The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-11
COTTON.

tations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Fully Ac decline was recorded in the
Drjce of spot cotton during the past week.
The receipts were largely increased and
the offerings greater than they had been
for several months. The sales were
heavy at the declining prices and the de-
mand continued strong throughout the
week. The tone of the market during the
steady declines from day to day was
quiet.
On Saturday the market opened and
closed quiet and unchanged from Fridays
closing quotations, with sales of SIS
bales. Monday being a holiday, there were
no transactions. On Tuesday there was
decline of isc, with sales of 1885 bales.
Wednesday another decline of 1-16c was
recorded when the reported sales We're.
2g2 bales. On Thursday the market
dropped Lice more, to SIC for middling,
with sales of 2,4S2 bales. To-day
the sales were 1854 bales. The quota
tons were unchanged, but the tone at
the close was firm, with a good demand.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ga
MddHng ..........................
Low mlddllng ...................'..'..'
Market-Firm sales, 1854; for the week,
1926.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1856 bales upland and IS bags sea
island against 26,SSS bales upland and
1859 bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, S,S9S bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, 5.O13 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, 260 bales; Per South
Bound railroad, $50 bales per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad, 1893 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama, 1916 bales; per
savannah river steamer, $40 bales.
EXports-The exports for the past week
were 4,79S bales upland and 100 bags sea
island moving as follows: To Baltimore,
1860 bales upland and no bags sea ISL
and; to New York, 3,125 bales upland ana
l5O bags sea island; to interior mills, -
bales upland
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1868 bales upland and
$40 bags sea island, against 1907 bales
upland and $3.50 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea island Cotton.-The movement was
sun slow during the past week, the report
ed arrivals being only IS bags. There was
a quiet demand and sales of IA bags were
reported. While the quotations below are
-" d biSlS Vi t1e week 3 safes, tDeF6 is SA-
pected revision as soon as the demand is
increased and the offerings are larger.
"Alle the stock is still large, the lots are
Undesirable at present. 1t is expected that
Ihe receipts gill increase materially next
week. The quotations are as follows;
Extra choice Floridas ..............141s
Tuolce tloridas ....................13l zQ14
EAlra line Floridas ..................19
rducy GeorglaS .....,................l2 0l2R
Extra choice CHp0rpiaS -11Ihm11&
T uolce 1eorSlas .....................ll Qll42
- 1.A'rd me Georgias ,................l0 Ql012
a. Ng oeofSlas Observation-Disclosures. "a 912
csulum line Georgias .......,...... Sl5
Common Georgias .................. s
Inc reeeints for the past week were IS
year.
The exports for the week We're 100 bags
10 ST. Petersburg
Exports same week last year, lbs bags.
me Total receipts from Sept. / TO date
amount to 103 bags against 1,529 bags for
'ne corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept. /, to date,
were 100 bags to st. Petersburg.
Inc total exports for the same period
4~st year were $50 bags
STOCK on hand and on shpboard to-day
%eIe GAO bags, against $3.50 bags this day
Charleston, S. c.. Sept. 1O.-sea island
D roglon market: Receipts for the week.
g7 bags.
r, @3u.oIations--Medium fine, off color, lac
NUN, 9gdlin fine, 15G16c; fine, 1Sc; fully fine,
-'Tr-1c extra fine 2SG93c
Nam, Ae total receipts since Sept l, 1891
INV nv peen no bags, against $50 bags for
s same time last year The exports
se ree sept l, 1896, have been 10 bags
Il yea a.lst bags for the same time last
q pooa'ahnah, Receipts, Exports and Stocks
q ppeceFed this day ....................S /. o88
nsyed same day last year. ...... 6,Sl
81 EscS,ed same day year before last. 3.417
"a Fecoi.10 past week ...............,.... II, 764
81 ResiiEel same week last year. Is, 059
81 Rel same week year before last. i, 975
Il Rso-ipp,s since Sept. L, 1896 20, $50
Reoeir.s same time last year. AZ. 249
Eynol,.S same time year before last .16, 2i5
49, past week, coastwise. .... a, S9s
III n egoijs Since Sept. j, 1897
Nj Ia ~ eol Britain .....................No None
III To the nv ''.'.'............. Mono
# Tot.H continent .............N Mona
n Total rIsh Observation-Disclosures. None
III Total e,o ."ise .......,,.,............. 5,4SO
LSport+ - 70 ''..............,......... 3, 4S0
To Groa,, Same same Time Last Year
M 10 Franc 'i'aiu''''.. .....r.,,.........N None
To tbe Cc'',''.................... None
81 Total f7t1llent .......................... 3S08
III otal eoa.i9u ''.''...................... 3,s08
IN Total roastWise .... * s97
Stock ~ - ......................... 10 on
stock az t,''hd This day........... %. 09s
ISL Re,ent." and same day last year.. Is .597
iReceipis ,5 aid Stocks az the Ports
al ~''e day iae, lay ..'t..,...--........... POOLS
11S week ..,,.,-.....-.,. ESQ