The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-22

gallon. L ne MldAhGA at tAAc duNdHCtt HOW
ever was only steady. with the heavy
buvers bidding &c lower. There was very
little doing in the cotton market, the
prices being unchanged, with the tone
guiet. The wholesale markets were
steady and unchanged. The following re-
sumo Of the different markets will show
the tone and the quotations at the close
to-day:
COTTON.
The situation in the local spot market
remained unchanged. There was very
little doing, and a lack of interest dis
PLAYED in the market. At the Cotton Ex-
change, at the regular call, the market
was bulletned quiet and unchanged, with
sales of % bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middling ,.....-..........-.....1 1l-16
Middling ...-.........- .-......-.-.....l S-l6
Low middEng ...--..-...........-.-....-.t9s
Good ordinary ....::.....'.........t1s
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet and unchanged, the last reported
sales being made at the following quota
Choice Floridas ....................16 OH
Extra fine Floridas -..............l5
Fine Floridas, nominally .........13IzQ14
Extra choice Georgia .............l412
Choice Georglas .-..-...............l9 t2u14
Extra fine Georg-as ................l212dl3
Medium fine Georgias .-.............n q1112
Medium Georgtas ................-..l O12
Common Georgias ..................9 @1O
Savannah Receipts. Exports and stocks:
Receipts this day last year ......... 900
Receipts this day year before last. 1904
Receipts this day in 1S93.............. 972
Receipts since Sept. l, 1895. 9l9
Same time last year ................ .9l1, 2S5
Same time year before last .922, 6S5
Same time in 1898 .....................74l4 22
Stock on hand this day ............. 1880
Rec Receipts and Stocks at The Ports -
Receipts this day ................... S,5S4
This day last week ................ S,204
This day last year ................. 1869
This day year before last ........ 6,967
This day in 1898 .................... 12,l36
Receipts past four days ........... 23,929
Same days last year ............... 1851
Same days years before last ...... 20.925
Total receipts since Sept. i. '95 .4.s98, SIS
Same time last year ..............7,6 26, 009
Same time year before last .5.617.S76
Same time in 1898 739. 04S
Stock same day last year ......... 726, $50
Receipts this week in 1888
Saturday........ 6,0z1 Wednesday go. 5,2i2
Monday......... 6,6l1 Thursday 7,19S
Tuesday. 1856 Friday 1870. 1882
Daily Movement at Other Ports
ston-Quiet; middling, "a; net re-
ceipts, 2,l70l; stock, 42,4T.
New Orleans-Holiday; net receipts,
4,03S; stock, 1855
Mobile-Steady; middling ~; net re-
ceipts, S. sales, 200; stock, i2,S2l
harleston-Steady; middling, NJ; net
receipts 2S7; stock, "a, 225.
Wilmington-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, IA; gross, 4, l2S.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, lille; net re-
ceipts, lob; sales, "a; stock, 20,727.
Bal timore-Nominal; middling, 8; gross
RECEIPTS $40; stock, 1904.
New York-Quiet; middling, 715-16; net
receipts, none; gross, -2,495; sales, 200;
spinners, 200; stock, 152,794
PhiIadelphia-F'irm middling. 3-16; net
receipts, 20; stock, 1888.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
enthusiastically; middling. 11-16; net
receipts, Sc; gross. SS; sales, 1893; stock, H.
Memphis-Dull; middllng, N; net re-
ceipts, 2S5; sales, $50; stock, 61,7A,
St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 1915; net
receipts, 96; gross. 526; stock, SO. 4S9.
Cincinnati-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, Ali; sales, 50; stock, 4,S47.
Houst5o5n no m11iddling' 7% 4, net re-
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-To the continent, 1922.
Mobile-CoaStwiSe, $50.
harleston-Coastwise, 29S.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 243.
New York-To Great Britain, 2,s1S; for
Total foreign exports from all ports this
none; to the continent, 1922.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 20, 1872; to
France, IA; to the continent, 2O,756
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1885
To Great Britain, 1,965, 100; to France, 443-
$50; to the continent, 1,571, 532.
Liverpool. April 81, 1890 p. m.-Cotton
demand moderate, prices easier; American
middling, 4ssd; sales. 5000 bales; Ameri-
can, 1900 bales; speculation and export,
500 bales; receipts, $500 bales, all Ameri-
can. Futures opened, quiet, demand
June 4.15d; June-July, Add; July-August,
4.12d; September-October, 4d; December
January, 3.67d Futures quiet.
p. m.-American middling, low middling
clause, April Aid sellers; April-May,
4.l7d, sellers; MayJune 4.16d, sellers;
June-July, Add. July-August, 412q4;1Sd.
November, 3.59d3.60, sellers; November
December, and December-J anuary, $3.50
3.5Sd, sellers; January-February, 3.5sd,
sellers. Futures closed steady.
New York, April p, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened quiet. but steady; May, 1860;
June, 7.72c; July and August, 7.70c; Septem-
New York, April p, 4 p. m.-cotton flu
lures closed steady: sales, $500 bales;
April, 1850; May, 1880; June, L74c; July,
773c; August, 772c; September, 1859; DC
7.15c; January, 1905.
New York, April 21;-Riordan & Go. say
slight Improvement in Liverpool the tone
at our opening this morning was rather
heavy and August, which opened at 7.70c,
declined in few minutes to 1850, and was
so narrow and local that a single order
from Liverpool for the purchase of 1900
bales for September delivery, sufficed to
change the, temper of the ring and Au-
gust rallied to 773c, closing at Tic bid,
with the tone steady. Some complaints
from South Carolina and Georgia of the
need of rain helped to stiffen the views of
holders although the crop accounts. as
a whole continue very favorable. We re-
gard the market, and especially the fall
ana winter months. as sale upon every
DRY GOODS.
New York, April 21.-The Journal or
commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
n ITS weekly review of the dry
goods market says: "a week
OF uninterrupted fire weather has had
5000 effect on business generally. The
retail trade has been active to an unusual
9egree jobbing business has felt the in
nlence to a fair extent and even the pri-
macy market has disclosed some reflection
VI the Improvement. The undeTtone in the
primary market for the general run of
Sotton goods shows more assurance than
Ior some time past. A previously all
round weak arlr in ct har