The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-02
COTTON.

cations az the close to-day:
COTTON.
The cotton market declined again to-
Aav There was a slow demand and the
saies for the day were only 6l5 bales. At
tbe first call. at the Cotton Exchange. the
market was bulletined easy at 1-16c de-
slim with no sales; at the second call, it
vas easy and Unchanged, with reported
sales of 1886 bales. At the last call, the
market closed steady and unchanged, with
further sales of 249 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
atoms. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mddlinS .....".,..5 GIG
Low mddling ..........................
Good ordinary ..........................4 His
Market steady; sales 645; middling same
day last year 5-16.
Sea Island Cotton.-The market was
quiet and steady and unchanged. The
following were the quotations:
Extra choice F'loridas .............. 41aq15
Choice Floridas ...s .................H Ql4R
Extra fine Floridas, nominal. .12lA@1S
Fancy Georges ......................l2 124l3
Extra choice Georgias .............l2 l4G 1219
Choice GeorgiaS .nAQ1lA
Extra fine Georgias ................lO12
Fine Georgias ...............,.......9 12(91O
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ...................... n,1SO
g Receipts this day last year .......... 600
Receipts this day year before last :. 1854
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1897. 5,0T
s Same time last year ..........,.......S12, 305
Same time year before last ......,..,305, 1873
& Exports continent this day .......... so
z Exports France this day ............ 1896
Exports coastwise this day .......... 1882
Stock on hand this day ..............122, 152
Same day last year COMMONWEALTH
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 66,110
This day last week .................. SO, SIS
This day last year ................... 1865
This day year before last .......... 1922
Receipts past three days ........... 122, $50
Same days last year ................ 106 $50
Same days year before last ......... 63,O12
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897. .2,244, $50
Same time last year ,413, 252
Same time year before last ........1 $40, 357
Stock at the ports to-day ........... sos, 266
Stock same day last year ..........1 ,057, O76
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 1884 Wednesday .H. 1O5
Monday. .56966 Thursday ........42, 573
Tuesday. .50,9OS Friday ......... 81, 524
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middling, 5 11-16; net
receipts, 22142 sales, 525; stock, 1876, 1875.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 51a; net
receipts, 17476; gross. 1916; sales, $500;
stock 1921
Mobile-Easy; middling. 5ss; net receipts,
LIPS; sales, 200; stock, 2O,9O6.
Charleston-Easy; middling, sic; net
receipts, 1880; stock, 1885,
Wimington-Firm middling, 81; net
receipts, 663; sales. III; stock, &c, 165.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 5 9-16; net re-
ceipts 1850; sales, AIS; stock, 35,746.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 57s; gross
receipts, 1,649; stock 80 S39.
New York-Quiet; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, 60; gross, 4,451; sales. 116, all spin
ners; stock, 61,767.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 6; net receipts
683; gross, 7,1S5.
elphia-Firm; middling, 6A; net
receipts, 621; stock, 1916
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 5 9-1S; net
receipts, S,O18; gross, S,162; sales, 6S4; stock
So 425.
Memphis-Steady; middling; 512 net re-
ceipts e,O61; gross. 6.674; sales, $500; stock,
Ct, 1872.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 5zs; net re-
ceipts 1511; gross 5,459; stock, 297S2.
Cincinnati-Easy; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 348; stock, STA,
/ Houston-Easy; middling, 9-16 net re-
ceipts, 1898; stock, 8, 9O5.
/ Louisvile-Quiet; middling, 57s
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 14,1S9;
coastwise, 1907.
Mobile-To Great Britain. 1929; coast
wise, 657.
savannah-To France, 1896; to the con-
] tnent, 80
Charleston-To Great Britain, 1858; to
the continent, 1857; coastwise, 257.
Wilmington-To the continent, 50; coast
wise, 400
-Coastwise, 2,7O2.
New York-To Great Britain, 1921; to
France, 1895; to the continent, 1888; for
warded, 7Ol
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 1851; to France,
1920; to the continent, 1890.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
/ far this week: To Great Britain, 6S,766; to
France, 4OO57; to the continent, 5S,19S.
Total foreign exports since sept. l, 1897:
To Great Britain, 500, ST.; to France, IT,
H9. to the continent. 496,257.
Liverpool, Nov. l, 4 p. m.-Cotton, spot
taf demand with prices lower; American
middfng fair, 32l-32d; good middliug,
,-ltd. American middling, 11-S2d; low
mlddling 1920; good ordinary, $500;
ordinary 29-32d.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales
o. which 800 bales were for speculation
and export and included 9.1OO bales Amer
ean receipts, 5000 bales, including
l0I'0 bales American
Futures opened quiet and steady with
moderate demand and closed steady;
american middling, low middling clause,
november 3.15@3 16d sellers; November
I''e,n her, 313d sellers; December-Janua-
50l buyers; January February, 3.1Sd
"uE',.; February 3.19qS14d buy
Naroh-April, 314GS. 15d sellers; April
way 5l593.l6d; May-June, S16aS.l7d sell
- J1ne-July S.1763.1Sd sellers; July
SlSa3.19d sellers; August-Septem-
3lh sellers.
N," York. Nov. 1.-The cotton market
n'4 steady with points lower TO l
meher advanced to points, fol-
#6""E the call, on light local buying,
vi, as' off at II o'clock, ruled quiet
Tr. Saturdays closing figures in force.
lung throughout the forenoon lacked
Mn ana special feature a considerable
- u" The transactions being for the
Brariu 1l of accounts over the holiday.
Mhnt 'ssh cables were disappointing,
sarir,a quently proved more favorable.
Xof bes was checked somewhat by reports
81 Nena rains over the cotton belt.
Ht,re." York, Nov. !, noon.-Cotton flu
~ V9ened steady; sales, $500; Janu-
Anru os'c February, 590c; March. 594c;