The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-22

The foilowtng were the closing quotations OF
the New York Stock Exchange:
Ala. class A, as. .f02l< Norf & W. pref bsix
Ala class b, u.s.. ..lo7 Northern Pacific. Is
N.Carolfna COASTS. r22 do praf 6oIS
N.CarohnG cons4s 81 Pacific Mail - SsH
coasai:l, Ss''''.. IS R R1aa & W. Rt '''S
tennessee Is .....f05 Terminal 800 1884,
DO os.. ....l00 Rock Island 49,. S9k
y,Lrginla 0s........ 50 do preferred. 1914
Va 6soons..... 30 Texas Pacific. - le&
Northwestern ...1l5ss Tenn. Coal & Iron. 39H
20 Proterreo. l492s Union Pacific 43A
Dela. a Lack. ....i3SA N. ]. Central. :. 1is
Erie. .........--... 32A Missouri Pacific. 5S36
East Tennessee. Western Union. ~sl *
Lake Shors.. .....124x Cotton on Csrti $3.50
LVihe NASH. s2S Brunswick Co.. 9Ix
Memphis & Char. % Mobils & Ohio Is 67I1
Mooho and Ohio. 40 Silver Certificates 94sE
Nashville Chat. 1884 Am Sugar Ref S44
Texas Pacific, lst. saw do pref'd.. 9l%
N. Z &c ntral. ...ii7K
*Ex-dtv.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81, noou-Cotton opened
steady and In fair demand; American mid
ding SD sales Il, 900 bales-American 10, 500
bales speculation and export 5000 bales; re-
cclpts 2 900 bales-Amercan ls 800
Futures-Americaa middhnx, low middlnR
clause. December delivery ID; December and
January delivery -; January and Feb
rusry delivery 14e4d;, February and March
4 2l-64d, also a 22-o4d April and May delivery
42o-64d; May and June delivery 4 29-o4d;
June and July delivery 4 S2-64d; July and Au-
gust delivery 35-64d. Market steady
The tenders Of deliveries at to-days olearings
amounted to 400 bales new dockets and -
bales old.
400 p. MIXTURES: American middIing. low
middling clause, December delivery 1e64N
1S-S4d; December and January delivery 1884
o. lS64di January and February q 1880
4 14eid; February and March 17-S4d, buyers;
March and April 2l-64GD4 29e4d; April and
Nav Halt 4 4 4
livery 23-64d, buyers; June aud July de-
livery 4 s1-otD4 S264d; July and August de
livery S5-64d, sellers. Futures closed barely
steady.
New YoRE, Dec 81, noon.-Cotton opened
quiet; middling uplands I616c; middling Or
leans s 5-l6c; sales IS bales.
Futures-MarkeJ opened steady, with sales as
follows: December delivery Soc January de-
livery zoe, February delivery Soc, March de-
livery 06c. April delivery zoe. March delivery
NEW Yosx, Dec. 81. 500 p. m.-cotton
quiet; middling uplands 1916; mddling Or
ceipts 1886 bales; sales to-day 1Oa bales.
Futures-Market closed steady, with sales
livery 5S07 dic. Janusry delivery 6sS7 Gee,
February delivery eoGb7 SEQ, March delivery
7 0o@f 97c, April delivery lie, May do
livery 219s soc, June delivery a5dSs soc.
July delivery 469S 46c, August delivery
s Seas sac. September delivery 5s0S SOC,
october delivery 64D8 Soc.
NEW YORK Dec. 21.-The SUMS cotton review
says; Futures oDened 4@o points dearer de-
clined until prices wore 9&l2 points decline
from Saturdays final prices. Liverpool opened
, at 3-6&d advance. This was as unexpected by
! the bulls as by the bears. 1t gave the former
some courage and they bid up the market az a
| lively rate. Dealings on the first call were un-
usually lArge, and March contracts sold at
| 06c. Then IL began to be whispered that the
| crop movement had again boon greatly under
estimated, and down prices went until March
| sold at 94c, the decline being aided by Liver
pool turning weaker. Partial recoveries fol
lowed, but it was checked by a full interior
movement, Spot cotton was dull"
ATLANTA, Dec. 2l.-OotUon closed steady;
middng 10; receipts 970 bales.
GALVESTON, Dec. H.-Ootton closed firm
middllng Z S16c; net receipts ,bOl bales, gross
lO5O1; sales 957 bales; stock 126235 bales; ex-
ports, to Great Britain 1884 bales to the CONT
nent q, 1877, coastwise 3, 935.
NORFOLK, Dec. 21.-Cotton closed steady;
midding nc; net receipts SOB bales, gross
1894; sales !, 109 bales; stock 6l573 bales; ex-
ports, TO Great Britain = bales, to the CONT
nent 3,l75 bales, coastwise 1906
BALTIMORE Dec. 2.-Cotton closed nominal;
middling 75sc; net reosipts 2O7 bales, gross
$50; sales 800 bales; stock 10, 14O bales.
BosroN. Dec. 2l.-Cotton closed quiet;
mlddllng 716-l6c; net receipts 6S7 bales, gross
',Sss; sales none; stock = bales
middling 715c; net receipts 1909 bales gross
1903; sales none; stock 1869 bales; exports,
to the continent us bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. St.-COLUOn CLOSED UQi6bs
middlinE bloc; net receipts 1856 bales, gross
3S6; sales - bales; stock 1926 bales
New ORLEANS, Dec 2l.-Cotton closed easy;
middling TIC; net receipts 1924 bales. gross
1880; sales $3.50 bales: stock Air. 608 bales;
exports TO Great Britain 49, gas bales, TO the con
tinent 800 bales, coastwise !, 200 bales France
10, 443.
Futures-The market closed steady, with
sales of 25 906 bales, as follows: December de-
livery C, January delivery 10c, February
delivery S3c. March delivery sic. April de-
livery &c, May delivery TIC, June delivery
Z $50, July delivery go, August delivery o7c,
September delivery 13c.
MOBILE, Dec. 21.-Cotton closed quiet;
middling 71sc; net receipts 30S8 bales. gross
30S5; sales 1000 bales; stock 81 ,696 bales; ex-
ports coastwise 1853 bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 21.-Cotton closed steady; mid
ding 714o; receipts 10,7S0 bales; shipments
1900 bales; sales 7,f2l bales; stock 1856 SAT
bales
AUGUSTA, Dec. a1.-Cotton closed firm;
middling nc; receipts I'm bales; ship
ments $50 bales; sales 670 bales; stock 39,0S4
bales.
middling 74c; net receipts 4,ls7 bales gross
4,lS.: sales $50 bales: stock 1851 bales.
New YORK, Dec 21.-Consolidated net re-
cepts at all cotton ports to-day were So. 299
bales exports, to Great Britain 43, 149 bales, to
France 1858 bales, to the continent IA, 1877
bales; stock at all American ports 1,210,406
bales
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
New YORK, Dec. 81, uoon.-Flour dull
and weak. Wheat active and easy. Corn dull
and weak. Pork quiet but easy at $925D1025.
Lard dull but steady at Sc SIN, Freights quiet
and weak.
New YORK. Dec. 81, 500 D. m.-Fleur. south
ern. dull and weak; common 10 fair,
extra. 81 5000 IS; good 70 choice. extra,
81 1905 q; superfine, 81 1904 so; buckwheat
-four 81 250D2 %. Wheat Irregular and weaker,
closing steady; No 9 red, 81 OoGD1 06M
No. northern, 81 64lS1i O4A; options
No. red December delivery 81 O6A;
January delivery 81 CO.'S; February deliv-
unsettled UNI and lower: No. cash,
56l4 059c in elevator; $4,000 afoat; I'M
graded mixed, 53166c; No. white, CSC; No. 8.
declined fully pc on December and 1s8Ac on
other months through large receipts,
good grading. increasing stocks and easier
cables; December delivery 56&c; January de-
livery 53I&c; May delivery 51Ixc Oats
dull; options dull and easier; December dsllv-
cry 40lkc January &C; May delivery 59Ac;
No. spot, 42c; mixed western 395f042c. Hops
Pacific coast, 59elc, Coffee-options closed
livery 10 e50la SO; February delivery ls IS;
March delivery IL l5O12 30 April
delivery II 6s@i1 20; May delivery ii 20
oil 80; July delivery II 60; spot Rio
quiet bet steady; fair cargoes, &C; No. :, 1870
refining sis-lsc; centrifugals 90 test. SIC;
No 6, 3zSc; No. 3, $50; refined quiet but
steady; of A, 15-ieQDSt4c; mould A. 4sso;
standard A, 3-i6c; confectionery A, 4 1-i8c;
cut loaf 51kc; crushed, SIC: powdered. 4ssc;
graduated. 40 t14c; cubes, 45ec. MoIssses