The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18

delivery opened at 10 sic and closed at C:
September opened at 10 dc and closed at 10 SIC:
october opened az 10 Bic and closed at 10 SIC;
November opened at 10 Csc and closed at 10O6c:
december opened ut 0C3c and closed at 10 04c;
January opened at 10 Csc and closed at 10 09c.
I.JO y. m:-Cotton closed firm; sales to-
Ia LILY bales; mlidling uplands 1850; mid
none
sales of 81, 10 bales as follows: August delivery
10 SlQl0 SEC, September 10 5101052c, October
delivery 10 3llt10 BIC, november delivery 10 IS 2
10 Csc, December 10O30l0 04c, January de-
livery 10 OS1l0 09c, February delivery 10 14Go
~ l5c, Harch delivery 10 1000 PC. April
delivery 10 2jGt0 &c Nay delivery 10 32010 33c,
June delivery 10 39@10 4Lc.
The Suns cotton review says: Futures
were higher and fairly active. Shorts covered
and there was activity. Receipts were small.
Liverpool was frmer. Spot cotton was higher
ana the tone generally bearish. Cotton on spot
was generally firm; middling uplands 1850,
CULTS 1l5kc''
GALVESTON, Aug. 17.-Cotton firm; middling
1I14c; net receipt $50 bales new, gross $50 bales
new; sales 81 bales; stock $50 bales
NORFOLK, Aug. 17.-Cottol firm; mildling
lie; net receip.s bales, gross 4; sales - bales:
stock III bales; exports, coastwise bale.
BALTIMORE, Aug. II 'otJOn quiet: .nlddling
1l9Sc; net receipts 14S bales. q oss 14S: sales
bales
BosToN. Aug. 17.-Cotton quiet; middliny
llss0ll16c; net receipts 4 bales, gross Z;
safes none; stock none; exports, to Great Britain
81 bales.
~ ILMINGroN. Aug 17.-Cotton firm; mid
ding ll14c; ne5 ecelpts none, gross none;
sates none; stock 90 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.-CottOn firm; mi
ding ll12c; net receipts 50 bales, gross 95;
STOCK 1851 bales; exports, to Great Britain IA
bales.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 17-Cotton firm: nidS
ding lie; net receipts $50 bales, including IS
new; ross 236 bales; sales bales; s5oc, ,, l5I
bales; exports, to Great Britain 10! bales, coast
wise 165
MOBILE, Aug 17.-Cotton nominal; miidling
l034c; net receipts bale new, gross 1 ; sales -
bal S; stock 81 bales.
MEMPHIS Aug. l7.-Cotton quiet; mi1dling
lOAc: receipts bales; shipments - bales; sales
$50 bales stock 1883 bales.
AUGUSTA. Aug. 17.-CotUon firm; Hiddling
lie; receipts bales; shipments bales; sales
nope; stock 26S bales.
CHARLESTON. Aug. 17.-Cotton nominal: mid
ding l05Rc; net receipts bales new crop, gros,
2; rales none; STOCK rs bales; exports, coast
wise q bales.
ATLANTA. Aug. 17.-Cotton closed firm; mid
ding lO9sc; receipts none.
NEW ORR, Aug. T.-Consolidated net rec aipts
at all cotton porCs to-day 500 bales: exports,
to Great Britain 533 bales; STOCK u. all Ameri-
can ports S0,94S bales
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 951, 43S bales, Of which 559, 73S bales
are American, against 9S4,93i and G5J,034
bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 1,5A bales Re
= HANN%N~-~NANN~ ~A~ ~N~-S's
$500, 6j8 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, aug. II, noou.-wheat quiet; de-
mand poor; holders offer moderately. Corn
firm; demand poor; new mixed western BPS I'd.
NEW YORK, Aug. II, noon.-Flour quiet and
weak. Wheat steady. Corn easier. or6
steady at 81 509l2. Lard steady at Sc Co.
Freights firm.
500 p. n.-F1our. Southern heavy. Wheat
on spot weaker and quiet; new No. 3 red S60o7c
in elevator; options duil and easier August de-
livery S6lsc, September delivery S5c Corn on
spot steady and moderately active; No. 2 4414c
in elevator; options dull and steady; AUGUST
delivery 44l4c, September delivery 1890. Oats
on spot dull and unchanged; options dull and
lower; August delivery 2713c, September de
livery 2j16c; spot No : 23c; mixed Western 25qD
29c. Hops easy. Coffee-OptiOns opened bare v
steady and closed dun at 5G91O points down.
lower cables; September ana November drliv-
cry Is 25c; spot Rio barely steady and quiet;
fair cargoes 1870, Sugar-refined in good de-
nand and firm. MolaSses-Foreign nominal;
New Orleans steady. Petroleum firmer; re-
y Is. Cotton seed oil steady and quiet; crude
35c; yellow 1906. Pork steady; mess Sl1 $50
II; extra prime. $40 ,50Di. Beef quiet, Beef
dull Middles dull. Lard-optione dull and
about nom nal; Western steam at S. co, city
at go. october delivery s. 81, Septem Der de-
livery closed at 36 30. Freights firm. Cotton
B !-l6d. Grain 413d.
CHICAGO, Aug. T.-Continued fine weather
throu Snout the west, easy early cables and
prospects of increased receipts caused 1sc lower
opening for wheat futures this morning. Fol-
lowing the temporary early depression there
was period of strength, growing out of the
large export clearances reported New Orleans
cleared 100000 bushels, which, added to the
shipments from the eastern ports, made q total
of $40, 900 bushels o5 wheat. besides 2LO0O pack
ages of flour posted. The market tirmed ilp to
$3.50 for December on this news, while Septem-
Der rallied to TIC But the Improvement did
The DpqTiSh NJ
west anu free selling orders from MINNEAPOLIS
broke the market in q very snort time SC
September going to i7c and December TO 7Sc
1t was claimed that Minneapolis had seventy
cars of new wheat to-day, with about 200 cars
estimated for Monday, and the cash market for
No. hard wheat there was 102c lower Pri-
vate cables were generally encouraging TO hold
erS though late public ones were weaker
During the last hour of the session the market
was heavy and slight shrinkage in speculatives
took place, many Of the smaller class of longs
unloading rather than leave their trades open
over Sunday. Corn led quiet with occasional
periods of temporary activity. The fecling;was
easier and slightly lower prices were estab-
lished. weaker tone was due to the fine
weather and larger receipts. The demand was
rather light and offerings larger prominent
local operator who has purchased literally of
late, was not buying as mach as usual and the
market ruled easier in consequence Cables
were firm, but the domestic markets averaged
14c lower. The market opened at yesterdays
closing prices, was easy ana declined 4c b.
came qulet, changing but little, and closed lAm
nc lower tnan vest rday. Oats were traied
in to moderate extent most of the in crest
centerin in September and May, esp ,ciaIy in
the last named month. The feeling was EASY
and prices declined slightly. Quite good bust
ness was transacted in the market Tor mess
pork, and the feeling was unsettled and ices
irregular. The early sales were made at SC
advance, but the pressure to sell weakened the
market and prices declined 10ll40c on new de-
liveries and l5Q.0c on January. During the
latter part of the session the marAet was
steady, and prices ralliedS7l6l 10c and close
steady. In lard the trading was fairly active
and slightly advanced at the opening Later
however, the market weakened and prices re-
coded so DC and closed quiet. A good specu-
lative business was transacted in short ribs
The market opened tritie stronger, and sales
were made at 2I4c advance. Free offerings
however, were on the market and prices de-
clined 5sf.715c on near futures At the close the
feeling ives steadier and prices advanced 5@
11Gc.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. Wneat-No 2 spring .7716c:
No red 7715c. Corn-No. J, 3536c. Oats-No ,
2OAc. Mess pork $4,000 So Lard sc 800
6 20.
Leading futures rangei as followg
Opening. highest Closing. |
No 9 WHEAT
Sept. delivery. IN 77L6 1915
Oct. delivery. IN M
Corn, No. >
Sept, delivery. 35lI 35B6 251I |