Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-30

Sh' peake OHIO. u Terminal ..... 94Z
Chlc.& N'nthw'n.ll0 Rock leland .127Il
Den. &RiOGrande Si1 preferred. ..lassS
Erie. ............. 2S7s Texas Pacific. 1874
y. tennessee Rd. 61s Union Pacific . IS
Lake AXE shore. go. ~ Wabash Pacific. l2ls
L'ville Nash 45k pref %
Memphis Char. 85lS Western Union 1874
mobile Ohio. IL
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. %, 1890 p. n. --Cotton dull;
prices generally in buyers favor; middling
uplands sd: middling Orleans $3.50; sales
1900 bales, for speculation and export 500; re-
celpts $4,000 bales-American $1,000.
Futures; UDiands. low middliug clause.
december and January delivery, 5e-64d:
January and February, 457-AI4 56-64t;
February and March, 59-64d; March and
AAprll, 62-64d4 6l-64d; April and May, sd;
May and June. 54-64(d5 S-64d; June and
J9ly. 7-64d. Market fat.
100 p. m.-The sales to-day included $500
bales American.
Middling uplands 10 l6d; middling Orleans
S]5d:
Futures; Uplands. low middling clause,
December delivery. 4 81 -64d, sellers; December
and January, 57-64d. sellers; January and
tebr arv, 57-64d. sellers: February ana
March. 459-o4d, sellers; March and April,
46z-64d, sellers; April and May, l-6id,
sellers; May and June. 4-64d, sellers; June
ana July. 1-64d. buyers; July and August,
500 y. m.-Futures hollands. low mlddling
clause. December delivery, 57-64d, buyers;
December and January. 81 -64d, buyers;
January and February, 4 57-64d. buvers; Feb
ruary ana March, 4 59-64d, buyers; March and
April. 62-64d, value; A ril and Nay, -b4d.
buyers; May and June, 4-84d, buyers: june
ann July, s-c4d, buyers; July and August
ll-64d. buyers. Market closed steady.
NEW YORK. Dec. %. noon.-CotJon quiet;
middnng uplands, 93-l6c; middling Orleans.
9ssc; sales l40 bales.
Futures: Market opened steady, with sales as
follows: December delivery, 900c: January,
lOe; February, &c; March. SSc; April,
8 44c; May. SEC.
$500 p. m.-COtton closed quiet; middling
uplands, S-16c: middlng Orleans 93sc; sales
500 bales; net receipts PA bales, gross loSOo
Futures: Market closed steady, with sales
Of II 200 bales, as follows: January delivery,
1909 lie; February, $500 26c; March. 3 u
CDg 3sc; April, 9 ACC; May, 59@9 60c; June,
roc; July, 8 1909 soc: August, SSC99 s9ei
September. 8 66@9 CSC; October, 45@9 Ale.
The Post says: THE market opened for
| future delivery steady at point decline on
near and unchanged on distant months. At
| the opening call January delivery sold at 3 %
! az l0c, February 0 2099 &c, March 9SSc,
! april 1909 44c. May soc, June 9 I6c. August
| S40S9 S5c, and October 8 40c. After the open
! ing call the market became frmer, ana az
! noon prices showed an advance OF ABOUT
! points. Future deliver es after very slight
| decline, were in good demand, and prices adj
vanced steadily till they ranged g. lVO9b- lOOc
above yesterdays closing Then there was
! drop OF 2-l0Oc. and at the third call January
| brought 1903 &c. February 26c, March
| 9 3Sc, April Acc, May soc, and June Tic.
The total sales up to 2:l5 p. IN. were $4,000
| bales. Buying is partly tor covering, ana
! partly from spectators who think 1t time TO
begin. Futures closed steady, with January
$1,000 and the balance S-lO0IGA- lOOe higher
! than yesterday"
GALVESTON, Dec &c. -Cotton dull middling
S34c; net receipts 1858 bales, gross 1888; sales
! Us bales; stock 9S,957 bales
NORFOLK. Dec. 23.-COtton dull; middling
| s3zc; net recelpts 1857 bales, gross 2's61;
| stock SO, 484 bales; sales - bales; exports,
| at
! BALTIMoRE, Dec. 29.--Cotton dull; mid
! ding Sc; net receipts 1000 bales, gross l,l99;
ss es none; stock 83, 269 bales; exports, coast
| wise IS bales.
BosToN, Dec. 2s.-Cotton quiet; middling
| SIC; net receipts 32l bales, gross 4,523; sales
| none: stock 6,3l0 bales.
| WILMINGTON. Dec. 29.-Cotton dull; mid
| ding SIC; net receipts 1871 bales, gross ISL;
sales none; stock / 1898 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Cotton dull; mid
ding l6c; net receipts $50 bales, gross $50;
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9e.-Cotton quiet and
easy; mIdnling S5zc; net receipts 2, 4SS Bales,
| gross 24.59i; sales 5000 bales; stock 4OS,7
| bales: exports, coastwise. 400 bales.
| MOBILE. Dec. a9.-Cott0n dull; mIddhng
| g. &c. net receipts l 262 bales. gross l.297;
sales 500 bales; stock 1885 bales; exports
MEMPHIS. Dec. 29.-Cotton quiet; middIing
| s 9.l6c; reeelpis ,226 bales: shipments 1886
| bales: ga es 3.sC0 bales; stock 1853, Isl bales,
AUGUSTA. Dec. 29.-COtton duIl; mloohng
! slice: receipts 40 bales; sales S73 bales.
| CHARLESTON, Dec. 29.-CottOn very quiet;
! middling S5Sc; net receipts 2, 81 bales. gross
| 2,450; sales 500 bales; stock 1882 bales.
| ATLANTA. Dec. 29.-CottOn-Mlouilng o2sc;
new YoRK. Dec. 29.-ConsolIdated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 4,S59 bales;
| exports, to Great Britain e36 bales, 70 the
| continent 5,400.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
| LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20, noon.-Wheat steady,
| with fair demand; holders offer moderately;
receipts since report l27 900 eentals, including
I $4,000 American. Corn steady: demand l&lr ;
receipts of American corn since last report
| l27, JOG centais.
! NEW YORK, Dec. 80, noon.-Elour dull and
| heayy. Wheat better. Corn better. Perk
steady; mess, 50 s71zOnls 37lz. Lard firm at
500 p. In,-Eiour, Southern unchanged.
/ Wheat opened firm, declined le9l14c, leaving
| OF heavy; ungraded red Si(G971<c; No. req,
| January delivery 9JHG9l3Ic, February 9214@
| 931zc. Corn-spot lots Aglc higher, closing
| weak; migrated 4595lc; No. Z, 4S94tg4sc,
| January delivery 4Sssl 94sszc, February sS14 q
/ 4slsc Oats 149lc higher and quiet; No. 2,
| 341z03415c. Hops unchanged. Ccnee, far klo,
| on spot, duh at SIC; No klo, on spot soc,
| January delivery . 60c. Sugar urn but quiet
| fair to good refining, 51z(g5sac; refined closed
| quiet but irm--C so qb5sc, extra Q 5l995z%c,
white extra c 5szg51sc, yellow 4IsgSZsc, on A
| 6G6lsc, mould A $40. standard A o7stgb1zc,
| confecuoner's A 6X G6 ll-l6e, cut loaf and
crushed 71zae79sc, powdered 61sg7Izc, Granu-
| lated 6A(G6 1916, cubes btsgIc. h0iasees
| unchanged. Cotton seed oil-28gz7c for
crude, 800 for refined. Hides urn; New
| Orleans 83<c; Texas l012c. Wool quiet but
| very steady; domestic fleece 2iGSic; Texas
| @23c. Pork unchanged and uun. Mlddles
| dull. Lard opened hrm, closing weak ana
| shade lower; Western steam. January dellv-
| erv 849g6 35c, February Ss,g6 4Oc. FreiRhts
| to Liverpool steady; cotton. per steam 5-51d :
| wheat. per steam SD.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 39.--There was buoyancy
| to wheat IN the cary trading to-day, owing
| to the first showing of decrease IN the visible
| supply in many weeks: the starting prlce Tor
May vas &c, or nc higher than last night,
| and large purchases we're made az BIC, az
| which figure the market hung for time, but
| n. offerings grew large y drOp 20 9ll4c fol-
| lowed. succeeded by rally 10 3lAc; the feel
| ing again became heavy, and luBt before the
| close Of the regu ar board the market topped,
| NAV dropping of 10 901fc, and sold during the
| rec - At aOz<c: he feeling was heavy again
| In the afternoon, May closing at 9O1lc, or l.
| under Yesterday; receipts were light IL all
| points hut the export movement appeared to
| he dead. and nothing OF an encouraging
| nature to holders appeared in cable advices.
| There was a better feeling IN corn In the ear
| Trading nut later the tone was weak under
! rather free offerings, the market closing about
tbe same AZ YES ,erday. Oats ruled quite firm
| throughout, and closed shade higher. Pro-
visions we're steady a. the opening. but
! sharp break occurred just before the close OF
| the regul ir session.
Flour unchanged. Wheat opened 40 higher
| ami closed weak aud lover; regular. Decem .
Der delivery slss(Gsssse. January A4s sso1fc,