and sprinters
|40(?«85; veal calves, $18.00^jl8.5U; heavy and
thin calves, f0(Qj9.
Sheep and lambs: Supply light; market
steady. Heat? ewes, $4.6007.25; prime weth
ers, $8.50r</H.75; good mlied, $7.75^8.85; fair
tolled, $0.75fti'7.50; culls and common, *3 50
05 (Ml, spring lambs, 90.00018.25.
Hogs llerelpts 15 doublndeeks; market high-
er. Prime heavy hoga, 910.85® 10.40; mediums
9]/>£0<^10.25; liaavjr Yorkers, 910.10O10.30i
Allis-Chaliners
American Beet Sugar
American Cau
American ('ar & Pdy
American Cotton nil
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugu-
Tel. &
10,000 32 Mi
11.8(H) 104 ^
22,81X1 61)
17,000 75 V|
SI Ml 6|
. 20,1(11) isi
.. 40,000 113^,
20 Vs
08 W
55
71 Vs
51 it
b4to
107
2UT/S
08 >«
55 to
71 to
51 \
108
Tel.
)ro Ctifs lO.-iixi
8.1100
Kansas City,
By Assorts ted Press.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 12.—(logs: He*
coinis, 24,000 head; market steady to strong.
Bulk'. 90.00ro 10.00; heavy, 90.08® 10.05; pack-
ers and but' hers, 90.75(^10.05; light, 90.500
0.85; pigs, 98.25(^:11.00.
Tattle Keceljits 15,000 head; market steady
t" 10c lower. Prime fed steers, 910.75(^12.(Ml;
| dressed beef Hteers, 97.50(010.50; Western steers,
90.50@il0.50; Henthern steers, 90.00OS.75; cows,
95.25^8 50; heifers, 90.00% 10,50; atoekers and
feeders, ffl.00iii8.75; bulls. $5.25^7.00; calves,
90.504$ 11.25.
Sheep: Hecelpts 7.000 held; msrket 85c
i higher. Lambs, 912^118; stockers aud feeders,
9««12.
—V"
St. Louis.
By Associated Press.
ST. LOPIS, Mo., Dec. 12—llogs; Hecelpts
15,500 head; market 5c higher. Lights. 90.55f®
10.10; pigs. 97.50$}#.25; mixed and butchers,
90.50(^10.20; good heavy, 910.15(jjl0.20; bulk,
90.70ft 10.10. n t
Cattle Hecelpts 0.100 head; market strong
Native beef eteers, 97.50W12.00; yearlings steers
and heifers. $8.50(^11.50; cows, 95.00^/8.00;
stockers and feeders, 95.80O7.75; Trias kuar
nntlne steers, 95.50(^8.00: jirirae Southern beef
steers, *8(^0; beef cows and helfera, 94.25p
7.B0; prime yearling steers and heifers, 97.50
©9.00; native calves, f0.00OU.60.
Sheep: Hecelnts 1,400 head; market steady
to 25c hogher. Ijambs. $K.00f(/, 18.25; ewes, 95.00
08.76; yearlings, 90.50011.00.
Chicago.
By Aasoclstsd Preaa.
CIIICAOO, Dse. 12.—Hogs: Hecelpts 48.000
head, market weak to lower. Hulk. 90 55W10.00
light, lOOOOtMJO; mixed, 9940010.10; heavy,
f9.60Ol0.16; rough. 90.50jj0.05; pigs, 98.00ft
8 H5.
Cattle: Receljils 8,00 head; market steady.
Native beef cattl\ 97.OOOl2.IK); Western steers.
97.00010.50;to stockers and feeders. 94.50®
7.ST.; cows and heifers, 98.85010.25; calves,
99.60(^12.76
Sheep. Hecelpts 10,is) head; marekt firm.
Wethers. $v7U<Ul0.tK); twes, 96.1509.00; lambs,
f 10.50® 1326.
/
4,200 114to HI to U2%
1,00 125 to 125 to 125 to
200 218 214 21H
7,100 50 50 60
10.7IM) IKito ^7 87to
0.7(H) 104 to 102% 108 to
200 120 to 120 120
15,20(1 78 to 78 to 78 to
4,900 H5to B4 Mto
010 690 699 .
4,000 107 104to K'»4 to
4«'«,'.hmi into 101 to 101 to
, 12,00 c.Oto 08 08 to
2,lot) 112 01 01 to
20.4(10 87% 80 80
10,100 54 to 49 to 51 to
. 2.i M) 184 182 to 1MH4
84,500 20 to 2814 28-\
44,100 X2\ 75 75H
48,500 04 to 55 5H
17,000 80^ 85to 85to
4,700 178 to 174 174
2,00 llOto HOto ll'lto
41 to 80 >4 80 Vi
osto 00H ooto
2,400 100 to 104 104
80,200 00 to 01 to 02
42.100 llflty 110to 112to
88,600 IT 48to 48H
10,700 08^4 5.r» 55 Vj
1.1SK) 2«to 25 to 25 to
06.500 54% .VIV4 51 to
2,500 80 to 70 to 70 to
200 180 180 18o
American .... «
American Tobacco ..
American Zinc
Anaconda Oopper ..
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line .
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore A Ohio .
Bethlehem Steel ....
"anadluu Pacific ...
L'eutral feather ...
.'beaupeake A Ohio
hi., Mil. & st. P. .
"hi., B. I.AP
Colorado Fuel A Iron
Conaolldated C.aa ..
Corn Products
Crucible steel
Cuba Cane Sugar
Erie
General Klectric . . .
Ureat Northern p£r
Ot. Northern
Goodrich
Illinois ('entrul
Inspiration Copper ...
Int. Mer. Marine pfd
International Nickel .
International Paper .
Kansas City Southern
Kenuecott Copper
Lehigh Valley
lioulaville A Nashville
Liggett A Myers .
Lorlllard Co
Maxwell Motors . .
Mexican petroleum .
National Leml
New York Cent nil
N. V., N. 11 A 11 ..
Norfolk A Western .,
Northern Pacific ....
Pennsylvania
Bay Con. Copper ...
Beading
Bep. Iron A Steel ..
Seaboard Air Line .. .
do pfd
Sloss Slit'f. S. A I.
Stmlebaker Corp, ...
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway ...
do pfd
Tennessee Copper ..
Texas Company
1'ulon Pacific
T III ted Fruit
1*. S. ltubber ......
U. S. Steel
do pfI
Utah Copper
Vn Caro. Chemical
Wabash B pfd ....
Western I'lilon
Wmtlnghouse Klectric. 81,800
Mo.^ Pac. W. 1 15,400 , ,
Total sales for the day, 2,443,?00~sliari
BONDS.
r. S. 2s. registered
lT. S. 2s coupon
F. S. 8s registered
I". S. 8s coupou
V S. 4s n-glstered
P. S. 4s coupon
Panama 8s coupon
American Agricultural 5s
American Cotton (Ml 5a
American Tel A Tel. c\
American Tobacco (is .
Anglo-French 5s ...
Atchison gen. 4s
Atlantic Coast Line 1st
Baltimore A Ohio cv. 4tys
Central of Georgia eon. 5s
Central Leather ."•«
Chesapeake A Ohio cv. 4',•»»s
Chicago, B. A Qiiincy joint Is
Chi.. Mil. A St. P. cv. 5s
Chicago, H. I. A Pacific By ref. 4
Colorado A Southern ref. 4to»
Denver A Rio Grande ref. 5*
Dominion of Canada 5h (10811 ...
Brie gen. 4s
Illinois Central ref 4s
Kansas City Southern ref. 5s ....
SEEDS FOR SPRING SOWING
Seed Corn, Cane Seed, German Millet, Alfalfa, Cotton Sert, Cow
Peas, Grass Seed, Fetcrita, Kafir Corn, Milo Maize, Rape, Seed Pota-
toes, Onion Sets, Garden Seeds, e'c.
Send me a list of your wants for prices.
ROBERT NICHOLSON
401 to 407 Commercs
Wholesale Seeds. Dallaa.
380
70%
77
78
20
Hart, S. * M
88
88
88
824
Lindsay Light .......
21
20
20
2.VJ
No, Am. Pulp
13
12
12
40
National Carbon .....
302
302
802
215
I'rest-O-Lite
140
135
135
43
Public Sendee
115
115
115
25
People's Oss
100%
106%
106%
5
guuker Oats
338
X\H
38 s
5
do preferred
111
111
111
710
Sears Boebuck
230
229
280
1.775
do. preferred
108
104 %
104%
2.835 Swift A Co
153
146% 146%
1,009
Union Carbide
210
200% 200%
002
United Paper Board...
30^
1.
34
34
BOND SALKi
10,000 Booth Fish rts
93
4,000 C. C. By. 1st 5s
.,,,.
99%
15,000 Com. Kdlsoit 1st 5s..
102%
5,000 M K. By. 1st 4s
70
5,000 Morris 1st 4',ys
93
5.000 l'eople^s ' <as
.102
5.000
Paducah A 111. 5s...
• »...
99%
a.txsi
South Side CI. 4MjS...
90
1.INSI
Swift A Co. 1st 5s...
.101%
2,000 Wilson Os
.102*1.
78 78
UOto 117 to
90% 90 to
2Hto 28 to
227
0.81 S) 70to <12to 05
15.2(H) lisl^ 101 101
2.700 C.5% 02 V 02%
18,700 100 to 104 to 104 to
8,000 50 to 11 to 51 to
0,400 180% 184 184%
4.2(g) llOto 100% 100%
0.400 50% 50 50
28.7(10 81 to 20 20 to
88.100 10N\ 105 105
74.000 85% 70 to *>to
40(i into 10 K;
200 88 88 88
3,400 70 78 78
15.000 119% 110
11,800 OS to
22, HIM) „
800 OS 07% (57 s),
200
5.800 200 100 100
25,800 144 to 142^ 112%
4.800 158% 154 to 154*
25.700 118% I2S 05'
018.100 123 110% 118
2.200 121 to 121 121
05,200 110% 118 to 114
8.200 40 to 45 45 V,
4.000 81 80 30 "
2,200 101 to lOOto lOOU
50 50 to 50 to
84% 88 V4 88 to
00*1
00%
Kioto
lOOto
110
110 Vj
102 "
loito
07
100
120 to
08 to
08%
08%
05
101%
108
108
\)H
101 to
Bank Clearings.
International New* Service.
Ni:W YOltK, Dec. 12.—Bank clearingM Uslay
wre $754,401,917, against #032.805,814 last
year, 1111 Increase of $121.500,008.
St. Louis bunk clearings today were $23,824,-
774, against $15,722,022 last year, an Increase
of $8,102,152
Chicago bank clearings today were $87,108,-
445, ugnlust $05,059,837 last Tuesday and $00,-
788,28 a year ug<»,
Money Markets.
By Associated Press
NKW YOBK, Dec. 12.—Mercantile j>aper,
4(g!4to per cent.
Sterling: Sixty-day bills, $4 71 to; commer-
cial 00-dav bills on bairkn, $4.71 to'- commercisl
00-day bills, ^4.71; demand, $4.75to; cables,
$4.70 7-10.
Francs: Demand. $5.85; cables. $5.s4.
Guilders: 18'inaud, 40%c; cables, 40V.
Bar silver, 75c.
Mexican dollars, 58%c.
Government bonds stead}; railroad bonds
weak.
Time loans: Firm. Sixty and ninety days
and six months, 4©4to P*r
Call money: l'lrm. High. 0 per cent; low,
4 per cent, ruling rate, 5 per cent; la*t loan,
5 per cent; closing bid, 4 per cent; offend ut
5 per cent.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 12.—Bar silver, 30%d per
ounce.
Money, 4% per cent
Discount rates: Short bills and three months,
5tof(|5% por cent.
H. & 8. BEER
Established 1872 -New Orleans, La.
Cotton, Stuck*, Grains, Provisions, Cotton Seed
(Ml. Sugar and Coffee.
Members of New Orleans Cotton Bgchanga,
N. 11. Future Brokers' Association, New Yorg
Produce change, New York Stock Exchange,
New York Cotton Kxchango, New York Coffe#
Kxchaoge, ( hlcago Boanl of Tfade, Assyciata
Members of Liverpool t^ottou Association.
Special attention given to tho execution ot
order* on the aln>ve exchanges.
Hubbard Bros. & Co
Cotton Merchant'. Ilsnover Square, New York.
Members of New York Cotton Lxchnng'V Ne v
Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce
Rxchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cot-
ton Association Orders solicited for tba pur*
chase aud ssla of cottcn and cotton need oil for
future delivery Special attention sod liberal
terms given fur consignments of spot cotton
for delivery. Correspondence invUed.
JNO. r. CLARK & CO.
Cotton, Stocks, BondN. (iralo and Prorlslona.
M.W OH LEANS, LA.
Members New Orleaus aud New York Cotton
Exchanges, San Autonlo Cotton Exchange and
Board of Trade. New Orleaus aud Chicago
Board of Trade.
Special attention given to consignments of
spot eotton.
For information in regard tn placing accounts
with us call .1 S. O'Mealy A Co., Alamo Na-
tional Bnnk Building. L. D. Phones 1, "1 and
07. Locals Crockett 5800 and 8203. New Phong
L. D. 20. Local 003
EAR CORN
Oals, I5ran, Rice, Prairie Hay,
Johnson Grass, Wire.
Lewis S Knight, Dallas, Tex.
BAGGING AND TIES
SUGAR BAG CLOTH
M. M. Graves Co., Inc.
V- HOUSTON. TKXAS.
MARCH CONTRACTS ADVANCE TO
70 POINTS ABOVE MONDAY.
General List Makes Advance of 51 to
69 Points for the Day—Southern
Spot Advices Report Slack-,
er.ing of Demand.
I.iKK'tlt.) A Myers f.n
I/irlll - "
Uarrt 5b
I4>ul«vllla & Nashville tin. 4n
Mossourl, Kansas A Texas lnt 4^
MIhhouiI Pacific con Oh
Now York Central deb. On . ' .
N. V.. N. II. A ||. cv. (In
Norfolk ft Western cv. 4
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania c<m. 4^a
Pennsylvania gen |i\,s
Reading menl
Bepublic Iron and Steel 5a (U)IOl !
St. Lonls & Sr.n Francisco rpf. ta
St. I/aiis ft Southwestern !nt .
Sealn.urd Air Line ndl. 5s
Southern Bell Telephone 5a
Southern Pacific rv. 5s
Bouthern Bailway 5s
Southern Bailway gen. Is '
Tenncsiiee Copper cv. On ]
Texaa Company rv. Os
Texas \ Pacific lsta ^ ]
I nloti Pacific 4s
r. S. Steel 5s
Virginia-Carolina Chemical 5h
N:.'w York Curb Market.
International Nt»Vs Service.
NLV\ )OUK. Dec. 12.—The German peace
proposals gave the liears on the curb a weupon
and they haninicred prices down for a general
decline of 1 to 8 points. Federal Dyostuffs
and Chemlcnl dropp«d from 45 to 15 The
rest of the msrket l«te sliowed an Inclination
to harden. Snlen with cloning hid und uhk^l
prices follow:
Hales. Jlirl.
8,0(81 Aetna Explosives 7U
l.WMi Chevrolet Motore u,h
580 General Motors, common.. 1441
841 j
07
78
Od
Kll
101U
l»r.%
70 Vj
lot
112
111%
185
04 Vj
100
It 12
05 XL
loovft
81
7Hvi
(lots
100\
104
1HI'4
1MI
105%
DM)1^
08 Uj
100
00%
Bv Associated Press.
NLW YOBK, Dec. 12. -The announcement
that (iermany was ready to open jH'ace nego-
tlatlons was followed l»y a very sharp recov
ery In the cottou market here today. After
selling at 17 50c yesterday March contracts
advanced to lH.Hlc during the late trading,
or 70 points above IhsI night's closing. That
deliver) closed at 18.77c and the general list
closed very steady at a net advance of 51 to
00 points for the day.
Tho market opened rteady st a decline <»f
8 to 25 points under over night selling orders
and in sympathy with lower cables. Jauuary
sold at 17.70c aud May at 1818 on tho c»ll
Out prices nuickly rallied ou the news from
Berlin. A bulge of 85 to 87 points net re
newed liquidation and Liverpool selling which
tended t<» Increase local skepticism as to tho
allies' acceptance of German proposals ut this
time and there were reactions of several points
later. Press dispatches containing a preliml
hary outline of Germany's peace proposals
scorned to create rather a more optimistic view
of the outlook, however, aud the market became
very firm during the afternoon.
Tho buying was encouraged by tho very bull
Ish average of Southern spot advices carried
January up to 18.55c. while May sold ut 19.00c,
or 05 to i2 points net higher, and 115 to 1 Bl
points above yesterday's low level. Trade In-
terests were among the buyers on the rally,
which wan sccompanied by reports that spin
ners were calling cotton.
' Southern spot advices reported a slackening
of demand but said interior holders were not
following the decline tn futures and that ef
forts 0> buy spots found very few sellers uisi
ft less favorable basis than expected.
POBT BLCEIPTS.
uassiuDd Alp ia jitl:illy
ALAMO TKN1 AND AWNINO CO.
Mfri. of awnings, tenta, cunvas uul
waterproof (roods, flags, etc. All our
goods are full weight uud cut to con-
form to the standard list. Win. Lorea
zeti, 215 Avenue L>.
KLKCTKIC AN1) At TO KKPAIKlNti.
Dou't l>e bothered with wugoeto
troubles, for Sun Autonlo has factory
equipped magneto repair shop. Mag-
netos and nolo parts lu stock. S. X.
t'ullahun, 410 North Florea Street.
Galvestoii
New Orleans
Mobile
Savannah ..
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk ....
Philadelphia
New York .
Boston
Total
j Last year
Bales.
.. 14.778
.. 12,572
.. 1.042
.. 8,904
c.c.0
100
... 2,502
50
40
810
. . 88.021
... 50,501
Difference 14.(140
STOCK AT UNITED STATES POUTS
Bales
Rtock thts day 1.550,,'INO
Stock tltls diy last, week ....
Stock this day last year
Deficit this season
I'M Till) ST ATMS MXPOBTS.
This Week.
(ireat Britain 82,801
Franco
Continent 4.345
Mexico and Japsn 5.407
OALVl'STON STOCK.
This Day.
Kor Great Britain 58.487
For France 28.571
For other foreign ports 88,nc>n
For coastwise ports 10,750
In compress 202.270
1.588,(to;
1,591,758
32,809 ;
I^ist Yr
54.840
7,708 1
27.018 ,
15,002 '
Last Yr. :
84,505 i
1,500 ;
22.501
240! 080 ;
15,(100 Ml Ovale Steel
7,(SMI I jilted Motors 57
400 Standard Oil of N. Y 278
750 Costleii * Co. ref ]<j(^
2,000 Cofden Oil Gas, ctuuinon,.. 14U
81.(Kid Federgl Oil
82,000 Oklahoma Oil, common.... 12
25,000 A tie tits iou.
8,000 Con. Arlsona Smelters 'J
2.7oo Goldfleld Con t$2
2.500 Juinlio Extension QO
1.7<K> Nlplsslng gr,i
15,0oo Bex Con. 52
27.SOO Success 44
006 Tonnpsh Mitenslou 4u.
11,BOO Big liodge
20,000 Mothej Lode 4H
20,000 Green Monster 'jia
11,800 Calumet it nd Jerome 1 5-1(1
8,000 Boston find Mont una 08
Asked.
7%
101
148
05 H
57 Va
27 h
10%
141-,
0»,i
14
11
2Vk
tt:»
82
55
40
4%
.•IH
44
2%
2
71
Totals 429,400 827 .M»7
DAILY MOVLMFNT AT IN'TKUloB TOWNS.
Beetipta Bblpts. Stock
Augusta 1,170 7n4
Memphis 0,850 8.495
St. I x>uls 8.484 7,245
Houston 5,§89 8,880
147.807 ,
285.884
80.050 (
288,740 1
Chicago Stock Market.
International News Service.
CHICAGO. Dec 12.—Germany's reported »>f
for of Peace negotiations caused a rush of sell
tug orders on the local ejdiange. while stop I
loss orders poured In on the different brokerage
houses. Stewart Warner on selling orders of
1,400 shsres dropped 8 points to 105. hut 10.
covered to KMl. Cnion Carbldo *obl off 1U
points to 206. Swift, opejiinir at 158, lost 7>
points, on selling orders of 1,8x7 share* prest-
♦•Lite gained a point to 140, then sold off 10
Sales.
High.
Low.
CI oss.
50 Am. Strawhoard ....
. 51
51
51
50 A in; Shipbuilding ..,
. 00
00
00
lot) do. preferred
, 00%
00%
|M,%
145 Booth-Fish
, (HI
no
00
100 do preferred
. 8S
H7
87
0*o (\ c. /t c It) s
"74
5
0
100 Chicago 111. By
. 10
10
10
3o5 Chicago 1'neu. Trsd..
. 74%
' 2 %
21
72%
50 Chicago llya., sofles 2
. 21
21
50 do., series 3
3
I
20 Colli, Kdlson
.143
143
113
(S» Deere A Co. pfd
. 100
09%
100
120 Diamond Match ......
.131
130
130
Totals 22.555 10.8(50 747,547
Liverpool.
Hy Associated Press
LITKBPOOL, Dee 12 Cotton: Boot weak;
good mlddlliiK, ll.lt'sl; middling, lt^taid. low
middling. Dl!K)d.
Sales, 7,000 bales; 700 for speculation and 1
export
Itecelpta, 10.000.
Futures barely stesd.v DecemlsT, lO.NOd; De
crmlter January, lO.MOdi J a nuary-February, I
I0.84d; Fehruarv Mar. li. lO.OOd; March April, !
l(l.99d; April May, II.OM: May June, ll.lod;
Jutie July Il.OOd July August. U.OHtl; August
Septem'" r. 10.78d; September October, 10 30d;
OctoN-r November, 10.21d; November December, ,
10.13d.
New Orleans.
By Associated Press.
NKW oBLBANS, Dec. 12.—A bulge of more
than $8 a Imlo on the strongest future mouths
csme In the cotton market here todsy as the
result of heavy buying whIMi developed nfter
the noon hour Yesterday's short sellers scram
bled for cotton and when offerings were
found to be very scanty, a panic of buying en
sued. The market at Its best stood 48 to <so
points over yesterday's close; the firm tone
wss carried to the end of the day and last
prices were at a net gain of 40 to 05 points.
Around the opening iiricea were off 12 to 15
points on overnight selling but a good demand
whs in.ide which caused a complete recovery
(in the receipt of news of German pro|ioenls
the market lost snout 10 points, apparently
lu eyrapatln with the slump In wheat nml *'«>.>•
markets. This was followed by a recovery «;.<5
hu agvau<" 14 to 18 -points above yesterd.iv s
• lose, hit at noon the market stood prartl.nl-
ly at yestenlay s last ,-rices. lu ths sftern«»on
the market suddenly developed great activity
| and firmness and prices Immediately re.«pon«l'ii.
1 Soot quotations declined it;;; |.»int> to is
cents for middling but this attracted no att'-n
lion Is'cause It wn« simply In the nature of a •
revival lo meet the decline ttf the last few
days In figures sml uo sales were reported st I
th« uew priuaa. '
Cotton Bsed Products.
By Associated Press.
NLW \OBK. Dec, 12. The cotton seed oil
market was aharply higlior ou German peaco
proposals, heavy short covering and fresh out-
side buying on the strength in lard and cotton.
At the close leading months were 20 to 3i»
points net higher gales, 55.800 barrels.
By Associated Press.
NKW YOBK, Dec. 12. -Cotton seed oil closed
steady. Spot $12.40 bid. December $12.40y
12.»■(», January, gl2.43<ftl2.45; February, I12.2S
$112.85; March. $12.30(alL' 82; April, $1J.33'o
12.35 May, *12 34^12.37; June, $12.85^12.42,
July, $12.43Q 12.45.
New Orleans Rice.
By Associated Press.
NKW OBLKANS, Dec. 12.—Both rough and
clean rice continued steady today with quota-
tions unchanged. It iptu— Bough, 5.477
saeks; millers, 4.844 sacks; clean 5.882 pockets;
sa,h»s. blue rose 1,7(81 sacks; clean Honduras,
4.073 pockets; Japan, 945 pockets; blue rose.
I,S33 pockets.
Broom Corn Quotation«.
International N- ws Service.
ClIICAtiO, Dec 12. Broom corn trade fair, ■
prices firm per ton; low tikla, $23o(^240,
Illinois. $245TO200.
Buf t'aV.
By Associated ^rsss.
KASTJU'FFAI.O. N Y.. Dec, 12. Cattle re.
eeipts, 7.riii head; market active; prime steers,
$10011; butcher grades, $6.5009,60. Calves:
Beeelpts. 250 head; market active; cull to
Choice. $5.(8»Hl>.
Sheep and laiubs: Bcccints, 3.000 head:
market active. Choice lambs. $l#.(H1^18.(|ft
•'nil to tslr, $S.50W12 75; yearling' $10,000
II.75; sheep. $4.00<ip.50.
I logs: Hecelpts, c. m(m» market active; 2.'>c
higher; yorkera, 99.2CttlU.45; pigs. $9.25, mixed
*ll.25(?('9.35; -tags, $7.0025.
Liverpool Staples.
International News Ser ice.
LIVKBPOOL, Dec. 12. llsnis: Short cut, 14
to 10 pound**, HOs.
Bacon; Cumberland < nt. 20 to 30 pounds, 93s.
Clear belli.« It to 10 pounds, 100s.
Shoulders: Square. II to 11 (Kiunds, 95s.
Lard: Prime Western in tierces, new. 93s;
old, ot-: American refined lu pulls, 90s 8d;
50 pound boxes. 0"s
Turpentine spirits, 52s 0d.
Linseed oil, 53s
Petroleum: Itefltied. Is l^d.
Besln: Common. 2>is.
Cotton seed oil hull, refined, spot, 50s Od.
Sugar lfarkst,
By Associated Press.
NKW YOHK. Dec 1' Bsw -'irar was easier
and iy.- lower today under continued lll*eral
offerings from Cuba. The day's business amount-
ed to only 400 tons of full duty sugars afloat
at 4V£c, c(|hhI to 5.51c for centrlfuaal New
crop ('ubas were offered at 4'^c for Jauuary
shipment and 4c for February and March.. Tho
market closed easy st 4^c for Cflhas, cost and
freight, equal to 5.51c for centrifugal aud 4.040
for molasiei. •
In refined Interest was acaln lacking and
prices were nominally unchanged at 7.20c for
flue granulated, although some refiners were ac-
cepting orders nt 7.15c
Trading lu the msrket for eugnr futures w|ia
the largest since ttie inauguration of the ex-
change, total transactions amounting to 44,250
tons. Germany's peace proposals, larger crop
estimates, the lower spot msrket snd the in-
creased number of centrals grinding lu Cuba
bad a very depressing • fleet on sentiment and
led to active general selling, with closing prices
showing net declines of P to 20 points. De-
ctiiiber sold from 4.50c to 4.43c, closing at
4 45c; January. 4 17" to 4 "tic. closing at 4.13c;
March, 3.90-• to 3.83c. closing at 8.85c; May,
3.U8c to 3.b7c, closing at 3.88c; July, 4c ta
0.95c, closing at 3.94c.
Metal Markets.
By Associated P -'»!♦
NKW YOBK. Dec 12 -Lend.
Siielter; Dull Spot, Kast St. bulls delivery,
11 Vol 2c.
Copper: Firm. 1'leotrolytie. first-quarter,
$35.5(1. nominal; second and third quarters,
982.50 \ 34. (Hi
Iron: Stead/ and unchanged.
Tin: Easy. Spot offered $43.
Bv Asse nted Press.
LONDON, Dec. 12,—bad, £30 10s.
spelter, CA7.
(V; h •" ^pot. C145 10s; futures, £139 lOal
, VJD'.N
V.-u. N|«)t, WlHt 15s; futures, £180 15s.
Dry Goods Market.
By Associated Preaa.
NKW YOBK. Dec. 12. Cotton goods snC
yarns were quiet Onlay with some easing re-
ported in quotations ou goods offered fr»4»
second hands. Little or tio change was reported
in mill position Men's wear tended higber.
Satins uud chiffons lu aiifc aafe MlfN tm
quick deUeery.
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