The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-04
COTTON.


the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market opened quiet and
~ and remained unchanged through
81 The entire day. Futures We're lower,
vs e55sine the demand to drop on The sales
~ the day were only 296 bales, Is bales
ling reported at the first call at the Cot
t6r Exchange; 3g bales at the SecOnus ana
ssg AT the last call.
The following were the official spot quo
.iions at the close of the market at the
Cott0n Exchange, to-day:
Good Middllng.. ---...........s---....----o
Kidding .....-.......--..........
low Middling. .......................
GOO 22gsrI.st ouiet and easy; sales. 2S6
Sea Island Cotton-The market remain
ii Quiet and easy, with only a moderate
1amaud at the following quotations:
Sboice Floridas, nominally.
Fvfra fine FloriGas, nOminally. Ills
Tine Floridas, nominally...,... ....l615
Extra choice Georgias, nominally...L
Choice GeOrgias, nominally..........16
Extra fine Georgias- -.................l5
Medium fine Georgias.
Medium GeOrgias. .......-.............l3
common GeOrgiaS. ....................l21
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this observation-disclosures. Z,5ol
Peeaipts This day last year........... l,439
Receipts this day year before last. 1885
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1S95............. $500
Same time last year. ..flS,230
same time wear before last...........S2S9 $50
Exports, continent, this day.......... $500
Stock on hand this day................. 69,S49
same day last ar..................... 1921
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 22,ZfT
This day last week ................ 2S,5S9
This day last year .................... 81, 435
mis- dav wear before last ......., 243S4
Receipts past three days .......... 1888
Same days last year .............. 1872
Same days year before last ...... IS, 6S1
Total receipts since Sept. !, 1895, "a O29 104
Same time last year ,207,l53
Same time year before last ........4, 927,002
Stock at the ports to-day ...... 923,S20
stock same day last year ........ 800 4l6
RECEIPTS This Week Last Year
Saturday. .7S Wednesday ..23 OS3
Monday ............3l, 435 Thursday ...13,lT
Tuesday ..........2S,9l3 Friday .......2675
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, s; net re-
ceipts 3,SiS; sales, 257; stock, 1926.
New Orleans-Dull; middling, z 1916; net
receipts, 1O,456; gross, 1854; sales, 2,6OOi
stock 376 626.
Mobile-Easy; middling, "a; net receipts.
1898; sales, 800; stock, 4,09i
Enthusiastically; middling, IN net re-
ceipts 1868; stock, 44,721.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, rs; net
receipts, 35S; stock, 1920.
Norfolk-Quiet and steady, lS-l6; net
receipts, 1872; sales, 3l6; stock, 4O,1SS.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, Sh;
gross 80; stock, 1888.
New York-Dull: middling, 50; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 3,725; sales, 5,9OS; spin
ners, 1903; stock III. 1S5.
Boston-Dun; middling. 81; net receipts.
Phiiadeiphiawouiet; middling. s1A; net
receipts, IS; stock, s,4H.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 678; sales, 1885; stock, 81, sos.
Memphis-Easy; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, IT'S; gross, SlS; sales, 2,15O; stock,
ST. Louis-steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts. 76; gross, 1,16O; sales, 5; stock,
Houston-Dun; middling. s; net receipts.
S143; stock, 30,261.
Cincinnati-Steady; middling, s; net re-
seipts, S73; stock, 1888.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To France, 1000.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $500;
coastwise. 124.
sayannah-To the continent. $780,
Wilmington-Coastw 800.
Norfolk-Coastwise l 1852
New York-To Great Britain, 4,752; to
France, 1,544; to the continent. 4,79S; for
warded 453
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day: To Great Britain, 8,052; to France,
5,544; to the continent, II, 69S.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, H.
~; to France, 1888; to the continent, 25,-
To Great Britain, i,2s1, 49, to France, 1884,
S3; to the, continent 1,O99,Ss4.
Liverpool Feb. 8, 1890 p. NJ
Cation is95 q7qiet prices ,,a steady Amer
coo bales; American, $500 bales; specu-
iaton and export, 800 bales; receipts, O.
no bales, all American. Futures opened
!.$2d; lTarch-April. 42Sd4 29d; April May,
5aQ428d; May-June, 4.26G4.27d; June
MY July, 42Sq4. 96q4. I'D; Jnlyy-August. 426d;
quiet but steady; tenders at to-day's
eearings 1000 bales new dockets; Sep
ite5mIber-October, AID; October-November
4 p. -Cotton-February 4.S2d sellers;
FebruaryMarch, 43O6431d sellers;
March Mar April, 4.29q4.SOd sellers; April-May
July, 426q4.27d buyers; July-August, 426d
sellers; August-September, 423d sellers;
September-October, Add sellers; October
November, 4.09d sellers; November-D Deem
p5r 4OSd buyers. Futures closed steady.
New York, Feb. 3, noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady at an advance; February,
44slc; March, soc; April, S.05c; May, S.1Oc;
New York. Feb. 3, p. m.-Cotton flu
41s2c; March, 1850; April, 5000; May. S,o3c;
4f5m5oer, 772c; October, 1850; November.
"}Zc December 7.55c. Sales. 10000 bales.
baSseeW Orleans, Feb. 3-Cotton futures
rarely steady; sales, "a, 200 bales; Febru-
Any, 7.S5c; March, 7S7c; April, 1900; May,
&c June, 1850; July, sole; August Z. sec; ;
september, 7.41c; October, 1890; November,
~ December, 7.3lc.
New York, Feb. 3-Riordan & Co. say
NJ cotton to-day: Liverpool was unex-
ss5{ciedly higher to-day, and prices showed
Soout 3 points improvement at the open-
~ here, the first sales of May being at
S,yc but there was plenty of cotton for
NJ ~ at the advance, which was soon lost.
hf was no pressure upon the market,
S S-t IN the absence of any demand, prices
equally sagged until May was offered
VII. 1o5. The close was quiet and steady,
4 WI .n 9;94 bid for May. The port receipts
Ms MS liberal, as well as the expected re-
NJ at New Orleans, and it is feared
All, these may effect Liverpool unfavor-
Of y tomorrow. The coming foundations
y 6.t.a e long interest in March is a matter
q me bulls anticipate with nervous
NAVAL STORES.
reaL ts Turpentine.-The market was
II an and 0np1iufror