The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25

There was q marked Improvement in the
speculative interests in cotton during the
past week, increasing the transactions in
futures. There was some encouragement
given by Europe, and caused futures to
advance Spots also were higher at every
cotton center. The local market was gen
orally quiet and steady at an advance of
Lice on all grades. 1t was reported that
cotton planting continued under favora-
BILE conditions in the central and southern
portions of the cotton belt, and was COM
ing up to a good stand. Termination,
however, was slow, owing to the drought
in some parts of the eastern part of the
cotton region Good rains would be of
much benefit in Texas to insure a good
stand. The reports of drought in the
eastern portion of the cotton region were
used with some effect. While the public
cables as stated, were not satisfactory
from Manchester, private cables reported
more activity, with spinners likely to be-
come free buyers. There were also re-
ports that a number of eastern spinners
We're interested in spots and were making
inquiries everywhere.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
1000 mlddllng ---..-............-........
1lIudllnS .....................-.......
Low mlqdllng ............................ a-16
Hood ordinary ............................. 3-l6
Market. quiet and steady; sales, 1903; for
the week, 1,0l2
ReceiptsZThe receipts OF cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
We're 1874 bales upland and 116 bags sea
bags sea island last year.
me particulars of the receipts have been
as follows: Per Central railroad, laos bales
upland; per Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, 93S bales upland; per
Charleston and Savannah railroad 10S2
naies upland; per Florida Central and Pen
lnsular, 7S4 bales upland; per South
Bound railroad, POI bales upland; per Geor-
ga and Alabama railroad 407 bales up
land; per river steamers 10 bales upland.
Note-The receipts above include 1l6 bags
Sea island W9riOlfS railroads
EXports-The exports for the past week
We're l,269 bales upland and 761 bales sea
island moving as follows: To Baltimore,
81 bales upland; to New York. S92 bales
upand and AS bags sea island; to Boston,
0l oales upland and 3l6 bags sea island.
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 24.2l3 bales upland and
o'llo bags sea island, against 81 ,563 bales
upland and l,370 bags sea island at the cor
responding time last year.
sea Island Cotton-At times during the
past week the market was quite active,
ana at other times very quiet. The sales,
however. footed up 1746 bags. which re-
Uuetd the stock in first hands consider
SDiy lhere was no change in the prices
rom the previous week, the sales being
tnIaoe on basis OF the following quotas
Choice Floridas ................1s 7l7
EsHHtra Fine Floridas ..............l5
rlne tloridas, nominally .......... iSikGil4
ezra clolee Georgias .............l4iS
E,,tt It"Itlhs .-.,.-.-......-.-... i3l4ffi4
F'int me ItofEias ......,........l2izul3
Medi,,,,ts gas 1900. ...-.....-....-.E 4lzh
WIN me GNorBias ..........+..n ullM
Ca,nh Ieorglas .....-.............l0is
1t.Ai'h atpfF tT .s................ 0ff0
~, nF total receipts for the past week
eo 80 lls bags. against As bags for the
peHalnt week laai year