The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-01
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
COTTON.


Banks now hold $3.50, $50 in excess of the Is
per cent. rule.
COTTON.
New YORK. Dec 31-Hoday. Consolidated
ret receipts for all cotton ports to-day 2,456
bales; exports, to Great Britain 1872 bales, to
the continent 662; stock at all American ports
l,042 0S9 bales.
GALVESTON. Dec 31.-Holday. Cotton-Net
receipts 305 bales, gross 3O5; sales none stock
s, Sga bales; exports, to the continent 100 bales.
NORFOLK Dec. 31.-Holiday. Cotton-Net re-
ceipts 2,037 bales, gross , OBJ; sales none; stock
So 955 bales exports, to Great Britain 3,o2' bales,
coaStwise 1,O5S bales.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-Holday. Cotton-Net
receipts none, gross none; sales none; stock
1875 bales.
Bosroy. Dec. 31.-Cotton-N Nothing doing; mid
ding 1OS6c: net receipts 632 bales, gross 1865;
sales none; stock none.
WILMINGTON. Dec 31.-Cotton firm; middling
15-16c: net receipts 1886 bales gross 1856; sales
none; stock 30 42 bales; exports, coastwlse
1858 bales
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 3t-Cotton firm; mid
ding 105sc; net receipts 81 bales, gross l6l
stock 24,75S bales; exports to Great Britain 40
bales, to the continent 1853.
New ORLEANS Dec. 31.-Holiday. Cotton -
Net receipts S.476 bales, gross ,3S2; sales none;
stock 397,099 bales; exports, TO Great Britain
s,4i5 bales to the continent 764 bales, coastwlse
1.792.
MOBILE. Dec. St.-Cotton quiet; middling
913-16c; net receipts 1.505 bales. gross l,5S5;
sales $50 bales; stock 1859 bales; exports
coastwise 800 bales.
AUGUSTA Dec 3t.-Cotton FIRM middling
13-16c; receipts 23S bales; sales liz bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 3l.-Cotton firm; demand
good; middling 10c; net receipts II bales gross
III; sales 100 bales; stock 5S5l6 bales; exports,
to the continent 400 bales, coastwise 2,l64
ATLANTA, Dec 3l.-Cotton quiet; middiing
91l-l6c; receipts rs bales
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-'rhe total visible supply
of cotton for the world is 3,OS5, $50 bales, OF
which 1859, $50 bales are American, against
3.224 s61 and 2 S26, 1851 bales, respectively, last
year. Receipts at all interior towns for the
week $3.50 bales. Receipts from plantations
1908 bales. Crop in sight, 5042,0sS bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 81, 1890 p. m.-Wheat firm;
demand fair; holders offer moderately. Corn
steady: demand fair Bacon, short clear Ais I'd.
new YORK, Dec. 81, noon.-F1our quiet but
firm. Wheat opened better; later lost advance.
Corn A61sc hi cher. Pork firm; mess Sl5 5O1
10 90. Lard firm at 80. Freights quiet
500 p m.-Southern -four quiet but strongly
held; common TO fair extra So 1904 co. good TO
choice 81 1065 90. Wheat unchanged cash
grades A09sc higher: No. : red, December
935sG1g3 i3-16c, May 963sG961sc. Corn higher;
No 2, December and January delivery o51ec,
February $3.50. May 6394 @63 l5-ltc. Oats 1sglc
higher; No. :, January delivery 39zsCg399sc,
3914c; mixed Western 390D40l9c. Hops quiet but
steady and unchanged. Coffee, fair Rio ON
spot steady at 1Sa4c; No Rio, January delivery
16 15@l6 25c, February 16 05bl6 zoe, May 10 W
Q16 05c. Sugar quiet but firm; fair refining
5 3-1G0b4c; refined closed quiet. Molasses
closed steady; 50 test Pie. Cotton seed on
steady and unchanged for crude and refined;
Hides steady but quiet. Wool unchanged ana
duh. PORK dull and more or less nominal; mess
quoted at SIS 50G l6 % for one year old. Mid,
dies dull and nominal Lard a tritie higher aud
firm; Western steam, on spot 81 o5, May delivery
So 80. Freights to Liverpool dull; cotton per
steam lad, grain per steam 216d.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3l.--Flour firm, WIN
fair inquiry; Howard street and Western
superfne So 47@275. extra So 0043 90, family
81 0014 So city mills superfine 81 4ODS %,
extra SO 000S3 81 Rio brands 81 5OG14 40 wheat
Southern firm; red 92c, amber v3c; western
firm; No. . winter red, on spot and December
delivery s4Ac. Corn--Southern firm; white DC
yellow 55c.
LOUISVILLE Dec 3l.--Grain quiet Wheat, No.
red winter S6c. Corn-No mixed 54c. oats
unchanged; No. mixed Sic. Provisions steady
and unchanged: Bulk meats. clear rib sides
81 90 clear sides s. 3a1s, shoulders 20. Hams
sugar cured S11 50mI2 o. Lard, choice leaf 80.
NAVAL STORES.
LONDON. Dec. 3l.-Spirits turpentine 29s
NEW YORK, Dec. 81, noon. Spirits turpentine
steady at 3Sl6c. Rosin steady at 81 u1Wl ~
6:0D p. m.-Turpentine steady at 3SIsG95o94c'
Rosin duh at 81 05Gb1 10.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 3i.-Spirits turpentine
nominal Rosin quiet; good strained Sc