The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-20

Same days year before last....... 22374
Total receipts since Sept. /, SO. .6,533 SS7
Same time last year ............... s. O55 1888
Same time year before last......zS11 SS2
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 377O92
Stock same day last year ........ 376,4W
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middling, 7-16; net
receipts, $40; sales, 49, stock, 1888.
New Or.eans-Easy; middling, 7-16; net
receipts, BIT; sales, $3.50; stock, 1927
Notwithstanding middllng, IA net re-
ceipts, IS; stock, S,s29
Charleston-Steady; middling, rs; net
receipts, 282; stock 1922.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, ~; net
receipts, IL; stock 1886.
Norfolk-Quiet; middllng. ~; net re-
ceipts, 1T; stock 1887.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 7S; gross
receipts, 356; stock. 1917.
New York-Steady; middling tx; net re-
ceipts, 80; gross, $50; sales, 1876. ali spin
ners; stock 158.2S3
Boston-steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts. PSI; gross. 52S.
Phlladelphia-Qulet; middling, s; net re-
ceipts, 40; stock, 1873
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts. %; sales, 1868; stock 9,is9.
Memphs-Dull middling, 73s; net re-
ceipts, 298; gross, 39S; sales, $780, stock,
80 532.
st. Louis-Quiet; mddling, rs; net re-
ceipts, IL; gross PSI; sales, n; stock. 29,96s.
Cincipnati-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts. 43; stock, $3.50.
Houston-Easy; middling, 7-l6; net re-
ceipts 65 sales, IS; stock. 32S5.
Louisvil.e-Easy; middling TX.
Exports of cotton this day
New Orleans-Coastwise. 1910.
Moble-To Great Britain, 486.
avannah-Coastwise, 200.
n Ipffa al az
wise, 1913.
New York-To Great Britain, 2,466; to
the continent 2,448; forwarded 1l3.
Boston-To Great Britain. IA.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain. 3,lS3; to France,
none; to the continent, 2,0iS.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 9,9l7; to
France, S,498; to the continent. 26,762.
Total foreign exports since Sept !, 1896
TO Great Britain, 1920, O9i; to France,
CSC. SAL: to the continent, 2,OOi 07S.
Liverpool. May 10, D. m.-Spot cotton,
moderate business, prices higher; Ameri-
can midd.ing fair, 1920. good middllng,
9-32d; American middling, 5-52d; low
middlng, 31-32d; good ordinary. H-S2d ;
ordinary, 2l-32d; sales 5000 bales, OF
which 800 were for speculation and export
and included 800 American; receipts 5000
bales including 1900 American. Futures
opened steady with a moderate demand
and closed steady at the decline; May
4Old May-June, 4O5a4.Old; June-July. 4O2
al. ODD; July-Augnst, 4.OON40ld; August
September, 3.6l0362d; September-Octo-
Der, 35ld; October-November S.49d; No
vember- December. 3.47d; December-Janu-
ary 3f7d sellers; January-February, ana;
February March. 3.Hd.
New York, May l9.-The cotton market
opened steady, with prices 8a4 points
| Col AZ
and generally bearish crop accounts.
There was a further decline OF 2d3
points The selling was particularly ac-
tive by prominent German house, who
appears 10 be the leading bear factor. The
market however, was small one, the
total sales OF future deliveries reaching
81 600 bales. The feature Of the early ses-
sion was the buying OF something like
1000 bales, said 10 be for local arm
forced TO cover short contracts. Several
unsuccessful attempts were made 20 rally
the markets but reports from the cotton
belt were too generally favorable for sue
cess in this direction. The close was
quiet at a net decline OF 4M6 points.
New York, May 70. noon.-COtton fu-
lures opened steady at the decline. sales,
2. 800 bales; January, 6s6c; February, 6.90c;
March. $3.50. June 1900; July, 73fc; Au-
gust. 729c. September, $500: October GS0c
November, 6.9Oc: December csc.
New YORK, May ~, D. ms-NOitoh iu-
lures closed quiet: sales, 100 bales; jan
uary, Csc. February. G.S9c; March, G.s3c
May. 730c: June. 73ic; July, 7Sic: August,
72sc: September, csc; october, 6.79c; No
vember, g. 7sc. December, 6.Sle.
New Orleans. La, May l9.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet and steady. sales, 1890 bales
MAY, z. 2sc bid. June 7.2307 25c; July, Ina
Z .2sc; August. Z. O5ffT .06c: September. G.68U
.6gc: October csc: November 6.JGNG. CSC:
December 6J90G. GOc; January, 6.G2lf6. SIC
February, G.65NG.67c.
New York May is.-Rlordan a. co. say
of cotton to-day. This was another very
qulet day IN cotton The only notable
feature was the purchase Of about 1900
bales OF August by the same house. whose
buying yesterday was 20 marked. In
spite Of this buying. the market developed