The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-16


~ and generally unchanged. The fol-
,ouinr resume of the different markets
,4u show the tone and the quotations at
,be closing to-day;
COTTON.
cotton futures advanced and closed to
roints above Saturdays closing. The
~ was attributed to the report of the
aaode on the Mississippi river. The local
arl,at stiffened and advanced 1-16c on
Iii Grades. There was fair demand, and
s,lcs of 400 bales were reported. AT the
cation Exchange, at the hrst can the
market was bulletned steady and I'M
banoed with sales of S bales. At the
second call it was steady at 1-l6c advance
an Oh grades with sales of 155 bales At
the last call the market closed steady and
unchanged. with further sales OF 20 bales.
me following were the official spot luo-
tofions at the close of the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .................'.'.''''' 70
1UddIing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Low middling .....'..'.''..O7s
Good ordinary ...............-.''-.''.''
Market steady; sales, 4O9.
Sea island Cotton-The market was
ouiet and unchanged as follows
Extra choice Floridas ..............1412
choice F.oridas ......................13@q
Fancy Georgas ...........-...'.'.'..l5 ulz12
Extra choice GeOrgias ............1lA
Choice Georgias .....................u QlA
Extra fine Georgias ................lO qlo12
Fine Georgias ..............'''''..''. w
Medium fine Georgias .............. Seq
Common Georgias ..................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ...............-...... 7O9
Receipts this day last year........... 1874
Receipts this day year before last. 1,064
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896. 7S,021
Same time last year ...................676,O6
Same time year before last........... S53, S95
Exports, coastwise, this day 1900. 4,6H
Stock on hand this day .............. 52,511
Same day last year ............,...... 4S,bol
Receipts and Stocks a the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 1927
This day last week .................. 14,S29
This day last year .--................ 1898
This day year before last............ 23,02S
Receipts past three days .......... @1,731
Same days last year ................ y, $50
Same days year before last ........ $500
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1896. .6075,510
Same time last year ................4 5S3. III
Same time year before last ........7 1850, 404
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 1890
Stock same day last year..-....... Cos, 7S2
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Gaiveston-Dull; middling,. 74-1e; net re-
ceipts. 1913; sales, 81; stock, 76,1SO.
New Orleans-Firm; middiing, Z; net re-
ceipts, 4,516; gross, 4,570 sales, 5000; stock,
29S,793.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 67s; net re-
ceipts 1888; sales 300; stock, 2O,O1S,
Charleston-Firm; middling, 615-16; net
receipts, $780, stock, 50, 1872
Wilmington-Steady;m iddling, Z; net re-
ceipts 80; stock, 1885.
Norfok-Firm; middling, 1-16; net re-
ceipts sos; sales, 119; stock, 1857.
misunderstanding; middling, IA; gross
receipts, 1850: stock, 1910.
New York-Firm; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 40; gross, 4,40l sales, 5S7; stock,
249,151 (actuaD
Boston-Quiet; middlng, IA; net re-
ceipts S77; gross. 4,27S.
Philadelphia-Steady; middling, 715; net
receipts, g.; gross. 632; stock, $3.50.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling 71s; net re-
ceipts APO; sales 21; stock, "a, 33S
Memphis-Firm; middling 15-16 net re-
ceipts S72; gross, 915; sales. 1850; stock,
101 ,SO4.
st. Louis-steady; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts 26O; gross, 9SS; sales, 500; stock,
4O25O.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts 1914; stock, $3.50.
Houston-Quiet; middling, z; net re-
celpts, 9S7; sales, 43; stock 220S6.
Louisville-Firm; middling, z.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
400
Mobile-Coastwise, $40
Savannah-Coastwise 4,641.
Norfolk-Coastwise 7S9
New York-To Great Britain, 800;
5i2. ''' -
Total foreign exports from all ports this
gay; To Great Britain, $500; to France,
oSz; TO the continent, Il, 1872.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
Iar this week. To Great Britain, $3.50; to
rance, S&; to the continent, 2O,5Sl
otal foreign exports since Sept. l. 96:
10 Great Britain, 2, 639, POI; to France. $751;
"a "a 10 the continent 1622,9l3; channel, s.
Liverpool, March Is, 1890 p. m.-Cotton:
DeIHdnu talr; American middling 31-32d:
sues 10000 American, $500: speculation
ana export 1000; receipts 3,0O0 all Amer
Icahi futures opened quiet demand moder-
ave- March-April, Aprl-May, 8.57aS. sd;
-ady-June June-July July-August, 3.5Sd;
Ausust-September, S.56d: September-Oc-
toner 3.50d355d; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 344
Q5.45d; December-January. BAD: futures
quiet tenders, 700 bales, new dockets and
900 old 1''N
p m.-March, March-April. ApriI-May.
".'Jd buyers; May-June, S59d3.6Od SELL
ers' June-July July-August, 359a3.GOd
SSuyers; August-September 357d buyers;
..L-- DCtoDSL' o'JlHooSu Ndlues &c
tooer-November, 347Q3.4Sd buyers: No
. az, december, December-January,
0'ibd buyers; futures closed firm.
New York. March 15-noon. Cotton flu
lures opened steady; March, 6.9Oc; April
Vo5ci May, 7.O5c; June, 7.0Sc; July, 7.12c;
August 7.lSc.
New York, March Is, q. m.-Cotton flu
1sgIeS closed steady; sales. 1890 bales;
march G.99c; April, 7O2c; May, 7.O6c; June
nc, July, 7.l5c; August, Lice Septem-
Dor' b.9lc; October. Csc; November. 6.SDc:
december, G.Sic; January, 6.ssc.
New Orleans, March 15.-Cotton futures
steady; sales 1850 bales; March. 60Oc;
cNpnl 6S9c May, csc; June, G.92c; July.
o.yoc; August, G.Sic: September, 6.5sc; Oc-
eooer 65Sc; November, 655c. December.
view York. March 15.-Riordan & Co. say
80, luton to-day An encouraging Liy-