The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-18
COTTON.


COTTON.
Futures at Liverpool were higher this
morning but closed at decline; the New
York market closed about points lower
on the day. The local market opened at
an advance of 1-46 cent on all grades, but
the tone grew weaker late in the day
The total sales for the day were 5S1 bales
At the first call at the Cotton Exchange
the market was ,bulletined steady at 1-16
cent advance, with sales of 81 bales; at
the second call, it was quiet and unchang-
ed with sales of SIS bales. At the last call
the market closed quiet and easy and un-
changed, with sales of bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good middling .......,.,....'.'..'.......5 a-l6
Middling .................. ..............5 3-l6
Low middling .....................,....
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A 9-l6
Market quiet and easy; sales 5S1.
Middling same day last year, 15-15c.
Sea Island Cetton-The market was
quiet and steady. The following were the
quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ........... .1fl4Q15
Choice F'loridas, ...-................4
Extra fine Floridas ................13 G1313
Fancy GeorgiaS .l242QlS
Extra choice Georgias .............1g4G 121a
Choice Georgias .IAQll42
Extra line OeOrglaS ...............-lO
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6739
Receipts this day last year....,...... 1901
Receipts this day year before last. 5469
Receipts since Sept l. 1897. ......-...,. 591 TIT
Same time last year .........,.........SS74o6
Same time year year before last. 1881, 206
Same time in 1884. ......................5O5 O3e
Exports, continent, this day ........ 4S75
Exports, coastwise, this day .....,... 3179
Stock on hand this day..............14 O2S7
Same day last year ...................1 14017
Receipts and1Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 60S26
This day last week ...,............... 64364
This day last year ............s....... 3SO62
This day year before last............ 36325
Receipts past five days ............. 279556
Same days last year ................. 1880
Same days year before last......... 14776
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1884,. 1874
Same time last year -.................3, U5O59I
Same time year before last........2, 172S17
Stock at the ports to-day ........... 8Sl,S14
Stock same day last year ...........1, 090 131
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 3S729 Wednesday ...SS O62
Monday. IT'S Thursday ......48O92
Tuesday. ..59,024 Friday .........69,979
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston--Quiet; middling, 7-16; net
receipts 2O544 gross, 2O,544; sales, 99S;
stock, 232,07S.
New Orleans-Easy; middling. 5 5-16; net
4
stock, 24S, 234.
Mobile Steady; middlng, 5 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 1923; gross, 1888; sales, 500; stock,
2S1N
Charleston-steady; middling, 8 3-16; net
receipts. 3507; gross, 3,5O7; stock, $3.50
Whining ton--Steady; middling, 81; net
receipts. 2,164; gross. 2,164; stock 1884.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 1892; gross, 1892; sales, 1853; stock.
51526.
Baltimore-Nominal middling, SIS; net
receipts, none; gross, 1897; stock, 5,756.
New York-Quet; mddllng, 57s net re-
ceipts, 1881; gross, S,971; sales, 300; stock,
7S484.
Boston-steady; niddling, SIS; net re.
cepts, 1851; gross, 1892.
Phiadelphia-Quiet; middling, SIS; net
receipts, 636; gross, 636; stock, 8,137.
Daily Movements at InteriorTowns
Augusta-Steady; middlng, ZIG; net re-
cepts5 Isl; gross, 2,O54; sales S62 stock,
405S4.
Nlemphis-Steady; middlng, 5A; net re
cepts 1857; gross, 5,216; sales 400; stock,
5000.
ST. Louis-Quiet; mddllng, sic; net re-
ceipts. 1910; gross, 11,535; sales, $50; stock.
45,622
Clncinnati-Quiet; middling, 55s; net re-
ceipts, 966; gross, $685. stock, 5000.
Houston-Steady; midding, 59s; net re-
ceipts, u, 759; gross, 1879; sales, $50; stock,
66,O23.
Lousville-Quiet; middllng, 5ss.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1888;
France, 6,O97; coastwise. 1897.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1884,
continent, 1858; coastwise, 4567.
Mobile-Coastwise, 100.
Savannah-To the continent, 4,S75; coast
WISE 3,179.
Charleston-To the continent, $3.50;
Coastwise SOS.
Wilmington-To the continent, 1910
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1857.
altimore-Coastwise 1880.
New York-Forwarded, $3.50.
Boston-To Great Britain, 622.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1854; to France,
6O9l to the continent, q 66S.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain,
lols0i; to France, $685. to the continent,
ll0lN
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1897:
10 Great Britain, 9SS621; to France, 257,-
WI to the continent. 771,331
Liverpool, Nov. II, 4 p. m.-Cotton, spot,
good business done; prices higher; Ameri-
can mddling fair, 35sd; good middling, 3$sd;
american middling, 9-S2d; low middng,
o-52d; good ordinary, 1-S2d good ordi-
nary, 27-32d. The sales Of the day Were
700 bales, of which 1000 We're for specu-
iaton and export and included II, 500 Amer
ean Receipts, none Futures opened
steady with a moderate demand, and clos
ga barely steady; American middllng, low
Ml1dling clause, November, 3.13d sellers;
November and December, 3.1OQ311d sell
'S' december and January, 3.10q311 sell
els' January and FEBRUARY, 3.10Q311d SELL
H S.s' February and March, 3.11d sellers;
Marcn and April 3.11Q312d sellers; April
ana May, 3.12d313d buyers; May and June,
J Ip sellers June and July, 3.15d sellers;
S"y and August, 3.16d value; August and
Il september, 3.16d317d buyers
New York, Nov. 1.-THE early Liverpool
"gyouhts were decidedly satisfactory and
our market opened firm at an advance
.. o45 points. Immediately following the
,a' can, however, a sharp corner was
ee'rrHed as the outside public refused to
I"oW the advance. Local traders were
eSposed to secure profits or give prefer
ige to the short side of the account.
my eIpool selling orders commenced to
s IN an appearance and a reaction of
l points followed in the face of this
lungs weather map reporting killing
n posys in Memphis, Vicksburg Little