The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-29
COTTON.

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2s. noon.-Cotton quiet; in
quiry moderate; American middling 5ssd; sales
5000 bales of which 1000 bales were for specu.
can 81 200.
Futures-American middling, low middling
clause. december delivery 5 20-64d; January
| and February 1S-64d; March and April 19-64d;
May and June ss-64d: June and July 24-64d;
July and August s6-6ad Futures steady.
| The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clearings
| bales old
| 900 p. m.--sales of the day included 1000
Bales OF American.
American miading 53Sd.
Futures-American mddling, low middling
| clause December delivery 20-6td, sellers; De-
cemher and January i9-o4d, sellers; january
| March 19-b4d; March and April 19-64d; April
and May 21-64d. sellers; May and June
2s-64d, buyers; June and July 24-o4d buyers;
July and August 26-6id, sellers. Futures
quiet.
| 400 p. m.--Futures American middling,
| low middling clause, December delivery 81 sd,
January and February i9-6id, sellers; Feb
ruary and March 19-64d sellers; March and
| April 52l64d. sellers; April and May 2i-64d
buyers; May and June 2s-e4d, sellers; June and
| July 25-54d. sellers; July and August 26-64d
| buyers. The market closed steady.
New YORK, Dec. %. noon.--Cotton steady;
sales 2sI bales; middling upands one; mid
| ding Orleans 10c
rutures Ine market opened steady with
sales as follows December delivery 4Oc; Janu-
airy . 45c; February SIC: March 970c; April
| . Sic; May Ole.
| 500 p. m.-Cotton dull; middling upIands
| 9Ac, mldding Orleans 10c; sales to-day 141
bales; net receipts 9l0 bales gross 1854
| Futures Market closed staady, with sales Of
4009 Ale, January ALOE 42c, February SEQ
| 9Sc, March o4Qn9 Co., April roc May
s5c June 99,c. July 10 0s0lo csc, August
| 10 09c. September 1908 rec.
4 WAAklU it,su At Ma 81
bales, gross a, 1875; exports, to Great Britain
| i4,99s bales, to France 1900, to the continent
| l1,O5l, forwa! ded 1888 bales; sales 705 bales
| all spinners; stock lS9 919 bales.
Hubbard Price & Co. cotton circular says:
| Liverpool advlces are without effect upon our
| market, as gradual liquidation has been con-
slant during the day. Each successive drop
| seems to bring upon the market cotton held
| upon stop orders, and thereby further depress-
| ing prices. The feature Of the day was the sale
of 900 Marches at os by a prominent house.
| lowed. Interior receipts continue on an ex-
ceedingly large scale, and cotton arriving at the
ports is much In excess of last seasons de-
| liveries."
GALVESTON, Dec. 2s.--Cotton dull; middling
elsc.
NoRroLK, Dec ss-Cotton steady; middling
| Q 5-16c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. es.-Cotton nominal mid
| ding 9s4c.
Boston, Dec. ss-Cotton quiet; middling sys
| 010c..
| WiLMiNeIoN,D ec. So'-Cotton STEADY, middling
PHrLADELphIA. Dec. 2s-Cotton dull; middling
| l0c.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 2s.-cotton easy; mid.
| ding 9ssc.
MOBILE, Dec. 2s.-Cotton quiet; middling
| 5-16c.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2s.--Cotton quiet; middling
| 93sc.
AUGUSTA, Dec 2s.-Cotton steady middling
91sc.
CHARLESTON. Dec. 2s.-Cotton quiet; mid
/ ding 99Sc.
MoNTeoMERy. Dec 2s.-cotton quiet; mid
COLUMBUS, Dec. as.-Cotton quiet; middling
/ &c.
NASHVILLE, Dec ss.-cotton quiet; middling
SELMA, Dec. 2s.-Cotton steady; middling 914c
ROME, Dec. 2S.-Cotton steady; middling
9Ac
NEW York, Dec u.s. Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day IS, e06 bales;
exports, to ;, Great ire Britain d6s bales to the
| American ports 1873 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
| LIVERPOOL, Dec. 49, noon.-Wheat quiet but
steady; demand poor; holders offer moderately
| receipts of wheat since last report were 1874 0O0
quiet; demand poor; receipts of American corn
since last report were 10l 800 centals Weather
raining heavily
New YORK, Dec. %, noon.--Flour quiet and
irm Pork inactive at sl4 25014 75.Lard quiet
| but firm at IS 45. Freights steady.
| 500 p. m.-Flour, Southern steady. Wheat
dull and s4G11c higher: No. 2 red 81 0iI1@1f 0134
| in elevator; options strong; No. 2 red, Deem
Der delivery 81 Oh January delivery 81 OF, Feb
ruary delivery 81 02sz, May delivery 81 06s4.
Corn steady; No. 2, 4614csin elevator; No. :
mixed 421adD44c. Oats firm and l4d116c higher:
| options firm; January delivery 3ic. February
delivery SIC. May delivery ssasc; mixed
western s00sac, Hops dull but steady. Coffee
| --OptiOns steady and unchanged: DecAnEar
delivery IA S5@l5 05c, January delivery ID son
IA 95c. February IL 750l5 10c; spot Rio quiet
| at 1634c. Sugar, raw nominal; refined closed
dull Molasses-New Orleans active open ket-
tie, prime to choice 40049c; syrups 33Ql4Oc.
Petroieu u quiet and lower; refined, mere, 81 TO-
Cotton seed oil quiet. Tallow firm. Hi les steady
| but quiet. Wool quiet. Pork steady but duh.
| Beef quiet. Beef hams slow. Terced beef dull.
Cut meats inactive. Middles inactive. Lard
| easier and quiet; January delivery s. 10 bid,
| February delivery s03 asked, March IS OF,
April So 04 asked. Heights firm; cotton 13o4d,
grain Id.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Wheat was unsettled, but
closed about NC higher than yesterday. Corn
closed steady at opening prices Pork ruled
| weak and closed 154D2lc lower Lard was active
but unchanged. Short ribs we're more active
| and ruled 5(l sac lower, closing steady.
| Cash quotations were rs follows: Flour
| unchanged. VIII ,at-No. spring 99ls0t99]4c:
No. red 9915Gby9Ac. Corn--No. 2, 333kG1 SIC.
Oats-No. 2. &c Mess pork 81 no. Lard. per
| 100 lbs, IS 2eLeGls2. Snort rib sides, loose
$3.50 Dry sailed shoulders, boxed 50 IS 4 o7la.
Short clear sides, boxed, 81 12ls97 rs. Whisky
81 90