The morning news., 1897-03-12

sale markets were steady. Eggs were in
abundance in the market Commission
merchants were trying to sell them at
II cents, for candled stock, while retail
ers who handle country eggs were selling
them at 12c TO 121ac a dozen. The fol-
lowing resume of the different markets
viii show the tone and the quotations
at the closing to-day:
COTTON.
II was another dun day In the cotton
market Futures were few points OIL,
with speculation limited. The local spot
market was quiet and unchanged with the
tone of the market steady. The safes TOT
the day were IS bales. At the hrst can
the market was bulletined steady ana
unchanged. with sales of 16 bales. At the
second call it was steady and unchanged'
with sales of AZ bales. AT the last can the
market closed steady and unchanged
with no sales reported
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange, to-day
Good middling ........-.-.'--'.'..'-'''a u ~ 10
Middling .................. ..---....-...o lo-Ao
Low middling ..........-.....-.''''...-, % 5-!o l
Good ordinary .--..-,--s-s... ...'-..'s'.'-O S-Ao
Market steady; sales. s..
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
Extra choice Floridas .l4l21l9
Choice Floridas .....................l9l21
Extra fine Floridas .................l3
Fancy Georgias .lZ12a1o
Extra choice Georgias ...........".lA
Choice Georgias ,...................-u WllA
Extra fine Georsias .................lO12
Fine Georgias .-.....-.. -...--''.....''- S5@4Ao
Medium fine Georgias ............ SIG
Common Georgias ............--....
Savannah Receipts, Exports and stocks:
Receipts this day ............-......-. Los
Receipts this day last year..-........ l'sSO
Receipts this day year before last l'Ssz
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896. .!.........ff,4V 4Vt
Same time last year ................ -66y'S w
Same time year before last.-......... $50, 2S3
Exports, coastwise. this day ........ 800
Stock on hand this day. y............... 6o,9l1
Same day last year .....,....-......... 55,5S9
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..-....-...-...-...- S,Us5
This day last week .................. HOS
This day last year .................- So
This day year before last ......... 1855
Receipts past six days .........-.... 65,1o9
Same days last year -.......-......- $500
Same days year before last ........ lll5O4
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1895. .6,O44,osO
Same time last year ................-4,55 20
Same time year before last ........7,024,2 224
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 6ii' tl5
Stock same day last year .......... 1884
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling. lis; net
receipts. 1.O4l; sales, 1874; stock SOOOS
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, u net re-
ceipts. 27V7; gross, 3,Ol4; sales 4NOOi STOCK
SO95 80.
Mobile--Quiet middlng, SIS: net re-
ceipts 1,126 sales. 800; stock, 1880 g
Charleston-Firm middling, SIS net re-
ceipts 4S9; stock, S5,O42
Milmineton-Firm; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts 102; stock. 1926
Norfolk-Firm; middling, Z; net receipts
lis; sales. So; stock, 17,l27.
Baitimore-Nominal; middling, IA;
gross, 1i7S: stock, 1868.
New York-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts. 50; gross 697; sales, $500 spinners
242; stock, 247.43S
Boston-Steady; middling, "a; gross, 81.
Philadelphia-Quiet middling, IL; net
receipts, 107: stock. 5,5S3
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; midding. rs; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross, 723; sales, SO; stock, S5,-
976
Memphis-Firm; middling 1916; net re-
ceipts, S4I; sales. 2,lOO; stock. 102,@3
ST. Louis-Steady; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts, 457; gross, 2,125; sales, s; stock, as
1J6.
Cincinnati-steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 1854; stock GG93
Houston-Quiet; middling, Z 1-16; net re-
ceipts, 2,O59; sales, Sl2; stock 22,S97.
Louisville-Firm; middling. 7is.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain. 41OS;
coastwise. S67.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $500;
continent, 1920.
Mobne-To Great Britain, 5,SS4; coast
wise, SOC.
Savannah-Coastwise, S00
Charleston-Coastwise, 299.
Norfolk-Coastwise go.
Raltimore-Coa stwise 1500
II. ~
warded, 49,
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day-To Great Britain, 12S43; to
France, none; to the continent. 9.213
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain, 20
5S6; TO France, p ,17s; to the continent, 5l,-
176.
Total foreign exports since Sept. I, 1896
TO Great Britain, 2.61S,9J0; to France,
5S5, ,S46; to the continent, 1854, asa.
Liverpool March 1l.-l2:S0 p. m.-Cotton
quiet prices steady; American middling, 8
31-32d; sales. 5000 bales, American, 1000
bales; speculation and export 500 bales
receipts, 5000 bales, American, 4,5O0 bales.
Futures opened quiet, demand poor;
March. 35Sd; March-April. 3.57d3. $50
Aprl-May, May-June, June-July, July
August 3.5sd; August-Septembe S.56d;
September october, $500; October-Novem-
Der, Si6d; November-December, 3.44q345d;
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345d. Futures quiet.
l2:45 p. m.-Amerlcan spot grades were
unchanged. American midding fair 4
1920; good middling. 9-S2d; middlng,
3 Sl-S2d; low middling, 3 2j-S2d; good ord-
nary, 2l-S2d ordinary, 3 15-32d.
400 p. m.-March March-April, April
May S.57Q3.5Sd buyers; May-June. S.5Sd,
sellers; June-July. S.5Sd, buyers; July-Au-
gust, S.5Sd buyers; August-September,
3.@aS.56d. buyers; September october, $50
Ci8.5ld, sellers; October-NoVember. 3.i6d,
sellers; Novemher-December, 344n3Ajd,
sellers; December-January, 84iG8.l5d
sellers. Futures closed quiet
New York, March l.--noon-~Cotton fu-
lures opened quiet; April 7O0c; May,
70ic; juno lose; July, 7l2c; August, 715c.
New York. March II. p. m.-Cotton'fu-
lures closed quiet; sales, 65.300 bales.
March, 6.92e; April, 6.96c May 7OOc: June.
7.0ic; July, 7OSc; August 7.09c; Septem-
ber, G.Soc; October, Goo; November. G.7ic;
December, 6.76c; January 6.S0c.
New Orleans. March it.-Cotton, barely
steady; sales. 1890 bales; March 679c;
April, 6.79c; May 6.S0c; Juno. oslo; July
6.S2c; August, 670c, September, Case: Octo-
hcr. 6.i3C: November. a. Inc. Doepfnhpr