The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-07
COTTON

and easier; american midilinS ssst.
safes s,1.O bales. OF which f,oOJ bales we're for
specn!a'lon Ard exnort; receipts 1000 bales
eEtdres-1 meucsn m dilinE Iow middhnr
clause December delivery s5-64d; December
and January delivery 35-64d: January and
February delivery s5-6td; February and
March delivery ia; March and April de
livery S6-64G5 s,-64d; May and June delivery
ss,tl,t4d; July and August delivery 5 4S-64d
amounted TO 400 bales new dockets and 800
bales old.
p. m.-Sales of the day included $500
bales OF American.
American middhng 59sd.
The weekly cotton statistics are as follows:
Total sales 5000 bAles-American 46 600 bales:
trade takings, including forwarded from snins'
SIDE S<,OOO bales; actual export 5000 bales;
total imports $4,000 bales-American 12S.OO1:
total stock 10000 bales American $4,000
bales; total ahoat s05.00O bales - American
0e00 bales.
Futures-American middling. low middjnc
clause, ember 36-6id. sellers; December and
January 36-64d, sellers; January and February
delivery 3i-i4d, value; February and March
, 31-54d, sellers; Marcn aud April delivery
sl-63d, buyers; April and May delivery 39-6id,
sellers May and June delivery 40-6ld. buyers;
June and July delivery 42-64d sellers; July and
August delivery 4S-64d, buyers. Market firm
S;VO p. m-Futures; American mi idh x, ioW
m,ddl NJ clause, December delivery $751;
oeheAes DCSoiuOtI &nh JANuhTF , go 10 sellers,
January aud FeOruSry 37-64d, sellers; hebru-
airy and March 5 37-e4d buyers; March and
April SS-6id, buyers; April and May delivery
4O-o4d. sellers; May and june 42-6id, sellers;
June and July 4364d, sellers; July and August
delivery 5 45-64d, sellers. Market closed quiet
but steady.
Wednesday. Thursday Friday, Saturday,
Dec. q. 20, ~. %, and Wednesday, Jan. :, will
De holidays on the Liverpool Cotton Exchange
NEW YORK, Dec. g. noon.-Cotton opened
dull; middllng upands 10I4c; mIddlins Or
cans 10l4c; saes IS bales.
tu6ures-The market orened steady, with
sales as follows: December delivery 10 l6c; Jan
uary delivery 10 l2c; February delivery 10 Ice;
March delivery 10 pc; April delivery 10 2Sc;
May delivery 10 35c.
500 p. m.-Cotton closed steady; middling
uplands lO14c, middling Orleans lO19c; sales to-
day IS bales; net receipts 1868 bales, gross
4,325.
Futures-The market closed barely steady
with sales of $500 bales, as follows: TO-
10 lie, February delivery 10 1910 lie Marcn
delivery 10 2l010 pc. rril delivery 10 $50
10 go, May delivery 10 340l0 35c, June delivery
III 4l0l0 42c, July delivery 10 41Di0 4Sc, Au-
10 0SM10 10c.
The Suns cotton review says: Futures
opened a little weak in sympathy with Liver
pool, but as that market turned stronger and it
was seen that port receipts were likely to fall
below estimates a slight advance took place.
with fairly active buying Of January options
The upward tendency, however. was held In
check by interior receipts proving large, espe-
cially at some river towns in the southwest, aud
changes from yesterday were 81 ght."
Weekly net receipts at New York 1881
bales gross 36 2SS: exports, to Great Britain
1885 bales, to France Ito, TO the continent
AIS; forwarded 1924 bales; sales l,049 bales,
all to spinners
GALVESTON. Dec 6.--Cotton firm; middlng
o li-l6c.
NORFOLK, Dec. 6.-Cotton firm; middling
8 49, l6c.
BALTIMORE, Dec 6.-Cotton nominal, middlng
10Ikc.
BosroN. Dec. 6.-Cotton quiet; middling
1850 l01Sc.
WIhISaros, Dec. Cotton steady; mid
PHiLADE1PHIA. Dec Cotton firm; mddlng
10L1c
New ORLEANS Dec Cotton firm; quota
tions revised; middling 993c.
Futures The market closed steady, with
sales of 1880 bales, as follows: December
delivery 60c, January 63c, February CSC,
March 8 Tic, April 5Sc, May Soc, June 92c,
July 9 SOC, August 8 CSC, September 8 SO.
MOBILE. Dec. Cotton quiet; middling 99sc
MEMPHIS, Dec 6.-Cotton steady; middling
994c.
AUGUSTA. Dec. 6.-Cotton steady; mlddling
99sc
CHARLESTON, Dec Cotton quiet; mid
ding l3-16c.
MONTGOMERY Dec. Cotton firm: middling
9Iec
MaCOn--NOJ received.
COLUMBUS, Dec. Cotton firm; middling
NASHVILLE Dec. 6.-Cotton steady; mddling
| 93Sc.
SELMA, Dec. 6.-Cotton quiet; middliug
916c.
ROME. Dec 6.-Cotton steady; middling
0 11-16c.
ATLANTA Dec 6.-Cotton closed firm.
New DIRK, Dec. 6.-Consoli ated aet receipts
at all cotton ports to-day were 3d. 345 tales;
exports, TO Great Britain 2i,2H bales, to the
continent 5, 723 bales TO France 1884; stock at
all American ports 694, 1856 bales.
PROVISIONS GROCERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. G, noon.-wheat quiet; de-
mand poor; holders offer moderately; receipts
of wheat for the past three days were 2f3 900
centals, of which $4,000 were American. Corn
dull; demandpoor. Weather cold and damp.
New YoRK, Dec 6, noon.-Flour active and
steady. Wheat dull but steady. Corn quiet but
firm, Pork quiet but firm at $40 50011 25
Lard quiet but steady at So 321906 IS. Freights
firm.
Wheat irregular closing firmer and moderately
active, chiefly for export; No. red $40
s4L5c in elevator; options moderately active,
160Ac higher and steady; No. 2 red, December
delivery SIC, January delivery 8519c, February
delivery S63ic, May delivery S9Ac. Corn closed
stronger; No. 9, mixed 42lsl1424c in elevator;
options moderately active and stronger-De-
cember delivery 421sc, January delivery 4lAc,
Oats firm but less active; options flrmer but
dull-December delivery 2S2sc, January delivery
2s3Ac, May delivery z87sc, May delivery 2Sesc;
No 2 spot, 287z0130c; mixed western H(D3Oc.
Hons fairly active and firm. Coffee-options
closed firm and unchanged 90 10 points up; De-
cernber delivery 10 40l115 60c; January delivery
IS 5O015 Csc, February delivery Is Csc, May de-
livery Is 60015 75c; spot Rio steadier; fair car
goes l04c Sugar-raw closed active and firm;
fair refining 53E05Ac; centrfugals, 96' test,
6l06Nc; refined quiet but firm-C 5N652sc,
extra G 606Ac; white extra C6tslD63sc; on A
60h6skc; mould A 73kc; standard &c; confec-
TONERS A SIC; cut loaf 72Bc; crushed 716c;
powdered 7Ilc; graduated &c; cubes ne
Molasses- Foreign nominal; New Orleans open
kettle steady; good to fancy, 36G41c. Petro-
leum steady and quiet; refined here, 81 80.
Cotton seed oil closed easy and dull at CSC
asked for crude and 3403jc for yellow. Wool
domestic fleece 320a39c, pulled 23GI41c, Texas
1402Sc. Pork firm but quiet; mess, inspected
S1l O00111 25; extra prime 80 75Q1O co. Beef
strong Beef hams quiet at ST. BOB so.
Tierced beef closed quiet; city extra India mess
&13 5OGhI6 co. Cut meats closed slow:
picked bellies, 55Sc; picked shoulders 505Ac;
picked hams 8]AGl9c. Middles quiet. Lard
delivery at So 60 asked; January delivery VI "a,
MAY delivery So 50. closing So 50 asked.
Frei1hts to Liverpool firm; cotton, per steam,
1921 bid; grain. AID bid.
CHICAGO, Dec. Gin wheat trading was only
of a moderate character The market was
looked upon as q short one, and a very fair de-
mand ex sted to cover, and few moderate
sized lines we're bought in There was nothing
new in the situation. The principal reasons
for this action on the part OF the shorts was
claimed to DO that the market did not decline
as easily as some operators had expected. In
corn a moderate business was transacted
within a narrow range. The market opened at
vaetarday'R closing prices. was easy for q time.