The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-29

Savannah, Dec. 2S.-The markets pre-
scented a quiet appearance after the two
holidays. There was but little done in the
leading departments and the general
trades were quiet but steady. Cotton
dropped sc on all grades. Spirits turpen-
tine was Ac lower Rosin was firm and
unchanged. but no sales were reported.
Among the Geographic markets received
will be found some belated weekly reports
of the movement of cotton. The follow
ing resume of the different markets, both
local and by telegraph, will show the tone
and quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local market declined &c on the day.
and the tone was quiet with sales of only
222 bales. The decline in futures caused
depression on the market. At the first call
at the Cotton Exchange, the market was
ebulletined quiet and unchanged, with no
quiet at Lice decline with sales of 1877 ba.es
At the last call, it was quiet at a further
decline of 1-l6o, with sales Of 25 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middhng ..........................6 LIS
NludAng ..............,s......'.. '.'..''..0 t-10
Market-O1iet; sales, 222; middiing same
day last year, ll-l6c.
done in sea islands as the continued hol-
idays in Europe stopped orders. The last
reported sales were at the following quota
Extra choice Fiorfda's .............16 @161A
Choice Florida's ,,..,................l5, Ql51s
Extra me r.orlna '''''.''''.'''''II ,,o,,
Extra choice Georgia's ............12%
Choice Gecrgia's ..:........:........12 Q1212
Extra fine Gas and fine Flas ...11Aduh
Fine Ga. and medium fine Fla. .10l9G11
Medium fine Gas and com. Fla. S. 9AQlO
Oe.lltap Pscent t1o,,ts d S+oo
receipts Frlaay s--..'.'..'-.''.'''.''.' 4,695
Receipts Saturday ..-'..,.'............. 40
Receipts this dav last wear 3S5S
Receipts this day year before last. holiday
Receipts since Sept. /, 96............. 6l2,267
Same time last Year ...................517,S 1875
Same time year before last ......... 6S2 O12
Exports, coastwise, three days.. 9,75S
Stock on hand this day ............ .132, 937
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day. .................... 5O509
This day last week. ................. 67,4
This day last year................... 1882
This day year before last............ 51H
Receipts past three days............ 62742
Same days last year, ..:........ S444
Same days year before last. 103,S29
Total receipts since Sept. l, So. .4,759,61S
Same time last year; :.........'5 :, 40S S92
Same time year before last..........5, 130, SIS
Stock at the sRortS to-day. .......... i ,334 1856
Stock same day last year ........... i, or, 32S
Daily Movement at other Ports
Galveston-Holiday; net receipts, 1905;
New Orieans-Quiet; middling 81; net
receipts. 1874; gross, 21,0s6; sales, 5000;
Mobile~Qu:et; middling, 65s; net receipts,
2,136; sales, 500; stock, 47,9y7.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 61z bid; net
receipts, ASP; stock, IS, 30.
Wiimington-Quiet; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 655; stock, 15O01.
Norfolk-Dull; middling, 69s; net re-
ceipts, 6,0S1; sales, 504; stock, $3.50
Baltimore-N ominal; middlng, z; gross
receipts, 526; stock, A,S55;
New York-Quiet middling, 7-16; net
ners, IS; stock, 293 24S.
Boston-Holiday; net receipts, 1O22;
Phiiadelphia-Quiet; middling, 1-16; net
receipts, 1873; stock, 100O5.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-C2uiet; middling, ga; net re-
oeipts. 2,035; sales, 1923: stock, A,sS5.
Memphis-Steady; middling ga; net re-
ceipts, 4,sS4; gross, 1857; sales, $50; stock
ST. St. Louis-Dun; middling, 1916; net re-
ceipts,. 1877; gross, 7,22S; stock. 54,2S.
Cincinnaatti-Quiet; mgaiddling, SIS; net re-
Houston-Hohday; net receipts, s.1Ss;
stock 56,721.
Exports of Cotton
Gaiveston-To The continent, 2,49S.
New Orleans-To the continent, AGO.
Mobile-To Great Britain, 5,265; coast
Observation-Disclosures, 4,76.
Charleston-To the continent, 1851;
Whining n-Coastwise, 125.
Norfolk-Coastwise 5,S73.
Batimore-TO the continent, $50; coast
New York-To the continent, 1,7so; for
wardeL, 951.
far this Nweek-To Great Britain, 1854;
TO France, $3.50; to the continent, 1902:
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, . lss5
To Great Britain, LET, OBS; to France. S97,-
S61; to the continent, LOOP 595.
Liverpool, Dec. Is, 1880 ?. m:-Cotton
quiet; American middling, lS-s2d; sales
5000 American. 400; speculation ana t e4-
port, 500; receipts. 3l0O0, American, zo,4OO;
futures opened quiet demand moderate;
December, S6ld; DecemboeE.January, S'Ssb;
3.61d; futures quiet. Tenders none.
p. m.-December, 3.57d, buyers; De-
cember-Januaiy, 355d; buyers; January
February, February-March, 3.54d, value'
Aiarch-April, S541; buyers a. Aprll -I,lay:
3,55d, sellers; May-June, 3.55q$ sd, sellers;
Iune-July. s56d, buyers; July-August
3.57d, sellers: AugustSeptember S.559
S.56d, value; futures closed steady. ..
lures opened weak; January, 6.s$c; FEB
rlary, 6S5c; March. 6.95c; April, 70ic;
May, 7.09c: June, 7l9c; Co. =,
lures closed steady at the decline; sales,
134, 800 bales; December, 667c; January
eSSc; February 6-7Sc; March. 6S Ss.; AP 1Gn
l,uguss, 7.12c; September and October.
use; November, Csc.
NCN orleans, LID Lee. Go.--NotNOh u
lures steady; sales, Il, 500; December, case;
January. 6.I4c; February, 6.55c; March,
s62c; April, 6.65c; May, 676c; June, oslo;
July, 6.S6c.
New York Dee. 2S.--Rlordan & Co
say of cotton today; Gotten to day touch
4 "a the lowest uices thus far. March open
I'd at $3.50, and declined slowly and stub
hornly to 6.S5c, closing at $500. she, but
n with the tone steady at the decline As
he market goes down the bull feeling IL
increasing but lack of outside orders,
and the 5aidness of "A few local bears cauS-
Cd prices TO give way. Tomorrow Is no.
tee day In January deliveries, but IT IS
thought that the January holdings have
been pretty well liauidated, and nobody
mere would be surprised to see the market
turn with the closing OF the year. IL cot
ton is not now al tine bottom. it certainly
cannot be far from II. We believe that Il
Is good time to buy.
New York, Dec. 2S'-'rhe Sun says OF cot
ton; Tired longs sold out to-day, causing
the break in prices. Liverpool started the
Decline by sending depressing cables and
~ the absence of support prices receded
aud closed at about the lowest figure Of
the day. Liverpool did very little here to-