The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-18


state bonds and Southwestern railroad
stock. The following resume of the differ
cnt markets, both local and telegraphic,
viii show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market was quiet and
duh during the early part of the week and
not until a decline of Lice took place late
in the week, that the tone of the market
became steady. The reported sales from
] o'clock p. m. last Friday until l o'clock
p. m. to-day were 1900 bales. The report
ed f. o. b. sales for the same time were
1850 bales. At the Cotton Exchange, at
the first call to-day. the market was bull
letined steady and unchanged, with sales
of "a bales; at the second call it was I'M
charged, with sales of 343 bales. At the
last call, a O. clock p. m, the market
closed steady and unchanged, with further
sales of 40S bales, making a total of S45
bales for the day.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................5 s
Mludllng .......,....... .................5s
Low middling ............................4 1916
Good ordinary ...........................4
Market steady; sales, spots 845; f. O. b.,
l. "
b., 1850.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton al this
port from all sources for the past week
we're 55,462 bales upland and S,746' bags sea
island againt 3S,402 bales upland and 1916
bags sea island last week
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, 80. 40S bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way II, 342 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah raiorad, 1,828 bales; per South
Bound railroad, us bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad 1886 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama railroad 1857
bales; per Savannah river steamers 299
bales; per carts, A bales; per Beaufort
steamers, 10 bales upland.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 1850 bales upland and 3,507 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore
2525 bales upland; to New York, 1929 bales
upland, and 1852 bags sea island; to Bos-
ton, 2,S71 bales upland and % bales sea
island; to Brunswick, $50 bales sea island;
to Bremen II, 236 bales upland and 800 bales
sea island; to Genoa, 4,229 bales upland; to
Naples. 1S00 bales upland to Trieste 300
bales upland; to Warburg. 1900 bales up
land
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1S0,757 bales upland and
26, 500 bags sea island. against 9243 bales
upland and $3.50 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet and steady during the past week
The reported sales were 2,541 bales The
receipts were 3746 and exports 1897 bales
The sales were made on a basis of the
following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............14 @15
Choice Flordas ....................131a0
Extra fine Floridas ................13 613b
Fancy GeOrgias .1215G13
Extra choice Georgias .............12 OPP
Cholce Georglas .....................n Oily
Extra fine Georgias .1012
Fine Georgias .......................9 a 91a
Medium fine Georgias .............. S15
Common Georgias ...................
The receipts for the past week were 3,746
bags, against 5676 bags the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 3,507 bags,
Of which $50 bags were to Manchester, 200
bags to Havre; 300 bags to Bremen, and D.
457 bags to northern ports for domestic
consumption.
Exports same week last year, 4,697 bags.
The total receipts from Sept. / to date
amount to 1880 bags, against g., 6S3 bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. / to date
have been 2O21S bags, of which S,4O2 bags
to Great Britain; 1572 bags to France; 800
bags to the continent and 1854 bags do
nestle.
The total exports for the same period
last year were SO, 2S4 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipbOard to-day
ere 1858 bags, against $3.50 bags this
ny last year.
Charleston S. c., Dec 17.-Sea island
)tton market: Receipts for the week, 1853
,ags; exports, 1870 bags sales, 354 bags;
stock, 6,515 bags.
Quotations-Medium fine &c., fine, 1715m
sc; fully fine, 20Q23lac extra fine, 26q33c.
The total receipts since Sept, /, 1897, have
oeen 1876 bags. against 1888 bags for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept. l. 1897, have been 1,763 bags, against
S3l7 bags for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1924
Received same day last year ........ 6579
Received same day year before last. 41s2
Received past week ,.s......,..s..... 50 20S
Received same week last year ........ A07S
Received same week year before last % 7S6
Receipts since Sept /, 1897 ............76S $40
Receipts same time last year ........567 80
Receipts same time year before last .4S3 149
Exports past week. continent ....... DOGS
Exports past week, coastwise ....... Il. 1872
Total exports for week ............... A 1877
Exports Since Sept. !, 1897
TO Great Britain ...................... Al 627
10 France OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &709
To the continent ......................325 S32
total foreign .........................4 O2 2lS
)tal coastwise ..........................2lI 9ll
NJ exports ..........................6l 9 229
sports Same Time Last Year
Great Britain ....................... 81 522
o France .............................. 1881
Id the continent 1876 643
total foreign 80