The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-04

Northwestern .. .1O' Texas Pacific 80. 1l5s
- preferred 1872 Tenn. Coal 8 Iron. q
Della q Lack -. .i32 Union Pacific. Ala
Erie. ....-........ lS14 N J. Central. -. 1903
East Tennessee. Missouri Pacific. $685.
Lake Shore .--... .lOSl4 Western Union. 79A
1. vile q Nash. 81. $685. Cotton Oil certi... 10
Mempals Y Clar 1874 Brunswick ....... t9L
Mobile & Ohio. -. s6s4 Mobile & Ohio Is. 6S
Mash. X Chstt'a.. IS Silver certificates 100al
asked. ibid.
COTTON.
NEw YoRK, Aug. 3, noon.-Cotton opened
firm middling uplsnds So: middling Orleans
Ito; sales liz bales
Futures-The market opened steady, with sales
as follows; August delivery 13c, September de-
livery Sac. October delivery &c November
delivery Zoe. December delivery 2Oc, January
8 29c
middling uplands SC; middling Orleans 7-16c;
net receipts 100 bales, gross ISIS; sales to
day 1871 bales; also last week not before re-
ported 2.213 bales for consumption.
Futures-Market closed steady, with sales
of $500 bales, follows: August delivery
1897 soc; September delivery 906t7 9ic;
October delivery 03QS 04c; November de.
livery 1908 lie; December delivery s 26dD
3 &c; January delivery S6G1S SIC; February
delivery S 469s $50; March delivery 81
6s SIC, April delivery 6'9s CSC May de-
livery 776s 'sc, June delivery SOS Sc.
New YORK, Aug. S.-The Suns cotton
review says: Futures rose 10 to 70 points
owing TO unfayorable crop reports. and cover
ing OF shorts for local and southern account.
blanket for the bears. if rains in Texas be ex-
copied. a dispatch from Houston stated that
rains had fallen from Columbus, Tex, 10 San
Antonio, and in that section they were needed.
But excessive rains in the Atlantic states, in
Arkansas, Mlssssp and Alabama, eccompa-
MED by reports of TOO weedy growths and some
shedding, as well as few complaints of cater
pillars and boil worms, were the chief factors
in to-day's speculation and it being a weather
market the prices advanced easily with the
rise in some futures accelerated by stop orders.
There was fair speculation and most of the
advance was held. There a holiday in
Liverpool.
GALVESTON, Aug s.-Cotton closed quiet
m ddling ll-leo; net receipts II bales, gross az;
sales IS bales; stock Alb bales
HoRFoLK, Au. 3.-Cotton closed quiet
middling 7l&c; net receipts So bales, gross
So; sales 102 bales; stock o,521 bales; exports,
coastwise 429 bales.
middling Sc; net receipts = bales, gross
S31; sales - bales; stock 1896 bales.
BosroE Aug. 3.-Cotton closed quiet mid
ding Sc; net receipts 1874 bales, gross 5e4;
WILMINGTON, Aug. 3.-Cotton, nominal; mid
ding 7,sc net receipts 81 bales, gross 80 bales;
sales none; stock 2S9gbaes; exports coastwise
Al.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.--Cotton closed quiet;
middling stac; net receipts SO bales, gross so;
stock 1857 bales.
Nav ORLEANS. Aug 3.-Cotton closed
firm: middling nc; net receipts 1863 bales.
gross 1853; sales $50 bales; stock 1887 bales;
exports to the continent 800 bales
Fubures-The market closed steady; with
sales of %, 70 bales. follows: August de-
livery 52c, September delivery 5sc, October
delivery Tic, November delivery 1Sc, De
cember delivery SEC, January delivery CSC,
February delivery O4c, March delivery 13c,
April delivery 8 23c, May delivery 8 2Sc.
MOBILE, Aug. 3.-Cotton closed quiet;
mlddling 73<c; net receipts 81 bales gross 81
sales . bales stock 446 bales; exports coast
wise 1896 bales.
MExPHIs, Aug 8.-Cotton closed nominal;
middIing 1910; receipts 1l2 bales; shipments
Is bales; sales 28O bales; STOCK s,761 bales.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 3.-Cotton closed dull;
middling 1850; receipts So bales; shipments
800 bales; sales 1903 bales; stock 1925 bales.
CHARLESTON Aug 3-Cotton closed quiet;
mlddling 7$sc; net receipts IS bales,
gross As; sales so bales; stock s,845 bales.
ATLANTA, Aug. 3.-Cotton closed dull; mid
ding Sc: receipts to-day - bales
Nav YORK, Aug. 3.-Consolidated net re-
receipts at all cotton ports Lis bales;
exports, 20 Great Britain 107 bales; 90 the
continent 800 bales; stock at all American
ports 222, 10 bales.
GRAIN AND PROvIsIoNs.
Nav YoRK. Aug. 3. noon.-Flour dull irreZu-
lar. Wheat active and firm. Corn quiet
and strong. PORK quiet and steady at I'll ESQ
II IS. Lard quiet and steady at S5 S1ls. Freights
active and strong.
Nav YORK, Aug. 3, 500 p. m.-Flour, south
SO B5D4 IS; good to choice, extra, 81 IS
as IS: supernne 81 1904 20; buckwheat
Hour. SO 250s a5. Wheat, spot, higher aud
active for EXPORTS hrm: No red, $3.50 G1991&C
In elevator; ungraded red 9694c9bS1 90;
990S934 afoat; options steadily advanced and
closed firm, at 2621sc above yesterday on I'M
favorable weather In France, stronger CONT
mental cables, increased export buying and COW
ering by big foreign and local shorts. Ths
increase in the visible supply had no effect:
No red. August delivery 99Ac; September
tober delivery $3.50. Corn, spot. higher and
quiet with light offerings; No. 2. cash,
re in elevator; 7O@71c ahoat; ungrsded
mixed 69@1sc; steamer mixed. 7ac; options
%c on large receipts, closing weak at
lGD11Sc over Saturday; August delivery
$3.50: September delivery o6lhc; December de-
livery C; October delivery 6atsc. Oats fairly
firmer; August delivery ssc1f; september
delivery 3sc; No. 2. spot, 37&S3ss4c mixsd
western, S4@4oc; Hops quiet and easy; Pa
mon to choice 5000. Coffee-options steady
August delivery 10 450l6 SO; September
delivery IS oo0i5 IS; october delivery
Rio su Recsm aS5 . delivery fair sPo.
l9c; No. 7. .1714@179@c. Sugar-raw quiet ana
firm; fair refining 278c: centrlfugals
$50 test 5-l6c; refined quiet and lower;
OF A, 1-1G@414c; mould A. 8 I6c; stand
ard A. a-l6c; oonfectioners' 414c;
cut loaf sac; crushed. 51Ac; powdered
49s; GRADUATED. 44949sc; cubes. 4ssc.
@9iass ' - nomloal; 500 test. IN
common to fancy 25035c Petroleum quiet
and easy; refined. New York, So 7O06 S.;
Philadelphia and Baltimore S. o5S6 So;
in bulk, 81 S034 IS. Cotton seed oil dun and
steady; crude prime 2l612Sc: crude OF grades
259aac; yellow of grade s8@86c.
Tallow firm aud quiet Wool in fair demand
and s ss@ u. DOMESTIC fleece sO@s7c;
and easy; wet sailed. New Orleans selected
IS to 50 Ms, 7@Sc: Texas selected, so to
60 rs. 70DSc. Professionalism dull unchanged: :
prime 81 50@2 90: old mess, 81 25M
i 30; new mess S12 1908 IS; extra prime
$40 5O@til co. Beef quiet and easy; family SlS 90
OLA 90; extra mess 50 5O910 50. Beef
hams dull and easy at SIS 5OOI9OO. Tierced
beef quiet and steady; city extra, India mess
S19 00@31 90. Cut meats firm; picked
bellies 7l6Q734c; pickeled shoulders 616c;
ptokeled hams 1i@l114c. Middles quiet
and firmer; short clears, September deliv-
western steam 81 90; city So 35 options
August delivery IS 80; September delivery
s. %; October delivery 81 0S; refined strong:
continent s. 6007 10; South America 8: 50.
Butter quiet at 15125c. Cheese active; light
skins 50S14c. Peanuts steady; fancy hand
to Liverpool firmer; cotton, per steam. SIS d;
grain 90.
CHICAGO Aug 3.-The feeling in the wheat
pit rather beariSh at the opening this morn
ing, and the tendency for the first few minutes
was downward. December, which opened at
sold OFF to 59Isc. Then New York ana St. Louis
came in with heavy buying orders. and the
csblegram from Paris quo ed the weather wet
and cold, prices 90 Confines higher and the con.
ditions of the spring wheat crop of France as
hopeless. These things turned the tide, and
ing quick jump to $3.50. Then it became evil
dent that there would he an immenaa incraasa