Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-01

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The total sales OF all stocks dealt in ON the
Stock Exchange for the year 1888 amounted
to 92'l4l .056 shares, against about eS,OOO,OOO
shares during 1884,
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81, i9:30p. n .--COtton quiet,
| with moderate inquiry; mldcling uplAnus
l5-lSd; mlddlinG Orleans S}sdg ssles 500
bales, for speculation and export 900; re-
| celpts 1900 bales-Amerlcan 1913 D.
Futuree: UDlands. low mIddltnK clause,
December delivery, go 64d; january ana
February. 59-64d; February and Maren;
4 81 6ld; March and April, 4 Gs-64lG5t; April
and May, 2-6i0D5 S-64d: May and JUNG, "a
@b 6-64d; June and July, lO-64d. Market
steady.
Thetenders Of deliveries at to-dav's clear
ings amounted to 1000 bales new docket
Sales for the week, 10000 bales-Amerlcau,
| % 600 bales; spectators took l,400 Dales; eN-
porters took l. 800 bales; forwarded from ships
| side to spinner, 1850; actual eXportR, o,5OO
| bales; Imports, 5000 baes-Amerct an Il.UOO;
total stock of all kinds, %l 900 bales-A merl-
can 100000 ha es; total ShOat, 3S4.O0O pales-
| American 2l6.000 bales.
/ 100 p. m.-The sales to-day included $500
| bales American.
Failures: Uplands. low middlius clause,
Decem Der delivery, go -64d, sellers; December
and January, 59-64d sellers; January and
te0r Sry. 59-64d, sellers; February ana
| March. 8l-64d, o. lers; March and April,
| % 64d. sellers; April and May, 8-64d, sell
ers; May and June 6-64d. sellers; June and
| July, 9-6+ sellers; July and Augusta lS-o4d,
| sellers. Market closed easy.
NEW YORK, DEC. 81. noon.-Cotton uul'
middllng uplands 9 3 l6c; middling Orleans,
| 99sc: sales l02 bales.
| Futures: Market opened very dull, with
sales as follows: January delivery. Ice; Feb
ruary, 27c; March, 9S7c; April, soc; May,
| Gle.
$500 y. m.--COtton closed dun; mddling
! uplands, 9 g. Ice: middlng Orleans csc; sales
| S. bales; net receipts 9l9 bales, gross 1863
Futures; Market closed quiet but steady,
with sales of IS, 500 bales, as follows: January
AA1fv n Eol.r
March. 1908 Ale; April, 5l99 SIC; May,
| 9 62(99 &c; June, 9 1909 74c; July, s209 Sac;
August, 90(69 92e; September, 6o@9 1Oc;
The Post saws THE market opened this
morning for co ton for future delivery very
inactive at about I point advance. At the
opening call January sid at l5c, February
at 27c, April at 5o(G9 ACC, ana May at Ole.
sales 600 bales. After the opening call Jan
uary delivery was very strong, " It'll sales at
9 loc, but up to noon other months were noml-
nally unchanged. There was but little trad
ing to-day in future deliveries. Sales up to
2:l5 p. m. amounted only te 1000 bales. At
the third cal 500 bales for July brought SIC.
This sale and the prices bid maze the market
? l00&3-l00c higher than yesterday at the
closing. Futures closed quiet and steady at
! 4-l0u@3-lO0c higher than Yesterday"
GALVESTON, Dec. sl.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding $40; net receipts i,9s9 bales, gross l.9S9:
sales ls5 bales; stock 93 69S bales; exports To
or "A Britain 1925 bales, t. the Channel l,5lO.
NORFOLK. Dec. 3l.-CottOn dull; middling
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stock 55.3 bales; sales 6S5 bales; exports.
to Great Britain 1907 bales, cOastwise sSit.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3l.-COtton dun; mid
ding &c; net receipts 1879 bales, gross 247:
sales none; stock 1895 bales; sales to spin
uers 35e bales.
BosToN, Dec. 3l.-Cotton quiet; middling
9sac; net receipts 800 bales. gross 997; sales
none; STOCK ssh bales.
WILMINGTON. Dec, 3l.-CottOn dull; md
| ding -l6c; net receipts 100 bales, gross 100;
sales none: stock - 06l bales.
nurrr mr. r1.r MAJ "a a n mi Il
ding o. ; net receipts l59 bales, gross 6.lS4
stock 1850 bales; exports, to Great Britain
l.3S bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 3l.-Cotton quiet; Md
ding $50; net receipts $500 bales, gross O,794;
sd es 300 bales; stock 396.94 bales; exports,
to Great Britain ll.722 bales. to France 81 4.
MOBILE. Dec. 3l.-COttOn dull; mIddling
s o &c; net receipts sos bales, gross 1914; sales
500 bales; stock $40 bales; e1ports, coast
wise l.3 bales.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 3l.-Cotton steady: middling
9 l6c; receIpts 2,2ii bales; shipments l,l3G
| bales sales l.SC0 bales; stock Is 1893 Oales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 3l.--COtt0n steady; mlddling
8 = l6c; receIots 302 bales; sales ia bales.
| CHARLESTON, Dec 3l.-COtton very quiet:
| middlng 81; net receipts 1854 bales. gross
1854; sales $50 hales; stock 1852 bales.
ATLANTA, Dec sl.-COtton-Middling SIC;
| receipts so ales.
NEW YORK. Zee. 8l.-Consolldated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports tod Y. 2464S bales;
| exports. o Great Britain 32,4S7 bales, TO thu
ointment 2,3v5 to France 1857, to the channel
l,sl0.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81, noon.-wheat quiet
| but steady, with poor demand; supply good.
! Corn teady: demand poor.
NEW I DIRK, Dec. 81, noOn.-Flour dull and
! heavy. Wheat higher. Corn higher. Pork
dun; mess, 81 5000 25. Lard frm at size.
| FTelghts steady.
500 p. m.-FlOur, Southern unchanged.
! Wheat-littie dong, OWING to the New Years
sports which were held here this afternoon;
! spot lots are 1s(G34c higher; ungraued red 65(G
| 9Oc; No. red, SPOT nominal at S3c, January
! delivery 9 .55@923sc. COrn--pot without i'm
| pOrtant change: migrated 45tgiSc; No. =, De-
cember delivery 100000, January 49, 4 9i915c.
| Oats-cash A91Sc better: No. 2. January de-
| livery 35Lac. Hops Gull ami barely steady.
| Coffee, far Rio, on SPOT duh at S3sc; NO. MO.
! on spot soc, January delivery 60c. sugar
/ steady but quiet French Is and 5ssc, ceniri-
! fuga 6 S-l6c, mu,cOvadO 51zc, fair to good re
filming. 5l5g5sSc; refined quet-C 51s'G5$sc,
/ extra c 5ia@534c, white extra e 534(g5tsc, yell
| low 47sG51sc, of A 6G6lsc, mould A 61sc,
| standard 69Eg613c. coniechoner's A 6ts @
| l-iBc, cut Loaf and crushed 1Ay0f9sc, pow
dered 61SGH7 e.. graduated 4Gb l3-lbc, cubes
! 67stG7c. Moasses dun and unchanged. Cot
ton seed Oll-z6gz7c for crude. $50 for refined.
| Hides firm; New Orleans Va Texas lOtac.
! w oil quiet nut held firm; domestic fleece %
! BIC; Texas 9@22c. Pork duil and nom nal;
/ mess. 81 75lg Is. Middies duh; long clear
55sc. Lard about points gher; Western
steam. January delivery 80 G6 4lc. February
! q soc 45c. Frelghts to Liverpool firm cotton,
! per steam 5-32d; wheat, per steam 3D..
/ CHICAGO. Dec. 8l.-There was an active
! trade IN wheat during he frsL two hours II
! tie SEES on, but after that speculation drag-
| ged. though prices were held firmly p TO the
close Il decrease IN the amount OF whea' o.
ocean pa sage. very light receipts here better
| fore gn demand for -four and re ports Of colder
| weather coming sent s.lucs up about &c;
! May wheat opened at 9l1sc, sofa up 10 9l5s
| eli sing At 13.G9!55c. Considerable sire 9Th
! was developed IN corn early, Nay advancing
TO 40l4c, but settled down at the close TO 4Oc.
| Provisions are considerably stronger on light
receipts OF hogs At the yards and good buying,
/ May pork advancing TO $40 % aud closing at
Sl04j. There was no session ia the afterno' n,
| the board adjOurning until 1880 O'Clock sat
| urday. On The curb in the afternoon May
wheat sold up u 81 c.
Flour unchanged. Wheat active; closed
/ shade higher; regular, December delivery AI
| (Dsjlsc. January 41aaS54c, February s55s(G
I S59zc. Corn closed shade easier for near
/ del verie-; cash 3j3sc, December and year
! delivery S6ts4p363sc, January S6ts (g36Ac, Feb
! ruary $685. rs. -. Oats quiet: closed NJ
! higher; cash 2S'. December delivery 2i16ld
| y &C., January 75sc. Provisions-Mess pork
| active and PA -Ul5c higher: c SD ~ i59lO 90,
| according to age; January delivery 81 $50
! 10 o., February $40 05G 10 10. Lard fairly ac-
tive and 2l3'g5 points higher cash and Jauu-
ary delivery 02AGG csc. Febru ry b0712G
l2lzc. Boxed meal- stcauy; dr. Suited shout
ders 3 20 f. 3 75c, short rib 95Gi 971fc, short
clear . 20 as 25c. Whisky steady az 81 rs. SUI
gar unchanged; granulated &c, standard A