The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-18
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS
Daily Cotton Report.

Daily Cotton Report.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The POSTS cotton
report says future deliveries at the first
call sold at yesterdays closing quota.
lions; afterwards declined, May 3-1OO,
June 0-10O, July 100, August 10-1OO, Sep
TENDER 100, October 800, November
and December 2-100 to 800. The
"longs," tired OF holding, are selling out.
Prices cannot always advance, and there
is no standing still Tor any length of time.
The natural result is a decline. At third
call May sold at 12.22@12.23, June 1927,
July, II 80. August 1852, September 12.15
@12 16, November 11.40, December IL Al.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May I6-1I A. M-The
stock market opened irregular, but prices
in the main were tractionally higher than
yesterdays closing figures. Early deal
ings were dull, and decline of 1s4@ per
cent took place, in which ManhaItan,
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianapOlis were most conspicuous. At
III O'Clock there was IA general recovery OF
1s@X per cent, Chicago, Baltimore and
OHIO and New York Central leading.
Stocks dull and lower. Money per
SCuJ. EACuduSSs IOuS toOS4, uO SuOII
4S9S1. State bonds in demand at higher
prices. Government bonds generally I'M
changed.
Cotton easier; sales 654 bales; uplands
II 5-16c; Orleans 125sc, Futures barely
steady; May 12.22@l2.23, June 12.29(g
1880, July 12.42@l2.43, August 12.559
i2.56, September 12.1S@12l9, October
Net receipts 200 bales; gross receipts
1922 bales. Futures closed steady;
sales $4,000 bales; May 12.23c;
June 1226@12.27c; July 12.39@l2 4Oc;
August l2.51@12.52c; September 12.16@
12.l7; October 11.57@11 IS; November
n.39@11.41; December 11.41@11'42; Janu-
AIRY II .530l1 SO.
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat opened
H@%1 better; subsequently became weak
and lost she advance. Corn quiet and u
@15c better. Pork stronger ut SIS. 25(l
1925. Lard firm at S11.621.
Spirits of turpentine 43c. Rosin 1925
@2.3O.
Freights firm and quiet.
Cotton weak and irregular; sales 266
bales; uplands u 5-16c; Orleans y 9-16c.
Consolidated net receipts 1915 bales; eX-
ports to Great Britain 1898 bales, to con-
tinent 722 bales.
Coffee firm and quiet; prices without
mari ed change; Rio cargOes S1l@l015c;
job lots S1l@1l15c.
good refining 7&@715c; refined higher
and firm, and in good inquiry; standard
A 9Hc.
Molasses in firmer demand; fair test
refining 800.
Wool firm and rather quiet: domestic
fleece 33@4Sc, Texas 14(029.
Freights to Liverpool market firm cot
ton per sail 3-32@25-32d; wheat per
steamer I'D.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, May 15-Noon. - Cotton
in good demand, freely met. at previous
prices. Uplands 65sd; Orleans 6 1916;
sales 1900 bales; speculation and export
80. bales; receipts HOO bales; American
1900 bales; May 3S-64d; May and June
6 3S-64d; June and July 40-64d; July and
August 44-64d; August and September
6 4S-64c; September and October 6 4l-64d;
December and January 2S-64d. Futures
dull and steady.
Lard 56@59s. Pork SIS.
1;30 p. m.--Breadstutfs steady. Corn,
mixed 0a51zs.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, May 16.-Flour quiet
and steady; xxx $6.00@6.25; higher
grades $6.371S@7.25. Corn quiet; mi xed
and yellow mixed 92c; white mixed 93c;
white 95c@$1.00. Oats quiet and weak at
64@65c. Pork tirmer; held ut $1,000. Lard
steady; refined tieIee S11.75@l1.S711 key
$12.25. Dry salt meats weak; shoulders
quoted at ST 6216(16.75. Bacon in good
demand; shoulders steady at 50 80; clear
rib and long clear higher at Sl2.25@ l2.374.
Hams easier; choice sugar cured can
vassed l4.00C015.00, as in size and brand.
Whisky firm and unchanged; western rec
titled $1.05a1.20. Coffee dull; caTgoes Or
binary to prime 6@7He. Sugar at a
standstill. Molasses quiet and steady.
a.,1 to
Sight 81 per $1,000 premium. Sterling
bank SASSY. COnsOls 671s@69.
NEW ORLEANS, May IL. - Cotton
quiet; sales 1850 bales ordinary 1O%c,
good ordinary Ike, low middling IL &c,
middling 12c, good middling 12Hc,
middling fair 129k, fair 13sc. Receipts, net
76l bales, gross 80; no exports; stock 49,
647 bales. Futures steady; sales $4,000
bales; May II O3a12. 04c, June 12.07al2 .0Sc,
July 12.2Sa12.29c, August 12.39al2 40c, Sep
TENDER l1.62@11 .63c, October Il.2Sa1I .29e,
November IL 14@ll.15c, December IL 100
11.17, January 11.27@11.2Sc, February
IL .3S@11 80, March 11.5O@1l.55.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 16.-Flour normally
unchanged. Wheat in fair demand at
lower rates; No 2 Chicago spring S1.23
@1.2416 cash, $l.23@1 "a May, 81. 24%
June. Corn dull and prices a shade
lower; 76a761c cash and May, 73Ta74c
June. Oats quiet and firm at 53c cash and
May, 52Ika52Lc June. Barley dull and
nominal. Pork active, firm and higher,
but unsettled at SlS.15a1S.25 cash and
June. Lard fairly active and a shade
higher ut $11 .40al1. 424 cash, SI1 421Sa
IL 40 June. Bulk meats strong and high
er; shoulders IS 80, short rib SLID, short
clear SLIGO. Whisky firm at 81 10.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. May 16.-Flour dull and
xxx S5.25@5.40; choice to
fancy S6.OO@6. 80. Wheat opened lower,
advanced, and closed weak and lower;
No 2 red fall Sl.32 cash, S1.231S June.
Corn dull at 49, a77c cash, 761se May, 74sc
June. Oats lower at 54a55c cash, 521(c
May, 81 JSc June. Pork higher; jobbing
$3.50. Bulk meats ACTIVE, firm and high
er; shoulders $40, short ribs $1L.20,
short clear $11.70. Lard stronger; small
lots 81 .2Oa11.2711.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 16.-Flour I'M
changed; Howard street and western
superfine SO 50a4 20; extra So 00a6 90;
family S5 Oea7 %; city mills superfine
So 5Oa4 70, extra S5 OOa6 90; Rio branCs
81 25aI 81; Patapsco family $500.
Wheat, southern quiet; western dull;
southern red 81 35a1 80; amber 81 40a1 40;
No 2 western winter red on spot 81 31%
III 40i. Corn, southern steady and quiet;
western a shade and fairly active; south
ern white soc. yellow SSe-