The morning news., 1897-03-07

,bA tone and thS quOeS'
ing to-day;
COTTON.
drop in futures of about points on
,,v caused a weakness in the local
"' and prices declined 1-1ec on all
A. the Cotton Exchange at the
grau9s'u tbs market was bulletined quiet
nrs' .l1t areed with sales of 143 bales. At
all rsotlar Saturdays closing call, at
oo m there was a decnne OF 4-1oc
~ ~ .rolnd with sales of bales.
me following were the oiIlclal spot quo
..,ions at the close of the Market at the
rotton Exchange to-day:
rood middling .,-.....'..''..''''''''
. ,Hd3lng ..................'ss''..
- ,oi5dHug ........................ .......o52
-as ordinary ....................... s....'.oA
. Market quiet; sales, l4S'
s.o Island Cotton.-The market was
.njst and unchanged as follows;
Tytra choice Floridas ....-...... .l41@quo
choice Floridas ..................'-lS1 -lS1aQ14
4 Tvtra fine FloridaS S.......s.-...... 1o
r,nor GeOrgiaS ......,.,............ .lz12ddS
rvrra choice Georgias ...-..,...-ll%
4 choice GeOrgias ...................H QllA
Tvtra fine GeoTgias '........,-......lO12
4 Fine Georgias .............. @s,..... Sl2QlO
4 Medium fine Georgias ........,.... seq
4 cannon GeOrgias ...............'..
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ...................... 5000
receipts this day last year .......-.... 100
geoeipts this day year before last LIZA
peceipts since Sept. 1, 1895, .765,42o
same time last year .'.ooO'Sl2
same time year before last ..........S22,S ,S66
EXPORTS. coastwise, this day .......... ll9
Stock on hand this day ..,.......... 64,4Sl
Same day last year .................. oo,Izz
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ...................' 1z,IzS
This day last week ............,... l6,lO9
This day last year ................:.. o,Ooo
This day year before last ............ 1851
Total receipts since Sept. 1. 1886, ..5,99l, 500
Same time last year ................45Oo,o 1913
Same time year before last ..........6, ,92S, $50
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 85S,OH
Stock same day last year .-.......... 1oo,l69
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 1-16; net
receipts, 4,092; sales, 1888; stock, 9O.lOQ
New Orleans-Easy; middling. z; net re-
ceIpts, BIB; sales, 1000; stock, 324,654.
NIobe-Quiet; middling, SIS; net receipts,
555; sales, 100; stock, A,5S9. Il
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 67s; net re-
ceipts, 40Si stock, 34,622
ington-Steady; middling, z; net re-
ceipts, 121; stock, 12,6S0
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, z; net receipts,
f3; sales, 1874; stock, 16,159.
altimore-Nominal; middling, 3-16;
stock 1926.
New York-Quiet; middling, S-16; sales,
S2; stock, 261, ,2l0.
Boston-Steady; middling. s-16; net re-
eeipts, S62; gross, 2.457.
Philadelphia middling, 7-16; net
receipts, l26; stock, 5,S65.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
!
eeipts, 81; gross, 645; sales, 4S4; stock, 34,
&
Memphis-Steady; middling, 1915; net
receipts, 292; sales, 425; stock, III, $50
st. Louis-Quiet; midding, Z; net receipts,
A. gross 765; sales, 16; stock, As, ,476.
Cincnnati-Quiet; middling, 71s; net re-
celpts, l62; sales, 200; stock, 6,667.
Houston-Quiet; middlng, Z; net re
ceipts, 1928; sales 20; stock. 21,797.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, Z.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-France, 1890; continent,
u5l2; coastwise z.
Mobile-Coas twise, 727
SaYannah-COastwise 119.
harleston--Coastwise, $50
Norfolk-Coast stWise, !, ,99S
Boston-To Great Britain, 1,7S6.
Iolai foreign exports from all ports to-
qay and thus far this week: To Great
Dllan l'lS6; to France, 1890; to the con-
tnent 11572
~ Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1896:
o.o 10 1Ieat Britain, 259l,2 200; to France, 571,-
10Y 10 the continent 1,544, $50.
Liverpool, March 6, 12:3O d. m.-Cotton
eehdnd moderate; prices 1920 higher;
1alLeIican rin middling, 15-16d; sales, 1000,
american, $500; speculation and export,
wv receipts, 1900. American, 1860. Flu
vIes opened steady, demand moderate;
Mircn, S.55d; March-April, 355a3. SID;
Aaprl-May, May-June, June-July, July
august 8.55d; August-September, S.52d;
eelprt'ember-October. S.47d; October-No-
cea,tt' oeniper' 342d; November-De December. De-
VC,nper-January 3.4ld. Futures steady
I-6o p. m.-Cotton, spot prices, Ameri-
= ea1 dmlladling fair, 49sd; good middling,
a, l,lod' middling, 3 15-16d low middnng,
ga good ordinary, 35sd; ordinary, 7-16d.
~ p m.-March, March-April, April
may 5.ood sellers; May-June, S55d buy
IN, June-July, July-August, 3.55G3.56d
sseiers; August-September 3.53d sellers;
- ., a,'p'eltnper-October, S.4693.47d buyers; Oc-
'.1,, '..o1o,,er-November, S.42q3.43d sellers; No
~, december December-January
Steady. FN'O'
. I'VE" York, March 6, noon.-Cotton flu
: eGles opened steady at a decline; March,
TI,l' april, 6.9c; Way, 6.96c; June. 7OOc;
'eS G0c; August, 7O7c.
Wv, N9W york, March 6, / q. m.-Cotton fu-
Sl..s, ,s Closed steady; sales, $500 bales;
e',3IeA g,I, oSlc; APRIL csc; May, 6.92c; June,
I,. I''' July, 1Olc; August, 7O2c; Septem-
i,1 @dc; October. 6.6lc; November, 663c;
,'H'oer 66sc; January. 6.73c.
NeW York March 6-The total visible
I'y of cotton for the world is g. 756 253
,lg r',s' OF which S3N,958 bales are Ameri-
l,it AGAINST 3O6,52i bales and s232,32l
c0,, I,Speetively last year. Receipts OF
A ,., o0 l1is week at all In terror towns,
a. N'I's. Receipts from the planta-
ls .,y' were '', lo5.967 bales The crop in sight
j, ,."i-sl9 bales
NJ I'VE" york. March G.-Riordan & co. say
of 'lton: "A break in prices
er,,. nearly 35 points and the
len '-' disappearance Of the bull
~ nent were the notable features
.,.,.' ''' week IN cotton AS, In the alb
t.ya oI anything approaching specua-
c,... WITTY, the brisk demand for spot
vc', rom all quarters, resulted last
IA. sharp rise here. so this week,
v.r. henins In that demand has been
rar.. I'lent in the decline. The political
tN. from Europe was not cncouraging
po,,.', morning, and Liverpool sent disap-
onIy cables reporting an advance or
p-.. Vne-slNty-fourth IN that MARKET
eya.,... re- opened lower. and. with tho
aner ,lnl ol a slight recovery Of 2 points