Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-20
COTTON.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 10, 4 p. m.-Futures: Up-
lands, low middling clause, December de
livery, 46-6id; December and January,
> 46-6id: January and February, 5 4S-64d: MAY
and June, 6l-64d.
500 p. m.-Futures: Uplands, low middling
clause, January and February delivery,
49-Gid. Market closed dull.
NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-COtton very dull; mid
ding uplands, l05sc; middling Orleans, 1880;
sales 81 bales; net receipts 2,O2l bales, gross
1861 bales.
Futures-Market closed steady. with sales of
lll-000 bales, as fOllOwss December delivery,
10 22,Gl0 23c; January, 10 29t9lO zoe; February,
10 4ic; March, 10 6ltGl0 62c; April, TO 76G
10 17c: May. 10 Gle; June. II ole; July. II $50
II Ice; August. IL 2i(gll pc; September. 10 %
GlO 95c.
The Posts cotton report SAYS: Future de-
hveries at the first call declined 3-IOO05- lO0c.,
then recovered the loss, but only to fan the
second time. and now are 6-lOO,G1- lO0c. below
yesterdays closing quotations for December
and January, and $1,000. as regards the later
months. All confidence seems to have gone
FOR the present. At the third call December
sold At 10 De, January 10 29e., July II l5c.,
August 10 Csc, November 10 45c. and 10 4Ic.,
February offered at 10 47c., March 10 63c.,
April 10 &c, May 10 Gle, June IL 04c. Fu-
lures closed steady at 5-l0Oc. lower than yes
tcrday.'
GALVESTON. Dec. l9.-COttOn easy: mid
ding 95sc, low middling 9 O. Ice. good ordinary
Lice; net receipts 4,0l9 bales, gross 4.Ol9;
sales l.359 bales: stock l20,72l bales: exports,
cOastwise S,356 bales.
NORFOLK, Dec. I9.-CottOn steady; middling
9s{c; net receipts CATS bales, gross 6,47S; stock
S2,l75 bales; sales 1886 bales; exports, coast
wise 3l2 bales.
BALTIMORE. Dec. i9.-Cotton dull; middling
l0l4c, low middling 91sc,' good ordinary 9l4c;
net receipts l51 bales. gross l51; sales l75
stock 2l,9'4 bales; exports, to Great Britain
2.3Sl bales.
BOsTON, Dec. l9-Cotton quiet; middling
lOl5c, low middllng l0l &c. good ordinary 9I5c;
net receipts Isis bales, gross 4.769; stock 6lSj
WILMINGTON, Dec. I9-Cotton steady; md
ding CSC; low middliug 93Sc; good ordinary
SIC; net receipts 451 bales, gross 457; stock
~. 594 bales; exports, to channel LOIS bales.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19.-CottOn easy;
middling lO54c. low middling l0l4c, good OrCii-
nary CSC; net receipts l23 bales, gross LIB;
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. I9.-CottOn weak; mid
ding l5-l6c, low middling 9-l6c, good or
binary 3-l6c; net receipts lS,l2l bales, gross
~. S65 sales 1909 bales; stock 455,352 bales eN
1901 bales.
MOBILE, Dec. 19.-Cotton quiet and easy;
middling g4c; low mlddllng 9l9c; good or
binary DC; net receipts LIS bales, gross l,1S4;
sales 800 bales; stock 63,63S bales; exports.
to Great Britain $500 bales, coastwise l,5U6
bales.
steady, lower grades easy; middling SIC, low
middling 93sc; good ordinary &c; net receipts
ASH bales, gross ,639; shipments 1920 bales;
sales $3.50 bales; stock l09,053 bales.
AUGUSTA. Dec. l9.-CottOn quiet; middling
9lzc, low. middling CSC; receipts 9O6 bales;
sales 656 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. l9.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding l0c, low mlddling CSC, good ordinary
81 &c: net receipts ,239 bales gross ,239; sales
800 bales: stock So ,32l bales; exports, TO Great
Britain 2,205 bales, coastwise 1000.
NEW YORK. Dec. DEMONSTRATED net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day 4S,4Sl bales:
exports. to Great Britain l0.l0S bales, to
France BIS, to the continent 7,15l.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 10, p. m.-COrn, new
NEW \ ORR, Dec. I9.-Flour, Southern closed
steady; common to fair extra, 50 65(G4 so; good
to choice ditto, 81 S5(G6 20. Wheat-spot n
trIle better for ungraded spring; nngraded
red, g3c(GSl 20; ungraded white, 81 0S1a; No.
red, December delivery, 81 OPS. Corn-spot
a shade better; ungraded 41G65c; No. 2. De-
cember delivery ca January 65S6512c:.
but steadily held. Coffee, fair Rio, on spot,
stronger at ll34e; No. Rio, on spot, , 9Oc,
January delivery 10 O5Gl0 20c. Sugar dull
and more or less nominal; refined closed
Quiet-C 55sd6c. extra 61sCG6l3c, extra
white c 63sG634c, yellow 53s95s4c, of 6ls9
&c, mould a I5sc, standard A 75stG7s4e;
SIC. powdered S1s,GSl5c, granulated Sc, cubes
Sic. MOlasses firm and in falr demand: New
Orleans 30G56c. Rice firm; domestic 5(G7l4c.
Cotton seed oil unchanged. Hides fairly
active and firm; wet sailed New Orleans, Sc
lected. 80 to 80 pounds. 9,0l0c; Texas, selected,
SlslGlOc. Wool quiet but about steady. Pork
Sl4 IS. Middles nominal. Lard opened SOLO
points higher and very quiet, closing firm;
Western steam, on spot. 9 1903 20c; Deem
Der delivery l50g9 20c. Freghts to Liverpool
firm; cotton. per steam. 3-16d; wheat. per
steam. 234(G25 3D.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l9.-Oats dull; Southern,
SSd43c; Western, white 40G42c; Pennsylvania,
SSd42c. Provisions closed quiet but steady;
Mess pork, SIS 80. Bulk meats-shoulders and
clear rib sides, packed, &c and SIC. Bacon
shoulders TIC, clear rib sides 915c. Hams, l412
ca. N. 80
goes. ordinary to fair, lo14gIl1a9- Sugar
quiet but steady; A soft. S14c. Whisky steady
at 81 lS,Gl lSl5. FreIghts dull.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. N.-flour unchanged.
Wheat opened strong and higher closed at
inside prices; No. red fall, 81 O3(Gl O354 FOR
cash; 81 03 for December delivery: No. red
fall, 93G9i1Sc. Corn higher but slow at 47s9
i5lzc for cash; 4IJzc for December. Oats
higher; s05sdSIlSc for cash; 307SG3l1sc for
December delivery. Whisky unchanged.
PrOvisiOns-POrk DULL Sl4 % for old, $l4 IS for
new. Bulk meats easier; long clear, lS9
SOC; short rib, 1907 4Oc; short clear, 509
CSC. Bacon quiet; short RIB. 25c; short
clear, soc. Lard duh and nominal.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. l9.-FlOur in fair demand
and firm. Wheat quiet. Corn steady; mixed
sac. Oats quiet; No. ?, mixed, SIC. Provis-
ions steady: Mess pork, new SIS. Bulk meats
shoulders, &c; clear rib, 71zc; clear sides,
73{c BacOn-clear. &c. Hams, sugar cured,
BE- Lard-prime leaf lie, prime steam DC.
CINCINNATI. Dec. l9.-FlOur easier. Wheat
firm; No. red winter, 81 05(Gl O6 for cash.
Provisions Pork quiet at $l4 5O@l4 Is. Lard
stronger st 1905 l7J9e. Bulk meats quiet.
BaeOn quiet; shoulders &c; clear rib SIC;
clear Sic Whisky steady at 81 l3. Sugar
quiet; hards, Sl8G95sc; New Orleans 55zg
sc. Hogs quiet; common and light, 81 l5G
Is: packing and butchers. IS 45(d5 IS.
CHICAGO. Dec. l9.-Flour unchanged; Wheat
regular unsettled; opened sc higher, re-
sc and closed &c above yesterdays prices;
gs,G99c for December delivery, 9S5s(G991zc for
January; No. Chicago spring 9S1zG9Ssse;
40. , red winter 9S3zc(d$l OF. Corn opened
strong and higher, but reaction set in and
prices declined soI closed 4 10 above yester-
davi eoiIta6oiSc for cash; 59IsG60s4c for De-
cember delivery; 595<96lc for January. Oats
opened strong and higher; afterwards weak
ened but recovered again; 34tG3414o for cash
and December delivery a4Iga42sc TOR Janu-
airy, Pork unchangedi some sales at rather
higher prices; cash lots, old $l4 O0gl4 10; for
December delivery SIS 95lGl4 90. Lard IN fair
demand and unchanged; 90lgS Csc for cash;
971S for January delivery, Bulk meats IN
fair demand; shoulders, 8 55c; short rib, 45e;
short clear, zoe. Whisky steady. sugar I'M
changed; standard A, Sci cut loaf, s5stG91xc;
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