The morning news., 1897-08-18

ions we're light Ihere Was no uSLlaHu
cation. although il was offered at
,,rs, lhan official quotations on old
snfrits turpentine was in good de-
st 95a,c bid. Rosin was firm and
.,.rged. The wholesale markets were
There was an advance in flour.
r5e following resume of the different
,rsats win show the tone and the quo
,.tors at the close to-day:
COTTON.
THE receipts were on the increase TO-
s,. bane i34 bales. The situation in the
D.rtst remained unchanged. New cot
.oc was neglected, even at &c below the
oH,iaI quotations. The sales were 81
The following were the official spot quo
.:ars At the close of the market, at the
C5tron Exchange to-day;
81 Good middling .........-....''..''''''' '''''''o
3Hdiing .....,....'''''.'.. q
Low mildling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .s''.'tSs
Good ordinary ............'''.'.' '''''''''
n Garret quiet and easy for old, new cot,
Inn i,c lower, and neglected; sales, 50.
n savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Il Peeeints this day .................'...' I5i
psasints this day last year ......... l38t
81
s. pseeipts since Sept. l. 1896. .Si2 09-
y c,a lime last wear .................75 .759 Gil
II g. NE time wear before last ......... .9l3 S5l
rv,orts coastwise, this day ........ l6-
n stock on hand this day ............ S2Vl
s,ra day last year .................. SS12
Re,eints and stocks at the ports
n Receipts this day ................... 56O5
This dav last week ................ le4-
4 ,-,is DIV Iast wear observation-disclosures. 1855
This day year before last 37l
Racsuts past four days ............ 1922
eav,a d3vs last wear ................ 1928
same davs year before last ........ AL
T5rsI receipts since Sept. l. 1896. . 6,636 7S9
Same time last year ...............o, ,zuOUUl
same time year before last ........7 934 5l7
stock at the ports to-day .......... IA 169
sock same dav last year ........... 144ZI2
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 3-16; net
receipts S97; sales. $50; stock, 6,160.
New Orleaus-Steady; middling. 7-16;
re- receipts. POP; sales, 24OO stock. 5000.
Manufacturing doing; middling, ~;
nj receipts, 45S; stock, 1,S40.
Steady; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts 1888; stock LOSS
Wlmngton-Quet; middling, 77s; net re-
ceipts /; stock, AS
Norfolk-steady; middling, SIS; stock,
n
Bsdmore-Nominal; middling, Sl4;
stock l2i9.
New York-Steady; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, none; gross, AZ; sales, 2,158; spin
ner,. 1S; stock, H242.
Boston-Quiet; middling, s; net receipts,
%. gross IA
Phadeipha-Quiet; middling, 81; net
receipts IS; stock, 1923.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Aususta-Steady; middling, 714d73s; net
receipts 3; sales, 33 stock, GA
Memphis-Steady; middling, IA net re-
ceipts, 2; gross, p; stock, 4,527.
ST. Louis-Steady; middling, 1876 net
receipts 80; stock 9,1S9.
tneinnaJi-Steady; middling S1s sales,
81; stock. 3l5
Houston-Easy; middlng. Z 3-16; net re-
ce'ps. 5.1oS sales, 200; stock, 1853.
LouisFille-Quiet; mddling, s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
taiveston-Coastwise 654
Ne" orIeans-To Great Britain, 1852;
Mobile Coastwise, 81
Sa1annah-Coastwise 1862.
Lhdrleston-Coastwise, 10.
Ne" 4ork-Continent, $50; coastwise,
Boston-To Great Britain, 200.
+oIa. foreign exports from all ports this
Na|' 10 Great Britain, 1850; to France.
'' 10 lHe continent, 4,403.
Io'al foreign exports from all ports
'nu' TAR this week: To Great Britain,
-i to France, 1,216; to the continent,
r 'o,'' toreign exports since Sept /, 1896:
40 40 treat Britain, 3OOS0lS: to France. 700
- 10 me continent, 2,149,24S
''iPool Aug. II, ( p. m.-Cotton spot
4"'1 prices lower; American middling
.a, t'ad, good middllng. AID; American
''1'-.'l ! a-32d; low middling, 31-S2d;
4o'' ordinary. 27-32d; ordinary, 2I-32d;
,ra '-,s OF the day were 5000 bales, Of
N''h LOO were for speculation and ex-
p9r' and included 74OO American: re-
-Voo bales, including ! 800 Ameri-
, ,,, idtures opened quiet with a fair de-
""'' ana closed easy at the decline.
i.dn mlddling, low middling clause,
'uslS' 'h'H3.Gid, sellers: August Sep
,loe'. 33Sd3.j SD, sellers: September-Oc-
l,- '.'-l value; October-Novembe 9t6
r''u' value November December. 344d.
ts' Lecember-January, 3.43d. sellers;
a..'FN-Fehruarv. 343d. sellers. Februa.
March, 343084ld. sellers; March AnrI
,,'l BUYERS; Aprn-May, 8.45d sellers
,'-Junc. 346l sellers.
@,." YORK Aug. T-Cotton market
r-r 't easy az decline of 2 10 z points
N"lNs selling orders from Liverpool
p 'leanS and the local contingent
t Hn2 became cautious on the fear
''e market NAV have been oversold
o''olne subject to a sharp upturn on
t.. 't'arance Of any bull news. Later
. was some conflicting crop intolli-
'hi the early loss was recovered
,..'. O'Clock. The weekly government
vas rather less favorable than had
T., ,N 't'd. In the afternoon the mar
.N''l moderately active. with the local
... -'hI ln control but inclined 10 be
lt.... .'Ot' as reports from the dry goods
,.. ma from Fan River were encour-
8. 'epored break OF the "I. o. US"
, in New Orleans started liauda-
.., l' market closed quiet and steady
..... 'ir line Of 60S points. with total
To-. 10000 bales
york; Aug. r. noon.-Cotton fu-
ira I.''d easy; Nales. 1900 bales: open
H.. january, Csc: February enc.
.r... sic. April GS2c; May. Gs6c. Au-
~. september GSsc: October. 679c.
ohc: December. G.7ic.
,. org. Aug. i7.ip. m.-cotton ia.
D. 'd quict and steady: sales. 103
r.,. closing prices January. G.,Oc.
,. 'dc, March. g77c: April Gsor.
s..... '''.' June and July-August 7i7c.
% thfr. October. 6.7lc; Novem.
December. 6 6ic.
'ih, Aug "a Rlnrdan e. ~ 49,.