The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-28
COTTON.

,,,are an increased demand from Liverpool,
r,hich was aided by the curtailment of the
roovement at the interior towns. The tenn
aor of the trade was decidedly bearish.
Notwithstanding the renewed demand and
an advance in prices, it was considered as
pnereIv a reaction which will serve to in
oreas 90 the disposition on the part of the
nionters to market their holdings freely.
The local spot market ruled quiet during
the carly part of the week, but after a de-
cIne TO 65sc for middling, and the advance
n futures. buying because lively and the
aales increased. The market to-day opened
win the tone steady and unchanged and
Las of All bales At the second call, the
market was advanced 1-16c with no sales
ranorted Factors refused to sell, as flu
tnras advanced to points. At the close
he market was firm and unchanged with
sales OF Sc bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tarions. at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling observation-disclosures S-l6
AIiddling Io-Io
Low middling ...................,.''.-.o Lit
Market firm; sales, 5O7.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
mort from all sources for the past week
we're Ss272 bales upland and 5,2S7 bags
sea island against 1854 bales upland and
/ 492 bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, 29508 bales.
ner Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road. 1928 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, 322 bales; per South
Bound railroad 623 bales; per Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad, 1,7OO bales;
per Georgia and Alabama railroad, 2,l9i
bales; per Savannah river steamers, 1888
bales; per carts, AZ bales; per Beaufort
steamers, u bales.
Note-The receipts above include 5,205
bags sea island per various railroads and
% bags per carts.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 40, $40 bales upland and 6541 bags sen
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
2241 bales upland; to New York, 1851 bales
upland and 2,4O6 bags sea island; to Bos-
ton, 6,159 bales upland, and pa bags sea
island; to Philadelphia. 623 bales upland,
and SO bags sea island; to Port Royal, 100
bales upland; to Liverpool, 1927 bales up
land and 9.7SS bags sea island; to Havre
$3.50 bales upland to Bremen, S,379 bales
upland; to Hamburg, $500 bales upland
and 100 bags sea island.
Stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 81, 976 bales upland and
20.440 bags sea island, against 1865 bales
upland and 1861 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was not the
rush for the long staple that characterized
tHS maj net uuIlHS the previous WSehs
Prices, however, ruled steady and I'M
changed. The sales for the week were 1910
bags. The receipts were heavy. The
market closes quiet, but firm at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Choice Floridas .....................16 OH
Extra fine Floridas .............15 d1515
Fahcy Georgias .....................1Ss 4qA
Extra choice Georgias .............13l2
Chclce Georgias ....................13
Extra fine GporoiaS
Fine Georgias and Floridas NIP
Medium fine GAS and Fla. So. liz
Medium GAS and Fla. s ..........l
Inc receipts for the past week were 5,237
bags, against 1892 bags the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 6,51 bags,
moving as follows: To Havre, 26 bags;
20 Manchester, 25 bags; to Liverpool, S,73s
Gags; to Hamburg, 100 bags; to Glasgow,
4" bags; to northern ports for domestic
consumption, 2452 bags.
Inc total receipts from Sept. / to date
amount to 451l4 bags, against 1881 bags
lor the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept. l to date
amounted to 26,905 bags. moving as fol-
IU"s' 10 Great Britain, 1902 bags; to
rance, 3,H1 bags; to the continent, 96i
pdss; TO northern ports for domestic con-
sumption. 946S bags.
me total exports for the same period
last year were 3O613 bags.
STOCK on hand and on shipboard to-day
S %as zU4lO bags, against 1851 bags this
Jay last year,
Charleston, s. c., Nov. n.-sea island
LION market: Receipts for the week, $40
'pss' exports, 1856; sales, 300; stock, 1874
lions, medium fine islands, 100
@os Islands, 21c; fully fine islands, %
me total receipts since Sept. /, 1896, have
~ ~ oloZ bags, against 5,459 bags for the
60 time last year. The exports since
4 49, Ss- l. 1885, have been 1880 bags, against
' S bags for the same time last year.
poaVahnah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
A plooNeu Two days ..................... 7,349
peNed same days last year 49,. 3,097
pceiVed same days in 1894 ... 4.O4l
p-eiVed past week ............... 1909
psceiVed same week last year ...... 20. 1856
pte.Ved same week in 1894 ....... 247Si
peveVed since Sept. /. 1896 ........ As, 522
eipts same time last year .... .3990i5
ESgcelpts same time in 1894 ........541. 2i2
E5~ports this day, continent mum. $3.50
TF~ports this day, coastwise ....... 1882
FFAports this week, coastwise ...... 1861
FrAports this week, Great Britain. 49,. 1895
FAports this week, continent ...... 14l79
atOrts this week, France ........... $3.50
~ exports since Sept. l. 1896
~ treat Britain ....................... 26S22
n.
~ we continent .......................1 Jag 1902
Nal foreign ............,............1 sS 265
,roai coastwise .....s..........a....17 9 42l
s''dI exports Observation-Disclosures. 1867 $50
SIX on hand this day ........... 1O7 nc
D-h on hand same day last year. 80 236
pleGelpts and Stocks at the Ports
B eipts yesterday ................. 2sN4
~ r,geeltls this dry .................... $1,000
T Il,s day last week ............... 60 $40
MI rn!s day last year .......m........ 2S6ls
p IlS DAY year before last ......,. 1887
ee,ecelDts past week ............... 30s 093
s@."e week last year ............... 1883
TTa ie week year before last ......, $50 40
sotal receipts since Sept. 1, 1885,. S.5l6561
came time last year ................2,42 AZ, 0S2
sine time year before last 2,969, ia
Sex at the ports to-day ............1, zoo
NIook same day last year ........... SOB
cDaily Movement al Other Ports Nov &C.
Ga!Veston-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
s ~, o.S 64i7 gross, 7,l19; sales. l,2S2; stock