The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-23
sales 1888 bales; middling uplands s,4c: middlins

Futures - Market opened firm and closed
firm, with sales as follows: December delivery
opened at 3 4ec, closed at 49c; January opened
at 9 5lc, closed at 52c: February opened at
SIC, closed at 64c; March opened at 8 16c
closed Q nc; April opened at SIC, closed at
SSc; May opened at 91c. closed 9 CSC.
$500 p. m.-Cotton Middling uplands 9}lc;
middling Orleans loo; sales to-day 1875 bales;
net receipts 305 bales. gross 500.
Futures-Market closed firm, with sales Of
%, 10 bales. follows: December delivery
4S19 &C, January 5l@9 SIC, February $50
9 &c, March 9 6p9 &c, April Q s. o. sc, May
N@9 CSC, June 10 01GlO csc, July 10 l4D
90c.
Hubbard. Price & Co.'S cotton circular says
Liverpool advices this morning showed an ad-
vance of about one point, and the better feeling
there was promptly reflected and increased in
New York, the market closing firm at an ad-
vance of from SOS points as C impaired with
yesterday Il lures. The most conspicuous buy
ing has come from shorts, while some Of those
VINO were buyers for the past few days were
sellers to-day. The most significant feature OF
the market has been the ease with which prices
have advanced compared with the slow process
or decline, and this evidences the existence of a
very large and nervous short interest. Receipts
are not quite up to expectations, and estimated
Tor next week range from 245,OOO to 215,OOO.
Advices from more conservative authorities in
New Orleans do not give any confirmation OF
the large crop estimates current, and opinions
there seem to be changing in a bullish direction
TO the same extent "
GALVESTON, Dec. 22.-Cotton easy; middling
e11c; net receipts $50 bales, gross 6,Sl0: sales
s9S bales; stock 59,sO5 bales; exports. TO the
continent 6, lSs bales, to Great Britain 3,2s2.
NORFOLK, Dec. 22.-Cotton steady; middling
ssgc; net receipts 2,40l bales, gross 2,40l;
sales i,764 bales; stock S7,0i4 bales; exports,
coastwise 760 bales
BALTIMORE, Dec. 22.--Cotton nominal; mid
ding 94s; net receipts 70 bales, gross 1,2l4;
sales - bales; stock Is, 753 bales; exports,
coastwise 200 bales.
BosroN Dec 22.-Cotton quiet middling 95A
@10c; net receipts 3,26S bales, gross - sales
none; stock none.
WILMr G ron, Dec. 2e.-Cottou steady; mid
ding 914c; net receipts S9l bales. gross S94;
sales none; stock 1854 bales; exports, to Great
Britain $50 bales, To the continent 5000.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22-Cotton dull; mid
ding Toe net receipts ~ bales, gross 1855;
STOCK tcorrected) ,324 bales.
New ORLEANS Dec. 22-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 93Sc; net receipts l4OO9 bales gross
l5,475; sales 5000 bales; stock 297, 2Sl bales
exports, to Great Britain r. 3O4 bales, to the
tinent 2,4O0.
MOBILE, Dec 22.-Cotton quiet; middling
Size; net receipts 3,022 bales, gross 302s;
sales 1,O0j bales; stock 5,7S5 bales; exports,
coastwise !, sos bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. Z2.-Cotton steady; middling
9lsc; receipts 6.509 bales; shipments 800
bales; sal s 1900 bales; stock i51, 763 bales
AUGUSTA, Dec. 22.-Cotton nominal; midding
914c; receipts 2.241 bales; shipments 627 bales;
sales none; stock 20. SOB bales.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 22.-Cotton quiet but steady;
middling 93sc net receipts 2,G62 bales, gross
2062; sales 800 bales; stock 49, 7S5 bales exports
to Great Britain 1896 bales, to the continent
4,476 bales.
ATLANTA, Dec. 22.-COtton steady; middling
914c; receipts $50 bales.
New YORK, Dec. 2.--Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-daf 36,4l9 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 2S,737 bales, to the
continent 1854, TO France -; stock at all
American ports S46 276 bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 2,772535 bales, of which SOB, OBS bales
araI .
bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 1885,, 232 bales Re
ceipts from plantations 29s, 443 bales Crop in
sight 4,317,7 bales
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Dec % noon-wheat dull de-
mand poor; holders fer moderately; Califor-
MIA No: 1, IS 1Jd. Corn quiet; demand poor;
new mixed western 4s 534d.
NEW York, Dec. %, noon.-Flour depressed.
Wheat steady and moderately active. Corn dull
and weak. Pork dull and weak at Sl4 25914 IS.
Lard firm at IS 60. Freights weak.
500 D. m.-Flour, Southern steady. Wheat,
spot dun and nominal; No. red 81 % in eeva-
tor; options dull, closing steady at last nights
prices. Corn. spot market quiet, A@18c lower.
and weak; No. 2. 4694GD47c in elevator; options
dull, AG16c lower and weak; December deliv-
cry 4616c. January delivery 46&46 5l6c, May
delivery 45I9c. Oats, spot weak and lower: OPP
cry 32lsc May delivery S39s@3334c; No. . spot
SOFIA 3056c. Hops quiet aud steady. Coffee
options opened barely steady, 1905 points
down; closed steady, 15@30 points below yes
terday: netter offerings and moderate business;
December delivery IS 25c January delivery Is 80
@l5 40c May delivery is 45@l5 Coo; spot Rio,
firm; steamer, fair cargoes 17c Sugar, raw in
active and nominal; fair refining 5Ac; refined
easy aud slow. Moasses-fdreign nominal; new
crop, 80 test, about &c; New Orleans moder-
atefy active; open kettle, prime to fancy 400
49, Pe:roleu. slow and unchanged. Cotton
seed oil firm. Tallow dull Pork steady but
dull: mess s14 9 ola 70. Beef dull. beef hams
inactive Tierced beef slow. Cut meats quiet.
Middles firm Lard higher and strong; better
export de and; options higher; December de-
livery IS 64066 g. January delivery S. $50
10; May delivery IS 24O8 rs; refined unset
tied and dull. Fireights easy; cotton 13-6id bid;
grain sgd.
CHICAGO, Dec 22-Wheat ruled quiet to-day
and closed 1sc above yesterday. Corn was in
a tive and closed A0asc lower. Oats were
steady and unchanged Pork was firm and
closed DC higher and quiet. Lard was strong
but closed about uncha ged Ribs were steadier
and 2lb@5c higher closing quiet.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm and unchanged Wheat-No. spring
81 02@1 O!k; No. . red 81 90! u. Corn
No. 2 331bc. Oats-No. ?. -5l9c. Mess FORK It
sl4l5G13 Q. Lard, per 100 lbs. s. 81. Snort
rib sides, loose s. 9U06 95. Dry sailed snoul-
ders, boxed st IS d6s ila. Short clear sides.
boxed, s. 25@7 37l2. Whisky 81 20.
Leading futures ranged as follows: