The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
COTTON.

day;
COTTON.
futures were advanced and the local
market showed a firmer tone, with an az
vance of l-16c on all grades There was
4 good demand, but the feeling among the
factors was bullish and very little was
offered at the quotations. AT the Cotton
exchange at the first call, at 1880 O'Clock
a. m, the market was bulleuned steady
and unchanged, with sales of II bales. AT
The second call it was steady, at an adj
vance of 1-16c on all grades, with sales
of ESQ bales. At the last call, at o'clock
/, m il closed unchanged, with the tone
arm and sales of 1Oi bales reported.
The following were the official spot quo
ta.ions at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day;
Good middling ..........-.-.....--......I ll-l6
Middling .--........--....-........ 5-lb
Lod middling ...........................I 5-l6
Good ordinary ...-......................7
Market firm; sales, 3lS-
Sea Island COtton-There was no change
I'm the situation of the market since yes
terday The demand was moderate, and
the quotations remained unchanged, as
Choice FIoridas, nominally .......1S @19
Extra fine Floridas, nomnally III @Eh
Fine Floridas. nominally ..........15l2
Extra choice Georgias .............l6 ql6l4
Choice GeorgiaS .-.-.................l9 Ql3l2
Extra fine Georgias ................4 G14i5
Fine GeOrg1aS .......................l3 A a 1872
Medium fine Georgias .12la@13
Medium GeOrgias ...................l2
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,45I
Receipts this day last year........... 1,345
Receipts this day year before last. 1,605
Receipts since Sept. l, 1895. .626, 1SS
Same time last year $40, ass
Same time year before last ..........S 1855, 951
Exports coastwise, this day......... 1851
Stock on hand this day .............. 12,4N
Same day last year ................... 67,l16
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 15,5Z
dow 10 CT
This day last year ................. 1881
This day year before last.......... 1929
This day in 1898. .................... 6,Sl2
Receipts past six days ............. S6,l93
Same days last year.............- $3.50
Same days year before last.......... 6l,S25
Same days in 1898 ;:..::....;..;;;:::.. 56, 99l
Same time last year. :.......-o 5G9, ~
Same time year before last. .......5, 1l3, $50
Same time in 93......................4,3 ,3l4
Stock at the ports to-day. 1854
Stock same day last year.......... 95S,117
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday..-..... 1882 Wednesday ....16,90l
Monday. 300 Thursday $500. ,93l
Tuesday. ........14.9O6 Friday ..........15,997
Daily Movement at other Ports
Galveston Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 925; sales, 936; stock, 92.267.
New Orleans-Firm; middlng, rs; net
receipts, 81; gross, 1876; sales, $500;
Mo6ile-steady; middling. Z 7-1s; net re-
ceipts. 1872; sales, 300; stock, S4,O12.
Enthusiastically; middling, rs; net
receipts 1145; stock, Al, 767
Wilmington-Steady middling, ~; net
receipts, 102; stock, 13,267.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 11-16; net
receipts l.22li sales, 296; stock, $500
Balumore-Dull; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, $50; stock, 1892.
New York-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
cepts, S6 gross, ,629; sales, 276, all spin
BostonEQuist; middling, rs; net re-
Fhiiadepihlla@F'irm; middling. S1s; net
receipts, $50: stock, $3.50.
Augusta-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
cepts US; sales, 1883; stock, 32,lS9.
Memphis Firm; middling, r.; net re-
c.eipts All; gross, 626; sales, 1850; stock
u8l03.
St. Louis-steady; middling, 75s: net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 1871; sales, 500; stock,
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 72l; net re-
cepts AS; stock, S,017.
ston-steady; middling, Z 9-16; net
receipts, 1876; sales, 81; stock, H,741.
LOUSY ile-Quiet; middling, IA.
Atlanta-Steady; middling. rs; net re-
ceipts S25; shipments none; stock, 1923.
Observation-Disclosures, 3,459.
New Orleans-To Great Britain. $3.50;
to the continent. 7,S15; coastwise, 1856.
Savannah-Coastwise, 363l.
Aorfolk-Coastwise, 1,123,
Baltimore-CoaStwise LOCO.
New York-To Great Britain, 1,75S; to
me continent, SS9; forwarded, 40.
Bos.on-To Great Britain, Bats.
Total foreign exports from all ports
This day-To Great Britain, 11,0S6; to the
continent, S,149.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain
ss$29; to France, 1877; to the continent
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1895
10 lIredU britain, I,4O9.lo 10 France,
5'9Q53; to the continent, 1,211,062
demand fair: prices firm; American mid
ding, ! 7-16d; sales, 1900 bales Ameri-
can, 100 bales; speculation and export
lgQ tales: receipts 1000 bales. American,
W. hales. Futures opened steady with de-
mand moderate; February, 4.23d; Febru-
SIy-March, 42GQ4.21d March-April, 4.19Q
33' iI99aq; April Inlay; 41Sq4.19d May-June
syst, 4.1604 lid; August-September, 4,149
iil5i September-October, 406Q4.W; Octo-
OeG-November, 4.OSd Futures steady.
l-.I9 p. m.-American spot grades, 1-32d
HS4er; American middling, fair, 25-32d;
5000 mlddling, 17-32d; middling, 15-32d;
LOW middling, 43sd; good ordinary, 414d;
tp. motion: February, 4.24d sellers;
teoruary-March, 4226D4. 23d sellers; March
ilpHl AZ buyers; April-May 4.l9a4 POD
buyers; May-June, 419 buyers; June-July,
tiIafl9 sellers; July-August, AIS sellers;
adSust-S September 4150416 sellers; Sep
,snDer-October, 4.07G4.0S sellers; October
r,oVember 4036404 sellers; November
steady.
New York, Feb. 20, Noon.-Cotton fu-
80 opcIled Hlfns feDfudIy, f.o3c, MdIcn,
JuN. I79c
New York. Feb. 20, p. m.-Cotton fu-
,Ies closed steady; sales, 252, 200 bales;
W. uaIy, 1860; March, 1859; April, 772c;
~ t.'6c; June, 7,79c; July. 7S4c; August,
,', september, T. Soc; October, z47c; No
,-inel, Z. 42c; December, 7.44c.
..NrW Orleans, Feb. 20-Cotton futures
aty; sales, Sc, 800; February, 750c; March
iS' Aprh. 757c; May. 762c; June, 766c;
G'.E, r65c; August, 762c; September, 7.20c;
5ooer, .20c; November. L16c; December,
Few York. Feb. 2O.-Rlordan & Co. say
.2tton to-day: This was a lively day
me cotton market. moderate i'm
lement in Liverpool gave the shorts
are, and prices at our opening ad
,Ie0 sharply. May opened at 7.74c, but
e.Ehiy dropped to tic. Until after
1ck cautious but continuous covering
ne shorts who comprised at least nine
SS eli the active traders here, gave q
10y undertone to the market, which
rluated within a range of three points,
dleq by the extremes just named. A
i'e commission house bought about 40,-
~ pales, mostly for August delivery. on
Aalt hour many of the shorts, who had
mn watching and waiting all CAV, became
,aGa.Sy at the continued steadiness of