The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-05
COTTON.

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COTTON.
greatest drawback to the cotton
Eet during the past week was the as
,ion of Liverpool and the continent TO
IA fnmres. The belief in Europe is thai
Us will be larger than has been es-
.ted Foreigners calculate that the de-
The interior movement Is due en-
s ~ 10 the cod weather and bad ROADS
rs mast week. Notwithstanding
"a improving trade and the reduction III
M M o,oant the trade has become bear
IN inder the heavy offerings from Europe
aarorst belief in the south, however
H. the crop estimates are correct and
On ADVANCE in the price must neces-
&ry come.
q. and after opening at l5-loc Tor
M ling advanced to cents about Wed
~dav The trading, however, continued
Tho interrupted Geographic com
N cauons caused by the exceedingly as
N'ohIo weather curtai4ed the movement
,,,arferred with business. To-day
Ii sanrsssion was fe.t strongly and the
81 rket dropped &c, closing at 6.sc for
E-Edung. with the tone quiet and easy.
81 the Cotton Exchange at the trst call,
n. market was bulietined quiet and easy,
"a i sales Of Y bales. AT the second call,
az ouet and easy at l-l6c decline, with
- Of l6 bales. At the last call, II was
"a and easy at further decline OF l-l6c
IN sales Of l55 bales.
~ following were the official spot quo
.zt ons at the close of the market, at the
ia ion Exchange to-day:
@nbd midding .....'..'s.''''''.'s''' Is
IN ding .......................
{.6hy middling ,o7s
i arket quiet and easy; sales, AS; for
W. *. 555S.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
~ from all sources for the past week
"a re %,6l2 bales upland and 6,l46 bags
"a island, against 27,5O5 bales upland and
IA bags sea island last year.
fhe particulars of the receipts were as
.S lows Per Central railroad, ,464 bales,
Ia Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
II Id. S.02S bales; per Charleston and Sa-
<snnah railroad, 944 bales; per South
tlnd railroad, 1888 bales; per Florida
mural and Peninsular railroad, 1851
N les; per Georgia and Alabama railroad,
la bales; per Savannah river steamers,
"a bales; per carts, As bales; per Beau
IA steamers, u bales.
&Note-The receipts above include 6,l12
Ms sea island per various railroads and
n bags per carts.
'Exports-The exports for the past week
n re 20,64S bales upland and l,l64 bags sea
land. moving as follows: To Baltimore,
EsS bales upland, and 70 bags sea island (;
II New York, 6,O93 bales upland and l,O46
&gs sea island; to Boston, 5,26S bales up
Ehd and "a bags sea island; mill con-
#mption, los bales upland; to Genoa, 4,4OO
Mes upland; to Trieste, 1,610 bales up
&hd; to Venice, 500 bales upland.
Etocks-The stock on hand and on ship
&ard to-day were .971 bales upland and
482 bags sea island, against $3.50 bales
n land and 1914 bags sea island at the
h rresponding time last year.
"a ca Island Cotton-The heavy receipts Of
IA week made buyers bearish. Factors
deayored to hold up prices, and refused
NJ accept concessions. The sales for the
n ek were 1883 bags. The prices remain
u changed, but the tone at the closing is
Hsy and lower to sell. The following are
he quotations:
Eoce Floridas ......................16 oil
Ntra fine Floridas ......,.........l5 Ql512
Fncy Georgias .......................l3 Aml4
hTa choice Georgias .....,.......lS12
folce Georgias .....................S
Ntra fine Georgias ................l212
|ne Georgias and F.oridas ......R
sedum fine Gas and Fla-'s ll1z
tedum Ga. S and Fla. s ..........1
'The receipts for the past week were 6,l46
fgs, against 1853 bags the same week
Is. year.
The exports for the week were LISA bags,
loving as follows: To Havre, SO bags;
Manchester, l0l bags; to Glasgow, 200
PCS to northern ports for domestic con-
tmption, 794 bags.
Exports same week last year were 4,975
gs.
[rhe total receipts from Sept. to date
plount TO $3.50 bags. against 1880 bags
Inc corresponding time last year.
|Ine total exports from Sept. to date
.lognt to 2S,05s bags, moving as follows.
4 Great Britain. 13,3OS bags; to France,
r. bags; TO the continent, 1854 bags; to
fmhern ports for domestic consumption.
'E2 bags.
ne total exports for the same period
n year were 1859 bags.
Eock on hand and on shipboard to-day
f. -o482 bags, against lS,1H bags this
last year.
harleston, S. c., Dec. 4-Sea island cot
market; Receipts for the week, 5l9
II exports, none; sales, So; stock, 5,7lS.
quotations, medium fine islands, 19c;
sands, Bic; fully fine Islands, %
ne total receipts since Sept. /, 1896, have
II IN bags, against 6.3O6 bags for the
Iine time last year. The exports since
Ip' /, 1895, have been 1880 bags. against
oass for the same time last year.
oayannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
'eiVed this day .................... 5,S93
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