The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-06

"- unit of orders. Shippers have found
..o dificulty in furnishing stuff to YES
&c sbinments from the mills have
,.an DELAYED for about two weeks on
.,rr+ Of the recent rainy weather. The
,,tet for securities was quiet. The fol-
Nm, resume of the different markets
M chow the tone and the quotations at
me closing to-day:
COTTON.
notwithstanding the fact that the Tor
,n demand for consumption continued
ca "a renorts were that spinnerS nave small
lo,lias of cotton, there was q reaction,
sa5 nrices. during the last few days Oh
a., week. declined rapidly. 1t was sur
4 rea in face of the recent ADVANCE anu
~ oonidence displayed by the bulls. me
ue ,,,arl,et after an advance to &c for
Ot5iling on Saturday, remained un-
Langed until Tuesday, when the decline
arted followed by a daily decline OF
Ia until the market, at the close Ihuis-
r5gbt was down to 1S-16c for mid
Ting To-day a reaction took place, ana
Gtnres advanced to &c for May me
heal market advanced 1-loc at the Close
Tbe reported sales were bales at the
.scond call. and 80 bales at the close
Tba following were the official spot quo
,otions at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange today:
Good middling .......................''t 1-4o
Wddling 10 40
Low middling ...,.........''..''''''' ~ 40
Good ordinary .......-......'.'.'' ''''''.V -
Market quiet; sales 40; for the week lOSz
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at TINS
port from all sources for the past week
we're 2.19S bales upland and OF bags sea
island. against Il, 409 bales upland ana 4Sz
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, o,1So pales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way. 2.3i4 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, 42I bales; per South
Bound railroad 40 bales per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad. 127 bales; per
Georgia and Alabama, $40 bales; per
Savannah river steamers, Is bales; per
Beaufort steamers, 6 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were Is, 235 bales upland and 1.0l5 bags sea
island moving as follows; To Baltimore,
21SO bales upland and 2l3 bags sea Islands,
to New York, 2,190 bales upland AID 4SS
bags sea island; to Boston. 1,T59 bales up
land and 319 bags sea island; to Phiiadel-
phia, 15S bales upland; mill consumption,
80 bales upland; to Genoa. $3.50 bales up
land; to Barcelona, 1900 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 43. $50 bales upland and
1875 bags sea island, against 52.7S6 bales
upland and 12,431 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market during
the week was spasmodic; some days there
was a little demand to fill orders and on
others there was absolutely nothing doing.
The sales for the week were 2,175 bags.
There was a decline on Floridas. The
sales We're made on a basis of the follow
ing quotations:
Extra choice Flordas .l41a4l5
Oholce flolldas .lo7eQl+
Extra fine FlOridas ......,..........l3
Fancy Georglas .l212alS
Extra choice Georgias .............llA
Iholce GeorSlas .................,..u WllA
Extra line Georgias ................l0l2
Fine Georgias .......................9 19010
Medium fine Georgias .............. SEQ 8
common Georgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were SIT
bags, against 492 bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were LOIS bags.
moving as follows: To Manchester, 10
Bags to Liverpool, 419 bags; to Havre, SO;
70 northern ports for domestic consump-
ton, $50 bags
bags.
me total receipts from Sept. l to date
amount TO SO542 bags. against II, 96T bags
lor the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept. / to date
amount to 64,97S bags, moving as follows:
40 Great Britain 80, 269 bags; to France,
o95o bags; to the continent, 2,264 bags; to
w ports for domestic consumption,
23,il0 bags
The total exports for the same period
last year were 599i9 bags
9lock on hand and on shipboard to-day
vas Iht9o bags, against 12,42l bags this
Charleston, S. C., March 5.-sea island
luton market: Receipts for the week, rs
oass' exports IA; sales 81; stock, 1856.
,.G olatons-Medium fine, 171ac. fine 1sc;
Ret steady
Inc total receipts since Sept. 1. 1896.
e ' been 9,3ll bags. against 1870 bags
ss Onc same time last year. The exports
a,-'Oo sept. l, 1896, have been 6.g11 bags.
ys.. h167 bags for the same time last
pcaa, dnnah receipts, exports and stocks
p''''l mis- day ................... 157O
- Fel same day last year ....... 3.Oi5
y,N'I same day In 1894 ......... 2.f93
p ''l past week ................. 12T15
K....p same week last year $3.50. 1885
U.'"l same week In iS9f......... 13C23
~ 'lfed since Sept I, 1896 ......... .75g no
IT, y, 'ipis same time last year 49,. .659'555
~. 'p's same time in 1891 ..........Si0.d25
rN"I's this day, coastwise ........ 1888
r,r'IIs this day. continent ...... $3.50
Errls ms week coastwise ........ 7.i52
tloris this week continent ........1e. ,gS
OPP TAports since Sept. I, 1886
To is''t britain ....,................ As. sG3
~ 'no continent ..................... AID 7is
ma. AorelSn .....t....................3s $50, $50
Toit 'udstWlse .......................3i2,C 58
ST.. exports u........................72 ,i03
&, on hand this day ............ GOgi5
ON hand same day last year .. g.. l57
R,.. ,p's and Stocks al the Ports
M, lp's this day .................... 1855
r gay last week ............... 1926
T1. gay last year .............. 1854
a.. lay year before last ......... 1dA9i
sl,' '.s past week .................. S9.0u
g,, week last year .............. S0.g8
T., week year before last ........ 1iGleO