The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17


NEW York. January l6.-Thcre was very
little of the stock market to-day, some buy
ing of 81. Paul, Reading and Western Union
Ina the forenoon, and Union Pacific and few of
the investment stocks advancing figures ia
the afternoon was about all Of interest that
occurred during the entire day. Trading was
throughout of usual professional character,
with very little Of that. and fluctuations were
of the narrowest: at the same time there was
"A firm undertone to speculation, which showed
no change through the day. Cotton oil GER
tincates were very active and strong, making a
material gain H. the first hour. After that
time, however, prices made little or no
progress in either direction; The general list
then became extremely dun, transactions
undergoing a steady decrease until the close.
while quotations showed no change Whatever.
Total sales were ll2.vD shares.
The final changes are about equally divided
between small gains and equally small losses.
the MAXIMUM difference among the BEADING
stocks being only one-haf Of one per cent.
Cation.
NEW York. January 10. - Green g. Co.'S
report on cotton futures says; " Tu,re has
been an irregular market, but on tuv whole
there was considerable strength, hnd the cost
ranged higher throughout. The iVrcign posi-
ton WIS not particularly stimulating, tut de-
Vcloped "A better showing than the Close OF last
ton of n shrinking tendency in the move
ment, formed the principal basis OF strength;
The most open eVlde1ce OF a direct demand
came from shorts. the latter at times covering
with much freedom, including an Increase Of
orders from out OF town sources, the alarm
among shorts having bcconie sotleNhnt more
general. After ginning II "a ID points % wea h
ened a tribe, but the gain recovered and
closed at the highest of the day ana hrin.'
NEW YoRk. january l6.-Cotton-Net re-
ceipts, sf: gross. s.5.l bales. Futures closed
very firm sales, 81 SO.
March. 10 6seLlO %: April, ~ s6DlO u May,
10 ssftio 81 .une, 10 slGl0 w July, 10 s,9g
10 o.. ' " ''A'' - '''''"''' '0''
New YORK, January ID. Cotton firm =
receipts at all ports, 50,5ss bales; exports "a
Great Britain, Si.asss Ia France, 1,2.J, 10 the
Continent. l3,Ss; stock, 1890.
LIVERPOOL Janury 10, 4p. m.-Cotion flu
lures January, 5J-G4, seller; January
February. Ssi,i. seller February-harch, .
S maine Mres cis% uSy .Rs s" 2,
seller: June-July. ~ - seller; Juiy-Angust,
; tses seller Anghst.septemOer' 1904
GALVESTON, January 10 Cotton steady; mid
ding, ~; net receipts, l,sso gross, l-ro sales,
Efforts 't a. Great britain Sico 70 the On g
tincnt. 4.53 to France. -.
NORFOLK, January I6-Cotton steady; mid
ding 10 net reeeipts 81, 10 sa i.,. gross,
To Great britain. n. cosistWise. VA.
BALTIMORE, January l6-totton easy mid
ding. Ia; ne. receipts, 10; gr9s, 80; SALE L.
cosrstwise. - 10 the Continent, - sales 10
spinners.
BOSTON, January l6-Cotton quiet; middling,
HOS; net receipts J.s. gross receipts ~ sales
none: stock. =: exports % Great britain. SU1J;
WILMINGTON. January Ii Cotton firm -
middling 1916. net receipts -; gross receipts.
80; salts. none: stock. lf.iyg exports coast
wise. -: exports 10 Great britain -; 10 the
Continent, =; to France. -.
PHILADELPHIA. January l6--Cotton firm
middling ~ 5-l5: net receipts ls3 gross receipts.
I73 stock, s.fl7 exports to Great Btatain.
:: cosstwise. -: 10 the Continent.
SAVANNAH january 10 Cotton steady; mid
ling, rs; net receipts. l.;sbs gross, +,-2
sa les, 200 stock, lGl,3l5; exports coast
wise, 2,oss4; 10 the Continent, -; to Great
Britain. -: To France.