Savannah morning news., 1885-12-12


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Den. - Rio9rande is q preferred III
ErIS; Ts,,s::ss 81 . Texas Texas Psssc PsesS lS2s
Lake Shores ha waSSsb nSS fsSH PaSao 'S s
L'ville 4 Nash 43lS pref IL
Memphis s. Char. 80 Western Union. 7ssk I
MoDlle n Ohio. l4lS
COTTON.
MANCHESTER, Dec. Il.-Cloths we're dull
with downward tendency. Y arms were fiat
ana prices somewhat irregular. The Guard
tdn's commercial article says; Business has
not improved. Prices are mostly steady IN
the cloth department, though sellers are dis
posed TO acc pit offers which they had preVi-
ousy declined thus effecting fair sales"
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IL, nOon.-Cotton dull,
with prices generally in buyers favor: mid
ding upiands Lied; mlddling Orleans
b5-l6d; sales 5000 bales, for speculation ana
export 500; receipta 10000 bales-AmerloSn
8 700.
Futures: UplAnds. low middling clause,
December andJsnuarv delivery. 2-6td; Jan
uary and February, S-6l0D5 2-6ld: February
and March, 6-040p5 4-64d; March and Aprli,
57-B4@5 S-64d; May and june, l5-640O
A-B4d; June and July, l7-6id; July and
August, 2s-6id. Market quiet at the de-
cline.
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clear
ings amounted to 400 bales new docket and
l,2OO bales Old docket.
Sales for the we K, $4,000 baies--American,
$4,000 bales; speculators took >, 100 bales; eX-
porters took 500 bales; actual exports, 1900
bales; imports 5000 bales A meroan $4,000: :
total stock of all kinds, $4,000 bales-Ameri-
can Si2,0O0 haes; total a1oat, 2T6,0oO bales
Amerlcan 267. 900 bales.
200 p. m.--Ths sales to-day included $500
bales American.
Futures: Uplands. low middinx clause,
December delivery, 2-6id, buyers: December
ana January, 2-64d. buyers; January and
February, 2-64d. buyers; February ana
March. 4-64d. buyers; March and April,
. 7-o4d. sellers; April and May, lO.Sid.
huVnEQ X n
and July, 1880. buyers: July and August,
2l-o4d, value. Market quiet but steady.
300 p. m.-Eutures: Uplands. low mlddling
clause. December delivery, l-sld, buyers;
December and January. l-64d, value; Jan
uary ana February, -64d.. buyers; Febru
ary ana March, S-64d, buyers; March and
April. 6-e4d, sellers; April and May,
0-64d, buyers; May and June, lS-6id,
sellers; June and July, l6-64d, buyers,
July and August. 20-64d, value. Market
closed steady.
NEW YORK. Dec. IL. noon.-Cottou very
dull; middllng uplands, 3 5-l6c; mlddllng Or
leans, a19c; sales 10 bales.
Futures: Market steady. with sales as fol-
lows: December delivery, 02lc. January, 3 sac;
February. 45c; March. SIC; April, sec;
May. soc.
$500 p. m.-Cotton duiet; middling uplands,
0Ac; middhng Orleans, 7l6c; sales lO2
bales; net receipts !, 1876 bales. gross l473.
Futures: Market closed quiet but steady,
with sales of IS, 200 bales, as follows: Decem-
Der delivery, 8 2OG9 PC; January. 3 S2@9 S3o
February. S 1899 44c: March. 9 $500 soc; April,
5000 Csc; May, 97St19 79c; june, Q S9a9 90c;
July. 99G@l0 00c. August, 10 Gl0 09s; Sep
tember, 1909 7Sc; October. b699 5Se.
The Post saws: "FutuTe deliveries declined
7-lO0c, reached 2-l00C. but were sold at the
third call M9y 9 7sc, June soc, which, with
the offers made, show q loss of g. l00c since
yesterday at the closing Futures closed quiet
and steady. and O. l00c lower than yesterday"
Weekly-NeJrecelpts i,270 bales, gross 56,915; F.;
exports, 20 Great Britain 5799 bales, 10
Ht.u -. tlsa . Inl -
spinners l.5iO bales: stock 1870 377 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. ll.-COtton steady; mid
ding s1sc.
NORFOLK, Dec. ll.-Cotton dull; middling
&c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. ll.-Cotton dull; mid
ding 94c.
BOsToE, Dec. l1.-Cotton quiet; middling
9lSc
WILMINGTON, Dec. lI.-Cotton steady; mid
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ll.-CottOn dull; mid
dlinC y56c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ll.-CottOn easy; mid
MOBILE, Dec. 1l.-Cotton dull; middling
SIC.
MEMPHIS, Dec. ll.-Cotton steady; middling
szc.
AUGUSTA, Dec. ll.-Cotton quiet; middling
SIC.
CHARLESTON, Dec. n.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding S56c.
MoNTsoMERY, Dec. ll.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 8 IL -l6c.
MACON, Dec. ll.-Cotton quiet; middling
SIC.
COLUMBUS, Dec. liz Cotton quiet; middling
NASHVILLE, Dec. ll.-cotton dull and quiet'
middling $50.
SELMA, Dec. l1.-Cotton steady; middling
ROME, Dec. li.-Cotton steady at the de-
cline; middling sssc.
ATLANTA. Dec. l.-Cotton-Middling sSzc.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. II, noon.-Wheat quiet,
with poor demand: holders offer freely;
California No. 2, Is l0d975: red western
spring, Is ld07s Sd; winter. 7s ld@7s 3d. Coru
hrm aud in fair demand.
NEW oRK, Dec. IL, noon.-flour dull and
heavy. Wheat higher and bette. Corn quiet.
Pork firm; mess, 81 75(9l0 rs. Lard steady at
9 &c. Freights steady.
500 p. m.-Elour, Southern closed quiet.
Wheat-spOt a shade stronger; ungraded red
s0tG9lc; No. red. in elevator 95c, January
delivery 94lzta953sc. Corn-spot shade lower;
ungraded, EgbS1{c; No. 2, December deiV-
shade easier; No. 2, 3l1SfH35c. Hops closed
unchanged. Coffee, fair Rio, on SPOT hrm al
s3Sc. Sugar firm but quiet. Mola-se. steady.
Cotton seed oil--23r Tor crude. 83 1SOgS4e Tor
refined. Hides steady; New Orleans SIC;
Texas l0l6c. Wool hfn. Fork steady. hld-
dies dull. Lard 3Q4 points higher; Western
steam, on spot 4Oc, January delivery 400
6 43c. Freights 10 Liverpool hrm; cotton, per
CHICAGO. Dec. ll.--The feeling was very
unsettled and nervous In wheat 70 day prices
nuctuating rapidly between 92c and 9J14c FOR
May; the opening was steady and SHADE
stronger than Yesterdays clotng. owing 10
the warlike tenor OF cable Dcwg respecting
the Balkan troubles, May advancing TO &c,
but when an advance of 3-i6in British con-
sols was posted there was a quick drop TO pc,
followed by sharp advance OF szlGHo on a
rumor that 900 bushels had been taken for
export at Baltimore and fifteen boat loads at
New York: regarding the latter advices
we're subsequently received stating that the
wheat had been bought some time ago and
freight room mad been engaged today the
market fell back, but rose again on the con
hrmation Of the Baltimore statement, closing
on the regular market at 925zc. In the after
noon the feeling continued strong. May clos
ing at 9SlSg93Ac; receipts continue very
light and shipments moderate. Corn WIS
quiet and lower. except for January and May
delivery; year delivery closed l<c lower. Oat
were stagnAnt and unchanged. Provisions
were active and stronger, mess uork advane-
ing lC01I21zc on the regular board and rose -
Gl0c additional In the afternoon.
Flour unchanged. Wheat unsettled and
nervous; regular, Decembe delivery s5ss01
s8lSc, January S6tS634c. No. red, nominal.
Corn quiet and easier; cash i0<c, December
and year delivery f09Sd4iSc, January $500
8s3kc Oats duh an unchanged: caah lOta
2sZc. December delivery Zs5zN2s1sc. January
2sstc. Pr0visions-Mess pork active and IL
Ai3l%e higher; cash $ 80G900 Tor old and
81 S7CS(1lOi for new PACKED; January deiiv.
ery 81 s7ISGiO %. February $40 OI0l0 10. Lard
2ls6d5 points higher; easn lots = 0lG0 OI1ae.
January delivery o o71zCG6 l2Hc, February 10
as 20c. Boxed meats steady-dry silted
G...fao,.. gol0a yE4 abort Fih RJllA 00c. clear