The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-19

or two on early sales there u weak feel
ing during the balance of the day. and closing
final bids were evidently made with an inten-
ton of stiffening the tone
NEW YORK. February ls--Cotton-Net re-
ceiPIs 3s,s s q "a e'i4 bales. Futures closed
February, 10 410lO IS March, 10 54G10 IS;
April, 70 $40 20 May, - sst.io %; .-gne,
@10 % september. 10 2agl0 q october,
9 a54s 90; November, sos 81; December.
olg9 So January, sG19 II.
NEW YORK, February ls.-Cotton very dull;
sales. - bales. uplands, l0ss orleans. lts54 net
receipts az all ports, IL ,I6l bales; exports to
reat Britain. 5,4l3 TO Frstnce. 49,; TO the
s.2,Is6.
VISIBLE coTToS SUPPLY.
NEW York, February 1.-THE total visible sup
ply OF cotton for the world is 2s60,ss7 bales of
which 2,44!y. }oI are American, against 3, 1887
aud s672.017 respectively last yea. Receipts
for all interior towns. 40,4i5. Receipts from
plantations. 1913. Crop in sight, 6,g5s5 S97.
LIVERPOOL COL February ia p m.Cotion 1, f.,-
buyer; June-July.5 Al 81, value; Juiy-August,
1904. seller: Auyust-Septemher, 1874,
quiet
Sales OF American, $500 bales.
GALVESTON, February is Cotton firm; mid
ding, b 10; net receipts, 974; gross ,7o7 sales
| exports to Great Britain, - to the Con-
tinent. =: TO France. S0}.
NORFOLK. February IS-Cotton steady; mid
ding, 10 Lilo: net receipts, ts7 bales: gross re-
| eeipts 62I stock, 365ll; sales, 1905; exports
| to Great Britain, =: coastwise, al3.
BALTIMORE, February Is Cotton easy; md
| -; stock, 1s,I75; exports TO Great britain. -;
| coastwise,- to the Continent 500; to France,
sales to spinners,
BosroN, February Cotton quiet; middIing
| lO4 net receipts Si; gross receipts, 81 sales.
none: stock. =: exports tn Great Britain.
| WILMINGTON, February 1S.-Cotton quiet
mlddllng, 10; net receipts, 49,; gross receipts,
l,lsI; Sales none; stock. 1881; exports coast
| wise, 555: exports to Great Britain -; to the
| Continent, -; to France. =.
| PHILADELPHIA, February 1s-Cotton steady;
Gliddling l094; net receipts rs gross receipts,
| III: stock, 2l,199; exports to Great Britain.
/ l,0S5; coastwise. =: to the Continent. =; ship
/ ments. -.
| SAVANNAH, February 1S-Cottnn quet-mid-
! ding, 1916; net receipts. 1874; gross ,574
sales, 60 t stock ?2,o2s; exports coast coast
| Britain. =: TO France =.
NEW ORLEANS. February ls--Cotton quiet
J middllng. 91s; net receipts. 1851; gross re-
eeipts, 44ls; sales, 3600 stock, 3D. l06; exports
| to Great Britain, Sab to the Continent, 1857;
to France. =: coastwise. BAGS.
MOBILE. February Is-Cotton dull mid
ceipts, AL sales, 800 stock, 1904 ; exports
coastwise, 263 to Great Britain, -; TO the
! Continent, =.
| MEMPHIS, rtDfudfy 1S.--IOIJOn UrIu MD
ding, 974 net receipts, l,4}9: gross receipts,
LILO: shipments. $500; stock, I23.206 sales to
| spnners.
AUGUSTA, February lS-Cotron quiet-mid-
| ding, 15-l6 net receipts 211; gross receipts,
| :; sales. 245.
| CHARLESTON February IS--Cotton easy; mid
| ding, 1915: net receipts 1.062 tales: gross
! ceipts, lo62: sales, 200: stock. 53.265; exports
| TO Great Britain. -: 10 the Continent, =;
| to France. -: coastwise. l,640.
General Markets
! CHICAGO February IS-Grain started in
weak and lower and provisions strong and
| higher on Change to-day Speculation was
about at a stand still during the first hour but
| there was general waking up about the close
! of the hour, when a prominent operator APP
peared in the wheat pit and began bidding. His
| bidding entirely changed the sentiment, for it
| deveioped the fact that nearly everybody was
| wheat advanced TO s034 in very short time
Tine operator mentioned bought wheat per-
| sistently all dav. This kept prices up pretty
| well, as the crowd were aware of the TACT that
| it was short wheat. May reached SIS before
at 81.
| Corn developed nearly the same conditions
as in wheat. May opened Ae lower at 81, and
| large number of shorts commenced to cover,
| and they speedily rushed prices up TO 5lss;
| trading was quite heavy during the balance of
the session, big houses being one side or the
other, most of them on both. May advanced to
| 5l34, but toward noon shorts having evened up
at 5l1k
Oats were strong to-day speculation was
based on condition of other grain markets. and
| as THESE We're stronger oats responded with
| iirmness and some advance. May opened at
3l2s ana closed ut the highest figure OF the day.
Provisions were active for Saturday and
| stronger feeling developed. prices on all
speculative averaging higher and closing at
| nearly the outside of the day. showing net adj
VanceS over yesterdays close of Is cents on
| pork, I21a on lard and on May short ribs
| Traders who have been selling pork all the
| week were buyers, and an Anglo-American
party who have bought on every preceding
F1fl
| reis, and would probably have sold more had
| the market been sufficiently strong to take it
| without breaking Country houses who bought
| on the recent decline were sc ling secure
| profits and the trade appeared 10 be more
nearly eyened up than on any previous day
| this week. May pork opened ut Sl405 and
| closed at Sl4.17la.
Hutchinson's buying. was a factor in the lard
1000 tierces. May sold from s.. s21a to S7.921a
| and closed at the top.
Cash quotauons were as follows: Flour
.61s0 765s; No. Spring Wheat, -, No. Z
2sJEass. Mess Pork, si4.oo. Lard 3D. s77s5sg'
shoaders beSed ssose65 Short clear s s sides,
Leading futures closed as follows:
81 w heat Eel; 754 March, '67si May,
AZ; May, 5l2s: June, 5l]s GA. February, :
March, =; May, 3l1e; June, 3l2s. Mess Pork
Nay. sl74 Iardf Esaa March, s aarsR;
$50; May, si91a; June, :. Short Ribs
| February. -; March, S1.Ft: May, 81 90.
| NEW YORK. February ls.-Southern Flour
| steady but trading light. Wheat-spot firm
| but trading light; No. 2 red February Ss5s:
March, s91s0s6ss; May. ens@9lss. Corn-op-
| tons closed strong; spot quiet but firmly held;
| No. =, February, nominal at COS: March, $500
| 599s; May, 5S5sG593s. Oats-options IA to Ic
higher; No 2 February, :; March, 3sge3s14;
ern. S@4l. Hops unchanged. Coffee fair
| Rio duh at 10; OPTIONS TO 10 points lower
| and moderately active, closing frm-No. Rio,
| February, Sl30l3.05; March, Sl2.25dI12.35; May,
| SllU012. Sugar steady but quiet; refining. ~;
| refined steady Molasses nominal-50 test, 2014.
| Rce firm. Cotton Seed Oil, 81 for crude; 4I0643
| for refined. Rosin quiet at 81 12l5lD1.15. Tur-
pentine steady at 4012. Southern Eggs 2+6l25ls.
| Hides in light demand. Wool firm-domestic
| fleece, 263l: pulled, 15934; Texas, i4Q22. Pork
| steady at S16.J09l6.75. Tierced Beef quiet.
4 City extra India mess, SlJ61S. CUT meats
| quiet and rather weak. Picked bellies 1850
| 112. Mlddles neglected Lard-Western steam,
| spot, quoted at s3.05 March, S..96G7g May,
| Ss.029s0.; refined, 81 SO. Continental freights
| duh.
| NEW ORLEANS, February Is = Coffee duh
ana lower = Rio cargoeS common to prime,
| l51a9lS1a. Rice steady and in good demand
Louisiana ordinary to prime. 4s05A. Cotton
| oil, $40: summer yellow oil, nominal cake
| and meal 2l@2l1s. Sugar firmer-Lousiana
open kettle choice 5; prime to strictly prime
| 81; prime, As; fully fair, good fair, 9-I6
| GAS; good common, 41494 5-l6; common,
| 1906; Louisiana centrifugals, choice white
| $50; OF white, 8 1-l6G61s; gray white,
| $685.; choice yellow clarified 5s4 prime yellow
CHARMED, l1-6; off yellow clarified, 5ls65 g. .6
seconds, 414@51s. Molasses = Louisiana open
| kettle choice, S5935; strictly prime asdtSO;
| fair, 1920; common to good common, Holt;
Louisiana centrifugaiS strictly prime agd.2