Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-09

I Harlem .......... 1913 U. S. Express. ... 56
Houston & Texas Texas 4o555 Wabash Pacific 55@
Lake Lakes Shore 1929 Well Fargo. 10
] Lviile & Nash. 4S5s Western Union 7425
Sid.
The weekly statement of the associated
I banks, issued from the clearing house to-day,
I shows the following changes Loans in
creased $3,S4l,3 800; specie decreased 1880, 100;
| legal tenders decreased $500, 600; deposits
I decreased Sl,66d,4Oo; circulation increased
I SOS, coo: reserve decreased $5,S79,300. The
banks now hold Sl2,s2l.t75 iu excess Of legal
4 requirements.
COTTON.
! LIVERPOOL, March s, noon.-Cottor fair
/ business at previous prices; middling up
/ lands. 57sd; middiug Orleans, sd; sales 5000
bales, for speculation and export 1000 bales;
I receipts 2A500 bales-American y, 200.
/ Futures: Uplands. low middllng clause
I March and April delivery. 53-64d; April
and May, 355-6ld; Giay and June, 6l-64d;
/ June and July, l-6id; July and August
/ 5-Gid: September ana October S-6ld
] Market quiet but steady.
1870 p. ln.-Sales to-day included $500 bales
of American
Futures: Uplands. IoE middhng clause.
/ March delivery, 54-64d; March and April,
/ @-Gid; june and July, 2-6id. Futures
/ closed firm.
new YORR. March s, noon.-Cotton quiet;
middlmg Uplands. 10 Sc; middling Orleans,
/ lllsc: sales Z6i bales.
follows: March delivery, 10 soc; April. 10 SIC;
/ May, II Ole; June. II l5c; July, Il 2jc; Au-
] I
500 p. m.-Cotton closed quiet: middIine
/ uplands, 1890; middling Orleans, 1l1sc; sales
\ 267 bales; net receipts lS4 bales, gross 40.
! Futures-Market closed dun with sales of
$4,000 bales. as follows: March delivery, 10 SIC;
April. 10 S4GlO S5c; May, II O2c; June. II l4lg
IL l5c; July. II 25Gll 26c; August. IL Soc; Sep
/ tember j 06Gl1 Csc; October, 10 6SGlO zoe;
November 10 5'GlO J9c; December 10 $50
I 10 soc.
I The Posts cotton report says: Future
/ deliveries continue slowly to decline. The
O. Fa~ffh Io
$4,000 bales"
/ GALVESTON, March S.-Cotton easy; mid
/ ding 10 l-l6c, low mlddllng l0Isc, good Ordi-
! nary csc; net receipts S23 bales, gross S23;
sales 20 bales; stock ., $50 bales; exports, to
Great Britain 1905 bales, cOastwise y.
NORFOLK, March S.-CottOn quiet: offerings
light; mlddlIng 1880; net receipts LOLA bales,
gross l,044; stock IS lS6 bales; sales 72I bales:
exports coastwise ], 100 bales.
BALTIMORE. March S.-COtton quiet but
steady; mlddlng 1896, low middling 10 5-l6c,
good ordinary 9}5c; net receipts none. gross
BIG; stock lI,4S9 bales; sales to spinners 175
BOSTON, March Section dull; middling
lie, low mlddhng 1876 good ordinary lOc
net receipts Az bales, gross 739; stock 7,4lO
WILMINGTON, March s.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding IOAc, low mldd1ng Toe, good ordinary
93sc; net receipts A bales, gross Al; stock
6,5l3 bales; exports cOastWise 14l bales
PHILADELPHIA. March S.-Cotton firm mid
ding lie, low middling l015c, good ordinary
3sc net receipts Il bales, gross Al stock Il, 4S2
NEW ORLEANS, March S.-Cotton quiet:
middling 10 7-l6c, low middling TO- &c, good or
binary SIC; net receipts 1924 bales, gross
3,Sl2; sales 1000 bales; stock 322, IA bales; ex-
ports, to Great Britain 409l bales.
MOBILE, March Section dull; middling |
lO13; low mIddling l0lsc; good ordinary 95sc; |
net receipts SIS bales, gross SO; sales 100 bales
stock 2S,G3l bales; exports, cOastwise 1904 |
bales.
MEMPHIS, March S.-Cotton steady; middlfng |
m no oV-f1IFa 3<oI.I
net receipts go bales, gross Loss; shipments |
2,OO9 bales; sales $500 bales; stock 65,92S bales. /
AUGUSTA, March Section firm; receipts /
l02 bales; sales 1852 bales.
CHARLESTON, March Section steady; /
stock light; middling l03sc, low middling 1896, /
good ordinary CSC; net receipts 1888 bales,
ports, coast wise 227 bales.
NEW YORK, March S.-ConsOidated net re-
celpts for al cotton ports to- day, 1921 bales;
exports, to Great Britain II ,096 bales.
The total visible supply OF cotton for the
world Is 3,263.69j bales of which 1905, 295 bales
are American, against 4, 2S5, 732 and 2,605.630
respectively, last year. The receipts of cotton
at all interior towns for the week were 72,2l9
bales; receipts from plantations, 81 ,5lS bales
Crop in sight, $780, Is bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ENC.
NEW NEW YORK. March s, noon;--Flour dull.
W heat 54912c higher. Corn 14(919c better.
Pork dull; mess, $l7 50lGl7 gu. Lard weak at
soc. Ereights firm.
scoop. m.-FIOur. Southern steady. Wheat
spot lots without important change; I'M
graded red, 93cGSl 23I4; No. red nominal: /
ungraded white, 81 y; No. 2 red, March de-
livery 81 O53sgGl 075s. COrn-spOt lots about &c
higher, closing firm; ungraded, 5S15(962c; 1
white Southern, 65GGS15c; No. ,, March de-
livery 6l54(G6214c. Oats-spOt a trite higher,
closing steady; No. 2, 4Oll (d40J5c. Hons firm
Coffee, fair Rio, on spot, dull at Pie; No.
Rio, on spot 10 9Oc, March delivery 10 zoe
sugar quiet but steady and firm; fair to good
refining, 52sG574c; refined steady-C 515G53zc,
extra 4 3tsl9O14c, White extra { 6I4G635c,
yellow 514(G513c, OF y 62s(g71sc, standard A
1919, cOnfectiOners' y re, cut loaf and
crushed 71s(GSc, powdered ll-l6(q73zc. Mo
lasses unchanged. Cotton seed oil, 45ll49c.
Hides rather quiet but firmly held; wet saIted
New Orleans, selected, so to 60 pounds, 9(Gl0c;
rather weak. Pork duh and more or less
old mess, on spot, Sl7 50tGl7 62J6.
Middles nominal. Lard opened 3G4 points
lower; closed steady; contract grade, on spot
9 soc; March delivery, 0 55G9 SIC. Freights to
Liverpool f1rmer; cotton. per steam. 5-32d
wheat, per steam, l3zd.
BALTIMORE, March s, nOOn.-FlOur opened
steady, with moderate demand; Howard
street ami Western superfine, 81 1908 so;
extra, So 1904 IS; family, s. 00G5 IS; city mills
- 1903 so; extra, s. 1906 25; Rio /
brands, IS 6295 IS. Wheat-Southern steady
but quiet; Western fairly active and
higher; Southern, red 81 l2Gl Is, amber
81 I40gl Il; No. l Maryland, 81 I51SG1 I53z;
No. Western winter red, on spot, 81 O91s(9
l O9H. COrn-SOuthern, steady for white,
lower for yellow; Western frmer but dull;
Southern, white 60G6lc, yellow 5SCl60c.
5p. m.-Oats closed steady but quiet: South |
ern, 42,G45c; Western, white 43d44c, mixed ~ /
G4Sc; Pennsylvania, 42G45c. Provisions dull
and lower to sell; mess pork, old SIS, new $40.
Bulk meats-shOulders and clear rib sides,
packed, Sc and 1919. BacOn-shOulders SIC,
clear rib sides lie. Hams, 141z9I5c. Lard, re
lined, lO14c. Cohee-Itlo cargoes, ordinary to
fair, ll19Gl2l2c. Sugar quiet but steady; A
soft, re. Copper, refined steady at 81 Il.
Whisky quiet at 81 1901 1917. FreIghts dull.
CHICAGO. March S.-FlOur qniet and I'M
changed. Wheat strong, higher and in active
demand; March delivery 9l5s(9921sc; April %
(G925sc; No. Chicago spring, 925gY5z3e; No.
ditto, 79GSlc; No. 2 red winter, 99cl9Sl. Corn
higher but unsettled; demand active; cash
lots, 5l14952c; April delivery, 5l4g5214c.
Oats, demand light; holders firm; prices go
&c higher; cash lots, 32G3212c; March dellv-
ery. 3II4OI3II4c. Pork in fair demand but
irregular; cash lOts,Sl7 70tGl7 IS; May delivery
$l7 S215G1lS 90. Lard quiet and nominally I'M
changed. Bulk meats quiets shoulders, Z 25c;
short rib, DOC; short clear, 9 Soc. Whisky
steady. Sugar unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS, March S.-Flour easler;,
high grades So 6214Edl6 O5. Corn scarce. mixed
6S;G6ic. Oats dulr and lower at 415c. Pork
irregular; mess, SIS l0l9lS so. Lard lower; re-
fined, IN tierces &c, in kegs loo. Bulk meals
lower; packed shoulders 3l12e; long clear
and clear rib 81 &c. Bacon in fair demand;
long clear and clear rib, lO149l05sc. Hams
steady; choice sugar cured canYased, l2tGlS1zc.
Whisky firm. Coffee steady; Rio, ll(9lS54c.
Sugar dull. MOlasses quiet. Cotton seed oil
prime crude S6,dSSc. Bran easier at 81 10.
CINCINNATI. March S.-FlOur quiet. Wheat |
firm: No. red, 81 05(Gl o.. Corn active and
firm; No. mixed, soc. Oats higher; No. 2
mixed, 363zG37c. Provisions Pork closed
firmer; mess, Sl7 IS. Lard armer; prime
steam, 9 2Od9 25c. Bulk meats firm. Bacon
firm: short rib, l01sc; short clear 1015c.
Whisky firm at 81 Is. Sugar steady; hard re-
fined, 71SCdSl5c; New Orleans, 51a0I6I5c. Hogs 1
active and firm; common and light, IS sea I
6 95; packing and butchers ST 5olG7 so.
ST. LOUIS. March S.-FlOur closed steady. 4
Wheat shade better; No. red fall, 81 0914 \
al 1881 for cash, 81 l034 for March delivery; /
No. red, 81 O0tGl O012. Corn higher; 1850 I
49I e for cash; 4S7sc for March delivery. Oats /
very slow; S35sCG34c for cash; 3513tq352sc for /
May. Whisky steady at 81 IS. Provisions /
dull; only small job trade done.
LOUISVILLE, March S.-Wheat firm; No. ,