The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-22

both local and telegraphic, will show the
tone and the quotations at the close to-
day:
COTTON.
An advance of u points in futures at
New York stimulated the tone of the local
market. and although prices did not ad-
vance the market was bulletined firm at
each call at the Cotton Exchange to-
dav. There was a fair demand, but the
sales for the day were only 50 bales, being
) bales at the first call, 2 bales at the sec
ond, and 70 bales at the closing.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Middling .......'..''...............
Low middling ........................... .6%
Good ordinary ................,.......... .6l2
Market-Firm; sales, so.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet and unchanged as follows:
Extra choice F'loridas ..............141s
Choice FlOridas ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 312Gl14
Extra fine Flordas .................19
Fancy Georgias ......................12 d1215
Extra choice Georgias .............1l 1a@11s4
Choice GeorSlas ....................n Il1A
Extra fine Georgias ................10 aloe
Fine Georgias ...,.....,..........s. q 9l2
Medium fine GeorgiaS ............... Sl5
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day ....................,. sol
Receipts this day last year ............ 1,197
Receipts this day year before last. 57S
Receipts since Sept. l, 96............ .S12, 459
Same time last year .,......,.,........7l6,ll 6
Same time year before last ......... 81. Se4
Exports continent, this day ........ 1892
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ $50
Stock on hand this day .,............. %, 1865
Same day last year ................... 2S,S17
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..,................ 4,467
This day last week ................. 1854
This day last year ...,.............. 5,5O4
This day year before last ........... S,527
Receipts past five days ............ 29,Oi2
Same days last year ................ 80, S94
Same days year before last ........ 44,l7S
Total receipts since Sept /, 1896. 6.371 ,09l
Same time last year ................4, 907, S53
Same time year before last ........7, ga, 596
Stock at the ports to-day .......... $50, 247
Stock same day last year ..... 469, 700
Daily Movements al Other Ports
GaIveston-Steady; middling, lie; net
receipts, S73; gross, S73; sales, 35S; stock,
1888
New Orleans-Firm; middling. 3-16; net
receipts, LIS; gross, q i6T; sales, 4,0O0;
stock, 174,777.
.To6ile-Quiet; middling, Z; net receipts,
SN; gross, 3S1; sales, 100; stock, 1921.
Charleston-Quet middling, q net re-
cepts 236; gross, 3S6; stock, 2l676.
Wilmington-Firm; Tniddling, 7; net re-
cepts 6; gross, 6; stock, 1851,
Norfolk-Firm middling, II netsr
eepts, S4; gross, S24; sales, %; stock, A.
rs.
BaItimore-Dull: middling, *; gross re-
ceipts, ia; stock Il, 40.
New York-Steady; middling, 7-16; net
receipts, none; gross. 2l6; sales, 1855; spin
ners 1888; stock, 1855.
Boston-Quiet middling. 1916; net re-
ceiDts, 7Si gross, $40.
Philadephia-Quiet; middling, 711-16;
stock. 6.594
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, IA net re-
eepts, 57l; gross, 571; sales, tel; stock, 20
Memphs-Firm; middHng. 1882; net re-
66.762
St. LouissNsteady; middling. Ills; net
receipts I'lAgross. $50; sales. 425; stock,
cincinnati-c,iet; middling, TX; net re-
receipts loo; grSs, $50; stock, 3.797
o aousI lon. Srns middling, rs net re-
Louisville-QuieG noiddIing
Exports of Cotto This Dav-
New orleans-frace, 600; coastwise,
Mobile-ro Great Altain. s,4os; coast
., savannah-cOntinentNa ,ss2; coastwise.
Observation-Disclosures,
Norfolk-To Great BritS . XII. oo,4,
nent, 200; coastwise, 100.
New York-To Great Btain oze.
France, 1907 continent 4l6; forwarded iIe5'
LAG. a. 0eu'
Total foreign exports from a, orts th,s
day: To Great Britain. 1892; V ITra r oits
$3.50; to the continent zoos. ''
Total foreign exports from all pc ,h,,a
far this week: To Great Britain, To- ms .s
France, 1854; to the continent, 20,s "
Total foreign exports since Sept. leoc
To Great Britain, 2,SOl $40; to Franee,SSo'
40; to the continent, l.S1S,9O5; channeg-
4S1. X
Liverpool, April p, 4 p. m.-Cotton, spo
good business done; prices lower; Amer
can mddling fair, 4 T-S2d; good middln
7-32d American middling, sgd; 10
middling, 29-S2d; good ordinary, 25-S2
ordinary 3 l9-32d. The sales of the da
were 1900 bales, of which 800 were f
speculation and export and included 11,a
American. Receipts since last report, n
600 bales, including S2,1OO American; Z
lures opened quiet and closed steady
the advance; demand fair; American mi
ding, low middling clause, April, 10
2-64d, buyers; April-May, 1-64d buyer
May-June, 400G4 Ltd sellers; June-Jul
4Wd sells; July August, 63-64d, buyer
August-September, 60-6lG3 6l-6ld. bu
ers; Septenber-October, 54-6iQ3 $50.
value; October November, 3 4S-64Q3 1876
buyers; November December, 3 1864, bu
ers; December-January, 3 45-64d3 1876
BUYERS; January February. 45-6403 1876
buyers. Tenders of deliveries. none.
Sew York, April 21.--The opening Llv,
poi cables showed higher prices than h
oqen looked for by the cotton trade at Il
lPint and an advance of 60l0 points "
1ade in the first call at the Cotton I
pange this morning. For the rest OF {
gay the market was aiternatively We
ma strong. Throughout the day M
contracts showed leading strength. l.
rpool cut considerable figure as a bu,
pn the morning, evidently preferrlng
new crop positions. At the same II
New Orleans houses figured as sollG
me market In the afternoon was for
most part a tame affair. with the t.
unally steady al net advance Of 81
New York, April q. noon.-cotton
lures opened steady az the advance. Sa
s,p bales January, 6S5c; April ~
May lOlc; June. zoe. July 7l5c. Augi