The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22

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clause, December s5-s4d. sellers; December and
January 35-64d, sellers; ia nary aud February
delivery 35- ID, sellers; February and March
S6S4d, sellers; Marc1 an, aud April delivery
sellers; May and June delivery 39-64d. sellers;
June and July delivery 40-64d, buyers; July and
August delivery 4264d, sellers. Market
NEw YoRK, Dec. p, noon.-Cotron opened
quiet but steady; middling uplands 1014c; md
cling cans .0l5c; sales s3 bales
FutureS-Market opsned and closed dull but
steady with sales as follows: December opened
at 10 DC and closed at 10 Csc; January opened
at 10 Csc and closed at 10 O4c; February de-
livery opened at 10 Ice and closed at 10 o9c;
March delivery opened at 10 Ice and closed at
10 l5c; April delivery opened at 10 BE and
closed at 10 2Ici May opened at 10 sc and
closed at 10 2Sc.
500 D. m.-Cotton closed quiet but steady;
middling uplands lO14c, middling Orleans 10Lsc;
net receipts at this port to-day lao bales,
gross 1O,0S5 bales; sales As bales
Futures-Market closed barely steady, with
sales Of 1890 bale, as flows: lecem-
Der delivery 10 0SG10 09e January delivery
10 0i010 csc, February delivery 10 09010 1Oc,
March delivery 10 1910 l6c, A ri delivery
delivery 10 o5G10 35c, July delivery 10 4l@
| ~ 42c, August delivery 10 .6110 47c, Septem-
Der delivery 10 05Q10 07c. october delivery 50
| % Sc.
GALVESTON, Dec. 2i-Cotton quiet; midiling
| sssc; net 1ce.pts 6,375 bales, gross $3.50;
saaes 40 bales; stock 70,7S5 bales; exports,
| 10 Great Britain Il, SOS bales.
NoRFoLK, Dec 2l.-Cotton quiet; miidling
| 9I4c; net receipts 1861 bales, gross 1857;
| sales 1856 bales; stock $685. bales; exports
coastwise 207 bales
bALTIAoRE, Dec. 2i.-Cotton easy: middling
101sc; receipts 300 bales. gross 1888; sales
bales; STOCK 5,o39 balesi exports, coastwise
| 300 bales.
sos ron. Dec 2i-Cotton quiet and easy;
| middling 10s50101kc; net rec ipts 1,0i2 bales,
gross 1,719; sales none; stock none.
| WILMINGTON, Dec. 21.- otton quiet; mid
ding 9ac; receipts no bales, gross 40;
| sales none; stock II, 1872 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-Cotton firm; mid
| ding 1Olxc; nsG receiuts 284 bales. cross PSI;
sales none; took $685. bales; exports, to Great
Britain S75 bales
New ORLEANS Dec. 21.-Cotton quiet but
steady; middling 94sc; net receipts 1895
| bales, gross 1908; sales $3.50 bales; stock
3l9,55S bales; exports. to the continent $685.
bales, to Great Britain ID, 449 bales, to France
| 4, 1897, coastwlse 4, 1872.
Futures The market closed steady, with
sales of $500 bales, as follows: December
delivery SOC, January 60c, February &c,
March Csc, April 74c, May Sic, June 9 SSc,
| July csc, August 95c, Sc tember 62c.
MOBILE, Dec. Blot on steady; middlipg
| 9-16c; net receipts 1917 bales, gross 1917;
safes l,5OO balls; stock 2s,l97 bales; exports,
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2i.--Cotton active; middling
| l1-loc; receipts 4,794 bales; shipments 1890;
bales; sales = bales: stock l32, 6C2 bales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 21.-Cotton quiet; m.iddling
9 9-16c; receipts 8 1853 bales; Shipments 2143
bales; sales $50 bales; stock q, 952 ba es.
| CHARLESTON, Dec. 2l.-Cot on quiet; mid
ding s9sc; net receipts 423 bales, gross 1.423;
sales rs bales; stock S6,775 bales; exports, to
| the continent 800 bales, coastwise 626.
| ATLANTA. Dec. 21.-Cotton steady; middling
| 9l5c; receipts 1858 bales.
| NEW L DIRK, Dec. 21.-Consol lated ret receipts
at all cotton ports to-day were IS, 977 Uaes;
| exports, TO Great Britain 40 bales, to the
continent S,014 bales, to France 4,997 stock at
| all American pores 1881 bales.
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world is 3,044,5S1 bales of which 2,647, 1s1 bales
| are American, against 2,772,535 and 2,523 035
| bales, respectively, last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 204, 463 bales. Re-
ceipts from plantations 296 539 bales. Crop in
| sight 4104, III bales.
| PROVISIONS. GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 81. noon.-Wheat steady; de-
mand poor; holders offer moderately. Corn
quiet; demand poor; new mixed western Is Sd.
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. Is and g, and
| Wednesday, Jan. /, will be holidays in the grain
and provision markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81, noon.-FIour easy.
Wheat dull but strong. Corn active and steady.
| Pork quiet and unchanged. Lard quiet but
steady at So ZEE. Frelghts firm.
$500 p. m.--tlour, Southern closed steady.
| Wheat closed moderately active, chiefly ex
port; No. cred $50 0s5t4c in elevator; options
dull, Ssps4c up and firmer; No. red, Decem
Der delivery s5s4c, January delivery SEC, May
delivery $3.50. Corn weaker but fairly active
No. 2, 42@4214c in elevator; options active
unchanged to lie lower but srn-December de-
livery 421sc, January delivery Ale, May de-
December and January delivery eSzsc, February
| delivery 28asc May delivery 2356c. Hops firm
and in fair demand. Coffee-options closed
barely steady and unchanged TO 10 points
down-December delivery Is 75015 S0c, Feb
ruary delivery Is Sc, March delivery Is Csc
April delivery Is 93016 00c May delivery 16 OF
gl6 loc; spot Rio market dull-fair cargoes
194kc. Sugar, raw closed dull and nominal; fail
refining SC; centrifugals, go test, 55s616c; re
fined closed dull and unchanged-C 59s@515c
extra G 5s4@57Ec; white extra G 6(D614c; off A
595@6c; mould a &c; standard A csc; con.
fectioners' A 6ssc; cut loaf use; crushed
79sc; powdered 62sc; graduated csc; cubes
csc. Molasses-Foreign closed nominal; New
Orleans, open kettle, good to fancy, fairly
barrels, at Parker's, 81 80; refined, here 81 so
Cotton seed oil quiet for crude aud yellow
Wool in fair demand and steady. Beef strong
Beef hams quiet. Tierced beef slow. Cut meats
firm. Lard closed quiet but steady; western
steam So 22l6; city steam S. 80; options
January delivery Sc 90, May delivery So az
refined quiet Frelghts to Liverpool firm cot
ST. LOUIS, Dec 2l.-r1our quiet but steady
Wheat higher: the opening was somewhat
easier, but a sharp demand on advices from
above yesterday; No. red, cash 781sc bid
December delivery 7811c, May delivery 824c
Corn easy; No. mixed, cash, ;65sc; Decem
pet asvsgy sssS closed SAS bid May
1910; May delivery 221s@2214c Whisky al
81 OF. Provisions quiet and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-Flour market steady
Howard street and Western superfine So 250
10; extra S. 9003 So; family So 9O14 40; city
mills, Rio brands, extra So 1901 so. Wheat
Southern quiet but steady; Fultz 73Gs3c, Long
berry 74Q84c; Western firm; No. winter red
on spot and December delivery s04080ISc
Corn-Southern quiet and easier; white $1,000
for new; yellow 3l@39c for new; Western
steady.
CHICAGO, Dee. 21.-In wheat speculative
trading reached very fair proportions, and a
l stronger feeling was developed in the market
| The market opened at about the closing figures
Of yesterday to 16c better, ruled firm, and
prices gradually advanced &c, then receded
&c, again advanced to full outside figures
ruled firm, and closed about 10 higher than
yesterday. In corn fair trade was transacte
within narrow range, and the feeling de-
yeloped was a trife firmer, the market
sympathiZing with wheat. The market opened
at about the closing prices of yesterday, was
easy at first, but soon became stronger, ad.
| vancing A@3sc, ruled easier, and closed a shade
| higher than yesterday. In oats there was more
| disposition to sell futures. The business trains
acted was only moderate, but a weaker feeling
existed, and prices declined &c. In mess pork
| there was rather more doing, and the market
| was weaker. Prices ruled 1011216c lower
early in the day, but rallied 216O5c, and closed
comparatively steady. In lard only fair trade
| was reported. Prices ruled about 2I6c lower
| and closed steady. In short rib sides there was
more doing, and the market was weaker. Prices
ruled fully sc lower early, but closed with more