Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-01

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LIVRBFOOL. Dec. 81. nOOn.-COttOn firm.
with sellers asking an advance: middliuE IN
lands 6d. Uld1lIuC Orleans. esd. sales
10000 bales. for speculation ami exI,ort 1000
bsles; receipts IL, 200 bales-au American.
Futures. Uplands. low mlddhng clause
December delivery. 8 6s{-6AtI6d. December and
January, 63-6ig6d; January and February.
63-6AG0d; February and March, 3-6iG
6 4-6ld; March and April 6 7-6ifG6 S-64G6 g-64
O6 Sold; April and May, 6 I-64G6 l2-64d:
May and june, l5-64G6 l6-64d; June and
gust, 22-bid; August and September. 2j-6f
as 25-6fd. Market steady at an advance.
The tenders OF deliveries At to-day's clear
ings amounted 20 400 bales new docket.
p. m.-Sales to-day included $500 bales
OF American
futures: Uulands. low mtddlIng clause.
December delivery, 81. sellers; December ami
January, 81. sellers; January and February,
Cd. sellers; February and March, 4-64d. buy
ers. March and April, S-j4d, buyers; April
and May, l2-6Ad, sellers; May and June.
16-6fd. sellers, June and July, 6 l9-64d. buy
ers; July and August, 23-6id, buyers.
Market steady.
uplands 6d, low middling uplands 55sd. good
ordinary upands . "a. ordinary uplands 81 al;
good middlng Texas Gl4d, middlng Texas
6t -. low mIddlIug Texas Cd. good ordinary
Texas sgd. ordinary Texas 58Ei: good midi
ding Orleans ID. mlddllng Orleans 61sd. low
middling Orleans Cd. goOd ordinary Orleans
sgd, ordinary Orleans 55sd-
4:oO y. m.-Futures: Uplands, low middling
clause, January and February, Gas 63-64d;
February and March, 4-64lG6 Sold; March
and April, g-6AG6 T-64d: April and MAY.
l2-6466 II-64d; May and june, I6-64;g
I4-64d.
500 p. MIXTURES: UpIands. low mlddlius
clause. January delivery, 3 6l-64d, buyers:
January and February, 6l-64d, buyers;
February and March. l-64d, buyers; March
and April 5-64d. buyers: April and May,
9-64d, buyers; May and June, l3-64d,
value; June and July, 6 l6-64d. buyers: July
and August, 20-6id, value. Market closed
weak.
and easy; middiInE uplsnds II Lice; mid
ding Orleans II 5-l6c; sales 2S3 bales.
Futures: Market opened steady, with sales
as follows: January delivery, II pc; Febru-
arv. III lSc; March, IL &c; April, IL 4OC; May,
II zoe; June. II Ole.
$500 D. m.-COttOn closed quiet and easy;
middling upisnds II l-l6c; miIdilng Or!eans;
IL 5-16c; sales 2,04l bales; net receipts 1872
bales, gross 5,2i2.
FuTures-Market closed dull but steady,
with sales OF 1900 bales, As follows: January
delivery. II O9.Gll 10c; February, II O6,GlI O7c:
March. ii l71l lSc; April, IL soc: May, IL IS
an sec: june. &C; July, II 664Dll &C; August,
nj T50Il 75c; September. II 3SlGll 42c.
The POst cotton report says: Future de-
liveries, after opening at the first call T-lc0,G
5-IO0c higher. were freely offered Immediately
after the call at constantly declining prices
until they ranged 5-l00.G6-lO0c below yester-
days closing quotations. The third cali
SStafa slght Improvement, and February
-.eee-sAutes Nay IL 42c, and June II soc.
day"
GALVESTON. llr. 8i-COtron duV lint
steady middllng 9-l6c: net receipts Sc
bales. grosa 81. sI.rs bales: stock n o2f
bales; exports, cOas. - l94 bales.
NORFOLK. Dec. Si.-COttOn steady. mid
ding 10 ll-l6e: net receipts 2.171 bales gross
All; sales PA bales: stock 57,lg3 bales: eTe
ports, eOastwise $40 bales.
WILMINGTON. Dec. 3I.-COtton firm; mid
ding 1915; net receipts POI bales, gross POI;
stock 1900 bales.
NEW ORLEAHs. Dec. Sl.-COttoH in fair
demand; middling l0JSc; net REGENTS Is ~
bales gross i, 5os; sales 5000 bales; stock 49,
$50 bales: exports, to France S.4QS bales. to the
continent 500, oOastwise ISL
MOBILE, Dec. Sl.-CottOn dull.t middIinr
lOI<c: net receipts 24 bales, gross .234: sales
500 bales; stock 5S,975 bales; exports, coast
wise p 56 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 3l.-COttOn steady: mid
ding I03kc; receipts SSI bales: shipments
LBS bales; sales 300 bales; stock I33 I62 bales
AUGUSTA, Dec. 3l.-COttOn firm: nniddline
1O3kc: receipts III baless sales 527 bales
CHARLESTON. Dec. 3l.-COIton firm: mid
ding I05sc; net receipts l.522 bales gross 522:
sales 600 bales; stock 50, l22 bales; exports. 10
Great Britain {, rs bales, cOastwise 2054
--HEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-ConsoIidared neI re-
n al cotton ports to-day $3.50 bales:
to Great Britain S.7S4 bales. to
f54,0sI bales to the continent 5,l68.