The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-17

cd back to yesterday prices. Inc Wnole-
sale markets were steady with fair
ano,Int of business doing. The following
,,sume of the different markets. both local
and Geographic, will show the tone ana
the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
NriddIing cotton touched 615c to-day, the
,oTrest price of the season. The local mar
iot could not stand the depression in fu-
t,res and it dropped sc on the day. AT
the Cotton Exchange, at the first call, the
market was bulletined dull and easy with
les of 10 bales. At the second call it was
I,,u and easy at a decline of Lice on all
,,,ades with sales of 80 bales. At the last
'an the market closed dull and easy at
f5.ther decline of 1-16c, with sales of 627
bales.
.ations. at the close of the market, at
me cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...64
Middling ...........................
Low middling .............................. ..6A
Market dull and easy; sales 6S7.
NIddling same day last year ........S
,Tddling same day year before last 1-16
sea Island Cotton-The market remain
Cd 0uiet and unchanged. The last re-
norted sales were made at the following
quotations:
choice Floridas ....................16 OF
Extra fine Floridas ................15 Q15@
Fancy Georgias .................... .l3129lSS4
Extra choice Georgias ............1S Q1SA
Choice Georgias .l272Gl2s4
Extra fine Georgias ...,..........-.1z
Fine Georgias and Floridas ..nAQ11h
Medium fine GAS and Fla.'s Ill
Medium Gas and Fla.'s ..........101z
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day ...................... 1873
Receipts this day last year .......... 5'Oo9
receipts this day year before last 3,S1S
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896 5000. .555,915
Same time last year .474,75S
same time year before last ....... .6S5, 1874
Exports continent this day .......... 100
Exports coastwise this day 2,643
Stock on hand this day ............. .HO,94
A Same day last year .......-............ SVtSI
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ...........-........ z6,zoo
This day last week .................. 4S,SSl
This day last year .......-.......... @,99S
This day year before last .......... 1859
Receipts past five days ............. &l,3I4
Same days last year .....-......,... 1920
Same days year before last ........ 23S,6u
Il Total receipts since Sept. l, 1896 A. 2S9,290
Same time last year ................ OS2, $50
Same time year before last $780,. 46O7, 100
Stock at the ports to-day .........12lS,295
4 Stock same day last year .lOlS,2U
Receipts this week last year
Saturday .32,70S Wednesday ......2S'999
Monday ..,...42, $50 Thursday ........2S,6S6
Tuesday -. OH Friday .........4S,770
Daily movement at other ports
Galveston-Firm; middlihg, sac; net re-
ceipts 12 COS; sales, 2,946; stock, 2Ol,O75.
4 New Orleaus-Quiet; middling, 1S-16c;
net receipts 1S 1882; gross, 1884; sales, 5000;
d stock, 1929
Mobile-Quet; middling, 6ssc; net re-
ceipts 1854; sales, 600; stock, $3.50.
Il CbarlpstOu- nid0liOg. 6l5C. net
q receipts, 3152; stock, 55,7SS.
B Wilmington-Firm; middllng, SIC; net re-
ceipts 1l9S: stock 49, 1856.
Norfok-Steady; middlng. 6s4c: net re-
ceipts 4,Ol3; sales, 1857; stock, 61,499.
81 Ba ltimOre-Nominal; middling, 7lsc; gross
Fl 1852; stock, @, $40.
New York-Dull; middling, S-l6c; gross,
81 6T72i sales, 200; stock, 254,S9S
Boston-Quiet; middling, Z 3-16c; net re-
cepts 1,747; gross, 7,l3l.
Phiadelphia-Dull; middling, 7-16c; net
receipts, 29S: stock, 1916.
Daily movement at interior towns
Augusta-Easy; midding, CSC; net re-
ceipts, 1882; gross, 1921; sales, 754; stock,
81 1856
Memphis-Steady; middling 694c; net re-
eeipts 1850; gross, 4,0l0; sales, 2,4OO; stock,
A 171S74
St. Louis-Dull; middling, SIC; net re-
ceipts 1,175; gross, 1864; sales, 100; stock,
+. 1854
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling. 6sc; net re-
ceipts 2,226; stock, 6,911.
Houston-steady; middling. 67sc; net re-
ceipts 1870; sales, CAT; stock, 55,072
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 15-16c.
Exports of Cotton This Day
4 Galveston-To the continent, 1882.
New Orleans-To France, 100; continent,
II Il 80 coastwises 2,160.
Fl Mobile-Coastwise 1859.
Sayannah-To the continent, 100; coast
4 wise 2643.
Gharleston-To the continent, 6,ns.
ilmington-Coastwise, 1856.
New York-Forwarded, 701.
Iota foreign exports from all ports
thls day-To Great Britain, none; 10
france, 100: to the continet, 340S0.
Total foreign exports from all ports
mus for this week-To Great Britain, 64,-
q 4S7
Iotal foreign exports since Sept l, 1896
10 Great Britain, 1,529, 3O4; to France, 3i4,-
u. to the continent, 936,657
liverpool Dec. 16, 1890 p. m.-Cotton
active; American middling, Lied; sales.
ioVO American, 14,400, speculation and
Aport l,OO0 receipts, 10000 American,
SVo futures opened steady; demand mod
rae; December-January. 3.59d3.5SQ3.57d;
yauuary-February 3606j3. 59d3. 5SG13. SD;
eDruary-March, 3.6lQ3 6OQ3.57d; March
AaprIl' S6lq3. 6GQ3 5000. 5sa3. 57G3 SD; April
Iay' $500. SD; MayJune 3.6203.600
Sc.a; June-July, S.6ld3.60d; July-August.
II g5'62aS.6lQS60 futures quiet at the
ugcAne' tenders, 500 bales. new docket.
l-'lo p. m.-Cotton, American mddling,
.aH unchanged; other spot grades 1-32d
over; American middling. fair 4ssd; good
n,,9ldiilng. $500; middling, 1-S2d; low
r'3lallng' l5-l6d; good ordinaryiS 1S-l6d:
ordinary, 3ssd.
D m.-December. 3.58@359d, value; De-
II .Aoer-January, January February, Feb
Fl y-March, March-Apru. ,3.56d, buyers;
YHI-May, 357d, sellers; May-June, 3.57G
'eI buyers; June-July, 3.5SQ3. SD, sellers:
uE August S.59d, buyers; August-Sep-
enoer' S51qS.5Sd, buyers; futures closed
".rey steady.
View York. Dec l6 noon.--Cotton fu-
WIS Opened sIeadY az a decline. Dacam-