The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
COTTON.


,hout 10 points dropped from the price
of fnures to-day, and the local market
r.sot off 1-16c on all grades. The sales
wen tbs dar were 63l bales. At the tirst
IN III An the Cotton Exchange, the market
T5s hnlletined quiet and STEADY ana IN
Na1,red from Yesterdays closing, win
1.'.,1os re)orted. At the second call, az
IVo,lock D. m, the market was 9ullethe1
,,,ist and steady, at decline OF l-Ioc a.
wand with sales of 1888 basS AZ tne
sIC"V.a,u at O'Clock p. m, the market
,'osed unchanged, with further safes ol
g@i, bsi f6ilovtng were the official spot quo
Hans al the close OF the market, at
,6e Cotton Exchange to-day; e,g,e
55!5o3 middling .........................6 l5-l6
NddIing .......................,,,. LIZ
Low oH5 6Drdnary 8-ls
Ma SIsrISet uuiet and steady; sales, 6Sl.
,tid8ling same day last year .......-I LILO
ga Island Cotton-The market remain
s o,,iet and steady and unchanged, as
i2STs Choice Fioridas ..............l5}s
choice FlOridas .......-............. ld32.
Extra fine F'loridas ...............' 'lSi21i9
Fancy Georgias .......-I....''''''' i51s4 10
TXtrs choice GeorgiaS 'n%4I5
Choice Georg1aS - ~, Wtiddz2
Extra fine Georgias ..-..........'' 'l072NiO74
Fine GeOrgias ..:......''.'.'.''' 9724W
Medium fine Georgias ..............
common GeOrglaS .........'..-'..,
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
RCcepts this day ..........,-..-....... ,6-o
Receipts this day last year ..;...:... $40
Receipts this day year before last 30
Receipts since Sept. j, 1896 .........lzz,1l5
Same time last year ..................60I ,965
Same time year before last ..........796, S6I
Exports continent this day ...-...... S,100
EFFORTS coastwise this day .......... 2,65l
Stock on hand this day ...s.s.'.... 6l931
Same day last year, ....,...,,...s.;,.:. THU
Receipts and Stocks at the PORTS
Receipts this day .........,.......-. Ill5b
This day last week ..st.,..s.-....'-. 1l,zzz
This day last year ...;........''''.' dZ'Sdd
This day year before last ......... 20,969
Receipts past five days ........... $3.50
same DAYS last year ............... 1902
Same days year before last .::::... 70 SSO
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1896. ., 69o, wv
same time last year III, 4S4
same time year before last ...... 6,396, 024
Stock at the ports to-day ........, S5, Az
Stock same day last year ......... ST7,937
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. .16,50l Wednesday ....125l4
Monday. ."20,313 Thursday ID 3S2
Tuesday........ .23,7O4 Friday ...26S64
Daily Movement at Other Ports
-Galveston-Quiet; middling, 6 ISIS; net
receipts, 1888; sales, 1856; stock, 1l3, 44O.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 1916;
net receipts, 5,O2t: gross receipts, 6,291;
sales, 5000; Stock 373 6S3
Mobile-Easy middhng, 81: net receipts,
2l11 sales, 500: stock, 81 $50.
net re receipts. $40; stock, H.552 90
Wilmington Firm; middlipgy 6%; net
receipts, 502; stock, r. 499
Norfolk-Quiet; middling SIS; net re-
cepts, ,239; sales, 272; stock, 1888.
Baltimore-Nominat; middlihg, "a; gross
receipts, $50; stock, 24,SSg.
New York-Easy; middling, SIG, sales,
Sl93; spinners, 81; stock, 281. 724.
Boston--Quiet; middling. IA, net re-
Ceipts, 1,1SJ: gross receipts, 1884.
Philadephia-Quiet; middling, Z 7-16; net
receipts, SO; stock, 600.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augustaa--aQuiet; middling, q net re-
Ceipts, 1903; sales, $685. stock 5,749.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 293: gross receipts, 1856; SAYS,
l,WOi stock, 1904.
ST. LOuis-Quiet; middling, 1916; net
receipts, AZ; gross receipts, LII; sales,
25l stock, 81 $50.
cincinnati-steady; middling, q net re-
celpts ll95; stock, 1889
Houston-Quiet; middling, 15-16 net
receipts, 49,; sales 444; stock, 1881.
Lousville-Quiet; middling 67s
i.xorts of Cotton This Day
NGey Iorleans-To the continent $780,
AoDlle-COastwise 300.
saFannah-To the continent, S4OO coast
Norfolk-To Great Britain. 1885, coast
Total foreign exorts from all ports this
gay. To Great Britain, z 1856; to France
none to the continent, 13, 500
Lotdi foreign exports from all portes thus
lar TINS week: To Great Britain, A, 915;
~ M rance 9,4O0; to the continent, 49, 44O
NJ ga Gd foreign exports since Sept. l. 1896:
20 GREAT Britain, 3,405 977; to France, 523,-
~ 70 me continent /, 420, 625.
demsndp o sa L eo. 10, 1880 p. m.-Cotton,
4
iHpiheilcan middling, 3 29-32d; sales TO- 900
TaItS american, 9,400; speculation and ex-
51. tV,uV; receipts, 20,O00 American, 49,
sr y' aui II opened quiet and demand mod
So teDruary- March, 3,52d; March April
ill., . = ePlIli-May, 354d; May-June, June
steSs53, S'o'qi July-August, $500. Futures
cciieaays Tenders for deliveries at to-day's
0Vdtahce, 100 bales, new dockets.
lou ,r 10 p m.-Cotton, American spot grades.
lean ul,qdnns and below, 1-32d lower; Amer
i09l ,5 5I1lddllng, fair, 411-32d; good midding
oss-o-di middling, 29-32d; low middIins
i5-S355dd good ordinary, 19-S2d; ordinary,
A. ?. m.-February Februarv- March
Ss55c Rn-April, @.52a3.53d buyers; April-May'
lin n1yersi May-June, 3.54d sellers: June
sel.ers o'f15o9d sellers; .July-August. 355d
Sotember1N S9eetueSbtosePte.mnber, S5Sd buyers;
DocNeel,ner' 343Q3,4id sellers; November
Tt 12art,y steady at the decline.
Omen" lork, Feb. 10. noon.-Cotton futures
6,-c, ,diSa1y; February, 6S2c; March
July' 771dRrrn' 6.slc; May, 69Sc; June 7O4c:
tnrls " York. Feb. 10, p. m.-Cotton flu
is I'm 9loSed steady at the decline; sales
A5ri eeSGitts' February 6.76c March 6.7Sc
aad Aug9si nay Sio. Sslc; June. 6.96c; July
Ne e't november, 663c; December. 66Sc
stoad,,. ClieanS, Feb. l0-Cotton futures
March GSeiades' 300 bales; February, 6.57c
GE., JulN' o.SOc; August, sec; September
Ney ,,,9per 6'3Sc; November 6.39c
ter. -' l'dils, req. lO.-SecretarV Hes
tee, I'M weekly movement al the thir-
Rlcc '"ulng interior towns In 1897 show:
sgg9or vs., 29,l6S; shipments, 81 992: stock
"a IN 1870: Receipts, p, SO; shipments
Cd. lock, 3662l2. In 1895: Receipts. 81
a." Dnents, b, i6S stock 365, 4e9
of oIk. Feb. l0,--Riordan AZ CO. say
erin ,pn today; Prices were again low
In T. 'Ir cotton market to-day. A decline
chif a.ool and fun roct ipts were the
Mi .'S lufes this morning and our mar
St6a' yea TWO points lower. in the ID
M. vi news TO influence the trading
ihe U1l het was inactive during most of
cons'd nut in the last hour there was
AID ldole selling out OF ong cotton
G@. broke sharply May opened al
% We highest price Of the day, declined
The mt,t ana closed AT 69l@6 99c, with
l1tri 49, Nr, steady AZ the decline. prom
taa l,' man Dear was Il large buyer at
be,b XIX W e think the short Interest has
Do, , 'uucn Increased Of late, and we DO
s5 .rcork, Feb lO.--The sun snys Of cot
4 ureI bnc llquldating OF long cotton BY
Mor. 'IiINis was renewed to-day, and
. ai SeeIined; closing at about the low
llt t on The day. Liverpool sold the
. 9h 49, months here and the south also
AIi "Gl the trading was ia the main OF a
N on tbc I.acter stop orders were caught
9n. way down. aeccleratng the de-
lrlmlrcr iarss Wal street house was "A
4 Nas .a.sil. seller The spot market here
Am.ri ~. but more active. the increased