The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-24
COTTON.


Tho advancing tendency of cotton at the
L-t~oI1ing markets, and the strong de-
80 for spots throughout the country,
used a steadiness in the local market.
Though the quotations We're unchanged
On, Yesterdays closing, the tone remain
y oliet and steady, with fair demand
.f-er the opening. At the Cotton Ex-
essnge at the first call, at 1920 o'clock,
30 market was bulletined quiet and steady
md unchanged, with no sales; at the
sscond call it was unchanged with sales
y 1S9 bales At the last call 1t closed
wret and steady and unchanged, with
Erfber sales of 1926 bales.
TIE following were the official spot quo
,,tons at the close of the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middllng ....'..'..'..'.'......'''..
Nddng ............. .....-................lS4
LOW middling, s....'......'......-...'
Coed oIqi niiSt and steady: sales Iie5
sea Island Cotton-The market was
,1iet and unchanged. The following were
he quotations at which the last sales
we're reported;
Extra fine F'loridas. nominally -. IS
Zine Floridas ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16l5q17
Extra choice Georgias, nominally.. II
choice Georgias, nominally ........ 16
Extra fine GeorgiaS .................. 15iz
Fine Georgias ........................ l4lz Il
Medium fine GeorgiaS ............... II
Medium Georgias ...........:....... 1S1s
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,135
Receipts this day last year .......... 4,67S
Receipts this day year before last e. Alas
Receipts since Sept. l, '95 ............56 ,31S
Same time last year .-................152,1l6
Same time year before last $685. 73
Exports, coastwse, this day ....... ,26S
stock on hand this day .............. S3,129
Same day last year .......;.......... S9,9S7
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day .......-........... 1904
This day last week ................ 2o'SS6
This day year before last ...,....... 23.O29
Receipts past six days .............. 1929
Same days year before last..... 1902
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1895. g, S61, $50
Same time last year ................5 ,S74,711
Same time year before last ........4, 1855
Stock at the ports to-day....-...... 972,S22
Stock same day last year. 3,013
Receipts this week l~st year
Saturday ........28, 102 Wednesday $4,000
Monday IA, 676 Thursday .....2S,76O
Tuesday ,512 Friday .........36,S33
Daily Movement at other Ports
Galveston-Firm; mtddling, 1916; net
receipts 1854; sales, 1885; stock III, 23S
receipts, Asp; gross, 4,SS5; sales, $3.50;
Mobile@Quiet; middling, 7 1915; net re-
eeiPts, 1920 sales. 200; stock, $685.:
Enthusiastically; middling, ~; net
receipts, LISP; stock, az, 499.
Wilmington-Very firm; middling, rs;
net receipts, 1853; stock, 1875.
NOrfOlk-Ffrm; middling, 8; net receipts,
1872; sales, 70S; stock, 5S,451.
Baltmore-Quiet; middling. 81; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 1904; stock, 21,140.
New York-Steady; middhng, 5-16; net
receipts. 17S3; gross, 6,157; sales, 1888; spin
ners, 269; stock, 1S9,075.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 5-16 net re-
ceipts, 1855: gross, ,44S.
Philadelphia-Firm; middling, s GIG; net
receipts, 10; gross, 2l3; stock, 1927.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet and steady; middling, 8;
net receipts, 2SS; sales, 200; stock, Al, 1863.
Memphis-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
celpts, S24; sales, 1000; stock, 1850.
st. Louis-Firm; middling, 1916; net
7,522.
Cmcinnati-Quiet and firm; middling. 8;
net receipts 500; stock, S,23S.
Houston-Steady; middling, Z 1916; net
receipts, 2,444; sales, 649; stock, 1928.
Exports of cotton this day
Galyeston-To Great Britain, 1854; coast
wise, 2,S31.
New Orleans-Coastwise 1850.
wise, 105.
Savannah-Coastwise 1,26S.
Observation-Disclosures oil.
Norfolk-To the continent, LOO; coast
wise, 1886
Baltimore-Coastwise 1.5OO.
New York-To the continent, 1,156; for
Boston-To Great Britain, 1852.
Philadelphia-To Great Britain, 800.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
Oay: 10 Great Britain, 9,TS; to the conti-
nent, 9784
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar lar this week: To Great Britain, HS1S; to
france, 4,5S6; to the continent, 6S,55S.
nIotal foreign exports since Sept. l, 95:
10 Great Britain, 1,220092; to France, 3d.
U5; to the continent, 1,012,370.
liverpool, Jan. q, 1880 p INJECTION de-
6malddling, 4-16d; sales, 1900; American,
SSO bales; speculation and export, 1000
osaieS; receipts, none. Futures opened
steady; demand moderate; January-Feb-
rIary, 427GD4. 26aA27d; February March,
$50; March-April, 4.25d4.26; April-May,
4&d; May-June, 4.25G4. 24I4. Esd; June
September, 424d; September-october,
AID; October November, 4.13d. Futures
steady; American middling fair, 1-S2d
lower. Other grades unchanged; Ameri-
can middling fair 4 15-16d; good middling,
I-52d; middling, 9-16d low middling,
io7 o55 good ordinary, 4 11-32d; ordinary,
p. m-Cotton: American middling,
BoW middling clause, January, 4,28a4, 29d
FFa{ers; January-February, 4.2844.29d;
Eenruary- March, 427@D4. sd sellers; March
S&Qne-July, July-August. 4.26d4.27d sellers;
tAlgust-September, 425d buyers; Septem-
october, 4.1Sd buyers; October-No-
sinner sinner Add buyers. Futures closed
New York, Jan. %, Noon.-Cotton fu-
WT1es opened steady; February 7.94c;
Si Srchi ,, SO2e; April, $685. May, S1Oc; june
New Orleans, Jan. 2s.-Cotton futures
9eddy; sales, 46, 700 bales. January and
IIeaoruary, 1850; March, 1850; April, S02c;
Wy, S:Ofc; June, S.11c; July, S.14c; August,
Fesmber, 757c
New York, Jan. 2s.-Riordan & Co. say
N cotton to-day: ''The key to the inn
sEoYed feeling in the cotton market is the
niTngth Of Liverpool, and the good de-
p n1Hq on this side for export. We have
a. lately been sanguine of a material
Az 5dnce but If the receipts continue small
tbo no further war clouds should arise,
lat uopes of the bulls for higher mar
sre may, after all, be realized. There
Va, many here who begin to feel that
hoii}5 put the majority of traders still
tr,a{se that any further advance will be
Nus In extent and of short duration.
IN A. to-day opened at S.02c, advanced
afor5.c, reacted to S03c. and then IN the
31oo. noon ION became strong, advancing to
&l4l,o ne close was firm, with March at
i1c. Unless the news of the Russo
f-iaHsh alliance, received to-day, should
hkei'en Liverpool tomorrow, it seems
MI mat the advance will continue
nv criu lyre d Wardwell's cotton letter,
Pro,.a;t9S dle Wire, to T. +. Johnson, broker,
10 letteant building Chicago wires down;
o>.sler to-day):
stro %sw York, Jan. 2s.-The market was
2iio5s IN spite of the fact that specu-
Pool vas comparatively small Liver
gpot. - higher and more active on the
snan ne crop movement continues
thar - anq one operator offers to wager