The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-31
COTTON.


COTTON.
The local market remained unchanged,
with the tone quiet and easy, under the
influence of a brighter feeling in the con-
trolling markets, and an advance OF a
few points at one time, the demand for
spots increased. and the sales We're COM
paratively fair, being So bales Tor the
dav. At the Cotton Exchange, at the
first call the market was bulletineG quleI
and easy and unchanged, with safes OF
tined unchanged, with sales of $50 bales;
at the last call it was bulletined I'M
changed. with sales of 46 bales.
The following were the official spot
quotations. at the close of the market
at the Cotton Exchange, to-day;
Good middling ......--..........-..'...as 90
Middlng Il-1o
Low mlddling ....-.-...........'''''..I5
Market quiet and easy; sales, $50,
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet, though steady, at the following
quotations.:
Choice Floridas .................. 19 40
Extra fine Floridas ................lS
Extra choice Georgias .............H
Choice Georgias .-................'Ie 41e12
Extra fine Georgias .........-......l2 W1o
Fine Georgias .......................15 q15la
Medium fine Georgias ............ .14124l5
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks3
Same day last year ............... Holiday
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1895. 800. .5l7, Sl5
Same time last year .................. .boZ, VIZ
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 3,2l5
Stock on hand this day ............ S9,55S
Same day last year '; ~: ,; .lS4'S04
Receipts this day ................. 1885,
This day last week ................ 45,1H
This day last year .............. 63,301
Receipts past three days ............ q, ~
Same days last year .........:..... lO5, ~
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1895. 3 400. 1852
Same time last year .................51 ~, s2S
Of l. fi.IZS
Stock same day last year: 49,: =, 1913
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
New Orleans-Firm; middling, ~; net
receipts, 12,7O0 sales, $780, stock, 4lS,l0S.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, rs; net receipts
1857; sales, 400; stock, 1891.
arleston-Nominal; middling, rs; net
receipts, 1897; stock, 1926.
Wiimington-Quiet; middling, IA; net
receipts, 297; stock, p, 17s.
Norfolk--Firm; middling; "a net re-
ceipts, LIN; sales, Ssl; stock 54sS6. la
ding 81; stock, $3.50
New Yorl1-Easy; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts,, lSlO; Gross $50 sS4s4; sales $780, spin
Boston-Easier; middling. sA; net re-
ceipts, $685. gross, 1,936.
Philadelphia-Dull middling, 81; net re-
ceipts 70; stock, 1019O.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Dull; middlng, 7%; net re-
ceipts. 74S; sales, 1877; stock, 44.994
Memphis4Easy; middling,. 1916; net
receipts, ,148 gross. 1909; sales, 800; actual
St. sLouis-ouiet; middIing, 77s; net re,
ceipts, 500; gross, 2,161; sales, 1OO stock,
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling. rs; stock
Houston-steady middling. 7s4; net re-
ceipts. 4991; sales. Ssl stock, 50. 555;
Memphis net receipts since Sept. l. 1896,
500 bales
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galyeston-To Great Britain, 1872; con-
New 0rieans-To France, 1910; coast
wise, 1851.
sayannah1To the continent, 1O,lss;
Charleston-To the continent. $685.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 2,471.
New York-To Great Britain 1865; to
the continent, 1885; forwarded, $50.
Boston-To Great Britain, II, 1862.
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day-To Great Britain, 3O.2S9; to
France, 1910; to the continent, Is, 1888
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain, 49,
23i; to France, 14,110; to the continent, 34,-
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1886
To Great Britain. 9s6, 400; to France, 1885,
S26; to the continent, 84S,61.
New Orleans, Dec. 30-Correction: Add
TO New Orleans exports to the continent
since Sept, l, 1895. so bales:
cotton, demand good prices hard
ening; American middlng. 41sd;
sales, 1900 bales; American, H.
since last report. 5000 bales: Americana
51,9O0 bales. Futures opened steady de-
mand fair; December. Decepber-Janua-
April-May, 42lq4 22Q4. 2Sd; May-June,
4.22a4. 22d; June-July, 4226I4. 2S14. 24d;
JJuly-August. 4.2Sd4. sd; futures Steady;
p. MIXTURES, December, AID; De-
eember-January, AID sellers: January
February, February-March. March-April,
49,
June 4 21d buyers; June-July, 4.22d sell
etrs; July1Asu ,Es1 ST. 422a4. I'D; August-sep
V TemPer 4 a5ocia d Pp II Ia octGberNo
lures closed quiet, but steady
lures opened steady at an advance: Jan
uary, LSSc; February, 7.95c; March, sole;
april, S05c; May, S.10c; June Sl3c.
New York, Dec. 80, 4 p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed very steady; December, nom
March, sole; April, S.OSc; May, s.l5c: June June
soc; July, S.24c; August, S.25c Septem-
Der, SO5e; October, 7.sSc; November, 7.S4.
very steady; sales, AZ, 400; December nom
5Mlarch, 1900; April, 7S4c; May. 1859; june june,
&-u2c; July, S.O6c; August, 1890; Septem-
Der, 774c; October 762c.
New York, Dec SO-Riordan & Co. say
o. COTTON: 1T was a dull and very narrow
market to-day. The Liverpool traders
We're busy understandable, selling here
ana buying here, and this buying gave
sSIe market certain measure of support
March opened at sole, declined to CSC.
rallied in the last half hour to
epe tone one very steady. A feeling Of
sIeat uncertainty prevailed as to the fu-
s lure; Inc Indications now point to liberal
tscelpls during the month of Ian
ulary' which will undouhtedIv have .
TLSpresslng influence Then, although
70 toe re Is a wide difference of opinion as
ant 'n 49, SAleht Of the shortage OF the pres
~ SIUp, there seems to be but one view
az az 20 the next one. that IL will be as big
as the south can make IL 80
honeS,siI, shsr me year is not ending very
HVpeIully Tor the friends OF cotton -
NAVAL STORES.