The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-24

ST. Louis-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 81; stock. 1881
Cincinnati-Firm; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, So; stock. 1924.
Houston-Quiet; middling, ia; net re.
ceipts, "a; stock, 1901.
Louisvile-Quiet; middling s.
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-Coastwise, 1903
New Orleans-To the continent, 762;
coastwise, 249
Norfolk-Coastwise 200.
Baltimore-To the continent 1O1.
New York-To Great Britain, $780, to the
continent, S66; forwarded, 10.
Philadeiphia-To Great Britain 3O6.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 942; to France,
none; to the continent 1,229
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain. 1887; to
France, 1,l60; to the continent, 1Os6S.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1856
To Great Britain, ?. $685. SIS; to France, $780,
545; to the continent, 21SS,607.
Liverpool, July %, 4 p. m.-Cotton spot
fair demand; prices firm; American mid
ding, 4Ad; sales, 1000 bales, of which
1000 were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American; receipts, 1000
bales, including 100 American. Futures
opened quiet with a moderate demand,
and closed steady at the advance. Amer
lean middling, low midding clause: July,
Apo, buyers; July and August, Aid, sell
ers; August and September 4.06d4. Old,
buyers; September and October, 36Sd,
buyers; October and November, 8. 57d3. SD
sellers; November and December, 3 sod,
sellers; December and January, 3 1898 sid
buyers; January and February, 8 .5303 sid,
values; February and March, S.54d, buy
ers; March and April, 3, 54d3 sod, buyers;
April and May, 3.5503 SD, sellers.
New York, July 23.-The cotton market
opened steady. with prices points higher
to one point lower; old crop months show
ed tirmness on the first call, and continued
to lead throughout the session, while the
later months showed an advance of 300
points. The market was finally steady
at net gain of 1G11 points, chiefly on the
gust was variously attributed to bidding
up for the purpose of making better
selling basis for the new
crop months. demand to
cover short contracts also part
ly explained the rise The weather re-
ports were conflicting, indicating serious
need Of rain in Central and Southwestern
Texas, and possibly too much moisture
for the Atlantic states. Pending further
developments as to the true situation in
Texas the traders on both sides of the ac-
count are disposed to be conservative.
New York, July %, noon.-cotton flu
lures opened steady; sales 800 bales; jan
uary 7.O5c; February, 7.07c; March, Tile;
April, 7.15c; July, 1850; August, 1850;
September, 720c; October, 706c; Novem-
Der, $3.50; December, 702c.
New York, July %, 4 p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed steady; sales 100; January
706c; February, 7.10c; March, 714c; April
Tic; July, 7.5Oc; August. 7.4Sc; September
1850; October, I07c; November, 7.O0c; De-
cember, 7.03c.
New Orleans, July 3.-Cotton futures
barely steady; sales 11,4O0 bales; JULY !:
nominal; August, 1891 4Oc: September,
j6SSd6.S9c; October, 6.73d6. 75c; November,
6. 76G6.77c; December, 6.7Sd6. 79c; January,
6S1a6.S2c; February. 6.S4d6.S6c; March,
6S7d6.S9c.
New York, July 23-Riordan & Co. say
of cotton: To-day was again very dull in
the cotton market, the only feature of
the trading being a sharp rise in August
contracts. In the next crop there was but
little doing, and the local traders reversed
their operations of yesterday by bay
ing in the morning and selling towards the
close, with results equally unsatisfactory
to themselves. OF outside business there
was but little. Liverpool sent US a tame
report, showing that market was I'M
changed this morning Prices here opened
a little better. January opened at 7O5c.
advanced slowly to 710c, receeded in the
last hour to 7.06c, and closed at 7.O6c to
7.07c, with the tone of the market steady.
The indisposition to sell cotton at these
prices at this time continues very
marked"