The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-19
closed at 10 Tic; July opened at 10 7sc, closed at

40, 400 bales, as follows: February delivery
10 4sc, March 10 54al0 55c April 10 S9nl0 Soc
August 10 15c, September 1027l10 CSC, October
995@9 96c, November s3d9 SIC, December
. SiGJ9 sc, January 90@9 Ole.
Green x Co. S report on cotton futures says:
Trade has been SLOW and the market dragging,
with the offering exceeding the demand. The
leading bull element appeared TO have no in
terest and lnterposed very little resistance to
the current tone, and the bulk of business sim
ply amounting TO liquidation of tired longs,
with some addition made 70 the short line.
Liverpool was slow and the port movement for
the day about as expected, but advices at hand
led TO the IMPRESSION of heavy receipts for next
week, and this view of the situation was the in
ducement for selling. After gaining point or
two on early sales there was weak feeling dur
ing the balance of the day and a tame closing at
fraction under last evening some OF the
final bids were evidently made with an intention
of stitfening the tone"
GALVESTON, Feb. 1S-Cotton firm; mddling
l5l6c; net receipts 9e4 bales, gross 400: sales
726 bales; stock 1851 bales exports, to the con
tinent SOB bales.
NORFOLK, Feb. 1S,-Cotton steady; middling
10 lice; net receipts 627 bales, gross 62f;
sales 1,005 bales: stock 36,5l1 bales exports,
coaStwise 5l3 bales,
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1s-Cotton nominal; middling
l013c; net receipts none, gross ~ bales; sales
none; stock Is, l55 bales; sales to spinners -
bales.
BosToN. Feb. 1s.-Cotton quiet middling 1O$4c;
net receipts SO bales, gross 80; sales none
stock none.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Cotton quiet; middling
1Oc; net receipts ,1S7 bales gross 1857; sales
none; stock 1881 bales; exports coastwlse o53
bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.-Cotton steady; mid
ding 1034c: net receipts &c bales, gross IN;
stock % 799 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1s.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 93sc; net receipts 3,SSl bales gross 44l1
sales 5000 bales; stock 1872, 100 bales; exports
to Great Britain Dab bales, to the continent
1867 bales coastwiSe 5,46S.
NOZZLE, Feb. 1s-Cotton dull; middling
13-l6c net receipts 1875 bales, gross AL !;
sales 800 bales stock 1904 bales; exports
coastwise 263 bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1s-Cotton firm; middlng
934c; receipts 439 bales; shipments no bales;
sales $500 bales; stock 123. 206 bales. $500.
AUGUSTA. Feb. 1s.-Cotton quiet; middling
95-16c; receipts 271 bales; sales 249 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 1s--Cotton quiet; middling
10lsc; net receipts 062 bales, gross 062 bales;
sales 80 bales stock 30, 265 bales; exports, coast
wise 90 bales.
ATLANTA, Feb. 1S.-Cotton steady; middling
9Ac; receipts 213 bales.
New YORK, Feb. demonstrated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day II ,165 bales; exports.
to Great Britain SAB bales to the continent
1870 bales; stock at all American ports SS2, 476
bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 2960,Ss7 bales of which 2, al, 3S7 bales
are American against S,1S3,60 and 2,672,Ol7
interior towns for the week 40, 446 bales. Re
cepts from plantations 1915 bales. Crop In
sight, G,135, s97 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. Is, 1890 p. m.-Wheat steady;
demand poor; holders offer moderately. Corn
steady, with poor demand; new mixed Western
45s 934d
NEW YORK. Fen. IS, noon-Flour quiet and
easy. Wheat better Corn lower Pork firm;
mess SIS 25Gl5 SO. Lard firm and higher at IS O5.
SO D. m.-Flour, Southern steady; trading
light. Wheat-spot firm but trading light; No.
2 red, February delivery nominal at $3.50, March
| 89lS0g893sc. May 91B@9l3sc, closing at 9l9Bc.
CONCEPTIONS closed strong speculation less
general; spot quiet but held firmly; No, 2,
February delivery nominal at 6O3Se, March 593s
@595Sc, May 5S7667593sc, closing 593Ac. Oats q
4L4c better and moderately active; No. :, March
and May delivery $50 3o14c, closing at 3o14c;
No. spot $50 3S34c; mixed Western 3IG 4lc.
| Hops unchanged. Coffee, fair Rio. on spot dull
at l6C; options ga 10 points lower but mode
ratcly active, closing firm; No. Z Rio, March
delivery II 25012 35c, April II 050Gl2 Doc, May
II 9lGLl2 orc. Sugar steady but quiet; refined
steady MOlasseS closed nominal; 80 test. 2054c.
Petroleum steady: refined 734c at all ports.
| Cotton seed oil. 36c for crude, 4lG 43c tor re-
/ fined Hides in light demand. Wool firm.
| Pork dull; mess quoted at SIS &5G15 80 for new.
| Beef dull. Beef hams steady; quoted at SIG 30
| Ql6 IS. Tierced beef quiet. Cut meats rather
! weak. Middles neglected Lard-Western
steam on spot quoted at IS o5, March en- delivery
S. 96l17 o., May IS 02@9 o.; refined 81 80 to the
| continent. Freights dull.
| CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-Grain started in weak and
! lower, and provisions were strong and higher
on Change to-day. Speculation was about at a
| standstill during the first hour, but there was a
| general waking up about the close of the hour,
| when a Prominent op rator appeared IN the
| wheat pit and began bidding His bidding en-
| trely changed the sentiment, for 1t developed
| the fact that nearly everybody was short. From
| e05sc, the opening figure, May wheat advanced
| to Slf4c in a very short time. The operator
J mentioned bought wheat persistently all day;
| This kept prices up pretty well as the crowd
| were aware of the fact that it was short wheat.
! May reached Sl15c before the advance was
| stopped and finally closed at Sic. Corn de-
veloped nearly the same conditions as IN wheat.
| May opened Ac lower at bic, and Sagged OH 10
| 5076c When wheat started up large number
/ of shorts commenced to cover, and they speedily
| rushed the price up to 5l56c. Trading was quite
| heavy during the balance of the session, the big
| houses being on one side or the other, most of
| them on both. May advanced to 5i34c, but to-
| ward noon, shorts having evened up there was
| reaction and May closed for the day at 5l19c.
| Oats were a good strong market to-day Specu-
lation was based on the condition Of other grain
markets, and as these were stronger, oats
responded with firmness and some advance.
| May opened at 81 15c, and closed at the highest
| figure of the day 3l1663l56c. Provisions were
| active for Saturday, and stronger feeling de-
veoped, prices on all speculative articles
! averaging higher, and closing at nearly the out
| side of the day, showing net advances over yes
terday's close of 15c on pork, 1219c on lard, and
| &c on May short ribs Traders who have been
| selling pork all week were buyers, and the
| Anglo American pSTly, WIZ nave OOuSnb cli
| every preceding day, were sellers disposing of
about is 600 barrels, and would probably have
| sold more had the market been suf1ciently
| strong 10 take H. without breaking. Country
houses, who bought on the recent decline, were
| selling to secure profits, and the trade appeared
| to be more nearly evened up than on any preyi-
Gus day this week. May pork opened at Sl4 05,
advanced irregularly TO Si4 25, fluctuated freely
| and finally closed at $14 1716. Hutchinson S
buying was the factor in the lard market, his
purchases being placed at 1900 20 10000
tierces May sold from 81 S218@7 9219, and
! closed at top
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat-No. aspiring 161s
| 07656c: No. 2 red Sos4c. Corn--No. 2, 4@c;
0ats-No. 2, 271@@ 29c: Mess pork SI4 Lard
! S7'7716. Short RIB Sides loose 81 3716. Dry
sailed shoulders boxed S. 90@6 05. Short clear
sides, boxed 81 90GsN. Whisky 81 IS.
Opening. Highest. Closing.
! No. 2 WHEAT
| March delivery. 15B a6Is 1913
| May delivery. SOss el1S 81
CoRN. No. 3
| Marc ielivery.. 47B 47B 411h
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