The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27


were quiet and steady. The Liverpool
cotton market remained closed. The fol-
lowing resume of several markets will
show the tone and quotations at the close
to-day'
COTTON.
The local market was unchanged, and
there was but little interest displayed
after the holiday. When futures declined
spots became quiet with very little de-
Inand At the Cotton Exchange at the
first call the market was bulletined quiet
and steady and unchanged with no sales;
at the second call, it was bulletined quiet
and steady and unchanged, with sales of
so bales. At the last call at o'clock
the market closed quiet and unchanged
with sales of lSl bales
The following were the official quota
Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middling .........................73s
Middhng. $500. .-.....-.............-I Hit
Low middling ..........-......-.........I
Market. quiet; sales, 4S1.
Sea Island Cotton.-There was little do
ing. the market not having recovered
from the holiday. Prices remained steady
and unchanged as follows:
choice tlorldaS ......-..-..............19 1870
Extra t1ne FloridaS ..................lS
Fine Floridas ..........................17
Extra choice Georgias ...............17
Choice GeorglaS .-................-....l 612
Extra hne oreorgias ...--..-...,.....16
Fine Georgias .......................151
Medium fine Georgia ..................15
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts TINS day ..................... 100
Same day last year ................... 1922
Receipts since Sept, /, '95......... .49S, 0O6
Exports, coastwise, this day ....... 2,5S5
Stock on hand this day ............. S7,937
Same day last year ....;.:.;...,,i.... lis, GAS
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................. 9,132
This day last week ................. 2S,636
This day last year .................. AZ, 405
do hnfo 10 or ~
Receipts past six days ............ 40, $50
Same days last year ............... 254, S27
Same days year before last ........ 229, SIS
Total receipts since Sept. 1, .....3, 2S1, IFS
Same time last year ..............4, 97S, 124
Same time year before last .........4,0 73, DIS
Stock at the ports to-day ..........1, O6S, 404
Stock same day last year ........1, 2S2, 974
Receipts This Week Last Year
saturday. 81, 5 5oS Wednesday ....25.67
T MUnIsy % gS Fn9drsday .49 S SSS
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, rs; stock,
New orleans-Easy; middling, 1916;
net receipts, 2O5S; gross 2'o5S; sales. 5000;
MobiIe@Quiet; middling. 11-16; net re-
oeipts, 1926; sales, 200; stock, 30, 525
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 75s, sellers
asking here; net receipts, 1850; stock 81, 1872.
- Wilmington-Nothing doing; middling,
~; net receipts. 424; stock, 2247S.
NorfolkmoQuiet; middlng. rs; net re-
ceipts, 1,1OS; sales, go; stock, 54.6s6
Baltlmore-Dull; middling, 81; gross re-
ceipts, 500; stock, 80, $50
New York-Dull; middling 81; net re-
eSeipts' 600; gross, 2,SlO; sales, 12S; stock,
Boston-Holiday.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. 81; net
receipts, 277; stock, 1876.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
oAugustamo.Two days, easy; net receipts,
592; sales, 265; stock, 1912.
MemphiS-Easy; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 1872; sales; 800; stock, 1s2, 64s.
st. Louis-Two days, quiet; middling, s;
net receipts, 1,26S; gross, 1903; sales, 55;
Cincinnad-Two days, easy; middling,
I$; net receipts, 622; stock, S,949
Houston,-Hcsiday; net receipts 2,OOS;
Exports of cotton this day
Observation-Disclosures, 3,977.
Mobile-To Great Britain, 4,762.
avannah-Coastwise, 2,5S5.
Observation-Disclosures S5S.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 2,75S.
New York-Forwarded SO.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 4762 to France,
none; to the continent, none.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, g, $50; to
France. $500; to the continent, 81, 692.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1896:
To Great Britain, 9SS, l07; to France, 26s, 1856;
to the continent, S05.011.
New York, Dec. 26, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened very quiet; january; 1850;
May, S.11c; June, S14c.
New York Dec. 20, noon.-Futures closed
quiet, but steady; December, 777c; Janu-
April, 1890 May. s.Osc; June, S07c; July
S.1Oc; August, S12c; September, 79ec; Oc-
tober, 7;72c; November, 76Sc.
quiet and steady; sales, 1890 bales; De-
cember, 767c; January, 7.64c; February,
772c; March, 7.77c; April, 7.S2c; May, SOC;
TENDER, 7.6Oc; October, 7.4Sc.
New Orleans, Dec. 26.-New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement: Semi.weekly
fxHynlx I've g.
ceipts, 7S,14 bales; shipments, 60766;
stock, 462 357; same time in 1894: receipts,
S in Da 1881 seeeents s Gales s sRip
ments. 81. 1893; stock, 376.O69.
New Orleans, Dec. 26-Secretary Hes
ter's cotton exchange statement: Semi
weekly movement at thirteen leading in
terror towns shows: Receipts, 1852 bales
against 10S4Sl last year and $50 bales
against 81 ,2S5 bales last year and 81, 1913
bales year before last; stock. All $50 bales,
against 469,9OS bales last year and SS4,6Ss
New York, Dec. s26;-Riordan & Co. say
the brokers expected a dull market, ana
they were not disappointed. In the fore
noon prices were fairly firm on very light
receipts. March opening at sole and ad-
that the receipts of New Orleans to-mor-
row would be heavy changed the temper
o. SPECULATION a selling movement be,
uoWn to 7.92c. The close was steady,
with March at 7.94G795c. The furry over
the war and the finances seems to have
spent its force, at least as far as cotton
IS concerned and the immediate futures
OF prices is going to depend on receipts.
The bears claim that the January move
nent is going to be a liberal one, the
bulls claim 1t will be small. We shall
see which Is right"
Mcintyre & Wardwells cotton letter by
private wire, to T. F. johnson, broker,
Provident building:
New York. Dec. 26.-An early advance of
z to points was attributable to light re-
eeipts at the ports, local covering, a lit
We New Orleans buying, and some pur-
chases by Europe but later on there was
quite a sharp decline, quotations falling
Is 10 10 points from the highest figures
Of the day. Then came a sharp rally.
leaving the market at the close quiet and
steady. with a decline OF TO 10 points.
p1e port receipts were less than 10 900 bales
Ull II turned out that many of the rail-
ioad companies did not report their bus
ness Tomorrow the arrivals at New
1ileans and Houston are expected 10 be
nesfal, and the ports may get 900 bales
which would be 5000 bales more than
.aat friday. II is stin a narrow and ner-
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