Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-03

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 2.-COtton in good demand,
which Is freely met at previous prices;
middling uplands sgd; middling Orleans
g I-l6d; sales $1,000 bales-for speculation and
export 1000 bales; receipts $1,000 bales
American $1,000.
Futures: Uplands. low middling clause,
January delivery. ; 57-64d; January and Feb
ruary. 5 57-6i(G5 55-64d; February and March,
; 6l-6id; March and April, 6d; April and May,
4-64d; May and June, 7-6id. Market
steady.
2:O0p. m.-AIiddling uplands l5-l6d; mid
ding Orleans 6Lsd. Sales $1,000 bales-fOr
speculation and export, 2,000
Futures: Uplands, low middling clause,
January and February delivery, ) 5S-64d;
April and May, sid; May and June,
g 8-64d.
400 p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low middhng
clause, January and February delivery,
jg-6id: February and March, ) 62-64d; March
and April, l-6id.
sales to-day included 1860 bales of Ameri-
can.
500 p. MIXTURES: Uplands, low middling
clause, February and March delivery, 63-64d;
March and April, 6 2-64G6 3-64d; April and
May, 7-64d; May and June, 9-64d. Market
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Cotton firm; middllng
uplands l0l2c; middling Orleans lV34c; sales
10 bales.
Futures: Market opened strong, with sales
as follows: January delivery, 10 55c; Feb
ruarY, TO csc: March, 10 Gle; April, II csc;
May, II zoe; June, II SIC.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. Lard, 45s Cd. Bacon,
long clear middles, 3Ss cd. Pork, Sos. Cheese,
cOlOred 62s, white 64s.
500 p. m.-Cheese, white Cos.
NEW YORK. Jan. Flour dull and heavy.
Wheat 7SGp-c lower. Corn 3zd3Ic lower
Pork dull and weak; mess, $l4 75lgl5 %. Lard
weak at 0jc.. Freights quiet but steady.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-tlour steady but
quiet; Howard street and Western su-
periine, So 00CG3 so; extra, 50 1904 IS; family,
0OfG5 n. civ mills SuDerliue. 81 00tn3 IS:
extra, 81 COOS p; Rio brands. IS 1896 CO..
Wheat-SOutheTn lower and quiet; Western
amber 81 1901 ID; No. l Maryland, 81 l0l5
asked; No. , Western winter red. on spot and
January delivery. 81 O534QGl o.. COrn-SOuth-
ern lower; Western lower and quiet; South
ern, white 5O,Gj5c, yellow 52g59c.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Spirits turpentne
quiet at 34l SC. Rosin steady at 81 4712gl So.
Evening Report.
FINANCIAL.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-Exchange-bank-
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Excnange, 81 SIs<.
Money. SOB per cent. Sub-Treasury balances
Com, Sll66l6,000; currency, $7,0S7,000. Gov
eminent bonds weaker; four and half per
cents. 1l412; four per cents, 1895; three per
cents, leo bid State bonds steady.
Share speculation opened excited and lower.
In the first fifteen minutes Of business the
market was ragged, and a few stocks were
subjected to sharp raids. Lackawanna was
forced down j per cent. Missouri Pacific IS.
and Union Pacific 2: Oregon IranseDntinen-
tai ductuated rapidly; the investigating COM
mittee's statement was received with favor in
some quarters, and not so well in others; from
the statement, It was calculated that the
shares were worth from % to so, although
majority of the spectators and bankers
thought 25 to 30 faIrer figures. Northern Pa
cltic was strongly supported, ranging between
2334 and . 3 for common, and 5l3s and 523z fer
mr. fpr N
report that Commissioner Fink's order COM
pellmg the trunk lines and Western connect
ing roads to charge full local rates would go
into effect tomorrow. Before midday the
market became steady: but later, when it was
announced that the Iowa Road had decided
to maintain rates for thirty days, and that
efforts would be made to have the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy join the tripartite
agreement. prices moved up 1922 per cent,
the latter for Northwest preferred. North
west common rose rs per cent, Canada
Southern I. Quincy -, st. Paul rs, ditto pre-
ferred ], Lackawanna "a. Louisville and
Nashville l, Lake Shore rs. Michigan Central
2as. Missouri Pacific Is. New York Central
:. Northern Pacific rs. ditto preferred =,
Oregon Navigation 3, Oregon Transcontinen-
tai 23S. Union Pacific 10. Wabash IA, and
Western Union rs. The market closed strong
at a slight reaction. Compared with Mon
days closing, prices are 12(g25s per cent. high
er. Sales aggregated 326 900 shares, the mar
ket closing at the following quotations:
Ala. class Az tO5. S212 Manhattan Elev. Al
Ala. class A, small So Memphis & Char. S3la
Ala. class B, IS 1901 Metropolitan Ell. 80
Ala. class Q, As 49, S2l3 Michigan Central S73s
Georgia 6s------. lO3E Mobile & Ohio. SO
IS, mortgage 1929 Nash. Il Chatta 50
8 Is, gold -..-..llOQ n. J. Central zee. SIS
Louisiana cOnsOlsf14t2 New Orleans Pa
\. Carolina, old. f2S12 ciic, LIST mort. S5t
new. .....*l6 NY. Central. &C.. 1925
." funding .--.. New York Ell e.. l05
special tax. 81 NOrf. 4 w pref. 3934
So. Caro-. Brown Nor. Pacific, com. 25ls
cOnsOlS .-.--. 90. IOl pref. 523s
Tennessee Is, old. 35l4 Ohio&Mississippi -
- new -.--...-- 5f14 - - pref. @9O
Virginia 6s.......s40 Pacific Mail $50. AIS
va consolidated F36 Pittsburg ....... 1897
Va, deferred 1000. l0f Quicksilver -. 50
Adams Express rs preferred. 2j
Ch'peakc 4 Ohio Il14 Richm'd& Argh'y 3
Chicago & Alton 1873 Richmd & DanV 81
Chic.& Nrthw'n ll712 Richm'd 4 W PIT.
preferred las Terminal 800. IS
Chic, St.L.&N-O. 81 Rock Island 49,. 1862
Consolidated Coal p St.LOuis & San F. p
Del, Lack. & W 1865 pref 40
Den.&RioGrande 2412 " 50 fstpre 81
Erie. ---...-. Us st. Paul ......... 933s
E. Tennessee Rd. SO preferred 1867
Fort Wayne 49, 1873 Texas Pacific. 49,. III
Hannibal s. St. 10 3Sl2 Union Pacific. . us
Harlem ---.-.-...l9I US Express. e.. Sc
Houston 4 Texas. IS Wabash Pacific 1917
Illinois Central. 1917 pref 3O13
Lake Shore ...... 955s Well & Fargo. 1911
L'ville 4 Nash. 445s Western Union =. 745s
IBID. : Asked, +EX-interest.
EX interest, bid EX-diyidend.
COTToN.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Cotton quiet; middling
uplands, 10 9-l6c; middling Orleans, 10 49, Ice;
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