The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-04
COTTON.


tations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The week shows a decline of &c on all
grades of spot cotton at this port 1t was
expected that the prices would not hold
after the receipts began to increase, but
the backward movement limited the Of
ferings and held up the quotations really
longer than it was expected. The receipts
for the past week were very light as COM
pared with the same week last year The
demand, however, has been good, at the
decline and the sales were increased over
the previous week.
The local market opened last Saturday
al rs cents for mddling On Monday the
market was unchanged. Tuesday the mar
ket dropped to cents, followed by a
further decline of Il cent on Wednesday
and another decline of 6%e on Thurs
day. To-day there was no change. At
vne cotton exchange, at the first cali, the
market was bulletined steady and I'M
changed with sales of 294 bales; at the
second call ii was steady and unchang-
ed with sales of 113 bales; at the last call
the market closed steady and unchanged,
with sales of 179 bales, making a total of
$50 bales for the day.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day.
5000 mlddnnS ..-.........................
A-uulhS ......,-................'. ...6a4
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GOOD ordinary ............................
Market, steady; sales, $50; for the week,
1870 Middling same day last year. 79sc
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
We're 1909 bales upland and no bags sea ISL
and against 2O,2SS bales upland and $50
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, 2,1S7 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, 1851 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
lannah railroad 17 bales; per South
Bound railroad 500 bales; per Florida Gem
ual and Peninsular railroad, 233 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama, POI bales; per
savannah river steamers, AS bales; per
beaufort steamer, 2 bales.
tNportS-The exports for the past week
were 22S bales upland and no bags sea ISL
and, moving as follows To Baltimore,
l9' Dales upland and no bags sea island;
to New York, 1,O45 bales upland and no
"ags sea island; to interior mills, 1,041 bales
upland.
Stock-the stock on hand and on ship,
BOARD to-day were $500 bales upland ana
oi52 bags sea island, against 26,126 bales
upland and 1856 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
sea Island Cotton-The market Is slow
10 open. The receipts during the past
week were only 10 bales, and the offerings
vi desirable qualities are not sufficient to
attract buyers. All of the buyers and fac
Tors have not yet returned to the market,
as the movement being slow, there is no
hurry to get back There were no sales
during the week. The quotations publish
ed below are nominal. The market quo
!atons will be based on the first sales of
Importance:
Extra choice Floridas ..............14
Nhoice Floridas .....................13
Extra fine Floridas ................12
4dHoy Georgias northumberland
AURA choice Georgias 1l13@11&
II Ioice Georgias ...........,.,......n OLE
GA'ra line Georgias .............."lOl2
me Georgias .......................10
Neuium fine Georgias .............. 912G 91a
common Georgias ..............S
10 this, the trade issue of the Morn
los News, will be found the annual state
m'ht of the movement of the sea island
'go OF 1867, compared with other years.
inc receipts for the past week were none
'.linst $50 bags the same week last year.
ne exports for the week were none.
Exports same week last year, 81 bags.
ne total receipts from Sept. to date
amount to Is bags, against 800 bags for
Ua corresponding time Tasty ear.
me total exports from Sept. 1, to date,
The total exports for the same period
'' year were So bags.
stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
we're 6452 bags, against 1855 bags this
4ay last year
Charleston, s. c.. Sept. Sea- island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
.onf exports, none; sales, none; stock,
w bags
Quotatious-Medium fine off color. 14c;
-1sl1m fine, 15d16c; fine, 1Sc; fully fine.
-z-e extra fine. 2sd33c.
lHe total receipts since Sept l. 1897
'a'e been no bags. against bags for the
ee]ne time last year The exports since
.s,pD ], 1896, have been no bags, against
r'Ss for the same time last year.
f Annual Sea Island Cotton CROP
''9"ment see page twelve.
70 Fannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
~ we'd this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. l232
eiVed same day last year. BIAS
palVed same day year before last. 800
i'ed past week ..........+....... ISO9
pe,Ved same week last year,. 20.GiS
B iVed same week year before last. 3.27o
H. iPlS since Sept. l. 1895. ........... 276o
,pts same time last year.. 14l92
E,p's same time year before last aero
Ernts this day. coastwise. ....... Is
0''s past week, coastwise...... 2,2S3