The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16

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Della and Lack. 1905 Texas Pacific. &c. 25l4
Erie. &c. .......... 81 Tenn. Coal L Iron S14
East Tennessee .. 10 Union Pacific &C.. 551S
Lake Shore. .... 901S n J. Central .... 1854
L'ville. & NASH. 59I4 Missouri Pacific. SAL
Memphis & Char. 5S* Western Union e.. 1885
Mobile & Ohio. go. II Cotton Oil certifi. 81
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fAsked. IBID
COTTON.
LIyERPooL, Feb. IS 1890 p. m.-Cotton
steady and in fair demand: middling uplands
sgd, middling Orleans 9-l6d sales 10000
bales, for speculation and export 1000 bales;
receipts 5000 bales-AmeriCan 100.
FutureS-Uplands, low middling clause,
February and March delivery 5 34-64d; March
and April 5 36-64d: April and May 58s64d;
May and June 40-64d; June and July 4l6id;
August and September 4364d. Market quiet.
The tenders Of deliveries at to-day's clearings
amounted to 500 bales new dockets and 100 old.
2p. m.-Sales of the day were $500 bales of
American.
Futures-Uplands low middling clause, Feb
ruary delivery 34-64d. buyers February and
March 34-e4d, buyers; March and April 36,6td,
buyers; April and May 3S-64d, sellers; May
and June l064d sellers; June and July 4s6+d,
sellers; July and August 43-64d, buyers; Au-
gust and September 44-64d. sellers; September
44-64d. sellers Market steady.
p. MIXTURES: Uplands. low middlinC
clause, February delivery 3j64d buyers; Feb
ruary and March 35-64d buyers March and
April 37-64d sellers; April and May 80 64d,
and July 4264d, buyers July and August
44-64d, buyers; August and September 45-64d,
sellers; September 45-64d. sellers. Market
closed firm.
MANCHESTER Feb 15-The Gttdrdidn SAYS:
There is a fair inquiry in several departments.
Although the market is quiet, it cannot be called
dull The difficulty regarding the price has
prevented much business, although it has been
overcome in portion Of cases by distributors
raising their limits, only relaxation on the part
of producers, or by both generally. The I'M
bats
compelS merchants TO surrender something of
their usual margin, and sometimes they work
at merely nominal profit in order to bring bust
ness. This state of things is unsatisfactory and
cannot last long Either the subsidiary markets
must move upwards supplies be reduced, or
the cost of production must be lessened by
drop in cotton Some departments, such as
CHINA staples, are in better condition; stlll pro
ducers generally reasonably complain of INSULT
cent margin, and are fighting for an improve
ment. This is the leading cause of the steadl
ness prevailing There have been some sales
for India, but much business for that quarter is
allowed to go uneXecuted for the sake OF
small difference between buyer and seller. China
merchants have done little, their present wants
being pretty freely supplied There has been
pretty moderate business in miRor foreign
markets and in the home trade. The latter de-
partment is rather dull for the season The de-
mand for export yarns for India and the CONT
nent is light. Cloth departments are quiet.
Prices at times decidedly firm. Producers
have made but little progress and Tuesdays
SAFES are not up TO Uhe average Dost pI NUS arc
New YORK. Feb Is, noon.-Cotton quiet;
middling uplands 109sc, midding Orleans lO34c;
sales So bales
Futures-Market opened steady, with sales as
follows: February delivery 10 56c; March 10 63c;
April 10 69c; May 10 zoe; June 10 SIC; July
10 SIC.
500 D. m-Market closed dull middling up
lands 1016c, middling Orleans 1094c; sales to-day
36 bales; ret receipts 1923 bales gross 5,543.
Futures-Market closed quiet but steady, with
sales of $500 bales as follows 81 February f r
10 676l 10 Csc, May 10 73GIlO 74c, June 20 $40
10 Soc, July 10 S0@10 Sic, August 10 $50 10 SIC,
September 10 35Q10 BIC, October 10 OOQlO Ole,
November aud December o709 CSC, January
8 1903 95c.
Green & Co.'S report on cotton futures says:
The market continued WI hin very narrow
channels, and free from features either sug-
gestive interesting. Some few buying orders
came in to-day from the South, and these, IN
conjunction with slightly better Liverpool &C
counts, raised the line of value trlfie, and
afforded an appearance of steadinesS, but there
was no really supporting demand, and before
the close rates were back to about last evening S
basis with the tone barely steady. Liverpool
was a trife better, but hardly stimulating,
and receipts at one or two points were rather
in excess of the calculation. No evidences of
special manipulation on the part OF large opera
tors vas suggested"
CALvEsToN, Feb 15-Cotton firm; middling
916c; net receipts ,236 bales, gross ,236: sales
25 bales; stock @9,3f2 bales.
NORFOLK, Feb. 15.-Cotton steady; middling
10 1-16c; net receipts 6S7 bales, gross 6S1;
sales 9s5 bales: stock 1851 bales; exports,
coastwSe 500 bales.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 15-Cotton nominal; mdding
101ac; net receipts 22O5 bales, gross 1868; sales
none; stock 1851 bales; sales to spinners
bales; exports, 70 Great Britain 1886 bales,
cOastwlSe 100
BosroN, Feb 15.-Cotton quiet middling 1890;
net receipts 54S bales, gross 1885, sales none;
stock none.
WLMINGTov, Feb. 15.-Cotton firm; middling
Zoe net receipts 1873 bales, gross 1865; sales
none; stock 10000 bales; exports, coastwise
/, 1926 bales.
PHILADELpH1A, Feb 15-Cotton quiet; mid
ding l034c; net receipts l45 bales gross SOS;
stock 26. or bales.
firm; mfddling 9 l3-i6c; net receipts 3S2 bales
gross 1887 sales 600 bales; stock 33S 1851 bales
MOBILE, Feb. 15-Cotton quiet; niddlmg
1880; net receipts SG bales, gross So
sales 500 bales; stock 9,269 bales; exports.
coastwise 224 bales.
MEMPHIS, FEB; 15;-Cotton firm; M middling
094c; receipts 1853 bales; shipments Li @oSo bales
sales 2. 100 bales stock 1888 bales.
AUGUSTA Feb l5.-Cotton steady; middlng
915-16c; receipts 315 bales; sales 555 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 15.-Cotton firm: middling
10$c; net receipts ,329 bales, gross 1879 bales
sales 1 900 bales; stock 81 $40 bales; exports,
coastwise !, 028 bales.
ATLANTA, Feb 15.-Cotton steady; middling
1870; receipts III bales.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Consolidated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day 1868 bales; exports,
10 Great Britain 8, JIG bales; stock at all Ameri-
can ports S7s,9l9 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Feb IS, 1890 p. m.-Wheat dull
holders offer freely. Corn dull, with poor de-
mand.
New York, Feb Is, noon.-Flour dull and
heavy. Wheat lower. Corn lower and heavy.
Pork steady; mess S15 00I15 80. Lard dull at
81 9715. Freights steady.
500 p. m-Flour, Southern steady Wheat
options ruled weak early and declined $50 &c,
closing steady with small recovery; speculation
more general; spot 14@13c lower and moder
ately active; No red, February delivery nomi-
nal at SS1sc March nominal at 1880 May 80 9-l6
Gl918c. Conceptions 96G3 &c and spot 1aW34c
SOC, March 56I505S3sc, May j13slg5Slac Oats
options AQ14c lower spot steady; No 2, Feb
ruary delivery nominal, March 3736Gt3Sc, May
3i@G371sc Hops firm. Coffee, fair Rio. on
spot dull at 16c: options quiet but generally
steady; No. Rio. February delivery l3 250g
ID 35c, March IL 7O@ u Soc, April u 55d12 Csc,
May 12 45612 SOC Sugar dull; refined steady,
with more doing. Molasses duh and nominal.
Cotton seed oil quiet; 360.3616c for crude, 430t
44c for refined Hides steady. Wool steady;
domestic fleece 22Qs37c, pulled 15@35c, Texas
13022c. Pork firm and fairly active mess So
q Is 1919. Beef dull. Cut meats unchanged and
dull. Niddles nominal Lard duh and heavy;
Western steam. on spot 81 95, February delivery
81 49, March s. SSd7 30, May S. 9G07 %.
Freghts quiet; cotton sd, grain 114d.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-There was improved ac-
tivity in the grain markets to-day, but values
suffered a sharp decline. Wheat declined 1c be-
fore noon, and the weakness was shared in by
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