The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
COTTON.


lions at the close to-day:
COTTON.
There was reaction in the foreign mar
kets during the past week, causing disap-
pointment to holders of cotton. The local
trade was very dull. Early in the week
there was a decline of LIS cent on all
grades, 1after which the market continued
dull and easy with sales merely nominal
The following were the official spot quo
tatons, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddlng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mlddhhg .1$s
Low middllng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Good ordinary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Market dull and easy; sales, Is; for the
week, 2l3.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1884 bales upland and 30 bags sea
island, against 1924 bales upland and So
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, 542 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road. 420 bales; per Charleston and Savan-
nah railroad, 80 bales; per South Bound
railroad 20S bales; per Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad IS bales; per
Georgia and Alabama, 104 bales.
EXports-The exports for the past week
were 1855 bales upland and AIS bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
49, bales upland, so bags sea island; to
New York, $50 bales upland and 1SS bags
sea island; to Boston, 432 bales upland
and 1870 bags sea island; to Philadelphia,
50 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1928 bales upland and
1853 bags sea island, against 49, 142 bales
upland and 1,02S bags sea- island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There were sales of
S44 bags during the week. The market
continued quiet and unchanged. The en-
tire crop of Georgia has been sold, and
the remaining stock is all Floridas. There
is some demand for choice Floridas, but
the lower grades are neglected. An actual
count of the stock was being made to-day,
and it is expected that there is more
cotton here than is currently reported.
The amount will be corrected tomorrow,
after the count is. completed. The quota
tons were as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............141a
Choice Floridas .l312ql4
Extra fine Floridas ................13
Fancy Georgias .....................12 11212
Extra choice Georgias 1112q11%
Choice Georgias ....................n 91l1s
Extra fine Georgias ...............10 @10l2
Fine Georgias OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o. 912
Medium fine Georgias ............. S1A
Common GeorgiaS .................S
The receipts for the past week were 30
bags, against 81 bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were AIS bags,
moving as follows: To Liverpool $50
bags; to Havre, % bags to northern ports
for domestic consumption, 2l3 bags.
Exports same week last year were ,4S9
bags.
The total receipts from Sept. l, to date
amount to 81, 500 bags, against 4,4Sl bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. to date
amount to 7e4l1 bags, moving as folloWs:
To Great Britain, 1905 bags; to France,
G,799 bags; to the continent, 1854 bags; to
northern ports for domestic consumption,
1850 bags.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 1856 bags
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1853 bags, against LOIS bags this day
last year.
Charleston, S. c., May 21.-Sea island
cotton market Receipts for the week,
none exports, SO; sales, 1O7 bags; stock,1,7SS
bags
Quotations-Medium fine, off color, 150
161sc; medium fine, 17dl7i5c; fine, lSc; fully
fine, 1920; extra fine SqS3c.
The total receipts since Sept. !, 1886.
have been 9.i53 bags, against 1880 bags
for the same time last year The exports
since Sept. 1. 1896, have been S.S46 bags,
against 9SO1 bags for the same time last
year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ....................... 10
Received same day last year......... 49l
Received same day year before last. 2
received past Neek..................... d,4l4
Received same week last year.....-.. 1917
Received same week year before last 3.Ol4
Received since Sept. ], 1S96............ S29,9l7
Receipts same time last year.......7A 1883
Receipts same time year before last.926,74l
Exports this day, coastwise ...."... 6l5
Exports this week, coastwise........ 2,O73
Exports since Sept. l. 1896:
10 Great Britain ...................... 1888
70 france ..........,............... lo.5il
20 lhe continent .......,............,..3I3, Oh
5olal foreign ...........................43 1913
5otal coastwise ...."...................40 1924
Total exports ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 .373
Etock on hand this day ................ 1887
etock on hand same day last year,. 1910
receipts and stocks at the posts
ss.tD''p,s TINS day .................... 3l29
~ cay last week ..,............ 2i33
nls day last year ................. 1901
ANS day year before last ......... 29lS
.s.'c'lpls past week ,................ 200ii
same week last year ............... 22,IN
aafnr week year before last .,...... 290j6
lo,a. receipts since Sept ], 1876. o.. g. $50 528
"l"' llme last year ............,..b.t6lV l
s'ne time year before last ........7.SiS5lS
s,oek AT the ports to-day ..,....,.. 367i03
a'lue Jay last year .sss.s.,.s StViSl
Id.y Movements az other Ports
N1iVcston-Easy; middling. 7hc: net re-
ccilis. $40; stock l2.5Sj.
-NeW Dr.eans-Quiet; middlng. 7N net
receipts. u sales, $3.50; stock. iOO6}s.
2h.ic-Qu.et; mlddiing. "a; net receipts.
~. sales. 800; stock 8.ssl
Charleston steady; niddling "a: net
i',, pis 30. stock 1892.
" minston--Sttadv. middllng ~. net
'IpiH. lo. stock. LID.
... l' Nominal, m.ddllug 7H. net re.
i.. 'e'' sales. SO. stock 1852
'iI % Nominal. middling rs. net
lii. lli. stock. 1907.
N'" lork-Quict. mlddiing, IA. net re-.