The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-17
he closing bids were:

do pret........ b71s Mobile q Ohio. 90. Is
Sugar Refinery. s21s Nash, C, & St. L.. 20
do pref. go. s4a Natl Cordage. =. 1875
American Tob'co. rs do do pref. 424
do pref. 30 N. ]. Central. -. ll6
Atchlson,T I. 81 ST. 10 IN. Y. Central. 80. 1914
Baltimore & Ohio. 71HlN. Y. &N E... 27I
Canada Pacific. 78la Mort. &West. pfd.. 2O%
Ches. b Ohio. 1s1s Northern Pacific. 58
Chicago g. Alton. 1888 do preferred. 2IA
Chicago, B. & g.. MA Northwestern -. 102M
Chicago Gas. -. 67h do preferred. 1888
Del, Lack s. W. 1885 Pacific Mail. .... lax
East s renn n sse9 R Sae Tmina is sS
do pref...... Rock Island. 672s
Erie. 151sISt Paul. .,...-... 6l4
Ed. Gen. Electric sssl silver Gertifii So. 6ess
Illinois Central. 921s Tenn. Coal & Iron. 10
Lake Erie & W.. 154l do do pref. 66
do pref &c Texas Pacific. 80. 81
Lake Shore ....12615l Union Pacific. -. 20S
Lville & Nash. 4SA w bash, S. L. & Z. ia
Louisville & N. A. ga do do pref. 15S
Manhattan. ..,..l27 Western Union. 81
Memphis & Char. 10 Wheeling & L. E. 14ss
Michigan Central 1907 do do pre-. 494
STATE BONDS
Alabama A....... 9s Tenn. new set. Is. 1902
do B.............1U2 Tenn. new set. IS 100
do C...........,. "a Tenn, new set. IS. "a
North Cardinals 9714 Va. Trust Reefs. S5
North Cardinals 1I8 Va. Fuudg Debt. 81
Tennessee, ODDS. 60
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
United States as, registered. ...........I13A
United States As, coupons So. ,...........114K
United States %, registered. 951a
#Asked. ibid.
New York. Dec. 16.-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks, issued by the
clearing house to-day, shows the following
changes:
Loans increased. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 307s,310
Specie decreased. Observation-Disclosures. 1861 800
Legal tenders increased. ISL. 800
Deposits increased. ................,. 2,74S,s00
| NlfGQiatlOn
The banks now are sizes, s25 above the re-
quirements Of the % per cent. rule.
Cotton.
Liverpool, Dec. 10, noon.-Cotton, fair de-
mand; moderate business, at easy prices;
American middling 4 5-16d; sales 5000 bales;
American 1900 bales; speculation and ex-
port 800 bales; receipts, y 400 bales; all
American Futures opened steady demand
moderate.
Futures-American middling fair low mid
| ding clause: December, l2-6id; December
and January, l2-64d, also 4 ll-64d; January
and February, 1l64d, also l064d; Feb
| ruary and March, l2-64d, also l1-64d, also
| 4 12-64d March and April 1860, also 49,
! sd also 4 12-64d: April and May, I5-64d also
4 l464d; May and June, 15-64d, also 16-64d;
June and July, 4 16-64d, also 1764d; July and
August 1864, also l7-64d. Tenders, 100
| bales new dockets.
/ D. m.-Cotton. American middling fair,
! 4 ll-26d; good middling, 42sd; middliHg AID;
low middlfng, 51sd; good ordinary, 4d; ordi-
| nary, 8 1850.
| ding clause: December, 10-64d, sellers; De-
cemOer and January, l064d sellers; Jan
uary and February, 1064d, sellers February
| and March li-6id, buyers; March and April,
4 ts64d, buyers; April and May, 1880
\ 4 1864; May and June, 4 i5-64I14 l6-64d; June
| and July. l7-64d, buyers; July and August
| 4 1860, buyers Futures closed steady and
! quiet.
New York, Dec. is. noon.-Cotton contracts
| opened easy at 6G7 points decline, as follow
! ing Liverpool loss OF 4CQl6 points, and closed
Nrrf1 at nfata h. larr
New York, Dec 16-Cotton futures opened
| easy, as follows: Decem Der, : Gle; Jan
uary, 62c February, roc March, 7Sc;
| April. Soc; May, y4c.
New York, Dec. Is, p. m.--Spot cotton
! closed easy; middling uplands &c. mid
ding orleans sac; sales 25i bales
! Futures closed steady, with sales of 1872 400
/ bales as follows: December, Gle: January,
| Z &C; February, zoe; March, 7sc April
| Z s6c; May, 9Ic; June. we; July, O9c; Au-
! New York. Dec 16-The total consolidated
| netreceipts at all the ports to-day were 80 $50
bales; exports TO Great Britain 1909 bales. TO
/ the continent liS5i bales; to France 4se7
| bales; stock il79,2 46 bales
Total so far this week: Net receipts Ss $50
! bales; exports to Great Britain IS 0iO bales
| TO France i.S97 bales, to the continent II s54
| bales.
| New York. Dee I6-The total visible
| supply Of cotton for the world is 4163O24
| bales. Of which $3.50 PA bales are American
against 4192 ,e5S and 1901 .25S bales, respect.
| lively, last year. Receipts this week at all
| interior towns 2ii,l3S bales. Receipts from
! plantations S5O,S57 bales Crop in sight $40
| bales.
New Orleans. Dec. 16.--Cotton futures closed
/ steady, with sales Of 81 500 bales as
! follows December &C. January aic Feb
! ruary SIC, March 4ic, April SIC. May Gle.
| June 69c. July &C
! New York Dec. 19-The suns cotton re.
view says: The tendency OF prices was
| still downward, owing to the operation OF
| causes which have produced weakness in the
/ market for so many weeks past namely
| large receipts at the ports and depression In
| Liverpool. Selling by New York and south
J ern operators caused a general decline to