The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-05


ser--res. the local spot market remain
= elie. and unchanged. out of 1900
Ss-.- on hand and on snipboard there is
-l be only about 5000 bales in fac
-- bands Al the Cotton Exchange at
.- regular call at 10 O'Clock, the market
as luletined quiet and unchanged, with
s5 f5liowing we're the official spot quo
-s-.1ns al the close Of the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day;
lr 5 Middlins ...:..:...:..:...77 ii-iS
Good ordinary ......-.....-.......-.t14
island Cotton-The market was
er and steady, with quotations UNI
.41lged as follows;
tr.iea FlOridaS -...........-...-.--lo az
rert me FlOridaS -..-..........-.l3l2 ga log
r-r- FlOridaS ...-.........--....-...1 Wl4
Fx-ra choice GeOrgias ..............l4l2
Choice GeOrg-aS ........-.-......---lo 12Ql ~
vx-ra fine Georgias ...............l 294dl5
Sin. GeOrgias .................-...lz 14Q l--2
Medium fine Georgias ............n dlll2
Medium Georgias .........-.....-..l 012q i094
common GeOrglaS ....--.....-..--- 4iV
savannah receipts, exports and stocksI
Bs-sipts this day last year ........ 524
Fcca.pts this day year before last. ~
Receipts this day in l693............ ~
Roce.pts since Sept. /, '95........... l2g'l4S
same time last year ...;.-.:.'.-'''-. 955l'9ti
same time year before last ........ 6oV,o04
same time in 1893 -.......-..........- I46l8
fxports. coastw.se this day.. 95l
stock on hand this day ............. S2s4
same day last year ............-.... Zt,t-O
E.cepts ana stocks at the ports 80,
Receipts this day ................... l'4zo
This day last week ............-.-. Pill
This day last year .................-. o'oo9
7hs day year before last ........... 5,6l9
Tais day in 1898 ...................'.. 5'z9S
receipts past three days .......... 10y
same days last year ...............- 19'ti4
same days year before last ......... $50
Ss-ls davs in 1898 ,.................. 1881
tr5'1I receipts since Sept. l. '95 ....4,979, 1874
los ~
same time year before last ........5, l23'4zI
Same time in 1898 .....-............4'e0 l' 80
Stock at the ports to-day ...'..''.' 59.'66ddS
Stock same day last year ....-...-. ooo,55o
Receipts this week in 1888
Saturday. o52 "Wednesday ..-..z 599
Monday. .........4,2 80 Thursday ........4SW
Tuesday .........6,7 24 Friday ..........4'S4o
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, "a; net re-
ceipts, 1,S39; sales, 54; stock Zl,lZG :, g.
net receipts, 2,225; sales, $500; stock, 1885,
Mobre-Quiet middling. 7lz;, net re-
ceipts, 27S sales, 200; stock S,702.
Charleston-Firm middling, 71a; net re-
Ceipts, so; stock, 1872.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 1853; stock, 4,769.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 1916; net re-
ceipts, ,167; sales, 423; stock, 1850:
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, SA; gross
receipts sos; stock, II, 49,.
New York-Quiet; middling, 8 SIG; gross
receipts, 10S7; sales, 2,72O; spinners, lOS;
stock, 1873 OBS.
ceipts 223; gross, 1854.
Phiiadeiphia-FIrm; middling, 9-16;
Daiiv Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 8; net re
ceipts. 81; sales, 1874; stock, Is, 434
Memphis-Steady; mlddling, $40; net
5 81 ssil 81 s'O79' -'Y' saws
ceipts, IA; gross, 962; sales, 1900; stock, as
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 256; stock, 3,703.
Houston-Steady; middling, IL; net re-
ceipts. PCS; sales, 81; stock, A,I1
Louisville-Steady; middling, IA.
Exports of Cotton This Day
GaIveston-TO Great Britain, asp.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $500; to
the continent 4,097
Mobile-Coastwise $50.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 951.
Norfolk-CoastWisc 81.
New ork-Forwarded, SO.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, SIP; to France,
none; to the continent 4,OY7.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, i, 356;
to France, 4,9l1; TO the continent, 4,O97.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1895:
To Great Britain, 2,059, 761 TO France, 49,
526; to the continent l603.092.
Liverpool, May 4, 1890 p. m.-Cotton
quiet; prices steady; American middling,
4 i3-32d: sales 5000 bales; American, 1850
bales; speculation and export, 800 balesi
opened quiet; demand moderate; May,
420d; May-June, 4.lSd; June-July, 4.l6d;
Jqly-Aqgust, Aid; August55september
November, 3.62d; January-February, $500;
futures quiet, but steady; tenders none;
p. m.-May, 42O4A2ld, sellers; May
June, AID, sellers; June-July, AID, SELL
ers; July-August 4.l6d, sellers; August
september, 4.12G413d, buyers; September
october, 4,O4q4.05d, buyers October-No-
December-January, 3.6ld, sellers; January
February. 3.6ld, buyers; February-M
5.62d sellers; futures closed steady.
New York, May 4-Noon-Cotton fu-
lures firm; May, S.03c; June, S.05c; July
August, 7.02c; September. 74Sc; October,
New York, May 4, p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed very steady; May, 8.14dS. 15c;
June, Sic; July, size; August, size; Sep
tember. 76Sc; october, 744c; November
NZ9c; December, 7.29c; January, 1920; Feb
ruary, 7.35c; March, 7.3Sc! sales 21290O.
New Orleans May 4.-Cotton futures
steady; sales, 10000 bales; May 77Sc; June,
l.6c; July 774c; August, 765c; September.
t2lc; October, 7.O5c; November, 7O1c; De-
cember, 703c; January, 7.06c.
New York, May 4.-Riordan & Co. say
shorts became more severe to-day, and
prices of the summer months were forced
Up about dozen points, but the feature
Ut the trading was that in the face of crop
accounts that could hardly be better Sep
lFmber and October became stronger rel
alvely than the summer months, while
90 less extent than the rSst of the list
august opened at sole, and climbed to
6l3c. closing at S.12c bid, with the tone
Very steady. The bears who had long
$50 stopped trading in the summer months
Add sold September, October and the lat
ger deliveries with great confidence, and
'u- short interest II those months had be
some large and unwieldy. Knowing this
PIT lnman, on the opening call, personally
2d for large blocks of September and
october. creating an uneasiness among
tle sellers of those months, which later
pore fruit in an advance of u to 20 points.
Ar- lnman, when asked to-day on what
oasis he claimed the advance to be justi-
ned, said that ne estimated the present
0nsold port and interior stocks together
with the unseen supply at about 100000
paIes; that this was being depleted by
sales for consumption and export at the
rate Of about 1900 bales a day which
would leave us in the middle of July with
practically no cotton. Even if his figures
OF supply are correct, we think that he
tdfgely overestimates the rate of present
ana probable consumption. If the new
fQp continues promising, we can't but
ueleve that holders of short and specula-