The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-30
COTTON.

first CALL the market was Duuelneu quiet
at Yesterdays closing prices, with sales of
go bales At the regular midday cal, it
was unchanged, with sales of 497 bales.
II At the last call, the market was bulletined
nuiet at Lice advance on all grades with
further sales of 210 bales.
4 The following were the official spot quo
Il tations at the close of the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middllng ...'......''....'..........
Middling ........................61
Low middl1ng ............................
Market quiet; sales, 96S.
Sea Island Cotton-The market remained
quiet with limited demand for the offer
/ings The last reported sales were on a
4 basis of the following quotatio
Extra choice Floridas. ..............16 @16l5
&Choice FloridaS. .......................1 10 15l2
a Extra fine Florida's .14ls
1Fancy Georgia's ...........-.-......1S Q1Sh
4I1xtra choice Georgia 8 .12A
#Choice Georgia'S .....-..............12 012h
@I1xtra fine GAS and fine Fla. s.. .11A611h
Mine GAS and medium fine Fla. s.101k@11
8 Medium fine Ca and com. Fla 5000
*Common Georgia's ...................9
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
#Receipts this day ...................... 2,S72
&Receipts this day last year .......... 1924
MReceipts this day year before last. Holiday
#Receipts since Sept. l, 96........... .614,9
#Same time last year ............,... .522, 629
#Same time year before last $50, 012
Exports, continent, this day.......... 1890
Stock on hand this day ..............119, 269
Same day last year ................... 95, POP
n Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
#Receipts this day .................... 35,01
#Dhis day last week. $3.50
4rThis day last year ................... IS, AIS
This day year before last. 34766
#Receipts past four days............. 97,75S
MSanle days last year. 1859
#Same days year before last..... 1873 595
oil int A
Same time last year .................3 All, 767
Same time year before last.... ,165, 594
Stock at the ports to-day ............1, 344 621
Stock same day last year. i, OS5, 331
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ......... ,4S2 Wednesday II, 4SS
Monday ...........37, 962 Thursday ...13 524
#Tuesday .......... .3S. AIS Friday ..... "a, 16S
Daily Movement at Other Ports
81 Galveston-Quet; middling, 6 11-16; net
Receipts, 1885; sales, $50; stock, 1913, 525.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 6 11-16;
pet receipts 1882; gross, 14173; sales,
900; stock, 497, IA.
Mobie-Quiet; middling, 9-16; net re-
#ceipts, 1868; sales, 500: stock, 4S,7S1.
Charles on--Steady; mddling, ST.; net
Receipts, $50; stock 60, 165.
Wilmington-Quiet; middling, 9-16; net
Receipts, 606; stock. 1867.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling. lie; net re-
#ceipts, 5,57S; sales, 251; stock, $3.50.
Baltmore-Nominal; middling, q; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 2,2O3; stock, 27,15s.
New York-Steady; middling, Z 11-16; net
Receipts, 800; gross. 14,S7S; sales, 1881;
stock, 303. 344
81 Boston-Quiet; middling. 11-16; net re-
ceipts, 2,026; gross, $500.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 5-16 net
receipts, 10; stock 10.0S4.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 81; net re-
feipts, 6S5; gross, 797; sales, 4O4; stock. 3d.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 11-16; net
receipts, 2,O57; gross, 2,459; sales, 1000;
stock 1S4, 301.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, So; net re-
ceipts, 705; gross, 5,536; stock, Ia.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 67s; net re-
feipts, $500: stock, 4,546.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 11-16; net re-
<eipts, 1925; sales, 274; stock 6O,352.
Louisville-Firm; middling, SIS.
Exports of cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 6,1S5; to
Pc continent, 100.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 5000:
Xpastwise, 1922.
lMobile-Coastwise 1884.
Savannah-To the continent, 16,340.
N orfolk-Coastwise, A0S2.
New York-,ro the continent S97; for
Warded, 7224.
Boston-To Great Britain. 5574.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
": To Great Britain, IA, 759; to the con-
*4nent 1S,437.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
this week: To Great Britain, 2S,l2S; to
rance, $3.50; to the continent, 1889.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1886:
q Great Britain, 1,7S0S57 to France, S97,-
to the continent, 1O41,1S2
Liverpool, Dec. 30, 1880 p. m.-Cotton, de-
and fair; prices easier; American mid
ng, 1-S2d; sales, $4,000, American, II, 100;
eculation and export, 1000; receipts, 3d.
|, American, $500; futures opened quiet,
Wnand moderate; December, 3.57d; De-
nber-January, S.5od; January February,
bruary March. March-April 3.54d;
ril-May, 3.54Q355d; May-June, 1850
Pa; June-July, 3.56d; July-August, S.57d;
ures quiet.
As p. m.--American spot grades 1-16d
Ter; American middling. fair, 5-16d;
Pa middling, 1920; middling, Sl-S2d;
"a middling, 27-S2d; good ordinary,
SD; ordinary 1921.
p. m.-December, 3.57@35Sd, sellers;
eember-January, 3.55d356d. buyers;
uary February. February March, 3.5l
bod value; March-April, 3.54a3.55d, buy
April-May, S.55Q356d. sellers; May
e S.56d, buyers; June-July 356q3.57d,
Fersi Jnly-August, 3.57Q35sd, sellers;
gust-September, 3.56d, buyers; futures
sea steady.
ew York. Dec. 20. noon.-Cotton flu
Wes opened firm; December, 6.75c; Janu-
!<# Csc; February, 679c; March, 6.S9c;
Il, 6S7c; May 705e; June, 6.09c.
ew York, Dec 20. y. m.-Cotton fu-
rs closed firm; sales. 173.2OO bales; De-
Der 6.7Sc; January, este: February,
March, 6.97c; April, 7.0ic; May. TIC;
e 7lSc; July, 7.22c; August. 7.2ic; Sep
= Der and October, 7.00c; November.
ew Orleans, La. Dec. 29.--Cotton fu-
s' steady. with sales Of o0.9N bales;
ember, Cole; January, csc; February.
March, G.73c: April. 6 soc: May, csc;
G.s2c; July, 697c; August. 7.0ic.
NV York, Dec. 29-Rlordan A. Co. say
cotton to-day: 1.-THE bulls are much
plraged by the course Of the marker
Fay At the opening there was a
pressure OF January delivery no
and January sold down to Csc. but
W before the day ended Il became ap-
nt that the liquidation OF January WIS
and that month showed more
gih relatively than any other. al
81 ing % 6s2c and closing about The
# ~ March opened NJ 6sec, declined
PC, advanced 20 Ggsc and closed at