Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-02
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E. Tennessee Rd. preferred lis
Fort Wayne I34 Texas Pacific - 4OsS
Ha aPnai o''o g q Un 80 E Pasls sS
Houston & Texas. ~ Wabash Pacific. 99lI
Illinois Central H5l9 pref 1917
bid. asked.
COTTON.
NEW YORK, March 3I.-COttOn quiet: sales
622 bales; middling uplands 10 Lice. middling
gross 2,17i.
Futures-Market closed barely steady. with
sales OF 100000 bales. as follows: April de-
| livery, 9Jd9 SIC; MAY. 10 lOdIO lie: June,
10 &GlO PIC; July, 10 34Gl0 3jc; August. 10 45c;
| September, 10 Die; OctOber.9 95CG9 96c; NOyem-
/ ber.9 s5g9 SIC; December, S7G9 SSc; January,
g 95G9 97c.
GALVESTON, March 3I.-Cotton easy: mid
ding CSC, low middling 91sc, good ordinary
Sl4c; net receipts l,2S5 bales. gross l2S5; sales
S;l56 bales; stock 6i,i29 bales; exports, to
the continent bales.
NORFOLK, March 3l.-COttOn quiet: mid
dlings 9c; net receipts 2,l72 bales, gross 2.l72;
sales l.sl4 bales; stock 6O,4O2 bales; exports
coastwise $40 bales.
BALTIMORE. March 3I.-COttOn quiet: mid
ding lOc, low middling 9l5c, good ordinary
SIC; net receipts 2lS bales, gross SIS: stock
2s,s92 bales; sales 80 bales; exports, cOastwise
Boston, March 3I.-COtton steady; middIing
l014c. low middling 934c, good ordinary S7sc;
net receipts 321 bales, gross 1885,; stock 1855
/ bales.
WILMINGTON, March ELECTION quiet: mid
| ding 9l5c: low middling Sc; good ordinary
Lice; net receipts 100 bales, gross l09; sales
none; stock 1000 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3I-Cotton dull;
middling 1870. low mitldling lOI5c. good orii-
nary gzsc; net receipts 4OI bales, gross 593;
/ NEW ORLEANS. March 3I.-Cotton dun;
mlddling 952c, low middling $50, good or
| binary SIC; net receipts 5.4S2 bales. gross
1904; sales $3.50 bales; stock 305 060 bales; eX-
ports; TO the continent S,74S bales, coastwise
/ 2,424 bales.
/ MOBILE, March 3I.-Cotton easy; middling
/ 91ac; low mlddling 91sc; good ordinary SIC;
net receipts 81 bales, gross 344; sales 300
bales; stock a2,2i7 bales; exports coastwise
4 MEMPHIS, March 3l.-Cotton steady: mid
I ding CSC, low middling Sc, good ordinary
[ s. sc: net receipts S43 bales, gross S53; ship
ments 1888 bales; sales 200 bales; stock 6S,SSS
| bales.
AUGUSTA, March 3I.-Cotton dull; mid
ding 9l4c, low middling SIC, good ordinary
Sc; net receipts 21S bales; sales 4Sl bales.
CHARLESTON. March 3l.-COttOn quiet;
middling l5-l6c, low middling &c, good or
binary SIC; net receipts O3l bales, gross l,O3l;
sales 400 bales; stock 81, 2i6 bales.
NEW YORK, March 3l.-ConsOlidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports 1908 bales; exports,
to the continent 20.9SS bales.
ST. Louis, March 3l.-COttOn in good de-
mand; quotations revised; mlddling 9l5c, low
middling SIC, good ordinary SIC; net re-
celpts I,l39 bales. gross 1861; shipments $50
bales; stock 6S,00i bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
NEW YORK. March 3I.-FlOur, Southern,
closed duh and weak; common to fair extra,
81 1905 Is; good to choice extra, s. 20,G6 IS.
Wheat. cash lots more active for export; held
somewhat higher; ungraded spring, 81 00CG
10; ungraded red. 81 Oi(Gl 81; ungraded
white. 81 O9Gl b; No. red. March delivery,
81 l9l 4Gl 1879; April, 81 1891 1875. Corn un-
settled: l4tg2c lower; closing heavy at about
inside rates; ungraded. 6206Sc; No. s, 65(d653l;
Southern yellow, 69c; No. ?, March delivery
Gjl2GG5s4c. oats opened firm; closing 14C@3Sc
lower; No. 3, 52c. ditto white 53l5c; No. 5212,
ditto white 81 {d54lS. Hops quiet; held firm;
prices unatered. Coffee higher and firm; No.
: Rio. April delivery, Z 35g7 40c; May, 500
: 55c. sugar firm but quiet; centrifugal, 73Sc;
French island, 9-l6GG3ic; refined quiet-cut
loaf 9lg(d9l4c crushed Csc, graduated ll-l6
GS34c. MOlasses quiet; held firm. Rice firm:
fair inquiry. Hides firm; rather quiet; wet
sailed New Orleans, selected. 80 to 60 pounds 9
(GIOc; Texas ditto, lOGllc. Wool dull and IN
settled. Pork little more active and firm;
sales of new mess. - spot, $40 l5di9 30:
clear back. SO 25GI22 50: mess, April delivery,
SO Is. Lard opened 5tGS points higher; closing
spot, II 62l5td1l Csc; April delivery IL 65OG
II 66c. Middles stronger; long clear, lO12c.
BALTIMORE, March 3l.-Oats closed
steady; Southern. 5lG54c; Western. white
5l(G53c. mixed 5OlG5Ic; Pennsylvania, 51(953c.
Provisions closed quiet and unchanged:
Mess pork, $50 90. Bulk meats-shOulders and
clear rib sides. packed, sac and lie. Bacon
shoulders, CSC; clear rib sides. lie. Hams,
lHdl5c. Lard, refined l2I3c Coffee quiet; Rio
cargOes, ordinary tG fair, Sl49919c. Sugar
steady: \ soft. $50. Whisky quiet but steady
at 81 lSlStGl -. Freights duh and unchanged.
LOUISVILLE. March 3l-Flour firm: extra
family, 50 7JtG4 90; high grades, S. 25(96 so.
Wheat quiet; No. red winter, 81 0S(Gl 10.
Corn quiet; No. white. 53c: No. mixed.
52c. Oats quiet; mixed Western, 45c. Pro-
visions quiet but firm: Mess pork, new, SO 90.
Bulk meats-shOulders, nc: clear rib, lOc;
clear sides, lO3sc. BacOn-shOulders, SIC;
clear rib, l0l4c; clear sides.ll1sc. Hams. sugar
cured, PIC. Lard steady; choice kettle rem
dered, l2i4c. Whisky quiet and unchanged at
/ CGNcINxATI. March 3l.-FIour steady and
unchanged. Wheat strong at 81 II on spot.
/ Corn firmer at 54c. Oats stronger: 4594513c
on spot. PrOvisions-POrk, buyers and sellers
| apart. Lard quiet but firm at II l0c. Bulk
meats firm: shoulders. soc; clear rib, 10 Csc.
I Bacon firm; shoulders. soc; clear rib. 10 soc;
I clear, II SHE. Whisky active and firm at
] 81 l3. Sugar steady; hards, 914(G93sc; New Or
leans, 6s 90 &c: Live hogs hrm; common anu anu
| light, So 20gI so; packing and butehers,N 100
ST. LOUIS. March 3I-Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat opened higher but de-
/ 81 O95sCdl O95s for April delivery; No. ditto,
/ 81 O3l40ll O33s. Corn opened higher, fell of,
\ cash; 43I C bid for April delivery. Whisky
\ steady at 81 l3. Provisions held firmly at pre-
/ viOus prices: only small order trade.
| CHICAGO. March 3l.-FlOur unchanged.
Wheat unsettled; generally lower; regular,
\ 81 O5 for March delivery, 81 O5l f(g1 059s for
/ 3 ditto. 92c; No. red winter, 9Otd901 &c. Corn
/ Opened strong and higher; closing at inside
prices; sales at 5l;sSgSts2e Tor cash; 5l;sc d4r
I generally unchanged but some sales rather
higher; iOl 4(G42c for cash; 40l &c for March de-
/ livery: 40l e for April, Pork steady and in
| fair demand: SIS % for cash SIS ~ for March
/ delivery and April. Lard active and shade
/ higher: IL 42I409ll 45c for cash and March de-
\ livery; II 42lS(1ll i5c fer April. Bulk meats in
| fair demand; shoulders iOc; short RIB; ~ lOc;
/ short clear, 10 45c. Whisky unchanged;
! NEW ORLEANS, March 3l.-FlOur weak and
/ lower; high grades, IS COOS so. Corn in good
] a
! Corn meal dull at 81 60d2 IS. Hay dull and
| lower; common, $laal3; choice, SIS. Oats
I lower: choice at SIC. Pork in fair demand and
| higher at SO l2i qal9 25. Lard weak; refined
in tierces Il9sc, in keg lie. Bulk meats in fair
/ demand; shoulders, packed, 6QdT 621 &c.
Bacon in fair demand but lower; shoulders,
| 80 long clear, 10 90G; clear rib, III &c.
! Hams, sugar cured, closed dull and lower;
/ choice canVased I212(Gl3c, as IN size. whisky
steady: Western rectihed, u 1901 ~: Coffee
quiet; Rio cargOes, common TO prlme,'C9lOt2c.
Sugar steady and in good demand' common
/ to good common, 61s,G64c: 4elloW ciIlheu,
/ 75zfdSc; choice white clarified, SC Moiasses
/ unchanged; fcrmcnting, 2O(GBc; centrifugal,
/ 2501Tc: common, 2JG40c; prime TO cholee, PIG
soc. Rice stsady; ordinary TO prime, Sg65554c.
/ Cotton seed oil, crude 4u(G1Jc: summer yellVW
refined 4Sc Bran weak AZ g5cs
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK. March 3l.-Turpentine nrmer at
I 4qlSc. ft6sin firm.
CHARLESTON, March 31.-Spirits turpentine,
45c bid, With some sales. Rosin steady;
! strained and good strained 81 30lGl IS.
WILMINGTON, MdIch St--Sl'iI ~ tut PciiltliiIo
steady az 45iSe, ROsin firm: 81 80 Tor strained;
| 81 IS for good strained. Tar steady at u TO;
l Crude turpentine steady 81 60 for hard and
/ 81 IS for yellow dip
An old lady OF respectable appearance
was recently arrested at Diapers shop
| in Paris on suspicion that she was eirctl-
Iating counterfeit coin. A clerk had pro-
nOunced bad a silver five franc piece
/ which she offered him, whereupOn she had
drawn from a large canvas bag another
coin Of the same denomination, which he
likewise rejected. The police authorities
/ found suspended under her dress by
/ beIt and wires five bags containing 240
five franc pieces, 1909 francs in gold, six
| hank notes of 1000 francs each and 100,-
O00 francs in public securities. In reply
TO questions, the ola iaaH b gaee e be name 1;Hnd
alone. She always carried her fortune