The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-02

chiefly the result of the action of the Trunk
Line conference, and even Chicago sent reas-
surfing adyices. us well as bought stocks. The
offerings were very few ar the opening and
buying was very good. The market was mar
row, however, and seven eight stocks mo-
n0polized the greater portion of business,
among which Louisville and Nashville was
very prominent, making marked advance, as
did also Burlington and Quincy and North
western. Reading was very sluggish ON ex-
pectation that upon resumption of work in the
Lehigh Valley the business of the company
will be adversely affected. and when pressure
was brought upon the stock late in the day it
showed marked weakness There was feeble
attempt to BID up money on the Temporary airy
s sas ts'e onis reached per cent ana Closed at
The market was strong at the opening, prices
showing gains over last evenings close OF u t.
81. which advantage was slowly though steadily
increased throughout the forenoon. Toward :
p. m. bears offered the list down. and under the
lead of Reading a material reaction took place,
though the weakness was of but short dura-
ton The market quickly recovered and closed
steady to firm generally at fractional ad-
vanees over the pening.
Cotton.
New YORK. March l. Hubbard, Price
& Cos cotton circular to-day says: ION the
opening in Liverpool, where March tenders
were taken care OF. our market opened steady
at quotations of yesterday, and as port re-
ceipts We're light, especially at New Orleans,
advanced 3 points shortly after the first call
the effect of receipts soon passed. over, and
those who had bought finding few or now buy
ers. sold out, depressing prices points from
the highest. Much of tho long cotton bought
yesterday has been marketed, and prices closed
weak, though many orders appeared on hand
at about the closing figures. Adyiees from
proyement. Large sales were made i'll Liver
pool before the close. y
New YORK, March Lection - Net re-
fait ". hat s.lfN
weak. sales, s., 600.
March, 10 42gslo 43; april, 10 5oalO 81; May,
Ia 10 So s'lv gy mne i ~ o1io 90 9ny ~ S'e
910 Is; October. 9 s6g9 81; November, 9 .7Ge
97S; December. 71M9 IS; January, s46o9 s..
NEW YORK, March lection quiet: sales
receipts at all ports, 1865 bales exports to
Great Britain. 1855; to.France. -; TO the
ss6,sss.
LIVERPOOL. March l. / p. m.-Cotton fr-
lures IRE March, So, setiyer Mareh-April,
June, 5 1874, buver; Junt July, 5 40 "a, value;
July-August, 4l-64, seller: August-Septem-
Der, 4l-64, seller; September, 5 il-64 seller.
Futures closed steady.
GALVESTON, March 1. Cotton steady; mid
ding, 95s; net receipts, SO; gross SD sales,
sss; stock d, s5,ss. exports coastwise, 3ls l
tinent. =: to France.
NORFOLK, March lection quiet; mid
ding, 10: net receipts, l494 bales; gross re-
IA.
10 Great Britain. =. coastwiSe, az.
BALTIMORE, March 1-Cotton nominal; md
ding l0ss; net receipts, ,2t gross 1865; sales,
=; stock, 2O.5S3: exports to Great Britain. 2,2;
coastwise, Isl; to the Continent go; to France,
:. sales to spinners,
BosToN, March l-Cotton quiet; middling
lOss; net receipts 1875; receipts, SO; Sales
none: stock. :: exports to Great Britain.
WILMINGToN, March L. Cotton quiet
middng, 15-l6; net receipts, 2l2; gross receipts
2l2; sales, none. stock. 1,lSo exports coast
wise, =: exports to Great Britain -: to the
Continent, =; to France.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-Cotton steady
midding 10 ll-l6; net receipts =: gross receipts,
s.; stock. 25,.D; exports TO Great Britain,
l,4ls: coastwisc. =: TO the Continent. 100. ship
SAVANNAH. March Lotion quiet-mid-
ding, l3-l6; net receipts, 729; gross. 729;
sales, ho5o stock. $3.50; exports coast
Britain, to France
NEW ORLEANS. March Lection quiet
middling. s;s; net receipts LES: gross re-
ceipts, Los; sales, ESQ; stock, D2,507 exports
to Great Britain, -: to the Continent, 4,2oi;
TO France. =: coastwise- 3,22ss.
MOBILE, March Cotton steady; mid
ceipts, go; sales, Leo; stock. 29s6s exports
eoastwise, sol to Great Britain. -. to the
Continent
MEMPHIS, March l. Cotton steady mid
ding, 9s4 net receipts, I.l63: gross receipts,
4,46s shipments, l-i6o. stock. n0:sn; sales to
SpinnerS-
/ AUGUSTA. M1fCn I--tDIiDu MO
| ding, 97s net receipts ;s55 gross receipts,
=. salees. So.
| CHARLESTON. March Lection easy; mid
ding, los net receipts t.014 tales: gross re-
ceipts. l.0si sales, go; stock. 81 eos; exports
/ to Great Britain, -: to the Continent.
to France. =: coastwise.
ATLANTA. March I-Cotton quiet; middling,
/ ay4; receipts. la.
General Markets
CHICAGO. March 1.-The monthly deliveries
on Change this morning We're fairly large IN
both wheat and short ribs. and small in all
other articles. When the Board opened for
business grain we're strong and higher: export
/ ciearances from seaboard were large. and in
| addition there WAS blizzard raging in the
Northwest, while it was raining in the winter
wheat country. andA reports that the cold
weather was working to the south. These con-
bined conditions were the main causes OF the
/ strength
| May wheat u to IS cent higher at SJ1@. Wheat
was held strong by corn. though trading after
the first hour was limited. There was tenn
porary break early caused by selling by an
I operator who Was inclined TO a short N arket
on bulges- He broke May from s1iS TO sou:
May advanced TO sos before noon, but il WAS
/ around Suls the greater part OF the day. and
| closed at sUss@s0ss
There was more strength shown in corn than
anything else on the floor, there was not that
persistent opposition 10 higher prices thnt was
seen in the tactics Of a few sellers in wheat.
There was liberal buying BY several large
| buying May closed ~ 5f3S3hZ.