The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-06

Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................. 1913
This day last week .................. 1884
This dav last year ............. 5.563
Trbis dav wear before last ......... 4,199
Receipts past FIVE days ............. Sl,7O2
Same days last year ................. 25,4O
Same days year before last 29,995
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1895. &c, 49, rs
Same time last year ................. 4,992,6l5
Same time year before last 746,S46
Stock at the ports to-day ........... 47, 4OS
Stock same day last year ........... 402, ga
Daily Movement at Other Ports
ACKNOWLEDGMENT; middling, NJ; net
receipts 1885, gross, 1856; stock, 52,757.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, M; net
receipts 347; gross. S47; sales, 1850; stock,
1Ol 431.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, IA; net receipts,
Isl; gross 751; sales, 100; stock, 1871.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; middling rs; net re-
cepts, COS; gross, sos; stock, 1884.
Wilmington-Steady middng, rs; net
receipts, 20; gross, 20; stock, 1855
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 7h; net re-
ceipts, II; gross, AZ; sales, 90, stock, 1872.
Baltimore-Duu; middling, 1916; gross
receipts, 100; stock, IS, 1O9
New York-Firm; middling, 75s; net re-
cepts, none; gross. 1856; sales 1897; spin
ners. 597; stock, $780, 61.
Boston-Steady; middIing, rs; net re-
ceipts, 100; gross, 643.
iladelphia-Steady; middling, rs;
stock, 1897.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling. ia; net re-
ceipts, 1853; gross, 44S; sales, 155; stock, 49,
679
Memphis-steady; middling, 7ss; net re-
cepts 692; gross, 1,00S; sales, 700; stock,
52022
St. Louis-steady; middling. 77-16; net
3i758.
Cincinnati-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross, $50; stock, 3,977
Houston-Quiet; middling, 79s net re-
1926.
Louisville Firm; middling, 79s.
Exports of cotton this day
New Orleans-Coastwise, 55S.
4 Savannah-Coastwise Co.,
Charleston-To the continent, 4S7S.
4 Norfoik-Coastwise, n.
New York-To Great Britain 663S; to
the continent, 800; forwarded, "a
Total foreign exports from all ports
ms day-To Great Britain, 663S; to
France, none; to the continent, S,5TS.
Fotal foreign exports from all ports thus
i iar this week-To Great Britain, 26,032; to
france, 8,Ol7; to the continent, 44,S74
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1876
To Great Britain, 2S77, S16; to France, 66S,-
40; to the continent, 1,919180
Liverpool, May 5, 4 p. m.-Cotton stock,
lair demand; prices steady; American mid
4 ding, 1890; the sales of the day were
900 bales, of which 500 were for specula-
hon and export, and included, $500 Re
ceipts, 5000 bales, including $500 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady with
moderate demand, and closed steady at
the advance; American middling, low
mlddling clause, May 4 1O-64d. sellers; May
June, 8-6404 9-64d, sellers; June-JuIy.
l-6iQ4 S-64d, sellers; July-August, 6-64D
i-64d, sellers; August-Septembe 44-64d
sellers; September-October. 3 59-64d, sellers;
October-November, 8 52-64Gt3 53-64d, value;
NoVember-December, 3 50-64d, buyers: De-
cember-January, 4s-6493 49-54d buyers;
January February 49-64d buyers Febru-
ary-March, 49-64d, sellers.
New York May 5.-The cotton market
had the advantage of better cable adj
vices than had been looked for. and start
ed steady at an advance of four TO seven
points. The opening figures proved TO be
the best of the session, except that Nav
after call. improved one point. June two
points, July ! point. November / point and
January points. From this basis the
market sold off Gas points and closed ouiet
at a net advance of 2d5 points. The nm
uertone was rather steady throughout the
session. crop accounts were more or less
conflicting, though in the main showed
rather better conditions. Buying for Iiv-
erpool account was feature of the .earI,
market. Later in the session. Wall street
selling more than offset the foreign de-.
mand. In the afternoon. the market was
IN control Of the local contingent sra
showed very little feature
New York, May 8. noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady at the advance; sales. 10 eoo
oales: January, cole: February. Goic.
march. 6.9Sc; May ISic; June 1910. J,iiv
&C august. 140c; September. roc: Oc-
6.ssc WV Deceihper'
New York, May s, p. m.-co,ton fu-
,uIes closed quiet; sales $4,000 bales; Jan
u.aty, 6Wci February. 6eic: March Gg7c.
Nprll -; May 73ic; June. 735c: july. 79Se.
eHsususl LSc; September 70sc: October
0'oes' november, oslo; December. 6.ssc.
view orleans. May 5-Cotton futures
Siosed dull; sales 1880 bales: Nav. 7g70
, ..,s.' gune. ISiN1s6c; July. 1871 3sc: Au-
80, ,.ie4.l9ci September. 6.7idG 75c: DC
eopel, oosp659c; November. 6S90G.6ie: De
sinoei, 5e3c. January. 6.66a667c; Febn.
,NeW YORK. May 5.--Riordans& Co cav
s ~ eoVtoh' The private advices from iiv.
- Pool were very bulllsh this norninp ana
we cables reported an advance IN ,bst
,.o.. N't OF l-Bid. Stimulated by the news
bt Cn aotoad, our market opened points
~ eH Ausust selling on the first cali M
49,, ne feeling was cheerful and thore
hs,,- more disposition 20 buy. but one
49,. which WAS the largest buver i,st
S.'1 heavily to-day and this sell