The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-21

.,arkets. both local and telegraph, will
chow the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
COTTON.
1oss of fully Ac was lost in the local
snot market during the past week. The
nnain cause of the decline was the mar
letting Of a heavy amount of cotton which
vas held over the election and the large
FOUNDATIONS of cotton which had been
beld on the belief that the crop would
be small There was however, an in
crease demand from American and Eu-
ropean spinners, and holders of spots
were not anxious sellers at the decline.
The local market was quiet and de-
dining during the week. On Saturday
the market opened quiet, and closed at
decline of 1-16c, middling being quoted
/ at TIC; the sales were 166 bales. On Mon
day another 1-16c was lost and the mar
ket closed quiet and easy, with sales of
Il bales. On Tuesday the sales were 175
bales at unchanged prices. On Wednes-
day there was a decline of 1sc to 15-16c
for middling, with sales of 1872 bales. On
Thursday the market remained unchang-
4 ed with sales of 422 bales. To-day the
market remained quiet and unchanged,
with sales of Sc bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddllng .........,..............7 3-16
Mlddlhg .......,.................. 9 15-16
Low mlddllng .......................... 11-l6
Market-Quiet; sales, IS; for the week,
1893,
Receipts--The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 52,SSl bales upland and SOS bags sea
island, against 20, 45S bales upland and 1923
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, %, 468 bales;
per Savannah. Florida and. Western rail-
road, 6,9l7 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, $50 bales; per South
Bound railroad 357 bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad, LAS bales:
per Georgia and Alabama railroad, 3O9S
bles; per Savannah river steamers, 301
bales; per carts, 80 bales; per Beaufort
steamers. 8 bales.
Note-The receipts above include 5,045
bags sea island per various railroads, 80
per cart and per Savannah steamers.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 47Ol4 bales upland and $685. bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
SOSl bales upland; to New York. 4,017 bales
upland and POI bags sea island; to Bos-
ton 1850 bales upland; to Philadelphia,
1902 bales upland and 81 bags sea island; to
augusta, "a bales upland; to Liverpool,
5000 bales upland and 2,403 bags sea island I;
TO Reval 9,S40 bales upland and 800 bags
sea island; to Bremen, DO, 1888 bales upland;
TO Barcelona, 1900 bales upland; to Oporto,
900 bales upland
stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were SS244 bales upland and
1b,A bags sea island, against 1885 bales
upland and 1891 bags sea island at the
corresponding time las wear
sea Island Cotton-The market was
hrm at unchanged quotations during the
ehtlre week. The demand was good the
safes Tor the week being 5,041 bags. The
exports were heavy, being $685. bags, of
which 1855 bags were shipped to northern
splhners, and the balance to Great Bri-
tam, France and the continent The re-
celpts were sos bags, against 1923 bags
Tor the same week last year. The total
receipts show a decrease of 452 bags as
compared with the total for the season
10 NOV p, last year. The market closed
Hrm at the following quotations:
DHoNe lorldaS .....................16 OFT
-Aid me tIoridaS ................15 @l012
aOS Ieorglas .13Aql4
Extra G; choice Georgias 1872
Iholce Georgias ...................13
Extra hne Georgias ...............121a
Flhe Georgias and Floridas ....12
Medium Georgias and Fla IL
Inc receipts for the past week were
oV'o bags. against 5,2S2 bags the same
week last year.
Inc exports for the week were $685. bags.
moving as follows: To Havre, 81 bags;
% Manchester, SO bags: TO Liverpool, 24O3
bags to Reval, 800 bags; to northern
bags.
Inc total receipts from Sept /, to date,
amount to 1887 bags, against 40,329 bags
Ior the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. l, to date,
amounted to 20.364 bags, moving as fol-
lows: To Great Britain, 9.039 bags; to
france, 3,445 bags: to the continent, 1854
bags, to northern ports for domestic con-
sumption, 7,Ol6 bags.
The total exports for the same period
ast year were 26,931 bags.
stock on hand and on ship board to-day
was A,744 bags, against 1S,SO1 bags this
Jay last year.
Charleston, S. c., Nov. 20.-Sea island
cotton market Receipts for the week, 761
bags; exports, $751; sales, 535; stock, 5,SO1.
Quotations, medium fine islands, zoe;
me Islands, 21hc; fully fine islands, 24c.
me total receipts since Sept. /, 1896, have
Deer Sob bags, against 1924 bags for the
edihe time last year. The exports since
- ept' ], 1896, have been 2,0i4 bags against
-'od4 bags for the same time last year.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
1SScelVed this day ..................... 1880
II,e'elVed same day last year ......... 5,155
,t,eceNed same day In 1894 .......... 4,726
hecelved past week .................. 1886
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