Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-18
the market closing at the following quota

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e. Tennessee Rd. & Union Pacific -. 54ss
Lake shore. ...... S45k Wabash Pacific. l0M
L'ville& Nash AZ pref. 1884
Memphis Y Char. 8is5 Western Union. 74ls
hohile& Ohio. l4I@
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IL, noon.-Cotton dull but
without quOtable change; middling up
lands sd: mlddling Orleans 3-l6d; sales 1000
bales, for speculation and export 500; receipts
10000 bales-Amerlcan 1900.
Futures: UDlands. low mIddlinR clause,
December and January delivery, sd; January
and February, 3D.; February and March.
02-64d; March and April, 5 5-64d; April and
May, s-64d; May and June, 8 l2-64(05 Lied.
MARKET dull but steady.
100 p. m.-The sales to-day included $500
bales American.
Good mIddling uplands SID, middling up
lands sd, low middling uplands 500, good ord
mary uplands 9-l6d, ordinary uplands 414d;
good mlddling Texas sgd, middling Texas
81 l6d, low middling Texas 3d. good ordinary
Texas AID, ordinary Texas AID; middling
Orleans 8 3-l6d, low middling Orleans Sd,
good ordinary Orleans 4s4d, ordinary Orleans
Futures: UDlands. low middling clause,
december delivery, sd, buyers: December and
January, 5d. buyers; January and February,
l-64d. sellers: February ana March. S-old,
sellers: March and April, S-64d, buyers;
April and May. S-64d, buyers; May and
June, 5 l2-64d, sellers; June and July, l5-64d.
buyers; july and August, l9-64d, sellers.
Market quiet but steady.
500 p. MIXTURES: UDlands. low mlddllng
clause. December delivery. sd, buyers; De-
cemDer ana January. sd. value: January ana
February, cd. buyers; February ana March.
5-64d, buyers; March and April. 5-04d,
sellers; April and May. S-6ld. value; May
and June. ll-e4d, buyers: June and July,
lb-o4d, sellers; July and August, l9-64d,
sellers. Market closed quiet but steady.
NEW YORK. Dec. II, noon.-Cotton quiet;
middlIng uplands, 9Nc; middllnE Orleans,
1-l6c: sales I,00S bales.
Futures Market steady, with sales as fol-
lows: December delivery, 8 23c; January,
8 22c; February. 9 4Sc; March, 9 SIC; April.
66c; May, 8 7Sc.
:O0p.m.-Cotton quiet but steady; mddling
uplands, SIC; mlddlng Orleans9 1-l6c; sales
2l9 bales; net receiDts SIS bales, gross 1854.
Futures: Market closed quiet but steady,
with sales of 5000 bales, as follows: Deem
Der delivery, 9 26G9 2Sc; January. 200 SIC;
February. 4209 48e; March. 54G9 soc;
April. 5000 SIC: MAY, .7(G9 7Sc; June, IS
(G0 soc; July, 91tg9 soc: August, 10 O6@l0Oie;
September, 8 1903 1Sc; October. $500 SIC.
The Post saws: Liverpool not having re-
sponded to our yesterdays advance futures lost
here 7-l00G9 l00c. slightly reacted and sold at
the third call: 1900 bales February al Ale,
SEQ March at 8 5Sc, 800 April at 65c. and 100
May at 7Gc. Futures closed quiet and 5-lOO(g
$1,000 lower than yesterday"
GALVESTON, Dec. H.-CottOn firm; mid
ding l3-l6c; net receipts 1878 bales, gross
3,379; sales $50 bales; stock l04. S37 bales; ex-
ports, to France 973 bales.
NORFOLK. Dec. l7.-Cotton steady; middling
8 l8-l6c; net receipts 3,011 bales. gross 3,o77;
stock So, 469 bales; sales 1868 bales; exports,
coastwise l6 1874 bales.
BALTIMORE, Dec. T7.-COttOn quiet; mid
ding 91ac; net receipts 2,16l bales gross $40;
sales bales: stock 26,5H bales; sales to
spinners 80 bales; exports, to Great Britain
4636 bales, to the continent 1880, coastwse 49,.
Boston, Dec l7.-COtt0n quiet; mlddllng
9ssc; net receipts 3l6 bales, gross 1857; sales
none; stock 6,3lQ bales.
II -COft0n firm mid
ding S1sc; net receipts 3N5 bales, gross So5;
sales none; stock l5,0Sl bales.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. H,-Cotton dull; mid
ding 7-l6c; net receipts 23S bales, gross z42;
stock l. 1898 bales; exports. to Great Britain
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. I7.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding s ll-l6c; net receipts / 1886 bales, gross
II. 1853: sales 5000 bales; stock 33O,b62 bales;
exports. TO France 1884 bales.
MOBILE. Dec. E.-COtton quiet; mlddling
ll-l6c: net receipts 1917 bales, gross l.12O;
sales LOCO bales; stock 1881 bales; exports,
coastwise 1880 bales.
MEMPHIS. Dee T.-CottOn steadier; middliDg
SIC; recepts 4874 bales: shI pments 3,0l3 bales;
sales 4.3eO bales; stock l42,9S8 bales.
AUGUSTA. Dec, H.--Cotton quiet but steady:
mldding S9-16c; receipts l,l56 bales; sales
1857 bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. I7.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding $50: net receIpts 2I3l bales, gross 2,73l:
safes GOO bales; stock 80, 1873 bales.
ATLANTA. Dec. H.-CottOn-Mlddnng SIC;
receipts l,2s4 bales.
New YORK, Dec. I7.-Consolldated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, FAY bales;
exports, TO Great Britain o,ll5 bales, 10 the
continent 2, 296, to France 1921
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, BTC.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. II. noon.-Wheat dull,
with poor demand; holders offer freely; red
Western spring 7szD7s I'd. red Western winter
7sg7s ID. Corn quiet but steady, WIN poor
demand; W Western, new mixed AZ ga. Bacon,
long clear 2ss Cd. Lard, prime western 3ls Sd'
Taliow, fine American Dos Cd.
NEW YORK, Dec. II, nOon.-Flour dull and
heavy. Wheat higher Corn higher. Pork
steady; mess, SO s71zfGl0 371<. Lard hrm at
63714c. Freights steady.
500 p. n.-Flour, Southern closed dull.
Wheat-spuJ about lc higher out quiet; I'M
graded red S5lD921<c: No. red nominal, Jan
uary delivery 02g923zc. COrn-spot nominal :;
advanced 1880. closing weak: migrated 81
014Sc; No. 2, soc, January delivery lSs4Cg4gl &c.
Oats 1S(G1<c higher. closing weak; No. 2, 34ssc.
HOPS unchanged. Coffee, far Rio, on SDot,
nominal at s9sc. Sugar quiet and unchanged;
refined closed dull--C 514@5lzc, extra { 55<c,
white extra SIC, yellow 5tG5Hc, mould A
7c confecuOner's A 67Sc, Of A &c, standard A
G3se. cut loaf and crushed re. Molasses
unchanged. Cotton seed oil-2Sc for crude,
34c for refined. Hides firm; New Orleans SNc;
Texas lOl4c. Wool steady; domestic fleece
2l126c, Texas 9922c. Pork quiet and I'M
changed. Mddies Gull. Lard acouple points
higher: on spot 6 f0c, January delivery 300
3sc. Freights to Liverpool easy: cotton. per
steam sgd; wheat. per steam 81d.
CHICAGO. Dec. l7.-Thero was a sudden
revival of activity in wheat srec lation, and
the market ruled stronger. Starting at 9Oc
for May IL rose steadily To 9lc, broke of TO
905sc. rose TO 9i5sc, with scarcely any waver-
ing. and closed at the outside figure on the
regular board. but fell back to 81 &c In the
afternoon. The amount OF wheat on the ocean
passage showed al increase Of $780, 700 bushels
and foreign adyices were unfavOrable, b q
large number Of buying orders came m early,
which made the shorts ANXIOUS to cover aud
gave stronger tone TO values Receipts are
light at all points. with shipments almost a
standstil. Large shipments OF -four from New
York assisted in giving greater hrmness 70
the market. There was very little doing in
corn. distant deliveries ruling shade easier,
while year delivery was moderately firm.
Oats ruled easy and shade lower, Provisions
we're strong afDer an easy opening, and closed
higher.
Flour unchanged. Wheat active and
stronger; regular, December delivery $50
S5l1a, January s4d sb5sc; No. red, nominal.
Corn quiet; cash 8gslc, December and year
delivery 8gI&Gt80c, January 3814GSS5sc. oats
duh and weak cash 2Sl4G2s3sc, January de-
livery 2sLsc. Provlsons-Mess pork IN fair
denand; closed steady; cash 81 00G0 80. ac-
eOrding to age; February delivery 20 900
10 zoe. Lard 21SCg5 points higher; cash lots
COOS O2Isc, January delivery 0OG6 csc,
February 1906 l2lzc. Boxed meats steady
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