The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-21

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The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and the quo
,atjoDs at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local cotton business has not yet
oDened up The receipts during the past
week increased a little over the previous
week but the arrivals were mostly new
crop bales These were not n very good
demand. The old crop held prices very
well. but there was not enough Offering
10 amount TO much. Late in the week
rnere was a limited demand for new cotton
Al d material decline on the quotation for
old To-day the quotation committee at
the Cotton Exchange changed the quota
Mons to conform with the values of new
cotton. Old cotton was in demand at fully
o. cent above the quotations.
The late movement has kept buyers
swav from the market, only very few
having returned from their summer Vaca-
tons The factors and brokers are also
slow to return. 1t is expected that by the
FIRST of September the movement OF cot
Ton will be increased. All of the cotton
men will be in readiness to start the sea
sons business with a rush.
The following were the official spot quo
tauons. at the close Of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good middllnS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
Nlddling Observation-Disclosures.
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .69s
Good ordinary '.'''.'.....'''''''' "a
Market-FOr new cotton quiet and de-
mand very limited; old cotton fully Zee
higher; sales, 40; for week, 646.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
We're 32S bales upland and Il bags sea ISL
and, against 6.97l bales upland and 60 bags
sea island .ast year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, 1872 bales;
per savannah Florida and Western rail-
way, 107 bales; per Charleston and Savan-
nah railroad, 10 bales; per South Bound
railroad, bales; per Florida Central and
Peninsuldr railroad, II baies; per Georgia
and Alabama, IL bales; per Savannah
steamers, % bales.
EXports-The exports for the past week
were 332 bales upland and q bags sea ISL
and, moving as follows: To Baltimore, 80
bales upland and no bag sea island; to New
York, 81 bales upland and p bags sea ISL
and; TO interior mills, 262 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1,494 ba.es upland and
66l2 bags sea island against 1888 bales
upland and 2,2l0 bags sea island at the cor
responding time last year.
Sea island Cotton-A few bales of new
cotton arrived during the past week. The
Naylor Ga. The weeks receipts were II
ndsS' The sales for the week were 16l
Gags. 1t is expected that the movement
Will commence very soon now. There are
no sea island buyers in the market and
HhtI they return from their vacations and
the movement is heavier. there will be
no adjustment of the opening quotations.
The sales made last.week were on a basis
OF the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas.
ruolce fiorldas 13l2QH
Extra tine Floridas ...............13
1n'y Georglas ....................1 II Ml2la
ENlIa choice Georgias. .111h6D11%
'ol1e Heorglas ....................n Mlll2
HHe GeofSlas. ....lO QlOl2
Inc GeOrgias ....................g a go
Ne'Ium me Georgias. So
~gluHoh GeOrgias ..................
iNe receipts for the past week were 70
DIGS against 60 bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were 21 bags,
moving as follows: To Havre. 20 bags; 10
bag
Exports same week last year, Is bags.
INe 'otal receipts from Sept. / to date
1s-u"thl 70 Al6 bags, against 1928 bags
'oI i'e corresponding time last year
lAe total exports from Sept 1 TO date
sst"'lht TO 1853 bags, moving as follows:
WI -at britain, 40 $50 bags 70 France,
o.''' niSs; TO the continent 1854 bags; to
s ..- 10 % ports for domestic consumption.
1s1f7 bags
IHe total exports for the same period
i' Ear We're 1886 bags.
0''f on hand and on shipboard to-day
dAy last year.
Charleston, 5 c.. Aug. 90 Sea Island
D'''n market Receipts for the week
s4 -zports' % bags; sales, none; stock.
Quotations Medium fine, or color. he;
u" hne, halGc; fine. iSc, fully nne.
extra line. 2Sd&c
total receipts since Sept. l. 1896
'"'h 5li9 bags, against 1O5l5 bags
same time last year. The export.
'i L. 1895, have been g67l bags
&c.. $3.50 bags for the same time lar.
rah Receipts. Exports and s KS.
'hia cay ............,.... a.
anne day last year ......... 2ts0
same day year before iaal IS
r pi8t week .u,.+.........a. $40
same week last year ..... 7@t
same week year before last. $40
*hee sept J. 1890 ...........sls 7a6
E sam time last year.......7 Gl SIS
E. t'n'e dmc year before lost sli gi6
'Hs week. coast wise ....... s5g
f.. .nee Sept. ]. lsgG-
IY Nina. ''''i" ''.''''.....,.-....... ih,af3
goo. fsttstft tsttsasssst.. TO itf
f.. ,'.''Ni '........,............ a72 a42
T.. N.f' ''.......,............... 422 atl
TH. t -'''.-.t ..,............... .f1f 140
... .,' ..........,.. ..........b $50 0si
inl7 Joy ............ Ghl2
nmr Gay last year ioW3
Hi Stocks ut che portr
ilF .....,............... 1855
".'h ....t.,..,....... IHg
aI ............,...... 5gG
h.ior, hst ............ eq
h'.k .................. ia0.f
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