The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
COTTON.

markets will show the tone ana the quo
cations az the close to-day:
COTTON.
Down went the cotton market again to-
dsv The statistical position and the gen
sr5I belief that the crop will be much less
than the bears estimate it, does not in
1pence the European spinners to make
purchases except on a declining market.
The receipts at the ports were heavy, and
mis- added to the depressed state of the
market The local market, at the first
rau. at the Cotton Exchange, was bulle-
tined firm and unchanged. with sales of
af5 bales At the second call it was steady
al l-16c decline on all grades, with sales
of 525 bales. At the last call it was easy
and unchanged, with sales of ST. bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddling ........,.............,...o 1916
NIiddling ............... .....,..........5 GIG
Low middling ............................9
Good ordinary ,.........................4 15-l6
Market easy; sales, 1,702.
MiddHng same day last year, 1-16c.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
and steady and unchanged. The quota
lions we're as follows
Extra choice Florldas, nominal. .141a
d Choice Floridas, nominal .........13 ola
81 Extra fine Floridas, nominal .....1219
81 Fancy GeorgiaS .1212Q13
81 Extra choice Georgias 4Gl212
Choice Georglas .-...................llAuZ
Extra fine Georgias Notwithstanding =.
Savannah Receipts Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1880
Receipts this day last year .......... 6,340
Receipts this day year before last. 7,416
Receipts since Sept. l, 1897. .2S4,790
Same time last year ................ .239, 39s
Same time year before last ..22S, 6S9
Exports, coastwise, this day ......... 5,2Sf
Stock on hand this day...............1lS,221
Same day last year .................. l26, 533
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $685.
This day last week NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6O,W5
This day last year observation-disclosures. 65,1S3
This day year before last ............ 64,O7S
Receipts past three days ............116,4l7
Same days last year ...................117,72S
Same days year before last.......... Jos, 1St
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897. /, 800, 557
Same time last year ................ j, 769, S24
Same time year before last .........1, 164, SIS
Stock at the ports to-day........... 576,S9S
Stock same day last year. ........ 1,029, 40
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. ........52,54 SAG Wednesday 1888
Monday 1888 Thursday 40
Tuesday sc, $50 Friday ........ ,0R
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 1884; gross, 1884; sales. 265;
stock, 167,749.
New Orleans-steady; middling, SIS; net
receipts, 11.S1; gross. 12,776; sales, 1890;
stock, 81, liza.
Mobile-weak; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts. 1855; gross, 2SS5; sales, 100; stock,
1915.
Charleston-Easy; middling, 9-16; net
receipts 5344; gross, 5,S44; sales, 100; stock,
58s682.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 52; net re-
ceipts, S,761 gross, 1851; stock, 1886.
Norfolk-Steady; mlddling, 15-16; net
receipts, zoos; gross, 1905; sales, 467; stock,
S5,362.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, SIS; gross
receipts, lips; stock, 1O,S21.
New York-Dull; middling 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, 6,6S5; sales, 500; stock, 3d.
pa
Boston-Easy; middling, 5-16; net re-
ceipts, S06; gross 1913.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middllng, 7-16; net
receipts, 495; gross, 495; stock 5715.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 26O2; gross. 2,7S7 sales, 1888;
stock, 80 459.
Memphis-Easy; middling, SO; net re-
ceipts, 1928; gross, 1877; sales, $500; stock
43,O12.
ST. Louis-Qulet; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts, LOOP; gross, 1929; sales, 300; stock
1S,S09.
Cincinnati-Easy; middling. 61s; net re-
cetpts, 7C4; gross 704; stock, $500.
I1OuStOH-EdSy5 mluOllHS, otS, net re- !
ceipts, 1,137; gross II 1877; stock, 66,SS6.
Louisville-Qulet; middling, 6 3-16.
Exports of cotton this day
Observation-Disclosures, 3,442.
Mobile-Coastwise 1242.
Savannah-Coastwse, 52S7.
Wilmington-To Great Britain, 1880.
Norfok-Coastwise, $500.
New York-To Great Britain ,465; to |
France, ZIG; to the continent, 1893; for
warded, 3,722.
Total foreign exports from all ports this |
day-To Great Britain, 9,265; to France, |
2l76; TO the continent 1888.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus |
far this week-To Great Britain, 49, us; to
France. %. 9O1; to the continent. 27949.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1897 |
To Great Britain, 423 378; to France, 109,426; |
10 the continent, 2T,793.
Liverpool, Oct. is, p. m.-Cotton, spot, |
good business done; prices steadier; Amer
lean middling, 11-16d. The sales of the |
day were 1900 bales, of which 1000 bales
were for speculation and export, and in
Guided 11,600 bales American Receipts,
1000 bales, including 10,S00 American. |
Futures opened steady, with a moderate |
demand, and closed weak; American mid |
ding low middling clause, October, SS2d |
sellers; October November, 3.25d sellers; |
November-Deeember, 3.22d3. 2Sd sellers; |
December-JanuaPy, 3.22d January-Febru- |
airy, 3.22d sellers; February March, 3.22GD |
5,2d sellers; March-April, 3.23d sellers; |
APrll-May, S.24d sellers; May-June, 5.25d |
sellers; June-July, 3.25@3. 26d value; July |
August 3 266i3. ed sellers
New York, Oct. 18.-After making q
steady start at l to 8 points advance on
better class of early cables than ex-
nected, the cotton market became unset |
yea ana very weak, following disappoint-
ing laler cables, public and private, the !
Ia''tr indicating a bearish feeling abroad |
az Inc result of adVicpe from this sidA |
iIemctlng a very heavy movement at the !
tots and interior Advices from the south
,enu,o to justify these claims. The de-
mana from spot buyers was slack and Of
Iereu no encouragement to those who have
" ,r, looking for support in this direction.
We PRINT cloth market was equally desti- |
~ Oh promise. At Fall River the lowest !
nt.cS IN the history of the print cloth
i4H''het was reached Saturday. Liquida-
u-u OF cotton futures hecame NerY active |