The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON.
GAIV ESToN, May 1.-Spot cotton market
closed on account of holiday.
Net receipts: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40
Gross receipts 80. ....... ...... 465
Exports cOastwise. ......... -. 800. l24O
SHOCK .....-...... S2,263
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. May Cotton quieter; spot
uplands lied; Orleans 5sld.
Exports and speculation. .............. 1000
American SOD
Receipts tall AmericaAl G.I0o
which is firIner.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. May 1.-The stock market
opened firm with fractional advance. Dur
tile first hour the market was dull and weak
and prices during that time fell off KG4.
Money 5@5M per cent.
Governments: IS extended 1903 bid; AVS, eeu
pons. 113h; As, coupons 119S; 80, 1854.
Prime mercantile paper 6@I per cent dis
count.
Bar silver 1895.
Exchange steady: 1921 long; ABS sight
State bonds neglected.
NEW YORK, May i.-Cotton firm; aplands
10Hc; Orleans 1OAc.
Futures firm at the following quotations:
May ...-..........1o.5s October 49,. 1929
June .............1073 November =. LOIS
Jlly .;....-....... l0.S4 December. 1n.20
September .10.62
Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat h@Ac higher for spot; A@isse
higher for options; No. 2 red 81 1901 23Z ele-
vaIor; 81 24i4@gl rs delivered.
Corn-cash unsettled, closing weak; options.
MGAe higher, closing weak; No esalS6Gc;
steamer 66&Q 66Ac; No. 67ANG9c.
Coffee dun and weak.
Sugar steady and active; refined G INC; eX-.
ira 19s@7Rc; white extra G 71sc: yellow
ard ga @72sc; confectioners CT sh; cut loaf
and crushed 9Ae; powdered sS@9c; granu-
M0lIsses quiet but steady.
;icr eady with fair demand.
Lard dull and weak at 1l.9'c.
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, May /. -Cott0n strong.
middling e. low middlfag 91-l6c; good
ordinary i3-'6c.
Net receipts: ........,>>.....s.-. a,rS4
Gross receipts -. >>,................... 3,T45
SaleS ...-.-.....,.-....... 5000
Flour iaiet but erm; hisa grades f5 ,sS
S7k.
Corn quiet and weak, mixed G3; white G3@
SIC; yellow SIC.
Oats quiet aud weak at s:I6D54c
Corn meal dull and lower at ~ G0li2 81.
Hay trMer; common sl4 t00l5 90; prime
Sl65 05D1S 90: choice Sly %.
Pork: demand fair and Irices higher 1T
$40 %.
Lard firm; refined, fierce, II s7h: keg Il. 75c-
Bulk meats quiet and weak; shoulders, pack
Bacon higher; long clear il.s71c; clear ribs
11.5C
Hams, sugar-curo@i, steady with fair demand
choice caEv;lsed i2.7hl13.75c.
Whisky steady; western rectifled 81 05@1 20.
7h@1lc.
sugar quiet but steady: common TO good
common 6S@65sc; fair 10 fully fair G9s az 1sc;
prime TO choice 714@71ac; yellow clarified 7Ac |;
choice white clarified sac.
MOlaSSeS irregular; centrifugal 2fd35c: feF-
menting 24@3ic; fair, rebOiled, 2s@3Oc; pine,
boiled, 32@34c.
Rice quiet quiet but firm Louisiana, ordin-
AIRY to prime. 5@6c.
Bran quiet at 81 90.
Cotton seed oil: prime crude 37@3Sc; sum-
mer yellow, refined, 4S@46c.
New York bank sight, per $1,000, 81 80 premir
UNI; prime sterling exchange BIB 4.S31l.
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-Cotuon firm; middffng
axe.
Sales .....................-.. 80
55steseelpIs :...........-........... $50
SStlIanehts. l,soO
Flour higher fancy IS sSS5 G5 choice s. isS
5 %; family 81 1904 50.
firm but closing below he highest I point Of ts
day; No red 81 1a5s011 13H cash; 81 1880
1SS May; 81 i5@i l5ss June; 81 i3k0l 1875
Corn strong and higher, but fell OF shade
at the close; 527d52a1c cash; 51SG62lz Q May;
| 5ssG954hc, closing 53s<c June: 55ss@6Gxc,
Oats firm and SLOW; 42A@42sSc' cash; 42h@
425sc May; 431ac June.
Whisky steady at 81 IA.
Corn meal stronger at So 60.
Pork firm but slow; iObbing at $40 co.
Bulk meats held higher, but very little done,
long clear 1o.4Oc; short rib l0.65c; short clear
Bacon strong and higher; long clear II .i2He;
| short ribs 11.25c; short clear 11.5Oc, and some
dealers ask more.
Lard nominal.
ST. LOUIS. May 1.--Cattle: supply and de-
mand very light sales chiefly OF butchers
grades. WHO touk steers ut ,, 25esGO good
cows and lIeifefs 81 aizt 20: common g., 756O
Is: grass TeXaIls from first OF The season
brougs.I - 20: good fat Texans sdiid li1iig
81 sal 80. Rectilns. 8 lieslh.
Hogs he,tcr at T. z0ssI 6 chiefly 81 Jog %.
Sheep: demand exceeds snI ply; fair to fancy
clipped 81 OOI5 %. Receipts head.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CRY. May i.-Wheat hioher: No.
red s'ss 9;tc cash: 9sl4c June; yl1sc July;
June; i5hc bid for July.
KANSAS CITY, May l.-Cattle iiTJher; ship
ping steers Of y75 70 1850 pounds average sold
S. e0G5 S2h; stockers and feeders 81 2J1c4 ~;
COWS 50 J0eg3 so. Receipts 100 head
Hogs plenty and lower at 81 oog7 2s; most y
s. o5G7 Is. Receipts 40 head
Sheep: no receiftsdnd 40 sales.
1TiCAfit,.
CHICAGO. May l.--lIegs weak and 5Gsrsc
lower: mixed sG195 %: lea,y 81 -.'p -:
liplu s6 0.GtT 49, Receipts 5.FO0 hcad.
Cattle active aus plies steady. exports
s. 25ae 80: good ipehoicc sllipiius steers
S so11i Z: ccinIbsn go lar ~ .kfGs.o. i:c-
ccipfs - hsd
Siirep sicy. cslnienn 10 lcir ss7assI :.
good 10 rioiss; 4, s44th 81.
( HJfkcp. aiay L. Flour steady and m.-
changed
Wheat unsettled nut generally higher; reggie
lar s; f2Gl i2ts May; 81 ia June; 81 i6is
July; 10. esn.l winter 81 10.
cP nsss gs g4 ssg aad e higher eb but eSs sS
57sk0575kc Juno; 5D1<559xc July.
Pork opened strong and higher. but closed
at inside prices, tf9 45019 so cash or May:
Si9 651l9 Ok June
Lard active. but shade lower; ll.65@l1.67k
cash OF May. II &1z 1.65c June
Bulk meats IN fair demand; short ribs 1906
short clear lie