The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30


Liverpool, Dec 20 The following are the
weekly cotton statistics: Sales OF the week
were Al 900 bales-American3 IS 600 bales; trade
taklngs, including forwarded from ships side,
to spinners 80 900 hales actual exports 8 900
bales; total imports 100, 600 bales-American
10000 bales; total stock 2s9, 600 bales-Amer-
lean O66OOO bales; total afoat 1901 600 bales
American $4,000 bales; spectators took COO
pales: exporters took 600 bales.
New Orleans, Dec. 29.-The following is the
crop statement from Sept, to Dec. % inclu-
slve; Port receipts, 40 bales, against
3523,b3b last year, and 4465,323 year before
last: overland to mills and Canada, bl6 634
bales, against 533,6S0 last year, and 778 1906
year before last interior stocks in excess OF
sept L. 397, 1850 bales against 349. $3.50 last year,
and b17 $40 year before last southern mills
takings, S2S3I9 bales, against 3l2,696 last
year, and 2S1,2lb year before last; crop
brought into sight during 40 days TO date,
h366, lg2 bales against 4724 $50 last year. and
632S, BOB year before last; crop brought into
sight for the week ,32i 421 balest against 2i7,7t4
for the seven days ended Dec 20, last
year, and 2s2, 90 for the same time year be-
fore; crop brought into sight for the first
twenty days Of December, !, 66l 400 bales
against l.242 2i6 last year and l.54607l year
before last. Comparisons In these reports
are made up TO tho corresponding date last
year and year before and not TO close of the
corresponding week. Comparisons by week
would take in l2l days OF the season last year
ana l23 year before last, against only 100 days
this year"
Grain. Provisions, Etc.
New York, Dec 90 Flour very quiet,
offerings free. prices weak winter wheat
low grades 81 00iDS2 -; fair TO fancy 81 ~
@S3 20; patents S3 4O0S3 s.; Minnesota clear
80 S061$4 30 low extras e. 05lbs2 IS; southern
-four dull and weak; common to fair extra
- OOlDb3 %; good to choice extra 90 l0l0S4 20,
wheat spot market frmer and fairly active
for export; No. red In store and elevator
651AM654c; atioat sc; options opened fairly
active and closed firm at 1850; No. 2 red
January closed 65%c; May T0hc December
659sc. Corn, spots tirmer and quiet; No. 2
red 42hc elevator; 43A@431so afoat; un.
graded mixed 42lD43J4c; options very dull Jse
lower to &c up. steady and without features
December 42Ac; January 424c; May ave
Oats, spots quiet and firmer; options Jk(D4c
higher, closing firm; January 33Rc; February
SSBc: May 3l4c; No. white February $50
spot No, 2, 33M@334c; No white 34A0D85c;
No. white 32A633c; mixed western 34GlS5c;
white western 35Gb40c. Hay, moderate de-
mand and steady shipping 60165o good TO
choice 75d95c. Beef quiet and steady; family
81 00QSl3 90; extra mess 8S So Beef hams
dull at SIS O00sl5 %. Tierced beef quiet.
city extra India mess, $40 00lS20 90. Cut
meats dun and weak; picked bellies rae;
picked shoulders GD614; picked hams 9Q94;
middles nominal. Lard steady and quiet;
western steam closed o. so; city IS rs;
futures nominal refined dull; continent
81 90; South American 50 IS; compound 80 rs
Pork quiet and steady; mess Sl3 7BGlS14 80,
Butter dull and weak; state dairy 1sGB20c;
state creamery 22023c; western dairy 171D2l;
WESTERN oIoamery NVO-oci ElBlhs ZlfR0ESc.
Molasses-foreign nominal New Orleans
open kettle, good to choice 30Gl3sc. dull and
unchanged. Peanuts quiet fancy hand
picked 3A@fc. Coffee, options barely steady
i0@15 points down; January II 90; March
10 2Olbl6 2h; May IS 75GDlb 30; spot Rio dull
and steady; No. Z, 1890. Sugar, raw. duh
and steady: fair refining 2sSc; refined steady
with moderate demand; on A 3AGo4 1876 No
g. i1-l603Bc; standard A 4 31Glp4Ac: cut
loaf 5lg5 13-l6c; crushed 5l15 Bloc; g7anulated
4 3-lGDI1ac: cubes. 7.l6g4%c. Freights TO
Liverpool firm and quiet: cotton by steam,
532d: grain, by steam. 30.
Chicago. Dec. 29.-The principal business
transacted in wheat to-day was In the line OF
evening up" trades, both as regards the
closing days OF the year and OF the month.
The shorts were the principal local buyers.
The market opened &c under last night; de-
cllned fraction. advanced 560n4c eased of
and closed with net gain OF &c for the day.
Corn was not particularly active, the range
covering only &c. The tone was generally
firm, and was derived principally from wheat.
The close for options showed
gain OF Nc for the day. Oats were without
special feature and changes in values were
concurrent with those Of wheat and corn.
The market at the close had recorded a gain
OF &c over yesterday. Provisions we're strong
during the early part Of the session on con-
tinued receipts OF live hogs and higher prices
for them. Ftrmness prevailed throughout,
although dizziness ruled. The better feeling
in grain helped TO sustain values ard the
close showed TIC gain for January pork,
January lard unchanged and January ribs
2Hc over yesterday.
Chicago, Dec. 29.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour quiet, demand light sales
slow. prices easy and unchanged. Wheat
No. 2 spring G6Sc; No. red, G0%c. Corn
barrel $l2 75Gbsl2 30. Lard, 81 2O0ss %. Short
rib sides, So 60C9f6 20. Dry sailed shoulders,
90 25g86 80. Short clear sizes, SO 75C3s7 90.
Whisky, 81 IS.