The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-12


Same day last year................... 1852
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 1882
This day last week .................. 9.537
This day last year .,................ 1888
This day year before last......,.... 1856
Receipts past four days ............ $1,000
Same days last year .............. 21,175
Same days year before last......... 1908
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1896 g. 507. rs
Same time last year ................5,0 25, PA
Same time year before last. 7,774, 100
Stock at the ports to-day ........... H3, 156
Stock same day last year. .......... 3S9,357
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, N; net re-
ceipts SIS; sales, 1854; stock, 5494.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 9-16; net
Il receipts 4,461 gross, 4,656; sales, L25O;
n stock III. 299.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 715-16; net
Il receipts A: stock, 11,151.
n Charleston-Quiet; midding, IA; net re-
ceipts 500; stock, 1854
Wimington-Firm middling, Tx; net re-
ceiots, Isl stock, 1876.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 75s; net re-
ceipts, PSI; sales, So; stock, Is, 49l.
A Baiumore--Nominal; middling, 1916;
4 gross receipts. $50; stock, 1880
New York-Steady; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, 100; gross, 5,4S9; sales, go, all spin
ners; stock, 1S2, 403
{
celpts 1.061 gross, 1,75S.
hiladelphia-Steady; middling, s; stock.
e50s
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Adgusta-Quiet; middling. ia; net re-
ceipts, 2; sales, 1853; stock, 12,273.
Memphis-Quiet middling, rs; net re-
ceipts. IS; sales, 500; stock 1885.
st Louis-Quiet; middling, 7-16; net re-
Geipts, III; gross, 622; sales, 4S5; stock,
5g643
3Cncinnati-Steady; mddling, 7ss; net re-
deipts, $685. stock, 1896.
} Houston-Quiet; middling. 7-16; net re-
teipts, 1.1S4; sales, Il; stock, 4,Ss7.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 71s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-France, LOO; continent,
400; coastwise, 2,110.
Mobile-Coastwise 80.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 233.
New York-Continent, 592; forwarded,
Boston-To Great Britain, 2O4.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day; To Great Britain. 204; to France,
100; to the continent, $3.50
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar TINS week; To Great Britain, 1914; to
trance, 2,27S to the continent, 1897.
>, Iotal foreign exports since Sept l, 1896:
10 Great Britain, 1886, 1856; to France, &c.
PI' 10 the continent, 1,94S,416.
liverpool May II, p. m.-Cotton spot
ydlet, prices lower; American middling
ar H-S2d; good mddling, 11-32d;
/ merlcan middling, 7-32d; low middling
I-Szd, good ordinary 29-32d; ordinary
z5-S2d The sales of the day were 5000
oales- of which 800 were for speculation
ana export, and included 7,4O0 American.
receipts, 200, all American Futures
opened easy with moderate demand, and
rioseu quiet at the decline. American
nlddlins, low middiing clause, 4 g-64d. sell
IT'S, May and June, S-64d sellers; June
ana July 7-64d; July and August, A 6-64d.
sellers August and September, 2-640
S.64d' sellers September and October, 8
9e-ttd' sellers October and November, 8
9l-64d; November and December. 8 39-64d
buyers; December and January. 3 3s-G4d
SeLers; January and February 3 4S-64d.
sellers February and March, 4S-64G3
l9-64d sellers.
New York. May 1.-THE relative
strength of actual cotton, as compared
with the future list. continues to be the
prominent feature of the cotton market
without exciting the speculative interest
mat the situation might easily attract in
normal conditions Of business. Very little
desirable spot cotton is available. EXCEPT
~ we way OF high grades, on which the
ueHlahd is not running at present. The
9Cope OF fluctuations to-day was only a
matter OF to points taking the swing
cotton market news was not satisfactory
aIlu crop news, while quite abundant. was
.'ioie OF less conflicting. with a bearisn
aseI1se' as to private accounts. After
oPenihg at point advance TO 2 points de-
s s,; me market was inactive but finally
points. '''''e Vi 10
New York, May II. moon Cotton fu-
81 opened duh; sales. 1900 July. 6 SEC:
T,.,,I uary' $500; May. 1900. June. 1850:
SSulg, ''dsc; August. T. 36c; September. rose:
6.s3c. o''lc, DecehoeI'
.,, NeW ork, May II. p. m.-Cotton fu-
- Ciosed steady; sales "a, 100 bales: jan
Ny osSci February 6.97c: March, 7Oic:
: 'as, s.t%c' June, 74ic; july, 7.i7c; August,
-, september Il0c; October csc; No
o'sfc; December. 6S9c
AN" CTleans, May u.-Cotton futures
> e. safes 1900; May. 7f2d7. &c; June,
9,t. 'ilc' July. Ll2d7.l3c; August. 7.9O05
- september 6,G9n6. Sse: October. 6.G2a
e,e e november, $500 CSC. December, 6.67
6e SS January, 670Q6.72c; February. SO
New York. May 1l-Rordan & Co. say
,bas ye'on to-day: I'm strong contrast with
MI, bureau report OF yesterday. was the
,es,AS crop bulletin OF the government
'or,,,t lh!s afternoon. The latter gave
pro,r..us put a satisfactory report on the
ang Ha OF the crop during the past week,
49,. lithuiated the market considerably.
on ei.t'e thls morning was 2-6ith 10
or over This was considered rath-
'ia,.o. laForahle report. but the belief IN
,nsrt ttices was still strong here. and our
W. "pencd slightly under iaft ufvhf'a