Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-08

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+. Tennessee Ri. % Union Pacific - 56l 1
Lake Shore ..... 94I5 Wabash Pacific so
RVille & Nash . 4J1S - pres Is
Memphis y Char. 80 Western Union . 59lS
Mobile i Ohio lOI4
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COTTON
LIVERPOOL. May :, noon.-Cotton quiet
but steady: business augmented by large sales
Of Brazils to trade; mIddlng up!ands, 61st;
middllng Orleans, 6l4d; sales 1900 bales. for
speculation and export 1000 bales; receipts
5000 bales-American 1900.
Futures: Uplands. low middline clause.
MAY and June delivery. g 9-64d; June an,
July. g l3-64d; July and August. l7-64d:
August and September, 6 2l-6fiG6 % Gid: Sep
tember and October, lS-64d; September,
Is 24-6ld. Market opened with an apparently
quieter feeling, which has since become
hrmcr
The tenders at to-day's clearances amounted
to ], 100 bales new docket and 800 bales old
docket.
2:OOp.m.-sales to-day included $500 bales of
American.
Futures: Uplands. low middling clause,
May delivery. IO-64d. buyers; May and June,
. l0-64d. buyers; June and July, 6 l4-64d,
buyers; July and August. l9-64d, sellers;
August and September, 23-Gid. sellers; sep
TENDER and October, l9-64d, buyers; October
and November, g l0-64d, buyers; November
and December, 6-64d, value; September,
q 25-64d, value.
400 p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low mid
ding clause, May delivery, lO-64d, buyers;
May and June, l0-64d, buyers; June and
July, 6 l4-64d, buyers; July and August,
lS-64d, buyers; August and September,
23-64d, sellers; September and October,
q lg-64d, buyers; October and November,
g ll-64d, sellers; November and December,
6-64d. value; September. 6 2j-6id, buyers.
Futures closed barely steady.
NEW YORK. May I, nOOn.-COttOn dull; mid
ding uplands, II ll-l6c; middling Orleans,
u l5-l6c; sales IS bales.
Futures: Market steady, with sales as fol-
oWs: May delivery, II zoe; June. IL 66c:
July; IL &c; August, II soc; September II J6c;
$3.50 p. m.-Cotton dull; middling uplandq,
II ll-l6c; middllng Orleans. II l5- lie; sales 63
bales; net receipts - bales, gross 2.290.
Futures-Market closed steady. WIN sales of
$4,000 bales. as follows: Nav delivery II Gle:
June. II 61(Gll Csc; July, IL 7elGll 7sc; Au-
gust, u S4(Gll soc: September. IL 5stg1 SIC;
October. II 03'0ll O4c; November and Deem
Der. 10 SllGl0 see: January, TO 94gI0 Soc; Feb
ruary. II 04GlI O7c
The POSTS cotton report says: culture de-
livcrles are in fair request. The market is
very steady and fluctuations small. At the
third call May brought II 60c. June IL 6Ic.
Bids were refused: II 75c for July, II Sic for
August, II 5sc for September, II O2e for Oc-
tObcr, 10 Soc for November. 10 SIC for Deem
Der, and 10 93e for January. Futures closed
steady and $1,000 higher than Yesterday"
GALVESTON, May 7.-CoUJOn quiet; md
ding lI39c net receipts bales, gross s; sales
N~-N1> 80 +tttN-a "a t''A e- ~Stl1 '-'S
l62 bales.
NORFOLK, May cotton quiet; middling
ll3sc; net receipts 40 bales, gross 40; stock
6,6'6 bales; sales 337 bales; exports coastwise
lj4 bales.
WILMINGroN, May 7.-Cotton dull; mid
ding ll4sc; net receipts 2 bales, gross ,;
sales none; stock 2,44l bales.
NEW ORLEANS, May lotion steady; mid
ding llLc; net receipts 2l6 bales, gross 246;
sales 1900 bales; stock 1873, PSI bales; exports
cOastWise l,4lI bales
NOZZLE Nav al u1fIG1inQr
Ill2c; net receipts 65 bales, gross co. sales -
bales; stock s,155 bales; exports coastwise .
bales.
MEMPHIS, MAY Cotton quiet; middling
li3+c; net receipts IL bales; shipments 2s3
bales; sales GIG bales; stock 26,76l bales.
AUGUSTA, May Cotton dull; middling
l3.c; receipts 30 bales: shipments -; sales
CHARLESTON, May7.-COtton nominal: mid
ding ll3zc; net receints 3s bales, gross IS;
sales 20 bales; stock 5000 bales.
NE~ fURk, May 7.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 1861 bales:
exports. 10 Great Britain 1889 bales, to the
continent 1o3 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. KTc.
LIVERPOOL May Z, noon.-Breadstuns quiet,
with no anxiety to sell. Cheese firm; Ameri-
can 6Ss Cd Wheat, red Western spring, Is sd
ais al; ditto winter, IS 9iGSs 3d. Canadian
peas, Us sd.
NEW YORK. May :, noon.-Flour quiet.
Wheat opened AGl4c lower, reacted, and
advanced $3.50. Corn SCALE higher. PORK
dull; mess, SIS so. Lard weak at zoe.
treights quiet
500 D. m.-Flour. Southern firm, with fair
inquiry; common to fair extra So 50CG4 so;
good to choice 81 60lg5 60. Wheat-spOt lots u
lGlc lower; ungraded spring, 81 O5l2; I'M
graded red. S5cgSl 0l12; No. red, May de-
livery, 81 09l4Gl ID Corn-spot lots 12(Glo
lower. closing with a reaction of $3.50; I'M
graded mixed, 56lalG6234c; ungraded white,
5S9IOc; No. ,, May delivery, 631 s(G6i14c. Oats
spot lots rather weak; No. 2 3S,G39l &c. Hops
dull and UNCHANGED Cloflpp fair Rim IN
spot, dull and nominal at lO14c; No. Rio. on
spot 65c, May delivery soc. Sugar dull and
nominal; fair to good refining, 5-l6G
l-l6c; refined closed firmer-C 51s(G5Hc,
extra G 53s;g5I2c, white extra & 55s
og53zc, yellow & 45sG5c, OF 4 ; 7-16dGl4c,
mould 4 &c, standard \ sc. confection-
ers' A SIC, cut loaf and crushed nc, pow
dered l4g13sc, graduated &c. Molasses dull
and unchanged. Cotton seed oil. 36(G3Sc for
crude, 4Ogijc for refined. Hides firm; New
Orleans and Texas, selected, l0Gllc. Wool
quiet and rather weak. Pork very quiet; held
firm; old mess, on spot, Sl7 90. Middles nOmi-
nal; long clear, SIC. Lard opened a shade
lower, advanced 2G4 points, closing firm:
Western steam, on spot, s 1900 75c; May de-
livery, 62GS 63c. Freights to Liverpool
weaker; cotton, per steam, 3-32d; wheat, per
steam, "a.
Louisville, May Wheat firm; No. red.
81 06,Gl 0S. Corn firm; No. ? mixed, SOC.
Oats firm; No. mixed, 37G3716c. Provisions
steady: Mess pork, SIS 90. Bulk meats-shOul-
ders 612c; clear rib, S1zc clear sides, &c. Bacon
-0AiNAlACA6s ~ tlCdI IlU HiuCH. Jtsts GEAR
sides, 93sc. Hams, sugar cured, be. Lard,
steam leaf, l0c.
CINCINNATI. May Flour in fair demand
and firm; family, 81 SOFAS 90. Wheat scarce
and firm; No. red, 81 06lgl OS. Corn strong
and higher; No. mixed, 5Sc. Oats stronger;
No. mixed, SIC. Provisions-POrk in fair de-
mand. Lard firm at S 2712lGS soc. Bulk meats
in fair demand; shoulders, 6 soc; short rib
soc. Bacon steady. Whisky active and firm
at 81 II. Sugar unchanged; hard refined,
G4g'54c. Hogs active and firm; common and
light,S4 50G5 IS; packing and butchers, IS l50
5 go
NEW ORLEANS, May Coffee steady and
i'm good demand; Rio cargOes, common to
prime, S54Gll1ac. Sugar steady; fair to fully
fair, 5G5l4 &C; yellow clarified, 6G6l4c. MOlasses
dull and unchanged. Cotton seed oil in mode
rate demand; prime crude, 33,G34c.
CHICAGO, May Flour unchanged. Wheat
unsettled and generally higher; opened
stronger; closed l4G3sc over yesterday; regu-
lar. May delivery, 9214G9313c. Corn active,
firm and higher; May delivery, 5435d543<c.
Oats lirmer; closed 14(Gl5c higher; cash lots,
y &c; May delivery, 3ls4G323sc. Pork in fair
Lard in fair demand and firm; cash lots soc;
May delivery, SOFAS 52l2c. Whisky I'M
changed. Sugar unchanged.
BALTIMORE. May Z. nOOn.-FlOur firm, with
moderate local demand; Howard street and
Western superfine, So 0OG3 30; extra, SO 500
I %; family, 81 1905 50; city mills superfne,
So 00G3 so: extra. So 65lG6 Is; Rio bran'ls So 81
as -. Wheat-SOuthern steady; Western
easier and dull; Southern. red 81 Pal lG.
amber 81 l4Gl Is; No. I Maryland, 81 l6J@
asked; No. Western winter red, on spot and
May delivery, 81 05l3Gl C. CoTn-SOuthern
higher and firm; Western easy and fairly
active; Southern. white 656l67c, yellow 60dG2c.
ST. Louis. May Flour unchanged.
Wheat opened higher but declined and closed
&c better than yesterday; No. red, 81 1870
IS for cash, 81 Is bid for May delivery. Corn
unsettled and irregular; 5ll5(d52l5c for cash:
5I4G5l12c for May delivery. Oats higher but
slow; 3354c bid for cash. Whisky steady at
81 II. Provisions quiet: Pork. jObbing $l7 .
ali 371a. Bulk meats firmer; long clear, 400
55c; short rib, 5OlGS 60c; short clear, $50
9Oc. Bacon dull; long clear. lOc: short
rib, 1909 2Jc; short clear, 9 3718tG9 soc. Lard
dull ut soc.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK. May Z, noon.-Spirits turpen-
tine dull at 3l1zg3l54c. Rosin steady at 81 4213
al IS.
500 p. m.-ROsin unchanged at 81 1901 IS.
Spirits turpentine steady at 3l14G32c.
CHARLESTON, May Z. Spirits turpentine
easier. ROsin quiet but firm: strained, 81 Is;
good strained, 81 ..
WILMINGTON, May 7.-Spirits turpentine
firm at 29c. ROsin firm; strained, 81 0712;
'good strained, 81 1919. Tar firm at 81 30.
and virgin.
CHARLESTON, May Market firm; fair,
8 5G534c; good, 57sGGc; prime. 6I<Gd63zc.
NEW ORLEANS, May Market quiet but
steady; fair, 53sg55sc; good, 554G57sc; prime,
6l4d63sc.
NEW YORK, May Market quiet: fair. 5llC1
SIC; good, 5SztG6c; prime, 65sG63sc.
Baltimore Fruit and Vegetable Market.
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