The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-17

tr-es which favored the bull side of the
cotton market, and futures advanced sew
fral points, the local market declined 1-16c
I'm an grades. There was a moderate de-
rrand, but the sales were only 631 bales
FOR The day. At the Cotton Exchange at
The first call, the market was bulletined
~riet and unchanged, with sales of psf
bales: al the second call it was quiet at
--i6c decline on all grades, with sales of
n bales: at the last call it closed quiet
and unchanged, with further sales Of 193
me following were the official spot quo
tstions at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day.
Good middling ............................
Aliddling
Low midqhng .'.'............'..'...... rs
Good ordinary ...;.......,;;. ....-..........71s
Sea Island CottOn.-The market remain
cd unchanged. There was very little do
ing to-day. The quotations we're as fol-
Choice Floridas. nominally ........19 62O
Extra fine Floridas nominally lis
Fine FlOridas, nominally ..........17
Extra choice Georgias, nOminally.17
1hoce 0eorslaS ...........''......l6 dl612
Extra fine GeOrgiaS .-............ 101hGJ15A
FInee. Georglas ,.....;;.................14 AQl5
Medium fine Georgias .............14la
Medium Georgias .................14
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day .................... 2,O37
Same day last year ..::............. 1871
Receipts since Sept. !, 1885, ..........554, 453
Same time last year 100, 221
Exports. coastwise. this day ........ 24S
Stock on hand this day ........... 90 500
Same day last year ............... a. SOS
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
E"ooirfs this dav .................. % SOS
This day last week ................. ,13. 40
ms day last year .................. 1896
ms gay year before last .......... 23l26
receipts past six days ........... 1855
same Gays last year ............... III, 442
Same days year before last -. 127. 443
total receipts since Sept. /, 1895. g. 743. S17
same time last year < $50 ga
Same time year before Iast........4 4S1. 393
stock at the ports to-day ..........1, 057, $50
Stock same day last year. /, 045 269
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday...... 81 Wednesday q, 621
~onday........ 53.45S Thursday ......S7, 996
Tuesday. $50, 1856 Friday ...38. 1924
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling 1916; net
receipts. 1851; sales, 1861; stock, 125. 46S.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 1916;
net receipts, 1lO5O; gross, 1887; sales,
Mobile-Easy; middling. ~: net re-
celpts, 259; sales, 500: stock, 1901.
Charleston-Steady; middling, ~; net
receipts. S59; stock, SAC.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, rs net re-
CENTS ass; stock, $500.
NorfoIk-Dull; middling, rs: net re-
ceIpts $50; sales. 1926: stock, 60,994.
altimore-Nominal; middling SIk; gross
receipts, 1,345; stock, 26,S47
New York-Easy; middling, 3-16; net
receipts, 643; gross, 9SS; sales 1923; spin
ners. 1913; stock 1858.
Boston-Quiet; middling. S-16; net re-
cents, 10; gross, 2,035.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 7-16: net
receipts, $50; stock, $685.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middiing, ~; net re-
ceiPts, POI; sales, 9O3: stock, 1900.
Memphis-Steady; middling. 1916; net
receipts, 500; gross, 662; sales, $780, stock,
St., Louis-Quiet; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 300; gross, 1908; sales, $50; stock,
Cincinnati-Quiet middIing, 77s; net re-
celpts. 1888; stock, $3.50
HoustOn-Dull: middling, 1916; net re-
celpls, Z3l1; stock, 35,075.
Exports of Cotton This Day
coastwise, 1890
New Orleans-Coastwise 4S47.
Mobile-Coastwise 52L
SaVannah-CoaStwise 24S.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4S.
Norfolk-CoaStwise. 2.746
New York-Forwarled, 102.
EoStcn-To Great Britain, LOSS.
LGlaI foreign exports from all ports this
ody-To Great Britain. 1193; to France,
none; TO the continent, none
Iotal foreign exports from all ports
Inus FAR this Week-To Great Britain, 81
e1fo; TO France, 900; to the continent, 49,
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1895
10 Great Britain, las, $40; to France, 3d.
~ TO the continent, 9S7632.
demand fair; prices easy; American mid
onhs' H-S2d; sales, 1000 bales; Amerl-
VIZ 9zD bales; speculation and export,
L,yn bales; receipts, 5000 bales: Ameri-
5Jen, $50 bales. Futures opened steady;
ygluand moderate; January February, 424;
ttnruary-March, Abe; March-April, 422;
~. May, ~; May-June, 421; June-July.
- -, August-September 419: October-No-
Inner Las Futures quiet, but steady, at
: ,ia p5 decline. American spot grades declined
80 american middling, fair, 29-S2d F.;
ZOO mlddling, 4 19-32d: middling. 415d; low
AAiudlng, 4 1890: good ordinary 4 Q-32d
ordinary, 4 3-32d
a. .. m.-American middling low mid
sly ehruary, 4.22G4.23 buyers; February
-larch, ~ buyers; March-April, 4.22 sell
az al o., ApTril-May, 421 sellers; May-June. 40
august. 4.2O0A21 buyers: August-Septern-
~ 4'l9 sellers; September October, APO
lb l,oS sellers; October-November, 4.OS@4.O9
"a: ers. Futures closed steady.
+,,re1" York, Jan 16, Noon.-Cotton fu-
--S6es opened barely steady; February.
Ino HS2 5d IS2c; April, 1850; May, 1890;
rrlJures closed steady January. 7S6c
E,enruaTy, Use; March. 794c; April, 1880;
ee.sT Sq2c; June, S.G6c; .July-August. S.OSc;
'gr Lblc. Sales, 10000 bales.
s,Iew Orleans, Jan. 16-Cotton futures,
TrlgagY; sales, 451O9 bales; January-Feb-
-idy, lSsc; June. 1880; July, 1850: August,
S-o, september, 760c; October, 749c
cf'eW York Jan. 1e.-Riordan & Co say
q cotton to-day: "A further decline in
tt1iEen9col to-day, both in spots and fii-
ttes' caused renewed depression here
lS forenoon. There seemed to be no
lcft 10 the market and sales were only
Eye ~ concessions. March declined to
,ig and May to 7.93c. IN the afternoon
i,le was a scare among the shorts which
..SuSed heavy buying to cover with an
@UNaeee Of about II points from the low
u,, Atarch re9cting TO 1850. The close
vs. az bic bid fer March with the tone
lt to be expected in cotton viii be
tbn rallies as that of this afternoon and
,rn Whcn the shorts have covered, prices
Cl We are no longer sanguine of any ma
on ' a. or lasting advance. We favor sales
~ private wire to n +. Johnson. broker
iIovident Building: