The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25


miscellaneous bonds was strong from start to
finish, and the dealings were well distributed.
The leading brokers report an increasing de-
mand for this class of securities owing tosthe
extremely low rates prevailing for money
The closing BIDS we're:
ANN. Cotton OIL. % Missouri Pacific. -
DO pref. 67is Mobile s. Ohio. .. II
sugar Refinery. S2S Nash, c. s. st. L.. 40
40 PEEL. S424 Natl. Cordage 90. 1875
American Too'co 74}5 do do pref. s0ls
do pref. -. 90 N. j. Central. .Ii44
Atchlson.T. ST. lis N Y. Central. 97S
Baitlmore& Ohio. 90 N Y. & n. E.. IL
canada Paoihc... 6S rt&West. pfd. POI.
Ches- OHIO. zee. us Northern Paoidc. Al
chicago Alton. $50 do preferred. lTS
lineage, o. u IL. 14ls Northwestern 90. 1924
chicago Gas 62a do preferred. 1881
Del, Lack 4 w. 1854 Pacific MAIL. II
East Tennessee ( Richm'dd' T'minai ~
90 pref........ Rock Island. ..... 66is
ere -. io54 81 Paul. ......... 56s
Ed. Gen, Electric SO silver Certif's.... 5s.
Illinois Central 04.Tenn. Coal& Iron. 19A
Lake Erie W. l4]a do do pref. sc
90 pref. g. Texas Pacific. 81
Lake Shore 1851 Union Pacific. =. i74
L'Ville Nash. 46ls W'bash, 5. L. p. 6R
louisville n A. do do pref. 1SA
Manhattan. .....i 2e Western Union. s3T
. Mem PMS y Char; 10 Wheeling & L. f. i2h
Michigan Central 971S do do pre- AN
STATE BONDS.
Alabama A...... 90 Tenn, new set. Is 1903
90 Is ............1O0 Tom. new set. IS. 100
90 C............. tg7 Tenn. new set S. II
La. stamped 4s 0s Virginia 6's pref SO
NNortshCCaroltna!s 9sh Va, Trust Reefs. IS
NorthCarolina6s l22 Va. Fund'g Debt. so
Tennessee, Odds. 90
GOVERNMENT BONDS
UnitedStates As, registered. ...........I13A
UnitedStates Is, coupons ............ Ii3%
United States 2s, registered. ............ 96A
Sid. asked.
New York. Feb 24-Treasury balances to-
day were as follows: Coin, slO6, 900; cur
rency, SSl 10000
ment OF the associated banks issued by the
clearing house to-day shows the following
changes:
Reserve increased ..........,......S 23O 675
loans increased .'',.'',..,......... 1889 800
Specie decreased. 49,. ............. 400
Legal tenders increased. .......... 1889 800
Deposits increased. ................ $3.50 100
The banks now hold sl 7e7 500 above the iS5 re-
quirements Of the % per cent rule.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb 24.-The clearings OF
the associated banks for the week were
London, Feb 24-The bar silver market is
nat; quoted at IS I'D per ounce.
Cotton.
Liverpool Feb "a, noon.-Cotton-
free supply Offering; prices unchanged; Amer
lean middlinR, Sled; sales, 5000 bales;
American 400 bales speculation and EXPORT
500 bales; receipts, $4,000 bales: American
moderate.
T utuVBS-AtneIlCdn mldQllng fair, low mid
ding clause: February and March l-64d;
March and April, 1-6Id, also 4 2-6id: April
and May, 36id, also 2-64d; May and June
4 sod, also 4-64d; June and July 4 6-61d
also 7-6ld; July and August, 4 Sod also
9-64d; August and September, J-64d also
4 sod; September and October 9-6td Ten
ders at to-day's clearings were -- bales new
dockets.
p. motion. American middlinR fair
49-l6d; good middling, 4hd middling, 4kd:
low middling 4d; good ordinary, S%d ordi
Futures-American middling fair low mid
ding clause: February, l6id, value; Feb
ruary and March, 164d value March and
April, sd value; April and May, sod
buyers; May and June sod sellers; June
and July, 664D4 764d; July and August
4 SGD sellers; August and September, 4 9-64
ll-64d. Futures closed steady
New York, Feb. a. p. m.-Spot cotton
closed quiet; middling gulf INC; middling
uplands 73sc; sales l04 bales.
Futures closed weak with sales OF
$4,000 bales, as follows: February, 2ec;
March, NC; April, 36c; May. 44c; June.
soc; July, Soc; August 6Oo; Septemb er
BIC; October, 63c; November. 7 &C; Deem
Der. nc.
New York, Feb 2i-The total consolid ated
net receipts at all the ports to-day were 1902
bales; stock 921 .O90 bales.
Total so far this week: Net receipts IL, 9O2
bales; exports to Great Britain i34Ol bales
to France - bales, to the continent $50
bales,
New York, Feb 24.-The total visible
supply OF cotton for the world is 4,435 002
bales, of which 1905, S02 bales are American,
against APPS 1874 and 3,737 ,954 bales, respect
lively, last year. Receipts this week at all
interior towns 40 $50 bales Receipts from
plantations 69o49 bales. Crop in sight 6, 1872 692
bales.
NewOrleans. Feb. 2h-Cotton futures closed
steady, with sales OF 81 800 bales, as
follows February soc, March SOC, April
O0c. May z 0Dc. June lSc. July 24c, Au-
gust 29c, September 2ac. October &C, No
vember, z 34c December 36c
New York, Feb. 24.-The Sun in it's review
of today cotton market says Cotton de-
clined to II points, closing weak. Sales 1872
900 bales. Liverpool declined Lied. on the
spot and u to points for future delivery;
spot sales 5000; futures closed quiet and
1O4 bales for spinning The southern markets
were generally quiet and de-
pressed. There was decline OF
16c at Galveston and Savannah, and 1-16c
Memphis, st. Louis and Augusta. New Or
leans sold 1880 bales; Memphis, 5000 bales
and Galveston, ,10i" bales Port receipts
1892 bales, against 8,0j8 bales this day iats
week and 1896 bales last year. Exports to-
day 1881 bales to Great Britain. New Orleans
receipts on Monday estimated at 5000 bales
against 7,S4S bales last Monday and 4 8I7 bales
last year. Augusta received to-day 295 bales
against 100 bales this day last
week and o. bales last year. Memphis re-
ceipts 281 bales, against 237 bales last week
and 1917 bales last year; shipments to-day
2.4H bales. st. Louis receipts $40 bales
against POO bales this day last week, and 621
bales last year; shipments to day 200 bales.
Houston receipts, ,290 bales, against 949 bales
this day last week. and $3.50 bales last year;
shipments to-day 2,722 bales. Silver I'M
changed in London. Sterling exchange
strong. Supply OF cotton bills small"