The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-01

broke the record for any one day in the
history of the trade The market with
held the pressure, however, and local
spots were unchanged in quotations, all
though the reported sales were light. The
spirits turpentne market was firm, at an
advance of sc, to S013c, with a good de-
mand for the offerings. The rosin market
was firm and unchanged. The wholesale
markets We're steady. The following re-
sumo of the different markets will show
the quotations and the tone at the closing
to-day;
COTTON.
For the first time in the history of the
cotton business the receipts at the ports
Tor one day were over 100000 bales New
Orleans one-half of the amount. The re-
celpts at Savannah were also heavy being
II i4 bales, nearly as much as all of the
Atlantic ports put together The local
market remained unchanged, the tone be-
ing steady with light sales. At the Cot
ton Exchange, the market was buletined
steady and unchanged at each call, the
spot salesSfor the day being 22S bales. The
f. O. b. sales We're $500 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tauons, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
5000 ,middling .........-...............5s
hldullnS .......................5l
Low mlddlhg ......+...................4 1916
No1u ,oIulnaIy ,,..'....,. Az .
$500. N''
Sea Island Cotton-The market remain
ed quiet and unchanged The quotations
We're as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............14 ais
Ghoice Floridas ...........,........13l2Gli4
Extra fine Floridas ......,..........13 d13%
tancy GeorgiaS .....................12i2 Il3
Extra choice Georgias ...........l2 ql2A
Cholce GeorglaS ....................H 0tQh
Extra fine Georgias ..............1012
Savannah receints exnorte ana et6cte
Receipts this day neutrality-suspicious.. II, 1884
Receipts this day last year ........... 1885
Receipts this day year before last. 1865
Receipts since Sept l, 1897............ 644,27S
Same time last year 4l5,5l2
Same time year before last.........567,7 3
Exports, coastwise, this day., 1916
Stock on hand this day 1856, 1888
Same day last year .....,..........., 121, 74
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 103072
This day last week ................. 97053
This day last year .................... 4S sos
This day year before last........... 45,2l6
Receipts past four days.........,.... 242.3i5
same days last year. ................ 15S, Sl2
Same days year before last......... 121 81
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1897 936, $50
same time last year .,...:......"S ,675, 97S
Same time year before last. ........2,6 4S, 563
Stock a the ports TO-DAY. 1,0)4,831
STOCK same day last year, l69,7l7
=, Receipts this week last year
Saturday. .....49.816 Wednesday ....32, 462
Monday. 40 Thursday ....S4.5 6l
Tuesday ........4S $50 Friday ...........42 1875
Daily movements at other ports
GalVeston-Firm; middling, SIS net re-
ceipts, 1884; sales, 708; stock, 90, $50.
Mobile-Steady; middling, 3-16 net re-
ceipts, .25C3 sales, 1,000; stock, 24l74.
Charleston-Steady; middling, 3-16 net
receipts, 3,l59; sales 322; stock, 1871
Wilmingtou-Firm middling. 53s; net re-
cellpts: 2S57; stock, S9442
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 5l2 net re-
ceipts, $685. sales, 618; stock, 1880
Baltimore-Nominal; middlng, 59s net
receipts. 2,7S3; stock A,2l7;
receipts, 1875; gross, 4SiO; sales, 1,1O0;
Boston-Quiet; mlddling. 1916 net re-
ceipts, 1892; gross 1892.
Observation-Disclosures; middling, 1-16; net
receipts, 1884; stock SITS.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 8 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 1852; sales, 4S3; stock, 1880.
Memphs-Steady; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, $40; sales, 2 100; stock, 124,29
St. Louis-Quiet; middling, SIG; net re-
Exports Of Cotton This Day
New York-To Great Britain, 9l32; con-
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1854; to the con-
tnent. is So.
Total Foreign Exports from ell ports
thus far this week: TO Great Britain, 70
695; to France, 26,977; to the continent, g.,
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1897:
To Great Britain, 1851 .397: TO France, 334-
420; to the continent 970,069
Liverpool. Nov. 30.-SDot cotton quiet
and unchanged. American middiing. 3Hd:
sales, 5000 bales, of which $50 were for
speculation and export and included 1900
American; receipts $4,000 bales, including
Futures opened easy. with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet, but steady;
American middling, low mddling clause,
December .10d sellers; Deeember-Janu-
airy, 09d buyers; January-F February, 3,09d
buyers January February, 3.09d sellers;
g 1Od OILERS; May. 8. I'D buyers; May-June
8. 12qS.l2d sellers; June-July. 3.131S lad
sellers; July-August, g. 14nS. 15d buyers;
August September, 3.15a3 1ed sellers. The
tenders for delivery at to-day's clearings
were 1900 bales.
New York, Nov. 2S-The cotton market
withstoOd exceptional bearish influences
to-day, including the fact that for the first
time in the history of cotton statistics,
six figures We're necessary to represent the
movements, which reached 103,O72 bales.
The English cables We're also Of bearish
purport. to-days spot sales at Liverpool
aggregate ting but 5000 bales and futures
showing a net loss of 1en1 point. Private
cables said that the English apathy In cot
ton speculation was due to the fact that
prices were thought to be TOO low for con-
fident selling and short side of the account,
and while the English spiuners were dis
posed to prOcrastnate, relying upon the
extraordinary movement TO prevent any
material advance, and being inclined TO
favor 100000 estimates our market
consequence, but sellers became scared
that the effects OF the recent cold wave
in the cotton belt has not been sufficient
ly recognized while the demand of the
exports for spot cotton IN the south, justi-
fled a reaction. In the afternoon the mar
ket was very quiet. closing at net de-
cline of gas points. Total sales of futures
were 1872, III bales.
New York. Nov. 30, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady sales, 6 300 bales
January, 56Sc; February, 5.73c; March,
s. 78c; ADril 5.S3c; May, 5.SSc; June. 3. 9ic
July $50; gust-September, G.02c; No
vemher. g. 99c; December, 5.63c.
New York Nov, 30, 4 .. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed steady; sales. $4,000 bales
January, 3. 69cs February, 5.73e March,
3 7Sc; April $3.50; May, 5.S8c; June, 5,93c I;
July 5 SIC: August, 6.02c; September, 6.02e;
October. COO; December, 5.6lc.
New Orleans, La, Noy. 30.-Cotton fu-
lures dull sales, 10000 bales; November,
nominal; December, 5. 23lt5. 24c: January,
; .SSd5. 3fc; February, 5.5S05.39c; March,
I. 1916 4ic; April. 5,4s05. 4sc; May. 53d
3 54c June, $685. 90c; August 1896. 7)e.
New York. Nov. So.-Riordan & Co. say
of cotton to-day: In spite Of enormous
port receipts, which broke all records. the
cotton market was very steady to-day. A
decline Of one and one half sixty-fourths
in Liverpool this morning caused our