The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-16
COTTON.

DoUn went the futures market again
to-day. on account of long cotton being
turned loose by tired holders; Inc spot
market fell in line with decline of 1-l6c.
me demand was nominal and sales for
he day were only 80 bales. At the Cotton
rvrhange at the first call the market was
i-5iIetined quiet and easy, and unchanged,
,.i-h no sales. At the second call ii was
o1iet at a decline of 1-l6c in all grades,
With sales of % bales AT the last call
r. was quiet and unchanged, with sales
o, the fo following were the official spot quo
.s+ions at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day;
Good middling ..-..-.-.----...-...... Z l9-lb
Niddling ..-.-.............'..'.... I-ID
Low, middling ...........--'...'.'-'. zig
Market quiet: sales, 80 bales,
Sea Island Cotton-There was an in
creased inquiry to-day and the sales were
somewhat improved. The quotations re-
r7ained unchanged, as follows
choice Floridas, nominally ........19 G20
Extra fine Floridas, nominally is
nine Fioridas nominally NIL
Extra choice Georgias, nominally.H
Choice Georgias ...................l 1l615
Extra fine Georgias ..-.........- .l912al594
Fine GeOrglas .:-...............l4 ?4ql0
Medium fine Georgias ............145
Medium GeorgiaS ..................H
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ...............-.... 2,52O
Same day last year ................. 1924
Receipts since Sept. l, '95 ..........5 So, 4l6
Same time last year ...;............72S'S!4
Stock on hand this day ............. S9,lQ
same day last year .................. 1858
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 1902
This day last week ..............-.. q, 100
This day last year .................. 3,62l
This day year before last.......... H,SSl
Receipts past five days............. 1890
same DAYS year before last........ 1O4, 307
Total receipts since Sept. !, 1895. g. ~, 921
same time year before last. .......4 45S,267
Stock at the ports to-day. ,05i,345
Stock same day last year..:...... lOl9,l6S
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday 1921 Wednesday ....25,621
Monday........534 58 Thursday .....37, S96
Tuesday. ........S0, 1856 Friday 1924
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
cepts 1884, sales, 400 stock, 1882.
New Orleans-Easy; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 3,7s3; gross, 4,OSl; sales, $3.50;
MobileIEasy; middling, 1885, net re-
ceipts, 5S4; sales, 300; stock, 4O,Sl2
Charleston--steady; middling, TX; net
receipts 047; stock, 1913.
Wiimington-Dull middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 6S3 stock, 26,l52.
Norfolk-Steady; middlingl rs; net re-
cepts 1886; sales, 70; stock, 62,7S4.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, S1s; gross
receipts, ZOO; stock, 255e2.
New York-Quiet; middling, s 3-16; net
receipts, none; gross, 1887; sales, SIS; spin
ners, lis; stock, 191,Sl5.
Boston--Quiet; middling, S-16; net re-
cepts, 1872; gross, 1856.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 7-16; net
receipts. 10; gross, 619; stock, s,54S,
corrected.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 6S2; sales, ZOE; stock, A, 424
Memphis-Easy; middling, IA; net re-
celpts, LOIS; sales, 1850; stock, 1914
St. Louis-Dull; middling, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 54S; gross, 1882; sales, 100; stock,
7610
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 77s; net re-
ceipts, ga; stock, 1865.
Houston-Quiet; middling, "a; net re-
ceipts. 1924; sales, 712; stock, "a, 1888
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 12,7O6;
Coastwise, 2,621.
MObile-Coastwise 2S2.
Savannah-Coastwise, 2,316.
Norfolk-Coastwise, LOSS
New York-To the continent, LBS; for
Boston-To Great Britain, 767.
Total foreign exports from all ports
tals day-To Great Britain, 1S479; to the
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 60,422; to
France, 800; to the continent, 15,Sl5.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 1886
10 Great Britain, 1,137,777; to France 310,
lo2; to the continent, 937, 632.
Liverpool, Jan. Is, 12:30 p. m.-Cotton de-
mand fair; prices easier; American mid
ding, 9-16d; sales, 10000 bales; Ameri-
can $500 bales; speculation and expirt,
3g bales; receipts, 5000 bales; American,
Futures opened steady, demand fair;
January February, 4.26; February March,
42oa4.25; March-April, 4.26Q4. 25Q4.24 April
Nay, 4.494.29; May-Jupe, 4.4d42S july
august, 4.24G423; August-September Az
MA1; observation-disclosures Ais; October
November, 412d4.10. Futures quiet at the
decline. Tenders, 100 bales, new dockets.
american spot grades declined 1-32d;
american middling fair, 15-16d; good
mlddling, 45sd; middling, 17-S2d; low mid
G Gig, lied; good ordinary, 5-l6d; or
q ?. m-January. 42sa427;. sell
isrS; January-F ebruary, 425Q4.26, sellers;
"a buyers; April-May, 4.2&Q4.23, buyers;
4ay-J une, 422GI4.23, sellers; June-July,
JuIE-August, 4.22, buyers; August-Septem-
s 9eP, 5+32oq42l, buyers; September, October.
aI304.4, sellers; October-November, 4.10
sellers. Futures closed quiet but steady.
.NeW YORK, Jan. 10, noon.-Cotton tu-
4SS655es opened easy; February, 1850; March
1IIc; April, 1910; May, S.02c; June, S.O5c;
New York, Jan Is, p. m.-Cotton fu-
SS4Ies steady; June, 7.S0c; February, Isle;
elSrch, 7.SSc; April, 1929; May, 1850; June,
e'Nc; July, S.02c August, S0Sc; September
i iS 81 October. Tic; November, 767c. Sales
New Orleans, Jan. 15.-Cotton futures
r1r'eaoy; sales, 1880; January, 7.73c; Feb
7SI@e VT LAC; March, Use; April, Isle; May,
Ss ege, June Use; July, isle; August, 7S4c
new Orleans, Jan. 15.-Secretary Hes
reL New Orleans cotton exchange state
1sos sit. oeInl-Weekly movement at 10 towns,
655555oTReceipts, 25,813 bales; shipments, U.s.
81 bales; stock, 442,043 bales. 1S95-Re-
Ups, y, 440 bales; shipments, 6S,S67 bales (;
S.q}ck, 49,, 2O2 bales. 1S94-Receipts. Al ,342
KISS; shipments, 1881 bales; stock, $50, 74O
Of New aW York, Jan. 15.-Riordan & Co. say
~ C0tton to-day: Liverpool again weak
leQ to-day, and but for a light interior
9li weekly movement our opening
Noaiq have been at a more serious decline.
S1eeLen sold on the call al 793c, and was
sddlIly steady in the forenoon, but in the
Essence Of any encouraging influence
,l.eu holders began to unload. In the af-
Nlnoen a further decline took place,
vIerch selling down to zSsc. The close
Ia at the bottom, with the tone barely
tsduy. 1t is impossible now to convince
sa@cers here that the southern farmers
~ not preparing to plant and produce
i ile largest crop that the season viii al
NJ NV, and il is this impression that makes
lust Of them more willing to sell than
ouy; The same feeling seems to be
VIZ Gazing among southern spectators
mo mo are sending in selling orders to
M Ier extent than for long time past.
he outlook is not an encouraging one for
trends Of cotton"
81 ntyre & Wardwell's cotton letter, by
tate wire to II F. johnson, broker