The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
TELEGRApHIC MARKETS
Daily Cottan Renarr.

NEW IOhhy may Z.-lne IObtb COT
ton report says future deliveries are but
very moderately dealt in; In fact, at times
there was nothing done whatever. Yet
prices at about IL a. m. advanced 6-1O0 to
200; then the market became dull, and
a decline ensued OF 3-100 10 4.l0O. and
finally the ring was entirely deserted.
At third call only 100 bales June found
buyer at 12.S6c, and 100 bales September
at u 2ac.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May Pill n. m-Tho
stock market opened strong and With an
easier tone OF Lake Shore, North Pacific
preferred, Northwestern ard Wabash,
and in these three were only In slight de-
clue. Prices then continued TO advance
1sG1E, the latter New York Central, aud
at IL O'Clock prices were still strong, no
stock, however, advancing more than q
Chicago ana Alton aud Mlchi-
gan Central being most conspicuous In
the advance. Speculation has been mod
erately dull.
Stocks higher. Money 2@3 per cent.
Exchange, long 4S6sz; do short $50.
State bonds dull. Government bonds
generally unchanged.
Cotton quiet and steady; sales 1864
bales. Uplands l2Hc; Orleans II 9-16c.
Futures quiet; May l2.24CGl2 %; June
l2.36@l2.37; July 12.4S@l2.bU; August
L. 63912.64c; September 12.250pl226 OC-
tober IL .6491l.66.
Flour steady. Wheat quiet and with
out decided change; trade light. Corn
fairly active; XXX better.
Pork firm at S17.75@1S.60. Lard strong
at S11.60.
Freights dull and weak.
Net receipts $3.50 bales; gross receipts
1904 bales. Futures closed easy; sales
5000 bales; May l2.2l@12.22; June 1874;
July 12.47@l2 As; August 12.6l@1202;
September 12.2l@112 %; October 11.8l@
l1.63; November n.42@11.43; December
IL 43911.44; January IL 54Gl1.b6.
Cotton steady, sales 491; net receipts
1920 bales; exports 10 Great Britain 1880
bales, TO continent ABS bales.
Coffee in moderate demands; low ordl-
nary Rio, May 7.l5G7.25; Rio cargoes SL
9101lc; Job lots 1l@1lAc.
Sugar without decided change; fair TO
good refining 7Ss012c; refined qniet and
weak; standard A 95s@94c.
Wool dull and in buyers favor; domes-
tic fleece 33@4Sc, Texas 14C929c.
Money 1902 per cent. Exchange 4S0%.
Government bonds Irregular.
Hides quiet and held very firm.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2. = Cotton
quiet; sales 1850 bales; ordinary 1096c;
good ordinary 1ltc; low middling 1l16c;
he; good middling 1850; mid
ding far l25kc; fair 1396c; receipts, net,
S62 bales; gross 1166 bales; exports TO
Great Britain go. bales; to continent
1913 bales; coastwise ... bales; stock on
hand 1920 bales. Futures barely
steady; sales 2670; May - 03@l2.04c, June
12.160l217, July 12.35@l2.36c, August
% har IL
October l1.29@1I.30c, November ll.16@
ILL, December IL 17@l1.18c, January
1l.27@l1.3O, February ll.37@ll.49, March
11.4791l.50.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2.-Flour quiet
and steady; xxx S6.121f@6.25; higher
grades $6.3715a7.25. Corn quiet and weak;
mixed &c; yellow and white quoted at e3
@94o. Oats easier at 64(G65c. Cornmeal
dull at S4.l5. Hay quiet; prime $23.O0i
strictly prime $25.00; choice $4,000. Pork
strong at $19.12t0l9.25. Lard steady; re-
fined tierce Sll.6O@11.I5; keg $1,000. Dry
salt meats higher; shoulders held at $500.
Bacon scarce; clear rib tirmer at Sll.60@
1l.62X. Hams quiet and steady; choice
sugar-cured canvassed Sl3.0Ogl3. 10.
Whisky steady; western rectihed III .06a
1.20. Coffee dull and lower; cargoes Or
binary to prime S(Q10lc. Sugar quiet;
common to good common 7a7sSc; fair TO
fully fair 7B@Sc; prime 70 choice
S1S(0S1&c; yellow clarified s1f@Sxc.
Molasses quiet and firm; common
reboiled 45@47c; fair reboiled 500
SIC; prime to choice 55@5S. Rice steady
and In fair demand; ordinary 70 choice
INC. Bran dull and lower at S1.3O.
sight 81 per $1,000 premium. Sterling,
bank 4S716. Consols 66Q6616.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. May 2.-Flour steady and
NNFI Ia. A. ~"
2 red fall S1.33a1 .331 cash, S1.23% June.
Corn hIgher;. "A cash, 74tc May, 7SHc
June. Oats higher; 55a55H cash b21le
June. Pork higher; 1880 bid cash and
May, S1867A bid June. Bulk meats
higher; shoulders 81. 35a7.40; short ribs
$l0.40; short clear $1,000. Lard dull at
$11.15.
Cotton steady; middling 11Nc, low MD
ding 1I%c, good ordinary 10Mc. Re-
ceipts 800 bales, gross 1872; shipments 132U
bales, sales pa, stock 2S,709.
ST. LOUIS, May 2.-Cattle--Recetpts
1900 head; shipments none. Shipping
steers slow and lower; good grass Texans
firm, but low grades and common TO fair
native butchers stock lower; light ship
ping steers S6.50G7 90, heavy S8.75G7.2b,
exporters S7.25(g7.50, good native butch
ers' steers and cnolce heIfers S5.5096.50.
cows and heifers $4.50@5.6 30, mixed lots {
and low grade butchers stun % 7504.5O.
good TO choice grass Texans S5.00G6. %,
common to fair S4.75, stockers S4.5OG5.OO,
feeding steers $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts 800 head; shipments
none. The market is about steady; fair
to choice wooded $5.00@7. 90; clipped,
common to good "a 00@5.26.
HOgs-Receipts 2700 head; shipments
1000 head. Market steady and active;
light to pest Workers 80 7007 10, Balti-
mores S7.2007 .35, packing 81 40, butchers
to fancy S7.45@7.76, pigs $6.4O@6.65.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May a. Flour steady. Wheat
and lower; No 2 Chicago spring
81 271fCG1 PIX cash, 81 271f May. Corn,
generally higher at 7597b16c
cash and May, 1870 June. Oats stronger
and higher at 53z@44c cash, b41<c May
531fc June. Pork moderately active and
higher at SIS 45@lS 30 cash and May.
$1S 5S1491S go June. Lard, fairly active
and shade higher. Bulk meats. shout
ders 81 70; short rib $40 30; short clear
$40 90. Whisky steady and In fair de-
mand at 81 20
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE DrOvers' Jour
al reports:
Cattle-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
1900 head. Market generally weak and.
barely steady; exports nominal at 1920
7.75, good TO choice shipping S6.S5@7.1b
common to fair IS. 60@8 20, mixed butch
ers 81 10000, through grass Texans
S425@5.25. Stockers and feeders In
heavy supply and very dull; Doc lower
than a week ago. at 80 00@4.90.
Hogs -Receipts 10000 heae; shipments
5000 head. Market generally active and
5@10c higher; common to good mixed
80 1907 .35, mainly $7.25G7.S 80; skips $3.75
as go.
Sheep-Receipts $500 head; shipments
1900 head. In fair demand, but lower
Al anI
drop Doc on best grades since last week,
inferior to fair 90 50@6.50, medium 10
good $6-0O@7.O0, choice to extra 1880
$50.
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, May moon. = Cotton;
dull and easier; uplands 11-16d; Orleans
35Sd; sales 5000 bales; speculation and ex-
port 1000 bales; receipts 10000 bales;
American $4,000 bales. Futures, May
8 39-64d; May and June @ 39-e4@6 38-04d;
June and July 642-64d; July and August
40 "a, 6 45-64C16 1864; August and Sep
tember 51-64(96 50-64d; September and
October 43-64d. Futures quiet.
Lard 6Gs; Long clear mid 5!ae el9Sed.
Cotton: Uplands 6sSd; Orleans Q 13-10d. Z
Futures In buyers favor.
Breadstuffs market quiet ind steady,
except in wheat, which Is firmer.
300 p. m.-Cotton: Sales American $500
bales; May and June 39-64d. Futuree
closed steady.
Manchester Is easier, but not quotabIy
lower.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 2.-Flour dull; How
ard street and western superfine % %
10 90; extra 90 25a6 90; family % Dca7 30,
city mills superfine "a 00a4 70; extra
b 00a7 80; Rio branCs 81 25a7 81.
Wheat eonfharn afaaAu and Onfo|s