Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-25

800 p. m.-Market closed steady; middllng
uplands, Q 7-l6c, middlipg Orleans, CSC; sales
to-day l7s bales; net receipts l, Isl Dales,gross
4,446.
Futures: Market closed quiet. with sales of
80. 100 bales. as follows: December delivery,
5000 3Sc; January, 5000 40c: February.
8 5ld19 52c; March. o 5000 6Sc: April. 1870
74c; May. BS369 S4oI June. . 99949 ole:
July. 10 O2@lo Osc; August. 10 cselO esc.
Green CO.. In their report ON cotton flu
tures say: 1.-THE larger portion of the day
was given over to holiday Publications and
the regular course OF business was greatly IN
terrupted. SO far as shown, however, the
fluctuations have been moderate and final
rates were mucn the same as last evening,
with degree of steadiness prevailing. Buy
ers, however, exhibited no great amount of
anxiety, ana 1T is doubtful il fuller offerings
could have been absorbed"
Weekly-NeJ receipts 5.054 bales, gross AZ
1853; exports, to Great Britain lS,075 bales,
to France 1878, TO the continent S,2SS; sales
2,l20 bales: stock 1871, 555 bales.
NORFOLK, Dec. 24.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 9Iac.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.-Cotton dull; mid
ding 99so.
boston, Dec. A.-Cotton quiet; middling
99-l6c
WILMINGTON, Dec. A.-tCotton dull; mid
ding | lie.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 24.-Cotton quiet; mid
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. A.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding &c.
MOBILE, Dec. 24.--Cotton quiet; middlins
s Is l8c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-Cotton firm; middling
8 l5-18c.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 24.-Cotton quiet; middling
S7sc.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 24.-Cotton at a stand;
middng &C..
MONTGOMERY, .24.-Cotton steady; mid
ding $50.
MACON, Dec. 2i.-Cotton steady; middling
COLUMBUS, Dec. A.-Cotton dull; mid
ding Ssxc.
NASHVILLE, Dec. A.-Cotton quiet; mid
ROME, Dec. 4.-Cotton-middling SIC.
ATLANTA, Dee. "a. - Cotton - middling
8 49, l6c.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Consolidated net re
ceipts for ali cotton ports To-day; 55,00e bales;
exports, to Great Britain 2l,2ls bales, to
France IL 900, to the continent 4,774; stock
at all American ports l.o5O,43l bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. "a. noon.-wheat steady.
with far demand; holders offer moderately.
Corn quiet and steady; demand poor.
NEW YORK. Dec. u. noon.-Flour quiet
but steady. Wheat quiet but frm. Corn
quiet but steady. Pork firm; mess $l2 600
IL 80. Lard steady at 1924. Freights
steady.
5p. m.-Wheat shade stronger ana fairly
active; No. 2 red, January delivery 90sk0n9016c.
closing at 909sc; February 92g921sc, clos ng
at 921sc; Mey 969sD97Ac, closing at 9694c.
Corn a shade easier aud dull; No. 2. Decem-
Der nominal, January delivery 4I1Sc, Feb
ruary 1870, May 5lI4c. Oats a shade
stronger but quiet; No. mixed. January
delivery "a l5-lG935c, closing at 35c; Fob
ruary 85szc; May 97G371sc. closing at &c.
Hops quiet and unchanged. Coffee, fair Rio.
on spot dull at NC; No, Rio. December
delivery II 1902 30c.January IL l5c, February
u l5c MAY ~ 25(0l2 SOC. Sugar dull aud
nominal. Molssses quiet but steady. Petro-
leum, crude, in bbIs, 6ls(G6%c. Cotton seed
oil. 2og3Oc for crude, Csc for refined. Tai
low steady. Hides quiet but firm. Wool
quiet. Pork stronger but quiet; mess Sll 67af
@l2S7H. Beef steady. Beef hams hrm az
Sl9 006NIo SO. Cut meats dull and weak. Mid
dies dull and nominal. Lard trific better
ana moderately active; Western steam 02@
q sc, December 530D6 SAC, January Q Soc,
May 5000. Freights steady; cotton, per
steam, s-l6d, wheat sd.
CHICAGO. Dec. N.-There was light trading
in wheat o-day, but the tone was firm. For
eign advices were of favorable character,
quoting good demand and higher prices for
all kinds Of wheat. The strength OF the
European markets continues the principal
feature. Receipts continue to be fair. The
market opened firm at S51sc for May. fell of
to 653sc, rose TO S5Mc, and closed at S5k@
S515c. Corn was quiet and steady, developing
no unusual features of interest. Receipts
continue fairly large, and the shipping de-
mand was not 80 urgent. Prices Kept within
a narrow range. and closed shade easier.
Oats were dull and showed no change. Pro-
visions were stronger. Mess pork advanced
l5120c per barrel and closed steady Short
ribs were l0115c per 100 pounds higher.
ThefoiowIng shows tns current prices for
cash properties on the gglilar board: Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat, No. spring
77Kc; No. : red 77t4c. Corn. No. 2. 86s6c
Oats, No. 2, &c. Mess pork $ll 100 40.
Lard, SO 221SQg8 rs. Dry sailed shoulders,
boxed 8Otd,4 Soc; short clear sides, boxed 05
as l0c. Whisky. 81 Is.
Eutures-The following are the highest,
lowest and closing quotations: Wheat. De-
cember delivery 77ss(G77ssc; closed at 77lfc;
January 7st9712sc, closed at 77S.c; May
delivery 36sS@3s7sc, closed at 369sc; January
gBszGty6l%c. closed at S6I6c: May 42z<QD42I<c,
closed at 42lIc. oats, December delivery 230D
251sc. closed at 25Zse; January 2oC126c. closed
mess, per barrel. December delivery til 40
oil rs, closed at 81 40; January 81 45(0lI 40.
closed at $l1424; May sl2 opdoli S2l9, closed
So so s 81 20 ciossa at sa JanSary e IS a
616 2b, closed at IS 2j; May So G5l1G G2I&,
closed at So 62Il. Short ribs, January deliy-
cry 1905 zoe, closed at zoe; February 80
as 75c, closed at 7bc; March 90G5 S5c.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2i.-Flour steady but firm
and unchanged. Wheat strong; No. 2 red.
cash Sic. January delivery s01s(GslIsc, May
87s6CGSSc. Corn weak and shade lower; No.
mixed. cash 3iz@55Hc, January delivery
35kc, February 3614c. oats steady but very
duh; No. z mixed January delivery 204c
asked, February Z5%gC Dlus may Ole Dlu.
Whisky firm At 81 3. Wool steady and un-
changed. Provisions closed dun hut nrm:
Mess PORK s1l 50CGll 70. Lard So 0oC96 on.
Bulk meats dull; boxed lots long clear at
S Soc short ribs zoe. short clear S5c. Bacon
firm; long clear 8 00c, short ribs 675c, short
clear &c.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2t.-Flour nrm, with good
inquiry IA ow ard street ana Western suDerlinc
So 350Dz rs. extra 81 SOB So. family 81 00la4 80,
city mills suDer1nc 81 350p2 rs, extra 50 006D
875; Rio brands 81 GLl0l 81. Wheat-South-
ern lrmer; Western higher Southern red
9C19lc. amber 92a95c; No. Western winter
red. on spot S9% G90c. Corn-Southern
steady but quiet; Western firmcr put dull;
Southern white IDiGc: yellow i40146c.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 2i.-Flour dull. Wheat
firm and hipher; No. 2 red, Sic. Corn firm;
No. 2 liked, 8sQg33lzc. oats quiet; No. 2
mixed, 80l%c. Proyisions-Pork quiet ut Sll 20.
Lard hrmer at SO 10 Bulk meats steady and
uncnanged. Bacon steady ana unchanged.
whisky firm at 81 ID. Hogs dull.
LouIsvILLE. Dec .24.--Grain strong: Wheat,
No. 2 red 79c. Corn quiet: No. z, mixed g5%c.
Oats steady; No. 2, 3ldSllzc. Provisions
steady: Bacon, clear rib sides nominal. shout
ders nominal. Bulk meats, clear rib sides
yTI.(16 00c, clear. sides q l2l~(D6 25c, shout
ders quiet. Mess pork sll rs. Lard. choice
leaf 1903 00c.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK. Dee. "a, noon.-Spirits turpen-
tine steady at 5ec. RosiD steady at 81 Ooc9
500 p. m.-spirits turpentine dull. Rosin
quiet and unchanged.
CHARLEsroN, Dec. A.--Spirlts turpentinc
arm Mt g3a. ROsin frm: good strained SOC.