The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-07

~ 9HSSu oN1f points, ietl / pOlnJs advanced !
point closed nat, with pressure TO sell at
points ed anca for the day. Port receipts were
estimated for to-day at u 900 bales, against
le, O23 bales last year
3 Ice, middling Orleans 7-16c, low middling
eS4d, good ordinary s Lice; sales Z 0z3 baies
Spot cotton closed easy.
Futures-Market closed quiet, with sales OF
ISL, 100 bales, as follows: March delivery Ole
April delivery &c, May delivery l6c. June
delivery 24c, July delivery . 30c, AUGUST de-
livery BE- September delivery 1sc, October
delivery 09c, November delivery DC
Total consolidated net receipts at all the
ports to-day were l.224 bales; exports, to Great
Britain 1,iSG bales, to the continent s, 152 bales
to France 692l bales; stock COS, $40 bales.
NEW YORK, y arch G-The suns cotton fut-
ure review says: "Once more the market was
lifted on mere reports that the prospects for
settlement OF the Lancashire strike in the near
future we're more favorable. There was good
deal OF southern buying and Liverpool ap-
pears TO have also sent some buying
orders. Local shorts covered TO some
extent. English spinners were said to
IN Liverpool. Accordingly prices here moved
up, but there was enough selling later on partly
for southern account, to cause reaction in
which the early improvementw was all lost. blum
der IN regard to the closing Liverpool dispatch
had little something to do with the reaction,
iuasmuch as that market was inadvertently re-
ported as closing fiat when it subsequently
transpired that it closed steady The sharp ad-
less depressing effect. But above and -yond
all this there was really no definite
news in regard to the strike abroad.
The trade is still cropping in the
dark Prices advanced to 3 points. lost this
and declined to points on this crop, with
new crop mouths unchanged. closing quiet, with
sales of 1000 bales. In Manchester. yarns were
weak, bu5 cloths quiet and steady. In New
Orleans futures advanced to points, but be-
came weaker later on. The receipts at the
ports were Il, 224 bales. against l2,l74 this day
last week and 1903 last year Total thus far
this week Is 357 against 20, 420 bales during the
same time last week. The receipts at
three interior towns were 2412 bales.
against 2.s34 this day last week and g. 165 last
year. Midling uplands Site, with sales of
l,643 bales for export and so for spinning. The
exports from the north we're II, 20S bales. There
was an advance Of l-le01sc at three of the
southern markets New Orleans sold 5000 bales.
GALVESTON, March 6.-Cotton closed dun;
middhDg &c; net receipts 2,597 bales. gross
none; sales ~ bales stock Il, 396 bales; exports.
coastwlse 2,745 bales
middIing &c; net receipts 1908 bales, gross none
sales 90 bales; stock 1881 bales; exports,
coastwise 285.
BALTIMORE, March Cotton closed nominal:
middling 918c; net receipts none, gross 1914;
sales none; stock IA, AVS bales
BOSTON, March 6.-Cotton closed quiet; mid
ding $780, net receipts 1876 bales, gross 1852;
sales none; stock none; exports to Great Britain
WILMINGTON. March 6.-Cotton closed steady;
middllng S34c; net receipts 40 bales gross none;
sales none; stock 1888 bales.
PHILADELPHIA. March G.-Cotton closed
steady; middling 95sc; net receipts IS bales,
gross none; sales none; stock l2,2ls bales.
New ORLEANS, March Cotton closed steady;
middling &c; net receipts 4,l73 bales, gross
4,8sl; saies 4750 bales; stock 81, 2S5 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6.-Cotton futures
closed firm. with sales of 1880 bales. as
follows: March delivery SOC, April delivery
04c, May delivery 03c, June delivery 10c,
L. -lg., a IL
TENDER delivery csc, October delivery s6c,
November delivery Soc.
ATLANTA. March Cotton steady; middling
SIC; receipts 49.
ding l3-l6c net receipts 551 bales, gross none
sales 300 bales; stock 1888 balesi exp rts,
coastwtse 5e6,
MEMPHIS, March e.-Cotton closed firm:
rniddlng l-16c; net receipts 1,6e9 bales, gross
1891; sales 500 bales; stock LOG, aSl bales
AUGUSTA, March Cotton closed quiet but
firm; middlipg Sc; net receipts 296 bales, gross
none; sales 1865 bales stock st, 947 bales.
CHARLESTON, March o.-Cotton closed firm
middling 99915c; net receipts 541 bales. gross
none; sales go; stock 34,474 bales.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-OottOn closed steady:
middling 914c; net receipts 564 bales gross
none: sales none; stock 7T40 bales.
LOUISVILLE, March Cotton closed quiet;
midding 9szc; net receipts none, gross
none; sales none; stock none.
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Cottou closed steady
middling 1-16c, net receipts Az bales, gross
2,44 bales; sales 400 bales; stock 100 167 bales
Houston, March Cotton closed quiet;
middling &c; net receipts 1,405 bales, gross
none; sales none; stock IS 4S1 bales.
NEW YORK. March 6.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts of cotton at all the ports up to and in
GLIDING to-day for the week were 1S 357 bales.
exports, to Great Britain i,1S7 bales, to the
continent 5,552 bales, to France 1883.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
New YORK, March 6, 5 D. m.-F1our-Mar-
ket steady in moderate demand. Winter wheat
low grades 81 1902 55; winter patents So S50
4 25; Minnesota clear 81 5O03 So; Minnesota
strAighus s. Goa 90; Minnesota patents 81 250
5 90; southern hour dun but steady; common
to fair extra s. 1908 10; good to cnoice extra
SO 151425 Wheat lower; options dull closing
steady; No. red in store and elevator 7oAc;
afioat 7S14l731sc; options moderately active
and irregular, opening steady at &c advance
and closing weak at 14011sc decline; March de
livery 711Bc; May delivery 1850; June deliv-
ery SO1kc, Corn flrmer but quiet; No. red
mixed 53160541Rc; steamer mixed 5214O321Ac;
options advanced M01c. reacted A04sc and
closed firm at 3s02sc over Saturday, with trad
ing slow; March delivery 53Ihc; April delivery
523kc; May delivery 5lAc. Oats firmer and
fairly active; options quiet, 1S1ssc higher,
aud firm; March delivery 3s1xc; May delivery
Csc; spot prices: No. 3S14Qt3lc; NO. 3 Soc;
No. 2wnite 4204215c; mixed western 500 loI9c;
white mixed western 4104?12c. Coffee closed
steady and unchanged POINTS up; March
delivery Il 300li 40; May delivery 16 e00l6 IS;
July ue1Very 10 oUQpl0 ~ SepLeuDeE uShNeEJ
Is 50@l6 IS; december delivery l6 200l0 80;
spot Rio dull ana nominal; No. l71sc.
Sugar-Raw dull but steady; fair refining &c;
centrifugss go test $40; refined quiet and
easy: No. 4 S-lo04Ssc; No. 4l-l604lAc;
standard a 9l61434c; cut loaf 2-l6D63sc;
graduated 1904 15-l6c. Molasses FOREIGN
nominal; New Orleans open Kettle good TO
choice firm and ia good demand at 2o0l37c.
Wool firm aud quiet; domestic fleece 21032c;
pulled 200S1c. Peanuts quiet and steady; fancy
handpicked 414041ac: farmers .11@3I9c.
mess 80 90; extra prime nominal Beef quiet
and unchanged Beef hams quiet and easy at
S!lCO. Tierced beef dull and steady; city
extra India mess $21 co. Cut meats more
active and steady; picked bellies i114c picked
shoulders lOc; picked hams 1401414c. Mid
dies dull and weak; short clear 81 31h.
Lard dull and lower; western steam closed at
Si3 05; city Sl2 on; March delivery $l3 30; MAY
delivery $13 o.; refined duh and easy; continent
Freights TO Liverpool dull and weak; cotton, by
steam. 3-32d grain, by steam, I'D
CHICAGO, hiarch 6.-Wheat opened sc lower
at Il 16c for May delivery, tonched 7726c, de-
Cliued 10 nc, aud rallied to T114c. Corn opened
16c lower at 1910 for May delivery. declined
10 43Skn4315c. Pork opened NC lower at
1875 Tor May delivery, rallied to SIS M. de-
lined to SIS so, and recovered to SIS S. Lard
nominal.
conTagjng features in the days news to holders
of wheat Money at % per cent in New York
and the talk OF a strike among the railway
syitchmen of Chicago we're perhaps the most
doi ressing items The market opened weak
and closed weaker at decline OF lI5c since Sat
u-dav Oats were q small fraction lower. Corn
ruIed frm aud closed shade higher than the