The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-20

Memphis-Steady; middling, 1S-16c; net
rs. $50.
ST. Louis-Firm: middling. 67kc; net re-
ceipts. 50; gross, ], 36S; stock, 49,60S.
Cncinnati-Flrm; middlinS, &c; net re-
ceipts 149; stock, 7iS7.
Houston-Steady; middling. l3-i6c; net
receipts, ESQ; sales, l07; stock 3l,SS7.
Louisvlle-Quiet; middlng. 69sc
Exports of cotton this day
Calves on-To Great Britain, 3.Ji6; to the
New Orleans-To Great Britain. 1.7O2: to
France. S,SOl; TO the continent, 15S; coast
Mobile-Coastwis 1859.
aVannah-Coas twise $50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, PIT.
NorfOlk-Coastwise, 1888.
Baltimore-To Great Britain. 2,646; TO
France, 1886 to the continent, S4SS.
New York-To Great Britain, 2SS; to the
continent. 100; forwarded, 1884.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain. 1899; to France,
ASH; TO the continent 3,Si6
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-TO Great Britain, Sc. 4l9; TO
France, 1850; to the continent, 1851.
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1896
To Great Britain, 24S9,200; 90 France $751;
0S9; to the continent, l,4S9,620; channel, o.
Liverpool, Feb. 70, 1880 p. motion. de-
mand fair; prices hardening; American
middling, 33sd; sales. 10000 bales. American
$500; speculation and export, 800 bales; re-
CeiptS 24,000 bales American - 800. Flu
lures opened steady; February, February
March, March-April 356c; April-May,
3.5403. 3d. May-June, S53Gf3. sid; June-July
TENDER, S5SQS.52d; September October,
Sl6d; November December, sid. Futures
quiet. Tenders at to-day's clearings, 100
bales, new dockets
p. m-American middling; February,
February March, March-April, 354d. sell
ers; April-NIay, 3.5fd. buyers; May-June,
354G3. sod buyers; June-July. 3.55d buyers;
July-August. 9.55aS. Sod values; August
September, 356d sellers; September-Octo-
Der, 3.47d buyers; October November, S.4Sd
buyers; November-D december, S.42d sellers.
New York. Feb. is. noon.-Cotton fu-
lures, steady; March, oslo; April, csc;
May, 6,9ic; June, $3.50; July, 1O2c; Au-
New York, Feb. 49, p. motion flu
lures closed easy; sales, 1873, 800 bales; Feb
ruary, 6.S0e; March. oslo; April, 6,S6c;
May, 692c; June, $3.50 July, 7.0lc; Au-
gust, 7.02c; September $3.50; october, 6.6lc;
November, 6.63c; December 6.6Sc.
lures steady sales, 1890 bales February,
6.62c; March, 6.6lc; April 6.70c; May, Csc;
June, oslo; July, 6.S6c; April, SEC; Septem-
Der, 646c; October, 64lc; November, 6.44c.
New York, Feb. 19.--Riordan e Co say
of cotton to-day: 'To-day's cotton mar
ket was marked by wide and rapid fluc-
an advance of one sXty-fourths there,
and our market opened one point lower
than last nights closing figures, May sell
ing on the call at 6.Sc. Bull manlpula-
ton and the great strength of March con-
tracts, in sympathy with the demand for
spots started prices upward and the adj
vance was not checked until May had
touched 7C4c. The enthusiasm then wan
ed and though the bears were afraid to
raid the market, its refusal to advance
further, together with little uneasiness
over the Greeco-Turkish situation, dis
couraged the bulls and they soon tumbled
over each other in their efforts to unload
their holdings. New Orleans sold freely
and the decline was quicker even than
the advance had been. May broke to 69lc,
and closed al 6.92d69Sc, with the tone of
the market easy. For those who will take
their profits when the opportunity pre-
sents ITSELF we still favor buying on all
breaks"
New York, Feb 19.-The Sun says of
cotton: prices advanced for a time to-
day, on covering of shorts, induced by
higher Liverpool cables and light receipts
at the ports, while New Orleans also
bought here. The improvement, however,
was only temporary The buying power
was soon exhausted, Liverpool sold here,
local operators took profits, the overland
movement for the week was larger than
had been expected, the south sold, and in
the absence of support, prices slowly re-
coded, and the market closed easy at
about the lowest figures of the day The
near months showed the most firmness
The quantity to come into sight for the
week is estimated at 105,000 to 10000 bales,
against early estimates of $1,000 bales"