The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-25


.CoLUMBUs. February si-Cotton quiet; mid
ding. 9s; weekly net receipts. 2SS; ship
ments, 80 sales. ia; stock ISIS, 9,'ss6-
NASHVILLE, February 2i-Ccyton auiet-mid
ding, gA weekly net receipts, TT; ship
menrs 'SS: sales =; to spinners, ,;s; stock pres
ent year, $3.50; last year, 6,3ll exports coast
wise -.
PORT RoYAL. February 2i.-Cotton-wecki-
wise, 81
SELMA, February si-Cotton steady; mid
ding, h5; weekly net receipts, IA; shipments
541; stock lSSS, 1865.
ROME, February 2i--Cotton quiet: middling.
$50: weekly net receipts ga; shipments,
LII: stock, 4.52l.
ATLANTA. February 24-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, ga; receipts, Isl.
General Aarkats
CHICAGO, February 24.-The heavy receipts
which reported wheat and coin as dun aud
tending downward; all mad depressing effect
ON the early grain markets. Nay wheat &c
lower at 7sss and May corn lower at SOS: the
first sci ing of grstiIls was by local traders who
were short There was also some selling Of
long wheat that was bought yesterday. This
combined selling broke May wheat from 797s
10 aaiS :, and at the bottom there was good buy
ing 10y several large houses. Reports of gvod
experts OF wheat from New York came in rs
the session advanced. This aud the buying by
shorts induced an advance IN May to S1sS, at
which figure it closed.
In the corn pit professionals were all selling
themselves short early at 3i$s6SI4 To the elise.
The only trading in provisions during the
the first hour was in short ribs: the sale of two
million pounds of May in one lump was made
ut S5.30dg1.a2Jh
Cash quoriuons were as follows: Flour
duh and unchanged. No. . Spring Wheat,
.5ls15s4; No. 5 Spring Wheat, -; No. :
red, 500. No. , Corn, $500. No. . Oats,
SHORT rio sides, loose, S7.I2}5. Dry saitei
shoulders, boxed, S5.m1605. short clear sides.
boxed, S7.90IS. Whisky, SLI5.
iesIsliIig futures closed as follows:
nj WlEhg,, ,,ae s595 March, i53s May,
Z Nav, n Sis June Sof5ife6ssr March,
March, -; May, 3OIs June, 3Ol5. Mess PORK
year, -; FebtiaIY, &l4S2tS: March, -:
May "a s't N ga = February, March,
February. s7l71s March. 57.15}s; Nav, 81 IS.
NEW YoEK. February 24-Southern Flour
quiet v heat-No. red. March, Ss9stlg03s
May, ajsg9 IS: June, :JJ40gl, closing at Of
Gorn--Na: ., February; March, 5ssaG5S34;
March. 35Gt5714; May, s76ta4I4; No spot, 35I4G5
unchanged. Collect fair Rio nominal; options
fairy active and - TO 40 points higher: No. :
May, Slo.Sod6ll.U; June, Sl0.o01ll.l0; July,
| elO.5tall0b5: Sugar firms test, "A; fair re-
lined. 1916: refined steady. Molasses dull
| - test, ~. Rice quiet but firm. Cotton Seed
/ Oil, 36 for crude; 4lG42 for refined Rosin
| steady at 81 121s9I.I71S. 1urpentine dun al
| steady. Wool firm and fairly active-domestiC
fleece, 2sstSS; pulled, l5G1:}4; Texas, l3G. Pork
quiet but iirm-mesS SI2 25SI2.5a New Beet
| duh. Beef hams steady at Sis5oGl6 -
| Tierced Beef quiet. City extra India mess
| Sl511lS- Cut meats weak. Picked bellies. rs
| Aiiddles nominal Lard-Western steam spot
| quoted at SS0J1sS OH; March. s.. qJ6i5 gi16
| May, S19sGs.G2; city steam, S7.65; refined
| $40 continental freights duil-cotton. sd
| grain, 34d.
NEW ORLEANS. February 81 - Coffee quiet
| but steady Rio cargoes common TO prime.
| l5144ls14. Rice steady and in good demand
| louisiana ordinary 10 prime, 456054. Cotton
| Seed products duh and nominal; prime crude
4 OIL, tGaJ: summer yellow oil, nominal cake
| and meal, 2lU2l1s. Sugar steady-Louisians
open kettle choice 51s; prime to strictly prime
D; prime, 41s14 l5-l6; fully fair good fair 9-lt
| Obs; good common. 414Ge4 5-16: common
| Bs-Jb; Louisiana centrlfug8ls, choice white
| 63sGg61s; OF white. 1-l66t6is, gray white
l 1896; choice yellow clarified prime yellow
clarified ll-l6; OF yellow clarified, 5Is6e5 g. IS
| kettle choice, S}G35; strictly prime, 5000
good prime, 2Jlg25; prime, 2lQ:S3 fair to good
| falr, lSG@u; common TO good common, l+6tI7
| Louisiana centrifugals, strictly prime 20d22
prime TO good prime. Is; fair TO good fair
| It90l'; inferior 10 good common, l4lBl5.
| ST. LOUIS, February II Flour unchanged
| Wheat-No. red cash, SUI46SGz4; February =
| May, sl149S134- Corn higher cash, 451S645Ik
| February May, 46lsd465s. Oats steady but
| hrm-cash, 3054: February, =; May, 29L461 29l@
| Whisky steady at Sl09. Provisions Steady
| Pork. new, S142J6. Lard. 81 .:5d5.40. Dry sal
| meats, boxed, shoulders, $3.50; long clear
Sl.51l 2a; clear ribs, S7.50d7 52ls; short clear
| S7.6515. Bacon-boxed shoulders S6.S.15: Ions
clear, S7.S114dgS clear ribs, Ss12ls: short clear
| Ss.25Gs.35. Hams steady at sl0.J0Gl2.
| NILMINGToN,r eDruary "a -Iurpenune steady
at % Rosln steady. strained, SO; good strained
| 50. Tar firm at Sl-l5. Crude Turpentne firm
CHARLESTON, February A-Turpentlne firm
at 80. Rosin firm-good strained. 50.
| SAVANNAH, February 2i.-Turpentine close,
steady at 50. hosin steady at 9S1s,