The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
BONDS.

dollars at 45la; government bonds strong; |
state bonds dull; railroad bonds firm.
BONDS.
U. S. N. As reg.12shIL. & N. Tn As. s.
U. S. N. As cou.. 1882 Missouri 6's.. 100
U. S. As reg.....112&sIN. j. Cen. 6's...11OB
=. s. As cou.....l1SAlN Caro-. 6's.;:.125
Z. S. 2s.......... 991RfN. c.. As, ex-div. 101
U. S. SIS reg.....114 Pa. 6's, of 80. .103A
L. S. IS cou.....114A 5. Caro-. non-fu. a
Ala. Class A.....106 Southern Ry :. 92h
Ala. Glass B.....1O6 Tenn n set 3s.. Sc
Ala. Glass C.....1O0 Union Pa. 1s...10 0
Ala. Currency...1 100 Va. Cen -. 49,. 6S1a
La. N. con 4's...100 Va. deferred =. 312
COTTON.
Liverpool, January ST. p. m.-Cotton- |
Spot, good business done: prices easier;
American middling 3Ad. The sales of the
day were $4,000, of which LOCO were for
speculation and export and included IL, 400
American; receipts SO, 900 bales, including
SO, 200 American. Futures opened quiet
with a moderate demand and closed
quiet.
American middling, low middling clause:
January 3 1O-6493 11-64d buyers; January
February and March 8 10-64d sellers;
March and April 3 1o-64a3 11-64d sellers;
April and May 5 11-64a3 12-64d sellers;
May and June 5 12-6463 13-64d buyers;
June and July 3 13-64a3 Hid buyers:
July and August 8 14-64d3 15-64d buyers;
August and September 3 15-64q3 16-64d
buyers: September and October ) 16-6i1
3 17-64d sellers; October and November
3 17-64d buyers: November and December
3 17-64G3 1S-64d buyers.
New York, January 5.-Cotton dull;
middling 5 15-16c; net receipts 1, 166: gross
receipts 5,22S; exports to Great Britain
1886; TO the continent 2,144; forwarded
119; sales q, all spinners; stock ia, 432.
Total today: Net receipts A,503; ex-
ports to Great Britain 1864; to the con-
tinent 1893; stock 1,264, GA.
Consolidated: Net receipts 211, 90. eX-
ports to Great Britain So, 747: to France
14,517; to the continent 1852.
Total since September 1St: Net receipts
5,717,941; exports to Great Britain 1,S27,-
49,; to France 500, 016; to the continent
/, 512,567.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
5.74; February $40: March 5.79; April 5.S4;
May 5.SS; June 5.95: July 5.97; August Col;
September COL; October 6.02.
Spot cotton closed dull: middling up
lands . 15-l6c; middling gulf 6 3-16c; sales
= bales.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galve~ tor-Steady at Size; net receipts
9,7S6.
Norfolk-Quiet at 51Ac; net receipts 2, 401.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at 53sc; gross re-
ceipts $50.
BOston-Dull at 5 15-16c; net receipts
500: gross receipts LIS.
Wilmington-Firm at 5 7-16c; net re-
ceipts 453.
PhiladelDhia-Quiet at 6 3-16c; net re-
ceipts 400.
Savannah-Steady at 3 3-16c; net re-
ceipts 1886.
New Orleans-Easy at 5asc; net receipts
1928.
Mobile-Quiet at SAC; net receipts ALSO.
Memphis-Steady at 5asc; net receipts
4,156; gross receipts 4,87.
Augusta-Quiet at 5 9-l6c; net receipts
ia.
Charleaton-Quiet at sac; net receipts
2,O69.
Cincinnati-ouiet at SIC; net receipts
1874.
Louisville-Steady at size.
St. Louis-Quiet at 5 7-16c; net receipts
1,021: gross receipts 6,657.
Houston-Steady at ) 7-16c; net receipts
5,S51.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
! Chicago. January 5.-The leading fu-
! lures were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
Wheat
January $500. sOas sOss Ss& ssal
Nay --- ga ga goa s ~
May --...---.-- E91s -4 ~
July --......... % 39A 30 301t
Oats
January ......- - - u
May ........... 24 23H 23b 20.
! Mess pork. per bbl-
January ......-ss.g3h $s.5 SSH $9.15
III Ia s-OaTZ S-A-2 y"0D
Lard. per 100 lbs
January ....... 4.721z .477Ia 4721a All!
May ............ 4.S2l2 40 $50 80
Short ribs. per 100 lbs
January ....... 40 4511a 40 4-57L
May ............ 4.62l. Ape AGO 4z21l
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull: No. 2 yellow corn. 26i2I2Sac; No.
spring wheat. sac: No. 3 spring wheat
/ s3GS9c: No. 2 red. $4,000: No. 2 corn
2611G 26Mc: No. 2 oats, &c; No. 3 white. f
o. b.. 23G34c: mess pork. per Dbl, $500
9.15; lard, per 100 lbs. A.75l477z: shor'
ribs sides, loose. sIJ0G4.75; dry saltec
shoulders. boxed. s450G45: short cleal
sides, boxed, A-75G4S: wniskey. distil.
4 lers' finished goods. per gallon. H.1a.
New York, January 5--Flour continued
quiet with a bearish tendency.
Wheat-Spot, weak; No. 2 red S1.0pA
Options opened easy under a bearisf
! crop report. rallied on covering. Blu
again. declined under liquidation, weal
late cables and disappointing expor
business. closing AG1c net lower. No.
red. January 97AGg7Ac, closed at 971c
] May closed at 92hc.
Corn-Spot easy: No. . Csc (. o. b.. afloat
Options opened steady on light receipts
but eased on later with wheat and closes