The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

Same time year before last .......5.90S. 267
Same time in 1888 ...:..............5 065. 0l3
Stocks at the ports to-day .......... 1887
Stock same day last year .......... 1888, 529
Daily Movement at Other Ports
stOn-Firm middling, 6la; net re-
eeipts, % (all new; sales, 81; stock. 6O02.
New Orleans-Quiet: middling. @ 1916;
net receipts, l,256 q new; sales, 1,075;
stock, Q, $40.
Mobile-Nominal; middlng. 11-16 sales
30; stock, 3,172.
Charleston-ste middHng, 6%; net
receipts, 2; stock, 1889.
Misunderstanding doing; stock. 400
Norfolk-Firm; middllng, Ga: net re-
ceipts g. sales, 30; stock, 3,5l6.
Baltimore-Steady; middling, 73k; net re-
ceipts 10. stock. $3.50
New York-Dull; middling. Z 7-16 gross
stock 50 52S.
Boston-Quiet; middllng. Z ZIG.
Philadelphia-Quiat middling, 11-16;
stock 4,916s
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, IA: net re-
ceipts, q new; sales. "a: stock, 1888
Memphis-Steady; middling, 6 1916; net
receipts U.s. 81 90 new; gross receipts. 1sS;
St. Louis-steady; middling, Ga; net re-
ceipts, a sales, coo; stock, 25,522
Cineinnati-Quiet; middling, 7; net re-
celpts, 2; stock, 1855.
Houston-Steady; middling. So; net re-
ceipts, 7S5 (36S new; sales, Al; stock, 1886.
Louisville--Quiet; middling. Ga.
Exports of cotton this day
New Orleans-To the continent, s.1S7;
coastwise, 935.
Notwithstanding, 800.
Boston-To Great Britain, 742
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day and thus far this week: To Great Brit
ain. 742; to France, none; TO the continent,
31S7
Total foreign exports since Sept. :. 's5:
10 Great Britain, 2,23l, 800; to France, 462,-
New York. Aug 1.-noon Cotton fu-
lures opened easy; August, 710c; Sep
TENDER, g. sac; October, 6.S4c; November,
6.SSe; December, 6.SSc; January. 6S7c
New YORK Aug. /, p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; August, 7.21c; Sep
TENDER 6.92c; October, 69lc; November
6.S6c; December, 6.S9c; January, e.9Oc; Feb
ruary, 6.s5c; March, 7.OOc; April, 7.O4c;
sales 1S5,S0O
New Orleans. Aug. 1-Cotton futures
steady; sales. 80, 200; August, 674c: Septem-
Der, $3.50; October, 6.60c; November 66ic:
December. 6.64c; January, soc; February,
6.15c; March, 679c
New York, Aug. THE total visible
supply Of cotton for the world is sos 6O7
bales of which H. 3S 407 bales are Ameri-
can, against 2,776776 bales and 2.i6l $40
bales respectively last year. The receipts
OF cotton during the past week at all in
terror towns, Were S57l bales. The re-
ceipts from the plantations were 92S bales.
Crop in sight is 6959. 1893 bales
New York, Aug 1-Riordan & Co. saw
OF to-days cotton market: The sudden
upheaVal in the price of cotton this week
mas been caused by reports OF widespread
ana serious crop damage from excessively
hot and dry weather, coming upon a mar
ket that had been heavily oversold The
FINANCIAL Chronicle, this morning in its
conservative fashion, confirmed these bad
reports. The market to-day was extreme
~ feYerish and variable January after
opening at 6S6c, advanced rapidly to IO2c
men on reports Of rains in Mississippi,
mere was sudden reaction to the open
ing price, but the rain reports We're not
confirmed and the market closed with an
upward tendency, 69lc being bid for Jan
uary, with the tone steady The hen rs
deTlde the reported injury to the crop but
We Tear that it is too true. We are satis-
ned from information that we believe "a
De Trustworthy, that the damage which
Sdlhot pc repaired is already very serious
ana that II the drought should continue
Ten DAYS longer the yield will be heavily
cut down from the splendid yield OF which
Ine crop gave promise three weeks ago.
with the present outlook we think the
chances are in favor of higher prices and
we FAVOR buying upon every break"
New York, Aug. 1.-The Sun saws Of cot-
tom Cotton declined to G points TaIlfnd
and advanced to u, but reacted and
closeu unchanged to points higher; An
gust declined point and March points.
Inc close was steady, with sales of 1855
oOg bales. To-day's features:
me chronicles weekly weather report
was not SO publish as had been expected.
anu especially IN regard to Texas ana
prices declined here slightly at the oman
ing The loss was quickly recovered. ana
an advance ensued. The weather all over
me cotton belt continues extremely NOT.
Local operators bought and so did TIA
south. But later on private adVices were
received reporting rains in Mississippi
Louisiana and Alabama, and rain was
predicted for the Gulf states, so thai
many traders took profits, and in the a b.
sence OF Liverpool news prices lost all
OF the early Improvement.
DRY GOODS.
New York Aug. 1-To-dav's dry, eo.,,gs
market has rIlIad irlcrI.r !.