The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-21


a os colsoh ted. 81 Rock Island 49, qSls
Cues < Ohio. - ST. Paul 7OSe
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preferred .l4l Texas Paciir 20L,
Dela- and Lack. 49, Tsnn Coal 4 Iron s6tS
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taAe Snore .--...iu.tS Missouri Pacific =. s3ls
!. VIE \ Aash...- SOS Western Union . Ss7s
Meuphls Caar.. % Cotton iii certia. 50
hooue& Ohio. 10 Brunswick ...... 3llS
COTTON
LtvKR~ooI. Dec. 20. noen.-Cotton ouiet
moderate inquiry; American middlinz 5 s-l6d
SALES 500 oa -, OF which 900 bales were for
American q, SEQ
..,.,ir s-...r ericaa mdilinc ow u,iddlinx
clause, Decenb.r delivery 34-6id; January
and February delivery 34.64d; March and NpriI
delivery y S5-Sid; May aud June delivery
3S6sd. Market duh.
The tenders OF deliveries at to-day's clearings
amounted TO 200 bales new dockets and =
bales old
? p. m;-sales of the day included $500
bales of American.
American middling 5 9l6d
tutureS-AmsrIcan nlddling, low middius
clause, December 5 8-5id. sellers: Decemhar and
January si64d, sellers; January aud February
delivery IS "a, sellers; February and March
S5-64d, sellers; March and April delivery
S6-6id, sellers; April and May delivery 37-6id
| sellers; May and June delivery 3S-5ld, value;
June and July delivery 40-6id, sellers; July and
| quiet.
4;eOp. m.-tutures: American middlinr, low
m,ddling calse. December livery 35-6ld
| sellers; December and January ; 346id. buyers;
January and February 34-54d buy RS: ebrtl-
| airy and March 8 S5-e4d, buyers; March and
| April ID, sellers April and May delivery
| June and July delivery l0-64d, value;
July and A1vrst delivery 4t-6id, buyers. Mar
ket closed firm
Nav YoRK, Dec. %. noon.-Cotton opened
| steady middling uplands l04c; middHng or
leans l0lsc; snles l05 bales.
Futures-The maraet onened dull, with
sales as follows: December delivery 10 06c;
January delivery 10 04e; February delivery
| 10 Csc; March delivery 10 l4c; April delivery
| 10 l9e; May delivery 10 s6c
| 300 p. Motion closed steady: middliug
| uplands l0l4c, low middlng 994c, good ordi-
| nary lo-l6c; net receipts at this port to-day
| l,6iS bales, gross 1904 bales exports, TO Great
Britain 3,a12 bales; forwarded $40; sales no. all
| TO spinners; STOCK 101, 100. fnM
Futures-Market closed very steady, with
| saeS OF 1920 bale. follows: Decem-
| Der delivery 10 09c, January delivery 10 Os1
| 10 06c, February delivery 10 10c March deliv-
cry 10 l6c, a ri delivery 10 &c. May delivery
10 SOc, June delivery 10 &c July delivery 10 43c.
| August delivery 10 4Sc, ,eptember delivery
10 Csc. October delivery Sic.
| Inc suns cotton review saws Futures
| opened firm and soon took an upward turn,
| which carried options TO 101sc Rumors regard
| ing the crop estimate that was about to be
issued caused buying to cover contracts, and on
inns demand an advance was made; but when
/
| larger than last week or last year, free sales
| caused 2lD3 points decline. Then the crop est
mate In question was posted giving per cent
| as the excess in the yield this season over last
| season, giving a strong turn to latest dealings
COTTON on spot was quiet and firm"
Weekly consolidated net receipts 251 ,594 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 73 b52 bales, to France
2o,SOl bales, To the continent rs, l33 bales Total
net receipts since Sept. 1, 1880 3S 1891 bales;
| Exports, to Great Britain 52),3 9l bales, to
| France 331, IFS, to the continent g. 5i7 bales
Weekly net receipts at New York $3.50
| bales, gross 36,995; exports, TO Great Britain
| 1917 bales, to France 1850, to the continent
o'gll; forwarded 10, 10 bales; sales 1,32S bales
| all to spinners.
GALvEsroN, Dec. ao.-Cotton quiet, middlng
NoRFoLK, Dec. 9O.-Cotton steady; middlng
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2O-Cotton easy; midding
Bosrov, Dec sO.-Cotton quiet, middling
| 1890 t016c.
WumNaroN. Dec. Election quiet; mid
| ding 934c
PHiLADELPHrA. Dec. 2o,-Cotton firm; middling
| t04c
New ORLEANS, Dec. 20--Cotton steady, mid
| ding $3.50.
Futures The market closed steady, with
| sales of Is. 400 bales, follows; December
| delivery 61c January 62c, February Ode,
| March zoe, April nc, May Sac. Ine SOC,
| July SIC, August &c, Septembe' 64c.
MOBILE, Dec. 2).-Cotton quiet; middling
| 9-l6c.
| MEMPHIS Dec 20.-Cotton quiet; middling
| 9 1l-16c
AUGUSTA, Dec 2O.-Cotton quiet; middling
| 9l6c
CaARIEsros Dec. 2o.-Cotton steady; mid
| dling9'Sc.
| MONTGOMERY, Dec. 20.-Cotton steady; mid
| ding 716c
Macon-Not received.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 20.-Cotton dull middling
99sc. -, % .,s,,,.
| 93fc.
SELMA, Dec. 2O-Cotton very quiet; middling
| 93ac.
TEw ORR, Dec. 2O.-Consoli lated net receipts
at all cotton ports to-day we're f0,0Sl Gales;
exports, to Great Britain $3.50 baies, to the
continent Il, 1872 bales, to France 222 stock at
! all American ports 737, 822 bales.
PROVISIONS GROCERIES,, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 20. noou.-wheat firm; de-
mand improving; holders offer 'sparingly; Cali
| fornia No. !, Is 4d; red western spring, rs 3d0D
| rs 31Sd red western winter, is 10d06s i016d;
receipts of wheat for the past three days a ,O0J
| centals of which Sc 900 were American. Corn
| firm demand poor; new mixed western 4s 31sd;
| receipts of American corn for the past three
| days we're 81 800 centas. Weather particularly
| rainy.
NEW YoRx. Dec %, noon.-FIour quiet but
| steady. Whsatquiet and easier. Corn dull and
| easier Pork quiet and unchanged. Lard quiet
but firm at Sc 2sl8. Freights firm;
500 D. m.-Flour, southern falrlY active but
| easy Wheat closed duh and weaker; No. ,
red s50s5I4c in elevator; options moderately
active, 1499sc lower and weak; No. red, De
cember delivery 85c, January delivery S5ssc,
May delivery 8s55c. Corn active but weaker;
| No. 2, 424@421ec in elevator; options more
active, 1661SAc lower and heavy December de-
livery 4S14c, January delivery 4lSc, May de
livery 4O1sc. Oats less active but steady; OPP
tions duh and easier-January delivery 2S5Hc,
February delivery 2sNc, May delivery 2stsc;
No. 2 spot 29D0Ac. Hops strong and fairly
active; State. new 5G115c. Coffee-options closed
firm and unchanged to 10 points up, irregular
cables December delivery IS SOC, January de-
livery IS 700D15 &c. February delivery IL 65c,
March delivery IS 90015 95c, May delivery IS %
0al6 05c; spot Rio market unsettled and quiet
fair cargoes 1890. Sugar, raw closed quiet and
lover fair refining be- ceutrifugals, 06o test, 55A
6o6c; refined quiet and nc lower-C 5asGp5l4c,
extra c. 5eA0151Sc; white extra 60D614c; off A
596Q06c; mould A 7c; standard A 61sc; con-
fectioners' A g3sc; cut loaf TIC; crushed
79sc; powdered GIsc;. graduated 6%c; cubes
GiSc Molasses- Foreign closed nominal; New
Orleans, open KETTLE good to fancy, steady.
Petroleum steady and quiet; crude, Ia barrels,
at Parker's 81 80; refined. here 81 80; Phila-