The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28

Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 2.1OS
This day last week ............n..... 3,O57
This day last year .................. 1858
This day year before last ......... S,2s3
Receipts past six days ............. 14216
Same days last year ................ 15,4 2S
Same days year before last ........ 10, 142
Total receipts since Sept /, '96. -. G, 553 739
Same time last year .................5.077, 337
Same time year before last ..........7,S967 10
Stock at the ports to-day ......... 335. S54
Stock same day last year .......... 1853 6l0
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling. IA; net re-
ceipts. ST. gross, 81; sales 652; stock. 1853.
New Orleans-Steady; midding, rs; net
receipts, 469; gross, 737; sales 1900; stock,
90 756.
Misunderstanding doing; niddling. "a;
net receipts, 10; gross, 49, stock, 1851.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, rs; stock,
1918.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, w; net
receipts, /; gross, /; stock, 4,104.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 7l5; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, S17; sales, 61 stock, H.
455
Baltimore - Nominal; middling, rs;
stock, 1882.
New York-steady; middling, ~; net
receipts, 5; gross, 955; sales, 1884; spin
ners, 6l7; stock, 115,5l5.
Boston-Quiet; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, POS; gross, 2O6.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling 8; net re-
ceipts, 129; gross, 1873; stock. S57S.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
cepts, 80; gross, So; sales 1875; stock, 6,761.
Memphis-Dull; middling, IA; net re-
oepts, 1856; gross, 2S6; sales, $50; stock,
36,212.
St. Louis-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
cepts, SIS; gross, 93S; sales, 100; stock, g.,
s62
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling. rs; net re-
Ceipts, 1890; gross 1O20; stock, 4,24S.
Houston-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
Seipts, 161; gross, 161; stock, 327S.
Louisville-Quiet; mddhng, rs.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New York-To Great Britain, 937; con-
tinent, 12S. forwarded 80.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 9S7; to France,
none; to the continent, 12S
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 1884, to
France, 1881; to the continent, 1O,7S0.
Total foreign exports since Sept l, 1896.
To Great Britain, 2941, 416; to France,
$50, 43S; to the continent, 2,O22.3O7.
Liverpool, May q, p. motion, spot,
moderate business; prices unchanged;
American middling, 4kd sales were 5000
bales,of which 800 were for speculation and
export, and included 1900 American. Re
ceipts, 1000 bales, including 1850 Ameri-
can Futures opened quiet with a mod
crate demand, and closed steady at the
advance. American middling. low mid
ding clause, May, 4.04d buyers; May-June
4.03d buyers; June-July, 4.0ld values; July
August, 4d sellers; August-Septembe 3.60d
sellers; September-October, 3.4d sellers;
October-November, 3.45d; December-Jan-
uary, 3.44d; January February, Sad buy
ers; February March, bald buyers.
New York, May H.-To-days market for
ton I'D 70 he ceF nd
featureless of recent times. Opening
quiet, but firm with prices one point low
er to points higher, trading throughout
the session was very slack, with the en-
tire selling of variations on the more ac
tive positions a matter of 2d7 points. The
close was quiet and steady at a net de-
cline of 4 points to net advance of
points. Immediately following the open
ing call, the market became very sluggish
and remained so throughout the session
with only light local trading.
New York. May q, noon.-Cotton futures
opened quiet and steady; sales. $500 bales;
January, 6.79c; February, 6.S3c; June,
7.23c July 72lc; August 7.l6c; Septem-
Der, 6.SSc; October. SIZE; November, 6.71c;
December, 675c.
New York, May q, 4 p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed quiet and steady sales, 5000
bales; January. oslo; February, 6S3c;
March. 9. Sac; May, TIC; June, TIC July,
tober SIC: November. 6.7lc; December,
6.7ic
New Orleans, La. May H.--Cotton flu
lures dun; sales, 1880; May, Tic bid;
June, 7.l3c bid; July, 1851 Tic; August.
6.s2c; September 6.GO06.6lc October, $40
@647c; November, 6.i7d6.49c; December,
6.0u6.5lc; January. 6.5Sa6.55c; February,
6.5G66. 5Sc.
New York, May 27.--Riordan g. Co. say
OF cotton to-day: 1.-THE cotton market was
almost stagnant to-day. Liverpool was
very Jun. but reported a small advance
hls report was considered favorable. and
our market opened higher, in sympathy
WIN u. But outside business was at q
h,dndstill. As the sentiment OF local oper-
elofs was still boarish. prices declined
s,Salh. There was no new features OF any
n'un 10 influence the trading. Several
'lo.sand June delivery notices were IS
..'u' out were taken care or and their
,"-ulauon had no effect. August opened
e., ,'lbc' advanced 10 Use. declined 70 7.i5c.
".' closed al 1l5c 10 7.i6c. with the tone
we market steady. The next CROP
''on'hs showed the most steadlness To-
last night"