The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-08

followed suit. The naval stores
-l-.- was fairly active: spirits turpen-
- oavanced to 2Sc for regulars, and
-,sf, was in good demand with sales quite
other markets were quiet and
-57v and unchanged. The following re-
80 Of the local and Geographic markets
IN show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day;
COTTON.
T. was another discouraging day for the
st--is of cotton. The Liverpool and New
1-i- futures markets were lower, ana
lrefs here were depressed The maIkel
1arIined lsc, after which there was a Iel
1.,,,and and sales were larger imam IoI amy
80 for some time past. At the COTTON
ETcbange at the first call at l9'5O CLOCK
the market was bulletined quiet anu
Z, ---, and unchanged with sales of 81 bales;
90 he regular midday call at O'Clock p.
az ii was sc lower on all grades, Win
LES of Az bales, and at the last call at
4 o'clock D. m, it closed quiet anu easy
IN furt6er sales of 23S bales.
-rba following were the official spot quo
ti,1s ar the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange To-Day
Good middllng -........''':'''''''''''' - ~
4f7dlng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1l-lO
Low middling ....-.'..'''.....'..''''''-
Good ordinary nary and easv: sales. ia3.
80 Island Cotton-The market remain
49, oufet and unchanged at the following
quotations. "a zaoo
choice Floridas .....-.............'''i9 W1V
Extra fine Floridas ...............'-iS
Ffue FlOridas $500. .........'.'.'''.'i1
l-Vrra choice Georgias ............Ia ,,,,
Choice GeOrglaS ......s..........s...I Wt072
r-.ra hne GeOrgias .l912Glo
Fine GeOrgias ..-.-............-.'.' .i9 ia,
Medium fine Georgias ............. ;l412d i494
savannah Receipts, Exports ana stocks;
Ppcsipts this day ..................... Z,Sll
Same day last year .................... 4,V59
Peceipts since Sept. !, 1895 ............ 5S8, $50
I,Xnorts continent, this day ......... 300
stock on hand this day ..-.-.......... 80 92d
Same day last year $3.50. -. 'lAo'ooS
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day .".........-..... z3,504
This day last week ................ 98, 40
This day last year ...;......'.''''' SS'5 Ivy
This day year before last 8,5O6
Peceipts past four days .......... 15,403
same days last year ............... 1g6.ls9
same days year before last -. l6'9l0
Total receipts since Sept. j, 1873. 5lS,54O
same time last year ................5, 3S8, 20
same time year before last ........4,3S4,65 1
stock at the ports to-day ..........l ,046 5SSl
Stock same day last year ......l, l57, lS5
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. 2S07l Wednesday 80, ~
Monday ........50,228 Thursday .....2l, AS AS
Tuesday. -......35,4 9O Friday ........ .4l'SbS
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 1915; net
receipts $780, stock, 157,S2l-
New Oreans-Dull; middling, 1916 net
receipts, 1862; gross, 9,6OS; sales, 1000;
Mo6ile-Quiet; middling. I 1916; net re-
ceipts 1888; sales, 400; stock, 1920.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 5l2: stock, AZ, 40.
mington-steady;. middling, IL; net
NoTfoiik|ouiet; middiing. 7%; net re-
ceipts 1,749; sales, 593; stock, 49,
Batimore-Dull; middling, Sls net re-
cePts none; gr0ss 'S4 s sf4Gh 220 sis net
receipts, 1853; gross, 14,l55; sales, All;
Boston|Easy; middling. 5-16; net re-
Philadelphla~Quiet; middling. TIC; net
receipts, IS; stock, 1880
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Easy; quiet; middling, rs; net
receipts pa; sales, 629; stock, 43, $50.
Memphis-Easy; middling, rs; net re-
cepts, 6S9; gross, 80; sales, 1000; STOCK
ST. Louis-Quiet; middling, Z 1915; net
receipts, 2SS; gross, 1,S99; stock, a. So4
Cmcinnati-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
cepts, 1,4l2; stock, 1854.
Houston-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts 1898; sales, 5S2 stock, 1881.
Exports Of cotton this day
GalVeStOn-TO France, 1888.
New Orleans-To the continent, 7,449;
C0astwise, 3,7S4.
Mobile-Coastwise 999.
SaVannah-TO the continent, BOO.
Charleston-To Great Britain, $40;
coastWise, S39.
Norfolk-Coastwise 2,014.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1900.
New York-To Great Britain, 1851; to
the continent 1,221; forwarded 3,019.
To BOston-To Great Britain, $780,
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 1855; to France,
1853; to the continent, 1880.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 5000; to
france, 2690; to the continent, - 766.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, '95:
To Great Britain, 1902; to France, 300,
w; to the continent, S07,702.
Liverpool, Jan. 7, 1880 p. m.-Cotton
UNCHANGED
ding, 4 19-32d: sales, 10000 bales; Amerl-
eah, 900 bales; speculation and export,
1,0D bales; receipts. 1900 bales; American,
lo'ou0 bales. Futures opened steady de-
mand moderate. American middling, loY
mqdllng clause, January-February, AID;
February March, 426d March-April, 4.25
44Z6d; July-August, 4.26d; August-Septem-
per 4.25Q424d. Futures steady.
Al p m.-American middling, low mid
EilhS clause, Overwhelmingly, 4.2Sd sell
e.s; January-February 426d buyers; Feb
LuaTy-March, 4.25d buyers; March-April,
4.-id sellers; April-May 4.24d sellers May
June, 424d sellers; June-July, Aid; sellers;
July-August, 4246i4.25 sellers; August-Sep-
t.e4lper, 423d value; September-October,
lid buyers; October November, 4l5d
pIyefs. Futures closed quiet. but steady.
New York, Jan. 7, noon.-Cotton -.fut-
JaIes opened steady; January, 1900; Feb
SSqlaary 795c; March, 80Oc; April S.05c; May,
oigc; June, S.14c.
New York, Jan. I. p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed barely steady; January, 779c;
Ieuiuary, 1850; March, isle; April, 1860;
nay sole; June. S.O5c; July, S.0Sc; Aug
lst 6O5c; September, 1899; October, Z75c;
N29yeinber, z71c; sales, 2G7, 700 bales.
New Orleans, Jan. 7.-Cotton futures
steady sales, quiet and 1880 bales; jan
Vary, LI5c; February 7.75c; March, Use
APrl, isle; May 1850; June, 7S5c; July,
&c, August, 1850; September, 7.61c; DC
5Sooer, GS4c. Tomorrow being a legal holi-
Gay there will be no futures.
of N cotto YORK ian 7;TRiordan & co: say
vas quite active to-day, but it was at
the expense of values. Liverpool gave
Us no encouragement and March, after
9penng at cents, gradually declined to
4';fc. The close was barely steady, with
l.5lc bid for March. The unsettled finan-
IA situation, the gathering war clouds
aDroad, and the growing fear that the
South VIII increase it's cotton acreage and
ose more fertilizers than ever before,
ToluDlned TO render holders uneasy and
~ prevailing fleeing here seems to be
t IS' prices will go lower; yet all recognize
s ~ 4dct that cotton at cents is not dear
al! mat many things are liable to occur,
a %5I!on would cause a sudden and lively
4 ,tt dhce The bears indulge in short sales
IN |iyI evident trepidation, and hastness 10
eC5pt any profit they can get The
4 It19lly aspect of the row between Eng
oe ana Germany was the special cause
Nj LIe weakness at the close to-day"
n +ALIulyre az WardWal{'g cotfoIl letter