Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-18

Lake Shore -. s93 Wabash Pacific. -
Eville q Nash . "a pref I575
Memphis & Char. % Western Union 571S
Mobile Ohio. 10
%Bid.
The weekly statement Of the associated
banks, issued from the clearing house to-day,
shows the following changes: Loans de
creased So $4,000; specie decreased 81, 5z7, 900;
legal tenders decreased 1885, 200; deposits
decreased $l2.62l. 500: circulation unchanged:
reserve decreased Slips, 425. The banks now
hold So, 49, 25 in excess of legal requirements.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, May Il, noon.-Cotton, business
good at hardening rates; middling uplands,
61zd; middling Orleans, sgd; sales 10000 bales.
for speculation and export 1000 bales; re-
ceipts 600 bales--American 900 bales.
Futures: UplaHds, low mIddling clause.
May and June delivery, 6 17-64d; June and
July, l9-64G6 20-64d; July and August,
6 24-6ig6 25-64d; August and September,
s 2S-6496 29-64d; September and October,
6 25-64d; October and November, 6 14-64d.
Market steady at an advance.
100 p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low mid
ding clause, May delivery, lS-64d, sellers;
May and June, lS-64d, sellers; June and
July, 6 2l-64d, sellers; July and August,
6 25-64d, buyers; August and September,
8 29-64d, buyers; September and October
25-64d, buyers; October and November,
s l4-64d, value; November and December
9 lO-64d, sellers; September, 3l-64d, buyers.
Closed steady.
NEW YORK, May L, noon.-Cotton firmer;
middllng uplands, He; middling Orleans
ll34c; sales 63S bales.
Futures: Market opened quiet, with sales
as follows: May delivery, IL 46c; June. II CSC;
July. II SIC; August, II 92c; September, Il 65c;
October, II l2c.
$500 p. m.-Cotton firm; middling uplands
NC; mlddling Orleans, llAc; sales 275
bales; net receipts 297 bales. gross 405.
Futures-Market closed firm, with sales Of
10000 bales, as follows: May delivery. II 500
II J2c: June. IL 6SlGll CSC; July, II Si(Gll soc;
August, II 9i0ll 95c; September IL 65(Gll 66c: :
October, II BOIL l5c; November and Deem
Der. 10 9iGl0 csc: January, II OOgil 02c; Feb
ruary, II l09ll he.
The Posts cotton report says: Culture de-
hveries, after sales OF $4,000 bales, closed firm.
with May l5-l00c higher than yesterday, and
the balance $1,000 higher"
GALVESTON, May 7.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding u15c; net receipts 90 bales, gross SO:
sales 81 bales; stock 5,66S bales.
NORFOLK, May E.-COttOn quiet; middling
NC; net receipts bales, gross 2; stock 4,OS2
bales; sales is bales.
WILMINGTON, May 17.-CottOn dull; mid
. ding ll3sc; net receipts none, gross none;
sales none; stock 1923 bales; exports coast
wise 10 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 17.-Cotton steady;
middling ll12c; net receipts "A bales, gross
"A; sales 70O bales; stock l32,39j bales.
MOBILE, May I7.-COtton nominal; middling
lll3c; net receipts SO bales, gross SO; sales
none; stock S,S4l bales.
MEMPHIS, May. l7.-COtton quiet; middling
11l5c; receipts lS6 bales; shipments 945 bales;
sales 400 bales; stock g, 4s5 bales.
AUGUSTA, May H.-Cotton firm; middling
1l3sc; receipts Il bales; sales bales.
CHARLESTON, May l7.-COttOn nominal:
middling ll3<c; net receipts 81 bales, gross
81; sales Is; stock AGA bales.
NEW YORK, May demonstrated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to- day, $50 bales;
exports. to Great Britain 295 bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 25922 95 bales, of which LII 595 bales
are American, against 2,931,S60 and 2,lO4, $50,
respectively, last year. The receipts of cotton
at all interior towns for the week were 6,OlO
bales; receipts from plantations, 3,2Sl bales.
Crop in sight, 1915, o62 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. Rte.
LIVERPOOL, May II, noon - Breadstufrs
quiet, with very small business doing.
NEW YORK. May II, noOn.-rIour heavy.
Wheat opened 13(G5sc higher, reacted, and de-
elined 14(e15c. Corn advanced 1850 but lost
Pork dull; mess, SIS %. Lard firm at 45c.
Ereights firm.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern unchanged.
Wheat-spOt lots firm; ungraded spring, 81 II
al y; ungraded red, 70cGSl Is; No. : red,
May delivery $l0I1s Corn opened 15(G5zc
higher; closed with a decline Of 900; vel
low Southern 66(G6Sc; No. ?, CSC; May delivery
6212(G625zc. Oats-spOt lots &c lower, closing
weak; No. 2. 3zIG37c. Hops steadily held.
COfee, fair Rio, on spot, dun at 1910; No.
Rio. on spot and June delivery Csc. Sugar
dull and nominal; fair to good refining,
c 55sG5lzc, extra 53st955zc, white
extra { 57sG6c, yellow c 47s(G5lEc, OF A ga
cut loaf and crushed 734lg7zsc, powdered ~
nc, graduated 1,G7 l-l6c. MOlasses barely
steady. Cotton seed OIL. 36613Sc for crude 4O,G
4jc for refined. Hides steady. Wool dull and
unsettled. Pork steady; old mess, on spot,
Sl7. Middles Nominal; long clear, SIC. Lard
opened TGS points lower, closed steady;
Western steam, on spot 421Ic; July delivery
5 SOS 4Oc. Frelghts to Liverpool steady;
cotton, per steam, sd; wheat, per steam, sd.
ST. LOUIS. May H.-FlOur unchanged.
Wheat inactive and lower; No. red, 81 10
for cash; 81 i012 for May delivery. Corn un-
settled and slow; 5OISG52c for cash: 5U3Sl0
503zc for May delivery. Oats easier; 33c for
cash. Whisky steady at 81 II. Provisions
very slow Pork, jobbing SIS IS. Bulk meats
long clear. S 2OCGS Csc; short rib, soc. Lard
quiet at l5c.
CHICAGO. May T.-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat opened unsettled, declined
szC97sc, fluctuated, and closed nc higher
than yesterday; regular, May delivery, $3.50
Sc; June SSlgS93sc. Corn opened shade
stronger, declined I09llzc, and closed 16c un-
der yesterday; cash lots, 543zc; May delivery,
541z(G5514c. Oats dull and lower; cash lots SIC;
May delivery, 32c. Pork ruled 5000 higher
early, receded lWgl212c, and ruled steady to
close; cash lots, 81 37l2(gl7 40; June delivery
Sl7 IS. Lard ruled SOLO points higher early,
receded 1000 points, closed steady; cash lots
Z 9OGS 05c; May delivery, 9OlGS csc. Bulk
meats in fair demand; shoulders 25c; short
ribs 05c; short clear $ 20c. Whisky un-
changed. Sugar-standard \, &c; cut loaf,
75sGS1 &c; graduated, nc.
BALTIMORE, May Il, nOOn.-Flour dull and
easy; Howard street and Western superfne,
81 1903 so; extra, So 62lG4 %; family, 81 $50
IS; city mills superfne, 50 00G3 so: extra.
family, So 25, superlative patent S. Is. Wheat
Southern quiet but steady; Western higher
but quiet; southern, red 81 1901 y, amber
81 12,9I "A; No. Western winter red, on SPOT
81 OF bid. COrn-SOuthern steady; Western
higher but dull; Southern, white 6S(G70c, yell
low 60G63c.
CINCINNATI. May 17.-Flour dull and
nominal. Wheat dull and lower; No. red,
81 Oi(gl 05. Corn strong; No. 2miXed, soc. Oats
steady; No. mixed, 3615(G37c. Provisions
Pork dull; mess, 81 90. Lard dull at soc.
nrr1l MAJ - al,r -t,g
rib, 25e. Bacon unchanged. Whisky firmer
at 81 IL. Sugar unchanged; hard refined, 10
&c; New Orleans, 513g6l6c. Hogs steady;
common and light, 81 25tG5 Is; packing and
butchers, s. 2jlg6 co..
LOUISVILLE, May 17.-Wheat quiet; No
red, 81 o5. Corn quiet; No. mixed, 60c Oats
quiet; Mess pork, SIS. Bulk meats-shoulders
&c; clear rib SIC; clear sides &C. Bacon
shoulders, &c; clear rib, &c: clear, 95sc.
Hams, sugar cured. l3c. Lard. steam leaf l0c
NEW ORLEANS. May l7.-COffee in moderate
demand and steady; Rio cargOes, common to
prime, s54Glp2c. Sugar active and firm;
fair to fully fair, 5,G514c; yellow clarified, Ga
csc. Molasses steady; centrifugal, 20(G30c.
Cotton seed oil-prirle crude, 3216lG24c.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK. May L, noon.-Spirits turpen-
tine steady at 3212c. Rosin steady st 81 400
l 42l6.
500 p. m.-Rosin dpll. Spirits tuEpentine
duh at 3sG3215c.
CHARLESTON, May Il. Spirits turpentine
easier; Zoe bid. Rosin Erm; strained. 81 Is;
good strained, 81 20.
WILMINGTON, May H.-Spirits turpeltine
duh at z9c. ROsin dull; strained, 81 e712;
good strained, 81 l2l5. Tar firm at 81 30.
Crude tUrpeutine steady; s. for hard and 3 rs
Tor yellow dip and virgin.
RICE.
CHARLESTON. Nay 17.-Marlget steady; sales
4 barrels; fair, 55sg55sc; good, 55zG6cs
prime. G,G61 &c.
NEW ORLEANS. May 17.-Market dull: fair.
$685. Sc; good. 53%(G55sc; prime. 6(161zc.
NEW YORK, May H.-Market qViet but firm;
fair, 5ss(G55sc; good, 69614c; prime. 615Q9634c.
Baltimore Fruit and Vegetable Market.
BALTIMORE. ND, MAY IL CSbbages -
Georgia. per barrel, So so; Florida, per barrel
81 SOFAS 90. Beets-ElOridz. per crate. 81 co.
Peas-Georgia and Charleston, per crate, 81 90
al 90. Beans-GeOFgia, per crate, 81 5000 co.
Cucumbers- Florida, per crate, 81 000l 60
TOmatoes-FlOrida, (prime) per crate, 50 so
as so. Irish pOtatoes-Florida, (prime) per
barrel. 81 0O(14 50. Oranges-JRmaca, per
barrel, Sc 50(17 90; Palermo, per box, 50 ESQ
; 50. Messina, per box. SO 50CG4 90. Lemons
Palermo, per box, 81 O0Q2 %; Messina, per
box, So $500 5OQ4S 90.
New York Fruit and Vegetable Market.
NEW YORK, May l7.-Peas- Norfolk. per
81 5Od2 70. Beans-GeOrgia, and Charles
ION. Der crate 81 50(G2 IS; Florida, per crate. /
Il 50ds2 90 TOmatOes-Florida, per crate. {