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

| LIVERPOOL, May 4, noon.-Cotton firm and
| advancing: middling upland- sgd; middlng
Orleans 1850: sales Il. 100 bales, for specula-
ton and port 900 bales; receipts 900 bales
American 500 bales.
Futures: Uplands, Tow midding clause.
May and June deli very. 5l-646g5 "a 64d; June
and July, 5j-64fG5 5j-64d; July and August,
! 5 go 64(05 h3-64d; August AMI September,
6 l-64@1j 3-64d; september aud October, 6d :
October and November. 50-64d November
and December, 5 5l-64d. Market steady.
The tenders of deliveries at tO-day's clear
lngs amounted TO 1900 bales new docket and
1000 bales old docket.
2:O0p. m.-The sales to-day included 10, 100
bales of American.
Middling uplands 57sd, middling Orleans
5 l5-l6d.
Futures: Uplands, low middlng clause,
May delivery. > 81 64d, buyers; May and June.
4-6td, buyers; June and July, 59-64d. sell
ers; July and August, 63-64d, sellers; August
and September 6 2 Cad, buy ers; september and
October, 3-6id, buyers; October and No
vember, 54-64d. sellers; November and De-
cember, -64d, sellers. Market steady.
400 p. MIXTURES: Uplands, low middlIng
clause, May delivery. 54-64d, sellers; May
and June. 54-64d, sellers; June and July,
5 So 64d, sellers; July and August, 62-64d,
buyers; August and September. Esd, buy
ers; September and October, 63-64d, value /;
October and November. 53-64d, BUYERS: No.
vemDer and December. 50-64d, buyers; De-
cember and January, 5O-64d buyers. Mar
ket closed quiet.
NEW YORK, May 4, noon.-CottOn quiet;
midding uplands 1880; middhng Orleans lie;
sales none.
Futures: Market steady, with sales as fol-
lows: May delivery. 10 7Sc; June 10 SSc; July,
10 Ole; August 10 Csc; September, 10 73c; Oc-
10 33c.
500 p. m.--Cotton dull; middling uplands
l04c; mlddling Orleans lie; sales 81 bales /;
net receipts none, gross 3,S05 bales.
Futures: Market closed steady with sales
of ST 200 bales, as follows: May delivery. 10 76
@l0 nc; June, 10 S7glG 6Sc; July, 10 92CGl0 CSC;
NJ GoF naap H.
October, 10 l4sGlO 35c; November and Decem-
Der, 10 2O(@lO 2lc; January, 10 2.(gl0 29e.
The Post says: FIXTURES deliveries opened
at the first call ll-l00(0A- l00c higher, closed
with a loss of several points, fiuctuated, and
sold in the third CALI 200 bales of August at
10 99c and 100 bales OF November at 10 l9c,
while May was offered at 10 7Sc, June at
10 soc, July at 10 94c, September at 10 tic. DC
tober at 10 35c, December at 10 l9c, and Janu-
ary at 10 2Sc."
GALVESTON, May 4.-Cotton steady: mid
ding 10 slice; net receipts Is bales, gross Is;
sales 696 bales; stock l0.235 bales.
NORFOLK, May 4.-COtton firm; middling
l0%c; net receipts 96 bales, gross o.; sales
81 bales; stock 4,7l2 bales; exports, coastwise
$40 bales.
WILMINGTON, May 4.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding 'N4c; no receipts; stock 1889 bales
NEW ORLEANS, May 4.-Cotton firm: mid
ding 10ssc; net receipts 497 bales, gross 7s5;
sales 200 bales; stock 10. ia bales; exports,
to France 1880 bales, to the continent 1896,
cOastwise 2.32S.
MOBILE. May 4.-Coston firm; middlng
l0Mc; net receipts 50 bales, gross 50; sales 400
bales; stock 1881 bales; exports, coastwlse
100 bales.
MEMPHIS, May 4.-Cotton firm; middlng
10 8-lBc; receipts 1875 bales; shipments 94S
bales sales 600 bales; stock 2S,704 bales.
AUGUSTA. May 4.-CottOn quiet; middlng
l03sc; receipts 36 bales: sales III bales.
CHARLESTON. MayA.-COttOn nominal: mid
ding l0Ac: net receipts 80 bales, gross 80;
sales % bales; stock 800 bales; exports, coast
wise 1893 bales.
NEW YORK, May l.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to- day, 1913 bales;
exports, to Great britain 4,2j3 bales TO France
1880, to the continent 3,0i3.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIvERPooL. May 4, noon Nv heat quiet but
steady; demand poor with holders Offering
freely. Corn steady. with fair demand.
LONDON, May 4.-The Mark Lane Egpress,
in its review Of the British grain trade during
the past week, says: "rhe weather has been
reasonable The sales OF English wheat
during the week were 81. 1886 quarters at 37s Id
against 5S,l2 quarters at 315 al during the
corresponding week last year. Business in
foreign wheat has been small and unsatisfac-
tory. with values depending from day to day
on the prOsr ect OF peace or war. In the on
coast market nothing Is doing. Eight cargoes
have arrived. One cargo was Withdrawn and
,eyen remained, including four Of California.
Fourteen cargoes are due. Trade on the
massage is fairly active. values are huc-
tuatiGg Al tO-day's market but little busi-
ness WAS Nffhti uWltN 10 thh hNANiAhNN i'liAN ~
ton of politics. Wheat WAS nOminally .
lower Flour was dull apd II cheaper. Corn
was scarce. B1reys were rather lower.
Beans and peas we're Unchanged
NEW YORK. MAY 4, noon.-flour dun
and heavy. Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork
steady; mess, so 10. Lard weaker at l6c.
Freghts firm.
$500 D. n.-Flour. Southern closed barely
steady: common to fair extra. 81 25lai 20.
Wheat unsettled: spot lots declined 2Gtc;
ungraded red. s4cdsl Oh. No. red, May de-
livery 09cGi 007s. June 99kcaSl o. Corn
spot declined ls0iLc, closing heavy: un-
graded, 5H(g5sc No. 2. May delivery $500
5f5sc June 55l4d5il<o. oats laMlNc lower;
No. 2, llzdfpgc. Hope closed quiet and m.
changed. Coffee, fair Rio, on spot dun ana
weak at SIC: No. Rio, on spot soc. May
delivery 6 2jd8 35c. sugar firm but quiet:
fair 20 good refining 4 % 1914 lj-lGc; refined
QUIET a, rdiNc. extra & lIaGMHlc, while
extra G 5s-l6a5l{c, yellow iGet5sc. on A
5iqa5iSc. mould 4 &C., standard A b'sc con-
feetionors' a SIC. cut loaf aud crushed o. 90
Gzc. crushed &c, powdered 63-lCGGlac,
formulated G i-i6c. cubes 80-l6c. Aiolae-es
stronger; 30 test lszc. Cotton seed oil-32ln
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