The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-22

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LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81. noon. Cotton quiet and
rather asier; American middling sgd; sales
5000 bales, of which 90 bales were for specula-
10000.
a ures-American middlng, low middling
clause. december delivery i9-64d; Deem
ruary 51S64d; February and March 1S-64d:
harch and April l9-64d; April and May
2O'6id; May and June 22.6id: June and July
5 24-64d; July and August 26-6id, also 25-6id.
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearingS
amounted TO 100 bales new dockets and 200
bales old.
200 p. m.-sales of the day included $500
bales of American.
tutures-Anerican middling. low middling
clause December delivery 9-6sd, buyers; De-
cent er and January l9-64d, SELLERS January
and February lJ-64d sellers; February and
March l0-did, sellers: March and Apri5 l9-oid
BUYERS; April and May 521-64d. sellers; May
andJune 23-64d, buyers June and July5 24-64d
value July and August s6-64d, sellers Flu
400 p. m.-Futures: American middliug
ow middling clause, December delivery la-sad
buyers; December and January 1S-64d, buyers;
January and February 1S-G4d, sellers; reb
ruary and March lS-64d. buyers; March and
april 49, Id, value; April and May 2l-64d
i'lers; May and June 2264d value; June and
July A-64d sellers; Jdy AID August 5 26-6lI
LUG iiiaThcL SlOkeu quiet
New YoRk, Dec 81, noon.-Cotton quiet but
steady; sales 90 bales; middling uplands 9)4c;
middling Orleans l0c.
.tcnes-nl.u.aet opened steady, with sales a,
tollows December delivery 42c; January 47c
february SOC: March 97lc; April SIC; MAY
92c.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed quiet but steady
middling uplands eAc; IN ddling Orleans Iuc
sales to-day 20l bales; net receipts ol5 bales
gross I2l2.
Futures Market closed steady, with sales of
$500 bales. as follows: December delivery
} 42D9 43c, January 45@94c, February $50
3 9l09 SIC, June 10 0l@l0 02c, July 10 0S
loose, August 10 l4DlO loo, September 8 s0@
} S3c.
Hubbard, Price & Co. s cotton circular saws:
A SHADOW OF the holiday season has been cas-
>ver the market to day and dullness has been
is prevailing characteristic At one time dur
1g the day some weakness was apparent and
ne market dropped some 2O3 points below
Yesterdays closing. but from this there was
ecovery, anu final figures are identical witt
chose of yesterday. Gables from Liverpool ad
Use that the East India crop will probably ex
eed that of last year by some o, 900 bales, but
# this fully 100000 will be absorbed by an in
rease of spindles in India, leaving only 200 900
iales available for export Tomorrow will be
lalf holiday on exchange here, although the
'oom will be formally opened on Monday, but
title activity is to be expected between this and
Christmas"
Weekly net receipts at New York 6,143
J55b bales, to France 2,10S, to the contnen,
5000, forwa ded 1870 bales; sales / 052 bales,
20 spinners 1,0ll; stock 1923 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec H.-Cotton quiet; middling
NC.
NoRFoLk, Dec. 21.-Cotton quiet; middling
| SIC.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-Cotton nominal; mid
| ding y44c.
BOSTON, Dec. 21.-Cotton quiet; middling 97S
| 1l0c.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 21.-Cotton steady; middling
&c.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 2l.--Cotton steady; mid
| ding 99sc
MOBILE, Dec. ELECTION quiet; middling
Bloc.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 21.-Cotton steady; middling
| SIC.
| AUGUSTA, Dec. ELECTION nominal; middling
| NC.
CHARLESTON, Dec. ELECTION quiet; mid
ling 93sc.
MoNTGoMEnY, Dec. ELECTION steady; mid
| ding 914c.
NASHVILLE Dec. 2l.-Cotton quiet but steady
SELMA, Dec. a.-Cotton steady; middling 914c.
ROME, Dec. 2l.-Cotton steady; middling
| New YoRK, Dec. demonstrated net re-
| ceipts for all cotton ports to-day 40 SS4 bales
| exports, to Great Britain 399j1 bales, to the
l
american ports S64, 742 bales
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES,. ITO.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 81, noon.--Wheat dull; de
| mand poor; holders offer freely: receipts OF
wheat for the past three daD were 10000
| csntals, of which none were American. Corn
| easy; demand fair; receipts of American corn
| Tor the past three days were liz, 100 centals.
| Weather cloudy, with hight rain.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 81, noon.-E1olr quiet and
| weak Wheat active but depressed. Corn dull
| md wenk Pork dali; mess 81 50lti4 rs. Lard
| Iuet but steady at g. 10. Freights steady
500 p. m.-Flour, southern quiet and heavy.
| Wheat lower, closing steady; No: red 81 $50
| "a Ia elevator; options 16c lower. closing
| strong; No. red. December delivery closing al
| 81 OH; May delivery closing at 81 90, June de
| livery at 81 -. Corn lower and weak; No.
| : 47ISl4Sc in elevator; options closed duh aud
| AMl<c lower; December delivery 47c January
| lelivery 4G3Sc, May delivery 4J5sc. Oats
| weaker; options dull but steady; December de-
livery 3ic, January delivery 3lszc, Nay delivery
| Bic; No. 2 spot Bic. ops steady; State l9GL
| &c Cofee-options closed firm and 40GI5
points higher than yesterday: December deliv
cry IS 155t IS zoe, January delivery Is 20 SOC,
| lay delivery Is 356Gl5 SOC; spot Rio, steamer,
| fair cargoes 17c. Sugar, raw dull and weak
| refined iower-C 64c,> extra G bl6c, whit
xtra G 7-l6c, yellow 6GD6Hc, off A 1850
| SIC, mould 73sc, standard A 65sc, confec.
| TONERS nc cut loaf and crushed sac, pow
| dered 76kc, graduated 14c. cubes nc. Molas-
| ses-New Orleans open kettle, prime to fancy
| 100 49,; syrups 3304vc Petroleum quiet but
| steady: crude in bbls So 657 %; refined, here,
| 81 80 Cotton seed oil strong at 47c for crude