Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-17


Ala.cia b, IS. ll3 New orleans Pa
Georgia6s ....... cIic, lat mort. s2la
us, mortgage lOs% n. Y. Central. llz34
n. Carolina 6s *l47 Sorf X W. pref 501s
n. Carolina As. 1901 Nor Pacific. 27L
SO.CarO BROWN pref 6lIs
~ consols.... log Pacific MALL. AZ
Iennessee6s 79H Reading 49,, 877s
Virginia 6s...... AZ Richm'd Il Ale. IL
Va .consondated. S57 Richm'd Il Danv $50
Ch'peake &Ohio. RIchm'd u W.Pt.
Chlc.& N'nthw'nll2H Termnai...... 8534
preferred. 1879 Rock Island...., 125I4
Della, Lack.& W 1876 81. Paul. 80. 903z
rie.............S4 " preferred NIX
East Tennessee Texas Pacific. 2l9a
new stock..... Is Union Pacific -. IS
Lake Shore. 944 n. j. Central. 52ss
L'vile & Nash. 614 Missouri Pacific 1925
Memphis& Char Al Western Union 7lR
Mobile ONO. Is
ASKED. IBID.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. l6, noon.-Cotton quiet,
with far inquiry; middling uplands 514d,
mlddling Orleans sgd; sales 1000 bales. for
speculation and export 900 bales; receipts
10000 bales-American $500.
Futures: UDlands. low mlddlnG clause,
December delivery, l3-646G5 l2-64d; Decem-
Der and January, 10 64QG5 ll-dId; January
and February % l0-64GG5 IL Sad; February and
March. l2-6495 II odd; March and April,
l2-64@5 l3-54d; April and NAV, l5-64(0
1854: May and June. 5 Is-6fG5 l7-64d;
June and July. 8 lS-0495 I9-6ld; July and
August. % -6tC95 Plead. Market Irregu' ar.
2:Ou p. m.-Ihe sales To-day included 5000
ba les of American.
Futures: Uplands. low middling clause.
December delivery. I2-6id. buyers; Decem-
Der and January, 1!-64d, sellers; January
and February. ll-6id, sellers: February and
March. l2-64d, sellers; March and April,
5 l3-6td, sellers; April and May, l5-64d, buy
ers; May and June. l7-64d, buyers; June and
July. 19-64d, buvers; July and August,
22-64d, sellers. Market dull.
Good mlddlIng uplands 53sd. middling up
lands 5l4d, low mlddling uplands l-l6d,
good ordinary uplands 4szd, ordinary up
lands 7-l6d; good middling Texas SGD, mid
ding Texas 5Ad, low middilng Texas SGD,
good ordinary Texas 47sd. ordinary Texas
ll-l6d: good middling Orleans SGD, mid
ding Orleans SGD, low middling Orleans
3-l6d, good ordinary 41sd, ordinary ll-l6d.
500 p. m.-Futures: u Diands. low mlddling
clause. December delivery. l3-64d, buyers;
December and January, l2-64d. sci ers; Jan
uary and February, l2-64d. sellers: Feb
ruary and March. l3-e4d, sellers; March
and April. l4-64d. sellers: April ana May.
l6-6id. buyers; May and June. ls-64d. buy
ers: June and July, 21-64d. sellers; July
and August, 23-64d. buyers. Futures closed
steady.
quiet; middlIng uplands 9lkc; middling Or
leans ll-l6C; sales l67 bales.
Futures: Market opened weak, with sales
as follows: December delivery, 3sc; Janu-
airy. 49c; February. 9 54c; March. 66c;
April, 97c; May. 9 SSc.
500 p. m.-Market closed quiet; middllng
uplands, 913c; mIddllng Orleans, ll-l6c;
sales to-day 204 bales; net and gross receipts
All bales.
Futures: Market closed firm, with sales of
s., 900 bales, as follows: December delivery,
8 1909 Acc; January, Acc; February, 500
nlc: March. 8 1908 73c: April. 8 5000 sac:
May. 8 93(G9 94c; June, 10 039l0 04c; July. 10 ii
(y10 l2c: August. 10 l8c.
/ Green Il Co., In their report on cotton flu
lures to-day. says: Business has been fairly
active, with recovery in the tone and gain
nnir 1aat q xuh iph hn
close was steady. Great strength was shown
in the stock market, and the lower premium
on money seems to have relieved the appre-
tensions of the longs and many were recov-
ering contracts parted with on the preceding
market, and scalping shorts hurried to pro-
tect their sales. New buying. however, was
not very free, as the South still shows tame
market and free receipts"
GALVESTON. Dec. l6.-Cotton dull; mIddling
&c; net receipts 4,448 bales. gross 4.44S; sales
l,220 bales; stock l27 ,473 bales; Xports, to
Great Britain l.432 bales. coastwise 4,6l9.
NORFOLK. Dec. i6.-Cotton steady: middling
csc; net rece pts 6,676 bales gross ,676; sales
l{79 bales: stock $3.50 bales: exports, to
Great Britain 4,sl0 bales, coastwise 1879.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l6.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 93kc; net receipts 900 bales. gross 200l,
sales none: stock 1896 bales; exports TO Great
Britain 4,357 bales, TO the continent 1852, coast
wise 25.
Boston. Dec. l6.-Cotton quiet; middlng
92sc: net receipts 26O bales, gross 9z6; sales
none; stock none.
WILAINGToN, Dec. l6.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding l-l6c; net receipts $3.50 bales, gross
1888; sales none; stock ISIS bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l6.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 9}sc; net receipts 65 bales, gross $685.
stock 10. l46 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. l6.-Cotton easy; mid
dhng91sc; net receipts l1.U45 bales, gross ITO 8;
sales 2 600 bales; stock 35S,0l5 bales; exports,
to the continent ,l67 bales coastwIse 2.676.
MOBILE, Dec. i6.-Cotton quiet; middling
&c; net receipts ,40l bales. gross l,535: sales
500 bales; stock 1859 bales; exports, coast
wise l,444 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. l6.-Cotton quiet: middllng
&c; receipts .46l bales; shipments 2,07l bales;
sales 1900 bales: stock 1864 bales.
AUGUSTA. Dec. l0.-CottOn quiet; middling
SIC; receipts l,297 bales; sales SOB bales.
CHARLESTON. Dec. l6.-Cotton quiet; Md
ding 9lsc; net receipts 1888 bales, gross 1885,
sales 20O bales; stock 1925 bales; exports, to
the continent A, 156 bales, coastwise ,OS2.
ATLANTA. Dec. l6.-Cotton - middlIng
L. l6c; receipts ,432 bales.
NEW YORK. Dec. l6.-Consolldated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day, 1926 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 1880 bales, TO
the continent 1888; stock at all American
ports l.009, 1893 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 10. BoOn.-Wheat firm,
demand good: holders offering sparingly;
California No. L. IS Sd$1s ga rcd western
e,7s Cd. Corn firm. with fair demand: new
mixed Western IS 6l2d. Bacon, long clear
32s Lard, prime Western obs.
NEW YORK. Dec. l6. noon.-t'lour quiet but
steady. Wheat better. Corn stronger. Pork
firm: mess 81 S7l2(Gl2 20 for new. Lard
steady AT s641Ia. Freights steady.
500 p. m.-Flour. Southern firm but quiet;
common t. fair extra, So 40: good to choice
ditto, 81 05tG5 10. Wheat firm but without
change OF impOrtance: less dong Tor export:
No. rcd, December delivery 921Sc. January
sg5 $500 10. May 95 l3-l6C095Hc. Corn a shade
better but quiet; No. 2. December delivery
nominal at 45ISc, January 4Sg ~, May 6I5s
015gc Oats without quotaDle change and
dull. Hops quiet and unchanged. Coffee
steady; fair RIO, 1870 43sc; No. Rio, le-
cembcr delivery u 20c January ~ l5d u i5c.
Nav u 4O(0l2 zoe. sugar closed duh ard
nominal. Molasses steady, Cotton seed oil.
29a2Oc for crude. 3sc for refined. Tallow
steady. HIDES hrm but rather quiet. Wool
quiet but steady. Pork 1rmer and fairly
Beef dun. Beef hams steady. fierce beef
firm Cut meats firm; pickled bellies GO
63Sc; picked shoulders &c. Middles uull and
nominal. Lard 4G36 points higher and
active; Western steam. SIG; Deem de-
livery SIC; May SstG6 $50; CITY steam S5c.
Frishts firm; n, per steam 3-l6d;
wheat. per steam 6d.
CHICAGO. Dec. IG.-There was fair
amount OF trading in wheat, and the feeling
developed was again unscttled. The opening
was stronger, with prices half cent HI CHER.
Nav started at s5!1c, and advanced quickly
to 853sc on firm foreign advices and a steady |
feeling on the New YORK stock market. When
the decline In stocks again began and the
New York money market was reported as
strong In tone. IL became heavy. and Nav
dropped OF 10 S4szc, rallied TO S52sc, sold or
to s5ISc, and closed for the day at sj4Sc. The
feeling was steady at the close. Inc corn |
market ruled very quiet and steady, with |