The morning news., 1889-04-24

NEW York, April %. noon.-Cotton dull but
steaoy midding uplands 10 15-t6c, middling
orleans II S-l6c; sales to-day 209 bales.
Futures-Market opened steady, with sales as
follows: April delivery 10 re; May delivery
10 a5c; June delivery 10 Soc; July delivery
livery 10 20c.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed firm; sales to-
day 339 bales; midiling uplands 10 15-l6c; mid
dllng Orleans II 3-16c; net receipts 1873 bales,
Futures Market closed steady with sales
of 800 bales, follows: April delivery 10 73
Wl0 15c, May delivery 10 T6010 nc, June T.
10 5000 9lc, September 10 231l0 24c, october
80 ~ SOC, November 20 10 sic. December
ol09 SIC, January S909 91c, February 8 81
q 3 99c March 10 05010 07c.
The suns cotton review says: Cotton fu-
lures opened a little irmer on fresh manipula-
tion, said to he by bears in order that they
might get out a line of shorts at better pric a.
AT any rate the market soon became dull
Liverpool remaining closed, and prices receded
Few points under early pointers to exception
ally large port receipts Later on values re-
turned TO about the best prices of the day on
smaller receipts at interior towns, and the gen
eral belief that Liverpool will further advance
il not tomorrow Wednesday,, then some other
day.
GALVESTON. April 90 Cotton steady; mid
ding 03Sc: net receipts 9, 227 bales, gross 227
sales 2l0 bales; stock IL, 271 bales
NORFOLK, April 23-Cottou steady: middling
1O98c; net receipts 361 bales, gross 361; sales
~ HtNIO1t SWIM 'sSVi OoACoB CApOItS, COdSJ-
wise 527 bales.
BALTIMORE, April 2s-Cotton finn; middling
lie; net receipts - bales, gross 1,647; sales -
bales; stock 1884 bales.
BosToN, April 23.-Cotton quiet; middling II
@111sc; net receipts bales, gross 5; sales
none; stock none.
WILMINGTON. April 23-Cotton firm; mid
ding 10 7-16c; NJ receipts bales, gross g.;
sales none; stock 2,456 bales.
PRTLAD ELPHIA, April 23.-Cotton firm; mid
ding lie; net receipts 76 bales, gross rs;
STOCK Ii, S92 bales.
New ORLEANS. April s.-Cotton steady;
middling 10 9-i6c; net receipts 1895 bai6s
gross 400 sales 1900 bales stock ti5, ,53s bales
exports to Great Britain 1854 bales, to the CON
MOBILE, April 23.-Cotton firm; middling
l0lSc; + receipts % bales gross %; sales -
bales; stock 7.156 bales exports, coastwise 394
bales.
MEMPHIS, April 2o-Cotton firm; middlng
10 9-16c; receipts lO4 bales; shipments 32i
bales; sales 800 bales stock % 791 bales
,,!AUGUsTA, April 23.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 1O56c; receipts II bales; shipments 2l6
sales none stock 3, 1913 bales
CHARLESTON, April 22-Cotton firm; rnidihng
108sc; net receipts 329 bales, gross 329; sales IS
bales; stock 6,451 bales; exports, coastwise POS
bales.
ATLANTA. April 23.-Cotton quiet; middling
uplands 1015c; receipts - bales.
New YORK, April 33.-Consoli lated net receipts
at all cotton ports to-day 10, 747 bales; exports
to Great Britain 1859 bales, to the contiuent
1921 bales; stock at all American ports 456, 062
bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, April % noon.--Wheat dull; 1;
demand poor; holders offer freely; California
No l, IS Id; red western spring, Is Id; red west
ern winter, 6s SGD. Receipts since last report
2ll0o0 centals, including 10000 American Corn
quiet; demand poor; new mixed western, 3s 100.
Receipts of American corn since last report
were 129,S0O centals Weather clear, with occa-
sonal showers.
NEW YORK, April %, nooR-FGour quiet and
What QpTiVn but heavy dull nd
weak. Pork dull but steady at S12 5O013 IS.
Lard steady at 8 p. treights steady.
500 p. m.-Flour, Southern dull and heavy.
Wheat heavy; No. red, 81 sc in store; optious
heavy-No. red, April delivery 8234c; May
delivery SIC, June delivery 8414c, july delivery
Sc Corn steady; No. :, May delivery 423sc
June delivery 42lsc, July delivery 4215c; steamer
mixed April delivery 42t2c. Oats easier: op-
tions firm and 1s@3sc higner-No. Z red, May
delivery $3.50, June delivery 291sc; No. 2 spot
30030|6c. Hops firm. Cotfee-options closed
quiet and SOLO points down; May delivery IL IS
a 16 75c, June delivery l6 1916 SOC, July de
livery 10 ,0c; spot Rio steady and quiet. Sugar
raw tirmer; fair refining 63ec BID; centrifu
gals, 96-test, 74c bid; + fined closed firm and
B114c sigher-C 71sd79sc, extra G 79s0734c,
wnite extra c 13l6@G7 15-16c, yellow 71s % nc,
off A Z l5-l6GS1sc, mould A S]4c, standard A
6s5c, confectioners' A S5sc, cut loaf go,
crushed 915c, granulated S9sc, cubes SIC.
Moasses-Foreign arm, 50test 29c; New Or
leans quiet Petroleum lower crude, in bbs,
s. Us. Cotton seed OIL stronger; crude 42c, yel-
domestic fleece 3203Sc, pulled 23l39c Hides
quiet and steady. Pork firm; old mess S12 500
IL rs; new mess sl3 50Gl3 75 Beef slow. Cut
meas quiet. Tierced ef dull. Middles dull.
Lard lower; w stern steam 81 1507 1716; op-
tions-July delivery 81 l9. Freights steady.
CHICAGO, Apr. 33.-Wheat was duh and heavy
to-day. and prices were lower. The opening
was easy and Ii ,9$sc lower for July. and after
some fluctuations, closed lI4c below yesterday.
May opened about lc lower sold OFF 1c, ana
closed 80 lower. Corn ruled quiet but steady,
closing a shade lower than yesterday. Oats
were fairly active early, but closed dull at
about yesterday fa@res. Mess pork was active
and weak and dsolned 35IIi0c, closing quiet
at inside fqlRes. Lard quiet aud closed
easy at 54DTtse lower. Short ribs were weak,
with rather moro doing Prices closed 100 l216c
lower and quset
Casn qyJbtaHons were as follows: Flour
nominaly unchanged. Wheat-No. spring
795A6SOc; No 2 red 795s060c. Corn-No. 2,
3i40b34Ssc. Oats-No. ,, 2236c. Mess pork at
Sll q01fl IS. Lard at So 80 short ribs s. S7I1
as 95 shoulders s. Is 61s 80. Short clear SO IS
6lG 3715. Whisky 81 03
Leading futures ranged as follows: