The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01

Ches. & Ohio. 1917 Northern Pacific. 61s
Chicago & Alton. 40 do preferred. 231s
chicago, b. & O.. - Northwestern ..l091s
chicago Gas -. 6l8 do preferred. 1914
Del, Lacks W. 1861 Pacific Mail. .... 16ls
East Tennessee :. ga Richm'd Tminai. 6S
do pref -...... 10 Rock Island. ..... 705s
Erie--............. 1SE St Paul. .......... 64k
Ed Gen. Electric 42al silver Gertif''s.... cox
Illinois Central. 94i4 Tenn. Coal & Iron. 1914
Lake Erie & W.. 1853 do do pref. 20
40 pref t9ls Texas Pacific. 81
Lake shore lib Union Pacific -. PA
Lvfl!e & Nash. 52I w cash. :. L. & p. 7@
Louisville & n. A. 81 do do pref 16R
Manhattan-. .....l26 western Union. s5B
memphis & Char. 10 Wheeling s. L. L. IL
Michigan Central. 80 do do pre-. 4sI4
STATE BONDS
Alabama A....... 80 Tenn, new set. IS. 104
DO B.............101 Tenn. new set s. 103
90 C............. % II enn. new set 30. a
La. stamped As. 100 Virginia s. ; pref. so
NorthCarolinal 95 Va Trust Reefs. 80
NorthCarolina IS 123 va. Fund z Debt. SO
tennessee, ODDS. GO
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
United States As. reg. stored. ......,....I 134
HniiedStates As, coupons. ........... 114h
United States IS, regis cred. 96
ibid. *Asked
New York. March s1.-Treasury balances
to day we're as follows Coin, SlO492S,OO0; cur
New York March 31.-The weekly state
ment Of the associated banks issued by the
clearing house to-day, shows the following
changes:
Reserve increased. 4522. $50
Loans decreased. .................... 1.7f5. 100
specie increased. .............. ,53l 800
Legal tenders lncreased........... 3.sl0. 100
Deposits increased ................... 3.21S. 500
Circulation decreased .............. IS 800
The banks now hold s83 zoo. $50 above the re,
qurements Of the p per cent. rule.
London, March 3l.-The bar silver market
cd nj
212ld per ounce.
Cotton.
Liverpool, March 31.-A recount Of the stock
OF cotton here shows decrease of 50 S05 bales
Ia the total stock, and a decrease of 43,5O7
bales in the stock of American The actual
stock is now reported to be l.775 ,295 bales, of
Whit h 1913, 495 bales are American.
Liverpool, March 81. ,nOon.-COtton-Quiet
1alr demand, and at unchanged prices
American mtddling, 4 3-16d; sales, 5000 bales
American, T 800 bales; speculation and export,
800 bales; receipts, $500 bales: American.
- bales. Futures opened steady; demand
poor.
Futures-American middling fair. low mid
ling clause: April 5-64d, also 4-64d: April
and May, 4 bod, also SD; May and June,
I-6ld also Gold; June and July, s-6ld,
also 164d; July and August, 4 9-64d, also
sold; August and September, 1O-64d, also
964d; September ana OctoDer, li-64d, also
4 lO-64d; October and November, 4 12-6ld, also
ll-t4d. Tenders at tO-days clearings were
none.
4 p m.-Cotton, American middling fair
49sd; good middling, 6-l6d; middling, 316d
low mlddling, lid; good ordinary, 15-l6d
ordinary, 3Ad.
Futures-American middling fair, low mid
ding clause: April, bid, value; April
and May, 56ld value; May and June,
6.6id, buyers; June and July, 7-64tli Sold
July and August, 9-G4d. sellers; August
and September, 4 l0-64d, sellers: SEPTEMBER
and OctoHer, 4 ll64d, value; October and
November, 12-6id, value; November and
December. 1 l3-G4Q VaiDR Eufurag
steady.
New York, March 81, noon.-Cotton futures
opened drm, as follows April, 55c May
Ole; June, SIC; July. Z 73c; August, SOC
SeDtem er. Tic
New York, March 81, 4 p. m.-Spot cotton
closed quiet; mtddling gulf Sc; middling
uplands 72lc sales l44 1ales.
Futures closed stead with sales Of
IS, 100 bales, as follows: March, &C; April
Soc; May, oyc; June. &c; July, zoe: Au-
gust. 76c; Septem er. Tic: October. : 74c:
November CSC; December 7 Sic.
New York, March 3l.-Total consolidated
net receipts at all the ports to-day were 70J7
bales; exports TO Great Britain 5469 bales to
Frame -- bales 10 the continent T. s7 bales;
stock 762, 332 bales. ''''N''
Total so far this week: Net receipts 1907
! bales; exports to Great Britain 5469 bales
to France - bales. to the continent 4 1877
New York, March 31.-The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 42153l3
bales, of which 1884, 1873 bales are American
-
lively, last year. Receipts this week at all
interior towns 80 1853 bales. Receipts from
plantations 24,l03 bales. Crop in sight g. 7s6042
bales
New Orleans, March 3l.-Cotton futures
closed qaiet, with sales Of 1880 bales, as
follows: April &c, MayT 2sc June 7 SEC
July 43c, August lyc, September 44c
OgtoCer 49,, November 52c, December
757e
New York, March 9l.-Rtordan & Co. saw
OF cotton to-day: The cotton market closed
fFN. 1sr 1YHN F.ts .1Sv
price than on any day since Feb u. Nav
opened at Lt0c, advanced to Csc, and closed
at 90 01.64c. with the tOne'Steady Spfnners
are beginning to fear that the heavy ard CON
tinuous exports of cotton may not have left
enough in this country to supply
what our mills would need under nor
mai conditions of trade. There is
no longer any doubt that general
business steadily improves the depleted con,
dition Of all stocks of merchandise caused bv
the era of enforced economy, through which
the people have cen passing, warrants the
eXpel tation that the Improvement will 90 on
until the hard times shall have become a
thing of the past. The movement of cotton
during the week strengthened the. faith Of
those who think the crop will not exceed
7sO) 900 bales he estimates of the
port receipts for the coming week
range 4lUOO bales to $4,000 bales
against 520l3 bales for the same Weel
last year Nearly all the conditions would
seem to favor a rise in prices and signs are
not wanting OF a disposition among specu-
IGlOFS 10 TAXA nOIu OF cotton and hold it for
good advance. The threatened anti option
legislation is the main obstacle lust now IN
way OF active speculation and bull market
thus the holders of cotton are again forced.
as they were last season. to pay the penalty
in the loss Of millions of hard cash for the ab-
surd vagaries Of Con FRESHMAN Hatch
and his followers: AS to the ulti-
mate coucse Of the market it is in
the hands of The cotton growers
OF the south. The extent OF the acreage will
determine the price of cotton. If the south is
foolish enough to plant more land in cotton
than last year instead of decreasing the area
and continues to encourage the passage Of the
Hatch bill, we fear that the farmer who Gets
cents per pound for his cotton next fan will
be a lucky man"
COTTON TABLE
Tone. Mid Rec. Sales. Stock.
Galveston. Firm 7 3-l6 III 473 47.12
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