The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-23

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COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. October 81. -.-
ton: Spot moderate nusja-,s. i.'r~
steady: American miGCI4I-S -. -,
good middIinG go: mlddlinS SIS; }1w
m;ddling 90: good ordinary 9;4S, orIl
nary 5.2S. The sales Of the day were
coo bales Of which LOCO were for
speculation and export and included
$500 American. Receipts 1900 incluG-
lnG 1850 American.
Futures opened firm 7 closed
steady: American middIlng 49, ::
October $500 .5l: October and NoVen-
Der 5.S5Gl.36; November n December
5.3l: December and January 5.2SG5.29;
January and February 5.21: Febru-
airy and March 5,27: March and April
80: April and May 5.26G5.2I; May and
June 5.26Q5-2l.
"-.sT RsCEsr"rs.
Galveston firm at 3 13-16c; net re
ceipls 12.S54 bales.
Norfolk steady at 97sc: net receipts
4.lI0 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 9.S7ls-
Boston quiet and steady at $50.
Philadelphia quiet at 1925; net re-
ceipts Is bales.
Savannah firm at 9 9-16c; net receipts
ISL bales.
New Orleans firm at 1OBc; net ,e-
ceipts II, $50 bales.
Mobile firm at 9 9-16c: net receipts
SCI bales.
Memphis firm at 97sc; net receipts
2.746 bales.
Augusta steady at 9s4c; net receipts
Charleston firm at 9 9-16c; net re-
ceipts SO bales.
Cincinnati dull at lie: net receipts
245 bales.
123 bales.
Houston steady at 9a4c; net receipts
1884 bales.
New York, October 21.-Cotton quIet
at 1Oc; net receipts 113 bales; gross re-
ceipts 1904 bales: stock 94,67O bales.
stock 1870 bales.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
receipts 43.15S bales; exports to Great
Britain 1887 bales; to France 3Q,997
bales; to the continent 55.551 bales; to
Mexico 1850 bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Ne>
receipts 212, $50 bales; exports to Gr-lt
Britain &c. 991 bales: to the continent
55.551 bales; Mexico 1850 bales.
Total since September 1st at all sen
ports-Net receipts 1,460. 56S bales: eX-
ports to Great Britain 3S7.273 bales; to
France 129, SAL bales; to tn continent
AIS, 32S bales; to Japan 300 bales: to
Mexico $500 bales.
Spot cotton closed 20 points ad-
vanced: middling uplands 10; middling
gulf 1925; sales o
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, October 21.-The leading fu-
lures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos..
Wheat No. q
France 129,S 41 bales; to the continent
May. -. 1875 1915 1872 1895
Oct. 4s5s 4a7s 49, 4sH
Dec. . . =. 43A 43A 4A
May. 423s 425s 42A 42k
Oats, No. 2
Pee. $sH ss% IS $s9s
Mess pork, per DBL
Dee new) =: SOS 81 80 sos
May .. 200 1905 r.so 1I.90
Lard. per 100 lbs
Oct 6.55 6.55 6.45 6.45
Dec . 6.471a 6.57h 64714 6,4719
May .. 6.61R 6.72R $50 6.621l2
Short ribs, per 100 lbs
Oct j.. j.. $50 $50 $50 $50
Jan $50 $50 go $50
May ;. 6.371a 6.371a 6.3215 6.321a
, Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour was steady: No. 3 spring wheat
"a; No. , red S112 to So; No. ? corn
1884: NO. > yellow 44A to 432; No. :
oats 352s: NO. ; white 81 to 27Ls: mess
pork per barrel $11.1O 70 $11.1212; lard
per 100 pounds $3.50 to 500; short ribs
Oct loo 1910 ouauouo
? basis of high wines $1.25.
New York October 21.-FLOUR-
Unsettled but generally firm at full
Oct ...11.0o lilo HOO lilo
Rye flour firm.
WHEAT-Spot steady; No. 2 red S5E.
) In the early trade today wheat was
strong ard active again led by De-
cember on further demands from
shorts. Near the close prices yielded
to realizing and Wee finally unchang-
ed to 1c net lower. May S2B; July
so; December S65s.
CORN-Spot steady; No. 2, 519. OPP
ton market was quiet but firmer on
: the wheat strength in face of good
weather and increased farm Offerings,
with a final set bach that left last
cember 503s.
OATS-Spot quiet; No. 2, AZ.
/ LARD-steady; refined quiet; CONT
nent $40; South American $500; CON-
pound rs to 7as.
5 ~PORK-Easy; family $1,000; short
E clear S14.OO to $16.0O {.
~RICE-Steady.
n MOLASSES-Steady.
SUGAR-Raw steady; refined quiet.
BUTTER-Firm: extra creamery
: Ply; creamery common to choice IS
; to p: state dairy - to 30
CHEESE-Steady; state full cream,
fancy small colored 112; large color
ed liz: small white 111a: large white
liz cents.
, EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylv3-
: MIA, fancy mixed %; state and Penn
~sylvania seconds and frsts p to q:
western extras p; western seconds -
= thirds Il to %: western firsts q; refrig-
I" Grated IS to y.
y POTATOES-Quiet: Long IslanC