The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-03

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following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
The local market was steady. but very
Quiet as the reported sales of only 81
f9les will show. At the Cotton Exchange,
at the regular call at ! o'clock, the mar
ket was buHetined steady and unchang-
will be closed to-day and Saturday in OBJ
servance of the Easter holidays.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close OF the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .........................I LIS
Mddliug ................-.....'... S-lO
Low middling ...................-.......I
Good ordinary .....-.............-.
Market steady; sales, 30.
Sea Island COtton-The business of the
week closed to-day, as the exchanges will
he closed Friday and Saturday in Observ-
ance of the Easter holidays. The tone
of the market has been quiet, with a fair
demand at a decline on some grades as
nofed below. The sales for the six days
were / $50 bags; receipts, 232; exports, 5,l6l (;
stock 1863 The quotations at the close
were as follows:
Choice Floridas. .........s.''.''.....16 Q1l
Extra fine FlOrdas. .l5 M1512
Fine Floridas, nominally ...........1 31a014
Extra choice Georgias. .l4l2q15
Choice GeOrglas.. .........-..-.......l5 12Qlf
Extra fine Georgias. ..-............. l212ql3
Fine GeOrglas. IL "a ia
Medium fine Georgias. liz
Medium GeOrgias. .lO12Mn
Common Georgias. 10
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ....................... SO
Receipts this day last year .......... 7S5
Receipts this day year before last. 7S9
Receipts same day in 1888 .............. y74
Receipts since Sept l. 1sS5............. 6s9, $50
same time year before last ......... .S96. 0Ss
Same time in 1898 .....................7l9, 937
Exports, coastwise, this day .......... 1924
Stock on hand this day ............... SO, 100
Same day last year .................... sc, 9SS
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day .................... 6,646
This day last week .................. $500
This day last year ................... 1892
This day year before last ........... 5,11S
This day in 1898 ...................... 7,451
Receipts past six days ................ 51,212
Same days last year ................. SO, 799
Same days in 1898 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1921
Same days year before last .......... 1906
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1895. A III sos
Same time last year .................7 ,376, 400
Same time year before last ..,..... SSH '0iS
same time in 1898. $40, 1SS
Stock at the ports to-day ............ 551, 513
Stock same day last year ............ S64, sos
Receipts This Week in 1888
saturday. 500 Wednesday ...55s7S
Tuesday .........13,29S Friday ..........S, 1902
Daily movement at other ports
s5 ton middliing, aAsc; net re-
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 7s4c; net
receipts, 1,664: gross. 1870; sales, 1000;
stock, 20l $50.
Mobile--Quiet; middling. 79-1sc; net re-
ceipts, 1903; sales, 200; stock, 17,106
Charleston-Steady; middling, nc; net
receipts, les; stock, p, 152.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, 75sc; net
receipts, 1877; stock, SPA.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, Z 11-16c; net re-
ceipts, Sal; sales, 1913; stock, 26, 1886.
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling 77sc; gross
100; stock, Is, 619.
New York-Quiet, steady; middling 77sc;
net receipts, 2; gross, 1,757; sales, 2O4; stock
5000.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 77sc; net re-
ceipts $50; gross 6,344.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, SBc; net
receipts, 40; stock, S,325.
Daily movement at interior towns
Augusta-Steady; middling. 11-16c; net
receipts, 80; sales, Az; stock, 21,544, act
ual
Memphis-Steady; middling, 77-16c net
receipts, 2O6; gross, 1876; sales, 1,4O0; stock,
St. Louis-steady; middling, 75sc; net re-
495
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, TIC; net re-
cepts, 227; stock, 5503
Houston-Quiet; middling, TIC; net re-
cepts 1.785; stock, 20, 1885,
Louisville-F'irm; middling, 75sc
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galve ston-Coastwise 1851
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $3.50;
continent, 11,25O.
Mobile-Coastwise 100
aVannah-Coastwise, 1884.
Charleston-Continent, 6.635.
NOrfolk-Coastwise 1,233.
Baltimore-Coastwise 1.5O0.
New York-To Great Britain, 264; CONT
nent, 434; forwarded, o.
Boston-To Great Britain, 5,0S5.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
tnent, 1879.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 81. 4OS;
TO France, 145; to the continent, $3.50.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l,
1896 To Great Britain, 1864 to
France, 426, TAI; to the continent, 1,469146
Liverpool, April 2, 1890 p. m.-Cotton,
middling, 4 13-32d; sales. 5000 bales; Amer
lean 1000 bales; speculation and export,
500 bales; receipts, $500 bales, all Ameri-
Futures opened quiet: May-June. 416d;
J,Gne-July, 4.l4d; JIlyy-A9gust, 4l 8
December, 3.60d. Futures quiet;
tenders, none
1245 p, motion. American, spot
grades unchanged; American midding,
lair, 23-32d; good middling, 4 15-92d; mid
ding, 4 1890; low middling, 5-16d; good
ordinary, S-16d; ordinary, "a,
4 p. m.-Cotton, April, 4 18Gl4.19d sellers;
April-May, AID sellers; May-June. 4.16d
sellers; -June-July, Add sellers; July-Aug-
uSt, abb sellers; August-September 4.l0d
sellers; Septembsr-0otober. 402q40Sd;
becember, December January, 359q3.6Od
sellers. Futures closed steady.
new OK, April Z, nO0n---COllOH III
lures opened duh; April, 7.5sc; May. 7 Soc;
June, 7.6ic; July. 2. Soc; August, 1860; Sep
tember, 7S2c; October, 724c.
New York, April Cotton futures
Cosed quiet and steady; sales 141.OOO bales;
lpril, 760c; May-June, 1860; July. 1850;
august 7.65c; September, 734c; October,
&c; November, 7.lSc; December, 7.2lc;
January, 725c
New Orleans. April FIXTURES dun:
5iies Is. 100 bales; April 1850; May, 7.6Sc;
iuue, 1860; July, 1850; August. 747c; Sep
mber, 7l0c; October 6.97c; November,
o. re; December, $3.50; January, 70Oc.
New York, April 2.-Riordan & Co. say
q cotton to-day: THE cotton market to-
9ay' as is usual on the eve of a three
3aFs holiday, was dun and stupid. Liv-
pool was practically unchanged. and
,le fluctuations here were within narrow
units. Nobody was inclined to make any
ltw ventures on either side and the sole
- Of traders seemed TO be TO even up
or deals until after Easter. May open
at 1860. advanced to 1.7Oc and closed
~ LE5c bid. August. which has now be-
lle the active trading month opened NJ