Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, NAV %. nOon.-Cotton steady
at full rates; middling uplands I'D; mid
ding OPleans0d; sales 1000 bales, Tor specula-
ton and export 1000 bales; receipts 5000
bales American 2,T00.
Futures: Uplande, low middling clause,
May and June delivery, 59-64d; June and
led: August and September. g 5-64@64-6id;
September and October, 2-6Al16 Ltd; OctO-
Der and November, IS SD; November and
December. 52-6id: December and January,
5 52-64d. Market quiet but steady.
The tenders Of deliveries at tO-day's clear
ings amounted TO 100 bales new docket.
Sales for the week, $4,000 bales-American,
$4,000 bales; spectators took 500 bales; eX-
pOrters took $500 bales; actual exports, s, 200
bales; imports, 81, 900 bales American, "a 900
bales: stock, $4,000 bales American, 10000
bales; afoat, $4,000 bales-American $4,000
bales.
loop. m.-The sales to-day included $500
bales of American.
Futures: Uplands, low middling clause,
May delivery. 59-6id, sellers; May and June,
5 59-6ld. sellers; June and July. 60-64d, sell
ers; July and August, 81. buyers; August and
September, 4.6id, value. september and Oc-
tober. LEAD, sellers; October and November,
8 55-64d. sellers; November and December.
52-64d, sellers; December and January,
52-64d, sellers. Market closed barely steady.
Holiday on the Cotton Exchange until next
"Wednesday, 9th.
NEW YORK, May %, noon.--Cotton firm;
mddiing uplands lie; middlng Orleans
II 8-l 6c; sales 406 bales.
Futures: Market firm, with sales as fol-
lows: May delivery, 10 8Oc; June, Ii Oic; July,
/ O6c; August, II lie; September, 10 SIC; Oc-
tober, 10 lSc.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed firm: middling
uplands lie: mddling Orleans II g. l6c; sales
lI6 bales: gross receipts 726 bales,
Futures: Market closed barely steady, with
sales of $1,000 bales, as follows: May delivery.
10 9t11l0 CSC; June, II o4'dli O5c; July, II 0ic;
August, IL OF al Csc; Septenb Der, 10 500 10 Sic;
October, 10 44l1lQ 46c; November, y s0Glo Bic;
December, 10 8l0l0 82c: January, 10 400l0 Ale;
EeNrUaTV. 10 bVllU Bic.
The Post says: "Ihe market opened this
morning for cotton for future delivery firm.
at from TO points advance. Az the opening
call June delivery sold at II 029ll 04c, july
II 08lpll 04(nll 06dll OSc. August II % oil lie:
September 10 Sic bid, October 10 4sc bid, No
mber 10 39c bid. December 10 "a. and Janu-
airy 10 42c bid sales $500 BALES. The upward
movement In futures, especially Of June con-
tracts. which commenced yesterday and has
been continued to-day, Is evidently .pnk
movement against the shorts in June con
tracts. and the advance has undoubtedly
made itrhther dsagreeable TO them. Present
prices do not admit 0f exports 10 Great Brit
ain. Even May, which Ia considerably below
June, shows a loss on the rates current IN
Liverpool. Consequently the position Ia an
artificial one. and, ~ will have been noticed
above. Liverpool has hardly been affected &C
an and no aouder. for stocks IN, re are large.
Futures closed easy, with June l-l0Oc higher
and the balance partly l-lOOc below ycster-
GALvysroN, May 22.-cotton nominal; mid
ding lOlzc.
NoRFoGK, May 22.-cotton firm: middiing
wrLmveroS, May 22.--cotton steady; mid
ding l0zc.
NEW ORLEANS, May 22.-Cotton firm: mid
ding l01ic.
MOBILE, May 22.-ootton firm; middling
lO36c.
GEMPms, May 22.-cotton arm; middiing
l03kc.
ArGUsrA, May 22.-cotton quiet; middliug
l036c.
CnARLEsroS, May 22.-cotton nominal;
middling 1910.
MONTGOMERY, May 22.-cotton steady; mid
ding i0hc.
M1coE, May 22.-Cotton quiet; middlng
l09sc.
COLUMBUS, May 22.-Cotton quiet; middlng
| i0b<c.
NASHVILLE, May 22.-Cotton steady; mid
| ding l09fc.
sELMA, May 22.-ootton quiet; middling
| iOlsc.
ROAE. May % Cotton quiet; micdling
| l0Hl0Ic, low middling loo.
sew YORK, MAY ~ Weekly net receipts
] 81 bales, gross ll,2i7; exports, 70 Great