The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-12


,,boIesale markets were steady. The fol-
lou.jrg resume of the different markets
r5l, show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
There was a brighter feeling in cotton
to-day than has existed in a long time
T,ba market was decidedly more favorable
at Liverpool, which stimulated speculation
at New York, and the price advanced II
ia Il points on the day. The spot markets
were drmer and advances were made at
nearly every point.
There was strong demand in the local
market. at an advance of 1-16c, and late
in the day holders were firm in their views
of the situation and held for a further
advance.
At the Cotton Exchange, at the first
call. the market was bulletined steady and
unchanged with sales of GAG bales; at the
second call, it was unchanged, with sales
Of 1S8 bales; at the last call, the market
closed steady at an advance of Lice on
all grades, with sales of 271 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .......5 7-l6
Mddllng .............,............ % 5-lo
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GOOu ordinary ..ss..s.ss.'sss sss'f J-4O
Market steady; sales, 1,1O5.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
quiet and steady at the following quota
tons:
Extra choice Floridas 1905
Choice Floridas .....................H Q141@
Extra fine Floridas, nominal ....121a@1S
Fancy Georgias 1212G13
Extra choice Georgias .12A @1215
Choice GeorgiaS .llAUu
Extra fine Georgias ................101a
Fine Georgias ....................,.. 912Q10
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ..................... 1874
Receipts this day last year ........... 5,061
Receipts this day year before last :. 4,10S
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 ......... sos, 845
Same time last year ...............s 1854, los
Same time year before last .349, 1862
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 1888
Stock on hand this day ............. .136, III
ZANE day last year ..................l24,35 so
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 62,6S5
This day last week .................. 62,7H
This day last year ................. 4o'Iu9
This day year before last 100000. 25,567
Receipts past six days ............. 344,lS5
Same days last year ................. pa, 1866
Same days. year before last 16S,O22
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1897. .2,S35, 42S
Same time last year ................2S3 9,S28
Same time year before last ........19 62,62S
Stock at the ports to-day ........ S4o,0oS
Stock same day last year ......... 1O45,352
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday $50 Wednesday ....4,4A
Monday. 751 Thursday ,7o9
Tuesday. 1922 Friday .........56,579
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; mlddling, 53s; net re-
ceipts. 18,417; sales, 1,1SS; stock, 219,932.
New Orleans-F'irm; middling, 5A; net
receipts, 22,13O; gross, 22,853; sales, $500;
stock, 221, 566.
Mobne-Firm; middling, 51s; net receipts,
ASH; Sales 400; stock, 1891.
Charleston-Dull; middling, 5 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 1892; sales 100; stock, 1924.
Wilmington-Firm middiing, 5A; net re-
ceipts, 1854; stock, 33,257.
Norfolk-Flrm; middling 52s; net receipts
1884; sales, 9O4; stock, 1854,
BaItimore-Nominal; middling, 3-16;
gross, 1,147; stock, 1856.
New York-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 1888; gross, 15,431; sales, 300; stock,
77,142
Boston-Quiet; middling, SIS; net receipts
800; gross 2,108.
Philadelphia-Ffrm; middling, S-16; net
receipts, $50; stock, 1885.
Daily, Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 1,945; sales, $40; stock, 41,066.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 5A; net re-
celpts, 1884; gross, 5,2S4; sales, 1900; stock,
S3S44
st. Louis-Steady; middling, 53s; net re-
ceipts, 1904; gross, 1884; sales, $40; stock
40 4S9
Gincinnati-Steady; middling, So; net re-
ceipts, 1870; stock, 7736.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 5-16; net re-
ceipts, 10 1856; sales, sos; stock, 1926.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 5as.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1858; coast
wise, 6,361.
New Oreans-To Great Britain, 17,752; to
the continent, 9105.
MObile-Coastwise, 2,045.
Sayannah-Coastwise, 1889.
Charleston-Coastwise 275.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 2,251.
New Yo1k-To the continent, 400; for
Warled, $685.
Boston-To Great Britain, $3.50.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 37709; to the CONT
nent 95O5.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 115 1856;
TO France 1859; to the continent, 10000.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1897:
10 Great Britain, S67, S7S; to France, 227,-
Ii5' TO the continent, 653,7S2
Liverpool Nov. II, p. motion spot,
5000 business; prices steady; American
lHldding fair, 3 13-32d good middling.
o-Nq' American middlng, 7-32d; low mid
gllns 3-32d; good ordinary, S1-S2d; or
uAlry 25-32d. The sales of the day
were 1900 bales, of which 1900 were for
SPECULATION and export and included 49,,
SV American. Receipts 5000, including T.,
Q" american. Futures opened quiet but
S.eaay, with moderate demand, and clos
4 az az quiet American middling low mid
o.'Hs clause: November, 3.11Q3 I'D, sell
4 KS November and December, 3.09d3.10d,
tuStrs december and January, 3.09Q3. 10d,
lb's'fs' January and February, 8.09G3 10d
DuIefs February and March, 3,1OG3 lid,
ugrs March and April. slid, buyers;
a nIIH and May, S.12q3 13d, sellers; May
I ANY, June. S.1349.1 lid, buyers; June and
iqS.15d, buyers; July and August,
g,5', a., sellers; August and September, 3.16
co, ye~ York, Nov. 1.-THE phases of the
WI market to-day, while conflicting,
Inn The main decidedly more favorable,
NV 'nent buying was pronounced feat
4 vico ana covering became quite active Ad-
and rom the south, heretofore irregular
81 ave. senerally weak, had a much better
~ sbonagse' The English cotton market
w nes, eu unexpected and pronounced firm
N vsr. frlvate cables stated that there was
4 qurr' substantial improvement in the in
Il int toI actual cotton to 20 Immediately