The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-18
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
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NANSl
New York, November 16.-Money on
caIl steady at 2G2l2 per cent; last
loan at > per cent, prime mercantile
paper at 3G4 per cent: sterling eN-
change steady with actual business III
bankers bills at $4.S5LM4.S5l2 for de-
mand and at $4.S2M4S24 for sixty
days; posted rates at SASS and $i.H6l2;
commercial bills at $4.S14M4.bla4 sill
yer certificates at 60sM6112; bar silver
at 6034: Mexican dollars at AIS; gov
ernment bonds easier; state bonds
firm; railroad bonds weak.
COTTON.
Liverpool, November 16.-4 p. M
Cotton.-Spot, fair demand, prices un-
changed. American middling 3 1-32d.
The sales of the day were T., 900 bales.
of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included 11,4OO American;
receipts 81, 800 bales, all American. Flu
lures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed barely steady.
American middling, low middling
clause: November 2 60-64G2 61-64d sell
lers; November and December , 59-6id
buyers; December and January ? 5S-6i
az 59-64d buyers; January and Feb
ruarv . 5S-64@2 59-64d buyers; Febru-
| ary and March 2 59-64d buyers; March
and April 2 60-64d sellers; April and
May 2 60-64G2 61-64d buyers; May and
June 2 61-64M2 62-64d sellers; June and
July 2 62-64d sellers; July and Au-
gust 2 63-64d sellers; August and Sep
tember 2 63-64G3d buyers.
! PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Steady at 4Bc; net re-
| ceipts 19,345.
Norfolk-Steady at &c; net receipts
Ass.
Baltimore-Nominal at 5bc; net re-
l oo;n+c 1 0O-. O,pCC racpintS S34
Boston-Quiet at 53c; net receipts
| 1857: gross receipts 1914.
Wilmington-Steady at 4Ac; net re-
| ceipts 4,403.
Philadelphia-Quiet at $3.50; net re-
ceipts $50.
Savannah-Quiet at 45sc; net receipts
1928.
New Orleans-Steady at A 13-16c; net
receipts 20, $50.
Mobile-ouiet at 4Ac; net receipts
2,535.
Memphis-steady at 4 %15-16c; net re-
ceipts $3.50.
Augusta-Quiet at ) Lice; net re-
ceipts 1855; gross receipts 2, 200.
Charleston-Steady at 45sc; net re-
Cincinnati-Quiet at 5Ac; net re-
ceipts 1874.
Louisville-Steady at SC.
St. Louis-Quiet at SC; net receipts
CSC: gross receipts l0,2i2.
HOuston-Steady at 47sc; net receipts
10, 935.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New York. November 16.-Cottor
steady: middling $3.50; net receipts
2.097: gross receipts 1856; sales 2,l59;
stock S5,652; exports to the continent
1920.
Total today: Net receipts 81, 7S9; ex-
ports to Great Britain $50. TO France
S.499: to the continent 1883; STOCK
LIP, 1923.
Consolidated: Net receipts 300, 51S
exports to Great Britain 1929; L
France 81, 400; to the continent S7,61i
Total since September LIST: Net re.
ceipts 3.436. 493; exports to Great Bri
tain -: to France PA, 045; to tn
continent 500, S26.
Futures closed quiet. November 500
December 5.13, January SIC, Februar!
$50. March 5.24. April 5.2s. May 5.3l
June 5.35, July 5.32, August Sal, Sep
TENDER 5.45.
Futures opene quiet. December 5.l5
January SIS. February 5.22. Marcl
5.24. April 5.2S. May 5.33, June 5.37. Jul.
5.39, August 5.f, September 5.ii, DC
tober $40.
Spot cotton closed steady: middlini
uplands SAC; middling ulf 5Ac; sale
2,159 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
I. Chicago. November 1.-THE leadin
futures opened as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos
Wheat