Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-05


decline of 2-l0O@S- l0ec and brought, at the
third call. 400 bales May SIC and 200 August
10 l5c. Futures closed easy an unchanged
since yesterday"
| Weekly-NeUrecelpts 1921 bales, gross Il, 900;
exports, to Great Britain 0.5l2 bales, to
France 1868, to the continent 1901; sales to
spinners 25l0 bales; stock 1856 1888 bales.
| GALVESTON, Dec. 4.-Cotton easy; mid
ding Lilo.
NORFOLK, Dec. 4.-Cotton easy; middling
exc.
BosroN, Dec 4.-Cotton quiet; middling
9llc.
pin ADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-Cotton dull; mid
ding 95Sc.
NEW 0RLEANs, Dec. 4.-Cotton steadier;
middling SRc.
MOBILE, Dec. 4.-Cotton dull; middling
SIC.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 4.-Cotton easy; middling
AUGUSTA, Dec. 4.-Cotton dull; middling
SIC.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 4.-Cotton dull; mid
ding &c.
ATLANTA, Dec 4.-CottOn-Middling sac;
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 4-Cotton steady; mid
ding S3zc.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 4.-Cotton quiet; middling
NASHVILLE, Dec. 4.-COttOn quiet; mid
ding $50. ~
SELMA, Dec. 4.-Cotton steady; middling
ROME. Dec l.-Cotton steady at the de-
ATLANTA. Dec. -Cotton-Middling Sc.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-Consohdated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 43,O42 bales
exports, to Great Britain ll,6s9 bales, TO the
continent b,525, TO France 2,bSS.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, Rrc.
/ LIVERPOOL, Dec. 4, noon.-Wheat steady.
with fair demand; holders offer moderately;
g Corn firm, with fair demand new mixed
Western As I'D. Lard, prime Western S2s.
NEW DIRK, Dec. 4, noon.-Flour quiet and
heavy. Wheat higher. Corn higher. Pork
firm: mess, 50 S715O6l0 Is. Lard firm at
| 637Hc. Freights steady.
$500 D, m.-Flour, Southern closed steady.
Wheat-spot about lie higher; ungraded req,
| sO0a99c; No. 2 red nominal at 96c, December
4 delivery 9ll4@95Nc. Corn-spot lots advanced
| 1<CG1zc, closing steady; No.2 52hg55l4c, De-
cember delivery 52lS@531Sc. Oats ACg9sc
lower; No. 2, 35CG35Ac Hops dull and un-
changed. Coffee, far Rio on SPOT steady at
!, SIC; No. Z Rio, on spot zoe. December de-
laiVery 6OCG6 zoe. sugar nrm. English Island
SIC, centrifugal5 Is 16c, muscovado 5seCgb13c,
Rio Grande SIC; fair TO good refining, 1-l6
| 015 9-l6c; refined steady. Molasses steady
but quiet. Cotton seed Oil-2Sc for crude, $40
for refined. Hides closed steady; new Ut
leans SEC. Texas l0<. Wool steady. PORK
duiet and very steady; mess 50 5000 %. Mid
dies dull. Lard opened shade lower. al
| Vanced &c closing firm; on spot 35c, Decem :
Der delivery 1906 SIC. Frelghts to Liverpool
| frmer; cotton, per steam, b-3zdi Wheat, per
steam, Sd.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-The wheat market to-day
4 was badly excited, ruling very strong al
times, and closing almost buoyant ana &c
higher than yesterday. Various causes were
ascribed for the advance. among when were
the prospect Of the extension OF hostilltles IN
the Balkans to the larger powers, ana
n marked falling off in receipts at primary
points The reported blizzard in the North ?
4 west also had 6rming effect. The market
rose &c soon after the opening. Onerlngs
were large, prices declining 74c on repo LEU
weak cables. About noon, however; prices
advanced l(Gl1Ec, eased OF again. ana nnally
closed on the regular board 20 higher than
Yesterday. In the afternoon the "shorts were
| in soY5 Of panic, May advancing TO S514c, the
highest price paid since the recent sharp de-
| cline, shaded a fraction. and finally closed
within &c, the highest price OF the day. There
was open ana undisgulsed 1uylhg Dy some
large operators, and fears OF manipulation
made the situation very nervous AZ Times
during the latter half Of the session, a great
many shorts running 70 cover owing 10 me
scarcity OF offerings. January wheat, Whlch
| closed at SOC on Change, was afterwards
offered at sszsc on the curb. There was more
| speculative trading IN corn, ana prices ruled
higher all round. Year corn advanced lc, ana
closed 20 higher January closed 20 and May
ILc higher. Oats are easier, and closeda shade
lower. Mess pork declined Sc early, rallied
JO491Jc, and closed steady. Lard declined z1zc
Fiour unchanged. Wheat advanced No at
the opening: closed 5Sc higher han yesterday !;
regular, December delivery oI(0s8lsc, January
| S75SNGSSl5c, May 92l4g9iHc; No. z red, szc.
Corn drmer, closlng ss(G5Sc higher; cash az
| 0lf5kc. year and December delivery 4l1s'g42c.
Nav 40ta4OJ6C Oats dull and heavy; closed
a shade lower: cash lots 29c, December de-
livery 2ss{0z29c, January 2S9I(g2S1sc. Provis-
ions-Mess pOrK ruled Be lower early, rallied
lO1l5c, closed steady; cash IS sO'go 80 Tor old /;
50 1905 so for new. January delivery ~ IA
Cn9 as, February g990Gl0 on. Lard quiet
but steady; cash lots 00ld6 02l2, January
delivery 07lS@6 l25c, February 1896 2Oc.
Boxed meats quiet; dry sailed shoulders 20
G18 75c, short riD 1904 Soc. clear sides 100
5I5c. Whisky firm at 81 Is. Sugars steady;
granulated nc, standard 61sc.
| CINCINNATI. Dec. 4.-FlOur firm; family.
81 1904 40. Wheat sirongeri No. red, 200
l198c Corn dull; No. mixed, new 38c. oats
drm; No. mixed, BIC. Provisions-Pork
drm at $40 rs. Lard dull at 9546 O0c. Bulk
meats steady and unchanged. Bacon firm
shoulders 4 25c. short RIB sIl2c, short clear
625c. Whisky steady at 81 %. Sugar steady
and uuehanged Hogs quiet; common and
light 81 O00t8 50. packing and butchers 80 80
0890.
and easier; Howard street and Western
superHne 81 62GS 90, extra IS 2jCe4 90, family
"a z5950O; city mills euperhne y 1908 90,
extra 81 1904 Isl; RIO brands, ~ 1904 81.
Wheat-southern steady but quiet: Western
EASY and dull; Southern, red e6097c am Der
0scGsl; No. Western winter red, on spot
and December uflfefys 0bt4lWdvt1cs bOru-
Southern steady but quiet; Western steady
and more active; Southern, white i5gisc;
yellow ij'G4Sc.
81. LOUIS, Dec. l.--Flour closed steady.
Wheat quiet and unsettled; No. 2 red. cash
9iLdgilSc. December delivery 9p2g9lssc.
Corn closed firm and ~ higher; No. 2
mixed, cash 8l5<g3sc, December delivery
Sislagls<c. Oats dull No. mixed, cash $50
soc: options nominal. Whisky steady. Pro-
visions steady: good copsmlnptive demand.
Pork. 50 O009 70 Tor old, $40 for new. Lard
nominal at q5c. Boxed dry sailed meats
long clear 4 S5c4 s7l4c, short rib 95c. short
clear Zoe. Bacon-lOng clear 55c, short rib
70d5 7bc. short clear 1915 9lc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. f.-Coffee steady;
Rio cargOes, common 10 prime 1(10Zc. Sugar
In good demand and a shade higher; Louis
lana open kettle choice &C.. prime 80, good
common 10 fair flfg43fc. MOlhssea quiet but
steady open kettle, choice 42c, good prime 80
0lg7c. Louisiana ccntrifughls, strictly prime
soc. common % good common lJ0l1c. Cotton
seed Oh uuiet but stoadyi prime crude 80
LOUISVILLE. Dec f.-t4rain arm: Wheat
NO. red. 0fc. Corn-No. white. 40.
Oats-No. mixed. new 3iNdlc. Provisions
steadv. Bacon clear rib Hdea nominal.
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