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

bales the year before last Crop brought into
slEht during lSi days 10 date. 6t7i.1iS
bales; against 59.SS0 bales for the same
Time last year and ISL 24O bales the year he
fore last, crop brought into sight for the
week, 16,hlS bales, against 90 594 bales for
the seven days ended March last year and
l6s.267 bales for the same tille the year before
last. Crop brought into sight for the frst
two days OF March q 522 BALES
against 23.0S7 bales last year. and sf2s6
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 cores pondIng week
Comparisons by weeks would take in 1874
DAYS OF the season last year and lS6 days
this year
New Orleans. March 2.-The actual average
weight Of 5SlT,3s7 bales OF the cotton crop
embracing port receipts and overland freight
Tor six months. ending Feb. % WAS 500 -. 100
pounds per bale, against 500 IS 100 pounds per
bale last year. Detailed averages are - fol
lows; Texas, 52t 5t-lOJ pounds per bale "A de
crease from last year OF SO 100 pounds, Louis
lana 5Ji 3llOo pounds per bale, an increase OF
5 100 pounds; Alabama 400 pounds per bale.
the same as last wear; Georgia 4s8 SLIGO
pounds per hale, de ,reaSe OF 63-l00 pounds;
South Carolina, 4A pounds per bale. an in
crease OF pounds; North Carolina, 4Ss 200
pounds per bale, an increase OF 2.l0O
pounds Virginia, 1856 $500 pounds per bale
an increase OF 9a-lOO pounds; Tennessee, in
GLIDING Memphis st. Louis and overland 500
63-lOO pounds per bale, a decrease OF 5l-l0O
pounds. Net decrease for the whole. as com
pdlNu with lut tlOS6 OF january TINS year
1900 pounds per bale, and compared with
the close OF February last year the decrease
is 6i-l0O pounds.
Grain, Provisions. Etc.
New York. March 2-Flour steady with Z.
fair demand; winter wheat low grades 81 90
QS2 10: patents So 25GIS3 so; Minnesota clear
g. 5OI& 10; Minnesota patents 80 710Sl 30;
low extras g. O53S2 As; southern -four dull
and steady; common to fair extras ~ 900
5 Oh; good 10 choice extras IS l0QtSi 20
Wheat dull and hrmer; No. red in store
and elevator d2J63c; atioat 63Ac; March 6-H
804c ungraded red 5SG65c; options advanced
| S5GA &c fell a4GDsc, closing steady at I'M
changed prices to iSc advance, trading fairly
active; No red March 81 Sc; April 63c;
May sc. Corn, spots duh and firm; No .
42Ac elevator; 43Hc atoat; ungraded mixed
43; No white 44c; options advanced ia@Ac,
closed drm with trading dull; March 42rc;
April 42t4c May 1850. Oats quiet and frmer;
March 35Ac; May %Ac; No . white March
SIC spot No ? 3lc: No . white 3sc; mixed
western 3Siac; white western 3q042c. Hay
firm and quiet; shipping G0165C; good to
/ choice SWC09Oc. Beef quiet and steady; family
Sl2 OO3&li % extra mess 81 0O79tS So Beef
hams dull at alb 30. Tlerced beef inactive
and steady; city extra India mess SlS O0D
S2l co. Cut meats picked bellies FAC
picked shoulders 6aD6nc pickled hams
lower; western steam at s. 80; city ~ 90;
futures nominal refined quiet continent
81 %; South American g. 40; compound rs i2Lq
GP %. Pork dun ana steady; mess 3l3 SO
GDS3 70. Butter quiet and easy; state dairy,
new l602So state dairy, old l8al7c; state
creamery new, 25c; western dairy, new, l3
ole; western creamery l6025c; Elgns 2tR
Gt25c. Moasses foreign nominal; New
! Orleans open kettle, good to choice 30G3sc,
| dun ana steady. Peanuts quiet. Conec-op-
! lions duh points down to points up;
| April Is 5CGDl5 So; June Is 10; July II ~,
| spot Rio quiet and steady; No. Z, INC.
| Sugar, raw, firm ana quiet; fair refining
2 u l6c; refined quiet and firm off 4 ga
3-l6c; standard A. 4l404 7lSc; cut loaf 80
| 3-l6; crushed 5I5 $3.50; granulated 4A0
! 9-l6c. Freights to Liverpool. quiet aud
steady; cotton g-6id bid; grain 21ad asked.
| Chicago, March 2.-Orders from New York
| this morning showed an apparent change OF
! front on the part Of the operators in wheat in
! that city. Yesterday they were vigorous op-
! penents OF an advance: to day they were
evidently working for higher prices The
! opening showed an appreciation over last
night OF &c with feeling OF
the Setting out of s"a' line purcha sSa
| few days ago by professional trader Of
| some renown. After the pressure was re-
| moved a stronger tone developed Eastern
| buying orders became numerous and under
| their influence, backed by the fact that but
! little wheat was offered. quite material ad-
vance was made When the advance had
eliminated there was disposition, shown by
early buyers. to secure their profits and prices
! turned downward. The selling movement
| became general and the advance was totally
lost. The decline even went further
and at the close there was a net loss OF 40
| &C, from yesterday. The reported gold ex-
! ports from rev YORK, was FACTOR In the late
| decline. May opened sc hish her than yester-
| day = close at 60fc, ranged between 60 q cGJ6c,
and $3.50, and closed at G0c060l9c Corn
showed q stronger feeling, independent OF that
exhibited by wheat. 10 was partially
due to the report that prominent
! local professional, who some time ago
worked arRe profits on the short side, was
now long on big line Of corn, and was push
! ing his advantage. shorts showed nervous
ness and made haste to cover their contracts.
May ranged between 361alg3756, closing at
80 ass To- a gain OF a for the day. The cash de-
mand was good. Oats were dull. and prices
we're confined within narrow limits. The
feeling was similar to that shown by corn.
| he close was shade better than
| yesterday. Cash oats we're in fair de-
mand and higher for. white, but steady
for mixed. Provisions were again in line
with the lower hog market The trading was
| light and dun and uninteresting marketwa
| the result The close showed loss Of l5c for
the day IN May pork, SC in May lard and nc
in May rios. There was fair cash demand
for domestic consumption.
! Chicago, March Cash quotations we're as
! follows Flour was In moderate local demand
with prices steady and unchanged. Wheat
No spring 57AG57Bc; No. red $40
! 57%c. Corn--No. 2, 34Ac. Oats-No. @ 29c.
Mess pork per barrel sll 62hMSll 6ih
Lard. per 100 pounds 81 l2H. Short rib
sides S602H6s6 G71a. Dry sailed shoulders
SO 25G1s 5! Short clear sides So 1901 l21l