The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-31

Northwestern 1895 Roc, Island. w 90ss
preferred. 1854 st. Paul ......... 62l4
Della and Lack. 1855 preferred. 1OOps
Erie .......... "a Texas Pacific M 1871
East Tennessee . Tenn. Coal & Iron $3.50
Lake Shore. l011S Union Pacific .. sos
L'ville & Nash. . 6l5s n j. Central .. 95ls
Memphis & Char. SO Missouri Pacific o.. 66ss
Mobile q Ohio. &C.. Oh Western Union. 81
Nash & Chart'a.. % Cotton Oil certih 557k
The weekly statement of the associated banks
issued by the clearing house to-day, shows the
following changes:
Reserve decreased. 81, 24S, 500
Loans decreased Observation-Disclosures, 2SS. 200
Legal tenders decreased. AS, 800
Deposits decreased INSTRUMENTATION. 3,665.OO0
Circulation increased. :. .............. 1870
Banks now hold ssh, oe5 in excess of the Is
Per cent. rule.
LIVERPOOL March 80, noon.--Cotton was
dull and somewhat inactive; American middling
ii-i6d; sales 5000 bales, for speculation and
export 500; receipts 1850 bales-an Ameri-
Futures-Americau middling, low middling
clause, March delivery 45-64d; March and April
delivery 5 44-64d; April and MAY delivery
45-64d; May and June delivery 45-64d; June
and July delivery 4664d; July and August
delivery 45-6id, also 1884, August and Sep
tem6er delivery 1854; September and octo-
Der 30-64d. Futures steady.
The tenders Of deliveries al to-days clearings
| amounted to 800 bales new dockets, 100 bales
old doclzetS.
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bales or American.
American middling 5 11-16d.
Futures-American middling, low middling
clause, April 44-e4d, buyers; April and May
Aid, buyers; May and June 45-64d, sellers;
| june and July 4664d, sellers; July and Au-
| gust 46-64d, sellers; August and September
$3.50, sellers; September and October
30-64d, sellers; October and November 22-64d
sellers; September 43-64d, sellers. Market
| closed quiet.
| New York, March 80, noon.-Cotton firm;
sales SCI bales; midiling uplands 10 $780, mid
| ding Orleans 10 7-16c
Futures Market opened steady and quiet. but
closed irregular and easy, with sales as follows
March delivery c; April delivery 10 061
| 10 orc; May delivery 10 1910 13c; June delivery
10 2@10 20c; July delivery 102s010 &c; August
| delivery 10 34c
500 p. m.-Cotton closed firm: middlng up
lands 1014c, middling Orleans 10 Tile; sales to-
| day 267 bales; net receipts !, S41 bales, gross
| 1851 bales.
Futures The market was irregular, closing
easy easy, with -, sales Of 12oo bales as
delivery 10 1391O 14c, June delivery 10 200
| 10 PIC, July 10 H0110 CSC, August 10 34610 35c,
September 93A9 94c, October 9 - az 73c, No
uarv 1909 74c.
The suns cotton review saws: Futures
| hardened little in a stronger report from Liv-
| erpool and indications of small receipts at the
| ports. The improvement aboard made bulls very
| cautious, and they seemed disposed to await de-
| veopments. It is probable that New England
| spinners are short of cotton and a good deal
| dtsgruntled with the firmpess of the market.
| Toward the close it fell of under receipts at
| New Orleans, which were $1,000 bales in excess
| of early estimates
| GALVESTON, March 30-Cotton firm; mid
| ding 101sc; net receipts 9S9 bales, gross $50;
sales 1896 bales; stock II 529 bales; exports coast
| wise 10 bales.
NORFOLK, March 3O.-Cotton steady: middIing
10c; net receipts 1855 bales, gross 436; sales 270
bales; stock 1871 bales; exports, coastwise
| S01 bales.
BALTIMORE, March 3O.-Cotton quiet mid
| ding 1014c; net receipts s73 bales, gross 97a;
sales none; stock $3.50 bales.
Bosros, March 30 Cotton quiet middline
| 1ol441OSSc; net receipts III bales gross l,15S;
sales none; stock none.
WILMINGTON. March 3O.-Cotton steady: mid
ding s5sc mt receipts So bales, gross s.; sales
none; stock 3S25 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3O-Cotton quiet; mill
| ding l09sc; net receipts 81 bales, gross 14i
stock IS, 452 bales
NEW OR1EANs, March so-Cotton firm
but quiet; middling 9 15-l6c; net receipts s, ~
bales, gross $780, sales g. $50 bales; stock POI,
273 bales; exports, to Great Britain 2.41O bales,
| to the continent 3, 1S7 bales.
MOBILE, March 3O.-Cotton firm; middling
| 956c; 1t receipts 81 bales, gross 81;
sales $50 bales; stock 9,741 bales; exports,
| to the continent 700 bales
MEMPHIS, March 30.--Cotton firm; middling
gl5l6c; receipts 500 bales; shipments 1881
| bales; sales $500 bales; stock 81, 06S bales.
AUGUSTA, March 30.-CotUon was steady;
middling 10 l-16c receipts 2O4 bales; shipments
SIS bales; sales no =; stock z, % bales
| CHARLESTON, March 30-Cotton firm: mid
ding 10ISc; net receipts 1888 bales, gross 1888;
sales 1,l7J bales; stock (cOrrectedl S,46S bales:
exports, coastwlse ,259.
New YORK, March 30 Consolidated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day - bales; exp IT'S,
to Great Britain II ,440 bales, to the continent
3,1S7 balesi stock at all American ports 573, 1876
bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL March 80. noou.-w Wheat quiet; de-
mand poor; holders offer moderately-Califor
mia No. Is 5dGt7s 511d. Corn quiet but steady
and demand fair. Bacon-long and short clear,
80 to 65 pounds 33s
NEW YORK, March 30, noon.-F1our quiet
and weak. Wheat dull and irregular. Corn
quiet but firmer PorS dull at $l3 0114 co..
Lard quiet and easy at 81 40. FreiRhts steady.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern dull and I'M
changed. Wheat-spot was dull and easier;
No. 3 red, s83ldDs9o in store options dull and
irregular, closing steady; No. red Marcu de-
livery soc, April delivery 8S34c May delivery
soc. Corn-spot shade frmer but quiet No
2, 4246G429sc In elevator; options moderately
active and stronger-Apr.l delivery 429sGD429sc;
May delivery 1910. Oats on spot were dull but
steady; options were hrmer but quet-April de-
closed quiet but steady Coffee-options closed
steady and SOLO points down, irregular
cables, moderate trade spot Rio quiet-fair
cargoes 1SleQ1S3sc Sugar-raw firm but quiet ;
fair refining 11-l6d centrifugaIs, $50 test s sc
fined in fair demand and firm. Molasses-
Foreign firm, 500 test 25I4G26c; New Orleans
quiet, open kettle. good TO fancy, &S0L42C
Petroleum in fair demand Cotton seed oil firm
crude 421e D43c, yellow SOC Hides quiet but
steady. Wool easy. Pork firm; old mess $I3
new mess Sl3 75D14 90. Beef quiet Beef hams
active. Tirrced beef quiet Cut meas quiet
Middles quiet. Lard easier and dull; Western
steam s. ~, city S. 30; options-April delivery
s. 81: May delivery 81 40; refined firm, to the
continent 81 4O97 80. Freights steady cotton
3-16d, grain 2S4d.
CmsAso, March S0-In wheat to-day quiet
feeling existed. The only feature was the
rather free selling OF May wheat. Nay opened
about the same as yesterdays closing TO lc
higher declined 21<c. and closed about 2Ac
lower. July sympatSiZed with the weakness in
May and declined lllc closing &c lower than
yesterday. Thero was no encouragement in
the outside market. Home market advicss
were weaker. Corn was quiet and steady early
and moderately active ard frmer later. II
opened at about yesterdays closing, and was
steady for q time. Operators VINO usually
trade ia wheat bid the market up, and prices
advanced &c, reacted kD4c. ruled steady
closing a shade higher than yesterday Oats
were stronger and 1sGAc higher early, but
outside prices were rot maintained until the
close. Trading was fairly active in mess pork
which opened at a slight advance, but offerin IS
were slightly increased and the price receded
151171Ic, later rallied i716G120c, but went back
12lfG13c, and closed steady. A comparatively
light trade was reported in lard, and the feel
ing was easier. Trading in short ribs was only
fair and changes slight. Prices were reduced
slightly, but the market was firm al reduc-
tions.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet but steady. Wneat-NO 2 spring 81 90 d
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