The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19

Nash Gbat, az s HSol.e 2aio Is. SSs
COTTON
LIvERPooL, Feb IS, noon.-Cotton dull:
prices generally in buyers favor: American
miadling 1 i5-l6d; sales 5000 bales-American
ado bales; speculation and export 500 bales;
receipts 1000 bales-American !, 200.
Futures-Amercan m ling. low mIddlIng
clause, February delivery ID; February and
March delivery 5264d; March aud April de-
livery 55-64d, also 81 sd, also 5S-64d; April
and May delivery 4 s. SD; May and June de-
livery 4 60-o4G4 61-64d; June and July delivery
Sd, also l-64l, also sd; July and August de-
livery 264d, also S64d, also 2-o4d: August
and September delivery god; September and
october delivery 1-64Q5 e-64d Futures flat.
The tenders OF deliveries at to-day's clearings
amounted to 400 bales new dockets and =
bales old.
400 p. MIXTURES: American middling, low
middhng clause, February delivery 50-641
5i-o4d; February and March delivery s0-64
"a 5164d; March and April delivery 51-64D
b964d; April and May delivery SIS $40
5 56-64d; May and June delivery 59-6l05 so Cad;
June and July delivery 6S-64d, value; July and
August delivery Lad, buyers; August and
September delivery 1-64d, value September
weak
MANCHESTER, Feb. 1s.-The Guardians COM
mercial article says: There are a few signs of
increased business and the tone Of the market
is dull. Occasionally more India offers are re-
ceived by telegraph, but yesterdays fall of ex-
change rendered most OF them impractcable.
mand Tor minor foreign and home markets is
slow Although small orders are placed readily,
important orders are rarely acceptable. The
orders are easy to deal with, but fresh business
Is wanted, and prices are irregular. Where
production is engaged prices are steady. Yarn
is dull. There is little inquiry for export and
poor home business. Cloth is inactive The
execution Of orders is mostly confined to small
quantities. There are some inquiries for
dhooties and plain light goods for India, but
few are practicable. Best printing and high
reed finishing and several fancy sorts are fairly
steady, but others are low. Common are dull
The price of heavy goods are unchanged, and
inquiry is inactive
New York, Feb. IS, noon.-Cotton opened
dnll middling uplands 90; middling Orleans
Futures-The market opened steady, with
sales as follows: February delivery s roc; March
delivery CSC; April delivery 74o; May de-
s9c
500 p. m.-Cotton market closed dull:
middling uplands &c; middling Orleans 0 7-l6c;
net receipts l,ls7 bales; gross receipts $500;
Futures-Market closed steady, with sales of
lag, 500 bales, as follows: February delivery
5 ZOOS 71c March delivery 65G1s 69c, April
June delivery saGs 9sc; July delivery ooG
. Ole; August delivery 0209 O3o; September
delivery 95QDS 96c; October delivery o2@
s 9Sc; November delivery 91@s 92c; Decem-
Der delivery 9298 93c
The Suns cotton review says: Futures
opened lower, further declined nearly re-
covered, closing steady at decline of 3GA4
points on THIS crop and 507 points on the new
crop mouths from yesterdays closing prices.
drop at Liverpool of S64Q4-64d in the price
Of futures in that market, with great dizziness
In the spot market, was the signal this morning
for fresh attack from the bears upon the
values Of our cotton exchange. Prices were
soon run down to CSC for August. What,
August cotton below 9 cents?" was the
ejaculation heard on all Sides Many believed
q 10Th
Then there was some buying to cover con
tracts; a few went long some hundreds of
bales. Then interior figures began to show up
rather small, notably at Augusta. This in
creased confidence, and buying became active
and general But if there were free buyers
there were also free sellers. and the early de-
cline was not fully recovered. Spot cotton was
1-16c lower and dull"
ATLANTA, Feb. 1S.-CotJon closed quiet; mid
ding SIC; receipts to-day 40 bales.
GALVESTON. Feb. 1S.-Cotton closed quiet;
middling 1-1ec; net receipts 1851 bales. gross
1885 bales; sales $40 bales; stock 72011 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 2,7Sl bales, to the con-
tinent 1884,
NORFOLK, Feb. 1s.-Cotton closed dull: mid
ding $40; net receipts 2,719 bales, gross
2.119; sales ,039 bales: stock 1898 bales; ex-
ports. coastwise $50 bales.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.-Cotton closed nominal;
middling 9Hc; net receipts bales, gross
-; sales = bales; stock 9,18S bales
Boston, Feb 16.-Cotton closed weak; mid
ding 116c net receipts 1, 1876 bales gross 17S5;
sales none, 5LOCh - Ddl6S.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Cotton closed quiet;
middling SIC; net receipts 500 bales, gross 500;
sales none; stock II, 442 bales; exports, coast
wise 446 bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.-Cotton dull; mid
ding 915c; net receipts 65 bales, gross IS;
stock 1883 bales.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-Cotton closed easy;
middling 1s,iGc; net receipts 3 99S bales, gross
4,093 sales 4, 460 bales; stock 1861 bales: ex-
ports, coastwise 3,792 bales, to Great Britain
8,8Oi
Futures-The market to-day closed steady,
with sales of 1890 bales, as follows: Feb
ruary delivery 34c, March delivery 32c
April delivery 40c, May delivery 49c June
delivery SIC. July delivery Csc. August de-
liverv s Csc. September delivery SIC October
delivery s 55c, November delivery 55c, Deem
Der delivery 55c.
MOBILE, Feb. 19-Cotton easy; middling
13 1ec; net receipts 5eS bales, gross 56S: sales
900 bales; stock 4,797 balesi exports, coastwise
957 bales.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1S.-Cotton closed easy;
midd1ing $40; receipts 1913 bales; shipments
1900 bales; sales 1884 bales; stock 111,965
bales.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1s.-Cotton dull; middling
&c; receipts 81 bales; shipments 2'1O0 bales;
sales 2. 242 bales; stock 80, 0S6 bales.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 1S.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding sszc; net receipts 1,565 bales, gross 1865;
sales 400 bales: stock as ,632 bales.
NRw YORK, Feb. demonstrated net re-
receipts at all cotton ports to-day II, 566 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 1921 bales, to
France - bales, to the continent 9,098 bales;
stock at ali American ports 617 ,637 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YoRK. Feb. IS, noon.-Fiour quiet and
steady. Wheat quiet and firm. Corn quiet
aud strong. Pork quiet and steady at 90 25Gb
IL 25. Lard quiet and steady at IS 80. Freights
firm.