The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-23
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
Daily Cotton Report.


New YORK, March 2l.-The Posts cot
ton market report says future deliveries
at first call opened points lower, but
advanced at once, and sold nc the end Of
the call at to points above yesterdays
closing quotations. On demand prices
run up another 5 to points. The second
call came of somewhat easier, with
prices at 0 to 10 points higher than yes
terday's close. Those who yesterday
went short covered early in the day, and
others purchased because they think 1
eXpedient TO avail Of every decline, con
siderirg there can be but little short in
terest. The market is remarkably firm
Yesterday decline was confidently ex-
pected. but a moderate demand to-day
sufIiced to frighten shorts TO cover. This
best shows the present state of the mar
ket.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March 2l-l1 a. m.-The
stock market opened weak, and T02
per cent. lower than yesrday's closing
prices, Memphis and Charleston, Alton
and Terre Haute, common, and Burling-
ton and Quincy being prominent In de-
was an exception and opened 81 per
cent. higher at 134 in early dealings. Al
| ter q general fractional advance, de-
cline OF %C91 per cent. took place In New
Jersey Central. Peoria, Decatur and
Evansville and Northern Pacific prefer
red, an being prominent therein. re-
covery of 16(1% per cent followed. Later
Omaha common, while Richmond and
Danville fell OF ! u per cent. and recoy-
cred.
Cotton quiet; sales 370 bales; uplaDds
70 3-18c; Orleans II GIG. Consolidated net
receipts :S43l bales; exports to Great
Britain 9613 bales; France go; TO con-
| t1nent ....; cndnnel ....s
Net receipts 544 bales; gross 1906 bales.
Futures closed Gull but steady; sales lO4,-
600 bales; March IL. 1909 10; April 12Q2l;
May 12.40Q12.4l; June IL J9G12.00; July
| II 77(Q12.7S; August 12.01@12.92; Septem-
Der u 47@12.4S; October 11.77@I1.7S; No
vember 11.5S@11 .59i December 1l.GOW
IL 81; January 11.72@1l.74.
Coffee firm, quiet, firm and unaltered.
Sugar quiet, strong, fair demand and
higher offerings; fair to good refining
| 71I(07s<c; refined frmer; standard A ST
| @yc. Molasses fair demand, quiet, firm.
Rye strong, fairly active. Rosin I'M
changed. TurpenIine higher and trmer
at 61f97c. Pork held somewhat higher.
closing strong; old S16.371flgl0.bO; new
S17.70; April S17 40@l7.45. Middles firm,
quiet and unchanged. Lard opened 5W
Ike more, closed weak with advance
nearly all lost, tIade less active at SI0.75,
choice $11; of grades $1,000; April SlO:-
S71<@10.92iT Freights to Liverpool dull
and dropping; cotton, sail 5 sos 7-J2,
steam / 04(g1 15-64d; wheat, steam ID.
Wool unchanged, quiet; domestic
fleece 34@4Sc; Texas 14@3O.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, March 81. - Cotton
steady; sales $500 bales; ordinary 10Xc;
good ordinary 1116c; low middling IL nc;
middIing 12c; good middling 12Xc; mid
ding fair l25Ec; fair 13Mc; receipts, net,
2217 bales; gross 1902; export 70 Great
Britain $500; stock on hand ga, 400. Flu
April 12@12-2c; May - 17@12.20c; June
124O@12.4lc; July II 59@12 SOD; August
~ 75(612. 76c; September 1l.0SG11 .09c; Oc-
tober 11.6J(l1f Sic; November II 400
II .42c; December 11.4O(G11 .42c.
Flour quiet and steady; Xxx nominal;
xxx S5.75@6.25; higher grades S0.37j<
@7.25. Corn in good demand white
choice easier at Gle. Corn meal dull and
nominal at "a 10. Pork quiet and weak.
quoted at SIS. Lard firm; refined tierce
$I1 .25Q111 80; keg S1l@i1.75. Dry salt
meats firm; shoulders quoted at 7Hc;
rib &c. Bacon stronger; shoulders s7.871f;
clear I'D anu iOuS cicht tAVsoftIs NJ
long hams; dull: choice sugar.cured can
yassed Sl1.50@l2.50. Whisky steady;
western rectihed 81 .0501.20 Coffee firm.
err: cargoes, ordinary TO fair eJ<0111c.
Sugar quiet; common 10 good common
6I[a85kc; fair TO fully fair easier al
6sz(16Xc; primeto choice and yellow
clarified steady. Molasses dull; common
centrifugal 599J0c; fair l805lc; prime
5615ec. Rice firmer; ordinary 10 choice
51<07c. Bran dull aud lower az e1-30.
Sight 200 per 1000 premium. Sterling
bank 4.e9. Consols CO. l@651<.
OF. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. March 21.-FIour higher al
81. 4O05.5O; choice fancy 5000. Wheat
. j strong and higher, with slight nuctua.
I lions toward the close; NO. 2 red fal
. q, sSi[ cash: 81 aux for April. Corn
firmer and highar &C oI1fc cash; 0e fol
April. Oats higher at 4s4c cash; 40 bid
, for ApriI. /. ProyisIons-.-Pork higher Al
Si7.47E bid cash; Sl7.25 bid for March
. Bulk meats higher shoulders ~ 90
. short ribS0.00; clear e9.65. Lard higher
at $40 90. Whisky steady at sl.l7.