The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-30
TELECRAPHIC MARKETS
DailY Cotton Report.


NEW YORK, March 2S.-The POSTS cot.
ton market report says future deliverie:
opened ? to 8 points lower on good de
mand, and continued advancing till sales
made prices to points above yester
days closing quotations, although not a
few expect lower prices, yet there are
not many who feel disposed to go short.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. March 2S.-1l a. m.-The
stock market opened strong, at 1S(01 pei
cent. higher than yesterdays closing quo
tatiOns, Nashville and Chattanooga,
Houston and Texas Central, Lake Erie
and Western and l.. and N. being most
prominent in the advance, while Rich
higher at 14S. In early dealings the gen.
eral list fell off a fraction, after which an
advance of h(03H per cent. was record
ed, in which Ontario and Transcontinen-
tai, Canada Southern, Houston and Texas
Central, Nashville and Chattanooga, Lou
isville and Nashville, Ontario and West
ern, Denver and Rio Grande, and Mobile
and Ohio were the most conspicuous.
Stocks lower. Money 6 per cent. Ex-
change long 4S6; exchange short 4S9.
State bonds unchanged, except Louis
lana consols, which are l per cent. higher.
Governments unchanged.
Cotton quiet, steady; sales 76S bales;
uplands II 3-16c; Orleans 121Sc.
Futures steady; March 12.15@12. II;
II 53@12.54; July 12.69@12,70; August
12.S4912.S5.
Flour quiet and firm. Wheat opened
150Xc lower, afterwards stronger, re-
covering the decline. Corn quiet and a
shade stronger. Pork strong at S16.50@
1850. Lard steady at $11.071S. Spirits
turpentine 571Sc. Rosin 2.3715@2.421S.
Freights quiet and steady.
Net receipts HOO bales; gross 5492 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales 81 900; March
12,17@12.1 10; April 12.1S@12.19; May 1875
@12.36; June 12.5401255; July 12.70@
12.71; August 12.S4@12.S5; September
12.45@12.47; October 11.5S@11.59; No
vember 11.51@11.52. -
Cotton quiet and steady; sales 1424
bales; uplands II 1-16; Orleans 121-16.
Consolidated net receipts 10931 bales,
continent -. bales.
Coffee unchanged in prices and very
quiet; low ordinary Rio S.25c bid for
March; S.10c for April. Sugar dill and
nominaIly unchanged; fair to good re-
timing 7asa73s; rectitied easier and quiet.
Molasses firm and demand fair. Rice
tteadily held with fair inquiry. Pork
marked change; old S16.50; new $17.5O@
1925. Lard opened a shade better,
afterwards lost the advance, and closing
steady at $11.12I@11. choice S11 20;
April delivery Sl1.O7K@1.121I. Freights
to Liverpool firm; cotton per sail 5-32a
7-32d, per steamer 5-32a1-16d.
Wool steady and in fair demand, do
nestle fleece 43@47c; Texas 1890.
Money 4@6 per cent. Exchange 4S5%.
Governments strong, H@H higher; new
SIS, coupons, 1.OSH; new AIS, coupons,
Lag: new As, coupons, 1.19%. state
bonds dull and in the main lower.
Stocks market closed irregular and
In the main higher quotations. Chicago
and Northwestern 122h, do. preferred
14Ob, Erie 37s, East Tennessee 49,; Geor-
gia 1865, Illinois Central 1867, Lake Shore
1191, Louisville and Nashville 1917, Men,
phis and Charleston SO, Nashville and
66%, New York Central
133A, Pittsburg and Cleveland guaran-
teed 1873, Richmondand Allegheny %,
Richmond and DanYille 147, Rock Is
land 1921, Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific
35as, do. preferred 6O%, Western Union
81.