Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


BERLIN. April lS.-The weekly statement of
the Imperial Bank of Germany shows an in
crease of $500, 600 marks in specie.
NEW YORK. April is, nOOn.-StocKs stronger.
Money easy at l12G2 per cent. Exchange
long, 81 Sl14'd4 S1I2; short, 81 sal S915.
State bonds dull. Government bonds duh and
lower.
500 p. m.-Exchange, "a S7l4. Money. lJ502
per cent. Sub-Treasury balances-CoIn SIPS
| 71l,0o0; currency. Sl0,lll.000. Government
/ bonds generally unchanged; four and half
per cents Il3ia; four per cents, 12334; three per
! cents. 1907 bid. State bonds steady.
The stock market to-day was irregular, but
in the main strong. At the opening there was
an advance of 1sGA per cent, the latter for
| Reading. This was followed by decline OF
| Z : per cent. Reading being again prominent.
! Before midday a sharp demand for Lacka-
vienna and Pacific Mail set in. Lackawanna
sold up 10, Pacific Mail rs, Reading ~
| Wabash preferred !. Missouri Pacific =, and
the remainder of the list 1stG2S per cent.
! At midday the market was weaker again. and
| Erie was raided down to 1917. the lowest price
! in years. The decline in the stock was ac-
| companIed by reports of the serious illness of
! Mr.. ID. O. Mills, large holder of Erie Sc
! curities. Missouri Pacific returned to sos,
/ Pacific Mail fell of a, Wabash preferred "a,
! Union Pacific y, and Reading y per cent.
/ BY 1880 p. m. speculation was strong and
| higher again, but subsequently Reading de-
| clined - per cent. The general list sold down
/ is in sympathy. In the final dealings Omaha
developed marked strength, selling up rs for
common ana "a per cent. Tor preferred. The
recent large earnings of the road are having
a favorable effect. There was some buying
for Vanderbilt account. The Improvement in
Omahas impaired strength to other active
shares. and the market closed strong. South
westerns were better supported throughout
Compared with yesterdays close, prices are
l4d2% per cent. higher. the latter for Omaha
preferred. Canadian Pacific was q and Erie
y per cent. lower. American Express adj
vanced and Memphis and Charleston per
cent. sales 36l 900 shares. the market closing
at the following quotations:
Ala. class A,2to5: 81 Manhattan Elev. Al
Ala. classA ,small+8l Memphis Il Char "a
Ala. class b. IS ...l02 Metropolitan Ell. .l02
Ala. class &, As S2A Michigan Central 81 -
Georgia Is. 1900. 1882 Mobile Il Ohio. y
Z" Is, mortgage fl06 Nash. 4 Chatt'a 52l%
" g. gold ...- Ill412 n. j. Central. So
Louisiana cOnsOls*15 New Orleans Pa
n. Carolina, old. 30 cifc, lst mort S413
: new .....~lS NY. Central -. ll436
funding 500. 10 New York Ell . lO5
." special tax. Norf. & w prof. 1917
So. Caro-. Brown Nor. Pacific COM 22l5
cOUsOis ....... q. lC6f - pref. 4S52
| Tennessee S. old. 1874 OhiO& Mississippi 20
. new ......-.,+ 42l5 " 4" pref. 80
Virginia Is. .l...*i0 Pacific Mail ann 4Sl&
Va consolidated. *4O% Pittsburg ......: l4l+
Va. deferred 800. Quicksilver 49,. .
Adams Express. 1879 . preferred q
Am'can Express 80 Reading ... 5014
Ch'peake &Ohio. y Richm'd&APgh'y
Chicago 4 Alton 1862 Richmd II Danv "a
Chick N'rthw'n .ii55s Richm'd & W PIT.
= preferred l43 Terminal .... 26
! Chic, St.L.& NO. *S413 Rock Island - 100
! Consolidated Coal 90 St.Louis & San + 24lI
Dol. Lack. 81 W 1879 g pref 45I5
| Den. & RioGrande l6 g /" list pref 9l1@
f. Tennessee itd. 81 6 preferred iii
Fort Wayne. 90. 1872 Texas Pacific ~
Hannibal St.Jo 1872 Union Pacific. &c. 69l I
Harlem. -.........l97 U. S. Express. 90. 60
Houston & Texas. 48 Wabash Pacific. 10
Illinois Central. 1881 pref III
Lake shore -. 9S4 Well & Fargo. -. .1i0
L'yille & Nash 475z Western Union =. 677s
Bid. ASKED.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, April Is, nOon.-CotGon firm.
with a good demand; middling uplands, 6Ad; :
middling Orleans, go; sales $1,000 bales. for
speculation and export 1900 bales; receipts
400 bales-all American.
Futures: Uplands, low middling clause.
April and May delivery. l5-6f0D6 l6-64C0
6 l5-63d; May and June, s l6-64(G6 l7-64d: June
and July, 2l-6fd; July and August, 25-64d:
August and September, 20 cid; September
and October, 6 26-6ild6 25-64d; October and
November, l5-64d; November and Decem-
Der, 9-64d; September. 32-64d. Futures
opened active, but since became dull. The
tenders at to-days clearing were 1000 bales
new docket, l,200 old docket.
Sales for the week, 5000 bales-AmerIcan,
$1,000 bales; speculation, $4,000 bales; exports
1000 bales; actual exports, 1900 bales: i'm
ports, 10000 bales-American $4,000 bales:
stock, l,054000 bales-American, 100, 900 bales: :
afoat. 235.O00 bales-American, 10000 bales.
300 p. m.-Sales to-day included Il, 100 bales
of American.
Futures: Uplands. low middling clause,
y " y y
May, l5-64d, sellers; May and June, 6 l6-64d,
buyers; June and July, 2l-64d, sellers: July
and August. 25-64d, sellers: August and SEN
TENDER, 6 20-64d, buyers; September and DC
tOber, 25-64d, sellers; September, 3l-64d
value.
400 p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low mid
ding clause, April delivery, l5-64d, sellers
April and May, l5-64d, sellers; Nav and
June. 6 l6-64d. buyers; June and July, 20-64d
buyers; july and August, 8 4-64d, buyers :
August and September, 2s-64d, buyers; Sep
I tom Nafar Elnfs nNasars
TENDER, 3l-64d. Closed steady
NEW YORK, April Is, noon.-Cotton quiet;
middllng uplands. ll5sc; middling Orleans,
~ SC; sales 235 bales.
Futures: Market opened steady. with sales
as follows: April delivery, II SIC; May. II Soc;
June, II Soc; July, u 07c; August, y lie; Sep
tember IL 79c.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed steady; middline
uplands, ll5sc; mlddling Orleans. I21sc: sales
$50 bales; net receipts pa bales, gross 233.
Futures-Market closed quiet but steady
with sales of $4,000 bales, as follows: April
delivery, II S3lGll SIC; Nav. IL S6Gl1 SIC: June
II 9S0ll 99c; July y 09Gl2 l0c; August, y 20c :
September j SPOIL sac; October, II 1901 2Oc
November. II 03Gll Ole; December, IL O36
II csc; January, II l0@ll l2c.
Weekly net receipts 2.S37 bales, gross Il, us:
exports, to Great Britain 3,465 bales, to France
1913, to the continent $40; sales 1869 bales;
The Posts cotton report says: Future de-
iverles. after fluctuations of 5-lO0c to S-l0Oc,
sold at the third call for the near months at
Yesterday S ClOHlnE PRICES. June 10 august,
inclusive. brought l-l00G2- lO0c and the bal
ance of the list 3-lOOC94-l00 above the same.
At the third call June brought IL Csc, July
Y Toe, September II S3c, December IL 05(G
ii 06c January IL lie. Futures closed steady
and I-lOOd3- 100c higher than yesterday"
GALVESTON, April lS.-COttOn steady; mid
ding DC; low middling II Slice; good ordi
nary l012c.
NORFOLK, April ls.-Cotton quiet; middling
he.
BALTIMORE, April 1s.-Cotton steady; mid
ding NC; low middling ll1zc; good ordina-
ry l01sc.
BOsTON, April ls.-Cotton quiet; middling
he; low middling ll5Sc; good ordinary lie.
WILMINGT0N, April lS.-COtt0n quiet but
steady; middling ll3sc; low middling lie; good
ordinary lO3zc.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is.-Cotton firm mid
ding l21sc; low middling ll5sc; good ordi-
nary 1896.
NEW ORLEANS, April ls.-Cotton quiet but
firm; middling ll5sc; low middling ll3sc;
good ordinary l05sc.
MOBILE, April lS.-Cotton firm; middling
1l34c; low middling lHzc; good ordinary
lO5sc.
MEMPHIS, April lS.-Cotton firm: mid
ding llAc; low middling llI2c; good Ordi-
nary 1870.
AUGUSTA, April lS.-Cotton firm; middling
llssc; low middling ll1sc.
CHARLESTON, April lS.-COtt0n firm; mid
ding 1l5sc; low midding ll3sc; good ordinary
lie.
MONTGOMERY, April ls.-Cotton firm; mid