Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-07
TEX dividend.
COTTON.


NEW YORK, April g. uoon.-Cotton opened
| quiet; mlddlng uplands II 3-l6c; mlddllng
Orleans IL Ice; sales 1863 bales
Futures: NJ trket easy, with sales IS fol"
lows April delivery, II lie; May, II pc;
June, II 33c; July, IL 4Sc; August, II Sic; Sep
TENDER, IL &c.
$500 p. m.-Cotton quiet; middling uplands
| IL 3-l6c; mlddling Orleans II 7-l6c; sales 500
bales; net receipts $50 bales, Cross3,7 02.
Futures: Market closed steady, with sales
of $500 bales, as follows: April deliver V,
II l2@ll l3c; May, u 209il 2lc; June, II Bio
II SIC; July, II 390ll acc; August, II 47Cn
II 4Sc; September, II l7jdlI 1Sc; October, 10 60
| (gl0 Tic; November and December, 10 81 g
| 10 53c; January. 10 59lGl0 Sic.
| The Post says: "Ghe actual relations be-
/ tween England and Russia and the un-
! certainty as to future events in France,
well as the fact that stocks here and in Eng
! land are at present quite sufficient for the de-
! mand, led to-day to asdechne of future de-
! llyeres, as regards the leading months, of
/ S-lG0 I9-lO0c. After a recovery of 2-l00c only
100 bales for April were sold, at the third call,
! at ii lOc. Bids were refused rs follows: IL l9c
for May, II 29c for June, II SIC for July, IL ACC
for August IL l6c for September. 10 69c for
October, 10 sic for November and December.
and 10 5Sc for January. Futures closed quiet
and 4 lO0G5- lOOc lower than last Thursday"
GALVESTON, April 6 Cotton fra; mdd ing
1880; net receipts 1855 bales, gross 2o7; sales
1873 bales; stock 1866 bales.
NORFOLK, April 6.-CottOn nominal; MIDI
ding 01sc; net receipts AS bales, gross AS;
Z
coastwise 324 bales.
WILMINGTON. April Cotton arm; mid
ding 10 9-l6c; net receipts l6 bales, gross l6;
stock l,346 bales; exports, cOastWise % bales
NEW ORLEANS. AprilG.-COttOu steady mid
ding 1890; net receipts 2002 bales gross 2,03S;
sales 5000 bales; stock IS7,430 bales; exports,
10 Great Britain sos bales, to the continent
1927.
MOBILE April 6.-COtton, nominal; mid
dling l0l5c; net receipts 1873 baes, gross 1873;
sales none; stock 1926 bales; exports coast
ME1 rms. April Cotton firm; mid3Iing
l0lSc; receipts 3j3 bales; shipments 1913 bales:
sales o bsles; stock 45,0i0 bales.
AUGUSTA, April 6.-COtton very dull; mid
ding O55c; receipts Y bales; sales 32S bales.
CHARLESTON. April Cotton dun and
nominal: middling 1890: net receipts 2j bales,
gross -; sales none; stock 1,149 bales; exports,
NEW YORK. April 6.-Consoidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 1861 bales;
exports, TO Great Britain 1902 bales, to the
continent 1886.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES,, ETC.
NEW YORK, Apr g. nOon.-Flour quiet and
easy. Wheat higher. Corn better but quiet.
Pork dull: mess, s IL 00(Gl3 25 Lard 6rmer,
Z l0c. Freights steady.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern closed steady;
common to far extra 50 1904 20, good to
choice extra 81 25CG5 40. Wheat-spot lots ad-
vanced 80 &c, closing easy; ungraded red 81
(G95c: No > red, April delivery s91sg9l5Ec,
May 01ss923zc. Corn-spot lots L4l04sc bet
ter; ungraded, 491aG50Mc; No. ?, April deliv-
cry 493zC&50c, May 50$s.G507sc. Oats 1z(a1ac
higher, closing with the advance partly lost;
No. ?, 37%G37lac. Hops dull AMI nOminally
unchanged. Coffee, fair RIO, on spot dull at
| SIC; no. Z Rio, on spot 2ic. Sugar dun and
nominal; fair to good refining, 5000; re-
fined quiet; Z AZ q4tsc, extra Z 5G5Ysc, White
extra 3 l6(g54c, yellow, 4%G42sc. of a
5-l6c. mould A 1-l6c, standard 5lzc, con-
fectioners' A 81 90 l3-lOc, cut loaf and crush
ed 7-l6G6l5c, powdered &c, graduated
l6-l6c, cubes 8 7-l6c. MOlasses unchanged;
] = ~ IL. f..HF sNrN
20 ag35c for crude, 39l2giOc rredned. Hides
quiet and unchanged. Wool dull and weak;
domestic fleece 26Q3ic, Texas l39l9c. Pork
dull and barely steady; mess, on spot $l3 90.
Middles dull; long clear 655c Lard 4,g6 points
higher. closing weaker; contract grade, on
| spot Z l2l2g7 l5c, April delivery Oo,91 Csc.
Freghis TO Liverpool steady: cotton, per
steam I'd; wheat, per steam 3Id.
CHICAGO, Atril 6.-The day on Change was
| characterized by unusual activity; in the alb
sence of news from the English grain and
| money markets, due TO Easter holiday IN Eng
| land, the markets were subjected entirely TO
home influences in consequence, and the sharp
advance scored in wheat accompanied by
very active trading, was one OF the surprises
| 10 Which the trade Is liable To be subjected.
| The wheat market was at one time &c above
the lowest figures of the day ana l2sC above
| the closing figures of Saturday, but fell on
somewhat and closed for the day at medium
| figures and lc above saturday; the market
was led to advance on bad reports from the
| SOuthWes crn winter wheat districts and an
| active purchasing demand for wheat ia stores
numerous bad reports continue To De received
! here of crop damage, ana there were NOR
outside buying orders. Corn followed Closely
| in tho wake oil wheat, and under the inhu-
! ence of % good shipping demand and tho
| strength dcVelOUed ia wheat. advanced -afN
! 5sc, ana closed no about the outside figures.
| oats ranged "a Sc higher and closed 90 me-
dunn figures. Provisions were stronger
| throughout IN. entire session uoth pork anu
| lard closing higher than on saturday, the
| hoard Will hold no session 90. morrow, uN-