The morning news., 1892-02-21

ATLANTA. Feb. s0-Cotton closed dull;
mlddling 6ISc: receipts 800 bales.
new YoRk, Feb. 2o--The total visible supply
OF cotton for the world is s.59s.S5O bales, Of
which s,24l $50 bales are American, against
S,555,S53 and 2,9i4,953 bales. respectively, las.
year. Receipts at all interior towns for the
lS5,62l bales Cropin sight 7.711O6J bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
EEw YoRk. Feb. %. uoon.-Flour ACTIVE
and steady. Wheat dull and easy. corn ann
and easy Pork inactive and UNCHANGED at
~ 15DlO 90. Lard quiet and firm at IS S2l6
Freights active and firm.
NEW YORK Feb. 20. 500 .. IN. - Flour,
southern. quiet and strong; common TO fair
extra. SO 1908 75; good 70 ehoice. extra,
g e5G5 10; superfne, 81 1904 so; ouckwheat
hour - 800 IS. Wheat ciCSed dun; No. 2
red, 81 V7szG10S in store and elevator; 81 Os5s
al ll4 ahoat; options closed strong at LRIkc
under yesterday; No. 2 red. February delivery
g; March delivery 81 O71s; May delivery
cash, 4szsc in elevator; 50tsc afoat; mgraded
mixed. 46G62i6c; No. 2 white, SIC: No. 3, $50
4oc; steamer mixed 4s049z4c; options closed
msT gsSuAry Gsysry 4a2s; sa March delivery &
and arfner; sac options % daii and S'' easier Gal;
February delivery 56l4c; May delivery S73sc;
No; 2 spot, a6AGsskc; mixed western
and firm; State. common to choice. i5g22c;
Paclfc coast. l5422c. Coffee-options steady;
February delivery 10 75Gl4 90; March
~ Ao4tiO MAY uellkeTE IL az
@ls 80; spot Rio quiet and firm; No. Z,
l494c. Sugar, raw, fair refining so
8 Lido; centrifugals, 9so test. s1Ic; No 6,
S5sc; No. 3, 35sc; refined quiet aud firm.
and the inside figures cover the rebate:
OF A, 41sc; mould A. 4sSc; standard A,
4g4zsc; confectioners' A, l-l6c; cut loaf,
5051sc; crushed, 5061sc; powdered. 41604l4c:
granulated, 50414c; cubes. 4 3-l6QD4 4-i6c. Mo-
lasses-Foreign nominal; 90o test. 1ll0I2Itc
IN hhds; New Orleans quiet and firm; com
mon to fancy 2sQ3oc. Petroleum quiet, steady;
crude eo In b6ls, Parkers', % so; crude in bulk
delphia and Baltimore So 35@6 40; N
bulk, S. S59S 90. Cotton seed OH steady;
C; new yellow 2902911c. Wool quiet and
steady; domestic fleece S00S5c; pulled
2o9SSc; Texas 16O24c. Provisions-Pork quiet
and steady; new mess, 50 :5@IO so; ex-
family S11 00012 90; extra mess SO O0N
10 90. Beef hams dull at SIS 90. Tierced beef
quiet; city extra India mess, best, S1s o.
Cut meats dull, firm; picked shoulders Sc;
picked bellies 61kc; hams &c. Middles Quiet;
short clear, February delivery Sc 75c Lard
dull and easier; western steam SO S21k;
60 90; March delivery Sc 81; May delivery
20 W; refined quiet; continent 81 0007 20;
South America 81 so. Peanuts were steady :
fancy handpicked 4!4c;. farmers ss40S14c
Freighte TO Liverpool firmer and in good
demand; cotton, per steam, 9 64d: grain SID.
CHICAGO, Feb. 70. The wheat market was
dull. and generally lower to-day. Telegraphic
communication was seriously interfered with
by bad weather, preventing the receipt Of news
ana orders with the usual freedom and prompt
ness and local traders were left largely to their
own devices. After the noon hour there was
SONS show of strength for time, but late
cables quoted Paris lower and Berlin So marks
on. though Antwerp was a shade higher
This checked the advance and prices receded
again. May. opened at 9Sas0931fc, reached
s41sc and closed steady at 931ko. Corn was
quiet and easy. Receipts were liberal and there
was rather free selling by longs, with but little
demand Oats we're quiet and weak and show
loss of sc, Hog products were dull and easy.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour firm and unchanged; spring
patents "a 4004 IS; winter patents 1904 So;
bakers, 81 5004 GO; straights 81 SO
04 80. Wheat = No. Q spring 9O1fc; No
Cred. s4094Jfc. Corn-No. 2, 4Oy4c Oats
No. 2 2gl4 9s9Ikc Mess pork, per BARREL
Sl1 571S. Lard, per 100 rOs. So 4716 Short ribs
sides loose $5 s116.u Dry salted shoulders.
boxed, S5 Oo@5 g. Short clear sides, boxed
$6 s0@6 2o. Whisky at 81 IA.
Leading futures closed as follows;