Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-20

UHfGH AMERICAN.
Futures: Uplsnds. low middlinS clause,
Deem Der delivery 46S- 64d, buyers: December
and January. So 64d. buyers; January and
February, 6S-64d. buy ers; February ana
March; 5l-6ld, sellers; March and April
4-b4d, sellers; April and May, 7-6td.
buyers; May aud June. l0-64d. buyers; June
and July, l4-64d, sellersi July and August,
u odd. BUYERS. Market closed dull.
NEW YORK, Dec, 10. noon.-Cotton duh and
easy; middllng uplands, 94c; mlddling Or
leans. l6c: sales 2la bales.
Futures; Market dull, with sales as fol-
lows: Deem her delivery. 2Sc; January,9 SIC;
February lSc; March. SOC; April, 66c;
May. nc.
$500 p. m.-Cotton dun and easy; middling
uplands, 9l4c; middhng Orleans 97-l6c; Gales
4Sa bales; net receipls sSl bales, gross b6f.
Futures: Market closed very dun, with sales
Of %, sOO bales, "a follows; December delivery,
26@9 BE; January. 50 8 (Oe9 Sic; February. Q 81
g9 sc; March. 52G9 53c; April, 6lCGs 6Jc;
May, 1909 TIC; June, S6G9 SIC; July, g6
lG9 9Tc; August, 10 O4(Gl0 05c; september, 70
az 79c; October. 8 5l@9 SIC.
The Post saws: The market opened for
future delivery dun but firm at about yester-
day . closing prices. At the onening call the
and up to noon the market WAS easier and
prices about point lower on near and appoints
lower on distant months"
GALVESTON, Dec 9.-Cotton-Buvers and
sellers apart; middling S 49, Ice; net receipts
1851 bales, gross 1851; sales - bales; stock
lob - bales: exports coastwise 4,3SS bales
NORFOLK. Dec. i9.-CottOn dull: mid6ling
lS- tic; net receipts h62 bales, gross 1852;
stock so SOL bales; sales 977 bales; exports, TO
Great Britain 1915 bales, coastwlse 800.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l9.-COttou quiet; mid
ding 9lsc; net receipts none, gross las bales;
sales $50 bales; stock u 49, bales; sales TO
splnners 100 bales; exports coastwse 80 bal 5.
BOSTON, Dec. l9.-Cotton quiet; middling
sSsc; net receipts III bales, gross S,54s; sales
none; stock 6,Sl' bales
WILMINGTON. Dec. observation-disclosures and
SO iqr ouarf. mi SfLr. net rpcpIALS AR9
ba Is, gross 1853; SALE none; stock t.y6' bale;
exports, to Great Britain 2,740 bales, TO the
cohtinent 92l.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l9-Cotton dull; mid
ding 1-i6c; net receipts 30 bales, gross S,O36;
stock 1874 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. lq.--Cotton quiet but
steady; middiing s IL Ice; net receipts l4zS9
bales. gross l5.S09: sales 1000 bales; stock
800. 12T bales; exports, to Great BRIAN 1928.
bales. to France 4,l2l, to the continent 2.625,
cOastwise 6.927.
MOBILE. Dec. l9.-Cotton dull; middling
3 li-i6c. net receipts S.290 bales, gross 5,Sl';
sales 5000 bales; stock A, $50 baes; exports,
cOastwise /, $50 bales.
MEMPHIS. Dec .g.--COtton steady: middling
$50 ;receipts 4,l93 bales shipments 4424 bales;
SAFES 5 2to bales; stock l45, l6s bales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. l9.-CottOn steady mlddling
S5sc; receipts 1859 bales; sales LIZA bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. l9.-COtton quiet; mid
ding SIC; net receipts 4,559 bales, gross 4,659;
sales 200 bales; stock lC6,31S bales.
ATLANTA. Dec. 9.-COttOn-MiddltDg SIC;
receipts 1925 ales.
NEW YORK. Dec. l9.-Consordated net re-
Gel pts for all cotton ports to-day, 37.940 bales;
exports, 10 Great Britain ll,04l bales, to the
continent 2. COS, to France 4,l2l
NEW YORK, Dec. l9.-The total visible sup
ply OF COTTON for the world Is 2SG,1 bales,
OF which ?, $50, 300 bales are American, against
BOSS, SO aud 2,5S9,iSl bales respectively st
year. The receipts Of cotton at all interior
towns for tine week were 1888 bales; re-
ceipts from plantations, 24,9o7 bales. Crop in
sight 4049, $50 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10. noon.-wheat quiet,
with p or demand; holders oter freely Gaia
fornia No. l. 7sC07s I'd: California No. 2, IS 9d
ass Id. Corn quiet but steady, with poor
demand.
NEw YORK, Dec. 10. noon.-Flour dull and
heavy. Wheat lower. Corn To- er. Pork
steady; mess, 81 s719CQlo871k Lard dull at
687I &c. Freights firm.
$500 D, m.-flour, Southern closed steady.
Wheat-spOt declined 139 lc, closing weak
ungraded red, 7sci No. red, January delivery
9l1S@9,zc. Corn--pot declined %@S<c,
closing weak: ungraded 4il4(G4Sc; No. Z, De-
cember delivery 4S3s0iShc, anuary 4SCg463sc.
sac. Hops UNCHANGED. Coffee, fair Rio, on
SPOT. uull at SI4(QSSsc. Sugar closed dull and
nominal; re6ned-C 5Ag5l6c, extra SIC,
white extra 5zsc, yellow 0g5l+c, mould A
7e. confectIoner's Csc, of A &C. standard A
6sSc. cut loaf and crushed 7Ssc. Aolasses
UNCHANGED. Cotton seed oil--2Sc for crude,
34c for refined. Hides steady. W oil steady.
Pork firm; mess $40 Middles dull; long clear
5sSc. snort clear to arrive SIC. Lard 3@5
points lower; contract, on spot SOC, Janu-
ary delivery 30(@i 301zc. Frelghts to Liver
pool firm; cotton, per steam 5-S2d; wheat, per
steam 8AG3%d.
below the mystic figure Of 90c for May de-
livery, but there was no panlcky feeling &C
com panying the event. as very many had
predicted sh0ud prices go below that figure.
mt - omit 10 no
ing but after May had touched $3.50 better
deu and sprang up, and from then until the
close the feeling was somewhat steadier. For
eigu advices were Of an uniavoraole charac-
ter, aud private cables told of depressed
markets Receipts are light, but shipments
also are relatively very small. Another IN
crease OF 500 100 bushels in the Visible supply
ia looked tor. The market closed at 500
s95Sc There WIS very weak feeling III
COZ n. prices suffering sharp decline. Re
ceipis were large and the inspection very
good, 40 per cent. grading contract corn. Year
delivery declined re, ana closed at the IN
side fglre. while January closed re aud May
nc lower than yesterday. Oats ruled weak,
options declining HGasc. Provisions ruled
weak early, but closed at about yesterdays
flour unchanged. Wheat opened steady
but closed slc under Yesterday; regular. De-
oemberdelivery sS1s09S 5zc, January saga sac.
Corn weak ami lover; cash 3I94G8l1sc, De-
cember aud year delivery 37h(G3sszc. Oats
duli and lower; cash 273sc, December delivery
S55<c. January 2736c. ProvIsons-M ess pork
declined l0c early, rallied, and closed
steady: January delivery IN 90 TN, Feb
ruary 50 S7k. Lard 1900 points lower
early, advanced, and closed steady; cash lots
csc, January delivery 921zo5 97lsc. Boxed
meas steaay; dry suited shoulders 1885, soc,
short 1904 soc, short clear 25c. Whisky
ste sdy at 8 Is. Sugars unchanged.
ST. LoUIs, Dec. l9.--F our unchanged.
Wheat very active but d cldedy lower: No.
2 red, cash 939zc, January delivery 92IS9
92Jsc. Corn active and weak No. mixed,
cash 8ls<c January delivery 38H9S2Szc. Oats
dull and lower; No. mixed, cab &c. Whisky
steady at 81 10. Provisions very dull: Pork
steady at $40 for new. so 50 for old. Lard,
S soc. Bulk meats-lOOse lots long clear sje,
short rib s5c, clear &c. Boxed lots long
clear 75c. short ribs 05c, clear l0c. Bacon
long clear 5 soc, short rib 1905 zoe.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 10, noon.-tlour easy
and duli; Howard street and Western
superdne 50 62lG3 no, extra 81 1904 90, family
extra s. 1904 Is; Rio brands, 81 1904 ~.
Wheat-Southern lower and quiet; Western
lower: Southern, red 90002c, amDsr asa9 C;
No. J Maryland, 0ic asked; No. Western
winterre on spot and January delivery $40
SIC. COrn-Scuthern rady and fairly
active; Western lower; Southern, white 400
f5c, yellow 49G4tc'
Wheat dull and nominal. Corn easier; No.
mixed, 8dc. Oats drm: No. 2 mixed, 32c.
ProvisiOus-Pork quiet at $40 rs. Lard easy
AZ 5g7Isc. Bnlk meats unchanged. Bacon
nnchanFed: shoulders 25c, short rib 90c,
short clear 6 DOC. Whisky steady at 81 10.
suga, unchanged. Hogs Grm; common and
light 81 O0098 rs, packing and butchers - 100
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ls.-Conce steady: Rio
o.v.,oos rompnon 10 Drime T6nq3<e- guOar