The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-16
COTTON.

Very little business was transacted in
the spot market during the past week.
The prices were unchanged and the tone
quiet. Very little interest was shown in
the market. Crop reports remained FAVOR
able.
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .........-................1B
Middling Observation-Disclosures. =
Low middling .................''''.'''' 9-Ie
Good ordinary .........-.....'..'''''. S-Ao
Market quiet; sales. none, - 4s,.
port from all sources for the past week
were 508S bales upland and So bags sea
island, against 1853 bales upland and z6
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts have
been as follows: Per Central railroad, 1855
bales upland; per savannah, Florida ana
Western railway, 1920 bales upland; per
Charleston and Savannah railroad, 24i
bales upland; per Florida Central and
Peninsular 652 bales upland; per South
Bound railroad, 1888 bales upland; per Geor-
gia and Alabama railroad, 81 bales up
land; per river steamers, 80 bales upland.
NOte-The receipts above include 90 bags
sea island per various railroads.
EXportS-The exports for the past week
were 1922 bales upland and 1,424 bags sea
island, moving as follows; 70 Baltimore,
Los bales upland and 81 bags sea island;
10 New York, 1,1S0 bales upland and LOS!
bags sea island to Boston, 5Zl bales up
land; to St. Petersburg, 1850 bales upland.
StOCks-The stocks on hand and on Ship
board to-day were p 152 bales upland and
2.4l4 bags sea. island, against 26, OPS bales
upland and $50 bags sea island at the cor
responding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton.-The business for the
IaSt week was good. There was a steady
demand for Floridas and good sales, which
reduced the stock considerably. GeOrgiaS
We're irregular and firm with about 12c
ADVANCE The entire sales for the week
We're 1881 bags. The sales were made on
d basis of the following quotations:
CHolce tIorlQas ....--..'.....-..-.s 10 W!l
Extra fine Floridas ................ l412ql512
me tloridas .......-............... is Ql4
Extra choice Georgias ............ 10
0nOlce GeorgiaS .........,......... IA ulo
Extra tine GeorgiaS ................ l3h41l 1879
+ me Georgias ........-............. l2a4ql3
Medium fine Georgias ............ ll12ql2
Meulum Georglas .................. II OLA
common Georgias ................. 912Ql012
The receipts for the past week were so
btgs against 26 bags the same week last
The exports for the week were .424 bags,
moving as follows; To Liverpool, 81 bags;
10 Havre, 200 bags; domestic, SS7 bags.
Inc total receipts from Sept. l to date,
amount to "A, 42S bags, against Ga ia bags
1or the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept. l to date
amounts to 72,417 bags, moving as follows:
Great Britain, 10 AIS bags; to France, /, 966
1agS; to the continent, 410 bags; coastwise,
The total exports for the same period
4ast year were 67,377 bags.
stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
vas Z4l4 bags, against $50 bags this day
Charleston. S. c., May 15.-Sea island cot
ron market: Medium fine islands, zoe; fine
LANDS, Z2Q23ci fully fine islands, 25c; ex-
y a Hne Islands, 26Gt27c; receipts for. the
week. Y: exports, $50; sales, LAG bags;
took, 946 bags
The total receipts since Sept l. 1895, have
'een O36O bags, against 5,29S bags for the
zane time last year. The exports since
sept; l. 1898. have been 9,575 bags, against
''sS9 bags for the same time last year.
Note-The quotations from Charleston
are for sea island cotton raised on the
rior in quality to the aCeorgias" and
tIoridas.@ inexperienced producers not