The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-19


This day in 1898 ................... Zz9 20
Receipts past four days .......-.. l9'iZS
Same days last year ............. I'HI
Same days year before last 5'49l
Same days in 1893 .................. 0'SS2
Total receints since Sept. !, '95 -.5'2OOOOl
Same time last year .............'1 o oId
Same time year before last ........5,Sz4,5SU
Stock at the ports to-day .....-.... l44'zlz
Stock same day last year ........ 29S, SOB
Receipts this week in 1898;
Saturday. .2137 Wednesday ........S,SOS
Monday. ,421 Thursday .........1,SSO
Tuesday......2224 Friday .............2,256
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts 1885, sales, sos; stock, 1857.
New Orleans-Firm; middling, IL; net
receipts. S,196; gross, S,246; Sales 1000;
stock, 24,O0l.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 25 (all new; stock, S,1S9.
Charleston-F'irm; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 100; stock, 1858.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 1856; stock, 1,175.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
sceipts, 265 GA new; sales, 10; stock, 1872
misunderstanding; middling. 8; net
receipts, none; stock. 4,SO5.
New York-Duil; middling, 8 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 100; gross, 100; sales, 300; spinners,
100; stock, 69,405.
Boston-Quiet; mlddling. 8 S-16; net re-
cepts 1021.
Phiadelphia-Dun; middling. 11-16; net
receipts, 40; stock, 3,S6S.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling TX; net re-
2,as
Memphis-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, 143; sales, 400; stock, 1898.
st. Louis-Middling, rs; net receipts,
none; gross, 101; sales, 925; stock, 3.16O.
Cincinnati-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, S03.
Houston-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, $50; sales, S00 stock, Il, 400.
Louisvine-Feverish; middling, TX.
Exports of cotton this day
Observation-Disclosures 1856.
Norfolk-Coastwise &C.
New York-To Great Britain. 1889.
Boston-To Great Britain, 25.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 1888.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, $3.50; to
France, 275; to the continent, 1871
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, '95:
TO Great Britain, 2263, 351; to France, 464, :
Si5; to the continent, 1,75O, Ash.
Liverpool, Aug. Is, 1890 p. m.-Cotton-
Demand limited; prices firm. American
mddling, 415-32d; sales $4,000; Ameri-
celpts, 5000; American, 1900 Futures
opened firm; demand good; August, 4.259
7'-bQ42l94.26d; August-Septemb 422G
s.z5aA24d423d; Observation-Disclosures, 4160
4IdQ4lS4417d; October-N November, 4140
4'l2Q4.l6q4 l5d; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 4140
4loQ4l4d; December January, 414d4 15d;
Jdhuary-February, 4.1464 1904 15d4 lad ::
February-March, 414d4. led; March-April,
4.loQ4 1904 l7a4. led; April May 416d; May
June 4lSd. Futures quiet, but steady at
the advance.
Pas p. m.-American spot grades 1-16d
higher. American middling' fair, 31-32d:
good middling, 4 21-32d; middling, 17-S2d;
low middling, 47-16d; good ordinary,
lid; ordinary, 1-32d
p. m.-American middling. August
5.5od buyers; September, 426d buyers;
oep'ember-October 4.20d421 buyers; Oc-
[ooer- November. 4.1Sd4 19d buyers: Novem-
december, December-January, Janu-
S-y-F FEBRUARY, 4.170c4.1Sd sellers; Febru-
S.y-March, 419Q419d sellers; March
1pIA' 4.lS942Od sellers; May, 400
80 80 sellers; May-June, 421d422 sellers;
Iu'ures closed firm at the advance.
New York, Aug IS, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened firm August. s23c offered
pep'ember, SS0c; October, S92c; Novern-
Dei' 0'S0c; December. 8.92c; January, $780,
Ne" York, Aug. Is, p. m.-Cotton fu-
tleS closed firm; August, SPAS. Bic; Sep
55ulper, 806QS.07c; October, S.13c; Novem-
oer 6.o84S.09c; December. S.141S. 15c: Janu-
N Sl8Q8.l9c; February. 8.23dS. 24e:
-,tatch, S26QS29c; April, S.33GS. 34c; sales,
o-+f0 bales.
Ne" York, Aug. 18.-The Sun SAYS of to-
.'y cotton market: Cotton advanced q
~ d! points, closing firm, with sales of 3l4.-
Wv pales Liverpool advanced 116d on the
FL with sales of 5000 bales Futures
--.vLe advanced 81 points, closing firm.
L., cotton Causeries-The market took the
W, IN It's teeth to-day.and raced up hill like
runaway horse. Under the influence of
Ivy purchases to cover shorts, buying
- southern and European account. and
TT'7Her cables, prices advanced sharply
Image reports continue to be received in
aleady stream many of them taking the
una mat the injury to the crop is ire
H. 4Dle The weather bureau reports q
7"t precipitation in Arkansas, but in
W. ~ IIslana, Mississippi and Texas there
,.l 19 hardly any rain at all Everybody
.lHlea to buy, while sellers were conspic-
Us I9 by their absence, and accordingly
ddt5-es shot upward like a rocket. And they
I'm I'm come down like sticks either. but on
1ontrary closed at about the best fig
80 oL the day. The southern spot mar
b,, We're higher. the receipts were liberal.
~ ~. they We're not a factor in the specuIa-
1t Is entirely feather market"