The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30
COTTON.

Market duh but steady; sales none.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day ..................... 1874
receipts this day last year ............ 81
Receipts this day year before last =. 2S2
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896 .SSS, CS5
same time last year 45,l5S
same time year before last ..........931, $50
Stock on hand this day .........,.... II, 7S5
Same day last year .................. IA, 1893
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 1,546
This day last week ................ 3.414
This day last year ....s.s........... $3.50
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896 ..6,55l, 009
Same time last year ................. 8, 0S2, 945
stock at the ports to-day .......... 81, S3S
Stock same day last year ........... S30,056
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
cepts, 244 sales, Al; stock, 1906.
New Orleans-Dun; middling. 7ss; net
receipts, 95l; sales, 800; stock, 1855.
Mobue-Nothing doing; middhng, IA;
net receipts, 1888; stock, 3,179.
harleston-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts. $780, stock, 10, 4S3.
Wmington-Steady; middling, TX; net
receipts, ,; stock, Alb.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts. 5; sales, 1902; stock, 1882.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 7A;
stock, 10 1885,
New York-Quiet; middling, rs; sales,
1882; spinners, ga; stock, 1884.
Bos,on-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts. 49, gross, 2S7.
elpha-Holiday; middling, rs;
gross, ALB; stock, S,0e8.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts II; sales, "a; stock, 6,625.
Memphis-Steady; middling, n; net re-
ceipts 140 gross, 290; sales 100; stock,
S5C56.
St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 7ss; net re-
ceipts 80; gross, $40; sales, 4; stock, 25,627.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, 243; sales. 800; stock, 4,271.
HoustOn-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts 81; stock 3,400.
Louisvine-Quiet; middling, rs.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $500;
coastwise, 474.
Norfolk-Coastwis 1866.
Boston-To Great Britain, $780,
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week: To Great
Britain, $3.50; to France, none; to the con-
tnent, none.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1895:
To Great Britain. 2,948,1 to France, 6S4-
05S; to the continent, 2,025 05J
Liverpool, May %, l p. m.-Closing cot
ton, spot, limited demand, prices I'M
ClduB60t American HlluulluBs 41Su. SAFES
of the day were 5000 bales, of which 200
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 400 American. Receipts, 5000
bales including 300 American. Futures
opened quiet, with poor demand, and
closed steady at the advance; American
middiing, low middling clause, May, 4.03d;
May-June 4O2d; July-August, 4d; August
September 3.59a3. cod; September-October,
3.52d sellers; October November, 3.47@3 4Sd
hrrEarss NOxra lor n 4ECJ9 46d
sellers; December-J January, BAD buyers;
January February, 3.44d buyers; Febru-
ary-March, 3.4463.45d.
New York, May 29.-ln anticipationS of
Mondays holiday the local contingent COW
tred short contracts to-day with the re-
suit Of advancing prices l to points. At
The close the market was steady In tone.
!. Sales reached the Insignificant total of 90
100 bales. Representing a small, narrow
market, the scope of which at the best
a has been confined to a matter of points;
most of the months scarcely varied more
4 han to 3 points. outside speculation
was as listless as ever. The local contin-
sent did little more than to even up their
E ontracts for a quiet holiday. While the
market closed within point or two of the
best prices of the session, the undertone
was rather feeble.
New York, May %, noon.-Cotton opened
steady; sales, 800; January, 6.75c; Feb
4 ruary Csc; March, 6s3c; June offered
ll9c; July, lice; September, 6.S6c; October
67lc; November. 6.7Oc; December, 6Hc.
New York. May 20, p. m.-Cotton flu
lures Closed steady; sales, 100 bales;
January, 6.7Sc; February. oslo; May, 6.S4c;
June. 7l4c; July, Tic; August, Else; Sep
temher, 6.SSc; October sac; November,
bi2c, December, 6.74c.
New Orleans. May 29.-Cotton futures
dull; sales, $500: May. 7.16c bid
june 7.lic bid; July, 7150Li6c; August,
oOdf9lc; September 6.60M6.6lc; October
i'e; November, 6.4Sd649c; December, 65l
eo-c; January, 6.55d6.56; February, 657Q
New York, May 29.-Riordan & Co.. say
i cotton; The exasperating dullness IN
lhe cotton market has continued this
Pronounced than ever while
en's condition has become very mo-
Ho.onous IL is not entirely unnatural, for
every feature that might develop interest
W '0mulate trading on one side, has been
p'mptly met and Offset by the appear
II'e OF some other feature equally effect
we on The other. Even the daily crop
..l" are conflicting, some sections re-
o' ,Ns slight deterioration and others
improvement To-day we had
'".y anti-holiday market. Liverpool
niue better and our market was
.' ishtly higher az the opening. The
shorts were somewhat uneasy by
.0s their lines uncovered over the
n'" Their buying caurrd fur
small advance. August opened al
idNanccd TO Z l6c and closed nc Else
WIN the tone Of the market steady.
'U. c1u tell what the immediate fu.
WIN bring forth IN the spot demand
'p reports. With the present unsat-
business conditions IN this coun-
'N4 the gloomy reports from Man
~ " seems to us that the prospects
"g Improvement on spot demand ls
.. ne new crop continues 60 progress
,',I,y The complaints that have been
. N.l or too cool weather In the south
'rtainly justified. for the oficlai ne.
M snow that the average temperature
N'y H the lowest on record but the
~ very young yet Tho south has
,'o Tor u So working most Industrious
Il y. ,ecare' ana " che chances 90 as 20
IA