The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-30
COTTON.

tatons at the close to-day.
COTTON.
The local market was steady to-day, and
sales were considered fair az compared
with the usual Saturdays business and
the quiet market for the past week. Flu
lures at New York We're a few points
higher, which helped to strengthen the
local market
on Change ut the first call at 1890
o'clock the market was bulleUned steady
and unchanged with sales of SO bales. Al
the second call IL was steady, with sales
of GA bales. At the last call at 4 o'clock
it closed steady and unchanged, with fur
Their sales of 90 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations al the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mlddung :.....'.'''.-..'..-'..' '..'..o i-lb
Low mluullnB Observation-Disclosures. .--.-..--.4e
GOOD ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. az
Ordinary .+...-. ......-..... .-......-......-4
Market steady: sales, 1902
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ...............& So. 600
same day last year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
Receipts since Sept. ], 1894 ...........6S2,0 l2
Same time last year ....................13 49,, 27l
Exports, coastwise, this day ......... 4,762
stock on hand this day .ll9,e20
Same day last year ....................134 ,904
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ,.................... 40,5l2
This day last week .................. 57,502
This day last year .......-............ 1867
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1894. 5.06752l
Same time last year ................4, 49, 22
Stock at the ports to-day ............1, 251, 4s3
Stock same day last year............1.2 sol
Daily Movement at Other Ports
ton-tirm; m!ddling, l5-l6; net
receipts, 3S52; gross -; sales, 1898;
New Orieans-Quiet; middling SIS; net
receipts, 10 i25; gross 1928; sales, 1.4OO
Mobile-Firm middlng, 5; net receipts
1875; gross, -; sales, 100; stock. ASH
Charieston-Firm; middling' 5ls net re-
eeipts, j. rs; gross, --; sales, nonei stock,
Wimington-Firm; middlng, 3; net re-
ceipts, DPS; gross, --; sales, none; stock,
20, 4S0
Norfolk-Firm; middung. 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 1855; gross, -; sales, 5S7; stock,
Baitimore-Nominal; middllng, So: net
receipts, none; gross, 1909; sales, none;
New York-Quiet; middling. 5a; net re-
ceipts. ISL; gross, 6462; sales, 30; stock,
Boston-Quiet; m!ddling, SLIT; net re-
cepts, 1863; gross, 1854.
receipts, 1880; gross. -; sales, none: stock,
17,7S0.
Augusta--Firm; middling, 50; net re-
ce.pts, Sl4 gross, s14; sales, 1896; stock, 3s-
Memphis-Firm: m.ddling. 5lk; net re-
ceipts, S68; gross, 1,54O; sales, $500; stock,
St. Louis-Quiet; middl!ng. 51k; net re-
ceipts, 1872; gross, 5,l5S; sales, go; stock,
Cincinnati-steady; m:ddling, 59s; net re-
ce.pts, 1903; gross. -; sales, 200; stock,
Houston-Steady: middling. 5 1-16: net re-
ceipts, 9,lSS; gross, -; sales, $40; stock,
Exports of Cotton This Day
aiveston-Coas twise, 400.
New Orleans-To Great Britain 52SS;
to France 800; to the continent, S,O77;
COastW Use, 5,347.
NTor,3Ia Coae+ufSA 1S0
Savannah-Coastwise 4,7S2.
| Charleston-To Great Britain, 50; to
the continent, ISL; coastwise, 2l.
Norfolk-To Great Britain, 1850; coast
New York-To Great Britain, 1,1ss; to
/ the continent. Also; forwarded. 2,293
Boston-To Great Britain, 4,21.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
/ day and thus far this week-To Great
! Britain, 5.405; to France, $500; to the con-
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 1884,
4 To Great Britain, 1873, 406; to France AGO.
/ $50; to the continent, /, 267. 1874
Liverpool. Dec 29.-American middlng
/ lid; sales, 1000 bales; American, 65QO
| bales; speculation and export, 500 bales:
receipts, $1,000 bales; American. 50 100
bales.
Futures opened easier; demand moder-
/ ate; December, 2.63d: January and Febru-
airy 2.62d; February and March, 2.63d3OOd;
March and April, 3.0ld May and June,
3.04d August and September, 3.03d. Fut-
ures now duh at the decline; tenders at
to-day's clearings, 100 bales
! p. m.-Closing, cotton, American mid
ding, Lied; futures, January, 262d buy
( ers; January and February. 262d buyers:
February and March, 26S63.00d; March
and April, sod; April and May, S.02d buy
ers; May and June, 3.03Q3.O4d; June and
July, 3.05d buyers; July and August, 1850
3.O7d August and September, 3.OSd buyers;
September and October, S.09dS 10d. Fut-
1tres closed quiet but steady
New York, Dec. %, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened quiet and steady; January
552 February $50; March, $50; AprIl
5.64; May. 500 June 5.74
New York. Dec. 29.-Futures closed firm
sales 50 100 bales. January, $50; February
55S March, 562; April $50; Nav. $40.
June, 81; July, 5.S1; August, $50; Sep
TENDER, $50.
change will be closed on Monday, Dec. 81,
New York, Dec. 29-The total visible
supply of cotton for the world Is 4 SIC III
bales, Of which 49l,55l bales are Amc,f-
can, against 4,6lf,OO2 bales and 417O.702
bales, respectively, last year. The re-
ceipts for the past week at all interior