The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-18


Stock at the ports to-day .......... SIS, $3.50
stock same day last year .......... 96S, SIS
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 11-16; net
Teeccelpts' 6554; gross, 6,534; sales, 800; stock
New Orleans-Quiet; middline 1916.
net receipts. 1925; sales, 1900; STOCK 3S9, :
IM.5obile-Easy; middHng, w; net receipts.
lob; sales 300; stock. 3S,S2S
receipts 959; stock. 80, 296
WilmhnigtonIFirm: middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, 81; stock, 1854.
Norfolk-Steady; middling GIG: net
receipts SSS; sales, 1O1; stock, 5177.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, 8; gross, 81;
New York-Easy; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, ll67; gross. 5,361; sales, 456; spin
ners, 156; stock, 19l $50.
BOStOn-Dull; middling, s; net receipts
All; gross, 4S2.
Philadelphia-Quiet: middling, s1s; net
receipts, p; stock, 10.S01
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Dull; middling. 75s net re-
ceipts, 49, sales, Lib; stock, 81, $685.
Memphis-Steady; middling, GIG; net
receipts, SlS; gross, 1898; sales, 200; stock
st. Louis-Easy; middling, 11-16; net
receipts, 1871; gross, 2,5SS; sales, 100; stock
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, $40; stock. 6447.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 11-16; net
Louisville-Easy; middling, ~.
Atlanta-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 1Ol; shipments, l79; stock, 1852.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1880;
New > o. orle ans Great Britain, s,ss7;
cOaStwise 979.
MObie-CoastWise 304
Savannah-Coastw ise, SOB.
Observation-Disclosures, lis.
Wilmingt On-COastwise 400.
NOrfOlK-TO Great britain g 72S. coast
New York-Forwarded 5S1.
BCston-To Great Britain, LIP.
this day: To Great Britain, 1861; to
France, none; to the continent, none.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain
99S069I to France, 1,527; to the continent
Total exports since Sept. /, 1895: To
Great Britain, l. 56,552; to France, S7S $50;
TO the continent. 200, ls7 -
can m nil s4 i8Bd di'S sales 5000 baies
American, 1900 bales; speculation and eX-
pout, 500 bales; receipts, 5000 bales; Amer
lean, $500 bales. Futures opened weak, de-
mand moderate; February, AID; Febru-
March, 4.22d; March-April, 4.21d4. pod !;
A{R5Til-May, l9d; May-June, 4.1Sq4. 1870
LED; June-July, 41Sd July-August, 418
al 17a4 1S@4.17d; August-Septemb er IA
"a t-l3at. lad; Observation-Disclosures, Old; Oc-
iooer-November, Acid; observation-disclosures
- f.uou futures weak at the ueCllle,
l2:45 p. m.-Cotton. American spot
grades, 1-64d lower; American middiing,
Jar 4-32d; good middling, 17-32d; mid
ddiilhg, l5-32d; low middling, 43sd; good or
ulEary AID; ordinary, l-16d.
liverpool, Feb. II, D. m.-Cotton. Feb
Tru,ary, Add buyers; February-M March, 4.19
W4.zUd value; Alarch-AprH, Asa 19d buy
US: April-May, AID buyers; May-June,
ST,l3a4.lfd sellers; June-July, 4.16d sellers;
guy -August, 4.15Q4 16d sellers; August
september 4 fa711I ,ear-
October 4.05q4 .06d sellers; October-No-
oenber, 4.01@4 Old sellers; November-De-
steady
New York. Feb. II, noon.-Cotton futures
ggR5ened steady at a decline; February,
June, sec; July, $3.50
new York, Feb. II, p. m.-Cotton flu
sures closed quiet; sales, 329, 800 bales; Feb
55qary, 7.50c; March. 751c; April 7.56c;
%ay' Sic; June. 7.64c; July 1850: Au-
"Stc; November, 7.29c; December, 7.S2c.
s.NeW Orleans. Feb. 17.-Cotton futures.
steady; sales, $500; February March,
&c; April, T. 44c; May. T. 49c; June, 7.52c;
0aiyt l55c: August Z. 4Sc; September Use;
b.o3er 7-llc; November, f.l0c; Deem
New Orleans. Feb Ito morrow being
legal holiday there will be no business
NShsacted in cotton futures.
Of >eW York, Feb, H.-Riordan & Co. say
,ootJon which began last week continued
faay The sharp decline in Liverpool
FL the heavy receipts caused a general
s51ldation of the long interest and prices
AZ NED 10 have no support May opened
a. t6Sc, rallied to 7.67, declined to 7.5Sc,
sa9 closed at 7.61c bid, with the tone quiet
mo NO steady. The fall in cotton has been
Early half a cent in the last eight days,