The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-13
COTTON.

The week ended with the market still
depressed. In early part of the week there
were daily declines and not until Thurs
day was there any encouragement shown
in the situation. On that day. futures
advanced about 10 points, and the friends
of cotton began to feel that a reaction
had taken place. but to-day the market
dropped about IA points, and the bears
again were on top. The bureau report
showed that the average acreage planted
was 24O91, 1884, and gave 1871 as the yield
per acre calculating these figures at ATS
net pounds to the bale, would show the
crop to be about 9,2S0,000 bales. Various
estimates were made yesterday by cotton
men, the majority of whom put the fig
ures down at 9,500,000 to 9,750, 600 bales.
The local spot market was quiet during
the week, the total sales being 1886 bales.
The price declined 1-16c early in the week,
but on the rise In futures and reported
demand in Europe the market recovered
the loss and closed to-day at the same
quotation as at the beginning of the week
To-day at the Cotton Exchange the mar
ket was steady, with sales of 921 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .........................,57 ZIG
Middling ........................., 3-l6
Low middling ................,...,.....F
COCO Ordinary .....,'..-.... "a 9-l6
Market steady; sales, 921; sales for week
1926
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 80, $3.50 bales upland and 4,267 bags sea
island, against 2752O bales upland and
1873 bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, S4,218 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, II, 140 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, 62S bales; per South
Bound railroad, 94S bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad, 2,421
bales; per Georgia and Alabama railroad.
7,122 bales per Savannah river steamers,
1853 bales; per carts. 38 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 81, 624 bales upland and 2,122 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
S27 bales upland; to New York, 90H bales
upland and 1,448 bags sea island to Bos-
ton, 1923 bales upland; to Liverpool, G. $50
bales upland and 674 bags sea island; to
Reval 4,700 bales upland; to Bremen, 90,
103 bales upland; to Client, $500 bales up
land.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 123,T74 bales upland and
1854 bags sea island, against 102,ST bales
upland and 22604 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-It was another quiet
week in the long staple market. The or
ders were scarce, and buyers wanted con-
steady. The sales for the week were only
1,479 bales. The receipts were increased.
At the close of the market to-day the quo
tations were as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............. 1415G15
Choice Floridas .....................H
Extra fine Floridas ..........,.....13 G13R
Fancy Georgias .1215Q13
Extra choice Georgias .12A OPP
Choice Georgias -.,..................11AG 11h
Extra fine Georgias .101a
Fine Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 915G10
The receipts for the past week were A. 267
bags against 1878 bags the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 2122
bags of which $40 bags were to Liverpool;
20 bags to Glasgow; los bags to Havre and
LOIS bags to northern ports for domestic
consumption.
Exports same week last year, ,416 bags.
The total receipts from Sept to date
amount to 20,S75 bags, against "a, S02 bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept 1 to date
have been 7451 bags, of which 4,O65 bags
to Great Britain, 875 bags to France, 200
bags to the continent and 2,911 bags do
nestle.
The total exports for the same period
last year were a. 492 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
We're 1854 bags, against 22,604 bags this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c., Nov 12.-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 965
bags; exports, none; sales 433 bags: stock,
80 bags.
Quotations: Medium fine, II; fine, 1870
I'VE; fully fine 21Q22c; extra fine, 26a3Sc;
supertine, 50G60c
The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 have
ueeu S,297 bags. against 53l2 bags for the
same time lastly The exports since
sept l. 1897, have been 2i5 bags against
Lois bags for the same time last year,
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
~ -elNed this day ..................... 10, 1852
received same day last year ....... 1852
I,9eeiYed same day year before last 4,S45
II,eceiNed past week ................... Sc, S63
IIeeelVed same week last year .... 81. S9G
1,feelFed same week year before last 27,373
I'celrts since Sept. /, 1897 ...,...... .516, 297
,.eeipts same time last year. ...... 1865, 057
5Seeelpts same time year before last 1862 S97
tEAPofls this day. coastwise .,,...... 2.95S
EEAports past week, Liverpool. 6,S24
INp'rts past week, continent ....... 80, 103
= TApofts past week. coastwise ...... $40
i.'ai exports for week ............... Ga, TAG
,r AAports Since Sept. /, 1897
tr ". -at Britain ............,.......... 30,313
m ianee .'.....,,.........,........ 1881
to nc continent .....,..."..........lS6,4 GAS
~ ''ielSh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 23S, 17j
n olai coastwise 142. SO
exports .....................,.....3 $3.50, 727
~ +%ports Same Time Last Year
n, r. at britain ....................... 5,09S
Ia me :.'''....,,................ 1891
To,aI continent ........................l0 2.S9f
Totsi lofelgn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III, $50
To,ii coastwise ........................14 0, 7T6
SfoeI Exports ..................2 1851, coz
Stool ou nand this day ...,..............143,6 els
PeG.i Un nand same day last year..l2i,9s1
Re- pts and Stocks at the Ports
Tbis p.s this day ................... 61.650
This 19Ss last week ....-.,....... II, 6S5
This lay iast year .,...,......... 56,579
Reosirl,'dS year before last ......... 62, l67
Sam ~ past week ......!.......s... 405, S35
"s'A iast year ..........s... 2Sl,0i5