The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-27

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New York, March 26-Treasury balances
to-day were as follows: Coin, Sl04, 9S5 900; cur
rency, S45575,00O.
New York, March 26, noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady, as follows: March, C;
April, 4lc: May 47c; June, SIC; July,
Z 0Sc; August, Csc.
New York, March 20, p. m.-Spot cotton
closed dull; middling gulf lS-16c; middling
uplands 9-l6c; sales 2S2 Oales.
Futures closed quiet. with sales of
76,6 600 bales, as follows: March, 3sc; April.
42c; May, 5Oc; June. SIC; July, 7 CSC; Au-
gust CSC; September z Ole; October, 65c;
November, sc; December. 76c.
New York. March 26.-Total consolida ted
net receipts at all the ports to-day were 8 ,430
bales; exports TO Great Britain 1856 bales, to
Frame 10 bales, to the continent 2, 1876 bales
stock 791 $40 bales.
Total so far this week: Net receipts 10 1858
bales; exports to Great Britain 1886 bales
to France l2O bales, to the continent 2,235
bales.
New Orleans. March 96.-Cotton futures
closed steady, with sales of 1850 bales as
follows: March O9c, April 09C, May lie,
June 24c, July SIC, August 36c, oeptem-
Der 32c, OCTOBER z 35c November 7 39c, De-
cember 44c
New York March 26.-The Suns cotton re-
port says: Cotton declined point recovered
this and advanced points, lost this, and then
rallied and closed quiet at a net advance
for the day of 2l13 points; sales 70 600 bales
There was holiday in Liverpool and Man
chester New Orleans declined l point re-
covered this and advanced 3 points; later
on 1t stood point higher than
on Thursday night Port receipts on Satur-
day were 6,633 bales, against 6,7l7 bales the
previous Saturday. and SOP bales last wear
To-day they were 64S0 bales, against 10 7q9
bales this day last week, and 9,27 bales last
year. thus far this week 10 263 bales against
"a ct
here was dull and unchanged Sales CPS bales
Tor SpnuerS. southern markets were in
most cases slow and unaltered. Without
Liverpool advlces the cotton market was a
little like the play Of Hamlet with
Hamlet left out And yet il was not
much quteter than it had been for some little
time. The undertone was stronger, but there
was no decided advance, the receipts at the
ports do not look quite so formidable as for
merry, the comparisons being with big figures
year ago and will be all this week. The
news from New England mills was more
cheerful. better demand from American
Splnners was reported at some points at the
south. notably at Norfolk, Memphis. and
some OF the interior Texas towns ! he price
of cotton is low. The bears are not much IN
cllned to take the aggressive at the mo
ment. The weather in some parts of the
south was unfavoraOle for field work
but THIS is merely temporary matter. There
Is growing hope that the President will
veto the segnlOrage Til but this was GER
talnly not feature prominent in the specula-
in connection with the increased strength of
prices. The rapid rise in wheat NAV have
had some slight sympathetic influence. Z here
was also report here that n leading house
which has been identified with the long side
for sometime, was again buying to day. The
close was at small net Improvement"
New York, March Californian & Co, say
of cotton to-day: Easter Monday and Tues
daY are usually dull days in the cotton m r.
ket and to day was no exception TO the rule.
The ABSENCE Of reports from Liverpool made
people tinid about either buying or selling
and indeed many traders took advantage OF
the Easter staRnation to leave the city for
five days holiday. only returning on Wednes-
day morning. when Liverpool reopens. The
opening TODAY was tame at a decline of or
points Nav selling the call at 747c
and 1850 but as the port receipts
came in quite light the bidding became
little more spirited and May advanced
TO isle. The tirmness, however. was of short
duration and May reached 7.49c. The close
was quiet, with 750c bid for May The re-
ceipts, both on Saturday and to day. were less
than on the corresponding days last year
ana the receipts for the week are estimated
at ONLY 10000 to 5000 bales against 50 552
bales for the same week last season. But re-
ceipts have been shorn Of much of their in
1luence uIon prices, the prospect for the new
crop having now become the main factor
Everybody is uneasy at the reports we get OF
the Increased acreage In Texas.