The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-05
The quotations at the closing we're as fol-

1-ah5 Snore ..-- iZ913 Union Pacinc. 49,. u Is
L'vllle 4 Nash 5l1t W'tash, ). L. & p. ~
Louisville & n. A. 9A do do pref 1875
Manhattan. 125 Western Union. S4ls
Memphis Char 10 Wheeling & L. +. l3as
Michigan Central. 9SA do do pre-. 495s
STATE BONDS.
Alabama A. 80 Tenn, new set. 6s. 102
40 . .,.-.......--lOl Tenn. new set IS 101
40 C......;;-;..-. s. Tenn. new set. IS. M
La. stamped IS 100 Virginia SIS pref. so
NorthCarolinals 99ls Va. Trust Reefs. IS
NorthCaroltna5S 120ta Va. Fund'g Debt. 59ss
Tennessee, ODDS. co
GOVERNMENT BONDS
unitedStates As, reg stored. I13sS
UnitedStates As, coupons .............. 1888
ibid sAsked
New York, April 4.-Treasury balances
to-day were as follows: Coin, slO5,O45 900; cur
London, April 4.-The bar silver market
To-Day has been quiet, and was quoted at
29lSd per ounce.
Cotton.
Liverpool, April 4, noon.-Cotton-Quiet
ana IN fair demand, at steady prices;
American middling, ( 3-16d sales I2. 900 bales;
American l02O0 bales speculation and export
800 bales; receipts, ll.U00 bales; American
o4O1 bales. Futures opened steady; demand
moderate.
Professionalism middling fair, low mid
ling clause: April. 764d, also 6-64d: April
ana May, S-64d, also 764d May and June,
s-6id, also 7-64d June and July, IO-64d
| also 9-64d July and August, 4 il-64d, also
10 6id; August and September, 12-64d also
! 4 ll-64d; Septembe and October. l3-64d, also
I iS-64d; october and November, l4-64d also
J. l3-t4d; November and December, 15-6id
TENDERS at to-day's clearings were $50 bales
new dockets.
p. m.-Cotton, American middling fair,
| 49sd; good middling, g. 6d; middling 4 8 led:
low mlddnng, l-l6d; good ordinary, 3 l5-l6d;
| ordinary sgd
Futures-American middling fair. low mid.
| ding clause: April, 7-6id. sellers; April
! ana Nav 1 7-64d Sa1larc Nav nd Jrna
! 1904 Sod; June and July, S-6404 g-64d;
July aud August l0e4d, sellers; August
and September. 4 lI6id, sellers; September
ana october, ll-f4g4 II Gid; October and
November, 12-64d value; November and
! Deeember l3-64d, value. Futures closed
| quiet at the de Zine.
Manchester. April 1.-The Guardian, in its
| commercial article says: The volume of
! business has been small and but few offers
| nave been presented, Those eager to sell
| are prepared TO consider definite bids hut
| the offers from abroad have mostly been IN
! worthy of consideration and the sellers are
| Hrm. An increase in the rate OF China
exchange is expected to lead to an
increase in the buying, but
! the offers contemplate payment
! in silver, the price of which has declined to d
point below the compensating increase in the
| rate or exchange There is a continued in
! quiry from India, but there are few feasible
| offers. The minor outlets have done very
| httle. Transactions with South America
! have been very moderate, and the efforts
! checked business. Yarns are firm"
! New York, April 4, noon.-Cotton futures
| opened steady, as follows: April. SOC; May
| z b3c; June, 1Oc; July 75c; August, sic;
| Septem er, Z nc.
| New York, April 4, p. m.-Spot cotton
! closed steady; middltng gulf Sc; middling
| uplands 794c; sales 256 bales.
Futures closed steady with sales of
| b1,4OO bales, as follows: April $50; May
! &c; June $50; July, 75c; August. Sue;
| September, : 73c; October, zoe: November
/ Z 10
/ New York, April 4.-Total consolidated
! net receipts at all the ports to-day were :, $50
| bales; exports to Great Britain 30 bales. to
| Frame - bales. to continent bales;
stock Isl 1862 bales.
Total so far this week; Net receipts 30 952
bales; exports to Great Britain $500 bales
to France 1896 bales, to the continent IA s72
bales.
New Orleans April 4.-Cotton futures
closed steady, with sales Of 25,700 bales, as
follows: April &c. May z pc June Z &c,
Oetorer 46c, November SOC, December
: soc.
New Orleans, April 4-The following is
the semi weekly cotton movement at thirteen
leading interior towns: Receipts, II 647 bales,
against 1908 bales last year; shipments
lS,OoO bales, against 2i070 bales last year;
stock, 2O6,l73 bales, against 297 400 bales last
year.
New York April 4.-The Sun in Its review
Of today's cotton market says: Cotton ad.
vanced TO points, but lost this and declined
u
clned l to 21s points, closing quiet; spot
sales II 000 bales at firm and UNCHANGED
prices. Manchester quiet At Boston cotton
was dull. The rainfall al the south was gen
orally light The river was rising at New Or
leans, but at other points it was falling.
The receipts a the ports were 3, $50 bales
against 6.30S bales this day last week,
and 1913 bales last year Thus far
this week 30,952 bales against 2o,25l bales,
the same time last week New Orleans ad-
vanced to points. Memphis receipts were
los aaWagsF - nlr. H1,f-
and 39l bales last year. Shipments to-day
, 095 bales, It. Louis receipts so bales against
2s7 bales last week and none last year; ship
ments to day $40 la es. Houston receipts
ll94 bales, against $50 bales last week. and
1872 bales last year. shipments to-day
3,l95 bales. There Will be no
strike at FAN River in the
King Phillip mills though wages will be low
cred. spot cotton in New York was steady
but quiet; sales. 1856 ales for spinning; de.
livered on contract 100 bales. Southern spot
markets were generally steady or firm at I'M
changed prices: August advanced Ice. New
Orleans sold 1900 bales, and closed easy at
unchanged prices. Memphis sold 1850 bales;
ST Louis 400 bales, Galveston 7O8 bales:
savannah, 4s5 bales; Augusta, 377 bales: Mo.
bile, 800 bales, ana Norfolk 297 bales New
Orleans receipts TO morrow are estimated at
1000 bales egatnst $3.50 bales same
last year. Silver in London advanced
3-Sd, and here q Stocks at twelve of the
most prominent interior points last night
year. II was a drOwsy speculation, there is
no doubt a0out that the market was par
italy asleep all day. 1t advanced
slightly at first, because Liverpool was
not so bad as had been expected
Prices dropped a Ii tie, however on local
selling, The Hatch bill is feared. 1t was to
come up in the House to-day or tomorrow
a few April notices were circulated and some
got out Of April into later months. There
was less snap in the spot trade in this coun-
try. Liverpool ended at quite a little decline
still the market there was active. Silver was
again higher. The cotton crop movement in
this country was moderate.
New York, April 4-Rlordan & Co. say OF
cotton today: ~ his was a rather dull dav
in cotton. the bull and bear influence seemed
about evenly matched. Liverpool sent US a
small decline, but the effect of this was a
good advance in the price of silver in Lon
don. There was little change at the opening
from yesterday closing prices. the first sales
Of May being at 7.62c; within ten minutes the
market had stiffened and 76ic was rid for
May, but the tlrmness was only momentary
aad little later, May had declined to 76ic
and was offered at that price. The mar
ket huctuated sluggishly for the rest OF the
day between 7.6lc and Z. 63c: the close was
quiet and 81 eady with Z. &c bid for May. The
buying for American spinners continues and
prevents any serious decline. while the
shadow Of a new and bigger crop, and the fear
Of the Hatch bill seem to bar the way to q
further advance The situation is likely to
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