Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22

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The weekly statement OF the associated
banks, issued from the clearing house to-day
shows the following changes: Loans de-
creased, Sl,22l 600; specie decreased. 81 $780,
500; legal tenders decreased, 81 asa. 900: demos
It's decreased, 81, $50 900; circulation decreased
$4,000; reserve decreased, 81, s9s.225. The
banks now hold Si9.7l2,8J0 reserve in excess
OF the . per cent. rule.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. p. noon.-C Cotton firm;
prices stluenlng little; middlmE uplands,
04; middilng Orleans l-lGd; sales ,00G bales,
Tor speculation and export 900 bales: receipts
l',0D bales-Am erican 5000.
utures: Jpiands, low middiing clause.
February and March delivery, 2-Gid; March
and April. 4-64G5 3-6fd: April and Nav.
66-5id: May and June, C ll-0lG6 l2-G4d: June
and July, lI-6iG6 I5-Gid; July and August,
Market quiet at an advance.
/ p. m.-salea to-day mcigded 1920 bales
OF American.
Futures: Uplsuos low niddlinr clsuse,
February delivery. 2-G4i sellers: February
and March, 2-64e. sellers; March and April,
SOLD, buyers; April and May, g T-GAd, buy
crs; May and June. 6 ll-Gd, buyers; June
and july, I5-g3d. sellers: July and August,
8 is-6l9' zellcTs; August and september,
zl-Gid. sellers Market closed steady.
Ns6 t0aA, Feb. Il, uoop.-,U.Jl quiet but
firm, rl.S irg ayiGnjs Il J-lG E: = lunnE "
lesrs u 3-l6c; sales - bales.
ttllurez- r1a-Ec- opened quiet but firm,
with ssl-s as sJ:iews. February acilve~s.
IL 2ic. March, II 35c; April, il 4ic; May.
II Sic. June, II Gle: July. II gee.
5;,3 D. H.-JottoL quiet but firm; "a .ddiing
upts-n.i7 u lite; fi- -4-ffE JfisUa=, II 9-l6c,
saie- is ba as; Get CENTS - baios grcsa 500.
fu n;cz-il 1rt-l ciosCU firm, wan H+l,a of
So, 400 bales. IS es'ov-z. February delivery.
u 56.r a~-; Esrc1, 30 Gil soc; a pril. II $50
IL i6c- Nay, ID - ell soc; June. II Igll 61c;
july, IL "a oil 55c: August, ID a. ali SIC: sep
tember. II Sd Qll l0c: October. 10 IS 9l0 S9c;
I sovenDe-, 10 7iJ 10 56c; December. 10 74e9
10 75C.
I1e }csfs cotton report ssys: Future de-
hverics were to-day in fair request, and
closed firm at the highest prices of the day.
Tie total sales were $4,000 bales. February
j. quoted q 7-looc, and the balance Of the LAST
5-luuc higher than yesterday
GALVESTON. Feb. zl.-CuCJOn steady; me-
ding l055c; net receipts 495 bales, gross 495:
sales 523 bales; stock SO,i35 bales.
NORFOLK. Feb. zI.-CorGn firm; midl'iEg
I1 Ij-Itc: net receipts g2S baica, gross DPS,
/ sSles 1865 bales; stock 3l,Gl3 bales; exports,
c18stwise Ia bales.
WILmEGros, Feb. Election firm; mid
Sling l054c. ne, receipts go bales, gross 26O;
SEE GRLPASs Feb. 2I.-C0tr5r quiet but
firm; mijdHug l05sc; Uer receipts t43 bales.
A
/ bales; exports. coastwIse 2,l1j bales.
NOBILE. Feb. 2I.-CO,cCn firm; middlinG
l0i 4c, net receipts Il bales gross II; ealts 600
bales; stock 5l.s33 bales: exports, coastwise
MENrags, Feb 2I.-Cotto1 firm; middling
4 1889. REGENTS S"l bales: shipments So bales;
I sales >, 100 bales; stock q, $50 bales.
/ AUGUSTA, Feb. 2I.-COtIou steady: middling
/ 10 9-l6c; receipts - bales: sales 90 bales.
J CHAELESTCE. Feb. . Cotton quiet; mid
I ding 10 l3-l6c; net receipts St3 bales, gross
U 3D. -H ina afo > fnNa
. ports, to Great Britain 3,i0i bales, cOastwise
[ 1883
NEw YORK, Feb. 2I.-The total
visible supply Of cotton for the
world is 1906 SO bales of which :. z3J 1913 bales
are American, against 3.3j2,6i3 ami 2,70S,743
respectively last year. The receipts Of cotton
at all interior for the week were n 1863
I bales; receipts from plantations -, 5l0 bales.
Crop IN sight, 5.l43,2l5 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. p. noon.-Wheat fiat.
with poor demand; holders Offering freely
Corn nat, with poor demand; new mixed
Western IS 6]zd. Long clear middles 33s 81,
NEW YORK. Feb. Il. noon.-FIour quiet but
steady. - heat dull and lower. COrn-Feb-
ruary lower, others better. Pork firm: mess
sli %. Lard steady at 35c. Fret gifts steady.
$500 p. m.-tlOur, Southern steady. Wheat
spot lots q shade lower; ungraded red, S2lG
9jl2c; No. red, February delivery 905sg
sJ34c. Corn-spot lots 12,g34c lower; ungraded
52GJSc; No. , February delivery 5234G531sc.
oats opened 1G,2zc higher; No. >, 39c Hops
steady. COnee, fair Rio, on spot, quiet
at 81 1890. Sugar closed DUH and NOMINAL:
refined steady-C 41slG5c, yellow 45zG43zc, OF
\ $50, mould \ g. g. standard A 55<c, con-
fectiOncrs' A ll-i6g6a, cut loaf and crushed
MOlasses firm. Cotton seed oil 37d3Sc for
crude, 4ltG4I1%C for refined. Hides quiet
Wool firm. Pork unchanged; mess, on spot,
Sl4 .. MIddles dull Lard dull and weak:
prime steam, on spot 25lg7 soc. Freights to
Liverpool dull; cotton, per steam sd; wheat,
per steam IHGuEd.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2I.-Thc leading articles in
to-day s markets were as slow and feature
less as 10 Is possible for them 20 be on a regu-
lar business day, there being no one article in
the list on which the cloud OF stagnatiOn seems
to rest less densely than on the others; all arc
very lightly traded in by the local crowd and
are generally let alone by outside spectators;
tine fluctuations were confined to &c in grains
and - Gs5c IN provisions, with the tone at the
closing of the markets very heavy.
Flour nominal. Wheat steady; February
delivery 751sG7Sl &C.. Corn quiet but steady;
February delivery 5s2sG313zc. Oats steady;
February delivery 71s@37szc. Pork very
quiet; cash lots and February delivery So 500
II %. Lard practically unchanged. Bulk
meats very little demand; short rib 6 310
g 4Oc- Whisky steady 81 Is. sugar unchanged.
BALTisOEE, Feb 2l.-Flour steady but quiet;
Howard street and Western superdne, 81 100
8 90; extra, 50 1903 65; family, 50 S734 s.; city
mills supertnc. = 5jG3 90, extra. IS 1898 65;
Rio brands, "a -. Wneat-SOuthern lower;
Western lower and dull; Southern. red Ella
q3c amber Sj.G91c; No. Maryland, gl5S.d92c:
No. Western winter reG, on spot SIC asked,
February delivery S9GS11zc. COrn-SOuthern
higher for white; yellow steady; western
lower and dull; Southern. white 53g5Se, vel
low 5lG52c.
CrHCIHRArI, Feb. 2I.-FlOw unchanged.
Wheat weaker; No. red S5lGS6c. Corn weak
aud lower; No. , mixed. 4fgiiZc. Oats
easier: No. , mixed, 33jZc. PrOvlsiOns-POrk
dun at SIS 25l9iS 80. Bulk meats unchanged
Bacon easier. Lard firm. WHISKY nominal;
Sugar unchanged. Hogs quiet; common and
light. s. s5g5 90; packing and butchers 81 20
louisville. Feb. 2..-GraIn closed steady:
Wheat, No. red Soc. COrn-NO. mixed 47c.
Oats-NO. mixed S4c. Provisions buOyant:
Pork, mess Sl3 80. Bulk meat5-shOulders &c,
clear rib sides 55c. Bacon-shOulders 51<c,
clear rib 75sc, clear sides &c. Sugar cured
hams lie. Lard, prime leaf SIC.
Nav ORLEANS, Feb. 2I.-Coffee steady; Rio
CargOes, common 10 prime, 13z(GlOl4c. Sugar
steady; common TO good common 414ld4Ac;
yellow clarified 53s,951se- Molasses strong;
good common TO good fair 25'Ga2c Cotton
seed oil IN fair demand but easier; prime
81. LOUIS. Feb. 2l-FIour unchanged.
wheat very dulI; No. , red, S65sGS67sc for
cash Corn yery slow; 4S ior cash pas
81 Il. Provisions very dull.
. NAVAL STORES.
LONDON, Feb. q, 500 D. m.-Spirits tur-
pentine easy; spot 2ls Sd; February TO April
delivery. 2Is Sd; May to August, 22s cd; Sep
TENDER to December rs Cd.
EEw YORK Feb. q. nOOn.-Spirits turpen-
tine firm at 3llgc. Rosin firm at 81 22l2 Gl %.
500 p. m.-ROsin steady Spirits turpen-
tine frmer. 3l3zS3zc.
WILHIK G ron, Fen. 2I.-Spirits turpentine
firm AT CSC. ROsin firm: strained, 9jc
good strained, 81 60. Tar lrm at 81 10. Crude
Turpentine steady; hard 81 Is, yellow dip and
virgin = 80
RICE.
NFw YORK. Feb. 2l.-Market steady.
CHARLESTON. Feb. 2l.-Markct steady and
unchanged: sales 40 barrels.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2l.-Market steady;
Louisiana, ordinary 10 prime, $4,000.
ALAnY in Plymouth county, Mass, has in
her possession pewter plate that was part