The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-17

GRADES. The wholesale markets were
steady and active, the only change re-
.arded being a decline of points in sugar.
The following resume Of the different mar
gs-s will show the tone and the quota
-i0ns at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The futures market opened with boom
mis- morning, with January selling AT
q Ac The local demand started out live
IN and there was a steady buying at an
advance Of 1-16c. Later in the day the
demand fell off. as there was a reaction
in futures, several points being taken
from the early figures, and at the close
January was at 9.25c, net decline of Ii
points on the day.
at 1879 o'clock a m, the market was but
lerined quiet and steady and unchanged
with sales of 443 bales: at the second cali
al o'clock p m, it was bulletined steady
al an advance of 1-l6c in all grades with
sales Of l5l bales; at the last call it
with further sales of 53S bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middIing .........................S 1916
Middhng ..................-........ ll-l6
Low midding -........-................s3
Good ordinary s.'.....................-
Market, steady; sales, 2,S7S.
Aidding same day last year, 7-16c.
Sea Island-There was a steady bust
ness done The receipts hold up well and
the quality of nearly ali is Of the finer
grades. The sales reported were made on
basis of the following quotations:
Extra choice GAS .....................16
1nolce ia ........................... .1512
Extra hne Ca s ..........................1 412
tlne Ga. 5 .............................
Medium fine Gas ................. Nominal
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day ..................... 6.941
Receipts since Sept. 1, '95.............2O0,7 IA
same time last year ................2SS,l 5S
Exports, continent, this day .......... $3.50
STOCK on hand this day ,OS1
Same day last year ...................1O7,7 67
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................... 1925
his day last week ............... A, 6S3
This day last year ................ $3.50
Recepts past 1--WE days ............. 192, 63f
same time last year ............... 24S,645
4Otal receipts since Sept. l, 1895 yl6,J2S
Same time last year ...............126 S, 500
stock at the ports to-day ........... 759,3S3
stock same day last year. 670,059
Receipts this week last year
Saturday ........46,0 54 Wednesday Isl, $50
Monday ..........s0929 Thursday ......47.l41
Tuesday ........ 81 032 Friday .........7 &c, 951
Daily movement at other ports
Galveston-F1rm; middlng, 8 Lice; net
New Orleans-Firm; middling, 3-16;
800, stock, 2S2, 296.
Mobile-Firm; middling. Sk; net re-
celpts, 1850; sales, 6OO; stock, 2O,623.
CharleStOn-Ftrm; middling, 11-l6; net
receipts. 1,S5S; sales. 500; stock 54,S4.
ceipts, 2,SS5; stock, 1876.
Norfolk--,Firml; middling,, .; net re-
cepts, 2002 sales 451; stock, q 542.
Baltimore-Quiet; middlmg.. 81; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 800; stock, 1921.
New York-Quiet; middling. ,9ss; net re-
spinners; stock, 1880
Boston---Steady; middling, 99s; net re-
ceipts, APO; gross, 2,521.
Philadelphia-Firm; middling, 95s; net
receipts 524 stock, 1858.
Daily movement at Interior towns
Augusta-Firm;, middling, 8 1916; net
receipts, 1885; sales, 3,907; stock, %, 0S1.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, S,O00; gross, S,14S; sales, 5000;
st. Louis-Firm; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 1,179; gross, 2,944; sales, 800;
Cincinnati-steady; middling, s1s; net
receipts, 1857; stock, 6,225.
Houston-Firm; middling, 9 lie; net
receipts, 1880; sales, l27; stock, 45,495.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Gaiveston-To Great Britain, 1884; con-
New Orieans-Coastwise 1881.
Mobile-To the continent, 1902; coast
Savannah-To the continent $3.50.
Charleston-To Great Britain, 9,704; con-
Norfolk-Coastwise 49S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 500.
New York-To the continent, 1865; for
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day-To Great Britain, 1858; to the con-
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 1924;
To- FRANCE, 500; to the continent 1921.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1 1895
TO Great Britain, IS, 055; to France, 90
5Sl; to the continent, 152, 425.
Liverpool, Oct. 16, 1890 p. m.-Cotton,
good business done; prices steady; Ameri-
can middlng, 29-32d; sales, 1900 bales !:
American, It. 400 bales; speculation and
american Futures opened steady, de-
mand fair; Observation-Disclosures, 4.57d; No
Xember-December, 4.56645 SD: December
January, 45S44.57Q4. 566f4.57@4. 56d; Janua-
ry-February. 4.59d45SQ4 59d4 500. $50
4dd; February-Mar 4.6OG4 59aI4 God;
March April, 4.62q4.61Q46244.6 1G462q4.61G0
4-gld; April-May, 46Sd; May-June 5000
5ua5OOd; June-July. sold; futures steady
az tne advance; tenders. 200 bales new
p. m.-American middling, fair, 17-32d;
good middling, 5 sgd; low middling,
4l5-l6d; good ordinary, 11-16d; ordinary,
+i2di October, 4.57d buyers; October-No-
per 45ld sellers; Overwhelmingly, 4.5Sd
sellers; January February, 4.59d buyers
teoruary-March, 4.6Oq46ld buyers; March,
1Aglll 462d buyers; April May, 1896. 00d
Edi9e; May-June, sold sellers; June-July,
o{-ui August, 5.0SG5.04d sellers; futures
cl0sed firm at the advance.
New York, Oct. 16.-Noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady at an advance; Octo-
DER 5iOc; November 9.14c; December, 9.23ci
January, $3.50; February, 9.SSc; March,
New York. Oct 16, p m-cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales 200 bales
october, 9.10c; November. 91Oc; December
SIIec, January, 9.2jc; February, $780,
5I,Sfch, 9.35c; April, $3.50; May, 9.44c; June
New Orleans, Oct. 16.-Cotton futures
urn, sales, 1890 bales. October, 924c;
NoVember 9.24c; December, 9.27c; Janu-
atLy, , 92Sc; February, sale; March, 9S4c;
APIlL 9.31c; May, 9.40c; June, 9.43c.
New Orleans, Oct. 16-New Orleans Cot
ION Exchange statement: Semi weekly
tloNement at thirteen leading interior
owns, for 1896: Receipts, 11O45O bales;
TTaaapiinents, 69, 500; stock, 1Si,772. For 1875,
lecelpts, 1920 bales; shipments, III ,O6f;
I5l9ck, l6l.427 For 1898, receipts, SS,54i
D5les, shipments. 1895; stock, AZ, SGT.
New York, Oct. 16.-Riordan &. Co. say
oL cotton to-day: THE transactions on the
tHchange to-day were the largest in its
history, and resulted in a decline for the
uay OF Z points. The first sales of jan
tndIy We're made at 93ic A flood of buy
tils orders poured in Immediately after
sne opening ana the market became
TSIong, January rapidly advancing to 9.44c
Frlces halted ait this point. end upon the
@ppearance on the floor Of a prominent
tefator who has been absent for some
tlHe, and is said to he bearish. the bears