The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-19
COTTON.

and telegraphlc markets VIII snow the
tone and the quotations at the close to-
day:
COTTON.
Futures declined about points which
depressed the tone of the local market,
and caused the tone TO drop from steady
70 quiet There was quite a squirt in bus
mess near the close, the sales being made
nj a slight decline on the official quota
lions, it is said. At the cotton exchange
st the first call at 1920 o'clock, the mar
ref was bulletined steady and unchanged
with sales Of q bales; at the second call
With sales of sos bales. At the last call
AZ 4 O'Clock the market closed quiet, with
sales of LOO bales.
tations. at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good Middling- .......-............-....S 3-l6
Low Middllng ........--..-.....'.---...1 1915
Good Ordinary ..-..::........-....fSs
Market quiet; sales, ABB.
Middling same day last year, 1-l6c.
Sea Island CottOn-Buyers were looking
around to-day and making up their or
dars for the week There was only a fair
steady and unchanged, the quotations be-
ing as follows:
Choice FlOridas ..................-.....19Q
Extra fine Floridas ...................lS
Fine FlOridaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Extra choice GeOrgias ................17
choice GeorgiaS .......................161
Extra fine Georgias ....................16
Fine Georg1as ..........................l53
Medium fine Georgias ............. ....l5
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts TINS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5,0b9
Same day last year. ...-............... 3,SlS
Receipts since Sept. /, 1895. 40, 753
Same time last year. 49,; .......-.....o BOO, ~
Exports, coastwise this day.. 500
Stock on hand this day................ 90,73l
Receipts and stocks at the ports
This day last week ............-... 4l,454
This day last year -:............... 1852
This day year before last .......-.. IS 5 59S
Receipts past nVe days ............ 1928
Same days last year ..........-... 23S,6l1
Same days year before last :::... 205042
Total receipts since Sept l, 1895. .S,052 $50
same same time year before last....... s,77s, as
Stock at the ports to-day .l0lS277
Stock same day last year ........1, 202, 34
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. ...... 1881 Wednesday ....47S59
Monday. sSl7 Thursday I'D 086
Tuesday. ........62,6l4 Friday .........70 101
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Ffrm; middling, SIS. net re-
ceipts, 5s79; sales. 1,4S2; stock. 1S4S20.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, SIS; net
receipts, 1920; gross, 1928; sales, $500;
MobneIQuiet; middling, s; net receipts,
500 sales, 400; stock, 3O,123.
arleston-Steady; middling, 15-16; net
receipts, $40; sales, 500; stock: 52,447.
Wilmington-steaddy middling, s; net
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, s S-16; net re-
eeipts, 21l7; gross, COS; stock, 52,SSl.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, S3s; gross re-
ceipts, 1,270; stock 2s, SOS.
New York-Dull; middling, 81; gross re-
ceipts, $3.50; sales, S54, all spinners; stock,
11,127
Boston-Dull; middling, s-1e; net re-
ceipts, 696; gross, 3,432.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 81; net
receipts, 1873; stock, II, Gil.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Enthusiastically; mlddling, Lie; net
receipts, 1880; sales, 43s; stock, AS, 2OS.
Memphis-Steady; middling, S; net re-
ecepts, 2,5l2; gross, 1851; sales. $500; stock.
st Louis-Quiet; middling, 8 BIG; net re-
ceipts. 1,S49; gross, 4.110; sales, 100; stock,
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 1888; stock, 1854.
Houston-Steady; middllng, SIS; net re-
ceipts, S734; sales, 81; stock, 81, 209.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1S.4OO;
New orleans-To Great Britain, 400;
Mobile-To the continent, 4,s57; coast
wise, All.
savannah-Coastwise, 6,01O
Charleston-Coastwise SOS.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 3SS.
nent, 1,129; Forwarded, 2,S76.
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day; To Great Britain, 2474S; to
France, none; to the continent, $685.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain,
1884; to France, 1909; to the continent,
A.SO8.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, '95:
To Great Britain SOS, 4l2; to France, 1885,
o7; to the continent, 7S4,541
c6tt ySpG demand dec go6 % 1 Prices p steady
american middling, 22,S2d; sales,
S bales; american 1892 bales bales
i5.100 bales Futures opened steady; de,
mand fair; December-J January, 4S5d4.S
4 a H. nj A
4S3Q432d; April-May, 4.32d May-June,
4SiQ4SSQ4. 92Q4. S3d; June-July, 4 .34d; July
Futures steady. Tenders 100 bales, new
4p. m-Decenaber, 4. SS74. S4d buyers; De-
fFe abr%J 4S2d buyers; January
43qqL31d buyers March-April, 1900. SD
sellers; April-May, 4.3Od4 Sid value; May
sellers; July-August, &Slq4.S2d buyers;
august September, 1901 Sid; October
NHoIember, unofficial, 4.20d4 Did values.
lures opened steady at decline; Deem
her S20c; January, S.20c; February s26c;
SA5atrrch' SS1c; April, S.S4c; May, S. lie; June,
New York, Dec. IS, p. MIXTURES
5Sl er steady; sales, 1880 bales; Deem
March, soc; April s.s4 SAC; May S S.s8e; June 91e
Sile; July. sac; August S42c; September,
NC; October. S.O2c.
49," OAltdIlSs Lee. lo-COlIOn futures
steady; sales. p, 700 bales; December, S.OSc;
January, S05c; February, S.09c; March,
&4l5c; April. Size; May 5000; June, S.23c;
S6aiy; S26c; August, s.20c; September, 7.sSc;
New Orleans. Dec. 1s.-New Orleans cot
toh exchange statement: Semi-weekly
movement at thirteen leading interior
Owns. For 1S95-receipts, 6,502 bales;
SHIPMENTS. 62.S06 bales; stock. AZ. 11 For
ile5i-receipts, 1887 bales; shipments
mI.s8 bales; stock. 42s 1873. For lS93-re-
celpis 1853 bales; shipments, 1914 bales;
stock, 3H503 bales
eNew York, Dec. 1s.-Riordan & Co. say
VI cotton to-day: The war scare continued
~ uhsettle the market to-day. But the de-
piesslon was inconsiderable, and perhaps
was rather the result OF the extreme dull
a7 man OF anything else. The Liverpool
port was not encouraging and our open
S- was az a decline OF a few points
,.aleh selling on the call al S.31c. The
4Whg was mainly local. and March,
@s-i declining to $3.50, rallied 10 8.34c.
.ts 20 weaken IN the latter trading. The
H' was az 2902 zoe for March, with
zone steady. Tho holiday dullness,
I.i,A seems already 10 have cast its
iDN over the market, may continue 10
tt. Is active trading for awhile "a nl nFfoee