The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-20


degree. Cotton declined Lice on the lower
futures at the controlling markets. Spirits
turDentine was firm with a good demand
and rosin was firm and advanced on some
of the lower grades. Other markets We're
Unchanged. The following, resume of the
local and telegraphic markets will show
the tone and the quotations at the close
to-day:
COTTON.
On account of the Venezuelan dispute,
the controlling markets were lower, and
The local SPOT market, under the pressure,
declined Lice in all grades. There was
very little doing. At the Cotton Exchange
at The first call at 1850 O'Clock, the mar
ket was bulletined quiet and easy and I'M
Changed with sales of 665 bales. At the
second call at midday, the market was
bulletined quiet and easy, at a decline or
1-l6c in all grades with no sales. At the
The following were the official spot
quotations, at the close of the market,
at the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good Middling ...........'...........''.S1
Middling 1o-l6
Low Middllng .....-....'...........''194 90
Market quiet and easy; sales, 675.
Sea Island-The market was rather quiet
and unsettled Prices remained steady and
unchanged as follows:
Choice Floridas ........................-l9 42O
Extra fine Floridas ....'.'.-.'...'..''1lS
Extra choice Georgias .............,...l7
Choice GeorgiaS ........................161
Extra fine Georgias ....''''.........'.'ls
tlne Ge9rglas
Savannah Receipts, Exports and
Stocks
Receipts since Sept. l, 1S95........ AS ,967
Same time last year .64O, Ivy
Exports coastWise, this day 292
Stock on hand this day .............. g, 65S
Same day last year ............... III, 223
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day -................. 2S,636
This day last week ................ 2S.791
This day last year ................ 46,O36
This day year before last ......... 39,223
Receipts past six days ..'....'..'- 59 5is1g
Same day year before last ........ pa, 265
Total receipts since Sept. l, '95 ..3,O6l, 522
Same time last year .............. a ,64I, l96
same time year before last ....3 sis, 698
Stocks at the ports to-day .......1 ,0l5, 04S
Stock same day last year ..........1,2 O2, l5S
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. .....49.s21 Wednesday ....47, $50
Monday .........7S,3l1 Thursday ......46, 0S6
Tuesday. 1854 Friday ..........70, 101
Daily Movement at Other Ports
GaivestonNQuiet; middling, SIX; net re-
ceipts, 1866; sales, 1888; stock, 121, 236.
New Orleans-Easy; middling. 1-l6; net
receipts, Il .1O7; gross, n,2O4; sales, $500;
Mobiie@Easy; middling, 8; net receipts,
7O7; sales, 300; stock 1926
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 77 net re-
ceipts, 2,245; sales, 300; stock, 5S,69S.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, 971; stock, H,34l
Norfolk-Easy; middltng, rs; net re-
ceipts, 2,167; sales. 1910; stock, So, 656.
Baltimore-Dull; middling. S3s; net re-
ceipts, 1850; stock, 1925.
New York-Duli; mdddling' US; net re
Boston-Dun; middling. 81; net receipts,
Philadelphia-Dull; middling, SIS: net re-
ceipts 241; stock, 1852.
Augusta-7Steady; middling, g. net re-
ceipts, 1858; sales. 563; stock, AZ 442.
mphis-Steady; middhng 8; net re-
ceipts, 1885; gross, 2,99S; sales, $50; stock,
st. Louis-Quiet; middling. SIS; net re-
ceipts, 562: gross, 4496; stock, 64,765.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, SA; net re-
ceipts, 565; stock. S'29S, or. +
Houston-Steady; middhng, SIS; net re-
ceipts 6293; sales, ], JOY; stock, 56,Z14.
Exports of cotton this day
Gafveston-To Great Britain, 1852;
New orieans-To Great Britain, 1900; to
the continent, $500; coastwise, 1,22S.
Mobne-Coastwise, 565.
acknowledgements, w.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1874
MISUNDERSTANDING 1.3o4.
New York-Forwarded, 1O6.
Boston-To Great Britain, 3,559.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 2i,264; to the CONT
nent $500.
far this week: To Great Britain, 62S5S; to
France, 1909; to the continent, 2. SOC; 80
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 80:
To Great Britain, S90, sc; to France, 2oS,-
on; to the continent, 1854.
Galveston. Dec. 19.-Correction-The 800
bales reported as exports coastwise in
Yesterdays report should nave been eX-
ports to the continent.
Liverpool Dec. 10, 1890 p. m.-Cotton-
Fair business done; prices easier; Amerl-
can middling 21-32d; sales, 10000 bales;
American. 500 bales; speculation and
export, 900 bales; receipts, 1I,OOO bales;
American. 12400 bales; futures iopened
steady; demand moderate; american T nla-
ling. low midding clause, January FEB -
ruary, 431d430d; February March,, 4SOq
429d March-April, 4.30d4.29d; April Nj ay
429d May-June 4SlQlSOq4- a. J4ne-J D.
quiet; American spot grade l-32d lower;
American middling fair, l-52d; good MD
ding, 23-32d; middling, 49su' LOW mo
ding. 17-32d; good ordinary, 1880; or
p. m-Cote,on, American middling,
December, 4.5OG4- sd value; January 5a9 80
February March 4.2Sd value; March
April 42Sd sellers; Aprf-May, 42Sd sell
ers May-June, 4.2Sd buyers; june uly
42Sd429d buyers; July-August 4.29d BUY
ers; August September, 42Sd buyers; DC
November, unofficial, 4lSd value;
futures closed quiet: 60. g.
lures opened steady at the decline; De
s(mber Sllc January S SlSc M Ee9rSa s5y
New York, Dec. 10. p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales, 2s4,S0O bales;
December, S.OSc; January, S.0Sc; Februa AIRY
SIDE; March. S1Sc; April. S.22c; May, SIC;
June, S.SOc; July. S3lc; August, $500; Sep
tember, S.02c; October, 1870; November
7Sic.
New Orleans. Dec. i9.-Cotton futures,
sales. 69,1oO bales, steady; Decem9 osr.
March. S.O2c; April, SO5c; May, S,0sc; June,
Sllc July s14c; August, SO9c; September
New York. Dec. is-Riordan & Co. say
Of cotton to-day "A fresh decline in Liv-
erpoo to-day started the market down.
ward, and the weakness of the stock mar
ket owing to the war furry, caused
great deal of reckless selling out OF long
cotton for Wall street account, which oc-
casioned a sharp decline. But prices rallied
az the last half hour, dozen points from
the lowest. and the tone at the close was
steady March opened at S.24c, declined 10
sl3c. and closed with a good demand at