The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-01

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Va. consolidated. AS Richm'd & w. PIT 22$4
Ch'peake & Ohio. ~ Rock Island LA
Northwestern. 40 ST. Paul ..,....... IS
" preferred IA =" preferred, .ll5
Dela and Lack 1925 Texas Pacific Sl4
Erie -. ......... 27hk Tenn. Coal & Iron. 80
East Tennessee. 104 Union Pacific. 556}s
Lake Shore. .... 93ls N. j. Central. 49,. 7S7s
L'vlle & NASH cola Missouri Pacific S5lS
Memphis & Char. +53 Western Union 7Sl4
Mobile & OHIO. ... 10 Cotton Oil certih, 3214
Nash. & Chatta 20
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COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 81, 1890 p. Motion dull;
prices generally in buyers favor; mddllng up
lands Sgd, middling Orleans ll-l6d; sales
5000 bales for speculation and export loo
bales; receipts 1900 bales-American lo,loO
bales.
Futures-Uplands. low middling clause,
January and February delivery 36-64d Febru.
AIRY and March ) 36-64d; March and April
3S-64d April and May 40-64d; June and July
5 4464d; August and September l4-Gad. Mar
ket quiet at the decline.
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearIngs
amounted to 1000 bales new dockets and 800
old
Up. m.-sales of the day included 800 bales
Futures-Uplands, low mddling clause Janu-
airy delivery 37-64d, sellers; January aud Feb
ruary 36-64d, buyers; February and March
5 36-64d, buyers; March and April 3S6fd, BUYERS;
April and May 40-64d, sellers; May and June
42-64d, sellers June and July 4+o4d, sellers;
July and August 45-64d, buyers; August and
September 46-64d. value. Market dull.
4 p. m-Futures Uplands, low middling
clause February delivery 3664d, sellers; Feb
ruary and March 36-64d. sellers; March and
April 3S64d, sellers; April and May Sold,
BUYERS; May and June 41-64d, buyers; June
and July 4364d, sellers; July and August
3 +j-64d sellers; August and September 46-6id,
sellers; September 5 46-64d, sellers. Market
closed weak
NEW YORK, Jan. 81, noon.-Cotton firm; mid
ding uplands 10 11-16c, middling Orleans
10 1880; sales 81 bales.
Futures-AIarket opened steady, with sales as
follows: January delivery 10 SIC; February
10 Csc; March 10 TIC; April 10 Sic; May 10 SIC;
June 10 sec.
500 p. m.-The market closed quiet; middling
uplands 10 11-16c, middling Orleans 10 1850;
sales to-day 10 bales; net receipts 81 bales,
gross 5t17.
Futures-Market closed barely steady, with
sales of 81 800 bales, as follows: February de
livery 10 54610 sec March 10 64010 Csc, April
10 70010 Tic, May 10 160l0 &c June 10 $50
10 Sac, July 10 S5@ 10 soc, August 10 8sQl0 s9c,
September 10 40Wl0 4lc, october 10 o. g 10 Csc,
November Q 976,9 csc, December 9 976l9 CSC.
Green & Co. s report on cotton futures says:
"All day long the market has been slack and
| majority of operators manifested an inclination
| to sell. Advices from abroad afforded little
comfort while port receipts were inclining
| toward fuller figures and New Orleans
| Offering here with some freedom The pressure,
however, did not prove of decided character
as a considerable portion of the supply again
! found some one to take it at moderate shading
| ard the latent dread of being caught in some
unexpected manner by manipulation of leading
| bull operators evidently prevented many from
| moving entirely in accord with their own con
| victions. There was a ShriukaSe Of about 506
| points closing slow at about lowest figures
| GALVESTON, Jan. 31.-COtton quiet; middling
| 1Oc; net receipts 2 167 bales gross , 1871; sales
149 bales; stock 3S,Ol4 bales; exports, coastwise
| 3,43S bales.
NoRFoLK, Jan. 81.-Cotton steady; mddling
| 10 1-16c; net receipts - bales, gross GS5;
sales 907 bales stock 4o,ol5 bales; exports,
| coaStwse $40 bales
BALTIMORE. Jan. 31.-Cotton nominal middling
| 10l2c; net receipts n"ne, gross As bales; sales
| none stock 20,949 bales
| Boston, Jan. 3l.-Cotton quiet but firm mid
! ding l09kc; net receipts none, gross 649 bales;
| sales none; stock mons.
| WLMINGToN, Jan 81 Cotton quiet; mddlng
10 l-t6c net receipts 500 bales, gross 300; sales
none stock 13, 822 bales.
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 10s4c; net receipts OBS bales, gross ., 40;
| stock $40 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31.-Cotton easy; mid
ding 97sc; net receipts $3.50 bales, gross 69S
| sales 1000 bales; stock 372, 465 bales; exports,
| to Great Britain 9,343 bales.
MOBILE, Jan. 31.-COtton quiet; middlin9
| 92Sc; net receipts $50 bales, gross $50; sales
500 bales; stock 3S,058 bales; exports, coastwise
275 bales.
MEMPHIS, Jan 31.-Cotton quiet but steady;
| yniddlng 1850; receipts ,053 bales; ship
ments ? 127 bales; sales 1900 bales; stock 13i730
bales
AUGUSTA. Jan 31-Cotton quiet but easy;
middling 10c; receipts 1893 bales; sales 957 bales
CHARLESTON, Jan. 31.-Cotton firm; middling
l0c; net receipts s. 698 bales gross l'6oS sales
ATLANTA, Jan. 3l.-Cotton quiet; middling
994c; receipts 101 bales.
New YoRK. Jan 3l.-Consolidated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day 20 5Sl bales; exports,
to Great Britaiu IA 300 bales, to France $50, to
the continent $50; stock at all American ports
909, 009 bales
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, jan 81, 1870 p. m.-Wheat quiet
but steady; demand poor; holders offer mode
rately; receipts of wheat for the past three
DAYS were 1853 900 centals, including 10000 of
American Corn steady; demand poor; receipts
of American corn for the past three days were
IS, 800 centals.
NEW YORK Jan. 81. noon.-Flour quiet and
easy Wheat heavy and lower. Corn quiet and
lower. Pork steady; mess S15 OOQl5 %. Lard
dull and weak at 81 go Freights dull
800 p. m.-Wheat-options weak, soon de-
clined 4d SIC, later recovered 1s@14c, closing
steady, speculation moderately largely in May
delivery; spot steady and in moderate demand;
No ? red January delivery SS94@S515c, Feb
ruary 8S9s0Ssc May 80 11-160S21sc. Corn
| options 1s0]4c and cash A@1sc lower, closing
ruary 6Oa6O4c, May 6o16@6O9+c. OaIs 15@16c
lower but moderately active; No. 2, February
delivery $3.50 $3.50, March 3s34@39c,. May 1914
| @s3sssc; No. spot S9P4lc: mixed Western
fair Rio on spot dull at about 1870; options
heavy and lower, with fair business; No. Rio,
February delivery IL .5T IL 4Oc, March ~ 900
| 70 soc, May 19 O5@sl2 3oc. Sugar dull and
nominal. Nlolasses nominal. Cotton seed oil
quiet. Hides steady. Pork steady. Beef dull.
Cut meats quiet. Middles neglected Lard
Western steam S. S315I27 IS, February de-
| livery 81 1907 e, May - S4QS7 SS. FreighCs
dull: cotton Nd, grain I'D.
CHICAGO. Jan. 31.-Tbe markets were uu-
usually dull and almost featurelcss to-day.
Wheat travelled over very nearly the same path
as on Monday. Tie opening was comparatively
steady, and, on liberal selling OF two or three
| local houses prices declined from 150a'6c No
| one appeared to have nerve 10 buy except a few
! stragglers, who were still covering, or those
| who bought for a temporary rally Of 4Q Nc.
| MAY wheat opened nc lower az sl34c, sold 20
! Sls6d611bc, held steady during the Greater part
| of the session and closed with slight rally at
| SIG Corn was quiet and steady during the
| greater part Of the day, with trading chiefly
| between local operators May opened at 5219M
| 522zc. declined to 535sQj 81 -, remained steady
| until Just before the Close, when little squirt
carried it to 523{c. Oats sold within Ac range
| for May, with other futures entirely neglected.
! Nav closed at the outside at 800 331SC ProNis-
| ions were moderately active, auj considering
| the surrounding circumstances the feeling was
fairly firm, and prices well supported. Receipts
| of hogs at the yards were unusually heavy
| As 600 head-fuiy so per cent. larger than esti-
| mated accom- panied with a further reduction
! in prices and this had depressing effect al the
! opening OF the market for products Specula-
| tors were disposed to enlarge their offerings,
especially for May delivery, while the demand
was not particularly urgent. Early sales were
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