Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-08
General Market Reports.
IBY TELEGRAP H.
Financial.

Financial.
New YORK, May 6-Noon. Stocks
active, but feverish and lower Money
per cent. Gold 10. Sterling Exchange
long, 81 SO; short, 81 81. Govern
ment Securities active and little off.
State Bonds quiet and nominal.
Commercial
/ Cotton dull - sales of 254 bales !:
/ uplands IT. cents; Orleans 49, cents.
Futures opened May, It's to II 5-32
cents; June, IT, to II 1882 cents;
July, II 1892 cents; August, 49,
cents; October, II 1882 cents; No
vember, IL cents. Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheas quiet md un-
changed. Pork firm; mess SIT 121.
Lard firm; steam 49, cents. Spirits
turpentine firm at Al cents. Rosin
steady at So 20 to So 70 for strained.
Freights firm.
Financial.
New YORK, May 6-e Z. M
Money easy-the supply in excess of
the demand-at per cent. Sterling
Exchange firm with a moderate bust
ness at 81 So. Gold 1924 to 1924.
Government Securities steady and
active. State Bonds little better for
some.
Commercial.
Cotton--dull; sales Of 923 bales at
heavy; common to fair extra Sc 40 to
81 %; good to choice do. 81 80 to 81.
Wheat heavy at to 3 cents lower
with a very moderate demand. Corn
dull and dropping. Coffee dull and
unchanged. Sugar steady at Y to 8
cents for fair to good refining: 81
cents for prime; u to cents for Mus
covado; s cents for Porto Rico. Mo-
lasses quiet with only jobbing sales.
lice quiet and steady. Rosin quiet at
81 10. Spirits Turpentine quiet at Al
cents. Pork tirmer at SIT l21 for
new mess. Beef unchanged. Lard
tirmer at 10 11-16 cents. Whiskey
lower at 81 cents.
Cotton-net receipts, 331 bales:
gross, 1925 bales. Futures closed quiet
and easy with sales of Il, 400 bales as
follows May, II 1-16 cents; June, 174
to IL 1882 cents; July, II 1892 to II
l5-l6 cents August, 1S 3-16 to 10 z
81 cents; September. II 1892 to IS
cents; October, II 11-16 to 173 cents:
November, II 1882 to II 21-32 cents;
December, II! to 17s cents.
CNCINNAT1, May 6-6 P. M.-Flour
quiet and rnchanged-family So to
SO. Corn firmer and higher at u to
IS cents. Pork-demand light and
holders firm at SIT 80. Lard firm
steam TO- cents; kettle TO- to TO- cents.
Bacon III fair demand and firm
shoulders cents; clear rib % to 81
cents; clear % cents. Whiskey firm |
at 90 cents.
LOUISVILLE, May &c Z. NJ
Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn |
quiet and unchanged at 80 to So cents. /
demand and higher-shoulders =
cents; clear rib 8. cents; clear 1Oi
cents. Lard IL cents, Whiskey 90
cents.
I'nnApELrHIA, May Go p. NJ
Cotton quiet; middling II. cents; gross
receipts 293 bales.
Boston, May Ct z. M.-Cotton
Iuiet-middling IL cents; gross re-
eeipts LIT bales; exports to Great
Britain 50 bales; sales of 200 bales;
stock on hand 5000 bales.
BALTIMORE, May 6-6 ?. M.-Cotton,
irm; Eiddiing, Il! cents; gross re-
,eipts, 293 bales: exports cosstwise Sc
bales; sales CT SIS bales: stock, actual
count. 1,753 balas.
CHARLESTON, May &c p. M
Cotton quiet middling 16s; low mid
Hing 1G2 to 10; good ordinary l52.
act receipts, 142 bales; sales, $50
bales; stock l., 234 bales.
SAVANNAH, May &c P. M.-Cotton
luieb and steady; middling 16E cents.
Net receipts 80 bales; gross SO bales:
Exports TO Great Britain 1894 bales:
ales 765 bales; stock 80. III bales. /,
EslssExEls Shy Cable.
LONDON, May G-Noon-American
ecUrities-small sales and unchanged.
street discount 3-16 below bank.
PANS, May ti-Noon.-Rentes, 50 to
Il francs.
LIVERPOOL. May 6--Noon-Cot-
on steady; uplands 81 to SD; Orleans
S to SD; sales !of 10000 bales, in
Iuding 1900 bales for speculation and
xport; sales of uplands, nothing be-
DIV good ordinary, shipped June and .
u!y, sd; do, nothing below low mid
ling. deliverable July and August,
t sd.
Later--Sales to-day of 1880 bales of
american; sales of uplands, nothing
'elow good ordinary, shipped April, !
sd; do, shipped April and May, SD.
quiet. Beef 92s.
I-FEEEsPaol4, May Cotton ]
sales of uplands, nothing below good
rdinary, deliverable May, SD. '
Common Rosin 6s Cd. Spirits Tur-
entine sos to 3Os Cd. j
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