Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-27
COTTON.


June. oe-64d; June and July, 1 62-64d, July
ana August, -6ad; August and September,
O5-o4d. Market quiet but steady
safes for che week, SO, 900 bales-AmericAn
5l,OOo baless spectators took 5000 Dalos; eX-
porters took 500 bales; actual exports, t,lOO
oaies; ships side direct TO spinners lliW
bales; imports, l06,0O0 baes-Americau 5000
total stock 10000 hales-American $4,000
bales; total afloat, 23s,0oO bales-Americsn
li4.000 bales.
2:OO p. m.-The sAles to-day included G,2OO
bales American.
Futures: Uplands. low ruiddine clause
March delivery, .. -64d, buyers; March and
April, 5S-B4d. buyers; April aRd May.
6ld,buyere; May and June. go 04d, sell
ers: June and July, lid buyers; July and
August, l-64d, buyers; August aud Septem-
Der, 4-bsd, sellers: September and October,
2-64d, value; September, 5-64d, value.
Market quiet.
500 p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low mIddhnE
clause. Mareh delivery. 4 IS sd, sellers; March
and April 4 5S-64d, sellers; April aad May,
5s-6sd. sellers; May ana June, 81 -6ld, sell =
ers: June 6nd July, $3.50, sellers; July
and August. 2-6ld. sellers; August aud Sep
TENDER, 6-6ld, sellers: September and OctO-
Der, cad, sellers; September, 5-6id,sellers.
Market closed weak.
NEW YORK. March %. noon.--Cotton quiet
but steady; middhng upiands, 81 Sc; .mldding
Orleans, 5-l6c; sales lSl bales.
Futures: Market quiet but hrm, with sales
as follows: March delivery, 3 0oc; April, 9 O5o ;
May, lSc; June, 29c; July. 8 SIC; August,
04ic.
$500 p. m.-Cotton closed quiet: middling
upl2nds, &c; middllng Orleans, s. loo; sales
3li bales; net receipts - bales, gross 2,5A.
Weekly-NeJ receipts baiea. gross %, 27S;
exports, TO Great Britain 5.7s2 bales to
France 930, 10 the continent 2,04y; sales 1881
bales; stock 2g6 5Ss balee.
Futures: Market closed steady, with
sales of 100 bAles, as follows: March deliv-
cry, 0Sg9 &c: April. . 5000 Csc; May, 8 l7GD
loe; June, 1900 2Sc; July, 935@0 3de; Au-
gust, 3 1909 i4c; september. 500 500; Oc-
tober, 3 l4yg9 loo; November, O90lO 00c; De-
cember, 1903 l3c; January, 1903 zoe.
C. l.. Green n Co.'s report says: Local
trading represented the principal business
done, with the cost averaging some what
higher through the influence of some lair
bidding at the opening. Unpromising re-
ports from Liverpool however, checked the
demand. threw ont fuller offerings. and the
market was set back again, winding up only
fractionauy above last evening. Port and
Interior town movements rather favored the
bulls, but their influence was ueutraliZed by
reports of Increasing amounts Of cotton be-
hlnd, the railroad strikes, and the general
absence OF demand by the new deals"
GALVESTON, March 26.-COttOn dull; mid
ding SIC.
NORFOLK, March 26.-Cotton steady; mid
ding SIC.
BALriMoRE, March 2s.-Cotton nominal;
mlddlinR y1ac.
BOSTON, March 28.-Cotton quiet; middling
&C
WILMINGTON, March 26.--Cotton dull; mid
ding SIC.
PHrLADELPHIA, March 26.-Cotton dull;
mlddline 7l6C.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9G.-Cotton quiet but
steady; midding ll-l6c.
MOBILE, March 26.-CottOn quiet: middling
li-l6c.
MEMPHIS, March 26.-Cotton dull; mid
ding Ss<c.
AUGUsTA, March 2o.-cOtton easy; mid
CHARLESTON, March 26.-Cotton quiet and
nominal; middling SIC.
MONTGOMERY, March 26.-COttOn steady;
MACON, March 26.-Cotton quiet; mid
COLOSSUS, March 2e.-Cotton quiet; mid
NASHVILLE, March 2s.-CottOn dull; mid
SELMA, March 26.-COtton duh; middling
ROME. March 26.-COtton quiet; middling
ATLANTA. March -Cotton-Mlddling
PRoVIsIoNs, GROCERIES,. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, March %, neo1.--Wheat firm
with improving demand; holders offer mode
rately. Corn firm. with good demand; new
mix, Western, AZ 21Sd.
NEW YORK, March ~, noons-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat higher but dull. Corn
weak. Pork dull; mess, 50 759I0 rs. Lard
steady at 35e. Freights stea0y.
500 D. m.-FlOur, Southern closed steady
W Heab-hpUk loss ABOUT nc utkneEs uukIAuto
red 696Sl OF; No. red, $50 SSlsc in store.
COrn-spOt 1sl01Sc lower; ungraded. 44l946c
No. 2. 46lz(G4615c 10 elevator. Oats quiet; No.
2, 36zSl137c. Hops unchanged. Ccfee, fair Rio.
on SPOT duh at SIC. Sugar unchanged and
dun. MOlasses steady; l8c for 80 deg. test.
Cotton seed Oil-22lGz31sc for crude, zoe FOR
refined. HIDES quiet; New Orleans 91f0lOc.
Wool dull and declining. Pork nominal; m SO,
new 81. Middles dun; long clear SIC. Lard
without important change: Western steam
on spot SOC. Freights 10 Liverpool steady;
cotton, per steam 7-04d; wheat, per steam
ED.
CHICAGO. March 26.-Taking the entire day,
Nav wheat nuctuated within lc, and closed
in the afternoon at the highest figures during
the session. starting at s01&c, 10 rallied TO Sic,
and at ] O'Clock stood atSl 5-l6c; Ia the after
noon Sl1%c was touched, and the market closed
there; there was little more inquiry for ex-
port, aud some buying orders were received
from the outside, but In the main the advance
was ascFibed TO moderately free covering by
shorts. There was barely any huctuation In
either corn or oats. Little was doing IN pork,
but the feeling WIS easy, and the market
closed shade lower.
Flour unchanged. Wheat opened weak and
76s1o, MAY SOlz&slXc. Corn steady; cash $50
0p365<c. May - g-l6(g3s l3-lbc. Oats quiet /;
cash 29l 4td2Jlzc, March delivery 27c, May 3l09
3l1<e Pf0vIsiOns-Mess pork quiet and easy
cash lots and March delivery ~ 1903 70, May
50 1909 soc. Lard steady and unchanged.
Boxed meats steady; dry sailed shoulders
8 90a3 96c, short rib 8 -, S0D5 8Jc, short clear
5000 G5c. Whisky steady at 81 IA. Sugar
unchanged: standard A, 6lsc.
BALTIMORE, March ~, noon.-Flour quiet
bat steady; Howard street and Vest
ern superane 81 1898 Is, extra 50 1904 10.
family 81 1905 90; city mills superhne 81 100
3 %. extra 50 JOIO4 IS: RIO brands "a 1904 81.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.--Flour quiet. Wheat
active and generally stronger; No. red, cash
sSlSc, May delivery 5000 &C.. Corn very dun .
No. mixed, cash S4G3l14cc. Oats very dull
and higher; No. mixed, cash 30Mc. May de-
livery 305kc. WHISKY hrm az 81 le. Provisions
trading almost entirely suspended on ac-
count Oh railroad strikes: Pork steady at
$40 %. Lard firm at I1sc. Bulk meats
boxed lots long clear 52jc, short clear SOC.
Bacon UNCHANGED. long clear 75c. short RIBS
8 s5a5 soc, short clear 95G6c. Hams firm
CfEcfNNlrI. March 23.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat fairly steady; No 2. red, s30B9j1Sc.
Corn heavy; so. mixed. T1443Sc. Oats
unchanged; No. ? mixed, S2.5g&}e. Provs-
ions Pork quiet az SO. Lard, 1896. Bulk
meats firm; shoulders 875zc, short rib 37lSc.
Bacon unchanged. Whisky steady at 81 TO-.
Sugar easy and unchanged. Hogs steady (:
common and light 81 Jlt94 40.
LOUISVILLE. March 21.-6TaiD closed quiet (:
Wheat. No. red D0c. Corn. new white 33c.
oats. No. mixed. new 82l&c. Provisions ac-
tive and higher: Bacon-clear RIB 9 soc. clear
sides &C.. shoulders 4 soc. Bulk meats--olear
RIB sides 3 4jc. shoulders &C.. Pork, mess so 70.
Lard. choice leaf z 75018 00c.
NEW ORLEAHS, March 26.-COfee quiet;
Rio, common 20 prime 61fl9lOc. Cotton seed
OH dull; 2ll<022 80 for prime crude. Sugar
dull aud q shade lower; louisiana open kettle.
strictly prime &c; cenirifugals. prime gel
low clarified SIC. MOlasses duiet; LoIisi-
ana open kettle, good prime 10 strictly prime
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