New York, Dec. 20.
The cotton market early declined on liquidation, realizing and hedge ing, but then rallied on better Wall Street advices, higher Liverpool cables and a' scarcity of contracts. Finally, the market closed steady and fairly active on trade, professional and foreign buying, with quotations ranging from 1 to 5 points After opening steady, rubber prices gradually drifted down on a Teck of support, unencouraging cables end liquidation The volume of business passing was small. At the lest call-over, losses of 10 to 16 points were recorded.
Trading in the Chicago Wheat Pit was another dull and rather uninteresting affair today, with prices declining in sympathy with other grain markets, favourable weather reports and liquidation. At the final bell, losses of % to % of a cent were registered.
New York Cotton New York Rubber Jan. 834-34 405 Jan. 1618-18—16 Mar. 83i 404 Mar. 1618-20—15 May 812-12 105 May 1617-17—13 trily 84-85 +04 July 16.18-20—10 Oct. 756-56 +01 B/A Dec. 759 N +01 New York Sugar No. 4 New York Silk Mar. 1141%-15 41 May
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