The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-05


clause, April delivery 16-64d buyers; April and
May l664d, buyers; May and June 1e-64d,
sellers; June and July 19-64d value; July
and August 20-64d. buyers; August and Sep
TENDER 20-64d, buyers; September and October
14-64d, sellers; October and November 9-64d,
buyers; September 5 20-64d, buyers. Market
closed easy.
MANCHESTER, April 4.-The Guardian says:
THE market opened after the holidays fairly
steady, but very inactive. There was little
fresh inquiry, but this is the common feature
after holidays. Transactions resulting from
last weeks negotiations were neither large nor
numerous, still producers show no sign of dis
couragement, being fairly well fortified with
orders. They are OF opinion that the demand
will shortly improve. Inquiry for export yarns
is poor. Japan merchants are doing nothing,
and continental merchants little. The tone of
the cloth department is variable. Some manu-
facturerS, who hold contracts covering the bulk
of production for weeks forward, are quite I'M
concerned at the slackness of the demand,
while others, less fortunate, are occasionally
reductions which are necessary to better
progress. Producers of India staples are well
fortified with engagements. China staples are
well sold. Cloths and Mexicans are very firm
forward. Other heavy goods and printing
cloths are quiet"
New York, April 4, noon.-Cotton quiet;
mlddling uplands 13-16c, middlng Orleans
15-16c; sales l04 bales
Futures-Market opened steady with sales as
follows: April delivery Gle; May 69c; June
a9c; July 81 Sc; August 9Sc; September
69c
500 D. m.-Market closed quiet; middng
uplands 1850, middling Orleans 15-16c; sales
to-day 1872 bales; net receipts 657 bales, gross
5, 1923
Futures-Market closed steady with sales of
55,40O bales, follows: April delivery $50
SOC, May 66@9 &c, June nc, July soc,
August 9 91@9 &c, September 6S@9 69c,
October 8 $500 Acc, November 34@9 35c, De-
cember 5000 Soc, January 1900 44c.
MeSSrS Hubbard. Price & Co. cotton circu-
lar of to-day says: Liverpool advices re
ported this morning an improvement of
thereof 1908 points better Trading. however
remained very limited. The number of orders
was small and when filled the market was en-
trely left to room Scalpers. Even those had a
hard time to keep up trading, and in the alb
sence of any influence, prices lost the small i'm
provement of the morning, and closed at about
last nights quotations"
GALVESTON, April 4.-Cotton quiet; middlng
93Sc; net receipts 407 bales, gross 407; sales -
bales; stock l, ,233 bales.
NORFOLK, April 4.-Cotton steady; middling
bales stock 1889 bales; exports, coastwise
1,029 bales
BALTIMORE, April 4-Cotton quiet; middling
938c; net receipts 800 bales, gross 65S; sales
none; stock 1858 bales; sales to spinners -
bales exports, to the continent ,2T6 bales
BosroN, April 4-Cotton easier; middling
97Sc; net receipts III bales, gross 2,ll6; sales
none; stock none.
WILMINGTON, April 4-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 914c; net receipts 2 bales, gross 2; sales
none; stock APIS bales.
PHILADELPHIA. April 4.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding l01sc;, net receipts 81 bales, gross 1896;
NEW ORLEANS, April 4-Cotton irregular and
easy; middling 916c; net receipts 733 bales,
gross 1885, sales 2, 100 bales; stock 236, 491
bales; exports, to France 1906 bales, to the
continent 5,91S, coastwise 1854.
MOBILE, April 4.-Cotton dull; middling
93sc; net receipts bales gross z; sales 400
bales; stock "a, 026 bales; exports, coastwise 200
bales.
MEMPHIS, April 4-Cotton easy; middling
99sc; receipts 26S bales; shipments 2,4O5 bales;
sales 600 bales; stock "a, $40 bales.
AUGUSTA, Aprilp.-Cotton dull; middlng 916c;
receipts 105 bales sales II baleG.
CHARLESTON, April 4.-Cotton quiet; middling
9 9-16c; net receipts 563 bales gross 563; sales
so bales; stock 1924 bales; exports, coastwise
1913 bales
ATLANTA, April 4.-Cotton quiet; middling
916c; receipts u bales.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day 1861 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 972 bales, TO the
continent 1894 bales, to France 1915.
PROVISIONS GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, April 4, 1890 p. m.-wheat quiet;
demand poor; holders offer freely. Corn quiet;
demand poor.
New YoRK, April 4. noon.-Flour quiet but
mess S14 50Q15 co. Lard dull at 81 95@17 971s.
Freights steady.
500 p. m-Flour steady. Wheat-options
opened easier, closing steady shade above the
and fairly active; No. red S908914c, No. ?
red, April delivery S9bS914c, May 8S556s9c,
June S71s0Sl94c. Corn-cash duh and weak;
SPb0ns declined ag64 rSN MN Ts@k d %th
cry 64S6l16c; May delivery 601606116c June
5S34G593sc. Oats A@1ac lower; No. ,, April
delivery $3.50 sc;. May @ssQ975sc, June 376D
S714c, No. white May 391sg 39}4c; mixed West
ern 37940c. Coffee, spot fair Rio quiet at 1434c;
options closed weak; No. Rio, April delivery
Ii 9O@12 20c, May II s5012 10c, June II 500
~ 10c. Sugar unchanged; fair refining 434c.
Molasses dull; 5O-test 1870. Petroleum quiet; re-
fined 7$ac at all ports. Cotton seed oil at 33c
for crude and SOC for refined. Pork firm: mess
$l4 50015 90 for new; S14 00514 80 for year old
Beef dull. Cut meats firm; picked bellies TIC.
Middles dull. Lard declined 234 points early
and afterward recovered most of the loss, clos
ing steady; Western steam on spot, 81 95, April
delivery 81 8797 SO, May delivery 81 8167 3d.
June 81 8307 81. Ereights dull; cotton 3-32d,
grain I'D.
CHICAGO. April 4-There was a general letting
down in prices of grain to-day: The leading
cause partial settlement of the railroad
troubles. The blockade, by shutting off re-
ceipts, threatened trouble in filling future con-
tracts on the floor and by interfering with COM
merce and collections caused light feeling for
money. The situation this morning being more
hopeful, the result was lower prices and easier
money. Provisions opened lower, but developed
considerable strength later. At the very outset
safes Oh Wheat anu SOiH LOT way were lully I1c
under closing prices on Monday. From these
points there were slight rallies on buying by
those who wished to bull the market and sell
The result was decline from opening prices of
about NC in both wheat and corn before noon,
which left the market at ~ O'Clock 1c lower than
40 hours before in both pits. There was no sen
sational selling, but gradual sinking of values
under liberal offers. Wheat opened at 7626c for
May, sold al 7615c, and then sank gradually. At
/ p. m. the price was 1515c, but on the afternoon
board there was a slight recovery, and final
figures were 7540752sc. Corn opened at 52L5c
for May, sold at 529sc, from which it went down
with slight rallies to 512sc, the price at p. m,
reactng later and closing for the day at SIC bid.
oats were weak, May opening &c lower than
the last previous quotations and dropping &c
further. A rally of nc in the afternoon fol
lowed putting the closing price at 301,c. Pro
vision operators were mostly bearish at the
opening. Stocks of the product given ont yes
of traders. The weakness IN grain also tended
to encourage selling by strong parties. and dur
ing the early trading the lowest prices of the
day were recorded, being decline from Mon
days close of 17c on pork, sc on lard and NC
on short ribs. The break brought in liberal
number Of buyers, who absorbed offerings so
that pork not only fully recovered, but showed
n net advance of 10c Lard neither gained nor
lost, and short ribs showed declines of 2L5c;
later SC of the advance in pork was lost, but
lard and short ribs were unchanged.
Cash quotations were follows: Flour
steady. Wheat-No. spring wheat NC; No.
2 red nominate Corn-No. 2 505zc. Oats-No.
2, H14M3Oc Mess pork S133 0d1 10 -. Lard 81 80
Short rib sides, loose So 9566 97l6 Dry sailed
shoulders, boxed s. 1906 90. Short clear sides,
n - o 1