The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-19
COTTON.

-, Iif, al the close The demand was
GOOD. At the Cotton Exchange, at the
1rst call, at 1920 o'clock, the market
vas buIletined steady at 1-16c advance
on Yesterdays closing figures, with sales
Of us bales. At the second call at 10
o'clock it was unchanged, with sales
of 1S bales. At the close there was an
other advance of 1-l6c, with sales of IS
s5 5Ss following were the official spot quo
tarions at the close Of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good Middling ..............'.'.....'''.1
Middhng .:.............'.'...'''' -
Low Middling ...........................1 I-l6
NS SIourlSet Arm sales 76S.
Ssa Island-The market remained quiet
to-day and unchanged, at the following
quotations; .,,----
Choice Floridas ...................Ile 12gllee
E E,2Ia Flo nominaIiy ~ Gi4ls
Extra choice Georgias, nominal. 10 Q15l9
Choice Georglas :-.................-i3
Extra fine Georgias ...............lS
Fine Georgias ..........-.........lS52
Medium fine Georgias ............l2
Medium Georgias .................-.ll!s.
CS SaHaDnaR IRE receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day last year ........ 1853
Receipts this day year before last. LOIS
Peceints this day in 1898. ............. ,4S5
Receipts since Sept. l, 1S95.........".6S $50 l$
Same time last year ..................s61,453
same time year before last $3.50, 59S
Same time in 1898 ...............-.,..6J o,llS
Exports. coastwise. this day.. 93l
stock on hand this day..........-..... 5z,64z
Same day last year .................... 6b,oiU
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .:................. y'I4z
This day last week ............. lilo
5rbis day last wear ................. II, 4O2
This day year before last ........ 1,3S4
This day in 1898 ..;......-.'...''''.' ,11i00
Receipts past five days ............. 45,lO
same DAVIS last wear ................ 74,O47
Same DAYS year before last ........ 36,69
Same days in 1893 .....';.';c;oo:'' 9 ee'9oe55
Same time last year .;.........''I dlS' 90
same time year before last ......5, 80, 2S00
Same time in 1898 ;::..'.''.''4' so 80 5S9
Stock same day last year ........ 941,O6l
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ......;l2 az Wednesday IL 1 4o7
MONDAY We Iriday 3S 3Sa
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Calves on-Firm; middling, ~ net re-
ceipts 1,5SS; sales, 2,126; stock, 55,S5.
New Orleans-steady; middling, ~: net
stock, 25S, lis.
ceipts, /: stock, 26,049.
Charleston-Firm middling. rs; net re-
Wmin isit W. middlng, rs; net
receipts. 256; stock, 9,457.
NorfollkSm,oFirm; mlddling, 7sS; net re-
receipts, none; gross, 624; stock, 1870.
New Hork-Steady; middltng, II net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 1858; sales l46; STOCK
Boston-Quiet and steady; middling. rs;
net receipts, LBS; stock. S;2l6.
ceipts 4; stock, 11,S26.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm middling, 11-16; net re-
ceipts 3d. sales, 433; stock, S,606.
Memphis-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 21S; sales 100; stock, S, SS4
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
g. az "O''s' siOSS' N'-'V' SAFES oO0' S'0'A
cincinnati-steady; middling, TX; net re-
ceipts IT'S; sales, 80; stock, 6,643.
HoustOn-Quiet middling, 75s; net re-
ceipts 1,221; sales, Sc; stock, 1888.
louisville middling. ~.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $3.50;
coastwise, 1861.
Savannah-CoastWise, 931.
Norfolk-Coastwise ] ,130.
New York-To Great Britain, 2,916: to
the continent 1000.
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day: To Great Britain, II, 1896; to the
continent, 1000.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain 55,
49,; to France, 500; to the continent, q, 526.
Total foreign exports since Sept l, 1895:
To Great Britain, 1,72S,S72; to France, 417,
529; to the continent, 1,367,S2
Liverpool, March Is, 1880 p. m.-Cotton
demand fair; prices hardening American
midding, 4 n-32d; sales, 10000 bales;
American, 800 bales; speculation and ex
port 500 bales: receipts, 5000 bales; Ameri-
can, 300 bales; futures opened firm, de-
mand fair: American middling, low mid
ding clause; March, 419; March-April, All
QAl6 April-May, All; May-June, 4.l5@4 l6;
June-JuIy, Ala; July-August. 4.13Q414; Au-
gust-September, 4.10; October-November
56l; November-December, $50. Futures
firm at the advance. Tenders at to-day's
clearings, 1000 bales new dockets. Spot
grades advanced Lied; American middling
fair 23-52d; good mddling, 15-S2d; mid
ding 13-32d; low middling 5-l6d; good
ordinary, SLID; ordinary, 4d.
p. m.-March, 4.19q420, buyers; March
April 4.18a419, buyers; April-May, AIS,
sellers; May-June. Az buyers; June-July,
4-16 sellers; July-August, 4.15, values; Au-
gust-September, 4.1104.12, sellers; Septem-
ber-October, 4.0S, sellers; October-Novem-
December-January, 8Sl. sellers. Futures
closed very steady.
New York, March IS, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened firm; March, 7;42c; April,
I63c; May, 774c; June, 7.72c; July and Au-
gust lie; September 7.40c.
New York, March is, p m.-Cotton fu-
lures, closed steady; sales, 2S6' 500 bales;
s-19c July. 7.79c; August, ISOc; septeamI en-
Der, 740c; October, 72Sc; November, 1.2Sc;
DECEMBER, 7.26c; January. 72Sc ...,,.ou
New Orleans, March 1S.-Cotton futures
steady; sales, $4,000 bales; March, 1859;
april, 764c; May, 7.58c; June, L6Ic; july
'-65c; August. 7.62c; September, Il9c; DC
loher, Lose; November, 1000; December
New Orleans, March 1s.-New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement: Semi-weekly
towns, for 1886 receipts, 1850 bales; ship
ments 25l72 bales; stock, 2465l bales.
For 1885. receipts, 32249 bales; shipments,
3}}0i bales; stock, 2SS.S67 bales. For 1891,
receipts, 13,SB bales; shipments, Is, 45l
bales; stock, 237 ,05l bales.
New York, March 1S.-Riordan & Co. say
OF cotton: The cotton market to-day
was the scene of a lively tussle between
The bulls and the bears. with advantage
at the close resting decidedly on the side
OF the bulls. Liverpool sent a good re-
Spouse to our rise Of yesterday, and at
me opening here, there was a rush to
1uy' May selling on the call as high as
t.toc. After the call prices eased off and
curing the forenoon fiuctuated nervously
netween 770c and 776c for May. In the
d lernoon the leading bull operator is cred
Yea with having manipulated the pres
an advance. appeared personally on the
,ioor and his presence served to stimulate
r. confidence of buyers. Prices had a fur
-4er and rapid rise, May selling up to
&c. At this point the offerings of hold
80 exceeded the demand from the fright
Heq shorts and May receded to TIC. But
Ie buyers rallied and the close was steady
I'm the trading in May at 7.79c. Every
kiy IS Trying TO guess at what point the
bi5, 81 the market will unload his heavy
lungs Many believe that he win NOT
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