The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-21

Nash. & Chat. - Cotton tn Cert1H. . -
ASKED. IBID.
New YORK. FEBRUARY so-The stock marke
to-day went back to the same condition il was
during the early portion of last week. and dull
ness and sfagnation were the only features OF
tradiug Nest of the operators were disposed
TO await further Developments from Reading
There was complete iearth of news from
the West. ST. Paul and Reading were sup
ported by pools in those stocks. and they were
the only stocks showing any animation unit
late in the dav. when Lackawanna became
active. Fluctuations, however, were within
the smallest range. except for Manhattan.
which dropped over 1 per cent. in the fore
noon, and afterwarti remained stationary. The
bulls realized as freely rs possible from last
Saturdays advance, and after heavy TO weak
opening, in which most stocks showed slight
declines from SATURDAYS closing figures, the
of importance. except one in Manhattan. be
fore mentioned until toward the delivery
hour when some reaction wSs apparent The
Improvement WAS entirely insignificant how
ever. and the last hour saw renewal of the
decline, the market finally closing very duh
and heavy at the lowest price OF the day.
Total sales. loo shares. Everyth on the
active list Is lower tonight, though with the
exception of Manhattan. which lost l1< per
cent Losses are for fractional amounts only
co.tou.
NEW YORK. February 20 = Green & Cos
report on cotton futures say $: Cotton GER
tiiicates have been more active on a circular
market. hut the principal feature was the
strained effort necessary to make any show
ING of steaiiuess. There was nothing particu-
Iarly new from the South, but Liverpool came
easier. ard this had the effect of increasing
Offering here, especially as some of the private
accounts from abroad were tanner than Tor
some time. and many of the local longs sold
with freedom, causing decline of > TO
points Then the bulls came in and bid rates
up again To about the figures OF saturday even
again. with the close duh. Not many new
orders came in. and purchases, as rule, in5ti-
cate simply an addition To the load OF the
bulls
ceipts. 249' gross. 1855 bales Futures closed
quiet; sales, li6.S11.
April, 10 ssssio 50: May, 10 655el6 66 .-une,
~ oio 4 JgIg 10 q s e. Ans"ss e,aS u
9sla9 s.; January, SSlSs 50.
NEW YORK, February so.-COtton steady
sales rs; upiands, 10 old; Orleans 10 Ills net
Great britain, iS,ss5; to France, Isl to the
Continent. ,s06; to the Channel, -; stock,
s70,s4S
LIVERPOOL February 20, 4 p. motion fr-
lures: February-Nlare 1854, buyer /;
March-April, 34-64 buyer: May-June, 37-64,
buyer; June-July, 80 q, buyer; Juiy-Aug,ist,
. AGA, value: AuguSt-September, H-6i.
buyer: September, ) fs64 seller. Futures closed
quiet but steady.
GALVESTON, February - Cotton quiet; mid
ding Is 10; net receipts, 80; gross So; safes
exports to Great Britain. -; TO the Con-
dnent. -; to France. -.
NORFOLK. February 2o-Cotton steady; mid
oeipts 552 stock. 81 ,S43; sales 401 exports
to Great Britain. :; coastwise. 20.
BALTIMORE, February - Cotton easy; mid
ding, l0;s; net receipts, Is gross. 446; sales
=; stock, 1851; exports to Great Britain, -;
coastwi sc, 30; to the Continent -; 10 France
=: sales 20 spinners,
BOSTON. February 90 Cotton quiet: middling
1871: net receipts 49,; gross receipts .SI: sales
none: stock. 5,764: exports To Great Britain. -
WILMINGTON, February s0.-Cotton steady
middlng, rs, net receipts, l64; gross receipts
1914: sales, none; stock, HIS; exports coast
wise, =; exports TO Great Britain -: TO the
Continent, -; to France. :.
PHILADELPHIA, February 20-Cotton steady;
midding 10 i.l6; net receipts ~; gross receipts,
26 stock, 2j,Sa5; exports TO Great Britain,
=; coastwise, -: to the Continent. =; ship
meuts. -.
SAVANNAH, February s0-Cotton quiet-mid-
sales, $50; stock, 6s07s: exports coast
wise 2,3I2 to the Continent, 1870, to Great
Britain, =; to France =.
NEW ORLEANS. February 2o-Cotton quiet
middling, sss; net receipts, AL 81 gross re
to Great Britain. -; TO the Continent, 5044;
to France. ~: coastwise. -.
MOBILE February 20-Cotton dull mid
ceipfs, 1875; sales, $50: stock. ss;ssO exports
coastwise. 70l to Great Britain, 5,sls; TO the
Continent, -.
MEMPHIS, February &c. Cotton quiet mid
! ding, es4 net receipts, 2,4G2; gross receipts,
1897: shipments, l.5OO; stock, H. sSj sales 20
| spinners, =.
AUGUSTA, February so.-Cotton duIl-mid-
ding, l5-16; net receipts, 30; gross receipts.
-; sales. 2ll.
| CHARLESTON. February 20--Cotton easy; mid
ding, los . net receipts 2,267 tales gross re-
TO Great Brltain, -; TO the Continent, -;
| to France. -; coastwise. -.
| ATLANTA. February ls-Cotton quiet mid
| ding. 80; receipts, 50.
General Markets
| chicago. February 2a-The grain and pro-
| vision market ON Change started fairly active
| and generally firm. Before noon there was q
reaction which caused grains 10 sell lower than
| at the close on Saturday. The unsettled Eu-
! ropean condition was talked in the grain pits
and in the wheat crowd there was fresh bare
/ ground cold weather argument. There was ms
| surprise IN any of the visible supply figure
| 6V a prominent operators who had pought
| Nav wheat saturday under 81, and he sold al
he could today above that figure;
| Germ receipts to-day were 4U2 cars This
| caused some weakness in the market shortly
after the opening. Later it was discovered that
| the stock OF corn ut New York had decie'aset
! nearly flaGs0 bushels, and prices We're al
| vaneed slightly; then came the visible supply
/ arIres showing only 5000 bushels decrease fol
| the week. and the trader who has made ioca
| markets for the past week became "A seller, ant
| prices reacted. May opened at 5l1s and CLOSED
at 5Iss, or a cent lower than the closing pric'
| DurInr the morning May and June oats to
gether sold at 5l1sg3l9s alternately: bcI1r'
| the close the market weakened with othe
| grains. and May closed a lower and June IS
| Lard furnished the sensational feature fo
| the provision trade. Hutchinson was again
heavy buyer of May. getting about l5.v
Heroes. Efforts were made TO break the mar
flaF N "a
| tierces at s.. 80 prevented the crowd from sell
ing as freely as they would have one had n
sold against purchases of May; the range o
May was narrow, being s'.e1lS1i.sez5s' ciosini
Porkzwas moderately active and steady mos
of the morning. Early sales we're at ~ cent
advance, but gradual recession Followed, a
drop al I7IS cents was recorded; but before tn
| oIoSt. "A rally of ~ eentd occurred; the rang
was SIS I2lsal4So and closing closing ats az SIN sn
closed at cents lower. May sold at s1-oUG1.a
and closed at $50.
quiet Hsfn and steady. 40; Spring wheal
755s@7s: No. 3 Spring Wheat, No.
red esM Mes! N PORK e sPss II LARD DO s 3ze
ssoss s1S 6 sass 500 Short clear side
boxed 81 .sOds. Whisky. S1.l5.
leading futures closed as follows:
wheat February, VI ., March ss Ms MAY
M sHEe siss Ipe 5II yse-
March. =: May, BIZ: June, 31ss- Mess Por
| YEAR -; FEBRUARY, SI4f ia; March. $1,000
May, s:4g3; LaTd-Feer1aaa,ry' Sso.;, M s9te
February. =: March. s7.55; May. 8! 80.
NEW YoRK. February 20.-Southern Flon
Unchanged Wheat-options advanced q to
early. and after a few slight changes close
, firm at near the top; spot about Ae bette
: No red March, S9lkftsea4: May, 9fsslgsl1
June, el1499l 1915. Corn advanced time 60 2
r1ary. geylT5l; MAY, 5s05eL%. oafs-options
to nc higher; No. 2, February. =: Marc
3Sa:5lk; May S754d3sIs No. spot, Js14G.ss1
mixed Western. 35ed4i Hops quiet but stead
fsofTee-fair Rio dull at IS: options heay
No Rio, February, sI2.sDitl2.s5, March. ST.
e5l240: May. sll9dl2.05- Sugar steady .,
: / dlIiet: refiniug. "a refined steady. Molass
| dull.5l fest - Rice firm Cotton Seed OH,
TOR crIlds.. sIlt43 for refined. Rosin quiet
81 Izls0lI5. Turpentine dun az 4o1e- u soull