DEC. 2 
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NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
CONDENSED NEW YORK TELEGRAMS. 
Tuesday, Dec. IS.—Congressmen are on the j 
wing homewards for the holiday recess. The 
silver agitation here has put an end to the sale of 
our 4 per c nt. bonds In Europe. Kan Ellzarlo, 
Texas, is besieged by " greasers,” and a handful 
of State troops therein are In danger. 
The reported suicide of Osman Pasha la consid¬ 
ered unfounded. From Elena, on the east, a 
heavy Russian force has pushed forward to Dabl- 
rova, ten miles eastward, thereby obtaining a 
firmer hold on the Balkan Passes east of the Shlp- 
ka road. In western Bulgaria, a force that had 
advanced within 25 miles of Sophia bus been 
driven back by the Turks, and wilt probably await 
the 40,000 men pushing, forward from Plevna. 
Hitherto, the Russians in Armenia have directed 
their attacks on Kr/croum from the south and 
east; now they are taking stops to out the com¬ 
munication between that town and Treblzond on 
the Black Sea, whence It draws supplies ; and to 
attack the besieged fortress from the north. 
W ednesday, Dbc. kl—C ommissioner of Agricul¬ 
ture, Le Due, Is busy making arrangements for a 
large display of the agricultural products of this 
country at the Paris Exhibition. The State t.roopB 
at San Ellzarlo, Texas, have surrendered to the 
mob. and Howard, Atkinson, and McBride were 
Immediately shot. The first, of these, some time 
back, killed Oardls, the leader of the anti-salt 
monopoly faction, and all three of them were ac¬ 
tively Interested In enforcing a price for all salt- 
taken from the marshes, which tor 1200 years have 
been held as public property. Federal troops 
under col Young and Lieut. Bullls have reached 
Fort Clark, Texas, rrom their raid into Mexico. 
J. T. Farley, democrat, lias been elected Senator 
from Californio, Instead of Sargent, republican. 
The Russian troops from Plevna are pushing 
vigorously forward In every direction, and some 
of them arc "goingfor”the Turks In Shlpka Pass. 
Turkey wants to make peace on the basis of the 
proposals made by the conference held at Con- 
stauUnoplo.before the outbreak of the war. Rus¬ 
sia has ordered 00,000 fresh troops to be organ¬ 
ized. The British Parliament Is to assemble Jan¬ 
uary IT, tbruo weeks earlier than usual—a 
measure necessitated by the threatening as¬ 
pect. or Eastern affaire and the need of u vote 
for money to push on military and naval arma¬ 
ments. The French Chambers, having voted for 
all the money demanded by the Government and 
taken measures to consolidate the Republic, have 
adjourned. Bismarck has secured the dismissal 
of a hostile faction for a long time Intriguing 
agtiltisl him In the councils of the royal person¬ 
ages. There’s a severe famine In the north of 
China. 
Thursday. Dec. 20.—Sitting Bull's braves are 
scouting across the border, and a new fort Is 
needed la the Northwest to keep the savages In 
check. The .San Ellzarlo mob, satisfied by reveng¬ 
ing the death of their leadur, having disarmed 
the State troops, have dispersed. The trouble was 
merely local and the rioters received little or no 
assistance from Mexico. F. S. troops are hurry¬ 
ing to the scene of disturbance. 
One body of Servians are advancing against 
Wlddln, another is marching southward, and has 
just occupied Fort Mratnor on the the high road 
to Adrianopie. a Monteucgln corps has been de¬ 
feated by the Turks who are advancing to the 
aid of Scutari and Antldarl. Great Britain is 
mightily disturbed at the aspect of Eastern af¬ 
fairs ; cabinet and people are bitterly divided on 
the question of " taking a hand” In the conflict. 
Not lrnproDaolo that the country may •• drift” In¬ 
to the war, as Klnglake said she did Into that of 
the Crimea. Germany, in return for .Muscovite 
forbearance during the Franco-Prussl&n war of 
l.STO, will approve of whatever forms Russia de¬ 
mands, and Is disposed to say to all otners “hands 
oH.” 
Friday, Dec. 21.— Senator Patterson of S. C„ 
has been stricken with partial paralysis. Sitting 
Bull himself Is across the frontier. “ All quiet ” 
on the Mexican border. 
Suleiman PaBba has arrived at Constantinople, 
via Varna, from t,ne North, with 10,000 troops, on 
his way to Adrianopie where he Is to take com¬ 
mand of the army of Roumalla. The Czarowttch 
Is about to “ go home,” and Gen. Todleben will 
succeed him lu command or Che array about 
Ruatchuk. There is strong talk of England’s 
purchasing the Turkish fleet and the suzerainty 
over Egypt. Gen. Grant Is at Naples, whence he 
has been visiting Pompeii. The Duke of Manches¬ 
ter is to be Governor-general ot Canada to s'*c- 
ceed Earl Dufferln who has won “ golden opin¬ 
ions " on both sides of the border. 
Saturday, Dec. 24— There Is a strong probabil¬ 
ity that the Silver Bill will pass even over the 
President’s veto. Senator Patterson's condition 
is critical. Gen. Diaz is taking active measures 
to prevent further Mexican raids into Texas. For 
this purpose there Is a concentration of 10,000 
Mexican troops along the frontier. 
Suleiman Pasha has started for Adrianopie. 
The Servians have captured the ShetclilDa bridge 
and thus cut the Turkish communications be¬ 
tween Nlsch and Lesfcovatz. The Russians "don’t 
scare worth a cent” at England’s menacing at¬ 
titude. The weather la now the Muscovite’s 
worst enemy. Greece and all tho Hellenic e 
are in a state ot' lermcnt which may result in 
taking past in the war. Press prosecutions 
have been dropped in France. H has been de¬ 
clared by the ministry that, the republican nylm* 
Is now established la Franco, and that ofliel ila to 
whom it is distasteful can seek another career, 
Sunday, Dec. 23.—Mexican and U, s. troops arc 
co-operating against ral tors on the Mexican aide 
of tho Rio Grande. C;ol. Hatch, with two compa¬ 
nies U. S. troops has occupied San Ellzarlo. 
Tho Czar arrived yesterday at St. Petersburg. 
All quiet at the seat, of war. 
Monday Dec. 21 .— Another defaulting abscond¬ 
er ! This time 'Us Ovvtm Murphy, Treasurer and 
member of the Excise Board, of this city, aud 
the runaway has only pocketed a trifle of $50,000. 
News of this kind roaches us so frequently or 
late from all parts of the country, that were not. 
this so close at. home we should hardly think It 
worth while to chronicle It. 
The Czar has been welcomed with great enthu¬ 
siasm at St. Petersburg, i ntense cold and heavy 
snow are hindering operations lu Bulgaria. The 
Turks are reported to be deserting in eon Idorable 
numbers through lack of food and clothing 
Typus fever has broken out among thorn at Sopla* 
More reinforcements are being sent from Egypt. 
The Russians have appeared on the northeast ot 
Erzerouin. Conflicting rumors with regard to the 
Turkish disposition to sue for an early peace or 
carry on the war to the hitter end. 
-4~*~*- 
VARIOUS. 
Kentucky paid $10,974 for wolf, fox, and wildcat 
scalps the past year. 
Pearls consist or concentric layers of carbonate 
of lime and membrane. 
From our exchanges wo learn that the winter 
will be very mild and very severe. 
The Wholesale price of nulls has been advanced 
by the manufacturers to *2.30 per loo pounds. 
Kenton County, Ky,, sends to the Cincinnati 
market a Christmas beer weighing 0,115 pounds. 
Maryland farmers have just had a meeting to 
consider the tramp nuisance, and how to prevent 
Its Increase. 
The exports of meat, and live stock to Great 
Britain this year are nearly double what they 
were In 1876. 
The season's catcu of salmon In Oregon lias 
been over 180,000, and 9,000 cases have been put 
up for the market 
A llttlo girl at Lewiston, l’a., Is likely to lose 
both her leot from being poisoned by wearlug 
cardinal red stockings. 
Blankets are the “ circulating medium” of the 
natives of Vancouver. The richest chiefs have 
them stored by the hundred. 
-♦♦♦- 
iSiu-iitM t’s Cologne is prepared from the purest 
and best materials, and Is unrivaled In richness 
and delicacy of perfume. 
DIED. 
DIBBLE.—At her late residence. No. 37 Fifth Ave„ 
Now York City, Khuama Kimball, wife of sid. 
Nicy W. Dibble. 
Funeral services at Rochester, N. Y. 
THE MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS 
New York. Saturday, Dec. 22, 7i 
beans and Peas.- Receipts of beans past week, 
3.181 bust]. Exports, 1.151 hots.: sluou Jau. 1st 10,828 
bbls. The weuther has been unfavorable for loom 
trade In beans; medium* supply grneor«’ wonts, slid 
with tho surplus on hand holdoi.sureanvlons t,i sell. 
We mark supplies down, giving full rates tor select¬ 
ed stuck. Export, nf raurniws are large unough to 
keep them at least Steady ; the extreme lor mqnd 
lots delivered to vessel. Pm bonus dull and un¬ 
changed. White kidneys sell slmv/y; tuny are too 
far above marrows for activity. Red kidneys are ill 
their selling season, and prices are Arm for showy 
clean running iota. Turtle soup beans lower. Green 
peas are quiet nt $I.37®1. $1.40. Son; hern Black Eve 
peas, per 2-6 i»h. Lug, *.>.50 and scarce. Canadian Quid 
peas in bulk and bond, Me. for prime. 
We quote:—Beaus, medium choice, $1.87 < 1.90; oth¬ 
er. *1.6U®I.H0, marrow*, choice, : other, 
*2.0U®3.20; pea. M.7i®2.ou. White Money,choice. $2.30 
(42.45; other, $2,100(2.25: red. choice, U2.I0; extra. 
$2,50; other. $2.25®2.35. Turtle soup beaus, $1.90. 
Lima, $3.00. 
Beeswax.-E xport demand continues, and prices 
arc strong. Bales .it 27 ,028 )•$(:. for Western and 
Southern. 
Exports past week, 8,051 lbs. 
Broom CORN.—Offerings are large, and demand 
is good. 
Green brush at 6®7e.; green hurl, 007c.; me¬ 
dium green, ortotiyja.; red-tipped, 4@5c., and com- 
uiou red, 3fo.3Ka. 
Butter,—R eceipt* for the week. 19,183 pkgs. Ex¬ 
ports, 1,065 do. The. market has ruled quid hilt not 
exceptionally so for the holiday time and merch¬ 
ants do not expect much revival nl trade until alter 
Jan. 1st, The past dull month or six weeks have 
caused a desire to sell or re.all/.H advances in mucu 
Country owned stock, out. receivers do uot encourage 
much larger shipments of general stock titan are 
now ourrent. We could use mure due butter, but 
that does not seem to be a grad , that will show 
much surplus this season, notwithstanding the long 
dairying season wa have hurl. We quote last week’s 
price iik lull for good to tine in a wholesales way, 
while there Is considerable fancy trade in single 
package or small pet lines at 2®3c, above our ex¬ 
treme Creameries are becoming objectionable in 
both price and quality and the fact gives strength to 
tine naif tubs and extra Welsh. There Is rather 
more New England demand than formerly but the 
trade is far below its mark ; cheap goods form the 
only Inducement for anything like large sales in 
that class of trade, and some buyers have even can¬ 
vassed the interior to see if New York could uot be 
under-sold. City rates are cheapest and when we 
quote :0c. for dairies of good useful table State but¬ 
ter the statement can be endorsed. Low grades of 
State anil Western are still almost immovable. 
I‘rices nro weak , and the stock in coot storage anil 
the possibility of plenty to come from the West do 
not favor them tiny. Shippers are operating very 
lightly. They would perhaps purchase more freely 
if they could include stock thut might tic placed 
here with the common grades ir the cable did not 
warrant it* export. Dealers, however, prefer to re¬ 
serve such good els sees of Western tor the medium 
market trade. 
We quote Slate tariuy palls 28®30o.; other. 25®30e : 
creamery, good to choice. 33® 35c.: other, ZHMiiOc.: half 
tubs, selected, 27 2Hc.; other. 31 u>25c.; Full Welsh 
2H®28n.; Welsh tubs, prime, '-'liwv.'He.; other, 18 
roll dairies, line, 26tu'!6o.: common, l7f.nl.8o.: Urkius 
33,i24e., poor Slate. 12.. Hie.; Western creamery, 
good to choice. 3364350.: poor to good 2&r<t>:i0o.: dairy 
tuba, host, IS'd/lUc.; good. 1.8 20o.: other, U’®l3c.; 
factory tubs, good to neat, 19®21e.i common, i3i«iI5o., 
Western ilrklns. good to beat. I0®12e.; other, Utr Klo.s 
rolls, Iiv.iaio.: grease, 8Hade. 
i riKKsv,. Shipments lor the week have been only 
17.900boxes. Tills light, movement is incident to the 
holiday period, and lias been without influence, hold¬ 
ers generally claiming steady prices. 
s’ancy factories, 12 ®13(>.: good and prime, 12(4 
12)4(1.; tlllr lots. 1114(5)11,l-if.: poor. ftalOc. : 7fcl 
10c. skimmed. Kurin dairy. HH®l2)<ic. for good to 
prime ; UtolD^c. lor lair lot-: 7®J0c. for skimmed; 
VVcstern factory. Cheddar. 12Vi0l2\e. for line 10® 
Hike, for good: 5®Sc. Tor fair. 
Exports past week, 17,1178 boxes. 
Liverpool cable, (Ms. Gold closes 10214. 
Cotton iiasshown violent fluctuations, according 
as the situation on the other side changes 
Latest prices are Tor December. I l.iwk 11.18c.: Jun- 
uarv, 11.19011.30c.: Februarv. 11.29 a 11.30c.: March, 
11.tl«»U.April 11.6:4c*U .VIc.t May, IT.lH6ftll.UAp.; 
Juno, ll.75hvtl.7iio.; July, 11.806311.83.; August, ll,85 « 
11,87c. 
Quotations Tor spot cotton are bused on American 
standard of classlUcatiou, arid On cotton In store 
running in quality not more than half a grade shove 
qr below the grade quoted. 
(/jim.vbi. 
Ain. 
i 
! •• rn* 
Ordinary.,... 
... ’JV 
9-V 
9)4 
UK 
Strict ordinary. 
. ,i(B$ 
10)4 
10*6 
I0\ 
Good ordinary. 
in-. 
10-k. 
lDvs 
I0H 
Strict good do. 
.. 10 a 
lO* 
10V 
10 V 
Low middling. 
..u 
11 
u >4 
11.‘A' 
Strict low middling 
...HJ4 
1D4 
H’w 
1W 
Middling. 
...11 6-16 11 5-16 
11 5-16 
11 5-11 
Good middling.,.11 9-16 11 9-10 HIM# 
Strict good middling..U 13-1611 13-16 1115-18 
Middling fair.12 5-ltl It .i-lfi 12 T-lti 
Fair.12 15-10 12 18-18 1215-18 
Sf (lined, 
a n-i8 
a 15-in 
12 7-lli 
1215-18 
Good ordinary, 9 9-l6e.: Strict ordinary. 10 3-10C.; 
Low mlfldtlrig, 107-l(k!.; Middling, 10 U-IOe. 
Dimei> Fruits. -There has boon a Blow trade as 
expected at the holiday period but prices generally 
hold firmly. 
Apples —Old State quarters. 6Y®6 Xim new, 8)4(31 
II Sc,; Western quarters, old, ftEfeOc.: now. 828'.,, 
Southern, new, prime si Iced, 8)464 <c.; fair to good. 5c. 
Peaches Peeled, new, U6*l2o,; unpeeled halves, 
5 5>4o.: unpeeled quarters, 4®4Ke. Pitted cherries, 
1514. -5 Blackberries, '.HAilOu. Raspberries, 28c. Plums, 
11) . lfifl. 
EGOS.—Receipts for tile week, 5,291 barrels. The 
demand is better, but not wluit Is expected in holi¬ 
day times, tvlu>n pantrymen lire expected to use up 
large quantities. Prime fresh Western are firm,and 
th I - year do as well as Bout hern or Stale. A good 
deal of over-held stock, however, comes forward, 
and tliu low-priced hovers prefer choice lluied to 
possibly musty fresh. Weather mild,uud the market 
uot hi want of sudden .upplles. 
Near points, 37<a28o.: Stutoand Pennsylvania. Cana¬ 
dian and Western, 20®26c.; Southern. 2o6o2Bc.: 
Limed, Stale, 17M®18Xc.; Canada, 17®l8c.; Western, 
18601He. 
Fekd. -Sales of 10 pounds ave, $ 18.(8ha 19.(10; Mi 
pounds avc. $186418.50; 8U pounds avo., $186019; 100 
lbs,, *206621. 
FlOCk.—E xport trade is very brisk, largely on 
wants ot European markets, and prices strong. 
Latest prices ».ro t ».7.ajS,i.2,’i t or poor to lunoy super¬ 
fine State; $5.4861*5 86 lor common to fair extra do. 
M.li.Vs4ti IX) fur good to choice do.; $-1.73640.25 f(u super- 
line Michigan. Indiana. Iowa, ,Yc.,outside foraholoe ; 
*3.40®5,ij& for shipping extra do., the inside price 
for poor, and *fi.w6<)iuin for good to strictly fancy ex¬ 
tra do.; common to choice white wheal extras. *5.75 
0*7.25-; fancy do at. $7.2 iwjS. 23; red and amber winter 
wheat, good to ciiotce family, nl $5.50667.25: round 
hoop Ohio at $6.<0®6.T6, and trade brands of do, in 
$5.S&®i,UU. the liutfir for ohntee; Ht. Louis, $6.05601.40 
for poor to lair extra and $8.4lte»7JW/or good to fancy, 
(with a few brands of very fancy quality quoted uii 
to$ s.2.mi 8.50i; Minnesota dear, fS.fsi'-cO.T.,; Minuunotu 
“ straight, ’ Coinmon to fancy, ut $li.2 >667.75 and pat¬ 
ent pour to very ch .lee, $7,2b®U.26, with a few fanev 
at *9.5066111. unsound stock lit $3.1)0.40,75: city mill 
extra at *8 30 <40.50 for fair to very oboioe for West 
Indies; do. for England $5.45665.50; do. trade and 
family extras. *6.I8(<«7.75; do. South America. *8.7566 
7.50. No. 2 ar, *3.09664.51). 
Buckwheat floor, *2.49 for common; fancy. $2.75. 
Corn Meal Is selling at *2,0503,10 for yellow West¬ 
ern. and $3.20for Brandywine. 
Feathers.—L ive white prime Westurn geese. 4566 
l)7o„ mixed, 20®40o. 
Fuksii Fitr.ITS.—There 16 quite u brisk demand for 
apples, and |»lme sound stock is very Arm tor small 
nrands. lu u wholesale way the market Is easy, thut 
is anomg holders who giveeredeneo to tliu presumed 
tender keeping qualities this season. 
Wo quote Bald wins.$3.50 a 3.T;>, Spltzenborgs, $4 00 
••<•4.505 Kuaoets and Greenings, »3.£j®3,75: prime 
sweet, $8,25si)3«fi0; riock-oo-f in i her, *3.75; the latter 
has a growing deojaiP. New (own pippins for export, 
$7668: Lady apples, $8®I5. There lx a good dis¬ 
play ol Florida oranges, which begin to make ns 
quite independent of Havana for line sweet fruit, 
holiday buying begin*; $2,75664 50 box. 7i«i7 bid. 
Cranberries sell readily onolign to make paying com¬ 
missions. Fancy bids., *5 5Q®6 (X).: orates. *'A,i2 25; 
Cape Cod, bbl»., poor to good. $5.80(6,8.A): oidlharv 
7> J.. $.'xa8. Grape* are very abundant tor winter ; 
Catawba. soft berries, 26»+c.; Isabell.i 24$4c. 
1‘eanuta have advanced under specutuliOn. Fancy 
Vtrguibt, *1 «5'«J 55. other. *1 256*1 83. lilekory nuts 
abundant and lower, $1 bush. Texas pecan . 6r>oc. 
Exports or apple*, past week, 1,251 obis. 
FUU» ANi> skins. Market quiet and nominal 
here. Nothing encouraging from the urempautive 
English markets tor American furs, a decline confi¬ 
dently expected at coming whiter Male. 
No. I quality. 
Nor. & East. West AN. W. 
Otter, > piece,. 
Gray Fox. 
*3 00® 4 UU 
$2 0064 2 50 
•M 16 
10® 
45 
lied Fox.. 
76(.a 80 
00® 
Black Bear. 
5 (JO® I) 0(1 
4 00® 5 
00 
Brown cubs and ylgs 
Florida deer skins. . 
1 UU® 2 00 
15® 18 
1 0064 2 00 
Fisher. 
5 00® 8 00 
4 00® 5 
(10 
Mluk, dark . 
8564 !«) 
•aha 
80 
pale. 
50® 80 
30® 
40 
Muskrat, winter. ... 
8® 10 
6® 
8 
tall. 
6® 7 
4('{t 
0 
Kitts. 
(<4) 2 
® 
d 
Beaver, b to. 
1 110® 1 26 
60® 
75 
Raccoon .... 
35® 45 
45 
Opossum..... 
3® t' 
8® 
8 
Skunk, black. 
4060 
45 
atrlped. 
:V® 
20 
Wolf, mountain. ... 
1 50® 2 
00 
prairie............. 
50® 
80 
GRAIN. On the possible complications abroad, 
the markets here have been excited, and closed 
strong ut On advance. 
Latest sale* are of No. 2 rod at $1 456&— un¬ 
graded rod and amber State, $1 T-tot 1 35; white, 
iortbweet spring,$1.88; No.2 Chu 
#1 32)4; No. 2 red tor January at $1 32; No.2 Mil¬ 
waukee spring, $1 38. Rye is a trifle steadier; 
sales of Western at 7l6z71c.; State at 75078c. Bar¬ 
ley ,H5c for No. I Canada; 756il79c. fortwo.vowed Slate. 
Corn is a trifle lower and active. Latest sales are 
of New York No, 2 at 88®8C)4c.: steamer mixed, 
January. 81c. Oats of New York extra white, at 
38<si3'3c.; do. No. 1, January, 40c.; No.2 white, 89)46# 
39 c.; mixed Western, 37>4<S)39o.; white Western, 
38&W40C. 
Hay and Ptuaw -The arrivals are liberal, hut 
prices hold ve.y regul,u. T J, 
Bale hay, 80c. for shipping, and 80095c. for re- 
tail qualities; clover, fiOo, for prime. Straw, 50® 
&>c. for long rye; 406650c.for short rye, and 40®45c. 
for oat. 
Exports mist week, 1,834 tmles. 
High winks are hard to sell at $l 10. 
Honhv.- The built of the stock is still In first 
lmmls and prices are easy. Choice white clover 
comb, 190200.: good, 1366100; dark, dull and lower; 
blickwiiujit, 10fg>l3c. 
flops.—There is a good inquiry for low grade par¬ 
cels at Jtftie.. and fur really fancy stock, hut medium 
grades nluw, I'l iocn have not i liaugcd. 
Htale choice to fanny, Il iulOf .; do., low and fair, 
ri'dTo.; Eastern, new. $®12c.: Wisconsin, do. 5(<$8c.; 
Yearlings. 86®,5c.; Olds, ail growths, 20$3c.f Oalffor- 
ijiatis. 126li I4c.$i 
r,xATHKR. — Il.'nih,ck sole, 21®22>.c. for light, 22® 
24c.for middle, 22®21o. lor heavy, 20®2lWc, for good 
damaged. 
OlL-CAKE-ls selling at $34 P ton. 
I’KOVtkiONfl — Hog products generally have been 
easier ami dull. Mess pork $12.756613 for spot lots 
$12.15 for January am! February, ami *12 85 for 
March. Bacon at 6)4"." i. for long dear and 6)$o. 
for short, clear Lard -Western steam at 8.15c. for 
spot, H-15C. for Duceruber, H.I'H for Junuurv, and 
8.32X0. for February and 8.4tlc. for March, fallow, 
7X0. for prime. Biearlne, 8.li2Xe. tor prime. Beer 
hams nt *17. Beef Nr w extra mess M ln413.50 ; new 
plain, (lliu.12.50. 
ront.TRY ani> Game.—W hen dressed poultry 
hmi turned (ml very poor during the late warm spell 
tl\nro Im# been biiiuA rtomjin»1 tv»r prime* livn; this 
Item, however. Is nothing to base free shipments 
Upon as good dressed will be abundant when the 
weather becomes seasonable. 
N. J. chickens ami fowls, 8®tlo.; Turkovs. N. .1., 
9fitlte.l Ducks. N. J.. pair. Geese, N .).. *1.50 
®1,)5; Western. *l.O0(,«l.2,5. 
Incsscd poultry h»- seldom had such a wepk con¬ 
dition as tor the past, rorlnlght. Even the close ap- 
proacli to ChrUlniHA fails to stimulate the demand 
to any price helping degree. The very mild weather 
prevents purchases ahead, Turkeys have been 
scarce especially such slock as cun tm shifted at 
short notice, consequently the offering I* not strong. 
Western hug suffered badly during the week, some 
lota pvovtol a total loss ; others sold at 3664c. and 
thenill was u pretty tough a notch ot conscience to 
call it Datable stock. The following arc quotations 
for sound to choice lots. 
Fancy ..I N. J. turkeys, 14«<d5e.; good, 11® 
13c.: common, IMIOc.: chickens, choice, 14c.; good, 
10®lle.,; common,A((tlte.;ducka,oilmen, ll(2d3o.; other, 
96610c.; geese, fancy. Lie.; other, 7® tOe. 
In guim.i birds are cheap excepting better grades of 
Wild ducks. Grouse ami quail from Kansas have 
not paid freight. Trade would he better II supplies 
had not soli cued so durlnv. the warm spell. The 
legitimate sale of venison expire* on the 1st. If the 
law Is adhered to deer may he said to have lost a 
season 
Whole deer, 06o7o.; long saddles, 7®8o.: short, 
9®)0o.: Hares, pair, 28li35o.: Black bear, ciinvas- 
burk, 25e.: Rod-heads, 500.®*!.; Mallard, 80c.: Teal, 
1 Out50c.; common. 26®iK>0. Quail, *l.(X)®.1.2fi. Part¬ 
ridges, piiir, Bile,, soft, 25f430u ; Grouse, 70®7&c. soft, 
:«)a50c. Woodcock, i0r<stnUd. Rabbits HWc. 
Vegeta bi.kh.- nxports of poLitoes past week, n,- 
295 bbls. Wo quota old prices fur potatoes, ehougli 
large buyer* tire tint paying the extreme, and to that 
fact alone must he ascribed the large export of the 
week. Sweets have a small hotel call. Onions dull 
and declining. It Is singular to heat dealers decline 
to carry them on lieonur,t.of (lio mirsi weuther. Mar¬ 
row squash Arm, as pumpkins aro running our, Yel¬ 
low winter squash have u baking demand all winter. 
Peach Blown m |,bl„ at *1.87642.00: *1.75® 1.87 for 
Early Koae, lu btilk, and $1.1)7®!^) for Peerless do. 
Sweet potatoes Delaware*. *2:00:,62.50; Virginia, 
$ I-flow. 1.73. (liihhagea, 1 DO. *2.00663..Ml; red, 3664. Mar¬ 
row sqtmsh, bid., 75c«i87c.: Huliburd do.. H7c.®*l. Caul¬ 
iflower. *2J-U®S50 ¥* Ubl. Russia turnips, 7antic. Car- 
rofu, 7;«(®75o. Beets, tibe. M26tH7c. Red and yellow 
onions, $1.00® 1.50; white, *1.25(141.76. Pumpkins, V 190, 
$4®“: extra. *8®s. Celery, do*., 75o.®$I.U. 
Salt.—A shton's at $2,60; Higgins’, $2.50 and other 
sack lots ut *1,1 dial, 15, 
seed. Grass are dull: clover SQfflHKo. for prime, 
Western and Do. ton State: timothy, $1.40: rough 
flax, CJ.60. 
Wool.— Manufacturers being busy closing up the 
year’s work and changing cards for spring work, 
have been doing hut Mr,tie. Prices generally are Urni, 
and quoted a last week. 
LIVE STOCK MARKET8. 
New York, Doc. 24, 1877. 
Bsevics. Receipts for the week,8,0415 head do. last 
week, 9,808 do. Buyers of fancy fat cattle have 
greatly fallen otf in numbers compared with former 
seasons.. There has been very little enthusiasm 
dlspluyRd in the purchasu of premium stock ; the 
extreme of i he week is l2X®18c. while at. tho close 
stock equally good brought only nyo. fteavy 
Cattle did not soil its readily as under weight extra 
quality. 
le general sales the week has been a tame one; 
trade ill meats is usually divided at this season, 
though poultry and other Items have not hud a brisk 
business. Warm weather has afflicted ml items. 
The markotut Uieclose was nuimportant and a range 
of 7 n* 10c. was tho host quotable figures tor the 
gt-Mdcs on sale. .Some good stock has boon reserved 
out of the receipts for export, 
Cow8 ANU CAIiYEH. The market la quiet and 
quotations are not given as high. Current prices 
for Dio week *10®70 per head. 
Veal Calves. Live aro extremely low for the 
season. Stock musi be extra to bring 8Xc. a few 
have touched 9c.for i liristmas me; others, 5x®7Xc. 
Hug, dressed easy 7®ll)c, A good many of the latter 
have been rel/od during the warm spell, 
sheep and Lambs. Receipts for the week.24,230 
head: List, week, 28,881 do Trade was barely nteady 
enough to support following rates: Sheep. 4X® 
5Jkc.; Iambs, 6648X0. 
gWfNK. Dressed Imve arrived freely and sold 
slowly: live have lun-equoiitly hung in owners 
hands: I lie boil la u- -ell at 44.60)4 i>er 100 for Ohio 
corn-fed; N..Land State pork,fietOc,; heavy to light 
Western dressed not much better than 5c. 
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