The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
COTTON.


close to-day:
COTTON.
Heavy receipts again at the ports caused
another slump in the market. Futures
took a sudden drop, Closing at 6.79c for
January. The local market was dull and
easy all day and at the second call at the
Cotton Exchange, there was decline of
kc on all grades No transactions were
reported during the day.
The following was the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Middling
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market dull and easy; sales none.
ssSea Island Cotton-The market remained
| quiet and unchanged. The last reported
sales were made at the following quota
| tions
Choice Floridas ......................16 ql7
Extra fine FIoridas ................15 G151a
Fancy Georgias 1879 1874
Extra choice Georgias ..............lS Ql3A
Choice Georgias ..........,......'.'-Iz 12g1z94
Extra fine Georgians ................l2
Fine Georgias and Floridas $500. 11AQl11s
Medium fine Gas and Fla.'s....n
Medium Gas and Fla.'s .........1O1s
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day ...........-.......... SOU
Receipts this day last year .......... 4,4FI
Receipts this day year before last o,S32
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896 .......... .55L 80
Same time last year ....................4ot,o 5000
Same time year before last ......... bl,zSo
Exports continent this day ............ b,foS
Exports coastwise this day 4,O99
Stock on hand this day ............ l7,O9l
Same day last year ................-... oJ,54
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports.
Receipts this day ................''.. 6'4ao
| This day last week .................. 49, 4oz
| This day last year .................... 4z,oo9
| This day year before last ......... 7S,3Ii
Receipts past three days ........... H. I6
| Same days last year ................ !5,zoz
Same days year before last RS.l3S
Total receipts since Sept 1. &c.. Al, O92
| Same time last year .............'..z ,soI'e4o
Same time year before last ...4, 4s6, 65I
Stock at the ports to-day .........l ,2lo' loS
Stock same day last year .......... .l,oVo'VVf
Receipts This Week LaLst Year
Saturday. ,7O3 Wednesday. 1893
Monday.......42,559 Thursday ,6S6
Tuesday. .42O12 Friday. ...........4S,
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts, %, 316; gross, 22,716; sales, 500; stock
1S6,99O.
New Weak; middling, 1916;
net receipts, II, 1855; gross, 1884; sales, g.
600; stock, 447,928.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 5.S15; sales, 7OO stock, $500
Charleston-Quiet middling, 69s; net re-
ceipts, $3.50; stock, 59,O93.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, So; net re-
ceipts 1879; stock, 1852.
Norfolk-Nominal; middIing, 6A; net re-
ceipts, 4,721; sales, 217; stock, 55,O27.
Baltimore-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts none; gross, 1923; stock, l,049
New York-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, S,545; sales, 64S; spin
ners, As; stock, 245, 1856.
Boston-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 9O1; gross, S,071.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, rs; net
receipts, 421; stock, S,SO4.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 1919; gross, 2,244; sales, SIS; stock,
54,475
Memphis-Irregular middling SIS; net
receipts, S.5O1; gross, 1892; sales, 100;
stock, 10, 179.
st. Louis-Dull; middIing. 6 1915; net re-
ceipts, 1857; gross, 4,22l; sales, 50; stock,
46.05O.
Cincinnati -Easier; middling, Z: net re-
ceipts, 1861; sales. 50: stock. 41S1.
Houston-Steady; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts, II, 2S4; sales, 327; stock, 5499s.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 7.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston--To Great Britain 1880; con-
tinent 2043; coastwise, 2513.
Mobile-Coastwise 1892.
Observation-Disclosures, 6,763; coastwise,
4099
charleston-continent, 15.2Os; coastwise,
21S2.
ilmington-Coastwise, 75S
Norfolk--Coastwise, 4,703.
Baltimore-Coastwise, l25O.
New York-To Great Britain, 3,77O;
France, 1,64O; continent, 4, l45; forwarded,
1852.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1850; to France,
1850; to the continent. 2S157.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week To Great Britain. 49. 252.
to France, lO5O; to the continent, 1884
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1896:
To Great Britain. i,514,225: to France, 34i.-
~; to the continent, S93154
Liverpool Dec. II. 1870 p. injection, de-
mand fair and prices easier; American mid
ding. 4sd; sales, 10000; American. $500.
speculation and export 500; receipts. %. 600.
American 2O,600 Futures opened easy;
demand moderate; December, 4OOa3 6S6I
3.6ld; December-January, 3.62a3. 6id3. SD;
January-February. February March,. 3.ei
G36GaS.59d; March-April. 3.62a36l@3 500
S.59d; AprilMay. 3.6ld3. 60GI259d: May
June, 3.63@3 6203.6td: June-Juy S.62d36Id;
July-August, 400n3. 63a3. 62u3.61d; August
September, s62a3.6ld. Futures quiet
Tenders, 100 ba.es new dockets.
i2:45 p. m.-American spot grades. l-16d
lower; American middling. fair. 49sd; good
middling 4isd middling. Lied; low mid
ding. 3 3l-32d; good ordinary. 27-32d; or
binary 2i-32d.
A p. m.-December. 35sd buyers Deem
ber-January, 3.56d3.57d buyers; January
February. 1850 buyers; February-Marcf /
March-Aprii, 3.5eq357d sellers; April-May
S55d values: May-June. 3.5703.5sd buyers.
June-July. 5.5Sd buyers; July-August. 3.59d
sellers; August September, 3.57u3.5Sd buy /
ers. Futures closed steady.