The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02
COTTON.

Peceints this day year before last -
Raceipts since Sept. l, 'So........'.'' '9l9 i44
i,a Inc last wear III 6S7
carne time wear before last .......... ,9l9S20
T|-.1orts coastwise. this day ........ 1l2
stock on hand this day ............. A'lo4
same day last year .................... az
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Peceipts this day ...............-.,.. l2loS
& This dav last week .................. 2649
This day last year ................, ol66
j This day year before last 1854
/ Total receipts since Sept /, 1856, ..6,4S6531
Same time last year ..............'. 4,9I 100
same time year before last ........7722, 4O2
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 4H,l99
stock same day last year .......... 41,s90
Daily movements at other ports
q Galyeston-Firm; middling, 71a; net re-
3 ceipts. ]. 76S: gross, 1.76S; stock, $685.
New Orleans-Firm; middling, Z 9-l6; net
receipts, 1914; gross, 1674; stock, 117,&58.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 7as; net re-
81 ceipts. no; gross, 720; stock, 1889.
Charleston-Firm; middling, 7ss; net re-
ceipts 702 gross, TOP; stock, 1866.
Wimington-Firm middling, rs; net
receipts ); gross, 5; stock, 1895.
# Norfolk-Firm middling, M; net re-
a cclpts S24, gross, LIP; sales, 1855; stock.
l6l4.
Baumore-Nominal; middling, Z 11-16;
stock 1850.
New York-Quiet; middling. IA; sales,
81 437; stock POI, 1885,
Boston-Steady; net receipts, All; gross,
1l62
Philadelphia-Quiet;m iddling, s; net re-
n oepts, 30; gross, 80; stock, 5,605.
II Daily movements at interior towns
Enthusiastically; middling, IA; net re-
Il cepts, 251; gross, 251; stock, 14,543.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, rs; net re
cepts, 100; gross. 295; sales, $50; stock,
n 1851.
St. Louis-Firm; middling, 7la; net re-
ceipts, $40; gross, ST.; stock. 1925.
Cncinnati-Firm; middling, 71s; net re
ceipts p; gross, p; sales, 200; stock, 1884.
Houston-Steady; mddling, IA net re-
ceipts SAG; gross SIG; sales, 80; stock,
457I.
LouisviIle-Firm; middllng, IA.
Exports of Cotton This Day
i Galveston-Continent. 6.159.
4 New Orleans-France. 1850; continent,
1850; coastwise, 424.
Il Mobile-COastwise 1853.
n Savannah-Coastwise 112
IA mington-Coastwise eos.
NOrfolk-COastwise 6S.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
8y and thus far this week-To Great
dtaiu, $685. to France, 1850; to the con-
hent, 1869.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, go
% Great Britain, 2S57, 04S; to France, c6I;
Liverpool May /, ! p. m.-Cotton spot,
'oderate business, prices firm; American
vi tddlngs, 4l4c. The sales of the day were
ODD bales of which 500 were for specula-
on and export, and included 1900 Ameri-
o.; receipts, 5000 bales, all American.
1tures opened steady, with a moderate
mand, and closed steady at the advance;
merican middling, low middling clause,
lay, l2-64d buyers; May-June, 11-64d
uyers; June-July 4 10-64d4 11-64d buyers;
lly-August, 4 10-6id sellers; August-Sep-
mber, 6-GiQ4 7-64d; September
Std buyers; October and November,
5-64Q3 0I-6id buyers; November-D Deem
T. o4-64d buyers; December-January.
lid buyers January February, 3 52-64
5S-Ad buyers
New York, May 1.-There was an easy
pehlns Tor the cotton market, with prices
regular. Near positions were unchanged
points higher, while the later months
we're to points lower. Selling for Wall
|street and Liverpool account was a fea-
''re. The trading throughout the session
was fairly active for a short day market
"'th the tone steady at net decline OF
10 a points.
New York, May 1. noon.--Cotton fu-
e1res closed steady; sales, 77,l00; July,
cg9c; February, Ice; March and April.
May. 1i6c; June, 7.4sc; July, z52c; Au-
1907 '+''Ni ~ NAtAlDcit lsAuAs 0tNODGAr b.soNf
November, 6.95c; December 695c.
New Orleans, La, May 1.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet; sales, 17,4OO bales; May, 7.45q
nc, June 1.43d745c; July. 7.47c; August.
Gzsai 25ci September, 6.SiG6 Soc; October,
o'65c' November. 6.67d6. Csc; December,
e'tge6Ilc' January. 67Sa6 Use; February.
t.7606. Use.
New York, May 1.-Riordan & Co. say Of
cotton: The campaign I'm cotton this
$50 ok has baaF. ff,
laNor or the bulls. The professional trad
Sta mere have been disappointed in their
hopes that the Improvement in the plant
ing report would be more potent In affect
~ Vdiues than the amazingly strong sta
usncui position and tho eager absorption
~ cotton by the spinners OF the world
.4o-uay tnere was a pause ia both the ac-
Ivy OF the market. and the march to-
"'IIs a higher level Of prices. Liverpool
was better this morning. but the advance
was regarded as hardly adequate.
80 ,heiess' there were large buying or
80 mere Tor the near months, and they
y '-'t4 hgner. The Chronicle report on
we outlook In the south was construed
s-iI iuYoiaDie. and the late months were
49, auu' ~ consequence, they opened low
ia., liverpool sold early and bought IN the
ed ~ 'oua' August opened az 7.55e, declin-
No. 'iec' advanced 20 7.52c, again gave
lay, ana closed az 7.50c. with the tone Of
90 ,.l market steady The general alarm
49, we danger OF a great shortage In the
,fPiF OF cotton before the new crop be-
gra g pour IN ia certainly well founded.
re,,..,.le speculative world has begun 10
v,uf,. tne tact A. a result. the in
bis @ buying this week has been nota-
,yo.,. 'lu much cotton has paasod from
10 in,o strong hands. Only the ho,desf
49,. the summer months short. and
e.t WHO believe I'm lower prices are con-