The morning news., 1889-04-21
losing quotations.

Erie ............. 27}6 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 3e34
East Tennessee. Union Pacific. ... 6oA
Lake Shore. 1925 n. j. Central see 969a
L vile & Nash. G576 Missouri Pacific b. 70@4
Memphis & Char 81 Western Union ssh
Mobile 6 Ohio. 9@ Cotton Oil certiH. 5511
The weekly statement of the associated banks
following changes:
Reserve increased. So 021 100
Loans decreased. Observation-Disclosures. SO 200
Specie Increased .. .......... 6537 800
Legal tenders increased. l1s6O0
Deposits increased ................... G. 491 200
Circulation decreased. . .............. 12S, 100
Banksnow hold Sl2,0S6, $50 in excess Of the 25
Per cent. rule.
COTTON.
New YORK. April 20. noon.-Cotton quiet;
middling uplands 10 15-16c middling Orleans
II 3l6c; sales to-day 347 bales.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed quiet; sales to-
day 81 bales, last evening $50; middlng uplands
~ 15-16c; middling Orleans Il 516c; net receipts
SiS bales gross 1,7l2
Futures-Market closed steady, with sales
of 74,9O0 bales, as follows: April delivery 10 rs
@1O SOC, May delivery 10 S1@l0 SEC, June d.
hvery 10 s4W10 SIC, July 10 9Jb10 Ole, August
10 940l0 95c, September 10 25GD 10 &c, october
90 93c, November Q So 90 SIC, December
8 s399 Sc. January 9399 94c, February 9 SO
@I0 Ole, March 10 0S@10 l0c.
The suns cotton review says: Cotton fu-
lures opened buoyant and remained till near
the close, when selling to realize caused
slight decline, but the close was unsteady.
and August at 10 CSC. There was no news from
anywhere and the market boomeI all alone by
itself. The scarcity of spot cotton, an increase
of 5000 bales (of 400 pounds each) in the weekly
consumption of Europe, and English spinners
carrying much smaller stocks than one year
ago, were elements Of strength which the bears
could not ignore. The ststistics of the day and
week were too incomplete to have much effect
Cotton on spot was 1sc dearer, but much less
active"
GALVESTON, April 20-Cotton- Holiday; mid
ding C; net receipts 1875 bales gross 1,S15;
sales none; stock 1882 bales; exports, coast
wise 3,04S bales.
NORFOLK, April 2O-Cotto1 firm; middling
109sc; net reclipts $50 bales, gross $50; sales
ia bales; stock 1874 bales; exports, coast
wise 1856 bales
BALTIMORE, April 2O.-Cottou firm; middling
1875 net receipts none, gross sl2 bales; sales
800 bales, all spiuners; stock 3, l9l bales; eX
ports, TO Great Britain ,353 bales.
BosToN, Alril 20 Cotton quiet but firm;
middling 10AG11c; net receipts 405 bales,
gross l.l19; sa none; stock none; exports, to
Great Britain !, III bales.
WuMINGrpN April 20.-Cotton firm; mid
din; 10 5-16c; receipts 100 bales, gross 160;
sales none; stock 2o!5 bales; exports, coastwise
1888 bales.
PHILADsLPHIA, April 2o-Cotton firm; mi :
ding lie; net receipts 260 bales, gross 466;
STOCK Il ,4SS bales.
NEW 0RLEANs, April Holiday;
net receipts 953 baIes, gross 1,46S; sales --
bales; stock 15O72) bales.
MOBILE, April 23.-Cotton firm; middling
lO16c; nt receipts so bales, gross 80; sales 100
bales; stock s.54 bales; exports, coastwise 81
bales
MEMPHIS. April 2o.-cotton very firm; mid
ding 10 9l6c; receipts 267 bales; shipments
?, 465 bales sales none: stock 30, 2j7 bales.
AUGUSTA. April 30.-CotJon firm; mid
ding l 3sc; receipts 399 bales; shipments 70j;
sales none; stock 5.30j bales.
CHARLESTON. April 20-Cotton firm: mid ling
l09Sc: net receipts l42 bales, gross i2; SAFES 10
bales; stock 5,702 bales: exports, coastwise 266
bales.
ATLANTA April 9O.-Cotton firm; middling
uplands l013c; receipts 10 bales.
New YORK. April 20-Consol ated net receipts
at all cotton ports to-day 1865 bales; exp rts,
to Great Britain 800 bales, to the continent
- bales; STOCK at all American ports 464612
bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 2s1 l5t oales Of which /, ,70S 5S4 bales
are American, against 2,5S9,240 and l.Si5,52O
bales, respectively, last year. receipts at all
interior towns for the week IA $50 bales. Re
ceipts from plantations 1901 bales. Crop in
sight 6,659,7S5 bales
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES ETC.
New YORK, April 90 noon-Flour dull and
weak. Wheat active but weak. Corn dull and
lower. Pora steady at Sl2 501l3 IS. Lard quiet
and firm at 81 22S@ FreiShts steady.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern dull and heavy;
common TO fair extra So IS I3 30; good to
choice 81 35 rs IS. Wheat weak and A016:
lower; No red, S413c in store, options heavy
and ss9Mc lower; No red, April delivery
July delivery SIC. Corn strong and 12lDlc
higher; No ., Al6G145c in elevator; options
4@3sc lower-No. red, April delivery 4311c;
May delivery 42}sc, June delivery 42lsc, July
delivery 426Sc. Oats 4016c lower and weak;
Options heavy and 149 &c lower-No. 2 red,
Hpri delivery SOC; May delivery sSlsc, Jane
delivery 2szc July delivery 2914c; No. spot
3oa3ltacc. Hops steady and quiet. Coffee
options closed steady: May delivery 16 GOA
Is Csc June delivery 16 75c, July delivery 16 so
Ole s5c spot Rio steady and quiet Sugar
raw steady and quiet; refined quiet but steady.
Molasses-Foreign strong, 50-test 2S6c; New
Orleans dull; open KETTLE good to fancy $50
42c. Petroleum steady aud quiet; crude in
bbls, Parkers, 81 15. Cotton seed oil quiet for
3203sc, pulled 23039c, Texas 151lHc. Hides
aai Gf' fa Beef S hams quiet firrced bet inactive.
Cut mea quiet. Middles slow. Lard stronger;
delivery s. o. May delivery 81 %, June de
livery 81 26. Freichts steady.
CHICAGO, April 2O-The continued fine
weather and the best Of crop prospects had
weakening effect upon holders Of wheat and
thu market ruled lower. Speculative offerings
were quite large, there being some short sell
ing, but offerings consisted mostly OF long
wheat which holders had become tired of hold
ing for an expected advance and which they
wera closing out. The interim between Thurs
days closing and to-day's opening developed a
decided weakness. and opening sales were made
at 240p3c decline for May and lDlAc Tor
July, with May selling off sc more. and cosed
35sc lower than last Thursday. and July sold off
1L5c more and closed = &c lower than last Thurs
day Corn was only moderately active, with
the feeling easier. Trading was largely local,
though some selling was done for country ac-
count. Transactions consisted chiefly in trans
ferrIng May to more distant months. The mar
ket opened 14c lower than the closing prices Of
Thursday, was easy and sold of 14c, recovered
nc ruled easy and closed A012c lower than
Thursday. Oars were active aud weaker, with
lower prices, declining 'S6IlAc from Thursdays
close, reacted slightly, but closed easy at inside
prices The weakness was due to good receipts,
fine weather, ami the decline IN wheat. May
was the weakest, being sold freely by tired local
longs and against holdings in interior elevators.
shorts were the principal buyers. Early in the
dav the trading was moderately active in mess
pork but little interest was manifest I'd during
me latter part OF the session. Prices were n y
al Zoe lower at tho opening but the demand was
sufficiently active, with prices 2O02(Nc.
Toward the close an easier feeling prevailed
and prices recsded 7l3d10c and closed quiet.
Trading IN lard was unusually light aud changes
in ,rces slight. Prices ruled steady at Al 10
&C advance A quiet feeling preya led in short
rib sides Prices were 2l25b3c higher early in
the day, but receded again Slightly and the
market closed steady.
Casn quotauons we're as follows; Flour
dun and unchanged Wheat-No. spring
s3loc 10 : rsd S}1c Corn-No. z, 341ac.