The morning news., 1897-08-06

# t4arent markets, DOth local ana lele-
u --,o1ie will show the tone and the quota
,,rs at the close to-day:
COTTON.
orrv i bale was reported received to-
,,v and that was of the old crop. A new
sas was reported shipped from Monti-
81 r4Ilo. Fla. and is expected to arrive Fri
Sv 1t will be the first Florida bale Of
rands
.b5nga in the tone and quotations and no
81 sale reported.
The following were the official spot quo
81 nrions. at the close of the market, at the
4 cotton Exchange to-day:
81 Good middling ..................,........
Nddling Observation-Disclosures.
ri Low middling ...........,.............. ...(9S
81 Good ordinary ...............''.''...'
Market firm; sales none.
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day .....................
Receipts this day last year .......... 10
a Receipts this day year before last. 81
Receipts since Sept. l. 1896. .S41 ,S3S
same time last year ................ .755, ,54S
& same time year before last ........ .943, ,455
n Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 8
& Stock on hand this day ............ 74SS
Same day last year .................. I5n
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day .................... 4ol
a This day last week ................... 257
4 This day last year ................... B2
This day year before last .......... 254
Receipts past six days ............. 2,766
Il Same days last year ................ 3,4l3
i Same days year before last ....... LII
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1896. 6,616,449
Same time last year .....-...........5,l6 l6l, ,593
Game time year before last ........7, 930,301
stock at the ports to-day .......... 90,O57
Stock same day last year ...,...... 143,O02
Daily Movements at Others Ports
Calves ton-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
eeipts, So; gross, 145; sales, 80; stock, 3,546.
New Orleons-Steady; middling, 11-16;
net receipts, 131; sales 800; stock, l2,26S.
Moble-Quiet; middling, rs; net receipts,
/; sales, 100: stock, LAG.
harleston-Firm; middling, ~; net re-
cepJs, S. stock, 1904.
Wilmington-Firm; middling s; net re-
cepts, j; stock, 1888
N0rfOlk-Firm; middling, S1s net re-
altimore-Nominal; middling, 81; gross
receipts. 3. stock, LOS
New York-Easy; middling, s; net re-
ceip,s, l20; gross, 120; sales, 609, all spin
ners; stock. 569O4
Boston-Easy; middling, s.
adelphia-Firm; middling, SA; net re-
teipts, 10; stock, 1,3i6.
Augusta-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceiDts, 8: stock, TAI.
Memphs-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, Il; stock, 1922.
ST. Louis-Firm; middling, 7 1916; net re-
ceipts, 40; gross, 1872; stock $685.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middHng, SIS; net re-
ceipts. 1888; stock, 3,437.
Houston-Steady; mddling, 75s; net re-
ceipts, 42S; sales, 16 stock 1,S45.
Ville-Ouipt. middling
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-Coastwise 100.
Norfolk-Coastwise 3.
Baltimore-Coastwise 500.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, none; to France,
none; TO the continent, none.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 1859; to
France, 200; to the continent ass.
Total foreign exports since Sept. J. 1896
TO Great Britain, 1902, S47; to France,
'%355; to the continent. 2,14O56S.
liverpool Aug. 5. p. m.-Cotton spot,
good business done; prices hardening.
American middling, fair, 4 11-16d; good
mddling, 4 7-l6d; American middlng
s-52i, low middling, 5-32d; good ordinary
L-32d; ordinary. 27-32d. The sales of
The day were 1900 bales, of which 1900
were for speculation and export and in
GUIDED ll.300 American; receipts, 1900
oaieS, 1900 American Futures opened
steady with moderate demand and
closed quiet, but steady at the advance
American mddling, low mddling clause:
AUGUST 4.03d sellers; August and Sep
ltmber 4.oSH4 09d, sellers; September and
october 4.Ol@i 02d. Sellers October and
NoNemner, 359d buyers: November and
h'eemoer' 3. .j5u3 SD. buyers; December
ana January, 3.5503 SOD. sellers; January
'uu feoluary. 3.55aS.56d, sellers; Febru-
.i} ana March, 1850, sellers; March and
ApIl, H3.57d, values; April and Nav,
sellers
New York, Aug. 5.-To-day's cotton mar
h.l mas been quite featureless in the face
~ ialIly satisfactory Liverpool advices
0peAins steady with prices unchanged TO
points lower and then, within narrow
ll"'iohs showing a generally weak un-
tl'He during the forenoon under moder-
selling pressure, i'm the absence of out
.'iv speculative support, and temptation
w. n.y. 'est the short side of the account a
"'"s lurther on the part OF the local
.d'ors Prices following the first call
'.eAnod 203 points.
hlimg the forenoon crop accounts
."' 'onilicting were generally sized up
.her favorable There were reports
ii rains south Of Sherman. Tex, and
l.W other Central Texas points. At
lock The market showed a net loss of
'ints, with sales limited to g. 900
ur to chat hour. subsequently, tho
.D'l+ movement subsidized and In the
.t 'iierno0n. the loss Of the morning
recovered ana the market showed "A
'.H pond. .rtone on later reports Of Intense
weather. not only In the Gulf states.
'" lhr Atautics. as we'll
market having eased OFF late IN tho
inl'r light realizing. closed at a act
'ht off 2U5 points
YORK, Aug. noon Cotton fu-
Nnrned steady; sales. $500 balag.
tlaci February, 7i7c. March
'ptii 12jc; September. 7.2sc: Octo-
.'.' November 7.09ci December.
r. York. Aug o. p. m.-cotton fu-
l"a.l steady. sales GiO0O bales.
il4ei February 1iGc: March
f'ili NZ3c; May 7.g7c: August
'mber IGc. October. z fsc. So.
f'iri December. 7.11c.
.i'1rs. Aug. 5..-COuon futures
$3.50 b1les. August 1890 bid.
tNtufoOc. October. d. sg0Gs-,.
hklrG.hc. December. sf0ssS..
H. ."Qt92c, February, 6.a306gje.
HIluC9Ge.