The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-18
p. m.-sales of the day included 5000 bales


19-6fd, buyers; April and May 20-6id, BUYERS;
May and June 22-64d. sellers: June and July
23G4d. buyers; July and August 25-6id, sellers;
August and September 25-6ld sellers: Sep
TENDER and October l7-64d, buyers; September
2o-64d. sellers Market closed barely steady.
sales for the week C0000 baeS-American
$1,000 bales; spectators took 1900 bales; ex-
porters took 3, 200 bales: forwarded from ships
side direct to spinners bales: actual ex-
port 300 bales; total imports $500 bales
American $4,000 bales; total stock sos, 600 bales
American 105, 600 bales; total ahoat $4,000
American 1l4.000 bales
New York. March II, noou.-Cotton steady;
middling uplands l01sc, middiing Orleans 1014c;
sales 2lO bales.
Futures-Market opened and closed steady,
with sa es as follows: March delivery opened at
3 75c and closed at 76c; April opened at SIC,
closed Sc; May opened q 9 Doc, closed csc:
June opened 10 03c, closed 10 %; July opened
10 0oc closed at 10 Csc; August opened at 10 1sc.
closed at 10 l5c.
500 D. m.-Market closed steady; mdding
uplands 101Sc, middling Orleans 104c; sales
to-day ITO bales; net and gross receipts 4,015
bales.
Futures-Narket closed steady, with sales Of
O,OOU 0a eS as follows March delivery $50
soc, April S55l9 S6c, May 05619 96c. June
10 10 Ole July 10 0SG7 10 O9c, August 10 $50,
vember 95l99 SIC, December 5000 5Sc, Jan
uary 9 500 Ole.
Messrs. Hubbard Price & Co.'S cotton circus
lar OF to-day says: The result OF today's trad
luR mas not confronted 10 Inc 9Ted SltlSIdCllOn
of the bull contingent, and this element seems
to be constantly decreasing on upon the
ffoor of the Exchange. TIE opening reports
from Liverpool We're unsatisfactory. Private
cables quoted the feeling as bearish and indi-
Gated lack of confidence in the general condi-
ton of the cotton mareet. TuiS was reflected
here IN decline of 69lS points AMI the market
showed but little yariatio from these figures
during the two hours the Exchange remained
open"
GALVESTON, March 17-Cotton quiet; middling
911ltc; net receipts 23S bales, gross 25S; sales
% bales; stock NJ bales.
NORFOLK March 11.-Cotton quiet; middling
99Sc; net receipts BPS bales, gross 335; sales
2iS bales; stock 23,57S bales; exports, coastwise
bales, to Great Britain 4.313.
BALTIMoRE, March II Cotton quiet; mid
ding lu1sc; net receipts 522 bales, gross 52s;
sales none; stock 20 l06 bales exports, coastwise
1,l57 bales
1o4c; at receipts bales, gross 5; sales
wuM1NaroN, March 17.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 913c; net receipts 80 bales, gross 80;
sales none; stock 5,464 bales; exports, coastwlse
IS bales.
PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 103sc; net receipts none, gross none; stock
1890 bales
NEW ORLEANS, March l7.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 916c; net receipts ,152 bales, gross sos;
sales 800 bales: stock 256 S5l bales exports, to
Great Britain IS 942 bales to the continent ,205,
coastwise l6SS bales.
net receipts 1863 bales, gross 1863; sales 80 bales;
stock 26,5f bales; exports, coastwiSe $50 bales.
MEMPHIS March 17.-Cotton quiet and easy:
middlng 9-16c; receipts 5I3 bales; shipments
:, 1888 bales: sales 100 la .eS: stock 81 ,025 bales
AUGUSTA March 17.-Cotton nominal; mid
ding 934c; receipts 80 bales; sales 2l bales.
CHARLESTON, March i7.--Cotton steady; mid
ding 8 9-16c; net receipts 100 bales, gross 100;
sales >, 100 bales stock 19, 264 bales; exports,
coastwise 1861 bales.
New YoaK. March 17.-Consolidated net re-
CENTS for all cotton ports to-day 1886 bales;
exports, TO Great Britain 1925 bales to the con-
tinent Los bales; stock at all American ports
11'2S s96 bales
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 2,S04,5l1 bales, OF which 81, Al bales
are American, against ,S13 and 2.3}6, RS
bales respectively, last year Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 26, n bales. Re-
ceipts from plantations %, 695 bales. Crop in
sigh, 6,4CO053 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL. March II, noon.-Wheat quiet;
demand poor; holders offer freely. Corn dull;
New YoRK, March II, noon.-Flour quiet but
steady. Wheat better. Corn higher Pork Arm;
mess Sl5 GOALS %. Old mess pork S14 75Gt15 90.
Lard firm at 81 97l@. Freights steady.
New YORK. March i7.-FIour without change
closed dull; Southern q nur quiet but steady.
Wheat-ontions varied within a small range
and rul d duh closed firm and 1S@Ac higher;
spot fairly active for export and very firm; No
: req. AD!ll UeHVeTY Jph4Cs may JO@1C~ JlaHS
S934c. Conceptions advanced I08sc, closed
very STEADY; spot firm but quiet; No ., March
and April delivery 60c; Nay 9l6c Oats firm
No. ?. M,rch delivery 39c, April 31&c; No. 3
not 3a03lLic, Hops dull and nominal Coffee
SPOT fair Rio firm at l3l9c; options 15025
points lower but fairly active. Sugar dull.
Moasses dull; 30 test 20G2O16c. Petroleum.
refined firm at 7slc at all ports. Cotton seed
for refined. Tlow steady Hiles steady
Wool ste1dv; domestic fleece IN SIC pulled 10
+ 6R40c, Texas 13622c. Pork quiet; mess S14 rs
N 90 one We r old. Beef dull. Beef bans
steady Tierced beef quiet. Cut meats easier
liiddles nominal. Lard-options dull but with
ont change; casN active and firm; western
steam, on spot 81 $500 971s. Freghts dull:
cotton Sod, grain 16d.
to-day was among professionals rather than
scalpers. with some trading. There was con
siderable buffi1@. The fee ing on the floor DIFF
fer d from previous days, in the fact that the
markets Ill not hang together and some were
firm while others wera soft without apparent
reason. In wheat local receipts were liberal by
comoari 'on, and weak cables. a d not unfavor-
able weather, had softeuing tendency. and
while here was special depression Of prices
the market did not firm up with other grains.
The ~ tual trading was conf led mostly to
smaller operators: "a, Ha az oa 9sH at ,sS4c,
the latter figures. The strongest article on the
for was corn. Receipts were below the esti
mate, and there was some vigorous local buy
ing. winch dCuSu IcC 10 bUs pT1CS ulT1TE Unb
first hour. Late in the session the market
weakened somewhat. owing to selling due to
the large estimate OF receipts for Monday.
May opened at 5l14c touched 513zc. and closed
at 5l9Ec Oats acted as if peggad all day and
did not get beyond &c rance. and the closing
prices we're the same az Fridays May sold at
310315sc. The dullest corner on the floor
was the provision pit. The feeling was
duipt and steady, and fluctuations were
confined TO &c range The closing sales were at
almost the same figures as yesterday. the only
change being 2Isc advance in short ribs Ar
rivals of hogs we're fair and prices sc higher.
Holders Of the product manifested less DISPOSE
tlun to sell and inquiry from shorts held the
n!rket steady. May pork sold at $l4 l315G1
ID 1716 and closed at S14 II. Lard was neglected.,
with sales frr May at ~ 62j307 s.. Short ribs
sold AZ 81 22Is1l7 o for May be ter demand
existed from exporters for meats aud sales
showed a good increase. Summer packing to
date was 81 900 hogs, or II 600 better than last
season.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
not materially changed. Wheat-No 2 spring
74lA17T1Sc: No. pred Sl1Sc. Qern No. ? 50lIc
Oats-No. ,. 271@6f3oc. Mess pork S14 00f u 30
Lard Mt S7Gl. Short rib sides. loose 81 Is.
Dry sailed shoulders boxed SO 00@6 TO- Short
clear Sides boxed 81 Gu67 65
Leading fuLures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Closing.
No. 2WHEAr-
Anrii delivery. 74A 74sS 74s4