The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-03
COTTON.


er3phic. will show the tone and the quo
Iations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The sale of the first bale of Georgia
rotton at the Cotton Exchange to-day was
tbc feature on the market. The bale was
from Albany. 1t was classed as fully mid
ding and sold at auction a 10 cents
Mound. Another bale was reported as
having been shipped from Bronwood, Ter
rel county.
The local market remained firm and un-
changed. with the reported sales of Is
bales for the day.
4he following were the official spot quo
t9tions. at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Low middling .....................'..... rs
Good ordinary .......,...................
Market firm: sales, 49,
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ..................... p
Receipts this day last year ............ IS
Receipts this day year before last -, 76
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896 ............ S4l,8l7
Same time last year 100, go
Same time year before last ........... 943, 40
Exports. coastwise, this day .......... 343
Stock on hand this day ............... 1854
Same day last year Observation-Disclosures. 1913
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. BOG
This day last week ................ S02
This day last year ................... 59i
This day year before last .......... 40S
Receipts past three days ............ 1856
Same days last year ................ 1915
Same days year before last ........ 59S
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896 ..6,61OS79
Same time last year ................5 d, l62, 223
Same time year before last ........7, 929, 731
ba 70
Stock same day last year .......... 1929
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, rs; net re-
CENTS 46; sales, SO; stock, 3,104
New OrIeans-Firm; middling, 11-16;
net receipts. 8; sales, 200; stock, 1S. $40
Mobile-Nothng doing; middling rs; net
Taceipts, l. stock, LAS
Charieston-Firm middlng, 7%; net re-
ceipts, s; stock. 6,375.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 81; stock,
1025.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, SIS; stock, O.,
90
Balumore-Nominal; middling, 81; gross
receipts, IS; stock, 2,040.
New York-Firm; middling, 8; net re-
eeipts, none; gross receipts, 1,072; sales,
51 all spinners; stock, 1856.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 8; net receipts,
ll}; gross receipts, 1876.
PAiladelphia-Firm; middling, 81; net
accepts, l02, stock, 1926.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Au9usta-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ce.pts, 800; stock rs.
Memphis-Steady middling, Z 1916; net
receipts, Is; stock, 5,62S
st. Lous-Firm; middlng, 1916; gross
receipts. 10; stock, 9643
S2H
Houston-steady; middling, 79s; net re-
ea1 n. IL
Louisvlle-Quiet; middling, s.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures 3l3
Observation-Disclosures ].
Observation-Disclosures, 2l9
New York-Forwarded 1887
ioial foreign exports from all ports thus
Tar mis- week: To Great Britain, 700; to
france, none; to the continent, 100
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, 1896:
10 Great Britain, 1901 ,6SS; to France, 699,-
-'., TO the continent, 2140,lS0
NeW FORK Aug. I'm the absence of ca
hi's from Liverpool to-day trading i'm cot
ION az New York was on rather conserva-
ave ines An upward tendency was main
i3Ined throughout the session. The basis
OF The advance was chiefly the absence of
rams OF consequence in sections of the cot
t'h pell alleged to be suffering from
drought Accounts from Texas were par
Hcularly poor, but outside of this state the
9tuCe o. crop news was generally re-
FaIu'd as favorable. The market started
WIN prices 1 TO points lower, quiet, but
"'Hl ana ruled generally firm the best of
l"c session showing an advance of 4 to s
POINTS August weakened at the close I'M
realizing. The market closed steady
al a net advance of points TO a decline OF
point Total sales. g., 500 bales
ne" York, Aug. moor. Cotton fu-
l'tes opened quiet and firm: sales, $500
J 1-as III
N'lcn. l2lc; April, z 24c; May, 7.26c: Au-
80 c"ci September, 73lc; October,
November, 7.1Oc; December, lille.
NV" YORK, Aug. 2, p. MIXTURES
.'-'I steady sales, Ga, 800 bales January.
february. 72lc; March. 72ic; April,
-''. august. 7.63c; September, 7 35c: Oc-
'IHc: November, Tile; December
'." York, Aug. 2.-Riordan & Co, says
'uon to-day: In spite OF an utter
i'N az speculative enthusiasm, the I'M
cone ef the cotton market was dis
.rm to-day. Liverpool was clos
f,. we only Interesting feature was
D..t urn over the continuance Of dry
.'i 100 Texas. Prices opened this
',- slightly higher and gradually i'm
curing the day until a very fair
'uD' hdd been established Realizing
n'i"fe the close caused an easing
Ihe highest figures
,. ''" OF the decidedly builish senti-
r.,,I ono seems TO care 10 sell cotton
I..l" 'Ar crop shall have passed It's crit
I.. .i"a' the month Of August. Tho
Tl ,''hs were decidedly moderate
iF opened az z 15r, advanced 20
t.. ,ul closed at IT'S 10 = Ice with tho
me market steady. The bun side
Nily hnds new recruits every dnv.
ife not slnRuine that anything
.op disaster in August can cause
.'.h'n'ut advance"
DRY GOODS.
r, lork Aus 1.-The dry goods mar
h..Y....... "ii encouraging outlook for the
fI.. thc week Tho feeling
'ne local market Is one OF con.
s.... I1 advances in prise nf staple
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