The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-31

aside as holidays. the market reports IN
the Morning News will be made as COM
plete as possible up to Thursday night
The following resume of the different
markets, both local and by telegraph will
show the tone and quotations at the close
to-day:
COTTON.
Futures declined about five points on
the day, but the local market remained
unchanged, with the tone quiet The sales
for the day were 1923 bales. At the Cot
ton Exchange, at the first call, the market
was bulletined quiet and unchanged, with
sales of AIS bales. At the second call, it
was unchanged, with sales Of 276 bales.
At the close, the market remained quiet
and unchanged, with further sales of 80
bales.
The following were the official spot quo.
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ...........................
Middling ..................-.........
Low middiing ......................,....
Market quiet; sales, 49,
Sea Island Cotton-The market remained
quiet with a limited demand for the offer
-ings. The last reported sales were on a
basis of the following quotations:
Extra choice FloridaS ............16 Ql61s
Choice FloridaS ...............s......15 Ql5l2
Extra fine Floridas .l412
Fancy Georgias .....................lS @Qo13
Extra choice Georgias .............12A
Choice Georgias .....................12 dl212
Extra fine GAS and fine Fla.s .11AG11]S
Fine Ca S and medium fine Fla. s.1015dn
Medium fine GAS and com. Fla s. 9Aq10
Common Georgia's ..............,..s9
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks;
Receipts this day .................... S,5l5
Receipts this day last year .......... 81
Receipts this day year before last :. 5,212
Receipts since Sept.,1, 1896 .......... 61S,405
Same time last year ................. .522, 661
Same time year before last ......... $685. 75
Exports, coastwise this day $50. 1884
Stock on hand this day .............. 114,4 5O
Same day last year ................... 5000
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 1854
This day last week ................... 1865
This day last year .................... I,433
This day year before last .........o 1878
Receipts past five days .............. 135,307
Same days last year ................. 134,292
Same days year before last 1888
Total receipts since Sept. !, 1896 ....4 ,SS2 24S
Same time last year ......-...........3,465,2 200
Same time year before last ..........5, 1S5, 1872
Stock at the ports to-day ............1, ,55S
Stock same day last year ......... .l,W6,757
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. ,4S2 Wednesday III, 433
Monday. .......... 81 1862 Thursday .....13,5A
Tuesday. ....... .SS415 Friday "a, 1853
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-AFirm; n1fddling, 611-1e; net
receipts. 5000; sales, loss; stock, 1882.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, So net
receipts. n.SSi; gross, 12,Oe4; sales. 5000;
stock, 473,979.
Mobile-Quiet;- middling, 65s; net re-
cepts. 1853; sales, 200; stock, 49,447
CharIeston-Firm, middling, 61s; net re-
ceipts, 2,06l; stock, 61,640.
Wilmington-Quiet; middling, 9-16; net
receipts, 2S2 stock, 1883.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 11-16; net
receipts. S47s: sales, 519; stock $500.
Baltimore-Nominal: middling. z; gross
receipts, 1874; stock, 2,75S.
New York-Quiet; middling, 1-16; gross
receipts, 1,46O; sales, 200; stock 290,9S9.
Boston-Steady; middling, 11-16; net re-
ceipts LII; gross. 6,65S.
Phadelphia-Quiet; middling, sic; net
n receipts, 127; gross receipts, 127
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, ga; net re-
Y ceipts, 4S6; gross, So; sales, $50; stock,
4 1851.
Il Memphis-Steady; middling, 11-1s; net
n receipts, 356; gross 5S5; sales, 1000; stock,
1S3,2S1.
st. Louis-Dull; middling, 6 1916; net re-
ceipts. 1,Oi7; gross, $3.50; sales, 800; stock.
q 55OS7.
N Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, S1S4; stock, 4,047.
Houston-Steady; middling 11-16; net
u receipts, 4,904: sales, 374; stock 17,201.
n Louisville-Firm; middling, 6B.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 10,060
France, 1850; continent 10000; coastwise
9l9.
Mobile-Coastwise, S97.
Savannah-Coastwise, 1894.
III Observation-Disclosures, 5S6.
Norfolk-Coastwise. 1855.
Baltimore-Coastwlse $500.
Am New York--To Great Britain, II, 917
w France, 1876; continent Sl2.
- Total foreign exports from all norris this
Ucay: To Great Britain, q, S67; to France,
&a6036; to the continent, l0.s12
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
FAR this week: To Great Britain. $500; TO
France, 24,3l63 to the continent, 45,341.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1896:
20 Great Britain, l,S0S.72i; to France, 4lS,
S97; to the continent, 1.O5l,944.
# Liverpool. Dec, 3d. 1880 p. m.-Cotton,
H<emand fair; prices hardening; American
fniddling 3i-32d: sales, 10000 bales. Amer
ran 900 bales; speculation and export,
20 bales. receipts, 2l.O 900 bales. American,
1850 bales: futures opened steady. de-
t5nand moderate; December, 2.6id; Decen-
ber-January s.59d January February,
&fsd; February March. S5Sd; March-April,
*5Sd: April-May, May-June 359d: june
Jry, S.60d July-August. s.6ld; August
september. 3.59n360d. Futures quiet. but
ftfady Tenders al to-days clearings, 100
bales new dockets.
i2:45 p m.-Cotton, American spot
ENAutS A-iuu IlEueFs american fn1uullnB,
fair, 4ssd, good middling, 3-32d; middling,
Esd; low middling 29-s2d; good ordi-
nAry. 25-S2d; ordinary l9-S2d
N p m.--December .5SQ3 sd sellers;
Atcember-January. S56a3.57d buyers;
January-February February March,
Narch-April. 35503.56d sellers; April-May,
JNd sellers May-June. 3.5Ga357d sellers:
1ue-July, 3.57d buyers July-Auglist. 3.5Sd
frIlers; September. S.5s6i3.57d buy
tfH Futures closed easy
View York. Dec. 30. noon.--Cotton fu-
tNfes opened barely steady. December
Csc; january. GSic February 69ln:
March. enc; April. 703c May. 710c; June, |
1I1c
New York. Dec. 30. D. m..-coiion fu- |
t'fef closed quiet and steady; sales l2s.009. |
bfffwher, G.Ile. January. G7sc; February, |
tt'c; March. e,a2c. April C.s9e; May. 1.Nc. \
jnnf, 7.l2c. July. 7lGc. August Else. Sep /
1tmpfr and october. G95cs November, I
AHSf
HfN Orleans, Dec. cO--cotion futures /