Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-29
COTTON.


LIVERPOOL, Feb. Is. nOOn.-COtton firm:
midding uplauds, 57sd; middling Orleans. 6d:
sales $4,000 bales, for speculation and export
1000 bales; receipts 1850 bales-l5,S0O bales
American.
Futures: UpIands low middlinr clause.
March and April. ; 54-64d; April and Nav
So 64lGj 60-6id; May and June, cd; June and
July, 4-64d: July and August, 6 S-6id; Au-
gust and September, l2-G4d. Marcel steady
200 p. m.-GOod middling uplands Lied.
middlIng uplands SD, low middliug upIands
ll-l6d, good ordinary uplands sgd, ordi-
nary uplands sd: middling Orleans Cd low
middling Orleans l3-l6d, good ordinary Or
leans J5sd, ordinary Orleans = al; good mid
ding Texas 81 sd. middling Texas Cd. low
middling Texas lS-l6d, good ordinary Texas
Sales to day included 1900 bales of Ameri-
can.
Futures: Uplands, low middlmg clause.
February and March delivery 555-64d: March
and April, j5-64d; August and September,
6 l3-64d
3.Ojp mixtures: Uplands, low middling
clause, March and April delivery, j6-64d;
zoo p. mixtures closed steady at the
highest quotations of the day.
NEW 1 ORR. Feb. IS, noon.-C0tton steady;
middng upands. lO7s Sc; middliug Orleans,
III Sc; sales l.579 bales.
Futures: Market quiet. with sales as fol-
lows: February delivery. 10 Ole: March, 10 Ole:
April, 10 9jc; May, ii l2c; June, II 24c; July,
II SIC.
SEQ p. m.-Cotton closed steady: middling
uplands, l07sc; middling Orleans. Illsc; sales
lob bales; net receipts ll2 bales, gross ,, 142.
Future5-Market closed easy, with sales of
$4,000 bales, as follows: February delivery,
To SSc; March, 10 S9tel0 90c; April. 10 96Sa
10 91c; Nav. II lie: June. II 24CGIl 25c; july.
II 3ilgll 35c: August II 43c; September, u ii
all l3c; October, 10 7lGlO 73c; November.
10 6lGl0 Csc; December, 10 62(Gl0 64c.
The Posts cotton report says: Futures
closed duh, and l-l0OG2l00c lower than
GALVESTON. Feb. 2S.-Cotton steady: mid
ding lOl2c, low mlddlinG 10 S-l6c, good Ordi
nary ll-l6c: net receipts 702 bales, gross 702;
sales ,22S bales; stock Al, l52 bales.
NORFOLK. Feb. 2S.-COttOn firm; middling
l03sc; net receipts 69l bales, gross COL; stock
27.5S2 bales; sales 239 bales; exports coastwise
al bales.
BALTIMoRE. Feb. 2s.-Cotton steady; mid
ding l03sc, low middlng 10 5-l6c, good Ord-
nary 935C: net receipts 224 bales. gross 22i:
sales $50 bales; stock l6,Ill bales: sales to
spinners 300 bales.
BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Cotton quiet; middling
lie. low miidung l05sc, good ordinary IOc:
net receipts 269 bales, gross $40; stock 7,46O
bales.
WILMINGTOE, Feb. 2S.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 10 5-l6c, low middhng 9 l5-l6c, good
ordinary 5-l6c; net receipts 40 bales, gross
40; stock 69Sl bales.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb 2S.-COttOn firm: mid
ding lie, low middsng l0l PC, good ordinary
95sc. net receipts 20 bales, gross 1856; stock
II. l20 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2s.-Cotton firm: mid
ding l0l2c, low mlddling 10 3-l6c, goOd Ordi-
nary % sc net receipts $3.50 bales, gross g. 59I:
sales 4,O0e bales; stock 3i0,l 67 bales; exports,
to Great Britain 4, $50 bales, cOastwise 3,201.
MOBILE, Feb. 2S.-COttOn dull: middling
1885 low mlddhng l0l SC; good ordinary Csc;
net receipts 81 bales, gross 81; sales $50 bales;
stock 3, S43 bales; exports cOastwise leS bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2S.-CottOn steady: middlng
lOl4c, low middllng 9tsc. good ordinary 93sc;
net receipts 7S3 bales, gross LIS; shipments
l059 bales; sales 1909 bales stock $3.50 bales.
Augusta Feb. 2.-CottOn quiet; mlddllng
l01sc, low middling l0c; receipts l45 bales;
sales 440 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 2S.-Cotton firm: mid
ding 1910, low middling I0l4c, good ordinary
97sc; net receipts 1888 bales, gross 1888; sales
400; stock j3,32S bales; exports, to Great Brit
ain 4,l6S bales. to the continent l,2O0, coast
NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-Consoldated net re-
ceipts for an cotton ports to- day, S.O2S bales;
exports, to Great Britain 1882 bales, to
France 219, to the continent l,20O.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. q. noon.-Beef, extra
India mess. Ills.
$500 p. m-Lard, 4Ss cd. Long clear mid
dies, 45s sd; short, 46sG46s Cd.
NEW YORK. Feb. Is, noon.-Flour quiet.
Wheat 3Sd15c lower. Corn 1S(Gl &C lower.
Pork lower and weak; mess, $l7 75glS 90. Lard
easier. soc. Freights steady.
scoop. m.-ElOur. Southern quiet but steadily
held: common to fair extra. So 5O14 20. Wheat
spot lots ale lower and dull; ungraded
rel. S4cG$l Is; ungraded white, 93cdSl 05; No.
red, February delivery, nOminally 81 073z.
Corn-cash lots generally steady; ungraded,
57G62c; white Southern, 63,G67c. No. ?. Febru-
airy delivery. 62G62l &C. Oats-spot lots held
firm. Hops firm; new, lG2Sc. Coffee, fair
Rio, on spot nominal at l2laGl234c: No.
Rio, on spot lie. February delivery 10 15c. Su-
gar duh; fair to good refining, ll6lG5 l3- loo;
refined dull-C 52sG534c, extra Z 5Is'G61sc,
white extra c 6l49d5sc, yellow 53sG515c, of
A 6l5G634c, mould A nc, standard a 7(G71sc.
cut loaf and crushed 71sc, powdered 73zc.
MOlasses-foreign weak; New Orleans steady
at 35G56c. Cotton seed OIL unchanged. Hides
firm and fairly active; wet sailed New
Orleans, selected. so to 90 pounds. 9Gl0c; Tex
as, selected, S1s(Gl0c. Wool unchanged: do
nestle fleece, 32G4jc; Texas, HOPPE. Pork
dull: prices wholly nominal; mess, on spot,
Sl7 750lS 90. Middles nominal: long clear.
97sc- Lard I0CG12 points lower, closing weak;
contract grade, on spot, 9 I5c; March delivery,
9 6iG9 73c. Freghts TO Liverpool weak; cot
ton. per steam. sgd; wheat, per steam. l34d.
BALTIMORE, Feb. IS nOOn.-FlOur quiet
but steady; Howard street and Western
supeTfne, 81 1908 80; extra, 50 1894 10;
family, s. 001g5 20; city mills supertine. - -
as so; extra, So 1906 25; Rio brands. s. 50
as IS; PatapscO family, SO 80; superlatlye pa
tent. s.. Wheat-SOuthern firmer, with active
demand; Western easier except for spot;
southern. red 81 l2Gl IA, amber 81 l5Gl II;
No. I Maryland, 81 l4l2ql 49,; No. Western
winter red. on spot, 81 OS5 sal %. Corn-SOuth-
ern firm ANA active; Western steady but dull;
Southern. white 60,G62c; yellOw5S,060c.
500 p. m.-OaJs easy and quiet; Southern.
43G45c: Western, white 4iGG45c. mixed 43(G44c;
Pennsylvania, 43G45c. Provisions steady but
IuttLf mess NoIks new TlHs OItl. NlSs bulk
meats-snOulders and clear RIB sides, packed,
5 &c and i0l &c. Observation-Disclosures &C, clear rib
sides ll14e. Hams, IA a@l5l4c. Lard, refined,
lOl4c. Coffee quiet; RiO eargoes. ordinary to
latr, ll12Gl2l &C. Sugar quiet but steady; A
soft, &c. Whisky unchanged, 81 1901 1917.
FreIghts dull
CHICAGO. Feb. 2S.-Flour steady. Wheat
IN FAIR demand; trading chiefly of local
CnaEacter; regular, February delivery, 9ll4G
921 Sc; No. Chicago spring, 9l14(G93c; No.
red winter, 81 COOL o.. Corn in lair demand
and easier; cash lots, 52l5(153l5c; February
delivery. 5215(d5334c. Oats dull and feeling
weaker; cash lots, 32l &c; February and March
delivery. SIC. Pork unsettled and generally
lower: cash lots, $l7 75DI7 so; February deIiv-
cry. Sl7 77l5Gl7 so. Lard in far demand and
easier; cash lots, 1903 45c; March delivery,
$ 45@9 l2l5c. Bulk meats in fair demand;
Q 6Oc. Whisky steady. Sugar-standard a,
4417 SOC.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2S.-Flour frmer;
family. 81 50(G7 30; high grades, s. 3Og6 %.
Corn higher; white, 63c. Oats easier, 4btG4ic:
Pork higher; mess, SIS 50lGlS 6232. Lard
steady; refined. In tcrccs 954c, IN kegs l0l4c.
Bulk meats in good demand; shoulders easier
: soc for packed: long clear and clear rib,
1859. Bacon in fair demand; shoulders, SIC;
long clear and clear rib, 10 Csc. Hams choice
sugar cured canvased, quiet at l342cs " his
ky steady. Coffee, Rio 1l(Gl4c. sugar dull;
fair to fully fair, 51sG55sc yellow clarified,
652CG634c. MOlasses steady; centrifugal, l1(G
zoe; fair, 25(G2Sc. Cotton seed Oil-prime crude
s7(6ssG.
CINcIENATI. Feb. 2S.-FlOur lower; family,
s. 70G5 90. Wheat in good demand and firm;
No. red, 81 O61l o.. Corn scarce and firm:
No. mixed, soc, Oats stronger: No. mixed.