The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
COTTON.


sS1,ance on the day. The New York fu-
t,Ires market gained SO points on the oay'
oIoeing very firm with sales of 2S9,IOO pales.
T-nder the influence of the futures mar
,ete local spots advanced Ac with d
snirited demand during the day, ana Win
but small offerings. Anxious buyers ON
rIain mat the local receipts and offerings
pre Iirht. out Of 1859 bales received at
.bts mort to-day only about 800 were TO
tactors the balance is consigned to ship
sides. e.s4 oou OF
to.2O o'clock, the market was Dulletheu
al 15c advance on all grades middling be-
ING 0uoted at TIC, with sales of JOB bales.
At the regular midday call, at l O'clock
the market was bulletined steady at an
otber advance of Lice with sales of "a
GsIes At the last call at o'clock, the
market was advanced another 1-l6c, prlng-
ing middling up to 75sc. There were FUR
Their sales of 316 bales reported. Inc mar
ket closed firm with a good demand.
THE following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .................'''''''''' IB
Midding .......................'.. ''I9s
Low middling ................'.''.''''''
Market firm; sales, 49S
Sea Island Cotton-There have been re-
ports Of sales during the week, and as the
tomorrow. the first quotations of the sea-
son will be given out and a basis estab-
lshed for the value of the new crop.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day ....................'. S,SS9
Receipts this day last year 996
Receipts this day year before last 99S
Receipts since Sept. l, 1886. ....'.....lO,o4I
Same time last year .................. 1850
Same time year before last .......... 7,S2S
Exports, coastwise, this day 456
Stock on hand this day .,............ .3S, $50
Same day last year ..............,.... 6,65S
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................,.... 1891
This day last week ................... 9,O26
This day last year .........,......... AIS
This day year before last ........... $3.50
Receipts past six days .............. 1897
Same days last year ................. II, AUG
Same days year before last........... 3l,025
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896. -. AZ, 1870
Same time last year .,............... Iii
Same time year before last.......... 31,125
Stock at the ports to-day. .254, 729
Stock same day last year............276,50 7
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday 29l Wednesday 49,. 971
Monday. Thursday ........ 27S
Tuesday. 1880 Friday ...........3,503
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 672O; sales. 1,01S; stock, &C, 1929
New Orleans-Firm; middling 77s; net re-
ceipts, 1878; gross, 2,429; sales, 1880; stock,
42OS2.
Mobile-Firm; rniddling.s 71k; net re-
ceipts, S49; sales, 500; stock, 6,O56.
Charleston-Firm middling, 11-16; net
receipts, 1,479; sales, 200; stock, q, $40.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 71R; net re-
ceipts, S97; stock, 1888.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 7%; net re-
ceipts, 1,0S7; sales, 55; stock, 1928.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 81;
gross, 6; stock, 1884,
New York-Quiet; middling, Slk; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 533; sales, 219; stock,
S. $685.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 5-1s; gross,
Philadelphia-Firm middling, S%; net
receipts, 2; stock, 1866
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 7I; net re-
ceipts, 1314; sales, 1872; stock, {, 1872.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 11-16: net
receipts, 495; sales, 1,5OO stock, e, 391.
81. Louis-F'irm; middling, tx; net re-
celpts 81; gross, 1885, stock, 1873.
Cmcinnati-Quiet; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts 1S; stock, 400.
Houston-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
celpts. 1928; sales, sl9; stock, 25,2O1.
Louisville-Steady; middling, 75s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures, 2S74.
Mobie-Coastwise, PA.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 446
New York-Forwarded, s.
Iotal foreign exports from all ports thus
lar this week: To Great Britain, 1928;
10 France, 1893; to the continent, lO64
Iotal foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1896:
10 Great Britain, $3.50; TO France 1884, to
the continent, 1872.
Liverpool, Sept 3, 1890 p. m.-Cotton. de-
mand moderate; prices firm; American
Middllng. 49sd; sales, 5000; American, 1900:
ov,1 rnn. aaon
an american. Futures opened easy, de-
Hla ma good; September, 4.2Sd4.29d4. 3Od431
"a t,o5Q4.S2q4 36d; September-O October, 421D
4.--4 AZ414 25GI4. 266I 4. 29d; October Novem-
per AlSa4. 2Od4 22a4. 24GA 2594 Esd; Novem-
oeIoDecember, 4.1sd4 1904 200D4. 21d4 23aA24
@5.zodi December-January, 41sd419dAA
sod; January February 419a4 1894 1870
4.zoa42ld42Sd4.25 d; February March. 4is
WaDa4 22q4.26d; March-April, 42Od42l@
5i'-@QA25q4 24q4. 2504.27d; Aprll-May, AID;
June-July 426d. Futures firm.
I@'4o D. m.-American spot grades 1-16d
nlsher; American middling. fair SID;
GOOD middling, l3-16d; middllng, 11-l6d:
* 2S 9od n'ludilng, l9-S2d; good ordinary,
4'.7zdi ordinary Sgd
e. p m.-September. 4366A37d sellers;
eeptember-October, 1894 sod sellers: Oc-
oper-NoVember, AID sellers; November
December $3.50 sellers; December-Janu-
ary, 425q426d sellers; January February.
4 - '-ou buyers; FEBRUARY March, 426dC
4.-d sellers; March-April, 427G42Sd sell
lers; April-May, A2Sd buyers; Mav-JiIne.
$50 values; June-July. 49Od sellers. Flu
lures closed quiet, but steady.
New York, Sept 3, noon.-Cotton futures
"pened strong; September, s.l5c; October,
5'dSci November, s.26c; December. sac;
January, SS5c; February, sac.
New York, Sept. 3. 4 p. m.-Cotton closed
very firm; September, s2sc: October. sac.
NoVemher, S.29c; December, $3.50; Janu-
.tF' size; February. S.46c; March, g5Oc;
APRIL 85Sc; May, S.56c; sales, 900, 200.
new Orleans Sept. 3.-Cotton futures
.lsady; sales, 63SO0; September, 1890; Oc-
%orr' sole; November. S.O7c; December.
nl4c; January, s.f9c; February SOC.
-darch, S.2Sc; April, S.32c.
New york. Sept. 3.-Rlordan & Co. say
-, VI cotton; Liverpool gave the bears d
.tu.nulng surprise to-day, after opening
O-o4d lower It turned around, regained the