Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20
General Market Reports.
BY TEL CRAP H.
Financial.

New YORK, March 1s-Noon.-
cent. Gold 1115. Sterling Exchange
long 81 So; short 81 SSi. Govern
ment Securities strong and active.
Commercial.
Cotton firm-sales of 2,739 bales ::
uplands 1G5 cents Orleans 165 cents.
Flour dull and declining. Wheat dull
and heavy. Corn duh and heavy.
Pork steady-mess $16. Lard firm.
Spirits Turpentine firm at 40 to 49,
cents. Rosin firm at. So 40 for
strained. Freights unchanged.
Futures opened as follows April,
10 1882 to 10 1882 cents; May, 16
1872 to les cents; Jnne, 49, cents;
July, II 3-l6 to 16f cents.
Financial
NEW YORK, March 1916 z. NJ
Money in better demand at to A. per
cent. Sterling Exchange dull at 81 IS.
Gold dull at ILL., to 112. Government
Securities strong and active. State
Bonds quiet and nominal.
Commercial
Cotton firm; sales of 5,945 bales at
164 to 6s cents. Southern flour dull and
lower-common to fair extra 81 30
to 81; good to choice ST 80 to S11.
Wheat dull at l to 2 cents lower and
very limited demand-winter red wes-
tern 60 cents. Corn shade firmer-
new western mixed, s. to SO cents.
Coffee quiet and nominally unchanged.
Sugar firm and more active at Y to Y
cents for good refining; centrifugal,
y to Y cents: Perambuco II cents.
Molasses unchanged and small sales.
Rice quiet and unchanged. Rosin &C
tive at 50 40 to So so. Spirits Tur-
pentine steady at As! to 40 cents. Pork
firmer-new mess $16s. Beef more
actiye-mess $40 SO to 81. Lard
firm at 9s to 8! cents. Whiskey heavy
and lower at 90! to So cents.
Cotton-net receipts $50 bales
gross receipts 965 bales; futures clos
ed steady with sales of &c, 200 bales as
follows: March, Is 1882 cents; April,
Is 1916 cents; May, Is 1882 to Is ZIG
cents; June, 167 to Is 1892 cents;
July, u to 81 cents.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1S.-6 2. M.
Cotton quiet-receipts 166 bales.
AUGUrsA, March 1916 P. Moot
ton quiet and -middlings ISL
ooioo' iSoo'Pte oOo oiieo odlco VI o1O
bales.
LOUISVILLE, March 1S-6 2. NJ
Flour, corn and provisions quiet and
unchanged. Lard-9 cents in tierces,
and 81 cents in kegs. Whiskey 80
cents.
SAVANNAH, March 1S.-6 P. NJ
Cotton firm and tending upward-mid-
ding 10 cents; net receipts 1,755
bales; exports to Great Britain $3.50
bales; exports coastwise 332 bales;
sales of 1852 bales.
BALTIMORE, March 1916 2. M. -
Cotton -middlings 16 cents !;
low middling To- cents; good ordi-
nary II cents; net receipts 1914
bales; gross receipts 361 bales; exports
coastwise 315 bales; sales last evening
of 300 bales.
New ORLEANS, March 1876 p. M
Cotton active and firmer-middling |
1Gl- cents; low middling ~ cents;
good ordinary 49, cents; ordinary
IL cents; net receipts 2,67S bales;
gross receipts 1850 bales; exports to
Great Britain 2,7O4 bales; sales to-
day of 4, 500 bales; sales last evening
of $500 bales.
CINcINNATI, March 1S-6 P. NJ
Flour quiet and steady. Corn quiet
at GO to 81 cents. Pork in good de-
mand and held at S15 25. Lard |
steady, steam 81 cents; kettle 9 1-16 |
cents. Bacon steady-shoulders 81 |
cents; clear rib 81 to 81 cents; clear
y cents. Whiskey in good demand at
DO cents.
MAssFkEh>-By Cable.
LIVERPOOL, March 7-Noon-Cot-
ton active and frmer; uplands Sd to
g d; Orleans SD; sales %, 900 bales,
5000 for speculation and
export. Cotton to arrive lilo dearer;
sales of uplanGs, nothing below good
shipped February,S Lied; do
10, shipped March and April, Lied;
10 do, deliverable in May and June,
3 Lied; sales of orleans, nothing below
low middIings, shipped March and
April, 8 5-16d.
Later-Ofthes sales to-day IA, 500 bales
weres American; sales orleans, nothing
below good ordinary, shipped March
and April. SD; do, nothing below low
shipped i'll April and May,
SD.
LIVERPOOL. March 1s-Evening.-
COtton--sales of uplandS, nothing be-
"M Soot oiuiiiiH, SHippett Hialcl,
1t 8 1-16d; DO nothing below low mid
ling. Shipped March and April, at
3-1Gd; do shipped April and May,
ut SD.
Later-Cotton-s Of urlands,
nothing below low midtlling, deIivera-
Die May and June, at 3-I6d; sales of
Orleans, nothing below low middlipg.
deliverable March and April, at SD.