The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-01

OF the QllGI6nL hldihtlS Will SilOW
the tone and the quotations at the close
to-day
COTTON.
The local market remained quiet and I'M
changed at each call at the Cotton Elk
change to-day. The sales were merely
nominal and amounted to only 76 bales.
A. the Cotton Exchange, the reported
sales were II at the first call, So al the
second and q at the last call. There was
on advance of 1-32d at Liverpool and 10
points at New York. The feeling in the
local market was brighter, and holders
look for a better demand.
The following were the Official spot quo
.attons. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddllng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Niddling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..b2s
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...63s
Market quiet; sales, 76.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Receipts this day last year .......... 2702
Receipts this day year before last q. 2,4l9
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896 .......... 1872, 60
Same time last year .................. $685. 7S6
Same time year before last ...,..... 1891, 949
Exports, continent, this day ......... 5O27
Exports coastwise, this day ........ 1928
Stock on hand this day ............... As, 179
Same day last year .................. 39545
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this ay..................... 94S7
This day last week. ................. S196
This day last year. ................. 1914
This day year before last............ 1887
Receipts past five days............... 35,2S7
Same days last year................. 1856
Same days year before laSt......... 81 457
Tota receipts since Sept. l, 3d.. C, 229 531
Same time last year. A, 764 959
Same time year before last........ Z, S61 05S
Stock at the ports to-day. 1911
Stock same day last year........... $50, 467
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, z; net re-
ceipts, SIT; sales, p; stock, 4, 740.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 1916;
net receipts, 6,25S; gross, 6,522; sales, 1000;
stock, PAS $50.
Mobile-Dull; middling, 67s; net receipts,
IS; stock, p, 52S
Charleston-Steady; middling, z; net re-
ceipts. 426; stock 29,931.
Wilmington-Quiet middling, q; net re-
ce.pts, 26; stock, 1881
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 691; gross, 725; sales, A; stock, 49,
S@
Baltimore-Dull; middling, sic; gross.
5S stock, 1862.
New York-Firm; niddling 5-16; gross,
42l3; sales, 1,220; spinners, go; stock, 242,-
5&
Boston-Quiet; middhng, 5-16; net re-
cepts. $50; gross, 642.
Phiadelphia-Quiet; middling, 6 9-16; net
receipts, 81; gross, 755; stock, 5,O57.
Daily movement at interior towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, rs net re-
cepts, 14S; gross. 15S; sales 426; stock, 2S,-
Memphis-Steady; middling, 67s; net re-
ceipts, 529; gross, Gel; sales, LOO; stock,
SS76.
St. Louis-Quiet middlng, 1916; net
receipts, u; gross, 1872; sales, SO7; stock,
.2752.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, z; net re-
ceipts, 7S2; stock 5,209.
Houston-Steady; middling, Z; net re-
clipts, 996; sales, 240; stock, 20,664.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, z.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To the continent, 400;
c0astwise, 2,Si2.
Savannah-To the continent, 5,O27; coast
wise, 1928.
Norfolk-To the continent, $50; coast
wise, 1880.
Baltimore-To Great Britain. 1925; to
France, 245.
New York-To Great Britain. 11S; for
Warded, 649
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 2,73S; to France,
-45; to the continent 9,677.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar TINS week: To Great Britain, 22.24;
TO France, 94i5; to the continent, A,1H.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1896:
no Great Britain, 2,717 749; to France, 6l4.-
1855 TO the continent, 1,7O2, 225.
Liverpool, March 81, 1890 p. m.-Cotton:
demand fair: prices frmer; American
dnlddling, l5-l6d; sales, 10000, American,
soo, speculation and export, 500; receipts
H'Vo American, 1900; futures opened
Qulet' demand poor; March-April 3.5Sd;
Aprll-May, May-June. June-July, july
august, 35Sd; October November, 3.45d
"ovember-December, December-January
docket.
I2.4o p. m.-American middling, fair
so! IS 55 good middling, S-32d; middllng,
'l-S2d; low middling, 25-32d; good Or
ulnary' 2l-S2d: ordinary, 3 17-S2d.
p m.--April, S.59Q3.60d; April-May, S.59d
DIyers' May-June, June-July, 3.59d3.e0d
sellers; July-August, $685.. God value;
August-septembe 8.57d3.5Sd buyers: sep
Iember- October, 3.51qS.52d buyers; Octo-
,per-November, 3A7d buyers; November
december, 3.45d buyers; December anu-
ety S'4lq545d buyers; futures closed
New York, March 81, noon.-Cotton fu.
,qres opened quiet but firm; April, 6.95c:
May IOOc; June, 7O3c; July 7Osc: Au-
s9s'' LO9c; September 6Sjc.
New York, March 81, p. m.-Cotton frl-
,ures closed steady; sales. 1880 bales;
APRIL 6.9oc; May, 7.0lc; June 706c: July.
nc August 712c; September. 6s9c; Octo-
Ser, 6i0c; November. G77c: December.
'Nc, January, 6Sic; February, csc.
New orleans, La, March 31-Cotton fu-
= Tres 4, dui; sales, 1900; April. GS0c: May.
g ~ 'le' June csc. July. G.93c; August G.Sie;
!, 'Scmner, 6.5Ic; October. G.49c; Novem-
O.olc' December, 6.55c; January G.59c.
New Orleans, March Si.-secretary Hos.
i,,i. semi-weekly movement at the lead.
, 's interior towns IN 1897. shows: Receipts.
a5 ,,'S az, nales; shipments. 2Oi35 bales; stock
,i'eo- pdles in 1896 receipts. 1876 bales:
n, }e5e nus @0H6 bales; stock. 2i0li3 balcs.
! 1888. receipts. Is 7G7 bales. shinrnnta'
'', S. nales' stock, 2i01Si bales.
lew Aork, March 3l.s-Riordan q co. saw
VI COTTON to-day: There was "a distinctlv
oou undertone TO the cotton market TO-
80 "ut the volume OF business was not
iAA Att ana tho uHtsunE.. n