Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-14
COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, May 10, noon.-Cotton dull and
dragging; middling upands sgd; middlinG
Orleans5 l5-l6d; sales 1000 bales, for specu-
lation and export 1000 bales; receipts 5000
bales-American ZOO bales.
Futures: Uplands, low middling clause,
May and June delivery. 56-6lG15 55 64d; June
and July, > 59-G4G5 5s-64d: July and August,
7(05 6364d: August an September, 4-64G
3-64d; september and October. 6,d5 6}-6ld !:
October and November, 5 54-64d; November
and December, 5l-64d. Market quiet but
steady.
The tenders Of deliveries at to-dav's clear
iugs amounted to 900 bales new docket and
ZOO bales Old docket.
2;O0p. m.-The sales to-day included $500
bales of American.
Futures: Uplands. low middling clause.
May delivery. 56-64d, buyers; May and June.
56-64d, buyers; June and July, 59-64d,
sellers; July and August, Cd, sellers; August
and September, 4-64d, sellers: September
and October, Cd, sellers; October and No
vember. 5j-64d, sellers; November and De-
cember, LEAD, sellers; December and Janu-
airy, 52-64d, sellers. Market steady.
400 p. MIXTURES: Uplands, low middung
clause, May delivery. 55-64d, buyers; May
and June. 55-64d, buyers; June and July,
5 5S64d, value; July and August, 63-64d,
sellers: August and September, 6 3-64d,
buyers; October aud November. 54-64d,
sellers; NOvemb Der and December. 5l-64d
sellers: December and January, 5l-64d, sell
ers. Market closed quiet but steady.
NEW YORK, May ID, noOn.-COtton dull;
midding uplands 10 l3-l6c; mIddlIng Orleans
IL -l6C; sales zig bales
Futures: Market quiet but steady, with
sales as follows: May delivery. 10 76c; June,
10 SIC; July. 10 SSc; August, 10 97c; Septem-
Der, 10 74c; October, 10 Ale.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed steady; middling
uplands 10 l3-l6c; mlddling Orleans II Lice;
sales 270 bales; net receipts 3S7 bales, gross
l,486
Futures: Market closed quiet but steady,
with sales of 45, 300 bales, as follows: May de-
1fvrnr VraIv-
10 s9l8l0 soc; August, 10 5000 94c; Septem ber
10 7l6Dl0 73c; October, 10 3SGl0 SOC: November
10 rs Gl0 pc; December, 10 25t9lO &c; January
10 5000 Sec
The Post says: culture deliveries are quiet
and lower TODAY. Sales before and at the
third call showed decline of 3-lOOG4- l00c:
400 bales for June at the third call brought
10 &c. $50 bales for August 10 93c, 100 bales for
November 10 CSC, and 800 bales for January
10 35c. Immediately after the call there was
a further decline of l-l00c. Futures closed
steady, the near months l-l00c and the later
4-100c lower than Yesterday"
GALVESTON, May l3.-COtton quiet; mddling
101<c; net receipts IS bales, gross SO; sales Sc
bales: stock 1853 bales.
NORFOLK, MAY l3.-Cotton steady; middling
10 Ice; net receipts 80 bales, gross go; sales
4S6 bales; stock 4,52i bales.
WILMINGTON, May l8.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding l0Ac; net receipts bales, gross 8; stock
75q bales.
NEW ORLEANS, May 1a.-Cotton steady;
middling 1880; net receipts az bales, gross
ISL; sales 1900 bales; stock l02,953 bales; ex-
ports coastwise 8, 1875 bales.
MOBILE, May l8.-Cotton quiet; mddling
10 Side; net receipts % bales, gross 81; sales
500 bales; stock H,95S bales; exports, coast
wise SO bales.
MEMPHIS, May 13.-Cotton quiet: middling
lO3Sc: receipts 60 bales; shipments 604 bales:
sales 100 bales; stock 1856 bales.
AUGUSTA. May 18.-CottOn quiet; mddllng
l056C: receipts 30 bales: sales 159 bales.
CHARLESTON. May l3.-CottOn quiet: mid
ding l05Ec; net receipts 824 bales gross 324;
sales none; stock $3.50 bales; exports. coast
wise is bales.
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 1919 bales I;
exports, to Great Britain 1851 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, May 10, noon.-Wheat nat. with
no demand; holders Offering freely. Corn
dull. with poor demand; new mixed Western
IS. Beef, extra India mess llss. Pork, prime
mess Cos. Lard, prime Western 35s Sd.
NEW YORK, May ID. noon.-Flour dan and
heavy. Wheat unsettled. Corn better. Pork
dun and weak: mess, $l2 259l2 60. Lard
weaker. Z 05c. Freights firm.
$500 p. m.-Flour, southern closed steady:
light demand. Wheat-spot lots dun but with
20 quOtable change; ungraded red S7c,GSl 0lI3;
No. 2 red, May delivery 81 02l4lDl O3k Corn
spot lots a trihe lower and quiet; ungraded
55Od563%c; southern yellow, SIC; ungraded
white 5Sc; No. ?. MAY delivery 5iN0g553zc.
Oats-sUot lots quiet: No. ., 39l 5@3giic Hops
unchanged. Coffee, fair RIO, on pot steady
zoos 75c. Sugar firm and unchanged fair
20 good refining 4 u 1904 lj-l6c; refined drm.
with fair demand-eNtra & 6Is05Mc, white
extra L h9zM6l5c, OF A 53zh534C. standard A
&c cut loaf and crushed 7c. powdered 6l5c.
granulated 6sSc. cubes 63sc. Molasses steady
% deg. test. lSl4c Cotton seed Oil-3Y085c
for crude 40c n refined. Hides steady. Wool
duiet aud barely -teady. Pork dun and de
cllning: mess. on spot Sl2 70. Mddles dun.
Lard 2io3 points lower, closing heavy: West
ru steam on SPOT Ujc, May delivery Z 00c.
F-cights 10 Liverpool dun; cotton, per steam
80: wheat, uer steam 2d.
CHICAGO. May l8-lhc wheat market was
yer. dot in the early trading. prices dropping
IN 6o5s' from the closing figures OF lat
might: there had been heavy short selling
,lurlug The two preceding days, and the bears
sprWpd % DE iu complete possession OF the
held. due in the an tin to be advent OF warmer
weather: then came in some gloomy crop re-
ports. the reported presence of arafshopper-
iu Texas. q j 20 good home and export inquiry
instant ravulsi0n 10 She tempered the market,
or ccs advancing sharply l9fo from thc bot
tom. will the bears showing frantic desire
t1 cnvcr their short sales; trading 40 thH close
ln tne afternoon WA active, ANA tNc zee iuE
was quite firm AZ The finish no nearly ihe tesi
prices of The day: receipts continue fair anu
,h pwrnts free. There was only q moderate
spr ulunve business IN corn, bat ihe market
mica Hir1lF. responding 20 the advance 10
wheat, ami closed 20 higher than Yesterday;
ihe receipts are only moderate. There was a
good lipu'ng demand Tor oatH, and Che mar
set fulci a.eAay ana eomewhAt hrm. in ptY-
vis'0ua r1de wss very light, with the feeling
q shade easier.
Flour unchanged. Wheat opened i<o lower.
advanced IH1 lHc. IN closed ir higher than
yesterday, regulsr. May aivtry ssMs@zc,
iupc " sNyle, July pl5s asAci NJ. reg,