Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-19

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COTTON.
MANCHESTER. Dec. ls.-The Guardians
commercial article says: 1.-The market is
stagnant. Trade in cloth was steady, though
sellers are yielding, A fair business was thus
done. Continued dropping of Eastern eN-
changes discourages transactions for India
and China, Yarns are quiet"
LIVERPOOL, Dec. Is, noOn.-Cotton quiet,
with moderate inquiry; middnng uplands
Sd; middling Orleans S-l6d; sales 5000 bales,
for speculation and export 500; receipts $1,000
DaleS-A merlCan l2,f00.
Futures: UDtauds, low mlddling CLAUSE,
December delivery, 63-64d; December and
January, 46S-64d; January and February,
I'd; February and March, 8 l-64Jf5 2-6id /;
March and April, 5 5-646G5 &-64d; April and
May, S6id: May and June, ll-bid; June
and July, A-B4d. Market duh,
The tenders OF deliveries at to-day's clear
ings amounted to $500 bales new docket and
100 old docket.
Sales for the week. so 900 bales-American,
1000 bales; spectators took 100 oales; on
portere took $500 bales; actual exports, 800
bales; imports, 1875, 600 bales-Amerioans 5000;
total stock of all kinds, 4S0, 900 bales-Ameri-
can 341 900 bales; total atioat, 21O,O0O bales
American 26l.000 bales.
100 p. m,-The sales to-day included $500
bales AmerlCan.
Futures: Uplands. low middlinV CLAUSE,
December delivery,4 63-64d, sellers; December
and January, 6S-6id, sellers; January and
Febru airy, 6S-64d. sellers; February and
March. Load, value: March and April,
5 4-64d, sellers; April and May, 1-0id
buyers; May and June, 5 l0-6id, buyers; June
and July, sad, sellers; July and August
l7-64d, buyers. Market dull
800 p. m.-Futures: Uplands. low middling
clause, December delivery, SO -6id, value;
Decem Der and January. 4 68-6id, sellers; Jan
uary and February, 3-6ld, sellers; February
ana March, l-64d, buyers; March and April.
4-64d, sellers; April and May, I-6id, buy
ers; May and June. l0-6ld, buyers; June
ami July, 8 l4-64d, sellers; July and August
l1-64d, buyers. Market closed quiet but
steady.
NEW YORK. Dec. IS. noon.-Cotton dull;
middllng uplands, 9Ac; middhng Orleans
7l6c: sales l4S bales.
Futures Market quiet but steady, with
sales as follows: December delivery, 24c;
January 980c; February, 9i0c; March, SIC;
April, 3 64c; May, 0 75c.
$500 p. m.--Cotton quiet: mlddling uplands
9l4c; middhng 0rleGos9 7-l6c, sales 1876 bales;
net reeepts 24S bales. gross 1855.
Futures: Market closed dull, with sales OF
10000 bales, as follows: December delivery
9 2S(g9 29c; January. 9 32c; February, 942@
4SO; March. Q 5liG9 55c; April, $500 &c;
May, 100 7sc; June, 9 $500 s9c; July, 9S
(G9 99c; August, 10 O69l0 01C; September, &C;
October, 5000 5Sc.
The Post saws: Future deliveries, subse-
quent TO the advance of 4-l0 @S- l00c, lost
almost all the gain, December excepted. At
the third call nothing was sold. Bids made
show prices there to be l-l00C higher than
yesterday at the closing. Futures closed
steady, with December 2-l00c higher than
yesterday. The balance were unchanged"
Weekly-NeJrecepts 4,879 bales, gross 1912;
exports, 10 Great Britain li,A9 bales, to
France 1854 to the continent 400; sales =, S95
bales: stock 1893 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. ls.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding l3-l6c.
NORFOLK, Dec, lS.-Cotton steady; middlng
3 10 l6c.
BALTmoRE, Dec. ls.-COtton quiet; mid
ding 91sc.
BOSTON, Dec. ls.-Cotton quiet; middlng
93sc.
WrLMNGroN, Dec. Is.-COtton firm; mid
ding SIC.
PHILGDELPHIA, Dec. 1s.-Cotton dun; mid
ding 7-l6C.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1s.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding ll-l6c.
MOBILE, Dec. ls.-Cotton dun; middling
s lll6c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. ls.-Cotton steady; middling
S5sc.
AUGUSTA, Dec. ls.-Cotton quiet; middlng
8 9-i6c.
CHARLESTON, Dec. ls.-CottOn nominal;
MONTGOMERY, Dec. ls.--Cotton steady; mid
ding SIC.
MACON, Dec. ls.-Cotton dun; middling
| sc.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 49, Cotton quiet; midding
NASHVILLE, Dec. 1s.-Cotton dull and quiet;
SELMA, Dec. 1s.-Cotton steady; middling
ROME, Dec. ls.-Cotton steady at the de-
cline; miGdhng SIC.
ATLANTA, Dec. -Cotton-Mlddling SIC
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. Is, noon.-Wheat dull,
with poor demand; holders Offer freely. Corn
dull; demand poor; Western, new mixed As
Sd. Bacon, short clear Dos 3d.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS, noon.-Flour dull and
heavy. Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork
steady; mess, 50 s71S0ale 371<. Lard firm at
637%c. Freights steady.
500 p. m.-Fleur, southern closed dull but
steady. Wheat dull No. red nominal, Janu-
airy delivery 92l5Q93Lsc. COrn-spOt 1s(G1<c
lower: ungraded 42c; No. 2, 495zG5Oc, Janu-
airy delivery 4s54gi9c. Oats rather quiet;
No. 2, 341zc. Hops unchanged. Coffee, far
Rio, on spot, dull and weak at sl4(Gs5sc. Su-
gar dull; rehned-C 5l4@5lzc, extra & SIC,
white extra 5Jsc, yellow $3.50, mould A
7c. confectlOneris A GIsc, on A &c, standard A
62Sc, cut loaf and crushed 73sc. Molasses
unchanged. Cotton seed oil-2sc for crude,
BE for refined Hides steady: New Orleans
SIC; Texas i0l5c. Wool unchanged; dOmes-
tic fleece 2lG2Bc, Texas 9922c. Pork more
active and unchanged. Middles nominal.
Lard sN5 points lower; on spot 3je96 81 &c,
January delivery 1905 3sc. Freights to Liv-
erDool steady; cotton, per steam 5-82d; wheat,
per steam 8Ad.
CHICAGO, Dec. is.-The prevailing tone
of the wheat market to-day was weak
err, and there was Light volume of
trade; the market started with mOder-
ately strong tone, and good buying adj
vanced May from Sic to 0lAc; offerings were
too large, however, and the price broke 70
9056c rallied TO 9ll<c, fell 10 90lae and closed
at 9O5sc on the regular board; cables came in
weak again, and there was little shipping in
quiry, both OF which influences tended TO ere
ate a weaker tone; IN the afternoon the mar
ket started firm, May advancing 20 90Ac. but
broke to 9014c and closing at 3d. 4,95016c. Corn
was duh ana weaker, both near and distant
options closing lower. Larger receipts Of 0ata
and increasing stocks caused free selling. and
the market closed lower. Provisions ruled
firm early, but broke in the latest trading l5c
for mess pork below the closing Of Yesterday.
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat nervous
and unsettled, closing Mc lower; regular. De-
contradictory sfIfSDs5c, January s456'qS54c:
No. 2 spring S5IaG8i1Se. Corn dull and low
or; cash 39Lc, December and year delivery
49, <(H8g3<c. Oats weak and lower: cash 2Sl 90
2sszc. Provisions-Mess pork opened 30 higher.
declined l2IzGl5c, and closed tame; cash 81 20
90 90, according 70 age; January delivery 20 50
0DlO OOc. Lard opened Zl4l05 points higher
declined 5GE7lz, and closed steady; cash lots
3 97Iz1d6 OOc. Boxed meats steady; dry salt
shoulders 3 1898 SOC, short rib 5000 00c, shOrt
clear B 20G5 25c.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l6.--FlOur unchanged.
Wheat lower and very irregular: No. red,
cash 9Sc, January delivery g31g9as<c. Corn
active and weak; No. 2 mixed, cash 32s<c,
January delivery S8I6g3314c Oats active but
lower; No. mixed, each 271zc. Whisky high
err. 81 To-. Provisions very dull: Pork. 81 FOR
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