The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-08

Same time year before last ...........5 ,gl2.5ll
Same time in 1898 ....................5,07 4 253
Stock at the ports to-day ........... 1H,S45
Stock same day last year ........... 800, 145
Daily Movement at Other Ports.
alveston-Firm; middling. Z; net re-
ceipts, 142: sales, 80; stock, 1908, corrected.
New Orleans-Nominal; middling, rs
net receipts, 92S; sales. 775; stock, 1929,
corrected.
AIobile-Quiet; middhng. Z; stock. 1892.
Charleston-Firm; middling, z; net re-
ceipts, 3; Il new; stock, 1922.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, IA net re-
ceipts, 2; stock 1920.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, 2; sales, II; stock, 2,4S4.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 8; net re-
ceipts, 10; stock, 5059.
New York-Dull; middling, So net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 1903; stock, S0,272
Boston-Quiet middling, Sls; gross, 1,072;
Philadelphia-Firm; middling, SIS; stock,
Ass.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns.
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 71a; net re-
ceipts, 81; sales, 10; stock, 1916 (actuaD.
Memphis-Steady; middling rs; net re-
ceipts, 10; stock 1884.
ST. Louis-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts. l. sales, 80; stock 24,S12.
Cincinnati-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 20S; stock 1874.
Houston-Nominal; middling, z; net re-
ceipts, 1852 Q,600 new); stock, 1896.
Louisville-FIrm; middling, IA.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 140; con-
tinent, 20; coastwise, 1S0
Mobile-Coastwise, $50.
Savannah-CoastwiSe, $50.
mington-Coastwise, 40.
Norfolk-CoastWise 10.
Baltimore-To the continent, ga; coast
wise, 1000.
New YQrk-Forwarded. sol.
Boston-To Great Britain, 2,075.
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day-To Great Britain, 2,215; to
France, none; to the continent, 294.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain,
S,92S; to France, $50; to the continent,
3,42l
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1895
TO Great Britain 2,2S9, 4S6; to France
46S S14; to the continent, 177S,964.
Liverpool Aug. Z, 1890 p. m.-Cotton,
demand moderate, prices firm; American
middHng, 3-16d sales, S,OOOi American,
800; speculation and export, 500; receipts,
14,200 all American; futures opened easy,
demand fair; August, 4.O6q4 07d409; Aug
ust-September, 4.04 a 400 a 4.O7 a 4.06;
September october, 400d401G402d Octo-
ber-November, 3.62d3.63d; November-De-
cember, 3.60Q3.61d3 62d363d December
January. $3.50 q 3.61d; January Febru-
airy, S.60dS 61d3. S2GS.6Sd; February March.
362G3. 63G4d; March-April, 363d4d; April
May, Adj May-June, 402q4d; futures
steady. Tenders at to-days closing none;
12:45 p. m.-American spot grades, l-l6d
higher: American middling fair, ll-l6d;
good middIing, 4ssd; middling, 4l4d; low
middling, 5-S2d; good ordinary, l-S2d;
ordinary, 2-32d.
D. m.-August, AID, sellers August
September, 4l5d, sellers; September-Octo-
Der, 411@4 I'D; r-November. 4.10d,
sellers, November-De 4.0Sd4.O9d,
buyers; December-January, 4.O9d, sellers,
January-Feruary, 4.0S64.09d; February,
March, 4.09M410d, sellers; March-April,
410G4l1d 14pril-May. 411G4.12d. buyers;
May-June. 4.13d, sellers; futures closed
New York, Aug. Z. noon.-Cotton futures
opened firm; August, 1850; September,
7 74c: October, 7.S4c; November, Use; De-
cember. 7.S2c; January, isle.
New York, Aug. z. p m.-Cotton fu-
7 7GSee September. 74lc; 6eto-
her. 7Rc; November, 7.4Oc; De-
cember. 743c; January 7.45c; February.
7.49c; March. 7.52c; April, 755 sales 345, 500.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 7.-Cotton fu-
lures steady; sales, $500; August, Use;
September, life; october, 72Oc; November,
.20c; December, 7.25c; January, 731c; Feb
ruary, 735c: March, 1850.
New York, Aug. 7-Riordan & Co. say
of cotton to-day: Another wild market
to-day. Liverpool set the pace and at
first we followed enthusiastically, but the
steam seemed to give out after awhile,
and a slump occurred, sharp and sudden
enough to take the breath away from
many bull. January opened al 7S2c, adj
vanced to 1900. declined to 7.44c, and
closed at 7.45c, with the tone weak The
secret Of the break was that the urgent
demand for the shorts to cover had been
in a great measure satisfied, and as soon
as the ring realized this fact, everybody
rushed in simultaneously to sell, and val
ues melted away like mist before the sun.
also helped the decline The worst of the
excitement in cotton. we believe IS now