The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-13

steady and unchanged. The following re-
sumo of the different markets. both local
and Geographic, will show the tone and
the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Futures at Liverpool declined 1-64d. At
Nv york. there was a decline of about
,,oints and closed steady, with sales of
q 5Oo hales The local market was dull
and nominal, and unchanged with sales
81 onlv bales reported. The business Of
tbis season is about wound up. The last
two steamships in port have finished load
40 and tomorrow, when the cargo of
tbe steamship Osborne is deducted, the
s4c,lr will be less than it has been this sea
80 Nearly one-half of the stock is sea
lind cotton The receipts, however, are
Yielding up well, those of to-day being
tvice as much as any other port. There
ARE no more steamers posted TO load here,
k,,t il is expected that a few charters will
h. made before the season ends.
The following were the official spot quo
+otions. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ...-..............'''.'...f ll-l6
Middnng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7-l6
oW middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lilo
Good ordinary g Ills
Market, dull and nominal; sales, 2.
savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ....,................ 1876
Receipts this day last year 769
Receipts this day year before LAST. 176
Receipts since Sept. /, 1886 ,068
same time last year ................. 1885, 45
Same time year before last ........ 1922, GIL
exports, continent, this day ........ 5,2O5
Exports. coastwise, this day ........ 101
Stock on hand this day ........,..... 20,129
Same day last year .................. $3.50
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6,6SS
This day last week .........,...... 1913
This day last year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1
This day year before last .......... 3,2S7
RECEIPTS past five days .............. 25,74S
Same days last year ................ 27,156
Same days year before last ......... 20,335
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1896, ....6,513,9A
Same time last year ....,..........5, OSl,225
Same time year before last ..........7, H. 1857
Stock at the ports to-day ..........' 4S2,650
Stock same day last year ............ 392,S69
Daily Movement at Other Ports:
Galveston-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, 1872; sales 357; stock, 1929.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 9-16;
net receipts 2S2; sales, 1900; stock, 1864.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, Z 5-16; net
receipts Sc; stock, 1,155.
Charleston-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 498; stock, 10, 1872,
Wilmington-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, 5; stock, 4,351.
. Norfolk-Steady; middling rs; net re-
ceipts, 45l; sales. IA; stock, 1887.
Baltimore-Nominal; mfddling. 1916;
gross receipts. 1906; stock, 15.4S0.
New York-SteRdy middling. 7s4; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 667 sales, 2913; spin
ners, 719; stock, ia 1923.
Boston-Steady; middling. IA; net, re-
ceipts, 12S: gross, 2,194.
Philadelphta-Firm; middlng, 8; net re-
ceipts, 81; stock. 6,545.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Dull; middling, Ia; net re-
ceipts, 81; sales, 123; stock 1881
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 72s; net re-
ceipts, SO; sales, $50; stock, 1881
St Louis-Quiet; middling, 1915; net
81, 5S2.
Cincinnati-steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 1853. stock, 1901.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 77-16; net re-
ceipts. $50; sales, 81 stock, 4625.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, rs.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures, %.
New Orleans-CoastWise 7S5.
Mobile-Coastwise, 60.
Savannah-To the continent, 5,205.
Norfoik-Coastwise, Sc.
Baltimore-To Great Britain, ISIS; to
the continent, 101.
New York-To Great Britain, 1858; to
France, 1892; to the continent, 4461 for
warded, 81.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1886; to France,
1892; to the continent, 9,767.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 5000;
to France, 4,270; to the continent 23.54
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1896:
70 Great Britain. 2,9O1,s72; to France, Co.,
1853; to the continent 1,94S416
Liverpool May u, p. m.-Cotton spot
quiet unchanged; American middling, 4
l-Szd; sales of the day were 5000 bales, of
winch 800 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included 1900 American Re-
celpts were 1900 bales, including 100 Amer
lcan. Futures opened steady with a mod
crate demand and closed easy al the de-
cine; American mddling low midding
clause; May. 7-64d4 Sid, buyers; May
and June, 6-6i94 7-64d, buyers; June and
july 5-6iq4 6-64d. buyers; July and Au-
gust, 1914 5-64d. buyers; August and
September, 1-64d, buyers September and
october, 5I-64d, buyers; October and No
VemDer 3 J0-646i3 5l-Gid, buyers; November
and December. 3 4S-6id. buyers; December
ana January, 4S-64d Sellers January
end February 3 47-64d. sellers; February
and March, 4s-6id, sellers.
New York, May l2.-The cotton market
showed considerable irregularity to-day
selling Off IN the forenoon, but rallyIng
partially later In the session, with the
market finally steady, at the net decline
or ] TO points. The early weakness In
cotton was due primarily to very disap-
pointing cables from Liverpool in view
OF ne advance that took place In our
market yesterday afternoon. AT the same
ume crop accounts, while more or less
connecting, had a bcarsh average during
lhe forenoon. Later In the session there
was some rally, on less favorable weather
productions. pointing TO Indications OF
showers all over the cotton belt within
, .te next twenty-four hours Much OF the
s' n, June ana july contracts held a firm
it.ation TO The general market, owing 40
eoH'lhucd interest shown Dy American
runners and exporters IN SPOT cotton.
,u,'lus the Afternoon buying on southern
o ~. was feature. while room traders !
a ,,is uhe demand with hesitation. Al me |
", aNeAt interval the market to-day show |
=" a neg loss. Of to points,
"" York. May l2.--n0On Cotton IN. |
uis9 opened easy; sales. O. 500 bales. Jan |
~ e.ooci February, G.92c; March. G 0ic; |
,ss' .'lc June. 7.4Oc: July. dc; August. |
, '.osc' september, 7.O6c. October ana Mo- !
',inhcr. 6.S3c; December q SIC