The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-23


SHOW the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
COTTON.
The local market advanced 1-16c on all
GRADES to-day. There was a fair demand
which was influenced by the higher prices
end a good business at Liverpool. The
Gales for the day were 31S bales. At the
Cotton Exchange at the first call, the
market was bulletned steady at Lice ad-
vance. with sales of 40 bales; at the sec
ond call it was steady ana unchanged,
with sales of 27S bales, and at the last
call. it closed steady and unchanged with
no sales reported.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at The
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .........................7 SIG
Middling ...,........................ Lie
Low middling .....".....................6 1916
Good ordinary ..........................6 9-16
Market steady; sales, 31S.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet and unchanged, as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ..............141k
Choice Floridas ....................13 @1l4
Extra fine Floridas communicable
Fancy Georgias .....................l2 4l2R
Extra choice Georgias ............ 111aq1l%
Choice Georgias ....................1 ml14
Extra fine Georgias ................10 Q10l2
Fine Georglas .''''..'.'.'''......... q e1a
Medium Georgias ...,............... Sla
Common Georgias .................. 5
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 07S
Receipts this day last year. 500
Receipts this day year before last. 1886
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896. 1913, 5S7
Same time last year ...................71 lie, 700
Same time year before last .9l3, 760
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 1855
IL
Same day last year ................... IS 7S5
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................... S49S
This day last week ................. II 11S
This day last year ................. 1852
This day year before last ......... 111O6
Receipts past six days ........ $3.50
Same days last year ............ 80 SIG
Same days year before last ........ 1924
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1895. .6,379, $50
Same time last year ...............4 4, 913 sos
Same time year before last ..,.....7, 645 G42
Stock a the ports to-day ... 547 ,545
Stock same day last year .......... 466 S3l
Daily movements at other ports
alveston-Holiday; net receipts, S91;
gross 8a: stock, 1,673
New Orleans-Firm; middling, S-l6; net
receipts, 1S4; gross, 2,274; sales, 1890;
stock 147,051.
Alobie-Dull; middlng, q net receipts,
275; gross 275; sales, 100; stock, 14,62O.
Char-eston-F'irm; middling. 4 net re-
ceipts, Sc; gross, 66; stock, q, 742
Wilmington-Firm; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts, 10; gross 10; stock, $3.50.
NOrfoik-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
cepts, II; gross. IN; sales. 50; stock, 1888.
Baltimore-Dull; middling, 73s; gross,
93l stock, 1904
New York-Steady; middllng. ZIG; net
receipts, q; gross, 426; sales, 2,156; spin
ners, 1,7S7; stock, 212, 305.
Boston-Steady; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, %; gross 225
Philadelphia-Quiet; middllng, I-l6;
stock, 6,549
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross, 500; sales, 2S2; stock, 90
79
Memphis-Firm middling rs; net re-
ceipts, 116; gross, 1853; sales, 1880; stock,
. 65.9l3.
St. Louis-Firm; middling, 7 1-16; net re-
ceipts, 3S4; gross, 1923; sales, 39l; stock,
S9,7Sl.
Cincinnat-Quiet; middling. 71s net re-
eeipts, 1871; gross, 1877; stock, 3.737
Houston-Ho liday-Net receipts, BAG;
gross, S46; sales, So; stock, 6.521.
Louisville-Quiet; middling T..
Exports of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures. 3,111
New Orleans-To Great Britain 12,2l0;
continent, 1880.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 403.
New York-To Great Britain, S54; contl-
nent 2019 forwarded, s.
Boston-To Great Britain, 234
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 1889; to France
none; to the continent, 1879.
Total foreign exports from all poets
thus far this week-To Great Britain, S.
w; to France, 1854; to the continent. 40
Total foreign exports since Sept !, 1896
10 Great Britain, 2,Si9,2l4; to France 543.-
10; to the continent, 1885, 224
Liverpool, April p, p. n.-Cotton; spot
eoou business done, prices higher; Amer
lean mlddling fair. 9-l6d; GOOD noiddlinsr
4Ad; American middling. AID: good ordj.
nary, lS-lGd; ordinary, 35sd Sales ~.
ny nales OF which 500 bales We're for spec
uIduoh and export, and included 1850
ndlss american; receipts, l2C00 bales. in
eIuding 500 American. Futures opened
s1eauy ana closed firm at the advance;
1 slsi middling, low middiing clause
April S-bld04 Aid, buyers; April and
May 1 3-6id, buyers; May and June.
--oiQi 5-6id' sellers; June and July. 2-6d
seHers' july and August 1-6ld. huvers
august and September, 3 62-64a3 63-etd
selers' September and October. 8 56-eld.
ppuyers; October and November. 50-6id
buyers; November and December. 2 As-6id
T.. y. d
value 'A - 7'-oiu'
New York, April 2.-The total transact
,ious IN cotton futures amounted 10 81. SEQ
naies, representing a small and djsap-
F'9inlihg market For the most active no
, a,,iou me scope Of the fluctuations were a
, ~ yer OF only three TO four points ana
~ market closed with prices unchanged
.wo points higher as compared with
49, s.eruay's closing level War and fu-
NJ OF war on the one hand. and Inc
US slppi valley flood on the other hand
n 80 neen conflicting forces that have
ron ''ple'sP muddled the views of The cot
besl,att1sa at rms point, and led 10 general
,-''a' non ana inactivity
tprcs orA. April 2.-noon-Cotton fu-
lam. ol'sed steady; sales $3.50 bales.
J Iaao ~, Sc; February, 6sec: MAY. 4 osc.
SSo,e' lite July, 7lSc: August. 7isc,
h. ',iiie'f' 696ci October. oslo; Novem-
o'sle: December. 6s5c.
CIV nc" York April p. ~. motion ni-
,,a. es e.osed qulet; sales. $500 bales. Jan.
Ny o.@e; February. 6.9lc. April. De.
ts NC June, 7.i2c. July. Z. ne, Angus.
ven,i., 'ssiniber' 6.asc, October. 6.ssc: NO