The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
COTTON.

markets viii show the tone and the quo
tations a, the close to-day:
COTTON.
II was another duh day In the cotton
A market The quotations were unchanged,
Il but the tone was easy, with sales of only
as bales reported for the day. AT the Cot
II ION Exchange, at the first call, the market
II was bulletined easy and unchanged, with
sales OF 1888 bales; at the last call it was
unchanged, with further sales of 127 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
| tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Fl Good mddling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
III Middling ................ ................53s
8 Low middling ..s..s............t..... 800 l-l6
n Good ordinary ..s;s-.........44
Market easy: sales, S25.
n MiddIng same day last year, 71sc.
Sea Island Cotton-The market remain
ed quet and steady, at the following quo
v tations:
Il Extra choice Floridas ............. .1419615
a Choice Floridas .-..,..........,....14 @14A
Extra fine Floridas, nominal ..1212413
Fancy Georgias .121sQf3
Extra choice Georgias .12AG1212
Choice GeOrgias ....................11AQ 11%
Extra fine Georglas .............,.1V2 .
Fine Georgias ..........'............ 912qlO
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1856
Receipts this day last year ........... 7130
n Receipts this day year before last. 4,372
Il Receipts since Sept l, 1897. .4O3, s97
Same time last year ...,............. .305, SOS
Same time year before last...........3O 300 400
q Exports continent, this day ......... 10 100
Stock on hand this day..............127 , 800
Same day last year ..!................127,9 1S
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 5000
q This day last week .................. 1886
n This day last year MISUNDERSTANDING. 1881
This day year before last .......... 24720
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897. - 178 S49
Same time last year ................ 1856, 286
Same time year before last. i, 632 O63
Stock al the ports to-day. ~. ...... 700,132
Stock same day last year....4......1 04S, S66
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ........49,3S 1884 Wednesday ...4,1O5
Monday. IS 966 Thursday ,573
Tuesday. 1903 Friday ........64,5 A
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; mddling, 11-16; net
receipts, 1875; sales, S42; stock, 1870
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 11-16;
net receipts, 205S4; sales, 800; stock, 150,075
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 5ss; net re-
celpts, 2105; sales 5O stock, 3O,5SO.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 52s; net re-
ceipts, $685. stock, $685.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, 9-16; net
receipts, 1922; gross receipts, q, 534; stock,
%, 1853.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 9-1e; net re-
cefpts, 1888; sales, TAI; stock. 80, 800.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 5A; gross
receipts 1880; stock, 1920
New York-Quiet; middling, 6; net re-
ce'pts, 943; gross receipts, 10,73S; sales A;
stock, 62527.
Boston-Quiet; middling 6; net receipts,
$500.
Philadelphia-Firm mlddling. 81; net re-
Ceipts, 765; stock 8 AS
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling. 9-16; net re-
ceipts, 2,615; sales, 1853; stock, 1901
Memphis-Steady; middling. 51a; net re-
ceipts, 1924; sales, 200; stock, 1857.
st. Douis-Quiet; middling, 55s; net re-
ceipts, 1,O25; gross receipts, 1894; stock, g.
100.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middlng, 6; net re-
ceipts, 951; sales, 200; stock, 5,977.
Houston-Easy; middling, 11-16; net re-
ceipts, 1886; sales, 400; stock, 5O,629.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 5B.
Exports of cotton this day
GaIveston-To Great Britain, 9,O67: to
France, S,133; to the continent, 100; coast
wise, 20040.
New Orleans-To Great Britain. %. $50; to
France 1925; to the continent, 1903;
cOastwise, 50.
Mobile-Coastwise, 400
Savannah-To the continent, 13, 1SO; coast
wise, 1916.
Charleston-Coastwise, sos.
Wilmington-To the continent, 1880;
COastwise, 112
Norfok-To Great Britain, S12; coast
wise, 1,725
New York-Forwarded, 5,91S.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week: To Great Bri-
tain 1929; to France, 24,S57; to the CONT
nent, 36 .S23
Total foreign exports since Sept I, 1897:
10 Great Britain, 65S 1856; to France, 49,, 209;
to the continent, 479,SS7.
Liverpool, Oct. 30, p. m.-Cotton spot
quiet; prices lower American middling,
lar, 3 u-16d; good mddling, 15-32d;
american middlng, S2sd low middling.
0'td good ordinary, 3Sd; ordinary, 1-16d;
sales, 5000 bales, Of which 800 were for
tpecuation and export, and including 81
oP American; receipts, 5000 bales, all
american. Futures opened easy with
Idlr demand and closed quiet. American
mlddiug low middling clause: November,
S-oa' sellers; November and December,
S.543.lid, buyers; December and January,
S.l5d buyers; January and February 313d,
1'EefS; February and March, 3.13d3. lid.
myers; March and April, 314G3 15d sell
vs. april and May, 3.i5QS l6d, sellers
" ana June, 3 1919. I'D sellers; June and
10y 5..lQS lSd, sellers; July and August,
a"lgd, sellers.
no" York, Oct SO-The cotton market
,.'I steady, with prices points lower
=, 'nts higher, the first calls starting
49, under disappointing cables. Later
,.. market here showed considerable re-
o. NEE During the progress of the call
tl'z reports We're received. These start
U CIV ring and led to some buying for in
4'Aent accounts. From the lowest 20
''.j point of the day. on the more
"Ne POSITIONS. the market made an adj
of 10 5 points and was finally
~ York, Oct. 3O.-noon.-Cotton fu-
opened steady; sales 6,50J bales; Jan
, ..@c; February. 5.S9c; March. 5.9fc;
fI. 3c May 6.olc; June 6.0Sc; July,
c- august, 6.17c; November, 5.7Sc; De-
NJ. |'" York, oct. 80, p. m,-Cotton fu-
n. I3s'd steady. sales, $1,000 bales; jan
1., Sc; February, 5.9Oc; March, 5.94c;
~. s.9'o; May 6.O2c June G06c July,
,.,,i Aus ust, 6.14c; November, 5.SOc; De
v ." Orleans. oct. SO.-Cotton futures
I,ls. rely steady with sales of $4,000
az NoVember 5.51c bid; December, 5.47
az January, 55l9552c February. $50
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