The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-24
COTTON.


qulet, with reported sales made at the
following quotations:
Choice F'loridas .....................16 G16k
Extra fine ridas.................Io
Fancy GeorglaS ..,...s.............l312
Extra choice Georgias ..............13
Choice Georgias :............,......l23
Extra fine Georgias .1212 OH
zine Georgias and Floridas mill
Medium fine GAS and Fla 8 ...,..101a
Common GAS and Fla s..........10
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day....................-. 4,373
Receipts this day last year,. Holiday.
Receipts since Sept. l. 1896. .595, S9S
Exports coastwse, this day.. 1921
Stock on hand this day. .............. .127, 341
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... AZ ,666
This day last week.................. 26,26S
This day last year,. ...............3 "a, 495
This day year before last........... 25,61
Receipts past fivel days. ........... 227,I00
Same days last, year. .....,.....,.. 17l,754
Same days year before last.......... 207, 422
Total receipts since Sept l., 1896. 46l6,929
Same time year before last....., A 9Sl, us
Stock at the ports to-day ...... ,302, Q4o
Stock same day last year. ;;.... rs
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 49,. 97S Wednesday ....S4,4 55
Monday. IA Thursday ...... 1882
Tuesday.........E Hit Friday ..........4S'TSo
Calveston-Steady; middling, 6Ac; net re-
cepts, 9,426; gross, 1885; sales, Al; stock,
New Orleans-Firm; middling 694c; net
receipts, 1896; gross, 1887; sales, 1900;
MOB Mo6ile@ouiet; middling, CSC; net receipts
$40; sales, 500; stock, $3.50, a.,
Enthusiastically; middling, SIC; net
receipts, 2,4S0; stock, 57,05S.
Wiimington-Firm; middling, SIC; net
receipts 925; stock, 2235i.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, sac; net re-
cepts, 6059; sales 225; stock, 64,Sl9.
Baltimore-Quiet; middling, 71sc; net re-
cepts, none; gross, ABS; stock, p, 1853.
New York-Steady; middlng, 71sc; gross,
5249; sales, 1251; spinners, 81; stock, ISL
Boston-Qulet; middling. 71sc; net re-
cepts, LAT; gross, 5,S67.
adelphia-Quiet; middling, 73sc; net
receipts. 80; stock, S,7S5.
Daily movement at interior towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 13-16c; net
receipts, 2,4OS; gross, S,4OS; sales, All; stock
Memphis--steady: n1iddling. 6 11-16c; net
receipts, 2257; gross, 27S8; sales, $500; stock,
17z1O7.
St. Louis-steady; middling, 13-16c; net
receipts, 1881; gross, APO; sales, 76S; stock
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, SIC; net re-
cepts, 3,S2S; stock, 6,265.
IIouston-Steady; middling, CSC; net re-
eepts, $3.50; sales, 325; stock, 5l.747.
LouisWll6-Quiet; middling. 67sc.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1850; con-
tinent, Ssh; coastwise, 1888.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1884;
France, $500; coastwise, 1874.
MObie-COaStWiSe, 40.
aVannah-COastwise, 2,327
Observation-Disclosures 99z.
Norfolk-Coastwise 1902.
Baltimore-To Great Britain, 800.
New York-Continent, IA; forwarded,
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain 25,622; to France,
$500; to the continent, 1927.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: TO Great Britain, Sl,103;
TO France, 81, 628; to the continent, 4OS6.
Total foreign exports since Sept. ], 1875:
To Great Britain, 1,704,O05; to France, $50
d$; to the continent, 1,O0O,l 25.
Liverpool, Dec. g. 1880 p m.--Cotton,
good business and prices steadier; Ameri-
can mlddling, 31-32d; sales, 1900, Ameri-
can, 1900; speculation and export, 5O0 re-
oelpts,s 1000 American, 300. Futures
opened quiet; December, 3.6ld; January
February, February March, March-April,
5rolQ3'5Sd; April-May, 3.5SQ9.59d May
gust 3.6O@3.6ld. Futures quiet but steady.
lenders at to-day's clearings, LOO bales,
new dOckets.
l2:l5 p. m.-American spot grades, 1-16d
higher; American middling fair, 49sd; good
Middiing, 3-S2d; middling, 1-32; low mid
Jung, Sl-S2d; good ordinary, 1S-16d; or
p. m.-Decennber,t 9.616l3. sgd sellers; De-
TSnper-January, 359d sellers; January
IeDruary, February-M March, S.5Sd buyers
5la aTl c5 pfll 35S4S59d buyers; April-May,
22oS05Nd sellers; May-June, 3.e0d buyers;
g9ae-July, 3.6ld sellers; July-August, 3.61
@5.62d sellers; August September, 5000 sell
New York. Dec. 3.--noon Cotton flu
lures opened firm; December, oslo; Janua-
~, ,.i 9.S6c = eb uary, 6.90c; March, 1860;
NRTll 'iSc; May, 7.22c; June, 7.27c.
New York. Dec. %, 4 y. INJECTION fu-
Tres aTies closed quiet and steady; sales 1853, 100
Ta o6sS,;,o Decem bers s.sgc January 6s2c;
iCpruary 6.ylc; March, 700c; April, 7U5c;
ia@ 7al5c; June, f.20c; July, 7.24c; Au-
Nsnange semi-weekly movement at the
lHitteen leading interior towns show: Re
o,iPts 70 SL1S bales against, 75,1S2 last year,
S %57I lg5,4Sl year before last; shipments, 81.
- paies, against 62703 last year. and 81 235
ear before last. and stocks 405. 30 bales.
I SinT,es AZ $50 LAST wear and 469,9oS year
New York. Dec. 23.-Riordan &, Co. saw
II cotton to-day: Cotton made a fur
ultr Improvement to-day The LIVERPOOL
port was very cheerful ana the receipts,
,Hough full, were much less than yester-
,ay: March opened at 705c and advanced
20 rOsc, out the offerings at the advance
,NCesded the demand and prices gradually
lnceded Toward the close tho market
weakened ana FINAL prices were the low
~ OF the day. with March at 70)0zMc.
,.nu me tone quiet ana steady. The mar
WI probably iluctuate. Influenced by
,Ae light or heavy receipts but we think
break Is over"
NJ, New . York, Dec. e. The sun says Of cot
''h' THE speculation to-day was quiet
,no ~ the main cf "a local holiday char3'-
.sl. Inc opening prices showed qiu.e a
Iiiat adNahce 40 response 60 better ga
u.ea man had been cNpected Liverpool
was higher both for iuturcs aud spots,
~ itH a good demand there on tho spni.
lncu. too. Liverpool was again "a good
nuyer mere carly ~ The day. ana some
nuNlhg orders were received from New Or
.,Ans, Liverpool reacted. however, before
tai support prices here slowly rccedcd, mi
pNlYfg lhc ei9so most Of che Improvements
mo hecn lost Local operators took
iphis. while some nf The early buyers
sold. gha tlDrr.nrrI eai-tl-unaitft raa.sti. u