The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-21


1853 bags: TO the continent. 500 bags; coast
wise, q, 453 bags.
The total exports for the same period
last year were "a .136 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
last year.
cotton market; Medium fine islands, ga
SIC; fine islands, 25c; fully fine islands,
26c; extra fine islands, 35lD40c Receipts
Tor the week, 65S bags; exports, AZ bags;
sales, Az bags; stock, 2,099 bags.
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1895,
have been 1906 bags, against 1902 bags
Tor the same time last year. The ex-
ports since Sept. /, 1895, have been 5579
bags. against 1888 bags for the same time
last year.
Note-The quotations from Charleston
are Tor sea island cotton raised on the
islands of South Carolina, which is SUI
perior in quality to the 'Georgias" and
Floridas." inexperienced producers not
knowing the difference should note
this explanation and avoid misunder-
standings
Savannah receipts. exports and stocks:
Received same day last year 49,. ASS
Received past week .................. %, 7S6
Received same week last year 500. %. 149
Receipts since Sept. /, 1895 ......... 4S3 149
Receipts same time last year ....... ga, 7SS
Exports past week, coastwise ....... 15,S7S
Exports past week, Great Britain :. 1888
exports since Sept. to CT. Britain. 1856
To the continent .....................15O,1 1856
Total foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O5 699
Stock on hand this iay ............. 95'54S
Stock on hand same day last year III, 1872
Receipts and stocks at the ports
neceipts TINS DAY ........-........... 4s,U0
This day last week .................. "a $50
This day last year ................... 0,l0l
This day year before last ............ 50. 964
Recelpts past week ...........'...... 2z5,6i9
Same week last year ..............., 35i. 74S
Same week year before last ........ 297, 229
Total receipts since Sept. !, '95 x, no. 292
Same time last year .;............4 ~ 225
Stock at the ports to-day ...........1, 1888. 9l5
Stock same day last year ..........,l, 2Sl ,094
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. S21 Wednesday .... Al, 500
Monday. ........7S,8l7 Thursday ...... .46, OS6
Tuesday. .62,614 Friday .........70, 1M
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts. SIG; sales, 2.O52; stock, 1260S7
New Orleans-Easy; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, 1888; gross, 1855; sales, 1900;
Mobile-Easy; middling. s; net receipts,
2,198; sales, 200; stock, 1880.
Charleston--Net receipts, 2,S46; gross,
Wilmington@Qu middling, rs; net
receipts, 925; stock, 2S,24l.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, s.; net re-
ceipts, 2,765; sales, 4S9 stock, 50,308.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, S2s net re-
ceipts, 2,974; gross, SAT-; stock, 30,263.
New York-Steady; middling,. 5-l6; net
receipts, none; gross, 4,5OS; sales, 662, all
spinners; stock, 1S4.9S4.
Boston-Dull; middiing, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 754; gross, 3,541.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, s 9-16; net
receipts, 81; stock, 12,91s.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 7%Q7M; net
receipts, 2,2O9; sales, Ala; stock, 1885. act
Memphis-Easy; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, S,OS6; gross, 1888; sales, 1,2O6; stock,
St. Louis-Quiet and steady; middling.
s lie; net receipts, 1886; gross, 2,S2T; sales,
200; stock, 1925.
ceipts, 7S9; stock, SIS.
Houston-Easy; mniiddnng. 81; net re-
ceipts, 7,051; sales, &C.; stock, 56,SS6.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Gaivestonr-To the continent, 975.
New Orleans-To France, 4S09.
avannah-Coastwise, 3,272.
Mobile-Coastwise, 1,093.
ilmington-Coastwise, Is.
Norfolk-To Great Britain, 4,T1; coast
Baitimore-To Great Britain, 1859; con-
tinent, 100; coastwiSe, $500.
New York-Forwarded. 1,194.
Total foTss9 r exports Rt fT1m FL ports
France, 4,SO9: to the continent. 1.675.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain
So 100; to France. 1873; to the continent,
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 1895
TO Great Britain. 9oS, "a to France 2O2'-
New York, Dec. 20.-Rosin dull; steady;
strained. common to good, $1.7Oq1.75. Tur-
pentine steady at 2Sd2S1zc.
Liverpool, Dec. 20, 2:30 p. m.-Cotton, de-
mand fair; prices easier; American mid
| ding, 45sd; sales. 10000 bales; American,
| 5000 bales; speculation and export, 1000
bales; receipts, none. Futures opened
steady; demand fair; American middling,
low middling clause, observation-disclosures
Nd s9F S'q Ap Ssd
"a sa SSa4. sd; June-July l.sOd; July
August, 4.2Sq4SO@4 S1@4 SOD. Futures
American spot grades, 1-s2d lower;
| American middling, fair, sd; good mid
| ding. 4 11-16d; middling, 19-S2d; low mid
ding, 41zd; good ordinary 47sd; ordinary
D. m.-Cotton, December. 429a4. sod
values; December-January, 42Sd values;
J1a,.y1Xareb 4a7d buyers March-Apr
| d 27d values; AprilIMay, AID buyers;
| Mav-June, 427d42Sd sellers; June-July
42sd SELLERS July-August,9 ga 4iST $3.50 sell ell
tober-November, unofficial, Aid values
Futures closed firm. o.... g..
New York, Dec. ~, 2. m.CCotto % t odo
| bales; December, 1850; January; a9gc /;
Febr,iarv. S05c; March, S11c; April, S.15c;
May. S.3Oc June S2Sc; July, S-9 ac;ob Ag-
gust, S.25c; September, f.soc' OCTOBER,
| 1850; November, 7.S0c.
New Orleans, Dec. @.,Cotton futures
steady; sales. 1i9 500 bales; Deem 6 ben
/ ~
March 1900; April, 1850; May, 1850; June,
| S00c; July, s.O5c; August, 1880; Septem-
| ber, 1859; October, 758c
New York Dec 2om 7,t. bs s Go S Say
| in the cotton market The decline was
sharp. The liquidation was enormous
| and It would be difficult to exaggerate the
| uneasy feeling that prevailed during a
! portion of the day March opened at
! S.14c rallied to Sic, declined to sole and
closed at SHE, with the tone very steady.
The terrible drop in the stock market
a most depressing effect upon holders of
| cotton The bears are relying upon a great
! deal of cotton now held in the south be-
| ing forced upon the market by the antic-
! mated tightness of money. At the close
| TODAY il looked much as if the worst was
| over, but the feeling is still one of great
| uneasiness, and it is impossible tonight
to forecast the course of prices to,mor-
| row. The light movement, especially at
/ the interior towns, and the heavy liqui-
| dation that has taken place. should
/ make an upward reaction easy and natur-
/ AL but mightier influences than these
| are at work, and at the moment little
/ heed is paid to the movement"
! Mcintyre & Wardwell's cotton letter