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


Good ordinary Observation-Disclosures.
Market firm; sales bales.
Receipts this day ......................
Receipts this day last year.......... ;
Receipts this day year before last. y
REGENTS since Sept l, 1896. ...........S 81, 8i5
Same time last year ...................755, $50
Same time year before last...........913,4 d
Exports coastwise, this day ....... Is
Stock on hand this day ............... 1882
Same day last year .................... 7,0I6
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 542
This day last week commandment. 1880
This day last year................... 1.O96
This day year before last. S62
Total receipts since Sept. !, 1896. C, 6l7,957
Same time last year i. l62, 7S9
Same time year before last.........7, 93l, l66
Stock at the ports to-day .......... SIPS
Stock same day last year........... 144, 945
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-S middling, 75s net re-
ceipts, "A; sales. rs; stock, 1905.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 11-l6;
net receipts l12; sales, 1875; stock, 1921.
Mobile-Nothing doing; middling, rs;
stock 1,47S
Charleston-Firm; middling, IA stock,
1888
Wilmington-Firm middling, 8; net re-
ceipts, s; stock. 1912.
Norfolk-Firm; middling. S1s; stock, A.
519
BalHmore-Nominal middIng, 81;
stock, 1,081.
New York-Quiet; middling, s. net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 642; sales, 1874; all spin
ners; stock, 56,2l9.
BOstOn-Quiet; middlng, s; net receipts,
141; gross, 1872
Philadelphia-Quiet; middllng, SA stock,
1923.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, "A; stock, 627.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 1916: not
receipts, 80; gross. 81; stock, 5231.
st. Louis-Firm; middling, 1916; net
receipts 20; stock. 5000.
Cncinnati-Quiet middling, S1s net re-
ceipts, 34 stock 1892
Houston-Steady; middling 75s; net re-
ceipts, 1852; sales, 42; stock. 2,S11.
LOuisville-Firm; middling, s.
Exports of cotton this day
New Orleans-Coastvise, 300.
Observation-Disclosures, Is.
harleston-CoastWfse 81
New York-Forwarded 313
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 1896:
To Great Britain. 3,0O31i7; to France, 699-
boo; to the continent, 2,141,109
Liverpool, Aug. T. D. m.-Cotton sales
1000 bales; American. $500; American mid
ding, 4 5-l6d futures Closed quiet. but
steady at the advance; August, 41464 15d:
august and September, 4.1004 Id; Septem-
DER ana October, 4,03c bid; October and No
Hember' 3.6ld; November and December.
''ood BUYERS; December, January and Feb
Iuary, 5.o1d; February and March. 3.57G
5.5Sd; March and April, 35sd BUYERS: Anril
and May. 359d -
New York, Aug. THE cotton market
opened steady at an advance. following
more favorable cables than expected from
Liverpool, and was also helped bv en-
,g, AZ ds.ils accounts from Fan River and
. uIy goods district. Following the first
Vi4l' lhe market turned easier under lfoui-
Uallon in the absence of outside snecula
''ol support and under more favorable
accounts from the cotton belt. the notable
'Aeepuoh being Texas, over the greater
Po' ''oh OF which dry weather continues
a'lu me plant is said to be suffering for
r,a ,,.l vi moisture. Following the call the
s'[S9oy al net decline Of 2d5 points.
-" York, Aug. Z, noon.-Cotton flu
JIu,es opened steady; sales, 1000 bales
S"l.u"Iy " .lSc; February 7.20c; March
49, april L2Sc May. 732c; June, July,
~. "''c; September, 7.31c; October
y, November 7l2c; December. 714c.
N'" YORK, Aug. Z, 1 p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales. 10 200 bales
,oS.Hg prices, January 714c; February,
.oc' March, G2lc; April 724c: Nav. 727c:
H'oci September, 7.2Sc October,
'',S- NoIember, zoe; December, 7.1Oc.
So" Ctteahs, Aug. Futures quiet;
80 ~ 100 bales; August, 7.35qz87c; Sep
inner b'95G691c; October. 6.7906s0: No
I.,,.r, o.6gG6Sl; December, G.S2a6 S3c;
SSt,lu9!fy, 685Q6.S7c February. G.sSa6. soc;
March, 69la693c.
,N,W York, Aug. 7-Riordan & co. say
y. cotton to-day: "The cotton market has
40 IKE the traditional pendulum this
de. a. mas made moderate, upward and
"HWaid daily movements with monoto-
- regularity August contracts have
'Wh no especial activity.
Co., '-IaE Liverpool was slightly higher
~. o.ul a Few buying orders here. The
,H'l't report was good outside OF Tex
,,.' market opened one point up, jan
s seuias on the first call at 7isc. Il
'ased on free selling by New Or
'H' ana sagged until the close which
no 'eddy with Tile bid for January.
h. u' era OF prosperity so long and nnx-
a. waited seems about 20 dawn upon
''"nltE. our crops promise 10 be large
i'l lolf 20 bring good prices Stocks
~ ,I" we poom The daily papers are fun
lowing items concerning almost every
N7'iy aud the atmosphere of tho busi-
"ot'd Is impresnated with cheerful
ana nope The gratifying improve
Dr.. '' lu the dry goods trade continues.
~. lhlngs an undoubtedly favor cot
.. INpectations OF Il higher market here
1'te neral They have been bolster
'n hy the daily increase IN crop com
'H from Texas
f.neral belief Is that the bureau re-
....' tuesday VIII be bullish Favorable
r.. rom ull other sections than Tcv-
..' l.aIs That the movement OF early
WIZ he heavier than expected. ron-
"forh cautious. but do not checl, tho
'lsm or their predictions. our be-
very large cron in unchanged ana
Hnot share the almost universal
,... 'gneclhIng The near future OF the
we deem u prudent. however. to
~ only with the grontoat caution Hef.
l"'l must surely bC received from
"i"fr There can ho much decline" |
NANAi sTOnEs
i.H farprnN nc-'rhr condition of fhe
remained uuehn.unH tf.... 49,.