The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-16

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at SEC, closed at o 55c; February opened at
96Sc, closed at 9 Csc; March opened at Soc,
closed Q Soc; April opened at 90c, closed at
99lc: May opened at 10 00c, closed 10 Ole.
300 p. m.-Cotton closed quiet but steady;
middling uplands 95sc; mlddliug Orleans l01sc;
sales today 100 bales; net receipts 5SS bales,
gross 1886.
Futures Market closed steadier. with sales of
5i,sOO bales, as follows: December delivery
= 1909 soc, January 55GD9 Soc, February Csc,
March S0A9 Sic, April 91G39 92c, May 10 Ole,
June 10 lie, July 10 l7c, August 10 23c. Sep
TENDER SOFAS zoe.
Hubbard Price & Co.'S cotton circular says:
AN easier tole has characterized to-day
operations in cotton, and there has been some
good buying noticeable at the decline. 1t has
Decn mainly so, 1t is assumed, to cover shorts
Receipts are on q somewhat more liberal scale,
and though this was to be expected in view of
the existing deficiency, the disposition is to
await developments and see how much greater
is to be the increase which is to be established
after Jan. l."
GALVESTON, Dec 15.-Cotton easy; middling
994c; net receipts 3,690 bales, gross $500: sales
,l93 bales; stock 65,Sl2 bales; exports to Great
Britain {, 10 bales.
NORFOLK Dec 15.-Cotton dull; middling
1-l6c; net receipts 1854 bales, gross 45l1;
sales 1884 bales; stock 45, 4o7 bales; exports
coastwise $50 bales.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.--Cotton nominal; mid
ding 9$4G93sc; net receipts none, gross 29l :;
sales = bales; stock 81 997 bales; exports
coaStwise $50 bales.
Boston, Dec. 15.-Cotton quiet: middling 100
101sc; net receipts 159 bales, gross 300; sales
none; stock none; exports, to Great Britain
2,126 bales.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 15.-Cotton quiet mid
ding 93sc; net receipts 2 1872 bales. gross 9, ASP;
sales none; stock 1859 bales; exports, to the
continent $500 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 03l6c: net receipts 50 bales, gross 1853;
stoc6 o. 104 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 15.-Cotton quiet and
easy; middling 9lec; net receipts 1896 bales,
| NO y M a.
bales; EXPORTS to Great Britain 49, 3S bales, to
the continent Il, l76, coastwise $50.
MOBILE, Dec. i5.-Cotton quiet; middling
93sc; net receipts 1856 bales, gross 1896; GALES
500 bales stock 81, 134 bales; exports, coastwise
los! bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec 15.-Cotton quiet; middling
916c; receipts 5,517 bales; shipments 4036 bales;
sales 1000 bales; stock 1851 bales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 15.-Cotton easy and lower
to SELL middling 9 516c; receipts 1.765 bales;
shipments $50 bales; sales none; stock 22,6lS
bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec 15.-Cotton quiet mid
ding 716c; net receipts 2,645 bales, gross 2 64j;
sales $50 bales; stock o., $50 bales
NEW York, Dec. DEMONSTRATED net re
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day 35.932 bales;
exports, TO Great Britain "a $50 bales, to the
continent 1906, to France -; stock at all
American ports S37 ,23l bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 2,627 1893 bales of which 2,3S ,e9a bales
are American, against 3,011,97 and 2,575 4S7
bales respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 1883 bales. Re
ceipts from plantations 30S,646 bales. Crop in
sight 4,019,3i0 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec IS, noon-Wheat weak; de-
mand poor; holders press sales; California No.
1, IS 11d@7s 1i16d. Corn easy; demanS fallen
off; new mixed western is Nd.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS, noon.-Flour quiet bCt
steady. Wheat active but weak. Corn quiet but
firm. Pork dull; mess 81 55@l5 90. Lard dull
a ~ at a. E'raiYi fl gssa lxy
500 y. m.-Flour, Southern duh and heavy.
Wheat-spot dull and 19c lower; No. . red,
81 04340l o. in elevator; options heavy and Is
81 64s41I O5 January delivery 81 O55s0s1 o6s4,
May delivery 81 11A01 1lA. Corn-spot mode
rately active; new shade easier; No. ?, 46>6Q
463zc in elevator; options moderately active
aud 1SGD14c higher and steady; December and
January delivery 4695c May delivery $50 6c,
closing 457sc. Oats-spot dull and trifie lower
options moderately active but 1slssc lower;
January delivery 3O75c, February delivery 315Sc,
May delivery 33160331sc; No 2 spot 30AG
3Ossc; mixed western 29032c. Hops dun.
Coffee-options opened barely steady and 1908
points lower, closed steady at 5@l5 points be
| delivery Is 0i@15 zoe, May delivery 10 200
Is 4Oc; spot Rio easy and quiet. Sugar, raw
duh and easy; refined closed quiet but steady
| Molasses-Foreign nominal; New Orleans active
open kettle, prime to farcy 40049c. PeLroleu n
steady but quiet; crude, in barrels 81 G0097 90
refined here ST. 80. Cotton seed oil stronger at
466D47c for crude and 54d55c for yellow. Tai
low steady. Hi les quiet but steady. Pork dull
and weak; mess si4 5o@15 90. Beef quiet Beef
hams easy. Tierced beef unchanged. Cut
meats dull. Middles weak. Lard closed lower,
weak and dull; western steam So 25; city 81 So
options-December delivery S. 20. April delivery
SIS "a asked; refined quiet. Freights about
steady; cotton 15-6id
CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-Wheat dull and unsettled
but closed &c higher than yesterday. Corn
ruled quiet, and closed about the same as yes
| terday Oats were active early, and 14c higher
and steady. Pork opened weak and l0@12l5c
| lower and declined 12Ia6115c additional. Lat 4
| the market ruled steadier, and advanced 5@719c
closing quiet. Lard opened weak at 5@1716c
decline. and further reduction of 716GD10c was
submitted to. 1t rallied toward the Close and
the market closed quiet Short rib sides were
active: opening was at 5G171ac decline, but later
the marFet rallied 5@716c, and closed steady.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet ana unchanged. Wheat-No. 2 spring
81 O5@1 O514; No. red 81 05@l o5]4; Corn
No. 2, 3334c. Oats-No. 2, DC. Ness pork
S13 12ibGi5 %. Lard. per 100 lbs. IS. Short
rib sides, loose S. $500 90. Dry sailed Shout
ders, boxed So 75a6 a1l4. Short clear sides
boxed, s. 25d17 Az. Whisky 81 20.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
OpeninR Highest Closing