The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-05


LIVERPOOL, Jan. l. noon.-Cotton opened
nrm; demand light; American rniddling up
Lands 5-l6d; sales 1000 bales-American 6, 100
bales; speculation and export 1000 bales: re-
ceipts 5000 bales-American 40 Futures
f1rm.
Futures: American miidling low middlng
clause, January and February delivery i2-6sd,
also l4-6Id, also 1854; February and March
delivery 1864. also S i5-64d. also I6-e4d,
also I7-o4d; March and April delivery l6-64d,
also l7-6ld. also 1864, also 1854; April
5 2l-64d; May and June delivery a2-64d also
5 2O6ld, also 2364d; June aud July delivery
22-64d; July and August delivery 27-6<d.
The tenders OF deliveries st to-day's clearings
amounted to zoo bales new dockets and 500
bales old.
4p: MIXTURES: American middling, low
middling clause January delivery i3-64d,
buyers; January and February delivery S 1884,
buyers; February aud March delivery 1850
5 1854: March and April delivery $3.50
i31S4d; April and May delivery $3.50
5 si.6sd; June and July delivery ss-Ssg
5 s364d; July and August delivery 1850
5 $500; August and September delivery
! 3-o405 "a o4d. Futures closed steady.
| MANCHESTER, Jan. 4.--The Guardians com
mercial article says: Cuisines has not yet
fully resumed. The market, however, is dis
| tinctly firm. Sellers are looking forward with
confidence to higher prices Their expectation
! Is based partly on the important curtailment Of
! production and the high cost Of yarns and cot
| ton, and partly on the belief that In the near
| LubuTC there Will Dc an increase IN
the foreign demsnd. There have been sales
| of shirtinEs. There is rather more inquiry for
| finishin cloths. Medium and common prin Ting
| cloths are very firm. Prices obtained in few
| instances have been near the quotations. There
are inquiries for heavy Mexican goods. Some
| sales have been arranged for China. There has
| been more business in heavy goods for Con-
| stantinople and the Mediterranean ports. The
| transactions in yarn are confined to the home
trade. The business is of a retail character and
goods are taken for early deltvery."
NEW York, Jan. D. noon.-Cotton futures
opened as follows: January delivery 9 5Sc,
| February delivery zoe. March 8 SIC, April
| Z 9lc, May 10 O2c, June 10 I0c. Market opened
| firm.
Cotton contracts opened steady at COS points
advance, following Liverpool. where prices
| gained points on the report that Neil had
Is ued another estimate. making the crop
| 100000 bales. The market reacted on the
talk of the anUi-option bill, and at noon was
| only points above yesterday, with sales of
| $1,000 bales. Port receipts were estimated for
to-day at $4,000 bales. against ll.757 bales last
! year.
New YoRE. Jan. 4, noon.-MiddIing uplands
| 93sc, middlng Orleans 101kc; sales 429 bales
net receipts 1o7 bales, gross 7O7. Spot cotton
Total net receipts at all the ports
| to-day were 10 422' bales: exports, to Great
| Britain 1851 bales, TO the continent 2647
bales. to France 4,6l5 bales; stock I.1S4,47e
| bales.
| Futures-Market closed steady, with sales O.
I64 So bales. as follows; January delivery
| delivery s%49 85c. April delivery 94Ga9 CSC,
May delivery 10 03Ga 10 0$c, June delivery 10 Il@
10 nc. July delivery 10 l70lO lsc, August de
| livery 10 2lQ1l0 &c.
GALVESTON, Jan. 4.-Cotton closed uuict;
middlng 91<c; net receipts 1889 bales, gross
none; sales 3,079 bales; stock i22, e45 bales
NoRFoLK, Jan: Cotton closed dull; mid
ding 9-l6c; net receipts 3O5 bales, gross none;
sales 2s7 bales; stock 44,06S bales; exp, rts,
| coastwiss 81 bales.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 4.-Cotton closed nominal
ling Co.. not otnfe
sales none; stock g, 1888 bales; exports to Great
Britain 2,S15 bales, TO the continent $685.
Boston, Jan. 4.-Cotton closed quiet;
middling SIC; net receipts S53 bales, gross
4,olS; sales none; stock none; exports, to Great
Britain rs bales.
WILMINGTON, Jan. s-Cotton closed dull;
middling sac; net receipts 1850 bales, gross
none; sales none; stock 81, 326 bales; exports,
cosstwise 56l bales.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 4-Cotton closed quiet;
middiinS. l014c; net receipts 272 bales, gross
none; sales none: stock ll.S09 bales
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Cotton closed firm |;
niddling SIC; net receipts 6,S40 bales, gros .
7,229; sales 1000 bales stock 1858, 179 bales !;
exports, to Great Britain - bales, coastwise
2; $50 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 4.--Cotton futures
steady. with sales of 1880 bales. as follows:
. SIC, March delivery 63c, April delivery
9 zoe, May delivery nc, June delivery SIC,
July delivery sec.
The actual average weight Of the 4.124,21o
receipts and overland shipments for the four
mo this ending Dee. 81, is 500 96-l00 pounds
per bale, against SOC $1,000 pounds per bale last
year. Detailed averages by sections are as
follows: Texas t3s pounds. an increase from
last year Of s 42-l00 pounds; Louisiana
504 92-l00 pounds, an increase OF 1900 pounds;
Alabama, etc, 603 pounds, an increase of 4
pounds; Georgia, 4s9 64-1oo pounds. an increase
of ) I0-IOo pounds; South Carolina, 4s7
pounds, decrease of 50-l00 pounds; North
Carolina, sa5 7S-l00 pounds, a decrease of
IS 7S-I00 pounds; Virginia, Z 5o-100 pounds. a
decrease of 24-l00 pounds; Tenne ssee, etc. in
GLIDING Memphis and ST. Louis and overland,
507 25-1O0 pounds, decrease Of 20 100 pounds.
Net decrease for the whole as compared with
the close of November this year is $1,000 pounds
per bale, and compared with the close Of Dc
cember last year | 14-tOO pounds per bale.
MOBILE, Jan. 4.-Cotton closed quiet; mid
sales 200 bales; stock 44.769 bales; exports,
cosstwlse 5A bales.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4.-Cotton closed steady;
middling 9Ac; net receipts 419 bales, gross
573; sales 1850 bales; stock 1l3, go bales
AUGUSTA Jan. 4.-Cotton closed steady;
middling 96Ec; net receipts 12S bales gross none;
sales 573 bales; stock $500 bales.
CHARLESTON, Jan 4.-Cotton closed steady;
middling gAsc; net receipts sl4 bales, gross
none; sales 100 bales; stock 5S,444 bales.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 4.-Cotton closed steady;
middling loo; net receipts 1876 bales. gross
none; sales 1853 bales; stock 7,352 bales.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. d--Cottol closed quiet;
middling 9}zc; net receipts none, gross none;
sales none; stock none.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 4.-Cotton closed firm;
middling lS-lCc, net receipts 30 bales, gross
1894; sales go bales; stock $3.50 bales.
HoUsroS, Jan. 4-Cotton closed steady; mid
ding BIC; net receipts 2,6el bales; gross
mono: saIes 1876; stock 1858 bales.
ATLANTA, Jan. 4.--Cotton quiet; middling
$50; receipts 1855 bales
New YosK. Jan. 4-Consolidated net re-