The morning news., 1894-01-13

New Orleans Jan. ls.-The following is the
New Orleans cotton crop statement from
Sept. 1 to Jan. i2 inclusive: Port receipts
i,i6i 5S3 bales against 8 7t5 3il bales last year
and 5.il7,226 bales the year before last. over
land to mills and Canada 55t ,4I6 bales against
52SOS bales for the same time last year,
and $50 CSC bales the year before last 1nte-
rior stocks in excess OF Sept. I 361 ,139 bales,
against S27 7l3 bales for the same time last
year, and 564 SOL bales the year before last.
southern mill taktngs, exclusive of consump-
tiOn at southern Out.ports 362 800 bales this
year, against 3723O bales last year, and S1S, 400
bales the year before last. Crop brought into
sight during i3i days to date, 5,737. .6TS
bales, against 5,O22 CPS bales for the same
time last year and $3.50 SS2 bales the year be-
fore last crop brought into sight for the
week. l5l OBS bales, against l2i ,495 bales for
the seven days ended Jan l2 last year and
2i4,273 bales for the same time the year before
last. Crop brought into sight for the first
twelve days of January 3lSG26 bales.
against 232. t73 bales last year, and 409, ,7p6
bales the year before last Comparisons IN
these reports are made up TO the correspond
ing date last year and year before last and
not 10 the close OF the corresponding week.
Comparisons by weeks would take in $50
days OF the season last year and 1877 days
OF the year before last, against only l34 days
this year
Grain. Provisions. Etc.
New York Jan. 12.-Flour dull and weak:
winter wheat, low grades g. 01lDS2 40; patents
S3 4OCDS} %; Minnesota clear, 81 50iDS2 30; pat
ents SI S00lA so; low extras g. 056lR 45;
southern flour dull and weak; common 10 fair
extras S2 O0dDS3 %; good to choice extras So 10
G1f4 20. Wheat moderately active and trmer;
No. red in store and elevator 6lsf56l66afc;
ahoat BsGobSAci options very dull, b69Ao
higher. closing firm; No red, closed Janu-
ary 66Ac; February 679Sc May 7lc, Corn,
dull and steady; No. 2, axe elevator; 4231c
ahoat options dull, closing steady and un-
changed; January, 4lAc; February, 423c;
May 445ac. Oats dull and weak; January,
3Ac; February 33Ac, May 43sC; spot No 2.
334c; No white 35c; mixed western 34635c;
white western 356l40c. Beef dull and steady;
family Sll O008i3 90; extra mess s. O0fQfS 80.
Beef hams quiet and hrm at SIC OO0Sl6 So
Tlerced beef inactive; city extra India mess,
Sl1 0OQS20 co. Cut meats in more demand and
nrmer; picked bellies 7Ac; shoulders 64c;
hams 9@B4c; middles nominal Lard, near
by hrm; futures easier; western steam closed
at aS 65; city. SS 50HS IS; options nominal;
South American 81 80; compound 80 50dS6 621s.
Pork quiet; mess 4li 5GflSl0 20. Butter quiet;
fancy steady. Molasses-toreign nominal;
New Orleans open kettle good TO choice 300
3sc.: marNet dun and steady. Peanuts Quiet
fancy hand picked 3d3ic. Coffee options
dull and unchanged to IS points down; Janu-
ary, II 10; February. 10 65Dl6 20; March. 10 35
@l6 40; May, l0c: spot Rio steady and quiet;
No. z, ls4c. Sugar, raw, frmer ard quiet;
fair refining 9-l6c; refined steady and In
light demand No z, 1903 i3 iBc: standard A.
ll66144c; cut loaf 4 10 tGlD5c crushed4 1910
85c; granulated, l-l6Dlasc. Freights to
Liverpool rirm and quiet; cotton, by steam,
5-32d; grain. by steam. 34d.
Chicago, Jan. l2.-lhere was lack OF In
terest shown In the speculative markets to-
day. But little business was done in wheat,
and that principally for local account. May
opened at sc, ranged between 664c and 65a
667K closing at 65S0D66c COrn-Thls mar
ket seemed to be in state OF coma. A state
of quiet and rest perVaded the pit.
The fluctuations covered but 18lA
u of cent range, and the close a
fraction over yesterday. Oats changed but
little and the close was at about yesterdays
prices. Provisions we're quiet to-day There
was total absence Of the bullish sentiment
and values were as a rule lower. There II
theory extant that the heavy purchases made
the day before yesterday by n leading
professional, who is mostly identl-
fed with the bear side OF the market,
on grain as well as on the product,
we're for fellow bear who was short a large
large line OF produce at lower prices, and de-
string TO lead the trade TO believe that the
line was stil out, called upon his friend TO do
the covering. At any rate, the market to-day
was weaker and the close showed a net loss
Of lOc on May pork, sc on May lard. and l21ae
on May ribs. There was an active cash de-
mand, but holders showed no disposition to
trade.
Chicago. Jan. II Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour steady ana prices unchanged.
Wheat-No. spring 6lc; No. red Gle. Corn
No. 9, 3fAc. Oats No. 9, 27lG12Se, Mess
pork, Si3 20Qfl3 %. Lard. " 271i6b8s 80.
Short rib, S6 671aG16 Tx. Shoulders, s6 ESQ
VI So Short clear sides, 81 009S7 So Whisky,
If