The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-07

futufeS-U plands, low middnng clause, April
delivery 16-6td, buyers; April and May
l6-6ld buyers; May and June 1854. buyers
June aud July 2064d, sellers; July and
August 2164d, sellers; August and September
2l-64d sellers; September and October I46id,
value; October and November Sold, buyers;
September 21-64d. sellers Market steady.
p. MIXTURES: Uplands, low middling
clause, April delivery l6-64d. value; April and
May 3 l6-64d, value; May and June 1s-64d,
sellers; June and July l964d, sellers; July
and August 2064d, BUYERS; August and Sep
TENDER 2l6id, buyers; September aud october
5 l3-64d, buyers; October and November S6td,
value; September 20-64d, buyers. Market
closed barely steady.
NEw YORK, April 6, noou.-Cotton easy;
middling upands 1850, middling Orleans
l5-lbc sales l27 bales,
Futures-Market opened dull, with sales as
follows: April delivery 60c; May roc; June
Q Soc; July Q ssc; August o 95c; September
Q zoe.
500 D. m.-Market closed quiet: middling
uplands l3-i6c, middliug Orleans 15-l6c;
sales to-day Pts bales, last evening So; net re-
ceipts 992 bales. gross 5000
Futures-Market closed dull, with sales of
81 900 bales, as follows: April delivery 8 $50
9 slGb9 SEC, August 9 $500 soc, September 8 IS
90 66c October 94i69 45c, November $50
Q Sic, December 34GG9 Sc. January 42G
43c
Messrs. Hubbard. Price & Co s cotton circu-
lar of to-day says; Our market ruled duh and
without any particular features The opening
prices were the best, point better than last
night $, but in the absence OF any stimulating
| influence sellers became aggressive and values
| lost 10S points, closing about points below
| last nights. The interior movement was CON
| Sdered very dull, being about 100 bales in eX-
| cess of last week and last year. European ac-
| counts differ. We hear from Manchester that
| there is very good business doing and spinnerS
| sparsely supplied with cotton, while from some
| points, on the continent especially less CONT
| dence is placed in the present prices of the raw
material. To-day's selling, at least, could be
| traced to houses who as rule operate for for
| eign account"
| Weekly net receipts at New York 1925
bales, gross 22il5; exports, to Great Britain
! 1926 bales, to France 684 to the continent
| $780, forwarded 8, ia bales; sales 29ll bales;
sales to spinners III bales stock 21l, 1854 bales.
| GALVESTON, April Cotton steady; middling
! $3.50.
NoRFoLK, April Cotton steady; middling
| 9Ssc
BALTIMORE, April 6-Cotton quiet; middling
BosroN, April6.-Cottou quiet; niddling 95zc.
| WLMINGToN, April 6.-Cotton quiet middling
| 9Ac.
NEW ORLEANS, April 6.--Cotton steady; mid
| ding 03sc.
| MEMPHIS, April6.--Cotton easy; middlng 08sc.
AUGUSTA, April Cotton duh and depressed
| middling 9l6c.
| ding 9-l6c.
MoNrGoMERY, April 6.-Cotton dull and nomi-
| nal middling &c.
MACON, April g. otton-Not received.
COLUMBUS, April Cotton quiet; middling
NASHVILLE, April 6-Cotton steady; mid
| ding 9Iec.
| SELMA. April 6.-Cotton quiet; middlinR 91ac.
ROME, April 6.-Cotton nominal; middhng
ATLANTA. April Cotton quiet; middling
91sc ,,.
| cepts for all cotton ports to-day 5,451 bales;
| exports, to Great Britain 5Sl bales, to the
continent 3 Jig bales; stock at all American
| ports 635, 2i5 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, April s. 1870 p. m.-Wheat steady
| demand fair; holders offer moderately; receipts
| of wheat for three days 10000 centals, includ
| ing 81, 900 American Corn steady, with demand
| poor receipts of American corn for three days
| il 200 centas Weather fair, but cloudy.
NEW YORK, April 8, noon.-Flour quiet but
steady. Wheat higher. Corn better Pork
| steady; mess Sl4 50M15 90. Lard steady at
| 81 95. Old mess pork Sll 000l4 so. Freights
! steady
500 D. m.-Flour Southern quiet and un-
! changed Wheat closed steady, speculation
| moderate: cash firm, moderate demand from
| sbippers: No 2 red, April delivery S919c; May
| 80 5l6GIs93sc, June @9BM 5S1sc. Corn-optlons
closed weak after moderate business; spot a
shade lower and dull; No 2 April delivery 6313c:
MAY delivery 605A66112c, June 5938lb509Ac. Oats
a shade better f9r cash: options tritie lower;
No 2, April delivery @1s@3sc; May 1890
3c No spot Sf4 a. Bio n d quiet ~ but
options clos ID 3O6.40 points lower; No, RIO
Al ril delivery II 1501l Coo, May II O5@ll Soc
June 10 s59l1 40c Sugar stendy ana more
active refining 49tc. Molasses steady. PetrO-
leum quiet; refined re at all ports. Cotton seed
oil quiet Eggs heavy and lower; Southern II
0lsc Hides steady but quiet. Wool duh and
easy Pork firm and fliry active. Beef quiet
4 -. oofa firm mir lal hams
lOl6c bellies 7L10l9c. Mlddles dun. Lard IA
shade easier aud dull, closing firm; Western
steam. choice s. 92l96t7 80, April delivery 81 80
All go Nav 81 s2Gt7 81; city steam 81 S.
Freights duh: cotton 3-32d,
CHICAGO. April 6.-The opening Of the trade
ON Change to-day found the grain markets
generally firm and higher, and provisions weak.
lower and excited. There vas a tremendous
trade in short ribs. The blG deals were IN July.
and one operator took abpI, I.ODlopO pounds az
s. O71s IN a very few Minutes. He passed around
his card for the crowd 10 pat d0"n all the july
they wanted at 81 05H7 p1la y single firm
sold him 1900. 900 FUNDS, another 5000, and
the rest of the crowl pat down enough To MAKE
his total purchases IN this style 3,eO0,gQO pounds.
The market afterward weakened 10 ~ O213 but
closed at 81 0713. In the grain pits May opened
SIC higher for wheat, Nc higher for corn, and
ISc higher for oats During the first hour all
grains had an upward tendency wheat adj
vanced 3sc to 1920 Tor May Corn pushed up
nc and oats sold at BIC for May. Before noon
a reaction followed, ana wheat sold back to the
opening point Corn dropped Nc under the
oDening at 525kc and oats fell back to Bic.
Wheat. oats and corn continued to decline, and
final prices for the day were a shade below last
nights closing The market vas the result of
the feelings Of local operators There was
fairly firm closing late yesterday, higher prices
on the curb and light receipts to-day These
things, with the belief that certain Dulls are
only waiting favorable opportunity to bulge
the market cansed higher prices. but the only
strength apparent was the result Of covering,
so that everything weakened gradually until
the c,ose Pork was offered more freely than
buyers were disposed % take It, and weak
feeling developed June was the weakest. and
broke 32l6c while May only dropped 22I4c.
Shorts took hold at the decline, and reaction
OF Safe occurred Trading was moderate,
and aside from price changes, the market had
no features Of interest.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat-No. 2 spring
wheat 686LGsc: No. 2 red e019c Corn No. g
5lSGc. Oats-No. ?, 27l6a30hc Mess pork
si3 GliSS0. Lard 81 1fIe1.i 30. Short rib
sides. loose 81 s713N,6 ~. Dry sllted shoulders,
boxed s. 75lL6 90. Short clear sides, boxed 81 ~
al a. Whisky Sl~l5.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Closing
No. WHEAT
} $ $:5s s $s.i:::y "a "a e e
Com No. p
May delivery. 92N % 5@A
June delivery. 81 VA 5lH
July delivery. 521s 5%s olL
OATS, No ,
MAY delivery 30. 3iI9 3lM 1OM