Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-13
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. MARCH Is, 1885,


porters took 3 300 bales; actual exports, 2to0
bales; imports, $4,000 bales american $4,000;
total stock 67a.000 bales American 4S6,000
bales; total ailost, 100000 bales-American
ESQ p. m.-The sales to-day included 1900
bales American.
Middling uplands ls-l6d, middling Or
leans 4%sd.
Futures: hollands. low middling clause,
March delivery, 50-64d, buyers: March ana
Apra, 6e-64d. buyers; April and May,
5S-6ld. sellers; May and June, 9b-o4d.
buyers; June and July, 5s-6id. buyersi july
and August, : 6l-6id, buyers; August ana
septemoer sd, value; September ana Octo-
ter 6S-6td. value. Market hat
Scoop. m. Futures: Uplands. low middlng
clause, March delivery, 5l-64d, sellers; March
and Aprif Load, sellers; April and May,
4 5S-6ad. value; May snd June, 56-6ld, SELL
ers: June ana July, 5S-6td, buyersi July and
August, 6l-6sd. buyers; August and sep
temher, sd. value: September and October,
6s sad. value. Market closed quiet.
NEw YORK, March II, nOon.-Cotton quiet;
middllng upiahds 9lsc; mlddhng Orleans,
A-l6o; sales ~ bales.
Futures: Market steady, with sales as fol-
lows: March delivery. s No; April, &c; May,
lie; June. 3 2lc; July. . 2Sc; August, SSc.
800 y. m.-Cotton quiet; middling upianus'
91se; mlddllng Orleans, 5-l6c: sales l2i bales
c. l.. Green Co.'s report on cotton fn-
lures to-day says: alt has been mainly an
effort 20 liquidate long cotton All day. some
little covering oDerated rs a break TO a more
iAHlQ uNNtlUf, out tilt Close hhNWH uNNIAg ~
under last evening and the tone weak, win
no evidence that the outlet could be found for
further offerings. Advices from abroad con
ttnued tame, and were particularly unprom-
tsing from Manchester, while the LABOR
troubles at home, having already reached
portion OF the manufacturing interest, Gre
ateS a fear that strikes may become more eN-
tensive ana disastrous. There was, however,
strong effort making 80 neutralize the de-
pressing influences not unlikely TO lead to
temporary rally"
GALVESTON. March l9-COtton dull and
nominal; mlpdiing sac.
NORFOLK, M8rch l2.-CottOn quiet; little
dong: middling SaC.
BALTIMORE, March l2-Cotton nominal;
middllng Use.
BOSTON, March l9.-Cotton quiet; middling
WILMINGTON, March l2.-Cottou steady;
midding S5sc.
PHILADELPHIA, March l2.-oOtton dull;
midulng HssC.
New ORLEANS. March i2.-Cotton dull;
middling . l6c.
MOBILE, March l2.-Cotton dull and easier;
middltng $40.
memphis, March ls.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding $40.
AUGUsTA, March i2.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding SsSc.
CHARLESTON, March Il. Cotton quiet; buy
ers aud sellers apart; middhng Skc.
MONTGOMERY, March l2.-COtton steady;
MACON, March l2.-CottOn dull middling
SIC.
CoLUMBUs, March ls.-COttOn quiet; mid
ding S9Rc.
NKsHvIILE, March 12.-Cotton dull: mid
ding SIC.
Selma, March l9.-CottOn dull; middling
ROME, March i2.-Cotton quiet; middling
sac.
NKw YORK. March 2.-Consolidated net re-
cetpts for ali cotton ports to-day, 1889 bales;
exports, TO Great Britain 1888 bales, TO the
continent 1900, 10 France 5O2.
PROVISIONS, GRoCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, March y, noon.-wheat firm
with good demand; holders offer moderately;
California No. l, 6s l0d@ls; No. 2 6s ldt96s Od !;
red Western winter 7s97s Sd. Corn firm, with
fair demand.
NEW I OK, March 70, oon.-Flourquiet and
unchanged. Wheat higher. Corn unchanged.
Pork firm; mess, $40 009l0 SO. Lard duh at
8 30c. Freights steady.
$500 D. m.-Elour, Southern closed firm.
Wheat about sc higher; ungraded red S0c(9
81 O3; No. red, 921Sc, May delivery $500
9694c. COrn-spot lots 1sC0l4e lower; migrated
4Slg6147c; No. 2, March delivery 4'5ag46c,
NAV 4S3k94s1sc. Oats very dull; No. ,, March
delivery nominal at 31s4c. Hops nominal.
Coffee, far Rio, on spot firm a. skGS5so.
Sugar duh and easy; museovado 4tao, cen
trfugal 3-l6c; fair 10 good refining 51sc;
refined quiet. ENTHUSIASTICALLY; Roc for 80 test.
Cotton seed oil quiet; 230g25e for crude, 3l5<c
for refined. HIDES steady. Wool steady
Pork dull and weaker; new moss Sll. Middles
duh; long clear SIC. Lard shade strongeri
Western steam, on spot soc. Freights to
Liverpool closed steadv; cotton, per steam
7-64d; wheat. per steam I'D.
CHICAGO. March l2.-Ihe bulls" were
aided day by little lees Dearishness on the
part Of the bears, and AZ result there were
times when wheat proved pretty strong
market. 1t was not at any time quotably
weak. The foundation for higher prices was,
in vague sort Of way, better demand, or
rsnf faan mn aoF "a
exporters. This and light receipts, only 70
cars of all kinds Of wheat being inspected
here, made the opening for May firm at S5I5c.
Early in the morning there was some pretty
heavy selling The market thereupon weak
encd down TO S51SGS514c, but local specula-
tive demand came in. and iirmed things up
again TO S5l3e, from which Il reached 70 SJ1sc.
The chose at | O'Clock was steady and quiet.
Prices for live hogs had considerably TO do
with speculative values in the pit this morn
ing. At the yards hogs were about DC lower,
some 1900 left over from yesterday. Mess
pork responded by opening weaker at $40 l71S
for May, a decline Of 216c. Later NJ fell TO
$40 l2H. Corn and oats were as featureless as
usual, and nat beyond complexion, barely
enough trade being had IN either article TO
establish a market.
Flour steady. Wheat-regular, March de-
livery SOIS0slc. May S51S9s53Sc; No. spring,
So1zODslc. Corn cash @hg37szc, April de-
livery 379k@371<e, May 401sd403Ec. Oats
cash 2014c, April delivery nc. May 3sl4(082lzc.
Provisions-Msgs PORK, cash 5000, May de-
livery $40 lO@lO III Lard, cash 9T5Se96 00e,
MAY delivery 00C16 Ogc. Boxed meats firm,
dry sailed shoulders 90Qtl O0c, short rib
5 32JzC95 S5c, clear sides 65@5 zoe. Whisky
lower.
BALTIMORE, March l2.--F1our quiet but
steady: Howard street and West
ern superane 81 1908 %, extra SO 50tDi 10.
family 81 3564 So; RIO brands "a 1904 81.
Wheat--SOuthern firmer but quiet; Western
steAdy but dull: Southern. red 9id9Gc, amber
9Ta9gc; No. I Maryland, 9Bl a096<c; No. 2
Western winter red, on spot 9109jc. Corn
Southern hrmer and active, Western easier;
Southern, white 48ld4sc, yellow 451S@47c.
CINCINNATI. March n Flour In good de-
mand. Wheat active and stronger; No.
red, 02gos04c. Corn Arm; No. mixed, }sc.
Oats quiet: No. 2 mixed, 82I<c. Rye drm.
Provisions--P Pork easier 81 $40 So. Lard quiet
az 9OG5 $50. Bulk meats dull; shoulders
8 75c short rib 87iSo. Bacon easy and I'M
changed. Whisky steady at 81 10. Sugar I'M
changed. Hogssteady; common andlight 50 45
a. 25.
81. LOUIS, March l2.--Flour unchanged
Wheat quiet but generally hrm; No. red,
cash 9l3zc, May delivery Wl4(d9ilsc. Corn
very dull but steady; No. mixed. cash 500
bulet but firm; No. mixed, cash Sic May de
livery 8lAc bid. whisky, 81 10. Provisions
dun and generally easier. PORK steady at
$40 6s Lard easy at 8 e5c. Bulk meats cas- ':
Boxed lots long clear $50, short rib Csc,
clear 53sc Bacon steady; long clear zoe.
fhurt clear Sc.
81 LOUISVILLE. March l2.--Graln closed steady:
fNheat, No. ? red Csc. Corn. new mixed 88Cp
saktSe, white 3gc. Oats. No. mixed. new 83e.
mar sides i5c. shoulders Boz. Bulk meats
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