The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01

PHILADELPHIA March 31.-Cotton steady; mid
ding l0lsc;, net receipts IS bales, gross IS;
stock 1851 bales
New ORLEANS March S1-Cotton quiet;
middling 91sc; net receipts 1885 bales, gross
1885; sales 1000 bales: stock 256, 903 bales.
MOBILE March 3l.-Cotton dull; middling
csc; net receipts 4S bales, gross l43; sales 100
bales; stock % 146 bales.
MEMPHIS, March 3l.-Cotton quiet but firm;
middhng 97-i6c; receipts 40 bales; shipments
2076 bales; sales 1000 bales; stock 81 946 bales
AUGUSTA, March 31.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 95sc; receipts 2S6 bales; sales 1876 bales.
CHARLESTON, March 31.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 9-l6c; net receipts 1866 bales, gross 165;
sales 100 bales; stock 1888 bales; exports,
ATLANTA, March 8l-Cotton quiet; middling
91Rc; receipts "A bales.
NEW YORK. March 31.-Consolidated net re-
celpts for all cotton ports two days. 1880
bales; exports, to Great Britain 7,076 bales, to
the continent 910; stock at all American ports
70l, $50 bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is $50 500 bales, of which 2,0S7 500 bales
are American, against 2756,0SS and 2,163, S3S
bales, respectively, last year Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 1885 bales. Re-
ceiptS from plantations ,173 bales Crop in
sight, 1868, 696 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
NEW YORK, March 81, noon.-Flour quiet but
steady. Wheat stronger. Corn higher. Pork
quiet but steady; mess Sl4 5O@15 co. Lard
firm at 81 9719 Freights steady.
500 p m.-Wheat-cash grades firm, with an
absence of export interest; No. red, March
delivery S914@S91sc; May s91s@S919c; Corn
higher; cash firm but quiet; No. 2, 6396314c;
May, delivery 6o7s@613sc;;- Oats-options a
shade better; cash heavy; No. ,, April delivery
3s1s03S14c, May delivery 3756c; No. spot,
1891 Q39c; mixed Western 36041c. Hay steady.
steady at lac Sugar quiet and unchanged;
refined in fair demand. Molasses easy; 50 test
zoe. Petroleum firm. Cotton seed oil at 800
34c for crude and 3904Oc for refined. Tallow
firm HID in lpbt nd chaD
Pork firm; mess $14 50@15 90 for new; $14 25GD
IA so for one year old. Cut meats firm. Mid
dies nominal. Lard lower: Western steam, on
spot, SIS, May delivery 81 9107 49, Freights
quiet.
CHICAGO, March 31.-The corn pit was over
flowing with excitement to-day from the start
to the finish. Small shorts did some terrific
scrambling to buy in their property when the
market was going up, and were best sellers
whenever prices showed any signs of weak
ness. Everything seems to hinge on whether
or not the railroads would be able to bring in
corn with which to fill contracts If there was
going to be no tie up, the vast majority of the
crowd would sell corn persstently at anything
above SOC, but, on the other hand, they had an
underlined fear of corner in May future. This
latter feeling cropped out in several spots and
several houses who have been prom cunced bears
heretofore, thought the deal was getting a little
too rich for them, and began to cover to-day
May at the opening was sold low as 521sc
but before noon was at 5316c. Then after
easing back to $3.50, it was rushed up to 5314c
on estimates OF only 90 cars on MONDAY 5 re-
ceipts, closing at 531sc. Wheat was dull and
uninteresting. May future was about stationary
ali day between nc and 7714c. Trading was
very small in volume. Provision trading was
almost as embarrassing wheat May pork
went down under moderate transactions to
$l3 35, but tirmed later to S13 30.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; winters was 10c higher. Wheat-No. 2
spring 723S075c; No 2 red Sic. Corn-No. 2,
SEC Oats-No. 2, 2716630c. Mess pork S13 80
@13 81. Lard 81 57la. Short rib sides, loose 81 o.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed S. 1926 90. Short
clear sides, boxed 81 55@7 90. Whisky 81 Is.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
OPENING. Highest. Closing.