The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-27
COTTON.

al the close, on account OF the nrmhess
In futures. At the Cotton Exchange, at
-he first call, the market was bullettned
ouiet AID unchanged, with sales OF l4I
bales: al the second call ii was unchang-
I'll with sales of SO bales. At the last
.sU the market closed steady, with fur
fber sales of % bales, the total sales for
the week being 211 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
-ations, at the close of the market. at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middllng ..-.-.-.....--..-....-...a ll-lo
Middling .............- ...--........-.-.l $40
Low mlddhng ...--.-.--. .......'.-...-1 o-lp
Market. steady; sales. 2li.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet with some sales at the following
GuOtatiOns
choice FIoridas, nominally ILLS G19
Extra fine Floridas, nominally ...16l2Ql7
Fine FlOridas nominally .........l5 ql52
Extra choice Geor6ias .............16
Choice Georgias .:...........'..''''.i -,
Extra fine Georgias ...............l4 nl4h
tlue GeOIS go. .....-.''.'..'.- Wlo72
Medium fine Georgias .............l2l2
Medium Georglas .'...-.--'.-.'''.--i5 49,,
Common Georgias .................1 OLE
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1881
Receipts this day last year .......... 2,S72
Receipts this DAY year before last. 1853
Receipts this day in 1893 ............ 1.103
Receipts since Sept. l, 1885 .......... .63S,920
Same time last year ................. .S23, sos
Same time year before last ,2Sa
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 1855
Stock on hand this day .............. 1913
Same day last year ........:........... I,91
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................-.. H. POS
This day last week ................ 1889
This day last year ..;.........,..... 1856
This day year before last .......... 11.Su
This day in 1898 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1902
Receipts past five days ......... $3.50
Same days last year .:............. s9,Sl7
Same days year before last ........ 50.2f2
Same days in 1893 .................... g. 1913
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1895. .4.3S9,14l
Same time last year ..;............6 ,75l,692
Same time year before last .......51S4,62l
Same time in 1898 1923, 473
Stock at the ports to-day .......... sol 737
stock same day last year ........ 95O,OS9
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. 1893 Wednesday ..1S sos
Monday. 1874 Thursday III 9i9
Iqps aiS Movement At F nfbs Pt1690O
Galveston-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
celpts, 1881; sales, 2,5l1; stock, S4974.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, rs: net
receipts, o 9,s1S; gross, 4'OSl; sales, 1900;
Mobile-Dull; middling, 71A; net receipts,
9lS; sales, 200; stock, $500.
CharlestOn-Steady; laiddling, 7-16; net
receipts, 1903; stock, SS,7lS.
Wilmington-Steady; mddling, ~; net
receipts. ia; stock. 1851.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, Z Ills; net re-
ceipts, S43; sales, ia; stock, sl,S15
l,289 stock, 1886 MA f,
New York-Steady; middling III: net
receipts, none; gross, 1853; sales. 1885,
sPinners 1876; stock, 1872, $50
Boston-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 33j; gross, 41O1.
Phtladelpha-Quiet; middling, SIS; net
receipts. 1885, gross 545; stock, 1883.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; mtddling, 7% net re-
ceipts, $40; sales, 524 stock, 1852
Memphs-Steady: mddling, ~; net re-
ceeipttss, 429; gross, 4S9; sales, 100; stock,
st. Louls-steady; middling. 9-16; net
receipts, ESQ., gross, 1884; sales, $3.50; stock,
Cincinnati-Steady; middling 7si net
receipts. 2,1SS; sales 35; STOCK, 7,422.
Houston-Firm; middling, 7Ss; net re-
cepts 1891 sales. SSS; stock, %, pa.
Louisville-Quiet; mIddling, Z 11-l6.
ceipts, a; shipments, 500; stock, 1865.
Exports of Cotton This Day
France, 4063; to the continent 900.
New Orleans-To the continent sos;
coastwises 1906.
lobile-COastwise, 1921.
Savannah-To the continent, 1.475.
Norfolk-To the continent, 26O; coast
wise, LIP
New York,-To Great Britain, 100: for
Boston-To Great Britain, 10Y.
Philadelphia-To Great Britain, AS.
lotaI foreign exports from all ports this
Gay: To Great Britain, 1886; to France,
4V65; to the continent, 3,270.
Iolal foreign exports from all ports thus
lar lar this week; To Great Britain, So, So5; to
rance, 9,4l1; to the continent, g, 1893.
,r Iotal foreign exports since Sept. l. '95:
90 Great Britain, 1,529,50 to France, &c.,
w; TO the continent, 1262. 701.
Liverpool, Feb 26, 1880 p. m.-Cotton de-
mahd ta1r; prices steadier; American mid
dhng, 4 15-32d; sales 1900 bales; Ameri-
an, TO- 400 bales; speculation and export,
600 bales
Futures opened steady; demand mode
i Ta 55e February, 42S; FebruaTy-March.
May-June, 419; June-July, Ais; July-Au-
sust, 4lS; August-September Ais; August
SSeptember, 4.07; October-November, 4.03;
az me advance. Tenders al to-day's clear
p. m.-February. 422a428, sellers; Feb
r1ary- March, 421, buyers; March-April,
40 sellers; April-May 419, buyers; May
June, 4.1Sd419 buyers; June-July, Alto
80 buyers; July-August. Az sellers; Au-
SSuossddIseptember, Ala. buyers; September
Og6cJtober;, 4.O6. buyers; October-November,
W. sellers; November December, 4.O1,
buyers. Futures closed quiet, but steady.
tr New York, Feb. g. noon.-Cotton fu-
7M79 arc 758c; April, 76Sc; May 1850; June,
Ne, New York Feb. %, p. m.-Gotton fu,
9aIes; February, 762c; March, 7.6Sc; April,
Lb8c; May, 7.72c; June, 7.76c; July and Au-
gust, q 5sc; September, 7;52c; october, 1920;
November, 1850; December, 741c.
New Orleans, Feb 26.-Cotton futures
steady; sales, Il 800; February and March,
no april lose, May, Lose, july, I6bc;
August 7.5Sc: September, 7.2Sc; October,
GlSe; November, 7.16c; December. 7.17c.
New Orleans, Feb. 26.-The following is
ne cotton exchange statement: Semi
weekly interior movement at thirteen lead
ing interior towns: For 1S96-Receipts,
5ss bales; shipments. SO,1A bales; stock,
556,Sl6. For 1895-Receipts, 41.795: ship
ments, 1885; stock. 3S7. 65S. For 1S94-Re-
eelpts, "A, 499 bales; shipments, 2O,476;
stock, 282 204.
New York, Feb. 2e.-Riordan & Co say
Of cotton: THE result of the notices of
delivery on March contracts to-day was
something like a drawn battle between
me bulls and the bears. There was no
break. as many had expected and, on
me other hand, the sharp advance which
me bulls were predicting yesterday after
noon turned out to be only a very mod
crate improvement The tenders were
ever than had been anticipated, and from
nrst to last March was relatively the
strongest month on the list. The trading
Snroughout the day was more nervous
ahq uncertain than for long time past,
spells of weakness and of strength altern-
aung with unusual frequency. May OPP
ehed at 1850, advanced to 7.74c. and after
a multitude Of fluctuations, mostly be-
C"een 1850 and 7.73c, as extremes, closed