The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1889.

7,i95, forwarded 1908 bales; sales 1899 bales,
all spinners; stock 1Ss, 432 bales.
GALVESTON, Jan. 4.-Cotton firm; middling
99-16c
NoRFoLk, Jan. 4-Cotton firm; middling
9ssc.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.-Cotton quiet but steady
middhng 934c.
Boston, Jan. 4.-Cotton quiet; middling 97s
@10c.
WILMINGTON. Jan. 4.-Cotton firm; middling
95-16c.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 4.-Cottou dull; middling
1Oc
new ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Cotton firm; mid
ding sIsc.
MOBILE, Jan. 4-Cotton firm; middling
Q Bloc.
MEMPHIS Jan. 4.-Cotton steady; middling
9ssc.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.-Cotton firm; middling
94c.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 4-Cotton steady; mid
ding 9ssc.
MoNreoHERY, Jan. 4.--Cotton steady; mid
ding 9l4c.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 4.-Cotton quiet; middling
&c.
NASHVILLE Jan. 4.-Cotton quiet but steady;
middling size.
SELMA, Jan 4-Cotton steady; middling 9t4c.
RoME, Jan. 4.-Cotton steady; middling
9Ssc.
ATLANTA. Jan. 4-Cotton firm; middling
914c.
New York, Jan 4--Consolidated net re-
ceipts for all cotton ports to-day 81 III bales;
exports, to Gress Britain 49, l0l bales, to the
continent 1905 bales; stock at all American
ports S93,9s6 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES,, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4, noou.-wheat firm; de-
mand fair; holders offer sparingly; receipts of
wheat since last report were $4,000 centals, OF
which none were American Corn quiet; de-
mand fair; receipts of American corn since last
report were 1l3,500 centals. Weather frosty.
NxzNry Iax A Iottr Anil h,tt
steady. Wheat active and steady. Corn dull
and lower. Pork quiet but steady at S14 OO9
IA IS Lard firm. Freights steady.
500 D. m.-Flour, Southern dull and I'M
changed. Wheat lower and dull; No. 2 red,
ST. 00s4Q1l OF; options AG1ssc lower; No. red,
January delivery 81 00ss February delivery
81 o13s, May delivery 81 Oo5s. Corn 1s6134c lower
and weak; No. 2, 4514c; options weak and At1c
lower; January delivery 442sc, February de-
livery 451sc, May delivery 454c. Oats steady;
options lower; January delivery 1hc, February
delivery SIC, May delivery 33c; No. 2 spot SLIGO
9lssc; mixed western 80932c. Hops quiet but
steady. Coffee-options closed firm aud higher;
January delivery 10 67@15 75c, February de-
livery is 5O0l5 75c, March delivery is 55015 soc,
May delivery is GOALS coo; spot Rio strong, fair
cargoes 1714c. Sugar, raw easier; fair refining
1880; refined quiet but steady. Molasses
quiet. Petroleum closed steady refined &c.
Cotton seed oil firm; crude 4Sc, yellow 54c Tai
low firm city 6l4c Hides quiet Wool firm.
Pork lower and quiet; mess $13 7561l4 25. Beef
quiet. Beef hams slow. Tierced beef quiet.
Cut meats steady. MlddleS steamer. LARD nrm;
Western steam 81 go city 81 40; options
January delivery S. so, February delivery 81 "a,
May delivery S. 81. Freights FIRM cotton
1864; grain 434d bid.
CHICAGO, Jan. Wheat opened at yester
day closing, and under free speculative offer
ings prices declined 1c. Steady buying about
o'clock caused a reaction, and prices closed
steady about sc lower than yesterday. Corn
ruled quiet, and closed unchanged. Oats opened
quiet; free selling caused decline, but small
rally followed, and the market closed steady
slightly below yesterdays figures. Pork was
active, and advanced 20025c, closing steady.
Lard ruled steady, and closed steady and 100
121zc higher. Short ribs we're firmer and 5D71kc
higher, closing steady.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
unchanged. Wheat-No. 3 spring 991z199s4c.
No: red 9s4@9sa4c Corn-Eo. ., s814c Oats
No. 2, 2494@2426c Mess pork at $12 rs.
Lard per 100 lbs, 81 371$. Short rib sides, loose
S6 IS. Dry salted shoulders, boxed IS IS 37I5.
Short clear sides 81 00Q7 1919. Whisky 81 03.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Closing.