The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13


There was a good demand for securities
for investment. The following resume of
the local and telegraphic markets will
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day;
COTTON.
The factors which influenced a better
feeling in cotton to-day were. buying by
English spinners, selling at the south and
Moderate port receipts. New York fu-
lures advanced to 8 points, and closed
Hrm There was q decline of IL to 2
POINTS in futures at Liverpool. New Or
leans advanced TO o points
SPECULATION continues light, but
tiansactions appear to be coming do9n
ta a business basis, and the bulls still
look for a higher level of prices
The local market was rather quiet, only
6i2 bales changing hands. At the Cotton
Exchange, the market was bulletined IN
changed in prices at each call. The tone
was quiet and easy at the opening and
midday calls, but became steady at the
close Sales of 20 bales were reported at
The first call, and G42 bales at the second.
There were no sales reported at the last
call, at 4 o'clock.
The following were the officials spot
quotations at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mldulihS ..........................S S-l6
Mlddnns ;:...''..'...'............
Low mlddllng .............-..-.........1 1916
5000 ordinary ..-.........-.............
Market steady; sales, 662 bales.
AOIIOn-Ihere a
eemand and good business doing. The
sales last reported were on a basis of the
following quotations:
Choice tlorldas .......................19 1000
Extra fine Floridas ....................1S
Fine Floridas ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Extra choice Georgias ................H
Choice Georgias ...........................16
Extra fine Georgias ...................1 Is
Fine GeOrgiaS .............................15 l2
Medium fine GeOrgias ................15
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks /:
keceipts TINS DAY .''....'''..''''''''. azlS
Same day last year ....:.............. 6ll3
Receipts since Sept !. 1895. S1S
Same time last year. ;.:...;.....-.. ..6O9 l43
stock on hand this day............... 81 40
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................... 1871
This day last week ................... 25,5l0
This day last year ................. 47,1S2
This day year before last .......... 42,Sl7
Receipts past six days ............ 1873, 1875
Same days last year ............. 269 1852
same days year before last $50. 24S,6l5
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1895. 2, sol, 924
Same time last year ..............4, ~, 1884
Same time year before last 49,. 3, 52S, 49,
Stock at the ports to-day ........ 962, I9i
Stock same day last year. Isl, ST
Receipts this week last year
saturday ........4Lll4 Wednesday -. '6S9
Monday .........62, lO0 THURSDAY ...-..4t,iSz
Tuesday ........57, $50 Friday $500. Y, 165
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet and steady; middling,
1916; net receipts, 6,774; sales, 929; stock,
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, S1s; net
receipts. 9.$S2; gross $3.50; sales, 4SVc;
Mobile@Dull; middling, s: net receipts
sli; sales, 200; stock, 1921.
charleston-Firm; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, 2,342; stock, 5O,55S
Wilmington-Steady; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, $50; stock, q, 1S1.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling,. 81; net re-
ceipts, 1853; sales, 275; stock, 1917.
Baltimore-Dull middling, S3s; gross re-
ceipts, 755; stock, $3.50
New York-Quiet; middling, So; net re-
ceipts, los; gross, S,66S; sales, 1876; all spin
ners. stock, 1866.
ceipts, 468; gross, 1924.
northumberland; middling, SA; net
receipts, 80; stock, u,075.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 800; gross, 7l9; stock, 1921.
Memphis-Quiet, steady; middling, s lie;
stock, 147. 69S.
receipts, 9lS; gross, 1856; sales, 300; stock,
Cincinnati-ouiet. steady; middling,
Hou s rpie i midd iHGGk s:0 net re-
ceipts, 6,931; sales, So; stock, 52,O55.
Exports of Cotton This Day
co Gaiy 1,3so ,IS Great Britain, s157;
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 18,175;
continent, $685.
Mobile-Coastwise 425.
Savannah-Coastwise, 200
Charleston-Coastwise 1874. "
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1,074.
New York-Forwarded, 2,254.
Boston-To Great Britain, 1853
Total foreign exports from all ports
TINS day: To Great Britain, 20,6S5; to
france, none: to the continent, S,O36.
thus far this week: To Great Britain,
G2Sl; to France, 36,4S6; to the continent.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1895:
10 Great Britain, 500 5S1; to France, 240,5 +;
to the continent. 7O5,47;
Liverpool, Dec. u. 1880 p. m:-Cotton-
Good business done; prices easier; Amer
ican middling, 2l32d; sales, 1900 bales;
American 1880 bales; speculation and ex-
port 900 bales; receipts, $4,000 bales;
American, 1880 bales; futures opened
easy, demand fair; American middling,
i5e5 middling clause, January,FebTuary'
1 11 Foss6Ttu gar March 49, Mar COB
4''t443ld; May-JUne, A30G4. 3l6I432d; June
July 455d; July-August, 4.314432d433d;
futures, steady. American SPOT grades
uec4ned l-32d; American middling, Lied;
GOOD middling, 23-S2d; middling. 45sd; low
lanl3a;dlng, 17,S2d; good ordinary, 1920;
p. motion, American middIing. low
Hiddling clause December, 4.3l@422d val
ue' December-January, 430d value; Jan
uary-February, 4.2g6430d buyers; Febru-
sly5March, 4;29Q4.3Od, buyers; March
april 4.2904.30d buyers: April-May, 4.3Od
YiEefs; May-June, Add sellers; June-Ju-
j,.e 4.5la4 52d buyers; July-August, 4S2d
Cctober-N oVember. unofficial, Aid value;
futures closed steady.
New York, Dec. i2-Noon-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady: December. S.25c; jan
Larry; S.24c; February, S.29c; March, S.35c !;
April, S.40c; May, S4ic
New York, Dec. r. 4 p. motion fu-
l1res closed firm; sales, 11S.3OO bales; De-
SSe2m3 al r. S26c; January s.2Sc; February.
G.otc' March, S.39c; April, S.44c; May, S4Sc;
SUng, soc; July, S.53c; August, S.54c; Sep
SSIi@9oer' S.25c; October. SIDE; November.
New Orleans, Dec 12-Cotton futures
I,eady; sales, $500 bales; December, S.13c;
SoIuary, She; February Sic; March,
his; April, sac; May, S.2sc; June. SS1c
0 ligi Sole; August, S.2Sc; September, 1859;
New York, Dec. 12.-Riordan & Co say
-lehnation to break this morning and our
IiIlhet opened higher but, until the last
lr to-Qay's trading was the most stu
10y dui that has been recorded on the
mango for long time; the transactions
ne light and mainly Of a local charac-
~. ew seemed to care to buy, and stll
tf had the courage to sell, and 50 the
ithet remained almost stock-still. The
tuauons, until the O'Clock call. being
eiIiN q range OF "A about 3 poinfg Town rfa