The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
COTTON MARKET STEADY.
A FAIR DEMAND AT UNCHANGED
QUOTATIONS.

GnIIon-LOw Grade Resins at m
Advance OF = Cents IA Barrel-Other
Markets steady and Unchanged.
Savannah. Sept. 5.-Trading in cotton
was not as lively to-day as it had been
for the past few days. but there was "A
fair demand at steady and unchanged
prices. The futures markets were higher
and closed firm at New York, with sales
of l12.sOO bales. The price Of spirits tuI
pentine remained at &c heavy sales ANA
a continued request for arrivals. Low
grade resins advanced &c a barrel, and
closed firm, with large sales The whole
sale markets were steady and unchanged.
Monday being a holiday. the Cotton Elk
change and Board of Trade will be closed.
and no official reports Of the markets win
be published
The following resume of the different
markets, both local and Geographic. win
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
The market remained steady and un-
changed at each call at the Cotton Elk
change to-day. There was a moderate de-
mand, but the market assumed a regular
quiet Saturday air. The sales were AZ
bales, being 10S at the first call, 351 at
the second call and 10 at the last call. Flu
lures advanced points on the day.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MlduAlg '-''.''''''''''''''''.'''ls
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market steady; sales, 472
~ l.. l..
AIiddlng same day year before last 3. sac
Sea Island Cotton-The situation re-
manned unchanged. No sales were re-
ported and the market was quiet at the
following quotations:
Extra choice Georgias ..................15ib
Choice Georgias ...........................15
Extra fine GeorgiaS ........................141 k
zine OeOrglaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IA
Medium fine Georgias, nominal ........ 13la
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ...................... 1865
Receipts this day last year .......... l. 269
Receipts this day year before last So. 2,473
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896 ..........17, S57
Same time last year .................. ,539
Same time year before last .......... II, 1863
Stock on hand this day ...............32, 3H
Same day last year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9,125
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts TINS DAY ..................... 1908
This day last week .................... 1851
This day last year ...................... G. 46S
This day year before last .............. 1921
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1895 ...... 81 4O6
Same time last year .................. 2O0SS
Same time year before last ..........47579
Stock at the ports to-day ............2 6S, 2SS
Stock same day last year ............2S3 $50
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling rs; net re-
ceipts, 5,7S3; sales, 1,345; stock 7l,64S.
New Orleans-Steady; middling ia; net
I al
stock 42.143.
Mobile-Steady; middling, 9-16 net re-
eeipts. 9lS; sales. 400; stock, 1922.
Charleston-Firm; middlng, 11-16; net
receipts. 2,111; stock 25,927.
Wimington-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts 1864; stock. 9.443.
Norfolk-Firm; middling rs: net re.
ceipts, 1.762; sales, III; stock, 1892.
Northumberland; middling, SIS; net
receipts, none; stock, 96S.
New York-Quiet; middling. So: net re-
ceipts, none; sales, %; stock, 60 lS2.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts 357.
adeIphia-HoIiday; net receipts,
none; stock 1896.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, rs: net re,
ceipts, 2,055 sales, 1,126; stock, 1924.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 7% net re-
ceipts, S55; sales. 1900; stock. 21OS9.
st. Louis-Steady; middling 7 1916 net
receipts, 43; gross, POO; sales, IT'S; stock,
1884
Cincinnati-Firm: middling, lie; net
receipts. $50; sales. $50; stock, 3,9ls.
Houston-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts. 6993; stock, 2S6Sl.
Louisville-Steady; middling, 7%.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 5.-Cotton, steady;
middling, 9-l6c; receipts, IT'S; shipments,
800; stock, 1880.
Macon, Ca, Sept. Section, good de-
rnand middling, 794c; Sales 1.l67.
Exports of Cotton This Day
coastwdEe, Is.
Mobile-Coastwise, 2.
Observation-Disclosures, 1853. .6
Norfolk-Coastwise, 2,4S4.
Boston-To Great Britain, 1909.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week: To Great
Britain. $500
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1896:
To Great Britain. 1851; to France, 1900;
TO the continent, 4.370.
Liverpool, Sept. 5, 1890 p. m.-Cotton,
small business done; prices 1-S2d lower;
American middling Allied; sales, 4O00
bales; American, $500 bales; speculation
and export, 800 bales; receipts, 1000 bales;
American, 800 bales. Futures opened
quiet, demand moderate; September, 4.36q
4.35d; October November, 4266I4.2704 26d; ,
November-Decemb 425d; December
January, 4.24Q425d424d; January Febru-
ary 4.2td4. Esd; February March,
4.24d; Aprii-May 427d; May-June,
4:25@424d; April-May, AID; May-June,
s.2Sd June-July. 4.27d; futures quiet at
the decline. Spot prices American mid
ding fair, SD; good middling, 413-16d
middlng, 11-16d low middling, l9-32d ;
good ordinary, 15-32d; ordinary, 9-S2d.
/ p. m.-American middling, t1-16d;
September. 4.3id4.S5d buyers; September
October, 4.2SQ4.29d sellers; October-No-
vember, 4.26d sellers; November Decem-
Der, 424d buyers; December-January, 424
@425d buyers; anuary-February. 4.24d
4.25d sellers; February March, 4.25d buy
ers; March-April. 4.25d sellers; April-May,
4.26d427d value; futures closed quiet.
New York. Sept. 5. Noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady; September, size; Oc-
tober, s.27c; November. S2ic; December,
s.S1c; January, S.35c; February, S.a0c,
March, S43c; April, SAC; May, S.50c.
New York. Sept. s. p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed firm; September. S.l9c; Octo-
Der, &26c November S2lc; December,
S.32c; January, S.3Sc; February sac;
March. s.45c; April, S.4Sc; May, S.53c; sales,