The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-25
COTTON.


and the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market continued quiet
to-day. Futures at New York closed
ahout points lower than Saturday. There
,,.as 2 limited demand at Liverpool and
,,.ices were unchanged. Futures there
Ganlined l-64 At the Cotton Exchange
at The regular call the market was bulle>
81 duIl and nominal and unchanged,
with sales Of 81 bales.
me following were the official spot quo
ATOMS. at the close of the market, at
The cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mddling .,.............'.'..'''' '''t9s
Njddling ..................,.........
Low middling ...........................
Good ordinary .......... '-.-'''.. ..'''V7s
Market dull and nominal; sales, 81.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ........................ Sl2
Receipts this day last year........... 2s1
Receipts this day year before last. S36
Receipts since Sept. !, '96.............S All
Same time last year ZAP, 1874
Same time year before last. .943, sos
Exports, coastwise, this day ......... $50
Stock on hand this day ,.............. 1926
Same day last year .................... 1888
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 3,733
This day last week. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5,306
This day last year ................... 1916
This day year before last.......... 1885
Receipts past three days........... 7147
Same days last year ................. 4,309
Same days year before last......... 1908
Total receipts since Sept. l, go. &C. 546,67O
Same time last year..................5,O 66, 22O
Same time year before last. 7S26 476
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 946 494
Stock same day last yesr............ 346l1
MOVpnnpnfG at
Calves ton--Weak, middling, 5-16 net
receipts, 9ei; gross, SO4; sales, lis; stock,
20g72
New Orleans-Easy; middling, tx; net re-
ceipts 65S; gross, 65S; sales, 1000; stock,
94140
Mobile--Nothing doing; middling, "a; net
receipts I; stock, 1921,
arleston-Nomina; middling, 73s; net
receipts, l49; stock, 10, 1856.
Misunderstanding doing; Middhng
~ net receipts, s; gross, 6; stock, 4,191
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 715; net re-
ceps, 1852; gross, 1852; sales, IS; stock,
13S&
Baltimore-NominaI niddling, 7%; stock,
1861
New York-Steady; middling, 11-16; net
receipts, none; gross, 1,421; sales, 1887;
spinners, 596; stock, 1922 (actual.)
Boston-Steady; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 4S0; gross, 1909.
IHldlelpIHd-tluleLs QllQQllHS, l0-lbs net
receipts, So; gross. So; stock, 1881.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; middling, rs; net re-
Ceipts, 50; gross, SO; sales 8; stock, 7,221
Memphis-Dull; mtddling, IA; net re-
coipts, 1876; gross, 1876; sales, $50; stock,
S6,627.
St. Louls-Dull: middling, 5-16; net re-
ceipts, 1872; gross. 9S7; stock, 27,2S1.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, rs net re-
CcDts Isl; gross Isl: stock 3,246
Houston-Quiet; middling, 5-16; net re-
Cepts 50; gross, 80; sales, %; stock, 1921.
Louisville-Steady; middling, 72s
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To the continent,2 462; coast
wise, 2.427.
Moble-Coastwise, 20.
Savannah-Coastwise, ESQ.,
Observation-Disclosures, 10.
Norfolk-To the continent 200; coast
wise, pa.
New York-To France, 1,7o5; continent,
1868; forwarded, 146.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, none; to France,
LOS; to the continent. 1880.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week To Great Britain, II 40; to
France 17O5; to the continent, 10000.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, '96:
To Great Britain, 1882, 662; to France, 6S2,
5i2; to the continent, 2021 ,557.
Liverpool, May "a, 4 p. m.-Closing cot
ton spot limited demand, prices unchang-
ed; American middling, 1920. The sales
Of the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
We're for speculation and export and in
Guided, 1900 Americans. Receipts none.
Futures opened quiet, with d moderate
demand, and closed easy at the decline;
American middling, low middling Clause,
May S.63d400d; May-June, 3.62d; June-July,
$50; July-August, 3.61d; August-Septem-
ber S.56d; September-O October 3.5Od bid;
october November 3.45d: November
december, Bid; ecember-January, 3.42d;
New York, May 24-The cotton market
opened points lower and throughout the
session and until just before the close,
showed irrebulraity and weakness. The
uecilne at the most was > to points. The
market was steady a 1 10 4 points net de-
clhe' having rallied on covering. English
cables, public and private, were unsats-
factory and disappointing. Crop accounts
were generally OF "A hearish character.
mere was considerable liquidation of
smaller accounts and several bear raids
were attempted In the hope of undermin-
ing some of the larger lines of long cot
New York. May, "a noon.-Cotton flu
lures opened quiet; sales, 4,20J bales; jan
nary soc; February. csc; March, $3.50,
june 1l4c; July, Else: August. Tide; Sep
ccelhoer, 6sic; October, 6.70c; November,
oeJc; December, 6.7ic.
New York. May q. noon.-Cotton futures
Siosed steady; sales. 50 100 bales; January,
e.ic' February, Csc; March, 6.S2c May.
80 80 june 7.l6c; July, Zl7c August, 7l3c;
3 sS esl mber' 6S3c; October. 67Oc; November
oesc' December, Gle
New Orleans, La, May 4.-Cotton fu-
- quiet and steady sales, 2s.7O0 bales:
cay, Hllc; June. 7O90f7 Zoe; August, 6.55c:
GIe,oner' G.l206. &c; November, 6.i3a6. 45c
is..iIoer' 6.i6q8.f7c January, 6. 49GG SOC:
o., w. eaIy' 1906. 5ic; January and Febru-
"iy acc; February ana March. s.a2c.
DRY GOODS.
i.' York. May 2L-The dry goods mar
was generally dun. In some quarters
,o,t. lS activity IN some lines OF staple
d,..ls and prints, but the Increase In
t,..'i'u IN by no means general nor is
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