The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-05

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Msmp is & Char so Brunswick, - sis,S
Mobile & Ohio. 81 Mobile & Ohio Is. 6is
Nash. & Chatt'a. % Silver certificates ss5z
sAsked. +Bid
LIVERPOOL, March 4, noon.-Cotton, moder-
ate business at unchanged prices; American
middling lS-i6d; sales 5000 bales American
$50 bales; speculation and export 900 bales;
yesterday sales were increased bv late bust
ness by 1850 bales American; receipts Sc 900
bales-American 2S 500.
Futures american m Hing. low middling
clause, March aud April delivery 4 47-66d !:
April and May delivery 81 SD; May and June
delivery b+66d44 55-66d; Juns and july
delivery Ss-66d; July and August delivery
60-66tG,4 61-G6@of 81 6Si; August and September
delivery 4 60 God; September and October de-
livery 60 God; October and November delivery
ID. Futures irregular
Tenders. $500 bales new dockets and 500 old
400 D. m Futures: American miidlins low
middling ella ISe, March delivery -; March and
April delivery 1864, sellers: April and May
delivery 4 6l-6i@4 52-64d; May and June de-
livery 55-64@a o664d; June and July delivery
59-64d, value; July and August delivery
S2-64, sellers; August and September deliT-
cry tS-66d, buyers; September and October de-
livery 4 62-64914 6S-65d; October and Noyexn Der
delivery 6266d, sellers. Futures closed quiet.
MANcHEsTER, Feb. 25.-The Guardians com
merc1al article says There is little more bust
ness 10 some departments, curreat low prices
inducing freer buying. The downward ten
dency has been arrested and steadiness pre-
walls, although there is much need for further
increase in the demand. Manufacturers of best
yarhs ana goods holds orders covering much of
their out-turn for several weeks ahead. Some
are receiving proposals for renewed business.
yarn Is dull and unsettled. An occasional in
crease IN busine S has been mentioned. This
excited hopes OF renewed general demand,
but the demand did not occur However a few
nanuta cturers and exporters bought more
boldly, though cautiously. There is more de-
ma ma a; a Tor Japan, and il is expected that this
VIII increase In view of the abundant rice crop,
There is little change IN cloth. Indian and
China business has been improved, There is
fair buying for the Levant and elsewhere along
the Mediterranean. Business for South Amer
lea is discoursging but there has been little
increase in transactions. Orders from Brazil
however are held back for finanoIal reasons,
NEW YORK, March 4, noon.-CouUon opened
quiet; midding uplands $50; middling Orleans
5-l6c; SALES - bales.
Futures-The market opened steady, with
sales as follows: February delivery Sc;
naroh delivery &c; April delivery 75c; May
delivery SIC. June delivery 8 900, July delivery
s 92c.
500 p. m.-Cotton market closed quiet mid
ding uplands $40; middhng Orleans Ib-l6c;
net receipts s8S bales; gross receipts s,4S
bales: sales to-day 81 bales
Futures-Market closed easy. with sales of
l26,OOO bales, as follows: March delivery s $40
IS April delivery 8 62Ao 6Sc; May delivery
zoos lie; June delivery 8 800 7gc; July
delivery 8 Sos sc; August delivery ! o1G
9lc; September delivery 8 93dSS g4c; Octo.
Der delivery s y46s 95c; November delivery
; 9i@S Csc: December delivery 9s3S 97c;
ia quarry delivery 9J09 Ole
Inc suns cotton review says: Futures
were buoya It, then became quiet, aud presently
declined. losing most of the early advance. The
opening was quite buoyant, and a stronger re-
port from Liverpool and the indications that
port receipts would not maintain the excessive
figures OF the past few days. The rise was not
arrested .
rise OF all points from this lowest sale of yester-
day. Then comparatively tame close at
Liverpool and small spot business there started
selling movement room traders who had no
confidence in the reaction going in to realize
profts. This caused dep ession which was
augmented late in the day by an excessive in
terror movement. and at the close most of the
early advance had been lost. There were ac-
tive dealings in July and August. Next crop
dull "
middling 80; net receipts 532 bales gross
So +; safes 73S bales; STOCK 2,2OS bales
NORFOLK, Ma g 4.-Cotton closed steady;
middling $40; net receipts 1,4s1 bales, gross
2,lo0; sales SU4 bales; stock ABB bales; ex-
ports, to Great Britain ri bales coastwise us
bales.
BALTIMORE, March 4.-Cotton closed nominal;
middling &c; net rscoipts {, e70 bales gross -
sales 2, z6l bales; stock - bales; exports, to
tr4 continent 800; coastwise 100.
Boston, Marcn 4.-Cotton closed dull and
ser; mddling S}sc; net rec.ipts 573 bales,
gross Los; sales none; stock - bales.
WILMINGTON, Marc 3.-Cotton closed dull
and nominal; middling SIC; net receipts 1872
bales, gross 1872; sales none; stock 1896 bales:
exports, channel 1898; cnastwise us.
PHILADELPHIA, March 4.--Cotton closed dull;
middling 94sc; net receipts 25 bales, gross 25;
STOCK 800 bales.
NEw ORLEANS, March 4-Cotton closed quiet;
middl * 1l-Ioc; net receipts 1882 bales gross
4226; sales 2 900 bales; stock sos, 6,5 bales; ex-
ports, to Great Britain 2013; to thescontinent
1881 bales; coastwise 1879
The average weight of the 6,66o, 029 bales of
cotton, embracing the port receipts and over
land shipments for the six mo tbs ending Feb.
%, is 504 65-10O pounds per bale, against
49S 37100 per bale last year Detailed averages by
sections are as follows: Texas $50 $500 pounds.
Louisiana sos; Alabama. sos, Georgia 494 7l-10O;
South Carolina 493 81-100 North Carolina
499 $780, Virginia 400 $1,000. Tennessee, etc
81 1900. The average for Tennessee etc. is
based on average receipts for St. Louis and
Memphis. The average weights for Memphis
this year is 500 $500 pounds per bale, against
505 $500 last year, and for st. Louis 51S per
bale asainst 512.
MOBILE, March 4.-Cotton quiet; middling
II 100; net receipts 375 bales, gross 3i5: sales
600 bales; stock 41,072 bales; exports, coastwise
992 bales.
MEMPHIS, March 4.-Cotton closed easy;
middIing 811-1fc; receipts 1856 bales; ship.
ments $500 bales; sales 2,312 bales; stock l02-
642 bales
AUGUSTA, March 4-Cotton closed steady;
middling S413Xc; receipts 517 bales; ship
ments IT'S bales; sales Ss3 bales; stock 35,561
bales
CHARLESTON, March 4.-Cotton steady; mid
ding S1sc net receipts 1,54S bales, gross 1913;
sales $50; stock 80, 39l bales.
ATLANTA, March 4-CotUon closed quiet: mid
ding Sic; receipts to day 29 bales.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Consolidated MT re-
receipts at all cotton ports to-day II l09 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1885 bales, to
the continent S,128 bales, channel 1895; stock
at all American ports 695, 442 bales
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK, March 4. noon.-Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat quiet and firm. Corn quiet
and strong. Pork quiet and steady ct 80 ESQ
II Is. Lard quiet and weak at So 0213. Freights
easy.
New YoRk, March 4, 500 p m.-Flour SOUTH
ern. dull and firm; common to fair, extra,
50 1904 co.; good to choice extra, 81 0O0
5 so; superfne 81 00G14 80; buckwheat -four
Sc 2592 IS. Wheat dull and strong; No. red,
111asi No. s red, $. o41S01 o4s4; ungraded
81 075k; June delivery 81 o51s; July delivery
81 0124; August delivery ESQ.,. Corn strong 1c
higher; No. 2. cash. oSG2e7c in elevator; aloat,
ungraded mixed 65CD6616c; steamer
mixed 65066lac: No. :, 651f0661zc; options
higher March delivery 6656c; April delivery
&C; May delivery 6419c; June delivery 631kc;
July delivery 635sc; August delivery 63xc.
Oats higher; No. 9, red, 55a61D56c: options
stronger; March delivery 55Ixc; April delivery
&C; May delivery BIC; July delivery Sac;
No. Q white, March delivery 5411c; May deliv-
sry 531%c spot, No. red. 55O56; mixed west