The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-06
COTTON.

,..s VIII show the tone and the quota
lions at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The advance in futures at New York
- The effect of giving the local market
A1-.saIv tone, although the demand was
arbt ana the sales merely nominal at the
11,55.+on Exchange at the first call. at 1880
S,iock am. m, the market was bulle-
.i9e5 guet and unchanged, with sales of
q bales. al the second call, at 1 O'Clock p.
II was steady and unchanged, with
s5ies OF 161 bales; at the last call IL was
he same with further sales OF 30 bales.
/ The following We're the official spot quo
/ .a-ions. at the close of the market at the
. Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middllng
Low middling ....................-.......
Good ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Market steady; sales. 2S4.
sea Island Cotton-The market remain
a quiet and easy, with only moderate
demand at the following quotations:
| Choice Floridas, nominally ..........lS
Extra fine Floridas, nominally......1S
Fine Floridas, nominally...
Extra choice Georgias, nominally IT
Choice Georgias, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Extra fine Georglas. ..................l5
Fine GeOrglaS.. .l3S4 ala
Medium fine Georgias. .13A
Medium Georgias. .....................13
Common GeorglaS. .....................l21s
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day .................... $50
Receipts this day last year .....-.... 3,423
Receipts this day year before last =. 1.462
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1896, ........ 593. 524
Same time last year ..................7S5,2S3
Same time year before last ......... 1888, 665
Stock on hand this day ............... a. 106
Same day last year .................... 5,5S
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 1881
This day last week ................. 22,307
This day last year ................. 23,0S3
This day year before last .......... 6748
Receipts past five days ............ 1880
CO vrng. a a a CT "a
Same days year before last ........ 65,592
Total receipts since Sept. !, 1895. ....40 67 215
Same time last year ,259, 149
Stock at the ports to-day ...-.....-. $40 311
Stock same day last year ........... 975,769
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. q, 797 Wednesday .23,0S3
Monday. .435 Thursday. 1877
Tuesday: :... 9l3 Friday. .....26, 7S6
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 8; net re-
ceipts, 24S4; sales, 229; stock, 113,173.
New Orleans-Firm; middling, IA; net re-
eeeipts, $3.50; gross, 6,567; sales, 1885, stock,
Mobile-Dull; middling, 794; net receipts,
92l; sales, 200; stock, 1894.
Charleston-Steady; middling, ~ net re-
cepts, 554; stock, 1854.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, 7%; net
receipts, 324; stock, 14,777
Norfolk-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 592; sales, ISL; stock, 80, 544.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 81; net
receipts, none; gross, 365; stock, 1918.
New York-Quiet; middling, SA net re-
ners stock, 1881.
Boston-Quiet middling. 81; net re-
ceipts, 374; gross, 1884.
Philadelphia-Firm; middling 81: net
receipts, us; stock, 9,575.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, Z 15-16; net
receipts $50; sales, 1853; stock, 36,O6S
Memphis-Steady; middling. TX; net re-
ceipts, 400; sales, 1900; stock, 130,195
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, Z 1916; net
receipts, SO; gross, $50; stock, 4,565
celpts, LEO; sales, 50; stock, 9,151
oeiIpts, 1864; sales, COZ; stock, 32.466.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, ALSO.
New Orleans-Coastwise 4,249
Mobile-Coastwise, 915.
ChareSton-To the continent 2652
Norfolk-Coastwise 500.
Baltmore-Coastwise, 1000.
New York-Forwarded 236
=, !otal foreign exports from all ports
this day. To Great Britain, ALSO; TO
france, none; to the continent, 1852
Iotai foreign exports from all ports
mus far this week: To Great Britain
55352; to France, 1888; to the continent,
~ Total G foreign exports since Sept. /, 1895:
I99 Great Britain, 1902; to France, 1854, :
6o3; to the continent, lib 497.
Liverpool, Feb. ), 1880 p. m.-Cotton de-
mand fair; prices firm; American middling
asa; sales, 10000 bales; American $500
Dales; speculation and export, 1000 bales ;
receipts, 1000 bales: American 600 bales
utures opened steady; demand moderate
FEBRUARY, 4.31@4.30d; March-April 4.29d :
4pri-May, 4.2Sd; May-June, 427d; June
July AID; July-August, AID; August
September, 424d sellers; September cto-
per Aid; October November Aid; Nov
ember-December, Aid. Futures steady
lenders at to-day's clearings, 200 bales,
new dOckets.
Il p. m.-Cotton, February. 49O64. Sid !;
9epruary- March, 4.2914. sod, sellers; March
april, 4.29d, sellers; April-May, 4.2764. Esd
buyers; May-June, 4.27d, sellers; June-Ju-
" 426d427d, buyers; July-August, 49sa
so, sellers; August-September 4236I4. 24d
sellers; September October, 4.15d, sellers;
S pCt94per-November, Aid, sellers; Novem-
ber-December, 4.1OQ411d, sellers. Futures
closed quiet, but steady.
New York, Feb. 8, noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady; March, 1890; April, 8.O4c;
S.12c ''-' o'Afo' aug 10 =
New York, Feb. 5. p. m..Cotton flu
S WaTsb ol9S sec. steady February, 7S8c
92 5sc July July, Size; August S.15c; September,
Gooc; october, 771c; November, 1859; De-
cember, 1860. Sales, lis, 100 bales.
New Orleans, Feb. 5.-Cotton futures
steady; sales Is, 900 bales; February, 7.S7c;
oHarch. 7;91c; April, 1859; May. 1890; June,
GG'U-c; July, SO5c; August, 7.95c; Septem-
3er 753c; October, lac; November, 1890;
december, 7.40c.
New Orleans Feb. 5-New Orleans Cot
1oh Exchange statement: Semi-weekly
receipts, p 113 bales; shipments, 80, 1853
0Haiesi stock 37S77S bales. 1S95-Receipts,
5g,o5i bales; shipments, 81, Ats bales; stock
S,l.22l bales 1S94-Receipts, 23,035 bales /;
shipments, 523 bales; stock. BOG, 249 bales.
New York, Feb. 5.-Riordan & Co. say
u cotton to-day: IAN improvement in
liverpool and the noble success of the
government loan created a better feeling
III lne cotton market to-day. The German
flerator whose purchases yesterday stiff
IIAed prices, was again a heavy buyer
rs example was followed by many of
!e less conspicuous shorts and during the
'Sl hour the market at times had quite
steady aspect. But the larger houses
see med disinclined to buy at the advance
Flu me close was at a slight recession
rpm the highest. May opened at sO9c
eiVaneed to S.12c and closed at S.10GS 1lc
YIN the tone steady. To-day's improve
lent was largely of a sentimental charac-
~ and we fear it can hardly last. The
Sedle on which the preparations for the
teW crop are being pushed win be likely
o. outweigh in the estimation of traders
ny by bullish influences that may arise at
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits Turpentine-There was no change
y lhe position of the market TODAY The