The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03

lar can, the market was bulletined quis
Trbe SolJoV-ine were the official spot quo
tafions at the close Of the market al tht
Cotton Exchange to-day; -, e.
Good Aiiddnng ..----.-.-......----.-s.'-s %
Niddling ...-.....--...-......'.--.. - In
Low Middllng ..-......-.-..s-.-.- .--.-s-e Il
Good ordinary .......s.---'-.-st
Market quiet; sales. y.
Savannah receipts, exports ana STOCKS
Receipts this day. !-........-..---......- l'9t,
Receipts this day last year. ...--:...- IS.
Receipts this day year before last---- 5os
Receipts this day in 1893. ....---..-...- s s-
Receipts since Sept. J. lsSo--'.'---..-- 'gs'
Same time last year - 80 ~
Same time year before last.-..--... ~ -
Same time in 1893. ftt'gV-
Stock on hand this day....--.-....---- 1919
Same day last year -----. $50
Receipts and Stocks at the Forts- 80,
Receipts this day ...-.......-.--.-.-. s'4ee,,
This DAY last week ....-....-...-.-.. sgst
Totsl reg receipts since Sept i. 81 75s
Same time last year .-.......-..'-'.'' a.
Stock at the ports to-day ...-.'.'' eii s99
Stock same day last year ....--.... Vft'4O5
Daily movement at other ports
Cialveston-Steady; middling, l$tc' net
receipts, 424; sales. 700; stock, SOO2a-
New OrIeans-Firm: middling, 75sc; net
receipts, 1.l96; gross, 1851: Sales 49,
%o6iie+S Nominal; middling. TIC; net re-
Charleston-Steadyi middling. I5zc' net
receipts. 50: sales, Sl5; stock. II,l6S, 80.
Whining on-Ftrm; mlddllhS' f54c' net
Norfoik-Firm: middling, 724c; net re-
ceipts, 5ls; sales, s.; stock, 1873, e1o.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT; middltng, Sac
gross receipts, 242; stock, 1851. ~
New York-Steadys mtddllng, sac net
receipts, none; gross, ll7' sales u.s. STOCK
% BB tsSt middIing. S-1sc; net re-
ceipts 502; gross, 564.
Phiiadelphia-Firm; middling, S5zci net
receipts, 3O3; stock, 7628.
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 1!se;o net re-
aaHaH.. i
Memphis-Steady; middling, y-l6c; mel
receipts, 1870; sales, L55O; stock. $500.
St. Louis-Steady; middllng l9sc' net re-
celpts, q; gross, LIB; sales, l,OSO; STOCK
Sincinnati-Quiet; middling, 774e; net re-
cepts, LOB sales 500 s stock 9 7Sc nat "a.
ceipts, $50; sales, p; stock, 2O,7o2
Louisvllie-Steady; middling, 7Ae.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Gaiveston-To Great Britain, 1,Sl,
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 2,S6Oi to
France. 4,e1; coastw.se, 400; 40,
Charles on-Coastwtse, 80.
Norfolk-Coastwise, Z2. +.
Total foreign exports from all ports rt TO,
Britain, s244; to France, 4'S4l' 70 the con
Total foreign exports since Sept. !, '95
To Great Britain, 2.O51, 6l9; to France, 49,
626; TO the continent l5g8,g9o. &C.,
odis yer PTisss M nngeha q o Rmercan mid
ding, 13-S2d; sales, 1000 bales; Ameri-
can, $500 bales; speculation ana EXPORT
800 bales; receipts, 1900 bales; American
l. 400 bales; futures opened steady; demand
poor; May, 4.19d; May-June, 4,lSd; June
July. 4;lsd; July5;Augggst 4l5d; 6 august
40sd; oetober-November S6ld; December
January, $500; futures quiet.
D. m.-Cotton: American middling,
ls-S2d; futures: May 4.l9G420d buyers;
May-June, 41SG41sd sellers; June-July,
4l6d buyers; July-August, 4l5d sellers;
August-september. 41lQ4l2d sellers; Sep
tember-October, 403d400d sellers; Octo-
ber-November, 3.61M362d sellers; Novem-
ber-December. Deeem ber-J January, jana
ary-February. 3.59G3.60d buyers Febru-
ary-March, 3.60a36ld.
New York. May 2 NOon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened firm; May 1890; June, s.0oc;
July, 1880; August, 1880; September, 7.42c;
October, 72Sc.
New York, May 2, p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed quiet. but steady; sales, lol 500
August, 1890; September, 743c; October,
72Sc; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 7.20c; January,
I23c; February, 7.26c.
New Orleans May 2.-Cotton futures,
steady; sales, u, 100 bales; May, 1920; June,
7.65c; July, 7.62e; August, 7,52c; September,
Tile; october, 6.94c; November, 6.9lc; De-
cember, $3.50; January 6.96c.
New York, May 2.-The total visible sup-
ply of cotton for the world is S,O52,O21
bales, Of which 1853 S27 bales are Ameri-
can, against 4,079, 626 bales and 3,720, 42t
bales respectively last year Receipts OF
cotton for the week at all interior towns
were ,957 bales. Receipts from the plan
tauons, 25,16S bales. Crop in sight, $751;
443 bales.
New York, May 2.-Riordan & Co. SO,
of cotton: Speculation in cotton this
week, though mainly Of a local character
has shown increased activity, and May
ali sold above cents, Jun,
fetching s.e6c. Mr.. Inman Wa!
his friends, to keep the market from goins
up too fast. The belated shorts were eVi
IDENTIFY alarmed and bought with grea
avidity, until towards the close it wa
noticed that Mr. lnman was selling, wheI
the market eased a couple of points. Au
gust opened at 79Sc, advanced to S04c
and closed at 7.996lSc, with the tone quie
and steady. The Chronicles crop adVicel
were highly favorable and the fan an,
winter months Jagged in the advance al
usual. That the sharp rise in the sum
mer months is entirely a matter of ma
nipulation. advantage being taken of loca
and temporary conditions, seems SUN
ciently plain from the Indifference will
which Liverpool treats the advance. an,
the stubbornness with which the white
months refuses TO join in il. We belev
that there are limitations to a rise so pal
pably artificial as the present one.
seems TO US that it is bound TO collaps
whenever the short interest shall haV
been substantially covered, or wheneve
the premium on certain months shall hav
reached figure that Will attract cottol
from other markets. One or the other o
these contingencies cannot be far aft
For this reason, while ii may still be dan
gerous to sell the summer months, we can
not advise anybody to buy them Soone
or later, we believe, they viii have tum
BILE far more rapid than the recent rise
New York, May 1.-The Suns cotto
article says: Cotton advanced l to
points, closing steady, with sales of 10l SO
bales To-day's features; The prominen
bull trader came to the front to-day an
put up prices. 1t was reported that 100C
bales had been sold for export, and thi
contributed to strengthen the tone A
the advance there was considerable real
izing, and most of the Improvement wa
lest. The new crop months were niue
stronger. but there was very little IL an
new business. The trading was who'll
professional. The weekly weather repor
Of the Chronicle was favorable to Gro
prospects. Shorts covered TO some exten
and helped to sustain prices"
NAVAL STORES.