Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-27

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Ere l3 Texas Pacific. Il1s
Z. Tennessee kd. 81 Union Pacific. Az
Lake Saore 6S5s wabash Pacific.
L'Vllie Nash. 30. 3lA pref . III
Memphis s Char. 3715 Western Union. =. 57IS
Mobile Ohio.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, March 26, noon.-Cotton steady.
with 1alr demand; middllng uplands, Cd
middling Orleans lied; sales 4. $50 bales. for
speculation and export 1000 bales; receipts
1900 bales-American u, 900 bales.
Futures: Uplands, low mIddling clause.
April and May delivery, Cd. also 63-64d
May and June, 3-64G6 4-64dd: June and
july 1906 S-64d; July and August,
ll-b4Q; August and September, l5-6401
o l4-64d. Market quiet but steady
2 p. m.-oaIes to-day included 500 baIef
Of American.
Futures: Uplauds. low middltng clause.
March delivery, 63-64d, sellers; March and
April. 63-64d, sellers; April and Nav
OF, sellers; May and June, i-64d, BUYERS
June and July, 8 S-64d, BUYERS: July and Au-
gust, o lz-bid, sellers; August and September,
. l5-64d, buyers; september and october,
o 10 -b4d, buyers; October and November.
63-64d, buyers. Market quiet but steady.
GOOD mlddling uplands 61sd, middlmg up
lanus oil, low mlddllng uplands 51Sd, good or
binary uplands 55zd, ordinary upldnds 5zd,
good mludllng Texas 3-l6d, midding Texas
l-lbG, low mlddling Texas 3 10 l6d, good
ordinary Texas SID, ordinary Texas SD;
mlddling Orleans Lied, low middling Or
orleans I'd.
ordinary Orleans sgd.
5:5u p. m.-EuIures: UDlands. low middlinf
clause. March delivery. ) 62-64d. value; March
and April. 62-64d, value; April and May,
D oz-0id, buyers; May and June,6 3-64d, buyers;
June ami July, 7-64d, buyers; July ana
August, 6 ll-64d, buyers; August and Sep
tember, H-64d, buyers; September and &c
tOoer, lO-64d, sellers; October and NOvem-
steady.
Mss YORK, March %, noon.-Cotton opened
dull; middllDg upiands lI1zc; middling or
leans ll1zc; sales SO bales.
Futures: Market steady with sales as
follows; March delivery, II lSc; April, IL 10c
May, u BE- June, II 39c; July, II Acc; Au-
gust, II SIC.
SEQ p. m.-COttOn dun and easy; middlinq
uplands llI4c; middtng Orleans nc; sales ~
baiess net receipts % bales, gross 2,2S6.
tutures-MarkeL closed steady, with sales OF
60S0O bales as follows: March delivery, IL l4(g
II loo: April, II OSGl O9c; May. IL 2l0ll &c.
June, II "a oil 3jC; July, IL 40Gll 4lc; August.
d 45,gll 4Sc; September, II - oil lie: October
10 biGlC 65c; November, 10 1910 49c; Deem
Der. 10 47gIO 4sc.
Inc Fosts cotton report says: "The receipts
at our ports to-day point to 6,0O0 bales, ana
compares with 6,556 bales last year. There
was fair demand for future deliveries al
/ slowly declining prices at the lowest point OF
the market. Sales were made at 4-lo6G6- 1000
below yesterdays closing quotations, but the
third cali shows slight reaction, when 500
bales Of 4 prIl were sold at IL csc. LOO bales
June at II 35c, !, 100 bales August II acc, and
100 bales January at 10 sac. Futures closed
barely steady; 4-l0OG5 -lOOc lower than yester-
day"
GALVESTON. March S6.-Cotton dull: m1d-
ding 10 ll-ldc; net receipts 63l bales, gross 6SS:
sales - bales: stock 1899 bales.
NORFOLK, March 26.-CotJOR quiet; mid
ding l01sc; net tceipts $50 bales, gross $50;
sales Is bales; stock H,113 bales; exports, L.
Great Britain 1881 bales, cOastWlse A..
ILNlN6TON, March 26.-COJJOn quiet; mid
ding 1880; net receipts l59 bales, gross l59;
Hranln u
NIX URLEAEs. March 26.-COJJOL in fair de
mand; middling 10 9-l6c; net receipts 2,S27
bales. gross 1882; sales l,j0O bales; stOch
213.lgl bales: exports, cOastWise ,, j36 bales.
MOBtLE, March Fiction quiet; middling
lOi5c; net recelDJs 81 bales, gross 81; sales leo
bales; stock 1855 bales.
MEMPHIS. March 26.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 1910: receipts 26S bales; shipments !. lS9
bales; sales 500 bales; stock 57.279 bales.
AUGUSTA, March 25.-COttOn dull; mIddliDa
lO5<c; receipts IL bales; sales Is bales.
CHARLESTON. March 26.-COttOn nominal;
middling 1870; net receipts SIS bales, gross
SIS: sales - bales: stock 1850 bales; exports.
10 Great Britain 1915 bales.
NEw 1OKk, March 26.-COnsOlidated net re-
Ceiptl for all cotton ports too day 6.l66 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 7,4l3 bales, to France
ls0, to the continent e2I.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, March &c, nOOn.-Wheat firm
demand fair; supply good. Corn firm; de-
mand fair. Lard, prime Western 3js 3D.
and unchanged. Wheat unsettled and lower.
Corn lower. Pork dull; mess sl2 1913 90.
Lard firm at l71zc. Freights firm.
500 p. m.-ElOur, Southern closed steady.
Wheat-spOt lots opened weak but closed a
shade flrmer; ungraded red Slg9Sl5c; No. :
red. April delivery S91SG9l1 &C. Corn opened
shade better but fell Of 14G5sc, closing
zteadier; ungraded red 49G5055c; No. 2, March
delivery 4934 tG5O34c, April 503&c Oats 1sG3kc
lower, closing steadier; No. ?, SIC. Hons
unchanged. coffee, fair Rio, on spot quiet at
sc. No. Rio, on spot 35c, April delivery
Z $500 4oc- Molasses weaker; refining l73zc.
Cotton seed Oll-33s 3(G35C for crude, 40c for re-
fined. Hides quiet and barely steady. Wool
quiet and heavy; domestic fleece 24tG37c, Texas
l3Gl9c. PORK steady and more active; mess.
ola spot Sl8 00Gl3 p. MIddles dull: long clear
63zc. Lard opened a shade lower, closing a
trlne stronger; Western steam, on spot l71sc,
April de livery ~ lSc. Freights to Liver
pool higher; cotton, per steam sd; wheat, per
steam 4 "a.
CHICAGO. March 26.-The leading articles
on Change to-day were more unsettled than
usual, owing 10 the fluctuations in British
cOnsOls. but were quite active and in the main
fairly steady; trading was on a larger scale
and not confined entirely % local operators, as
for some days past PROVISIONS also were &C
tive ami strong. Wheat opened fairly firm at
an advance Of 1sGI4c over yesterdays closing
prices and made quick advance of &c, but,
on advancing cOnsOls, soon began down turn
and fell of p Sc from the outside points; then
frmed. upon short covering, l3sGl15c above
tine bottom, and renamed there quite steadi-
Is; the only affecting causes on the market
were consOls, nothing else being talked Of, and
the market quickly responded to the varying
quotations in these securities; the clio sc of the
morning session was steady and was succeed
ga by an excited and strong market in the
afternoon. Corn was fairly active and a shade
higher early in the day, but by noon had been
pulled down nearly &c by a like movement in
wheat. only to recover &c as the feeling else
where became less hearishi the extreme range
on seller May was 80. az / O'Clock all futures
were about firm. Oats were inactive and ir-
regularly lower, being helped to these cOndi-
tions by the more or less depression in other
grains: the range was only &c. Provisions
were fairly lFauGQ Ia opening steady and
firm at an advance Of Ice over yesterday s
close, but soon becoming heavy on liberal Of
ferInGs and declining z5c from the outside
points. again recovering and Fegaining half
The decline. Tor pork, and there was an ad-
vance OF l2lS(gl5c IN the afternoon.
Flour unchanged. Wheat unsettled owing
20 conflicting war rumOrs; the excitement at
times reached a high pitch; opened l,G18c
higher, sold OF llzC, huotuated rapidly, and
closed about the same as yesterday; regular,
March delivery 55zG77lzc. April 751IG771zc,
Nav S0Lsf1s3i &C; No. , red Sole. Corn unset
tied, being governed largely by the course OF
wheat; opened z,G3sc higher and closed about
the same as Yesterday; cash lots 3s13lg40 &c,
March delivery 3 assoc, April SS,G3S3s &c, May
4l3S.G423zc. Oats dull; closed L(G14c under
yesterday; cash lots 275sfG30,<c. March and
April delivery 2I5s'G2Sc, May 3l3k(G3l3zc. Mess
nOFk unsettled; opened l355c higher, declined
sc. ana EalAleQ IL SlFOnEs CslSu lOte
Sl2 O00i2 05, May delivery $ll 9755(1l2 221z.
Lard quiet but steady and a shade higher;
cash lots and April delivery SIS G6 size, May
8 SIG CSC. Boxed meats in good demand
drv salted shoulders 1904 Coo, short ribs ca
8 O2lsc, clear 35(G6 4Oc. Whisky firm at 81 Is.
sugar unchanged.
BALTIMORK, March 25.-FlOur active and
firm; Howard street AMI Western super
me, - 62d9 90; extra, So 1903 s.; family,
% SOG4 IS: city mills superfne- - 15GS co. eX-
ira s. 1903 IS: Rio brands. 81 500J4 %. Wheat
Southern steady; Western easier, closing
dull; Southern, red 9Od99c, amber S5G97c; No.
/ Maryland. 9lJxCg92c; No. Western winter
red on SPOT and March delivery SIC bid.
COrn-SOuthern steady; Western easier and
dull; Southern. white 53G54c, yellow 5OG5lc.
ST.. LOUIS. March 35.-Elour unchanged.
y heat active and very unsettled; closed "a
&c above yesterday: No. red, e554lGS51zc for
cash. Corn lower and slower; 3S1s,gS91sc for
cash. Oats dull: CSC for cash. Whisky steady
at 81 Il. Provisions slow: Pork. So % for
cash Bulk meats-lOng clear GOO luc, snort
ribs l0G6 20c, clear 35,d6 45c. BacOn-lOng
clear 3jG0 4Sc. short ribs 6OG6 CSC. short
clear 1896 soc. Lard, 6 75c.
CINCINNATI. March 26.-FlOur unchanged.
Wheat firm; No. 2 red S6CdS7c. Corn in good
demand; No. mixed. 44s<CG451zc. Oats easy;
No. mixed. S3AG3i14c. Professionalism
quiet at So 25Gl2 so. Bulk meats unchanged;
shoulders 45zc. short rib sides &C. Bacon
steady: shoulders 75c, short RIB I &c. short
clear : 50, Lard in good demand at S5c.