The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-14

PHILADELPHIA, May l5.-Cotton closed quiet !;
g%ai mid 7Ssc; net receipts sos bales. gross
Nkw ORLEANS, May 13-Cotton closed steady;
middling &c; net receipts LASS bales, gross
ASH; sales 2 800 bales; stock l74,05o bales.
Futures Market closed quiet but steady, with
sales of $1,000 bales, as follows:
May delivery soc, June delivery 6 Ole,
July delivery soc. August delivery, Z O2c,
2 l3c, November delivery i9c, December de-
livery 26c, January delivery SEC.
Cotton crop statement from Sept to May
l3incusive; Port receipts SEQ $40 bales. against
o.oio,5Sg bales last year and 5,7l7.796 bales the
year before last. Overland TO mills and Canada
1888 4oS bales, against OPS 213 bales last year.
Interior stocks in excess OF Sept. /; 1875. $40
bales this year, against III, 266 bales last year
Southern mill takings 4SO,s75 bales this year
against 4S2,Sl0 bales last year. Amount of
crop brought into sight during the 256 DAYS to
gate: 5000 555 bales this year. against 1888, SSS
bales last year and 10l, $40 bales the year be-
fore last. Crop brought into sight for the week
59,4O9 bales, against Sc, ass bales last year and
1865 bales the year before last. Crop brought
into sight for the first thirteen days of May
62,6Ss bales this year, against IS, 720 bales last
year and 25, sos bales the year before last.
MOBILE. May 13.-Cotton closed steady;
middling &c; net receipts 95 bales, gross 95;
sales 700 bales; stock 1852 bales.
MEMPHIS, May 1s-Cotton closed steady;
middhng. &c; receipts 295 bales; ship
42,soS bales; stock 1891, 2S,77s bales.
AUGUSTA, May 13.-Cotton closed dull;
middling &c: receipts 1873 bales; shipments
$40 bales; sales 3oS bales; stock. actual, 1892
1857 bales; stock 1891 10 800 bales.
CHARLESTON, May l3.-Cotton closed steady;
middling &c; net receipts 1853 bales gross 1873:
sales 100 bales; stock SO .446 bales.
MONTGOMERY. May 13.-Cotton closed steady;
69l bales; stock 1892, 4t17 bales; sales 1885,!
6S9i bales; sales 691 bales.
MACON May 1S.-Receipts 365 bales; sales
- bales; shipments 407 bales; stock 1892,
4,644 bales; stock 1891, 2l69 bales.
COLUMBUS, May 13.-Cotton closed dull;
middling 6S4c; receipts sS2 bales; ship
1892, z, 100 bales; stock 1891, S,795 bales.
NASHVILLE, May l3-Cotton closed QUIET
but steady; middling 6sIc
SELMA, May IS Cotton market steady; mid
ding 694c; receipts 19l bales shipments 1913
bales; stock 1892 4347 bales; stock 1891, $3.50
bales.
ROME, May 1s.-Cottou- Receipts ga bales;
shipments ais bales; stock, corrected, $3.50
NEW YORK. May 13.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts at all the ports today we're 5,4S0 bales;
exports, to Great Britain l,O59 bales, to the
continent bales, to France los bales;
stock at all the ports 7S4,5S0 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
New YoRK, May 49, noon-Flour was quiet
and easy Wheat quiet and firm. Corn dull
and unchanged. Pork quiet, firm at 80 500il 90,
Lard quiet and easy at IS 521a. Freights
quiet.
New YORK. May 10, 500 P. M Flour,
southern was dull; common to fair
extra, 50 500S 25; good TO choice, extra,
Wheat saO ouT 81 a5a Is. Wheat ieS' mer fair
business for export; No. red, o in store
and elevator; 95JS09714c afoat options closed
steady at 1h93c over yesterday; trading , only
cry 9OAc; June delivery, 9OAc; July
delivery 9lssc. Corn was steady and quiet
No 2 cash, b41so in elevator; 5519c
afoat; ungraded mixed, &C; steamer
mixed C; options closed firm at 1s034c
up; May delivery 5i1Sc; June SIC; July
elivery Soc Oats stronger; fair business;
May delivery s5l4o; June delivery a51Ac;
July delivery 3514c; No white, May delivery
$40 373sc; spot, No. 2 white. 35G13614o; mixed
western, 3503616c. Hops fairly active. and
firm; State, common TO choice, lG0D22c; Pacific
coast l5@22c Coffee-optlons closed barely
steady; May delivery II S0012 90; July de-
livery II 50911 So; September delivery II So
oil IS; spot Rio active, steady and nominal;
No. T. 121kc. Sugar, raw, fair refining so
l-16c; centrifugas, go test. SIC; No. 8, $780,
No. g. S5sc; refined quiet anu steady; off
A, 315D3-l6c; mould A, 4ssc; standard A, 5-l6
"a 7-l6c; confectioners' A, 414049sc; cut loaf
5Qb51sc; crushed, 5QD516c; powdered, 45s0D4a4c;
granulated, 5-l604 9 16c; cubes, 41S044c.
Molasses-Foreign dull; 800 test, 1lA0l214c
common TO fancy 25035c. Petroleum was
steady and quiet; crude in bbls., Parkers', $3.50;
crude in bulk 50 80: refined New York 50 0S.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Sc 90; N bulk,
So so. Cotton seed oil quiet and steady:
new crude 2e03Oc; crude Off grade;
C; new yellow 31AQssc. Wool quiet anu
steady; domestic fleece 900ooc; pulled
quiet and steady; old mess 80 so;
new mess, $40 60@tl 90; extra prime
$40 90. Beef was inactive: family % 80
Beef hams duh, quoted at So OcOGl4 50.
Tierced beef quiet; city extra, India mess,
S4 oo815, 90. Ont meats firm. wanted;
picked bellies ,o sS piSssdd, shoulders S9s
clear. May delivery at SO 1905 90. Lard easier
and dull; western steam closed $6 be.s;
city steam s. $4,000: May delivery S. ~ bid;
fned quiet; cont dS% = OOS7 70: South
America 81 so. Peanuts we're steady; fancy
handpicked 4>6c; farmers 2N0S.bc. Freights
to Liverpool irregular and quiet; cotton, per
CHICAGO, May iS.-The trade in wheat opened
with a decidedly bullish sentiment; first sales
were at 10&c advance on the closing figures
OF last nj INT. This quickly followed by de-
cided weakness and sharp slump in prices,
July quickly going off nearly lc. The drop was
due to heavy offerings of long wheat and free
short settings. The avalanche OF offerings
started the market on the down grade, and
caused the weather map to be entirely over
looked. Caples were slso lower and weakness was
helped along by report that the Russian edict
prohibiting the expectation OF wheat had been
removed, aud there was talk of large loading5
of wheat here for shipments Under these
mbined influences the market rallied 1sc to
the Top prices Oh JHo Ohys ClOSlHR bOoduys luS
corn trade had It's regular daily opening, when
May was quoted l0l1fc over last night, at 4s14c,
ana July A1lc up at 44140 A14c. The signal
service showed another night of rains.
over Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska. There was considerable short interest
created by the selling of yesterday and this
fastened to cover on continued wet weather
from first prices. There was drop of 1Qlc in
different futures with a break in wheat at II
O'Clock. Later wheat became strong again and
pre- ictions from the west were for more rain
tomorrow, and up went the price OF corn 1sc
better than opening figures The close was
within nc of the top. Oats opened 1sc higher
on unfavorable weather, gained an addition at
sc and broke 3sG13Sc, owing to realizing by
few longs The market attervard recovered
all it had lost and closed about where it opened.
Provisions were very dull.
CHICAGO. May i3.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour steady, unchanged; spring pat
ents 81 1904 40; winter patents 2094 40;
bakers, s. O0G3 rs; straights 81 1904 80.
Wheat-No. spring, S31sc; No. 2 red, SOS;
Corn-No. 2, 46c. Oats-No. 2, 3003O4c.
Mess pork, per barrel 80 $500 S. Lard,
per 100 ms, IS 2216G6 %. Short ribs sides,
loose, IS 8505 S716. Dry sailed shoulders,
boxed. 81 6214Gt5 rs. Short clear sides. boxed,
S6 1895 80. Whisky at 81 II.
Leading futures closed as follows
Opening, Highest. Closing.
WHEAT. No 3
May delivery. 621S S9H S3A