The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-17
COTTON.

COTTON.
The narrow fluctuations at the con-
trolling markets, and a decline of points
at New York did not affect the local
market, which remained steady and I'M
changed to-day. There was, however,
very little interest displayed in the mar
kct, and the sales were merely nominal
At the Cotton Exchange, at the first call,
the market was bulletined steady ana
Unchanged, with no sales; at the second
call it was the same, with sales or SO
bales and at the close it remained steady
and unchanged. with sales of Sc bales.
The following were the official spot QUO
tations, at the close of the market at
the Gotten Exchange to-day:
Good midollng ............-............S7
Kidding ............ ...................o -,
Low mlddllng .............--....'..--..1 lS-Io
Good ordinary 1900.
Market, steady; sales, S94.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet, as is usual on Monday, though
the market held steady awaiting orders
TO come. There was some business, how
ever, on basis OF the following quota
tons;
Choice Floridas ;....................-..'l 1920
Extra fine Floridas .....................l8
Extra choice Georgias ................I7
Choice Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l612
Extra fine Georgias ...................16
Fine GeOrg1aS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 912
Medium fine Georgias ................15
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
same day last year ...............-.-- :, 90
Receipts since Sept. !, 80 ...........467,Ss3
same time last year ;...-............ 68l ,5g6
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 3,608
stock on hand this day ............ SSH
Same day last year ................. .nI,9l5
Receipts and stocks at the ports
This day last week .................. 43,46
This day last year .................... 1S,3l1
This day year before last .......... s., 0S6
Receipts past three days ........... Oh
Same days last year ................ 12S,l3S
Same days year before last $3.50 Sl,946
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1895. q, $3.50
same time year before last .........3, 1873
Stock at the ports to-day ...........l, g2Oi
stock same day last year ........1,2O7,S6 1854
Receipts this week last year
Monday ..........7S,317 Thursday ......46, O36
Tuesday ........62 .514 Friday .......,..7O,1 W
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Guiveston-Quiet; middling, S1s; net re-
ceipts, Il $50; sales, 20; stock, 1A,sg7
New Orleans-Dull; middling, SIS; net
receipts. 14,7S4; gross, 15,10S; sales, GOO;
MOB Mobile1steady; middling. s.; net re-
ceipts, 2.31s; sales, 300; stock. 80, 92S.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 8 asked;
net receipts, 1,76O; sales, $50; stock, Isis.
Wllmington-Firm; middling, 8; net re-
Norfoik-Quiet; middling, 81: net re-
celpts, S,O59: sales, $50; stock, 4S,1H.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, SIS; gross re-
New York-Duil; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 1,$s1; gross, $500; sales, none;
BostonEouiet; middling. 1916; net re-
ceipts. 80: gross, 1,162.
lphia-Qmet; middling, s13-l6;
net receipts, 100; stock, 12,34.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet and steady; middl!ng,
S 1-16qS1s; net receipts, 1,1O3; sales, 1,O2S;
Menphis~Easy; middling, Sls; net re-
| ceipts, .5565; gross, 6,04; sales, 2.lOO;
g So, H.. v-,saa,;.o o &c. -
receipts, 1,164; gross. 7,493; stock, 81, SS9.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middhng, SA; net re-
eeipts, 1,62S; stock. S,5A, corrected.
Houstcn-Dull; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts. 6.SO5; stock, 81, 552.
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1889; coast
wise, 31l5.
New Orieans-France, s,546.
MObile-Coastwise, 647.
Savannah-Coastwise, 3,60s.
Whining tOn-COaStWise, 49,
Norfolk-Coastwise, AL.
Baltimore-Coastwise,' 800.
New York-France, 553; continent 1884;
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day: To Great Britain, 4,S@; to
France, 9,O99; to the continent, 1884
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, g.,
20; to France, 9,O99; to the continent, 81
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1895:
To Great Britain, SS7, 5SS; to France, 254,-
loI' to the continent, 1l GS co..o
Liverpool, Dec. 10, l2:5O p. m-CoIton:
Demand fair; prices steady; American
middling 45sd'. Sales, 10000 bales; AmerI-
can, 94OO bales; speculation and export,
900 bales; receipts, $4,000 bales; Amerl-
demand moderate. American middline.
iow, middling clause, December-Janua
4 432d; January-February, 4.31Q432d;
February March, 4.32d; March-April 432d;
AprilMay, 4.32d; May-June, 4.33d; July
August, 4.34d; August-September, 4.SSd. Flu
lures quiet, but steady. Tenders, none.
American spot grades advanced 1.32d;
American middling. fair, 1-16d; good
m.ddling. 4a4d; middling, 2l-S2d; low mid
GiIng' 9-l6d; good ordinary, 1-l6d; Or
binary, AID.
4 p. m.-American middling, December,
15.34d buyers; December-January, 4:S2a4 SD
buyers; January-February, 4.32d433d sell
ers; February-March, 4.32d buyers; March
april 4.32d buyers; April-May, 4.32q4.3Sd
value; May-June, 4.33d buyers; June-July,
Sust-September, 4.32d4.3Sd value; October
November, unofficial, 4.22a4.25d value. Fu>
New York, Dec 16.-Noon.-Cotton fu-
,4res opened barely steady: January, S.50c;
tebruary, SS7c; March, sac; April, safe;
Nay, S.50c; June S.53c.
New York, Dec. IS, p. m.-Cotton fu-
~, 55oI ooS closSd quiet and steady sales,
sc; February, S.2Sc; March, S.33c; April.
.5oc; May, sac; June, s.45c; July, S46c;
august, S.47c September, S.1Sc; October,
New Orleans, Dec. 16.-Cotton steady;
saIes, q 200 bales. December, S11c; Janu-
1 ary, SOC; February, S.12c; March, Sl6ci
april, S.19c; May, S23c; June, S26c; July,
$,2sc; August, S.24c; September, 1900; oc-
New. York, Dec. 1e.-Riordan & Co. say
OF cotton: "To-day's market was the
FULLEST we have seen for a long time.
liverpool was slightly higher and prices
mere improved few points at the open
ins' March selling on the call at sac;
nut 1t soon became apparent that there
was a great deal of cotton for sale, and
~ very few minutes the Improvement
nat the, offerings, which depressed
we market, were the holdings of
large Richmond house, whose failure
haa Just been announced. The market
-l not recover from the downward inn
us Il received from the Richmond sell
.it. There was no break or special weak
,aS' put prices gradually sagged. owing
70 ne prevailing dullness The close was
et and steady. with March at s.33d
sie We think cotton a good purchase
ai The decline"
Mcintyre & Wardwell's cotton letter.
private wire 10 T. i. johnson, broker
igydent building:
New York Dec. l6.-The fluctuations
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