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

4. lGuUCshcb HI. preferred. 1919
Fort Wayne -. l54 Texas Pacific .... 203z
Hannibal q st. 10 3S12 Union Pacific. 1871
Harlem. .......... 1913 u. S. Express 81
Houston & Texas. 40 Wabash Pacific I53l
Lake shore 80. : 1879 Wen Fargo GO 1 704
Lville Nash. 475s Western Union. 74sl
Sid.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 80. noon.-Cotton steady;
middlinG uplands, sgd; middling Orleans 81
sales 10000 bales, for speculation and export
1000 bales; receipts 800 bales-2,35 bales
American.
Futures: UpIa9ds, low, middling clause,
February and March delivery, ) 55-6ld;
March and April, 55-64d; May and June
Ltd: June ana July, 6 Std; July and Au-
gust, 9-64d! August and September, 13-64d.
Market steady.
Sales for tine week, 10000 bales-Amerlcan.
$1,000 bales; speculation, 5000 bales; exports,
5000 bales actual exports, 5000 bales; i'm
ports. 107, 600 bales-American, IO2. 900 bales:
stock, $4,000 bales-American, 100000 bales;
ailOat. $4,000 bales-Amercan go. 600 bales
1870 p. m.-Sales to-day included 400 bales
OF American.
500 p. MIXTURES: Uplards, low middling
clause, March and April delivery, 554-64d;
May and June, sd; August and September.
| 8 l2-64d. Futures closed steady at the lowest
quotations of the day.
MANCHESTER, Feb. 28.-The market for
yarns and fabrics is irmer but not quotably
higher.
i
are steady"
NEW YORK. Feb %. noon.-Cotton quiet:
middilng uplands, lO1sc; middling Orleans,
| ll1sc; sales IS bales.
Futures: Market steady with sales as fol-
lows: March delivery, 10 SOC; April, 10 97c:
May. II BE; June, ii 2jc: July, II 36c.
500 p. m.-COtJon closed quiet; middling
! uplands, l01se; middlng Orleans, l1Isc sales
6S bales; net receipts ll9 bales. gross I65.
futuces-Market closed steady, with sales of
$4,000 bales, as follows: March delivery 10 90
. IN mil
june. II BE; July. II &c: August. II 450
II 46c; september j l4011 l6c: October, 10 10
gl0 7Gc; November, 10 63lGlO CSC; December
10 Gle.
The POSTS cotton report says: Futures
closed steady. with the leading months 2 IOOc
to 3-l00c higher than Yesterday"
Weekly net receipts 1859 bales, gross 1903;
exports, TO Great Britain 1929 bales, to France
219 bales, to the continent COL bales; sales
3,023 bales; stock 3l6,6l5 bales.
GALVESTON, Feb. 29.-Cotton firm: mid
ding l0%c, low middling 10 3-l6c; good ordi-
nary ll-l6c.
NORFOLK, Feb. 29-Cotton firm; middHng
| l095c.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2o.-Cotton steady: mid
ding l03sc; low middling 10 5-l6c; good ordi-
| nary 95sc.
BosToN, Feb. 29.-Cotton quiet; middling
/ lie; low middling l05sc; good ordinary l0c
WILMINGTON, Feb. 29.-COttOn steady; mid
! ding 10 5-l6c; low middling 15-l6c; good
ordinary 8 5-l6c
PHILGDELPHIA, Feb. 29.-Cotton firm; mid
! ding lie; low middling lOl4c; good ordinary
/ 95sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 29.-Cotton quiet but
firm; middling l0}5c; low middling 10 3-l6c !;
/ good ordinary 99Sc.
| MOBILE, Feb. 29-Cotton quiet but steady:
middling l05sc; low middling l01sc; good or
! binary $50.
| lol4c; low middling 97sc; good ordinary 93sc.
! AUGUSTA. Feb. 29.-COttOn quiet but firm 4:
! middling l0lsc; low middling l0c.
! CHARLESTON, Feb. 29.-COtton steady: mid
i'm fsxy
/ 97sc.
MoNTGoMERY, Feb. 29.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding l0c; low middling 93sc.
MACON, Feb 29.-COttOn firm; midding
/ 91sc; low middlng 9}sc; good ordinary 9Lc.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 29.-COttOn firm; niddlng
934c; low middling 913c; good ordinary Sc.
NASHVILLE. Feb 29.-COtton quiet but
steady; middling l0l4c; low middling 97sc;
good ordinary &c.
SELMA. Feb. 29.-Cotton steady; miCdling
ROME, Feb. 29.-Cotton steady; middling
| lo14c; low mddling 97sc; good ordinary 9Ac.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
| SANTOS, Feb. 27.-Coffee, good average, 1000
refs per ten kilOs. Receipts for the week, % 600
/ bags. Shipments for the week, to Europe
| $4,000 bags. Sales $4,000 bags. Stock, 100000
| bags.
RIO DE JANEIRo, Feb. 27.-CofYee. good
frsts, $500 refs per ten kilos. Receipts for the
| week, 10000 bags. Shipments for the week.
! to the United States $1,000 bags. to Europe
! 5000 bags. Sales for the week, $4,000 bags
/ Stock, $50, 600 bags.
/ LONDON, Feb. 29.-The Mincing Lane mar
kets are lnanimate. Plantation, Ceylon and
/ East Indian cOffees have declined heavily
! The demand for rice is Slow Tea is quiet
/ Sugar is very dull.
| LIVERPOOL. Feb 20. noon.-Beef. extra
/ India mess, ll0s. Lard, ASS 3D.. Long clear
| middles, 45s; short. 46s.
! l:30 p. m.-Breadstufs dull. Wheat, Cali
! fornia No. l SsG8s sd, No. Is Sd(G7s Id
/ Corn, new mixed, 81 Id.
a leading weekly grain circular says:
/ 'Wheat Is fairly steady and values are main
/ tanned. English wheat is scarce. and was at
/ times dearer. A number of cargoes were Of
! fered at calling ports, but prices We're disap-
! pointing to holders, bids being nearly I'd lower
/ than last week. To-day the demand for wheat
was quiet, and Californian was easier. There
/ was fair inquiry for flour at full prices
| Corn was in limited request; mixed American
| declined I'D"
| NEW YORK. Feb %, noon Flour unchanged.
/ Wheat $3.50 better. Corn 1s(G14c higher
| Pork dull; mess, Sl1 759lS 90. Lard firm, zoe.
! Freights steady.
/ scoop. m.-Flour. Southern unchanged; COM
| mon to fair extra, So 50(G4 20. Wheat-spOt
! lots a tritle higher; ungraded spring, 9jc; I'M
/ graded red, SSclgSl 10; ungraded white 4c(0
! 81 OF; No. red, March delivery, 81 O731GyI OS.
| COrn-spOt lots 1890 higher; ungraded $50
| 6214C; white Southern, 65G69c: No. 2, March
! delivery, 62(9621s 81. Oats-spot lots a shade
better; No Non 2 4G54g49Szse- Coffee, fair Rio,
| March delivery, 10 S0l0l0 soc. Hops firm. SUI
| gar duh and nominal; fair to good refining 55z
] (I0 ID IOcs reu0e0 Qull ana edSler-Std0QaFd A
! 6tsG1c, cut loaf and crushed 734c, graduated
| 73sc cubes 1850. Molasses steady. Cotton
seed OIL unchanged. Hides firm; wet sailed
! New Orleans, selected. 50 to go pounds, 9Gl0c
/ Texas, selected, S150Dl0G. Wool steady: do.
nestle fleece. 92(g45c; Texas, 14Q927c. Pork
! held firmly; mess, on spot, Sl7 75GlS 90. Mid
! dies nominal; long clear, 95sc. Lard 9G1l
/ points higher. closing strong: contract grade
| on spot, 75c; March delivery, 9 7lG9 74c.
! Freights to Liverpool steady; cotton, per
steam. 5-32d; wheat, per steam, 134d.
| BALTIMORE, Feb. %, nOOn.-tlOur quiet
/ and easy; Howard street ami Western
/ superfine, 81 1903 so; extra, SO 1904 rs:
! family, IS 00,G5 IS; city mills superfine, 81 IS
| az so; extra, So 1906 %; Rio brands, IS 90
| as IS; PatapscO family, So so; superlative pa
| tent, 81. Wheat-Southern steady but quiet /;
! Western easier and fairly active; Southern,
red 81 l20l H. amber 81 l5,Gl II; No. Mary
/ land, 81 1901 l435; No. Western winter red.
| on spot, 81 US12(GI 0SA. Corn-Southern 1rmer;
| Western easeri Southern, white 60G62c; yell
| low 59G6lc.
| 500 p. m.-Oats dun and easier; Southern.
/ s2lG45c: Western, white 43a45c, mixed 42(d44c /;
/ Pennsylvania, 43(Q45c. Provisions quiet but
/ steady; Mess pork, new, $40; old. SIS. Bulk
/ meats-shoulders and clear rib sides packed
/ 81 &C and lO12c. BacOn-shOulders &c, clear rib
/ sides 1l4c. Hams. l4sz0l514c. Lard. refined,
! l0Ac. Butter dull; Western, packed, 100
zoe; creamery 225GS6c: Sugar easy; A soft,
! TIC. Whisky firm, 81 1901 1917 Frelghts-
| steam dull; cotton, 3-l6d; -four, Is 3D.; grain,
| 2G21ad.
CHICAGO. Feb 29.-Flour steady. Wheat
! ".
| March. 9t1a(d9ac: No. , Chicago spring 93is(
| 9314c. Corn steady; cash lots, 525S(d533<c :
March delivery, 523slG5234c. Oats active but
| lower; cash lots, 321 SC; March delivery nomi-
nal at 3234c. Pork in tair demand: early
cash lots. $I7 75CG17 so; March delivery. $l7 ST.
I ali 80. Lard unsettled and SOLO points low
err; cash lots. 35(G9 Acc; March delivery, 8 40
| az 5215c. Bulk meats steady; shoulders, Z 3Oc
short rib, 9 l5c; short clear, 60c. Whisky
unchanged. Sugar-standard 4, 3ECa715c
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 29.-Elour scarce
family, 81 50(g7 so. Corn steady; mixed &C
Oats ste idy, 46(947c. Pork easier: mess, SIS So
| Lard steady; refined, IN tierces gs<c in kegs
| 10 20c. Bulk meats steady; shoulders packed
Soc; long clear and clear rib, CSC. Bacon In
fair demand; shoulders, SIC; long clear and
clear rib 10 Soc and 10 Csc. Hams easier:
| choice sugar cured canvased, l3tdl315c. Whis-
/ ky steady Coffee active and frm Rio llG
14c. Sugar frmer; fair to fully fair, 51S(G
! 53sc. Molasses steady; centrifugal, I1tG36c
fair, 2592Se. Cotton seed oil-prime crude 379
| Csc.
| CINCINNATI. Feb. 29.-Flour quiet; family,
/ 81 f0G5 %. Wheat in good demand; No. 2 red,
81 06Gl o. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, 53c. Oats
ea9ier; No. mixed, $40. Provisions Pork
| quiet; mess, SIS 90. Lard in fair demand :
| prime steam, 8 soc. Bulk meats dull; shout