The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-24

September 24-64d; November and December
5 S54d. Market quiet.
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearings
amounted TO 100 bales old dockets
2p. m--Sales OF the day included 700 bales
American.
Futures-Uplsnds, low middling clause, May
delivery 23-64d, buyers; May and June s 23-64d
buyers June and July 246id, sellers; July and
August 2464d, buyers; August and September
2a-ofd. sellers; September and October l4-64d,
buyers October and November g64d BUYERS;
November and December Sod, buyers; Sep
TENDER 24-64d, sellers. Futures steady
q p. m.-Futures: UplandS. low mddling
clause, May delivery 24-64d sellers; May and
June 24-64d sellers; June and July 24-64d
sellers; July and August 25-64d sellers; Au-
gust and September 24-64d buyers; Septem-
Der and October 5 14-64d, buyers; October and
November lo6id sellers; November and De-
buyers. Market closed steady.
MANCHESTER, May 23-The Gudrdiun says:
Under the influence of the holidays the at
tendance at yesterdays market small
Neither buyers nor sellers were disposed to OPP
crate largely, except at impossible prices, and
the demand, even below current rates. was not
large. The improvement in silver and Eastern
exchange had little apparent effect. Sales were
small IN all departments. Neither in yarn nor
cloth was there an average business The mar
Ket VIII be closed the remainder of the week "
NEW York, May %, noon.-Cotton firm;
midding uplandS l0c, middling Orleans 101sc;
sales 1897 bales
Futures-Marl1et opened quiet but steady, with
sales as follows: May delivery 9lc; June Ole;
July 10 O2c; August 10 l3c; September 8 roc;
October 9 52c.
500 D. m.-Market closed firm; middling
uplands l0c, middling Orleans 10ISc; sales to-
day 2O4 bales; net receipts 100 bales, gross
1,lO9.
Futures-Market closed quiet but steady. with
sales of G3, 400 bales as follows: May delivery 90
q 03c, June 94@,g sc July 10 05dD10 O6c,
August 10 15G110 l6c September 1909 14c,
October 4sGl9 4Gc, November 5000 4Oc, De
cemoer = 1909 4lc. January 4s@9 49c, Feb
ruary 55@9 sic, March $500 6ic.
MeSSrs. Hubbard Price & Co. S cotton circu-
lar saws: Much tirmness has been shown to-
day, and with slight reacti0nS good buying kept
prices steady, with an advancing tendency.
The market opened at about yesterdays prices,
although reports from Liverpool did not STOW
the spirit which was expected rs a response to
our yesterday Improvement but even on the
first call stronger feeling was shown and OPP
orators began buying. Prices advanced 4points,
partly on covering shorts. assisted by reported
spot sale of 5000 bales for export. To-night's
prices show gain of 2Gt3 points for old and new
crop months. Rumors of further spot transac-
lions were current during the day, but not Off
cially reported The transfer of June contracts
to August continues an extensive scale,
showing the presence of large interest in this
market
GALVESTON. May 28.-Cotton quiet; middling
97-l6c; net receipts $50 bales, gross 389; sales
none; stock 6603 bales.
NORFOLK, May 23.-Cotton firm: middling
934c; net receipts 206 bales gross 206 sales 2i2
bales: stock 1883 bales exports, coastwise 243
bales.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-Cotton steady; middling
l0c; net receipts 215 bales, gross 215; sales none
stock 14,25 bales; exports, to Great Britain 00l
bales, coastwise 100.
Boston, May 23.-Cotton quiet; middlinS 1OJkc;
net receipts 1913 bales, gross 2,235; sales none;
| stock none
| WILMINGTON, May 23.-Cotton quiet; middling
| 99sc; net receipts II bales, gross II sales none
stock 2,613 bales; exports, coastwise 90 bales
| PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-Cotton dull; mid
| bales
| stock 1889 bales.
New ORLEANS, May 23.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 91sc; net receipts 3l5 bales, gross 545;
sales d 700 bales; stock 1S1, 573 bales; exports,
to Great Britain 1886 bales, coastwise 1851
| bales.
MOBILE, May 28-Cotton steady; middng
| 9aAc; net receipts bales, gross Z; sales 300
bales; stock IL 1S9 bales; exports. coastwise 494
| bales.
MEMPHIS, May 23-Cotton quiet but steady;
middling 9-16c; receipts 142 bales; shipments
| 242 bales; sales 400 bales; stock 81. 1856 bales.
AUGUSTA May 23.-Cotton steady; middlng
| 915c; receipts " bales; sales 600 bales.
| CHARLESTON, May 23.-Cotton quiet; mdding
| Q 11-16c; net receipts 81 bales gross 1877 sales
| rs bales; stock S,1A bales; exports, coastwise
| / ,221 bales.
ATLANTA, May 23.-Cotton steady; middling
| 916c; receipts IS bales
NEW YoaK. May 23.-Consolidated net re-
celpts for all cotton ports to-day 1923 bales;
| exports to Great Britain 5367 bales; stock at
| all American ports Az, 055 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL. May %, noon.-Wheat quiet; de-
mand poor; holders offer freely. Corn quiet
but steady; demand poor. Lard, prime West
ern ASS Sd.
New YORK. May %, noon.-Flour quiet and
| weak. Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork firm
mess S15 25015 so. Lard steady at IS 95 Old
mess pork $l4 00314 80. Freights steady.
! 500 p m.-Flour, Southern quiet and easy.
steady; spot A@16c lower; No. , red, May de
livery 941469514c June 50 11-160947Sc. Corn
| cash unsettled and lower by 401ac; options
variable; No. :, May delivery $3.50 651sc; June
| 63GG35Ac. Oats-optiOns advanced va 55c:
cash 14d16c, closing steady; No. ?, May delivery
| 371l@l3S1Sc; June delivery 3S14 639S8c; No. 2
| spot 37351l39c; mixed Western 31m4Gc Hops
quiet but steady. Coffee, spot fair Rio firm at
| 164c; options shade better, with less doing +;
! No. Rio, May delivery Ia 40114 Coo; June de
livery 10 S5G13 soc. Sugar quiet but steady;
fair refining SIC; refined quiet. Molasses duh;
| so test zoe Petroleum steady; crude, in barrels
| 615G6 $40 TIC for refined at all ports. Cotton
seed oil quiet but steady for crude and refined
Tallow steady. Hides quiet but steadily held
firm; mess 3l4 OO014 80 for old; $l5 25G1 10 80
| for new Beef dull Beef hams dull Tierced
| beef quiet Cut meats firm. Mddes dull
Lard dull and heavy; Western stea. on spot
| IS 92l6 May delivery So 900IS 81, June S6 SEQ
| 8 81. Freights dull cotton 564d grain Md.
| CHICAGO, May 23.-Irading opened brisk on
| Change to-day, especially IN grains The
| situation in wheat was peculiar. The crowd
I
run away from July, and as no one appeared to
want that month very badly, there an
other tumble of about &c. June opened nc
lower than last night and with this start that
| month also sold &c under last night at II
| o'clock. The feature of the day was the closing
| up of August on July, and the increased pre-
| MUM for December. At the close yesterday
| July was ne over August, and at noon to-day
| both sold at the same price, S51ec. and at the
same time. December sold at n pre- mum at
| &c where it opened this morning. Crop reports
arfal hut rfr.l
| crop conditions and the visible supply upper
| most in their minds believe the present depres-
| sion is but temporary. Corn was considerably
higher early on light receipts and light Offer
! inRs Late there was weakness with wheat,
| and because there was large estimate for to-
| morrow Trading on the whole was not heavy.
| In oats there was liberal increase in trade,
| and "A firm, buoyant, and at times excited
market was witnessed. The firmness was
probably due to desire on the part Of shorts to
cover the greatest gains being IN new futures.
weaker feeling developed in provisions, and
the closing sales were at slight declines Re
prices SC lower. Trading in the cured product
was moderate and mostly by scalpers and
prices were confined TO small range. 1t was
reported that exporters were reselling cash
lard in New York, and fair quantities OF coun-
lard were offered here. July short ribs re-
manned steady.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged. Wheat-No. spring $40
S43lc; No 2 red Ss190s9c. Corn No. 2 5GI4c.
Oats-No. ., 34340L35c. Mess pork, per barrel,
Sl4 371Sll14 40 Lard at 8 6jlts Gi1e. Short
boxed Sc 0O96 %. Short clear sides, boxed
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