The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20


,sc,ed The lumber trade was fairly ac
live several large cargoes having been
sr.nned during the week. The security
u,or,et was quiet and dull, with quota
lions generally nominal. The following
resume of the different markets will show
the tone and the quotations at the close
to-day:
COTTON.
The local market dragged heavily dur
Ing the past week. The entire sales were
only 226 bales. The tone of the market
remained steady after an advance of l-l6c
IN Monday. but there was but little offer
ing. The latter part of the week brought
advances in futures which stimulated
Yrices on local spots and there was an.
amer advance to-day of Lice on all
grades. At the Cotton Exchange to-day,
Ar the first call, the market was bulletined
steady and unchanged with sales of lat
bales At the second call, 1t was adVanc-
e5 l-16c on all grades, with sales of 101
bales. at the last call it closed steady and
unchanged with further sales of SO bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good midding ................'......'.I o-l6
N1iddlinp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10-l6
Good ordinary 49,: '.,...'',.'''.. l-lo
Market steady; sales, S07; for the week,
1926
port from all sources for the past week
were 6.922 bales upland and 42S bags sea
island, against II, 944 bales upland and 100
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, 4, 410 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
wav 1541 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, S32 bales; per South
Pound railroad, g. bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Pvninsular railroad, 1856 bales; per
Georgia and Alabama, 274 bales; per Sa-
vannah river steamers, % bales; per carts,
20 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 619i bales upland and 1853 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
1875 bales upland and 1,22S bags sea is
land; to New York, 1892 bales upland and
$50 bags sea island; to Boston, 9S8 bales up
land; to Philadelphia, so bales uplandi to
St. Petersburg, 1850 bales npland-ssss
Stock-The stock en- hand and on ship.
board to-day were 3S,97S bales upland and
15,0i9 bags sea island, against 1881 bales
upland and 9,157 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
very quiet during the early part of the
week, but improved later. Yesterday the
transactions were larger than on any day
OF the week, The total sales were 1880
bales The quotations remained unchang-'
ed, as follows: sslt
Extra choice Floridas .............141k
tholce tloridas .................- .lS1%Ql4
Extra fine Floridas ...............1S
aucy GeOrglas .....................l2 Qlz12
Extra choice Georgias ..............11%
Cholce Georgias ....................n @11A
Extra fine Georgias ................10 Q101a
r me Georslas ....................... 912
Medlurn 1lne Georgias ...........-... $40 8
common Georgias .................
The receipts for the past week were 1923
bags against 7G5 bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were 1868 bags,
moving as follows: To Liverpool. 1,lO3
bags; to Havre 200; to Manchester, 100; to
northern ports for domestic consumption,
$50 bags.
Exports same week last year were 1852
bags.
Inc total receipts from Sept. / to date
amount 10 6l,595 bags, against 1905 bags
LOT the corresponding time last year
Inc total exports from Sept to date
amount to B,597 bags, moving as follows:
Great britain, 55,S27 bags; to France,
U'+oo pags to the continent, 1854 bags; to
northern ports for domestic consumption.
24,39l bags. ~
The total exports for the same period
last year were 64,311 bags.
STOCK on hand and on shipboard to-day
was loA9 bags, against 9l57 bags this
day last year.
Charleston S. c., March 19.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
3,02i. S'0'' 0Oo' S'o0h'
Quotations-Medium fine, 17di7lkc; fine,
59c' lully fine, 19q2Oc; extra fine, 25d3Oc.
Market steady
:, Inc total receipts since Sept. l, 1886,
nave been 1856 bags against 1922 bags
Tor the same time last year. The exports
sluce sept. J. 1896, have been 1909 bags,
year ''''S '''''
,9dvahnah receipts, exports and stocks:
'ooiNed TINS day .................... 1,521
I,eeeiVed same day last year .... 2.ii6
IIeceiVed same day year before last. $500
l5ooSiincI past week ................... 1850
TI,e''iVed same week last year,. 1900
IDSc'eiVed same week year before last. 14,2i3
iiSsoCeiVed since Sept. /. 1896. .... 1852, 1853
IIS,eyeipts same time last year ..... 6Si,G34
11SSect'p's same time year before last .s66, 1853
ttt, ~, THIS day, coastwise. ........ $50
'ttgolls THIS week. coastwise...... s,O57
r. Exports since Sept /, 1896:
10 70 treat Britain ..................... 4S.263
r., a. "'Nc s......s.................. 1874
~ me continent ..................3S3 2Ol
NJ l'reiSn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1896 sos
r. l""stWise ........................3 55,70l
s,o1 NNPorls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .752, 500
So on hand this day.............. 5fO27
on hand same day last year. 81 ,5lS
- itceipts and Stocks at the Ports
,rttp' a TINS day .....,.......... 1866
,r,ts T5"y iast week ......."......,... 9l99
,gi9 |dE last year ,.................. 1855
, nIs uay year before last .......... 2s209
g,,'.lH past week .................. 6j33G
So week last year ................ 6G95i
,..,'' week years before last ... ilS5g7
c,r'' receipts since Sept. 1. 1856. G. iSGO95
e" 'line last year ................4.Gf7lG
sto"t ,,ne year before last ..........7.1 I224
s,h NC The ports to-day .......... az ,3S3
Same day last year ....... G57lGs
caIt.y movements at Other Ports
c.i,.,. eta-ton-Stoady; middling. rs: net re-
'"' '9o' sales. LGS6. stock, $3.50.