The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

mand, and sales amounting to s01 bales.
On Wednesday another decline of 1-1sc
brought the price back to the quotations
at the opening of the week, where it re-
manned, with small sales, up to Thursday
night. AT the opening this morning there
was decline of sc on all grades. with
the tone steady. The market closed easv
and unchanged, with only 80 bales re-
ported sold
The following We're the official spot quo
tations at the close Of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling@ -. 81. ~
NiluuhhS
Low middling ................. III
Market, quiet; sales, 80; for the week.
$685.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past weel.
were S5S54 bales upland and 2,2S5 bags sea
island, against 25,Oo5 bales upland and 4lO
bags of sea island last year
Inc particulars of the receipts we're as
1ollows; Per Central railroad, p, 1884 bales:
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way 1924 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
Hannah railroad 1.349 bales; per south
Bound railroad. 1,349 bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad, SIT bales.
per Georgia and Alabama railroad ?. io3
bales; per Savannah river steamers. 63s
bales per Beaufort steamers, 2 bales: per
carts, Z bales.
Note-The receipts above include 2.27S
bags sea island per various railroads ana
per carts.
Exports-The exports for the past Wee!,
We're H,S29 bales upland and 430 bags sen
| island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
| 2.3l5 bales upland; to New York. S1T
bales upland and 4S0 bags sea island; to
Boston, S,lW bales upland; to Philadel-
| phla, rs bales upland; to Charleston 200
pales upland; TO Genoa, $500 bales upland:
| to Barcelona, 4,450 bales INLAND
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on
| shipboard to-day were 81, 042 bales upland
and 5,4S5 bags sea island, against PISA
| bales upland and 775 bags sea island at
! the corresponding time last year.
| Sea Island Cotton-The enormous re-
ceipts coming so early in the season gave
the buyers ground for holding their or
ders, In order to force the price down.
| Considering the situation, however. the
prices on the sales of 967 bales were made
on basis of only 19c decline from last
| weeks quotations.. The market through
| out the week ruled quiet and closed with
| prices on basis of the following quota
tions:
| Extra choice Georgias ,141bG15
| Cholce Georgias .......................14
Extra nne Georgias ...................13l9
| FTne Georgias ........................13
The receipts for the past week were .2s5
| bags, against 40 bags the same week last
year
The exports for the week were 4SO bags,
moving as follows: To Manchester, 100;
| to Havre, 300
The total receipts from Sept 1 to date
amount to 1874 bags. against 554 bags for
the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. l to date
| amount to go bags.
The total exports for the same period
/ last year were $50 bags
| Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
was 5,4S5 bags, against IT'S bags this day
| last year.
Charleston, S. c., SeptN 1s.-Sea Island
for the week, 2SS bags; exports none; sales.
| none; stock, 1,012.
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1885,
have been 43S bags, against 81 bags for the
| same time last year. The exports since
Sept 1, 1896, have been s bags, against
bag for the same time last year.
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