The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-20

The grocery trade was active, with good
movement. The hardware and dry goods
deDartments were quiet. The cotton closes
716c lower than last Friday. The spirits
turnentine market advanced steadily, UNI
dor a strong demand, from 2912c to 3014c
a gallon. Medium and pale grades of ros-
in declined from SC to 10c early, but it
was said that at the close of the week
some grades were being sold at private
terms above the market quotations. The
security market was quiet during the en-
fire week. The following resume of the
different markets will show the tone and
the quotations at the close to-day:
COTFON.
The local spot cotton market was quiet
during the entire week. Speculation in
futures at the controlling markets was
duII. and the slight fluctuations in value
did not have much effect on the local
trade. There was a decline of 1-16c on all
grades Saturday, a recovery of the same
on Wednesday, and a subsequent decline
on Thursday. Then the market closed I'M
changed to-day, with sales of LOO bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middllng ...'''''...'''''.'''''''''97
AIiddng Observation-Disclosures. ........51B
Low middllng ..''''''''''''.'.'''.''''''4 1916
G9 %adr& HFalGssFy sales LOO
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
we're 5O,054 bales upland and 5,195 bags sea
island against ,S81 bales upland and
5075 bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway SS,0S5 bales
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way 261 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad. LAO bales; per. South
Bound railroad, 1874 bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Pennsular railroad. 2,041 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama railroad, 1923
bales; per Savannah river steamers, 316
4 bales per carts, 45 bales; per Brunswick
steamers, 206 bales upland; per Beaufort
steamers, 80 bales upland
EXportS-The exports for the past week
A were 1868 bales upland and 1853 bags sea
island moving as follows: To Baltimore,
2.3S7 bales upland; to New York, IA bales
upland and 1851 bags sea island; to Bos-
q ton. 2196 bales upland; to Liverpool, 1886
to HaVre, 5,456 bales upland and $50 bags
sea island; to Bremen 20,561 bales upland
TO Hamburg, $50 bales upland; to Ant
werp, 6,274 bales upland; to Genoa, 6,494
bales upland; to Barcelona, $50 bales up
land; to Rotterdam, $500 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 106,S22 bales upland and
22,00 bags sea island, against SS,244 bales
upland and 21,7H bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was very little
doing in the sea island cotton market dur
ing the past week. The demand was slow,
and the orders, which were ready to be
filled were not at firm quotations. The
sales for the week were only 1885 bales.
Prices were at decline on several grades.
The receipts were heavy. The following are
the quotations at which the sales were
made:
Extra choice Floridas ........,......H ais
Choice Floridas s1S1@G14
+ Extra fine Floridas '...............,13 G131a
Fancy Georgias -. ,1212Ql3
ES EGss ae9iSs GGeorgAas '...'.n @ @12A
Extra fine Georgias 1912
Fine GeorSias ........................ 912Q10
The receipts for the past week were 5,195
bags, against 5,075 bags the same week
last year.
The exports for the week Were 1859 bags,
of which 1853 bags were to Liverpool; POS
bags to HaVre, and 1,1S1 bags to northern
ports for domestic consumption
Exports same week last year, 5,935 bags.
The total receipts from Sept. l to date
amount to 26,010 bags, against 1887 bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. ! to date
to Great Britain, LOO bags to France, 200
bags to the continent and 1902 bags do
mestic.
last year were 2O,S64 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
We're 2OO7 bags, against 21,7H bags this
charleston, S. c., Nov. 19.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 619
bags; exports, 425 bags; sales 30 bags;
Quotations: Medium fine, 16917c fine,
1S12c; fully fine, 20G23c; extra fine, 26033c.
The total receipts since Sept. l, 1897 have
been 1915 bags, against SOB bags for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept. !, 1897, have been go bags, against
2044 bags for the same time last year
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Received this day Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Received same day last year ....... 1880
Received same day year before last 5155
Received same week last year ...... 81, 956
Received same week year before last. %, 7S2
Receipts since Sept 1, 1897 ........ 81 1856
Receipts same time last year ....... .407, O13
Receipts same time year before last ..378, SO
Exports this day coastwise .......... 2,196
Exports this day to Liverpool ........ 7,44
Exports past week to Great Britain 7,454
Exports past week to HaVre ........ j,6O6
Exports ports past week continent ...... A. 9 9SS
Total exports for week ............... 70, 1877
Exports since Sept. l, 1897
10 Great Britain ..........|,..........., Sl,751
10 france Observation-Disclosures. - 1J7
no me continent .........'.'..........2Z9 Dos
Total foreign .294, 220
T TotaI coastWse .i i26 ~
1Otdl exports .450, az
- Exports same time last year
10 Great Britain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. is, O57
70 the continent .....,.............,...131 ,923
,ri loreiSn 81
nota! coastWise .......................16 1852. 1877
Total exports ...........................S2 $50 sos
Stock on hand this day .............12S,S 29
STOCK on hand same day last year .109, 9SS
Receipts this day ........,......... 81, 266
Inns day last week ................. 1850
IhiS day last year Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
J. ms day year before last .........t.. 49, S46
receipts past week .........,......... 39S, 9S5
same week last year ................ 312,O61
same week year before last ........ 207, 644
Iolal receipts since Sept. l. 1897 Ia, 296, 063
game time last year 3,208 46S
same time year before last ........2, 232, 674
same time in 1894 ............:......3,31S, $50
Stock at the ports to-day .......... S7l,717
STOCK same day last year ........... i, 095, 1856
q receipts this week last year
SIturday. ........38, 729 Wednesday ..3S, O62
Nonday...........5 IT'S Thursday 4S O92
l4eslay. ......... 59,O24 Friday .........69, $40
Daily Movements at Other Ports
calves ton-Firm; middhng. 57s net re-
S55sllss' HIP; gross, HIP; sales 215; stock,
New Orleans-Steady; middng, 5-16;
s JecSellptss, $500; gross $500; sales, $500;
alphabetically; middling, 5 S-16: net re-
p Gso9S li26; gross, LAPS; sales, 300; stock,
c, Gihai lestou--steady; middling 81 net re-
oTTPifs, ISIS; gross, ISIS; stock, 5l,715.
4 "Umlngt on-Steady; middling 81 net
pts, 1876; gross. l57S; stock 26872.
~ lrtolk-Firm; middling, 5 7-l6; net re-
"a ..s' 1923; gross, 1923; sales 512; stock.