The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-29

and accounts from the East India crop con
tinue very favorable. Cotton on spot was dull -
tALVEsroS, Dec 2S--Cotton quiet; midding
s9Sc; net rece pts 2,256 bales, gross 2,266;
sales 59S bales: stock "a, 366 bales
NORFOLK, Dec. 2e.-Cotton steady: rniddIin9
ll-l6ei net receipts 2,57S bales, gross 2.6ls;
sales 800 bales; stock 1850 bales; exports,
coastwise 255 bales.
lOlsc; net -ceipts bales, gross az; sales none;
stock Jos bales.
3osroS. Dec. 2s-Cotton quiet: middling
1OSsGlo1<c; net rec -ipts s74 bales. gross us:
20 bales
WILMINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Cotton, nothing doing;
middling 9Ssc; net recsipts 423 bales, gross 45S
sales none; stock (corrected) Is. pa bales
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-Cotton firm: mid
ding lOlsc; net receipts - bales, gross -;
sales none; stock 10. 1865 bales.
Nav ORLEANS. Dec. 2S.-Cotton steady;
middling 93sc; net receipts 22,44s bales;
gross 25, 497; sales $500 bales; stock 34s S63
bales; exports, to Great Britain 8 1886 bales 70
France s,749, to the continent 500. cosstwise
Futures The market closed steady, with
sales of 1850 bales, as follows: December
dehvery &c, January t6c, February &c,
March 9 73c, April 8 79c, May Soc, June 9Sc
July 99c, August 9 99c, Sc ptember Csc.
MOBILE, Dec. 2S.-Cotton dull; middlpg
. 9-lbc; net receipts 4,017 bales. gross 4,0l7;
sales 500 bales; stock SI,75l bales; exports,
coastwise 1921 bales.
9sc; receipts q, eS bales; shipments 3, SS7 bales;
sales 1890 bales stock l49.9Ss bales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 23-CotGon steady; middling
yltG9 9-loc; receipts 1913 bales; sn pments 1923
oaleS; sales 1,O6S bales stock y, 943 ba eE.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 2S.-Cot.on quiet; mid
ding 95sc: net recelp,s 1885, bales, gross 1855;
sales = bales; stock q, ga bales;
=, ATLANTA, Dec; 2S;-Cotton steady; middling
916c; receipts S,796 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-Conson lated net receipts
at ali cotton ports for two days were As, 947
na'es; exports, 20 reet Britain 5,U7 bales,
to the continent 5,240 bales to France g. 749
bales; stock at al American ports 7S1 745 bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for tue
world is 3,lCl, 623 bales of which ,293 bales
are American, against 2,916,S55 and 1858, 1855
bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 72,OSj bales. Re-
ceipts from plantations 2S864S bales. Crop in
sight 4,992, S25 bales.
PAovIsroSs GROCERIES,. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. %. noon.-wheat steady; de-
mand poor; holders offer moderately. Corn
steady; demand improving.
NEW YORK, Dec. 70, noOn.-Flour quiet and
easy. Wheat quiet but firm. Corn quiet but
tirmer. Pork quiet but easy at $40 2501O rs.
Lard dull and weak at Sc 10. Freights firm
800 p. m.-Flour, Southern quiet. Wheat
flrmer; No. red 65l40S54c in elevator; s694O
&c afoat; s65s@S71sc fob. steamer; No. red
s2l9c; No. hard 9j34@97c; options moderately
active, 1s@1kc up and steady; west buying
No. red, December delivery s5s6c January
delivery s534c, February delivery S6Xc, March
delivery SSc, April delivery SSS4c. May delivery
SIC. Corn firmer, with light offerings demand
chiefly for export; Ne. 2, 395s@40c in elevator;
4O04014c afioat; steamer, mixed, 375k019916c;
No white 411ec; options firmer but dull De
cemoer delivery S934c, January, delivery 39zfc,
February delivery 1890, March delivery 3956c
May delivery 40l6c. Oats duh but steady; op-
tons quiet but firmer-December delivery 28 Nc
January delivery 2816c February 2sI4c, May
3014c; No. 2, 2S46D29S4c; No white 34}zc No.
red Doc; No. white 34c; mixed western 27t0
zoe, do white 50@94c. Hops-Stats, new, s6
l5c.. Coffee-options opened barely steady and
unchanged to 10 points down. closed barely 5M
10 points down and Quiet-December delivery
10 800 IS Soc, January delivery IS 65015 zoe;
February delivery IS 70915 Soc, March delivery
Is S00l5 90c, May delivery 10 S50I6c: spot Rio
quiet but steady-fair cargoes 1870; No. Z, lie.
Sugar, raw dull; refined steady and quiet
C 5A@5ssc, extra G 5l6@5a4c; white
extra 6@554c; off A 519055sc; mould A 694c;
standard 6lec; confectioners' A 6Ac; cut
loaf 7$ac; crushed 73sc; powdered 634c; granu-
lated 6lac; cubes CSC. MoIasses-Foreign nom.
inal; New Orleans open kettle, good to fancy,
steadier; refined here 81 so; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, 81 80. Cotton seed oil quiet and
steady at 2615c for crude and $50 for yellow
Pork easier and quiet; mess, inspected, $40 %
W10 so; do. uninspected, S10M10 25 Beef quiet
Beef hams quiet. Tierced beef dull. Cut meats
firm. Middles quiet; short clear S. TO- Lard
lower-large deliveries on contracts on 10 600
tierces; western steam Sc 10, closing at Sc O5;
81. February delivery S. Is, March delivery
S. %, May delivery So 81. Freights to Liver
pool-market firm; cotton, per steam, 7-32d
grain, sd.
CHICAGO Dec 2S-The volume of trading in
wheat was light, and while prices were gener
ally kept within the range of yesterday. the
closing was sc higher. There were no special
features TO note, and there was nothing special
in the character of the trading. The opening
was tritie stronger than yesterdays closing
and prices advanced 12c, later eased off d dskc
then ruled stronger. A moderate trade was
transacted In corn and the feeling was some
what frmer, trading being at slightly higher
prices. The market opened at about yester-
days closing prices. was firm, and gradually
advanced 14Qssc, eased off a little and closed II
steadier, but with lighter volume Of business
There was moderate selling by parties who
bought yesterday, and also fair demand to
cover shorts and prices were bid up 1s01$c
Trading the last hour was light and an easier
feeling prevailed. The market for pork was
rather quiet, but the feeling was steady with
prices little more favorable to sellers Rather
more strength prevails In lard, but trading was
moderate and prices steady. In short ribs
trading was only fairly active Early prices
were a trifie easier, but toward the close the
market was steadier and prices slightly higher
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
duh and unchanged. Wheat - No. 2 spring
77Hc; No. 2 red 775sc. Corn-No. 2, 8 SEC
Oats-No. 2. at zoe. Ness pork at So 406D9 o.
Lard at SIS as IN Short rib Sides loose
81 6014 65. Shoulders boxed, 81 1216(l4 rs
Short clear sides, boxed, 81 S5O4 80. Whisky at
81 OF.
Leading futures ranged as follows: