The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22

bales. At the last call it closed un-
'I me following were the official spot quo
tstfons at tine close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Goud middlingr ....>..s...............IB
Mlddling .....-....... ...............-.-l ll-lb
Low middllnS ....-....-...........-.-.l
Market ouief easv: sales i25 bales
AIddling same day last year, 1-l6c.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day NORTHUMBERLAND. 4,77O
R a% since Sept 1. 1895 .sOS
Same time last year $50, SIG
Stock on hand this day ............... 100. 300
Same day last year ................-...ll III, 1924
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................... 34,91S
This day last week ...............- g, 703
This day last year ....-.....-...... 5l,503
This day year before last ........ 41,6l6
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1895. 3,145,270
Same same tm time y 1esf Be ef6re last
Stock same day iasS year III. SS$
Daily movement at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling. s Lie; net
receipts, 6.S55; sales, 120; stock, 1880.
New Orleans-Nominal; middling TIC;
stock, $40, 1sS
Mobiie-Unsettled; middllng, TIC; net
receipts, 200; stock, 80, 1872.
harleston-Nominal; middling, 7$4c; net
receipts, 2.572; stock. 49, 4S3.
Misunderstanding; middling, TIC; net
receipts, 2,191: stock, 3O.432.
ceipts, 2,2O1; sales, 555; stock, s., 4O6.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, sac; gross
receipts, 1888; stock, 81, 626.
New York-Quiet; middling, sac; net re-
ceipts, 125; gross, 5,225; saaes, 12l, an spin
ners; stock, 1S7, 1854.
Boston-Steady; middling, slice; net re-
cefpts, ia; gross, 2,528.
Phiadelphia-Du1l; middling, SIC; net
receipts, 105; stock, 1904
Daily movement at interior towns
AugTusta-Unsettled; middling, TIC; net
receipts, 1679; sales. 645; stock, 1906
Memphis-Easy fniddRing, Sc: net re-
ceipts, 2,97s; gross. S,06S; sales, 1,2O0; stock,
St. Logis-Quiet; middiing. Sc; net re-
ceipts, 9O3; gross, 3,1e5; stock, $3.50.
Cincinnati-Quiet middling, sac; net re
ceipts 1897; sales, 300; stock, 9GI.
H9gsto n mg54ddling Sc; net re-
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain. 1887;
France. $3.50; continent. 1888; coastwise,
Mobile-Coastwise 1877.
Charleston-To the continent, S,7SS;
Norfolk-Coastwise, LOB.
New York-Forwarded, 2,074.
this day a and thus far this WeeTo GTea
Britain, 1897; to France, $3.50; to the con-
tinent, 17,746
TO Great Britain 92l, 924: to France 26S,
6Se; to the continent, 75S065.
Liverpool, Dec. p, 1880 p. m.--Cotton,
l-32d lower; American middling, 412d;
sales, 5000 bales; American 1900 bales
speculation and export, 500 bales; receipts,
H,OO0 bales: American, 1920 bales; flu
lures opened weak, demand fair at the
decline; January-February, 4.24q4 .23D
4.22d4. 24d; February March, 4. Bat. 246D
4.29d; March-April, 4.25d4. 2494. 23l4. 24GD
2SG4 I'D; April-May.. 4.24Q4. 2SQ4. 24G4. %
44.22d; May55June, 4.24@4.24a4 .2sq4. I'D;
gust-september. 4.23d. Futures irregular;
American spot: Middling fair, 29-32d;
good middling, 1S-S2d; low middling,
sgd
l p. m.-Cotton, American middIing 41bd:
December, ,24a4; 25d value; December
January 4. 23d; January February, 422d
sellers; February March, 4.22d sellers;
M1Iarch-April, .4.6a4 22d buyers; April
May, 4.22d sellers; May-June, 4 ed buy
ers; June-Juiy, 4'22G4 sd buyers: july
August, 4.23Q4. 24d sellers; August-Sep-
TENDER, 4.22q4. 2Sd.
lures lures opened steady at decline; Deem
per, 7.@c; January, ZS0c; February, 7S5c;
March, 1880; April, .7.97c; May. S.OOc
closed very steady sales. 25eoo baie s:q pe
eem6er, 7S5c; January, Use; February
S5 e Msx M d7Sa o0 ls 7ns IA, APr SO4@
LEGS i9 l4c August, S15qs: Ice; September
7Ssqz Sc; october, 7.77Q77Sc; November
New Orleans, Dec 2.-Cotton futures
steady sales. Sc, 800 bales; December, lie;
January 1850; February 7.7Sc; March TIC;
April, 7.S0c; May, 1880; June 1850; July
tober, 7.47c
New York, Dec 21.-The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 1881, 379
oales, of which 3,610179 bales are Ameri-
can; against 1864, 566 bales and 4,210, 1866
oales respectively last year. The receipts
u cotton for the past week at all interior
owns We're 1871 bales. Receipts from
me cne plantations were 251,74S bales. The
crop IN sight is 4,501,S15 bales.
New York, Dec. N.--Riordan & Co. say
OF cotton to-day: ''This was day to be
remembered in the cotton market Liver
poo4 broke badly, altogether ignoring our
partial recovery of yesterday. There was
-uuch uneaslness and great pressure to
zen at the opening, the first sales of March
Delng at 7.9lc, decline of 20 points from
Sesterday's closing prices. The fluctuations
turing the two hours of trading were fire.
70 ';65c and up to 1850 the close owing to
~ Ish covering by the shorts, was at about !
o me pest prices, March being 1900.
WIN the tone very steady. The bull and
lar leaders seem to agree that had it
~ oeen Tor the war message of the Pres
Lent cotton would to-day be materially
ne movement continues light enough to
~atraht TO the most moderate crop esti- /
Ia ~ ana spinners at last admit that the
lohulton is likely soon to Overtake Dro-
auction; but the financial panic resulfing
olh lhe Tear Of war, has overthrow all
t cohslueratiOn that usually influence I
t,.es. ne large majority of holders both |
49, anu abroad. seem controlled by the /
bpLShension that troublous times are
--ead' and are anxious TO be rid Of their /
Gr.oih' a. the best prices they can get. The |
eau mat the south's reserve holdings 4
W cotton may al any time be forced upon |
market by the stress OF the southern /
l,,..tH1s, rs g potent factor ia discouraging I
tgluf. While we feel very builish on I
Yllon upon its own merits the financial /
,,tt.nh p 20 serious ana disturbed thar no 4
.ti, Heel DC surprised If prices should go I
.fsu 'eatI. bnt whether the war scare /
"pte mat a sharp recovery for cotton can /