The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-24


Sea Island Cotton-As usual, the bust
ness at the opening of the week was quiet
and Christmas times was accountable for
the dullness. The market, however, re-
manned steady, at the following quota
tons:
Extra fine Floridas ......... ..........1S
Fine FlOridas ..-..-... .................T
Extra choice Georgias .......... ILL
CnOlce OeOI 5ldS -.'-...s'''.. ...s''.... lo72
Extra line GeorglaS ............ ........16
Fine GeorgiaS 1870. ...... ............15l5
Medium fine Georgias ......... ........15
savannah Receipts, Exports and
Receipts this day .................. s,7SS
Receipts since Sept l, 1896. .491 ,647
Exports, continent, this day ........ 4,040
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ Ash
Stock on hand this day .........-..... $3.50
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day 1890. .......... 1914
This day last week ........ ......... AZ, $50
This day last year ......... $4,000. 1883
Receipts past three days ........... 1922
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1895 ....S lsO. 4l4
Stock at the ports to-day ........... 041, 149
S{ 8ay S Mov eny hS at ye Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middling, 1915; net
receipts, II ,4OS; sales, 1,2S5; stock 1S9, 1877.
New Orleans-Easy; middling, 1916;
net receipts, 1876; gross 1851; sales
$780, stock, 1874, 1885,
Mobile-Easy; middling. 71s-1s; net re-
ceipts. 1851 sales, 800; stock 33,373
arleston-Unsettled net receipts,
2,077; stock. $3.50.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, S04; stock, 1920.
Norfolk-Steady; middling 7#; net re-
ceipts, 1,S72; sales, 81; stock, 5000.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, SA; gross re-
ceipts, $50; stock, 32,276
New York-Quiet; middling, S15; net re-
BostonaaQuiet; m,i.ddling. sA; net re-
Observation-Disclosures middling, 815; net
receipts, SO; stock, 9,045, corrected.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Acknowledgements
ceipts, 1882 Sales 454; stock, 49, 366.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 49, gross, 4,5O5; sales, LOO;
St. Louis-Dull; middMng, s; net re-
ceipts, l.549; gross, 6.192; stock, 66,7ls.
Cincinnatt-Steady; middhng, 81; net
receipts, 1,2s9; sales. 100; stock, S.776
Houston-Easy; middlng, 71s; net re-
ceipts, Sass; sales. go; stock, 1854.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4, $685.
'Mobile-Coastwise, lao.
Wilmington-To the continent. 1873;
cOastwise, 327.
Norfolk-Coastwise 1888.
New York-To Great Britain, sSS; France,
$50; continent, 2,271; forwarded, 6,5H.
Boston-To Great Britain, So
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 1888; to France, $50 !;
to the continent, 1880.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-ro Great Britain, A.
$50; to France, 6,S0O; to the continent, 3d.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1886
To Great Britain, 922 9O7; to France, 49,
1856; to the continent, 774,O55.
Daep9 DeT, 20, l1SV y. ,,or,ca
middling. 4lsd; sales, 1900 bales; AmerI-
can, IA, 100 bales; speculation and export,
1000 bales, receipts, $500 bales, all Ameri-
can Futures opened steady; demand
good; American middling, low middling
clause, December-January, 42SQ4. 25d jan
March, 423d4.22d4. sd; March-April 422D
423 q 4.22 a. Al a. 422lQp 4.23d; April-May,
4.23a4. 22q4. q @422@424d; May-June, $3.50
4.22a4.2lQ4.2 2q4.24d; July-August, 4.24d4. %
@426d; August-Septem 4.23d4. 2264 23d.
Futures steady. Tenders, 71Oo bales, new
4p. m.-Cotton, American mddling. low
middling clause, December, 4.20q421d; De-
eember January, January February,
February March, March-April, April-May,
4.2Qd buyers. May-June. Aid; June-July,
4.2lQ4.22d sellers; July-August. 422d buy
ers; t-Septembers Add buyers; DC
Futures closed barely steady at the de-
cline.
New York, Dec. %, noon.-Cotton fr,-
lures opened steady at an advance; jan
uary. 1850; February 7Sc; March, 797 c;
April, S,03c; May, s.O7c.
New York, Dec. 2S-C9tton futqr es
February 1870; March, sole; April, S.09c
May S:13c; June, S.16c; July. S.19c; Aug ust
&2oc; september 1856; October. 7sOc; No
New Orleans. Dec. 2S-Cotton futures
use; April, 7s1c; May 1880; June. 1850
July, 1889; August. 1880; September 765c
October 7.55c.
New York, Dec. 23.-Riordan. & Co say
with very uneasy feeling to-day Liver
pool had slightly improved and the stock
market was stronger. March opened al
S04c, but speedily lost all the improve
ment, declining to 794c. The tone of the
trading in the early afternoon was any
thing but encouraging, but the action OF
4 the New York clearing house a little
later, in deciding to issue loan certif-
Gates, had distinctly favorable infiu,
ence. All fears of tight money vanished
and greater confidence was felt upon all
the exchanges. Prices for option hard
ened; March ADVANCED to S;05c The close
while cotton is certainly cheap enough
we fear that we are not YET out of tho
woods The unrest and uncertainty of the
financial situation cannot be allayed in
& a day. We hope, though we hardly dare
predict, that we have seen the worst
n Mcintyre & Wardwells cotton letter,
n by private WIRE to T. F. johnson, broker,
Provident building:
New York Dec. 2S.-Under the infiu-
ence of a decidedly better tone in the
stock markets of New York and London,
and also owing to an early advance in
Liverpool, quotations for cotton in New
81 York advanced early in the day 4 to &
q points. Then this Improvement was lost
and net decline of to points followed,
nut Stiu later the lost ground was re-
gained. owing TO further favorable deyel-
opments in Wall street, covering of shorts
and large buying here by foreign inter-
tsts. partly, IL is understood 10 liquidate
straddles between New York and Liver
pool and the last prices were 70 points
meher than the close OF Saturday, with
NE tone steady. and the sales for the day
WIN Although money loaned as high
as 81 per cent, large and conservative
Nouses made loans at per cent The
tearing house banks have agreed 10 issue
i9ah certificates 10 an unlimited amount
~ necessary. There were rumors that "a
'.f nond issue will be ~ once negotiated
.f me government. The political situa-
nu seems less threatening. Liverpool
yes hrmer On the spot with sales Of 49,
pAieHs futures there advanced 3it
IIls' then zen ~ from the top figures,
'" closed barely steady al "a decline for
lig ef l4 TO 3 points. New orleans
.i.el from 4 ~ 3 points although
f' hah sharp reaction later on The
ives hIfouFfr ana lafe uu0Iafinnf
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