The morning news., 1897-08-26


ening. The following resume of the differ
ent markets will show the tone and the
quot.tions at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local market was quiet to-day The
decline in futures caused the demand to
drop Off, and the sales for the day were
only "a bales. The receipts continue light,
being only 80 bales for the day. The quota
tions were unchanged from yesterdays
close,
The following were the oficial spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddling ............-................
Mlddlng ........'..-....' .......-...'..'.'...l1s
Low middlng ......."...............'..
Good ordinary .............................
Market quiet sales, "a.
Middling same time last year ...........7A
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures, 35
Receipts this day last year ...,...... LIS
Receipts this day year before last. 5S
Receipts since Sept |, '96 ,,......... .S44,350
Same time last year ...................771,707 ,707
Same time year before last. ...944, Az
Exports coastwise, this day ...... PIG
Stock on hand this day ............. 1864
Same day last year ..........,......,. 15,S79
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day -.................... 1858
This day last week ................. 1,7l9
This day last year .................., l3,l24
This day year before last ........ 635
Receipts past five days ............. A.04
Same days last year ................ 45,64S
Same days year before last ...-.... 3,095
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1896 1856, 4S2
Same time last year ,26l, ,94
Same time year before last ........7, ,93S, COZ
Stock at the ports to-day ......... 1927
Stock same day last year .......... 1858
Receipts This Week Last Year
80 UrAaaecalU
Monday..........150Ss 0Ss Thursday ...... 9,o26
Tuesday. 9.S26 Friday ..........1S,4 ,493
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Gaiveston-F rm; middling, 5-l6; net re-
ceipts, 2,42i; sales. 405; stock, 9547.
New Orleans-Steady; mddling, 3-l6i
net receipts, 2,Ss; gross, 2,S49; sales $50;
stock 15.4s7.
Mobile-Nothng doing; middling, ~; net
receipts, Q; stock 1872.
Charleston-Firm; middling. rs; net re-
ceipts, p; sales, 30; stock, l,l27.
Wlmington-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipt, Z; stock, 1852.
Norfo.k-Firm; middling, 8; net receipts,
Z; sales. /; stock 69S.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. 81; gross
receipts, 35; stock. 6di.
New York-Firm: middling, 1-1s; net re-
ceipts, 4; gross receipts, 25l6; sales, $50
ali spinners: stock, S6,23S.
Boston-Quiet; middling, s; net receipts.
Philadelphia-steady; middiing. SIS;
stock 2,233.
Dsly Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middiing N; net re-
ceipts, 22l; sales. 407; stock, $50.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 25; sales, so; stock. 1925.
St. Louis-Firm; middling 11-l6; net re-
ceipts, S. gross, S.; stock. S,466
Ciucinnati-Quiet middling, sK; net re-
ceipts, 43; stock, 1880.
Houston-Steady; middlng ~; net re-
ceipts. 3l3ii sa.es, 5l2; stock 1879.
LOuisville-Quiet; midding, 7ai.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures. 1,166
New Orleans-To the continent 950.
coastwse, 2,6S2
Mobile-Coastwise, l.
Savannah-Coas twise 2l6
altimore-Coastwise, 200
New York-To Great Britain, SO4: to the
continent, 61G0; forwarded, Us.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day; To Great Britain. S04; to France.
none; to the continent 5000
Total foreisn exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, S.74S; to
France. 90; TO the continent, 1913
Total foreign exports since Sept /. 1896:
To Great Britain. SO1l. .7O7; to France. 7Ol.
1l9; 10 the continent, 21597n
Liverpool Aug. %, 4 y. m.-COtton, spot.
quiet; prices lower; American middling.
fair. l9-32d; good middling, 411-92d:
-AhttlCaH uluuiluS, o-lOus low mtddling.
l-l6d; good ordinary, 15-16d; ordinary
3&4d. Th0Sales Of the day were 5000 bales
of which 500 bales were for speculation
and export, and included 1890 bales Amer
lean. Receipts, none.
Futures opened easy with a good de-
mand. and closed steady; American mid
ding, low middling clause, August 4O6d
sellers; August-September AOld sellers;
September-Oetober. 35Sd sellers: October
November, S.5lG3 SD buyers; November
December, 349d sellers; December-Janu-
cry, SfaS4 4Sd buyers; January-F bruary.
54T0S.4Sd buyers; February March. asa
buyers; March-April S.49d sellers: April
May S.5Od sellers; May-June, S50aS5id
buyers
New York Aug 25.-The cotton market
opened easy at a decline of Sail points
cables falling TO give the support looked
for. while the average OF crop news was
regarded as bearish although more or
less conflicting. Following the first call
however, the market broke 4d5 points
and ruled quite irregular under more or
less general and active liquidation. In
the afternoon the market showed consid-
cradle speculative and recuperatve en-
ergy for "a time and picked up some of
the loss. but closed barely steady with
September Il points higher and other
months 2d5 points lower
New York, Aug. %. noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened easy; sales. 1880 bales: open-
-
March, IO6c; April, 7O6c; May, 710c; June
and July, -; August S10c; September.
725c; october, 705c Novem ber 695c: De-
ccmbor 6.95c
New York, Aug 25. 4 p. m.-cotton flu
tures closed barely steady; sales l7S600
bales; closing prices, January. 708c; Feb
ruary. Il7c; March. 7l0c: April 7l3c;
May 7l6c; August, Si0c; September. 74ic;
october, 7.l3e; November, 6.9ac December,
G99c.
New Orleans. Aug. 25-Cotton steady:
sales $500; August nominal; September.
Gssa6.&c; october. G7206.73c: November,
6T1IG7Sc; December 6.72dd. 73c; January.
675M6.ldc; February, G.7S06 soc; March. 6H
66.s3c; April G.S406S6c
New York. Aug. 25.-Rlordan & co. say
Of cotton: Liverpool slapped the cotton
bulls IN the face to-day Prices there
broke 6-6i The decline was unexpected
ana Induced a great deal Of liquidation
here As result our market opened
weak and 20 10 points down Contln-
ued heavy selling after the opening caused