The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-06

with sales as follows: May delivery opened at
SIC, closed Csc; June opened at 10c, closed
III O2c; July opened at 10 f0c, closed 10 12c Au-
gust opened at 10 lie, closed 10 l9c; September
opened at soc, closed Slc October opened at
4sc, closed Sic
500 D. m.-Market closed steady: middling
uplands 10 ll6c, middling Orleans 10 Size; sales
| to-day PIG bales
Futures Market closed steady, with sales of
4o,So0 bales, as follows: May delivery esq
D9S'c, June 10 02Gl0 03c. July 10 1910 13c,
august 10 1000 20c, September Sld9 SC,
Octooer 5lQ9 SEC, November Al 90 Acc, De-
cemoer 1903 4Sc. January 950095lc, Feb
ruary 51@9 CSC.
Messrs. Hubbard. Price & Co. s cotton circu-
lar SAYS: Considering the short session, our
market Tor cotton certificates has shown re-
newed strength and activity. With the absence
Oh sellers, some incoming buying orders for
near positions could only be filled at advancing
rates, and closed 2G3 points better on old crop.
New crop remains neglected. Receipts from
plantations 5 900 bales against ID 900 bales
last week and 2, 800 bales last year"
GALVESTON, May 5.-Cotton steady; mddling
97,l6c net receipts none, gross none; sales 167
bales; stock z 1856 bales.
NORFOLK, May 5.-Cotton firm; middling
9Ac; net receipts sly bales, gross 6l7; sales
lSI bales: stock 1888 bales; exports, coastwise
1874 bales.
BALTIMORE, May 6-Cotton steady; mddling
lOc; net receipts none, gross none; sales none;
stock 1928 bales.
BosToN, May Cotton quiet; middling 1O1sc;
net receipts 100 bales, gross l,4l9; sales none;
stock none,
WILMINGTON, May 5.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 91sc; net receipts bales, gross 8; sales
none; stock 3,O79 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 1014c; net receipts III bales gross 1901;
stock 16, 2S6 bales.
New ORLEANS, May 5.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 91&c net receipts 1873 bales, gross 1923;
coastwise 219 bales
MOBILE. May 5.-Cotton firm; middling 7-1ec;
net receipts 14S bales gross 1885, sales ZOO bales;
stock IL, $40 bales; exports, coastwse bale. =
MEMPHIS, May 5.-Cotton firm; middling
9-16c; receipts 1872 bales; shipments 672 bales;
sales 20 bales; stock DC, S47 bales.
AUGUSTA, May 5.-Cotton firm; middling 956c;
receipts 40 bales; sales 119 bales.
CHARLESTON, May 5.-Cotton quiet but firm:
middling 11-16c; net receipts l44 bales, gross
IA; sales so bales; stock S,972 bales; exports,
coastwise 1853 bales.
ATLANTA, May 5.-Cotton steady; middling
93ac; receipts Is bales.
New YORK, May 5.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day 1000 bales;
exports, to Great Britain - bales; stock at
all American ports 49,, 0S8 bales
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 239O.9l3 bales, of which 1,686,2l3 bales
are American, against 2,452, 1873 and 1,74T, 43S
interior towns for the week IA $40 bales Re-
ceipts from plantations 5000 bales. Crop in
sight. 6.6i6,S53 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, May 5, noon.-wheat quiet; de-
mand poor; holders offer freely. Corn firm;
demand fair new mixed Western IS Cd.
New YORK, May 5, noon.-Flour firm.
Wheat dull and lower. Corn higher. Pork quiet;
9 CO. Freights steady. Old mess pork quiet at
$14 256l15 co.
5;00p. m.-Southern flour steady. Wheat very
dull; No. red 944G041Sc, May delivery $50
No. 2, May delivery 640642sc; June delivery
6294c. Oats shade stronger No. 2, May de-
livery CSC, June 3S14 13SAsc;N spot 3S38lhc;
mixed Western 36G139LSc. Hops closed steady
May delivery 12c; June delivery II 6501l roc
Sugar steady; fair refining 13-16c; refined
quiet Molasses dull. Petroleum steady Cot
ton seed oil quoted at 3719Q13Sc for crude and
45c for refined Hides steady. Wool dull and
heavy. Pork quiet. Beef dull Middles dull
Lard cas- points higher but less active; Western
steam, on spot s. 55QbS 5716, May delivery SIS AS
Freights steady.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-F1our steady, except for
high grades of city mills, which are 15c higher
Wheat-Southern steady but firm; Fuftz 93cM
81, Longberry 95c0$1; Western quiet but firm;
No. winter red, on spot, 90A Corn
Southern white higher, yellow easier; white 66
4.67c yellow &c; Western flrmer but quiet
CHICAGO, May 5.-When trading opened on
| Change to-day there was good interest and
some nervousness in all the pits 1t was not
noticeable among bidders of oats and corn for
May, however. There was little disposition on
the part of big operators to change the price of
wheat to-day. There was fair activity, and the
promise of better prices shortly after the open
ing, but, on the whole, the market was heavy
and the change of prices narrow, with lower
tendency at the close. There was absence
of fresh argument and rumors were
wanting here. May ranged from S1ss9814c
and closed at sl1Sc; July at S314 0S3asc, and
closed at $3.50. prominent operator was
active, and to his selling was largely due the
lower tendency shswn at the close. In the corn
market. interest early was in May and some
shorts Obliged to again put the price to
n 70
later At the hour when May touched Sc, June
and July sold at SEC. These were top prices for
the session and for June and July, but frac-
ton better than the close last night. From II
a. m. until the close the pit was comparatively
quiet, with prices dragging to the close. The
closing prices for the day and week were 513kc
for May and 579sc for June. July and August.
There was pressure for May oats this morn
ing. The price went to 341Sc, and the close was
at 1880. July sold at 3216(133c, closing at the
inside price. There was an irregular move
ment of provisions Lard opened strong, and
operators expected it to advance, as pork and
short ribs moved upward. There was too
much desire on the part of foreign houses to
sell for lard to advance, and it stumped Sc
while pork advanced 10c and short ribs DC. On
covering by shorts later in the day the demand
ceased and weakness set in, prices dropping 715c
on ribs and l5D9Oc on pork. but the appearance
OF strong buyers shortly before the close caused
a firmer feeling and slight rally, last sales
being at 15Gt20c advance pork and 216615c
on short rios while lard was q trif1e lower
July pork S0l0 at Ola 20tQDl4 81, ana closed at
$14 2f1b July lard sold at S. 22Ih68 Ria, and
closed at IS 2eL6 July short ribs at 81 COO
6711 and closed at 81 62l6. Packing since
Marcn l. 4Sl, 900 hogs, against 464,0 900 same timo
last year.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet. Wheat--No. spring 8!14@S11Ic; No. 2
red S5@s6c. Corn-No. 2, 574sc. Oats-Ho. 2,
33}6G1339Ac. Mess pork, per barrel, $l4 20. Lard
at IS 121e Short rib sides, loose 81 30. Dry
sailed shoulders boxed IS 75D6 90. Short clear
sides, boxed 81 90lS 90. Whisky 81 10.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Closing.
No. 2WHEAr-
May delivery. SIN S1M 81h
June delivery. $50 S25s 9235
Corn. No. .