The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-12

rather lower than last evening Private advices
rom there are rather bearish In tone. but the
continent evidently places more bclief in the
unfavnrable tone OF The bureau. as most OF the
buying orders are for short orders. The feature
OF the decline was the selling OF about 5000
bales OF August. which 10 thought to be short
cotton"
GALVESTON. Aug Ii.--Cotton quiet; mid
ding 100: net receipts 81 bales, gross 81; sales
~ bales; stock a2s bales.
NoRFoiK, Aug. li.--Cotton steady; middling
1910; net receipts SO bAleA gross &C.; sales "a
bales; stock 92a bales; exports, ooAstwise 80
bales
BALTIMORE, Aug. ii.-Oo,ten nominal: mid
ding lilo; net receipts none, gross none; sales
BosroN, Aug. ll.--Cotton quiet but nrmer;
middling 1870; net receipts - bales, gross II ;
sales none; stock none
ding l0jsc; net reospts 10 bales gross l6: sales
l42 bales; stock I42 bales: exports coastwise 40
bales
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ll.--Cotton firm; mid
ding llMci net rsoeipts none, gross St5 bales;
stock 4592 bales
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 1I.-Cotton nominal;
mddiing lG1Sc; net receipts 100 bales, gross 1888;
sales 100 bales; stock 2O,7O bales; exports,
coastwise ! 30 bales.
MOBILE, Aug. ll.-Cotton steady, middling
Zoe; net receipts 8 bales, gross 70; sales so
bales; stock 1,4oS bales; exports, ooastwise Ill
bales.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l1.-Cotton steady; middling
lOc; receipts "a bales; shipments lS7 bales; sales
none; stock 1850 bales.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 1l.-Cotton quiet but Arm;
middling l0xc; receipts II bales, new; sales
none.
CHARLEsToS, Aug. I1.--Cotton nominal: mid
ding lOo; net receipts 7 bales, gross "a
bales new; sales IS bales; stock Ala bales; cx-
ports, coastwise (, $50 bales
ATLANTA, Aug. ll.--Cotton steady; n!ddliug
91sc; receipts bales
New YoRa; Aug. n.-Consoldated net re-
oelpts for all COTTON ports to-day 1891 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 81 bales. to the
continent 792 bales; stock AZ all American ports
i64, 85S bales,
world is 1850. sss bales, Of which 6s4 rs bales
are American, against 1S44,4e0 and ~, 500
bales, respectively, last year. Reosipts at all
interior towns for the week o,4A bales. Re
9SBss 5S Rf Ssisa s'i' bales Crop in
PHovrsross. GROCERIES,. ETC.
LlvsHpool-. Aug, Il, noon:-wheat strong;
demand good; holders not offering; California
No. !, rs ida7s 2jsd; red western spring. Is I'D
Q7s Nd: red western winter es ildQ7s Corn
quiet; demand fair Bacon, long clear 4Ss
short clear 4Ss; prime western IS I'd
steady; meas 81 aSqsls 90 lard weak at
So ssSs %. Freights quiec
rather unsettled No. 2red, August delivery 9Sa4
09s]Ac, closing 9ss4o; Septenber. delivery 9st1
05Ssc, closing 900. Corn quiet and rather weak
options closed heavy ae bottom prices spsoular
closing at $50; September delivery 5s]Ac, closing
No, 9, August delivery 824 sat1c closing s2}sc;
September ssH@as9soj No: spot sc, Hops
options higher and fairly active; No Rio,
Il oO0ll loo, September delivery 10 bOGlo 600,
October Q e0Alo boo. sugar Arm; fair refining
S-iec; refined steady; Moassss closed quiet de
Cotton SEED oii quiet at sis for ersde, ia
a716c for refined. Taliow firm; prime city 4aso.
Potatoes steady bas quiss> Hides " Moderate
steady. Beef dull. Beet hams steady.
Tieroed beef quiet. Cut meas quiet but firm.
Middles nominal. Lard dull and lower; Western
steam, on spoe 80, closing 81 s'j September de-
CHICAGO Aug. 1l.-Wheat was fairly active,
with the greater portion of the business trans
acted during the early part OF the session. The
feeling was unsettled, aud whiIe prices ruled
considerably higher, tho advance was not Sus-
tanned. The opening was decidedly strong, and
prices Ss111sc higher than yesterday. This ad-
vance was due TO the government crop report.
But the advance brought out some free
realizing, local trader selling freely, which in
duced others to sell, and weak feeling set IN,
prices declining 5sc. Later on rumor that q
Agricultural department making the yield of
spring wheat larger than the figures of the per-
centage and acreage would indicate. helped TO
further weaken the market aud prices declined
19c more. There was slight recovery from
inside prices, and the market closed about 40
Lc higher than yesterday. Corn was active
but weak and lower. Offerings were large
from all sources, while the demand was limit ed
10 the wants of local shorts. The opening was
a shade better than yesterday, but soon ruled
weak, declining in all 1850, ruled steady, and
closed %0l1sc lower than yesterday. Tho
weakening features were the heavy receipts
and government Drop reports. Oats were easy,
with a tendency downward, and closing prices
show decline all round. Quite an active specu-
ianve trade was reported in mess pork, and
pItoos ruled with considerable irregularity. The
opening sales were made at 5Qb711c advance,
but the market soon weakened under the pres
TO sell, and prices declined S0085c. Later the
demand showed some improvement, and prices
rallied 10000, and closed comparatively
steady. Lard was in light request and slightly
irregular, closing about 216c below yesterday s
closing figures. fairly speculative and active
trade was reported In the market for short ribs,
and prices on the whole range exhibited little
Improvement, though huctuating considerably
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
nrm and unchanged. Wheat-No. 2spring S2Lzc;
No. 8 spring 7s(I79c; No. 2 red S5I3c Corn -
No. 3, 44SSl44Ikc. Oats-No. g. Csc. Mess
pork, per barrel, 3l3 50Q1 13 80. Lard at Ss 10
as 6aIs. Short ribs 81 954S 90; shoulders 81 IS
as 90; short clear S. 70Q5 30. Whisky 81 20.
Leading futures ranged as follows;