The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-24

what better demand for spot cotton and Au-
| gust was Soon selling at 747e. Then came re-
ports Of another break in the Mississippi
/ leveeS below NickSburg, and the market fur
4 Their improved, August rallying to 7.52c, which
| was the trading price at the close. with the
tone steady. The attitude Of Liverpool to-
morrow is likely to determine the course Of
| our market.
New York, May %, p. m-Middling up
/ lands 73lc, mtddling Orleans Sc, good or
! binary 65sc low middllng bloc Sales 275
bales. Cotton dull.
Futures closed steady, with sales of
81 400 bales, as follows: May delivery Sic,
June delivery BIC, July delivery 44c, Au-
| gust delivery SIC, September delivery sec,
october delivery &c, November delivery
/ 56Ic, December delivery FAC, January dc
Total consolidated net receipts at all the
ports to-day were 6,O6l bales; exports, to
| Great Britain - bales to France 1850
bales. 10 the continent 600 bales; stock
Galveston, May 23-Cotton closed nominal;
mlddllng re; net receipts 2l3 bales, gross
| none; sales none; stock 81 Alb bales.
| Norfolk, May 23.-Cotton closed dull; mid
| ding 79l6c; net receipts 4l0 bales gross
none; sales 143 bales; stock p $50 bales: eX-
ports, coastwise o. bales, to the continent 800
| bales.
Baltimore. May % Cotton closed nominal;
! middling 7Ac net receipts none gross $50,
sales none; stock -- bales.
Boston, May 23.-Cotton closed quiet; mid
ding 7}4c net receipts 1873 bales, gross ,923;
.
Wilmington. May 23.-COtton closed steady:
middling re; net receipts bales gross
! none: sales none: stock 52lS bales.
philadelphia, May 23.-Cotton closedquiet;
| mlddhng sac: net receipts l5S bales, gross
| none; sales none stock 234 bales.
New Orleans MAY 23.-Cotton closed
steady; middling 1850; net receipts 3,540
bales, gross 35t5 bales; sales 800 bales; stock
| al 636 bales.
New Orleans, May 23-Cotton futures
easy, with sales of b 900 bales. as follows:
do Tfp 1o1{ Tr.a,sx Tr,I,-
! delivery 24c, August delivery Bic, Septem-
! Der delivery 7 SIC, October delivery 40c
| November delivery Z 45c, December delivery
| 7 soc.
Mobile, May 28-Cotton closed easy;
| mlddling 5-l6c net receipts bales. gross
| none; sales 100 bales; stock 9,S2S bales; eX-
| ports cOaStwlse bales.
Memphis, May 2S.-Cotton closed quiet;
middltng re; net receipts As bales, gross
253; sales $50 bales stock 1899 bales
Augusta May 23.-Cotton closed quiet:
middling nc; net receipts l6 bales, gross
none; sales 81 bales; stock 1850 bales.
Charleston, May 23-Cotton closed steady;
middling rae; net receipts y bales, gross
none; sales 100; stock p 1870 bales exports,
coastwise 391 bales.
Cincinnati, May 2S.-Cotton closed quiet:
middling 77sc; net receipts / 1874 bales, gross
none; sales none; stock 1872 bales
Louisville May 23.-Cotton closed quiet;
| mlddllng TIC; net receipts none, gross none;
| sales nome stock none.
St., Louis, May 23.-Cotton closed quiet;
| middling 9-l6c; net receipts 2l1 bales gross
4O3 sales 400; stock 65 098.
Atlanta, May 23.-Cotton closed quiet;
middling Lice; receipts bales
Houston. May 3-Cotton closed nominal;
| m1ddling 74c; net receipts l25 bales, gross
none; sales IA bales; stock 1922 bales.
! New York May 23.-Consoldated net re
| ceipts OF cotton at all the ports up to and in
| GLIDING to-day for the week were l3 707 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 1890 bales, to the
continent 1871 bales TO France 5.840 bales.
Grain and Provisions.
htorv Woriy Nov
| winter wheat low grades 81 1902 50;
fair to fancy 80 55(13 65; patents 80 $50
25; Minnesota clear 81 5O83 so; Min
nesota patents a 2004 60; southern -four
dull; common fair to extra 81 1908 10;
| good to choice extra 50 1904 25 Wheat closed
steady on export demand; No. 2 red in store
and elevator 764c; afioat 774c options de-
| cltned 9sc and closed steady; No red May
! delivery closed at 75Ac: June delivery 76Rc;
| July delivery 7S4c. Corn quiet No. SOC in
elevator; 502lQ51c afloat; options quiet; May
delivery 1850; June delivery 4sslc: july de-
| livery 4sHc. Oats quiet; options firm; May
delivery 371sc; June delivery 36%c: July deliv-
| white 4lRc mixed western 97039c; white
| western 4Ol147c. Wool firm; domestic fleece
! 279"2c; pulled 2600S7c. Beef steady; family
! Sfl 00I11 u 90; extra mess 81 50i18 so Beef hams
| dun at $lS 0Od1s 50. Tierced beef quiet: citv
extra India mess $15 000l7 co. Cut meats
| easy; picked bellies l5ac picked shoulders
! 94c; picked hams 134Ql324c. Middles easy;
| short clear 81 1914. Lard quiet; western
steam closed at $40 3d. city steam $40 p;
May delivery $40 90 nominal July delivery
| 81 90; September delivery S11 80; refined
| quiet; continent 81 90 South America $1l 60
! Pork quiet; old mess S2l %; new mess S22 90:
| extra prime nominal. MOlasSes 60 Foreign
nominal; New Orleans open kettle, good to
choice quiet at 30G38c. Peanuts easy; fancy
| hand-piclIed 61ac. Coffee steady, closing firm
/ and unchanged to 30 points up; May delivery
! 10 6G0l5 so; July delivery IS 30Ql5 As; August
| delivery Is 20; October delivery Is OO0l5 05
! December delivery IA S0d14 IS; spot Rio
! qutot; No. l64c. Sugar-Raw active; fair
refining 81; centrifugals go test 414c; refined
/ hrm; off A 13-l60b15c; standard 3-l6
| G0526c cut loaf 55505 49, 6c; graduated 3-l6
! @5l9c. Freights to Liverpool quiet; cotton
! std; grain I'D.
! ing feature in wheat and other grain markets.
! There was free liquidation, and short selling
| was quite generous. Outside orders We're
! scarce and the local demand sluggish. The
! corn market, after opening at yesterdays
| closing prices, soon began selling off. Large
! receipts made holders more inclined to see a
| out The fact that many shorts
covered yesterday left the market without
| much support. he market, after opening.
| gradually sold of a full cent, the action Of
! wheat assisting the break, and after rallying
! &c ruled steady, and closed with %055c loss.
| The price changes for oats were confined to
| nc. range, and the close was at about same
| figures as yesterday. to &c: decline. The
| feature of the provision market was the alb
sence of anything like business. Prices
| averaged slightly higher.
Chicago, May 23-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour steady at the recent decline
Wheat-No. spring 7O3sc. Corn No. , 40la
20 TO- Lard, per 100 pounds $40 5O81O s.
Short rib sides, loose, SO 22la0l0 p. Dry
sailed shoulders, boxed. $40 01@10 %; short
clear sides, boxed, $40 25Gl0 80. Whisky at
SIP.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat Opening Closing.
May ................... ......7l3l IN
July 800. ....................73B 737s
September. 7O}s
Corn
May ............. ......."...4t2s 4oS
Juno ........... .............H 1919
July ........... ..............415s 4lls
September. ..4212 HOE
Oats
May .........,................S0 H 304
June ......................294 29s
July ............ ...........28A 2S2i
| September. .... ..26A @j}8