The morning news., 1892-12-29

Rock Island....... s31s do do pref 100
NEW YoRK. Dec. 2s-Treasury balances:
Coin, So7, 900; currency, $5,S0l.0I0.
COTTON
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2s, 1890 p. m.-Cotton
opened steady; little doing. American middlinR
uplands sad; sales 5000 bales American ,2Od
bales; Speculation aud export i,0OO bales; re-
ceipus $1,000 bales-American 81 600 bales. Eu-
lures firm
Futures: American middIing, low middlInz
clause. December and January delivery 5 l3-l6d;
January and February delivery 1860; Feb
ruery aud March delivery 5 l4-64d; March and
5 l6-6id, also 17-64d; April and May delivery
ls-64d. also 19 64d; May and June delivery
si-64d; June and July delivery 5 sS. Cad, also
5 24-6sd.
Tenders none.
4p. MIXTURES: American middling, low
rnlddhng clause, December delivery lS 6Sd,
buyers: december and January delivery
!3 -64d, buyers; January and February delivery
lS-6495 1850; February and March delivery
l5-6ld; March and April delivery 5 l8-64d,
value; April and May delivery 20-64d, buyers
June and July delivery 34-6405 e5-64i: July
and August delivery 2e-6l05 27-e4d. Futures
closed firm.
MANcHEsrER, Dec. ss.-The G,,ardian's com
merSial article says: Little business is done,
anditrade is not expected to resume its normal
volume until after the holidays The tendency
however is toward frmer prices, owing to the
reduced supply and the hardening quotations of
yarn. Sellers are hoping that the conditions
Will result in a better demand, although ship
ments during November and December were
extensive Yarns are quiet, but firm"
NEW YoRK, Dec. %, noon.-Cottou futures
opened as follows: December delivery 9 &c,
January delivery 66c, February 79c, March
9lc, April 10 05c, May 10 lie.
Cotton contracts opened steady at points
advance, gained i02 points. fell points, and
now 39l points above yesterday. Sales $1,000
bales. The strength was on light port receipts
and an advance Of 405 points at Liverpool;
Iss-Fw-
buyers of Yesterday. Port receipts we're esti-
mated at 25,OO0 bales, against 1898 bales last
year.
NEW YoRk. Dec. %, noon.-Nliddlinr uplands
91sc, middling Orleans 10c; sales 4sS bales; net
receipts 600 bales, gross S,195. Spot cotton
closed quiet.
Futures-MArket closed steady. with sales OF
1900! bales as follows: December delivery
3 64G19 66c, January delivery 8 6ec, February
delivery 9 1903 79c, March delivery 9 S96
8 90c. April delivery 9 99c, May delivery
10 oo0lO 05c, June delivery 10 i76I0 lsc, July
delivery 10 248lO Csc, August delivery 10 ESQ
10 a0c.
Consolidated net receipts at all the ports
to-day were l2l,Is5 bales; exports, to Great
bales. TO France - bales: stock I,I59 cas- bales.
ATLANTA, Dec. 26.-Cottcr closed steady;
nniddling 7-i6o; receipts o3s bsiss
GALVESTON, Dec. 2e.-Cotton closed nominal
none; sales none; stock 1871 ,s92 bales; exports,
coastwise 4,440, to the continent q l45.
NoRToLK, Dec. 2s.-Cotton CLOSED quiet;
niddiing e-loc; net receipts 7e0 bslss, gross
none; sales 81 bales; stock Il, ,se8 bales; sx.
p rts coastwise 287 bales.
BALTIMORE, Dec 2s-Cotton closed nominal
niddling l0c; net recsipts none, gross S,soc
sales none; stock 81 Sal bales; exports, coast.
wise 1000.
BosroN, Dec. 2e.-Cotton closed quiet
niddling 95kc; net receipts 1851 bales, gross
2, III; sales none; stock none; exports TO Great
WILMINGTON, Dec 2s.-Cotton closed quiet ;
rniddling 9s4c; net receipts go bslss, gross
none; sales none; stock 2s,550 bales: exports,
coastwiSe AS.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 2s-Cotton closed quiet:
middling I0Ac; net receipts s12 bales, gross
none; sales none: stock i7,lE bales
new ORLEANS, Dec. Ss--Cotton closed steady;
7.462; sales 5.i0o bales; stock 35I.se7 bales;
exports, to Great Britain - bales. coestwise
sO4 bales. to the continent 5,s7l.
quiet S~ wSa s saiss Of | Sso 6ass ss fooTs tsEs
December delivery SOC. January delivery
8 5lc, February delivery 55c, March delivery
9 66c, April delivery 9 7Sc May delivery 8 Sic,
June delivery SIC. July delivery 93c.
MoBILE, Dec. 2s.-Cotton closed quiet; mid
ding 7-l6e; net receipts 2, 1888 bales, gross
none; sales 500 hales; stock q, z72 bales; ex-
ports. coaStwiSe 2,059 bales.
MEMPzIs. Dec, 2s.-Cotton closed quiet
but steady; rniddling e34c: net receipts ,22s
bales, gross none; sales 40 bales; STOCK 12O sse
bales.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 2s.-Cotton closed quiet
but hrm; middling 916c; net receipts 2, ,s03 bales
gross none; sales 21l bales; stock 46. $50 bales.
CHARLESTON Dec 2s.-Cotton closed dull and
nominal; middling 95sc; net receipts 545 bales,
gross none; sales none: stock 55. .524 bales
CIScrNNArI. Dec. 2e.-Cotton closed firm
mddlng 1Oc; net receipts $40 bales. gross
none; sales $50 bales; stock 1875 bales.
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 2s-Cottoa closed quiet;
middlingo l3-I6c: net receipts none, gross none;
sales none; stock none.
Sr. Lou1s, Dec. 2s.-Cotton closed quiet
but steady; middling !3.lGc, net receipts 3 $50
bales, gross 1929; sales 9s bales; stock 7s.021
bales.
HoUsroN, Dec. 2e.-Cotton closed quiet; mid.
ding e5kc; net receipts 8, $50 bales; gross
none; sales a44; stock SO, ,299 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEw York, Dec. 98 p. m.-Flour moder-
ately active and steady; southern quiet but
steady. Wheat dull and easier; No. 2 red 7s1Ac
in store and elevator; 7ec afioat; No. 2 Milwau.
kee nc; No. spring 7l14c; options were
moderately active and Ac lower and closed
red Decem Der delivery 761Sc; January delivery
7634c; Nay delivery elAc. Corn fairly active
aud easier. closing steady; No. 4S1zG4s3zc in
elevator; 1870 4gIfe atoat; ungraded mixed
49l6c; steamer mixed $40; options dull and
weak and 1k1ssc lower; May and February
were most active; December delivery 4s1kc;
January delivery 4SlSc; May delivery Sic. Oats
dull and easier; options fairly active but lower;
May and February we're most active; December
delivery 36Lc; January delivery 36IAc; May
delivery 3o14c; No white. January delivery
40Mc. Cotee-OptioDs opened steady and
unchanged TO 10 points up and closed firm 100