The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19


cember 7-64d, buyers; September 236ld,
sellers. Market closed quiet.
NEW YoRX, May Is, noon.-Cotton dull;
middiing uplands l0c, middling Orleans 1O>sc;
Futures-Market opened dull but steady, with
sales as follows: May delivery 9 Sic, June o SIC.
July 9 97c, August 10 0tc, September Csc, Oc-
tober 4Sc
500 D. m.-Market closed dull: middling
uplands l0c, middlng Orleans 101sc; sales to-
day 240 bales; net receipts 41S bales gross
Futures-Market closed very dull. with sales Of
1900 bales, follows: May delivery $50
SIC, June SS6G9 99c July 9S09 90c August
10 0sml0 09c, September 5000 zoe October
94i@9 sc, November $500 36c, December
0 5000 SIC. January 94i09 45c February
81 @9 52c, March 9 $500 Gee
Messrs. Hubbard. Price q Co.'S cotton circu
lar saws; Our market for options responded
but family TO the improvement in Liverpool,
and opened with buyers at point advance with
the entire absence of outside orders. Business
was left TO the room Scalpers, but trading was
extremely light. After an advance of points
slight decline took place. The close shows an
advance of gas points on old and point on
new crop months, The principal trading rep
resents transfers from June to August and the
undertone of some straddeS between New Or
leans and our market. The interior movement
indicates the shipments from plantations TO be
from 1000 to 1900 bales"
Weekly net receipts at New York 9iC
bales, gross l5,415; exports, TO Great Britain
10, 100 bales to France ,655 TO the continent
4,024; forwarded 20I2 bales sales ,, 100 bales;
sales to spinners 1882 bales; stock here l99 26S
bales
GALVESTON, May 1s.-Cotton quiet middling
8 7-16c.
NORFOLK, May 1s,-Cotton steady; middling
9S4c.
BALTIMORE, May 1s.-Cotton dull; middling
10c.
Boston May 1S-Cotton quiet; middling lOIsc.
WILMINGTON, May 1S.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 9SSc
PHILADELPHIA, May 1s.-Cotton dull middling
101c
New ORLEANS, May 1s.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 9lsc.
MoBnE, May 1s.-Cotton quiet; middling
| 93sc.
MEMPHIS, May 1s.-Cotton quiet but steady;
middlmg Q 9-lGc.
AuaUsrA, May 1s-Cotton quiet; middlng
99sc.
CHARLESTON, May ls.-Cotton quiet; middling
9 11-16c.
MONTGOMERY, May 1s.-Cotton easy; mid
CoLuMBUs, May 1s.-Cotton quiet; middling
NASHVILLE, May 1s.-Cotton quiet; middling
| 914c.
SELMA, May 1S.-Cotton steady; middling 9Ssc
ROME, May 1S.--Cottou quiet; middling 7-16c
ATLANTA. May 1S.-Cotton steady; mddlng
916c.
New YORK. May 1s-Consolidated net ro-
ceIDts for all cotton ports to-day $50 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1871 bales, TO the
continent 80 bales; stock at all American ports
49, 34 bales.
PRovIsIoSs. GROCERIES,. ETC
LIVERPOOL, May IS, noon.-Wheat quiet; de-
mand poor; holders offer moderatelY receipts
of wheat for the past three days $1,000 centals,
| no American. Corn easy; demand poor; new
| mixed Western IS 719d receipts of corn for the
| past three days were SO, 5000 centals. Weather
| close and cloudy.
NEW YORK, May IS, noon.-Flour quiet but
steady. Wheat lower. Corn lower and dull
| Pork quiet but steady; mess S15 GOALS %. Lard
steady at So S21A. Freights dull Old mess pork
| $14 00@14 so
5 D. m.-Flour firm. Wheat higher; options
| irregular and feverish: No. red, May delivery
9s1s@9914c; June SO 15-1609s3sc. Corn closed
| firm for options; spot steady; No. 2, May de-
livery 6616616694c; June 65D6c. Oats-No. ?, 1914
| 6G399sc, June delivery 391403915c; No. spot
at l534@16c; options-No. 7 Rio, May delivery
| IA 05@l4 25c; June delivery 10 4o013 SOC. Sugar
| duh; refined quiet. Molasses steady. Petro-
| leum steady. Cotton seed oil in light demand
! for crude and refined Tallow steady. Hides
| dull. Wool steady; domestic fleece 20Ql36c,
| pulled 1S@3Sc, Texas 12@l9c. Pork steady.
Beef quiet but steady. Cut meats quiet but
| firm; picked bellies 756c. Middles nominal.
Lard advanced 10GD12 points, closing firm
| Western steam, on spot IS 30; June delivery
| SO 689S 80; city steam 81 %. Freights dull;
cotton, per steam, bold; grain per steam, 116d.
| CHICAGO, May lS.-Transactions on Change
| were of quiet order to-day. The points lost
| in wheat yesterday were not regained, although
| there was an early bulge of 34c over opening
|
present become one of action of big bull leaders.
| They are watched closely by the crowd, and
there is a furry to sell or buy just as the rumor
goes concerning the leaders. The corn market
| was fairly active early, when there was an
| advance of 2,13 points over opening prices. Be
! fore noon the pit was nearly deserted, but the
undertone was strong. The unfavOrable weather
| and heavy out inspections were the bullsh in
| fuences and during the last hour of the session
| there was a decided change in the pit. II be-
came filed with anxious traders, and bidding
| was so brisk as to cause 11c advance in short
order. Oats were affected chiefly by strength
| in other pits. Provisions were dull early, but
| toward noon became quite active. Lard sud
| denly developed surprising strength. English
| houses who control cash lard began bidding for
| it freely There was little for sale, and prices
were easily bid up 2216c Pork and short ribs
| were not slow to follow, and the former ad-
| vanced 25c and the latter 1215c.
| Cash quotations were follows: Flour
| dull neglected and unchanged. Wheat-No. 9
spring 85l4G s91ac; No. red 941s@95c. Corn
| No. 9, 59350591Rc. Oats-No. ,, 349sc. Mess
| pork per barrel GA asa II 80. Lard at 81 6211
| as IS Short rib sides, loose 81 65017 20.
Dry salted shoulders, boxed % 00Q6 %. Short
clear sides. boxed IS 1908 is. Whisky 81 l5
Leading futures ranged as follows
Opening. Highest. Closing