The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
COTTON.

Low middling ,........................7 LIS
Good ordinary .........................6 11-l6
Market dull and nominal; sales 1.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day ..................... 1877
Receipts this day last year .......... $50
Receipts this day year before last e. 1884
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1896. ......... .S2S, $50
Same time last year .7SS,2l2
Same time year before last ......... 1924, I'll
Stock on hand this day ...,........ 12,S43
Same day last year ................... 23,796
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1880
This day last week ................. 4,6O7
This day last year .................... 1882
This day year before last ............ 3,S46
Total receipts since Sept. /. 1896 -. % 522 S72
Same time last year -.................504 OIL 1856
Same time year before last .......7 1893, 0SS
Stocks at the ports to-day .......... 400,661
Stock same day last year ........ 3S7,657
Daily Movements at other Ports
Calveston-Steady middling, ~; net re-
oeipts, 51l; sales, 7S7; stock. 1867.
New Or.eans-Steady; middling, rs; net
receipts, 7s9; sales, 1,450; stock, 104, 725
Moble-Nominal; middling, 5-16; net
receipts, z; stock, 4,2A.
Enthusiastically; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts IS; stock. 49, 1913.
Wimington-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts. 49,; stock, ABS.
Norfolk-Quiet; middliug rs; net re-
ceipts, LISP, gross, 1872; stock, 142SO.
Baltimore-Nominal middling IA; stock
14761
New York-Firm; middlng, rs; sa.es,
4S7. all spinners; stock, 1888.
Boston-Frm; middling, Z 1916; net re-
ceipts. us; gross, 327.
phia-Holiday; middling SIS; net
receipts, 1898; stock 7,1S9.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
AugUsta-Dull; middling, 10; net re-
CENTS stock 476
Memphis-Steady; middling, 79s; net re-
ceipts, 1859; sales, $50; stock, 49, 402.
St. Louis-Firm; middling, 7-16 net re-
ceipts, "A; gross, 248; sales, 213; stock, 81,
746
Cincinnati-steady; middling. rs; net
receipts, 152; sales, 200; stock, 1856.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 500; sales, 81; stock, 1852.
Louisyile-Steady; middling, ~.
Exports of Cotton This Day.
New Orleans-Continent 1898.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1872
BOston-To Great Britain, 1856.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week-To Great
Britain, 3S5; to France, none; to the con-
tnent, $685.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, go
To Great Britain, 2,910 762; to France, 672-
1853; to the continent, 1,9S3,314.
Liverpool, May Is, / p. m.-Closing cot
ION uuIls American InluunnS, $50. Inc
sales of the day were 5000 bales of which
800 We're for speculation and export, and
Included $500 American. Receipts 16 900
bales, including 1880 American. Futures
opened quiet with a fair demand and clos
4 ed steady at the decline. American mid
ding, low middling clause, May 406d;
4 May-June, 405d sellers; June-July, 404d,
4 value; July-August, 404d, buyers; August
September, $3.50, sellers; September-Octo-
Der, S.5Gd, sellers; October Novemb Der,
S5ld; November December. 3.49d, sellers;
i DecemberJanuary, 3.47d3.4Sd; January
4 February, SAD, buyers; February March,
4 24Sd.
New York, May 15.-The cotton market
n was narrow and undressing to-day The
n opening call showed loss of / to points,
cables being Disappointing and private
weather and crop news showing a bearing
. average. After fluctuating within a range
Of points or less, the market closed
4 steady with prices finally showing a net
gain of ! point to a net loss of point.
Following the strength shown by the spot
department., a further advance of 1-16c
was made on spot quotations.
New York, May IS, noon.-Cotton fn-
4 tlres opened steady: sales 500: January,
t9Oc; February, 694c; June. 7.41c; July,
45e; August, 735c; September, 702c; Oc-
tober, 6S2c; November, 6.s2c; December,
6S5c.
New York. May Is, / p. m-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales $4,000 bales; jan
uary 6.92c; February, 6.96c; March, 7O0c;
Nay, lac; June. 7.43c; July, 7.46c; August
1850; September, 7.O4c; October, 6.s6c; No
Nember, 6.S5c; December, 6.SSc.
New Orleans, May 15..-Cotton futures
dun; sales, 500 bales: May 1910; June, 1874
l4c; July, 1851 &c; August. 7.15d717c:
September 6.72d6.73c; October, 6.5Sd6.59c;
November, 6.59@6.6lc: December. 6.62d6.64c;
January 6.65@6.67c; February, 6.63a6.70c.
New York, May 15.-Riordan & Co. say
or cotton; The week in the cotton mar
Ret mas been very uninteresting one and
the situation at the end OF IL is most per-
picking To the strength Of the statis-
ucal position no one can shut his eyes.
ana YET II looks almost certain that the
combination of many unfavorable inhu-
cnces will rob IL of any material effect on
itlces' To-day Liverpool again sent very
encouraging cables, that market refusing
70 respond TO the strength exhibited here
gt9leIdAy. Our market opened points
COVE August selling on tho first cali at
800 Prices again showed great stubborn
neas' aud this small loss was quickly re-
covered. august advanced 10 1890 and
lor the third successive day closed at 7.3S
~ ''o9g' with the tone OF tho market steady
ine chronicle report OH the outlook In the
Ss0uth this morning could hardly be called
."'Oldnic. Tho bacxwardness and rather
IN 'tt'i' "l the new crop ana the rapid
Nauy ammunition of the visible supply are
Itt'pns "ull cards. The manipulation OF
'uly contracts and the steadiness of al.
i ,"e SPOT markets In this country are also
80 F"idole features. on the other hand
Ivy eFlaent reluctance Of the foreign mar
e,.a 90 advance the poor reports form
,ltneuester, the talk OF shutting down
11i,lloas The 1outhorn mills the dificulty Of
.si,oislng OF manufactures goods. the de-
oPuHutucN caused bv the daiay Ia com.
''Hniie tarid legislation. the posslbilitv ~
,,,lI.. 'Nh vigorous agitation or the Cuban
s''oi. by Tho jinsoes. and the utter abb
49, oI even The smallest speculative de-
",.il 're an features that are strongly
,,'',. ne market and that deserve lie
rs. Ilous confederation on the part OF
WHO contemplate making a bun cam