The morning news., 1897-08-07

ltv market was quiet. Inc following re-
,une of the different markets will show
the tone and the quotations at the close
to-day: -
COTTON.
The offerings during the past week in To-
raj spot cotton were light. There was
strong demand from spinners, and out of
a total Of 1,525 exported l,022 bales were
shjpped to mills in Georgia and South
carolina. The sales for the week were
onIv 1871 bales The stock of uplands in
hand is only 7O2 bales The market contin-
ued firm and unchanged during the entire
week Three bales of new cotton were re-
ceiyed here. two of Georgia and one Flor
ida raising The reports from the country
state that the crop is maturing rapidly and
it is expected that a lively movement will
begin in the near future.
There is every indication that prices will
be maintained and strong views expressed
as TO an ultimate advance. The closing
of a number of mills, on account of the
want of cotton, indicates that the demand
will be good when supplies become avail
able.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ........................'.
Mddng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Good ordinary ''''.'''...'..'.''''., ,'''.:.'''
NIarket-Firm; sales l; for week, 191.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
We're IS bags upland and 1 bag sea ISL
and, against 342 bales upland and bags
sea ISLAND last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, p bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, Is bales; per Charleston and Savan-
nah railroad, none; per South Bound rail-
road bales; per Florida Central and Pc
ninsular railroad, 8 bales per Georgia
and Alabama, bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 1.431 bales upland and "a bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
25S bales upland and no bag sea leland;
TO New York, 81 bales upland and "a bags
sea island to interior mills 1922 bales up
land.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 7O2 bales upland and
6.19S bags sea island, against 4,S5S bales
upland and Piss bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market remain
ed quiet and nominally unchanged dur
ing the past week. The reported sales
were 10 bags. The exports were "a bags,
shipped to New York for domestic con-
sumption. Reports from the sea island
section state that the crop is in good con-
dition and that the movement will soon
commence. The quotations are nominally
as follows:
Extra choice Floridas .............14ls
Choice Floridas .....................13la0
Extra fine Floridas ..............13
fancy GeorgiaS ....................12 M12l2
Extra choice Georgias 111ad1194
DHoice GeorSias ....................n Ulla
Extra hne Georgias ................10 aloe
A., Ine Georgias ..............."..... 9 a 9l2
medlum me Georgias .............. Sl2
common Georgias ..................S
The receipts for the past week were !
year
The exports for the week were "a bags
TO northern ports for domestic consump-
Exports same week last year were 40
bags.
The total receipts from Sept / to date
amount TO S3,905 bags, against 77196 bags
Tor the corresponding time last year
me total exports from Sept. / to date
amount to 79343 bags, moving as follows:
% Great Britain, 40,15O bags to France,
osz5 bags; to the continent, 1854 bags; to
lorthern ports for domestic consumption,
''tol bags
The total exports for the same period
last year We're 75,A1 bags.
STOCK on hand and on shpboard to-day
were bi9S bags, against PISS bags this
DAY last year
Charleston, 5. c., Aug. 6.-sea island cot
''h market Receipts for the week. none;
'Npo'ls' none; sales, 9S; stock, SIS bags
Quoauons-Medlum fine, off color. 14c
lNNdium ine l6c, fine, lSc. fully fine 1gd
extra fine. 2Sd33c
lhe total receipts since Sept. /. 1896
nave been 947l bags, against 1854 bags
..' me same time last year. The exports
'i"'e sept. I, 1896, have been 9.623 bags.
U-lInst 1873 bags for tha ea-ra time 49,
year
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
'''ed iais day ...................... .
.cFed same day last year ......... 4
'i'ed same day year before last. -
wed past week ................ 40
'tiN'l same week last year ...... 9i5
'.fed same week year before last tll
'lp,s since Sept /, 1855. ........... .S4t elg
''pts same time last year ........7.,5. .jjs
'p's same time year before last. .9ll. iG7
'''a tnls week, coastwise....... 1875
Imports since Sept. ], 1896
''hI Britain .....,.............,. a. 1;g
t.. '''ft t.'''s'''.'.s........ 1854
T.t. '''''''''''s............37 ,5i3
r.tl 'tH '''''''''''''...... i3G. 40
'.'HtWlsc ........................f2f. .7ss
sab 'l''ts .'s.......................... Si7 sos
"n hand this day ........ 7Fp
'' hdhd same day last year OH. 7.OG
.,iHts and sto.lss az the norris
L,,. '.ia oay .................. 11m
''N last week ................ 715
iiF last year ............ eas.
''y year before last .. ss5
fs pasi week ........... % o.5
week last year ......... go
week year before last ... ae1g
epts since Sept. ]. 1896. .esi7. els
ar iiAe last year ..............s igg 7sa
s4 ", 'Dg =. year before iaat .....Ia3i lG5
l-nf day last wear 800
.. .ilNencnta 40 other Ports
1-aieldy; mdeiug. 7s. sales.
n., ''le1ns-steady. mhidInp. 7r.is.
.''fta -5. sales. 21i. stock. y. iog.