The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-19
COTTON.

t.rons at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Tho local market was quiet and I'M
t,,,'ged al the first call, at the Cotton EX-
caaannSSe with no sales reported AT the
a1ond call it was quiet and unchanged,
Win sales of 202 bales. At the last can,
If was quiet and steady, with no sales re-
POI S leu following were the official spot quo
+ations at the close of the market al the
COTTON Exchange to-day:
Good middling .................-......'0 10
Middlng ............-......-....... LIN
Low middling .......................''.6 d-i6
WA 3fsrket quiet and steady; sales, 2O2.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
Quiet and unchanged. The quotations
we're as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............15a
choice Floridas ...........,.........l4t
Extra fine Floridas .............. ISi,399 la
Fancy Georgias ......-,.............l2i 2Gl3
i1vtra choice Georgias ............. 1l%nl2
choice GeorgiaS ....................lI all
Extra fine Georgias ............... l0o,s9 dl0094
Fine GeOrgiaS ....................... g12UIU
Medium fine GeorGias ............'.
common GeorgiaS ..........,.......
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day .............'..'...'. 5,99t
Receipts this day last year. .E...... 245l
Rereipts this day yedr before last. 1,a45
Receipts since Sept. l, 1896. ..13l 723
Same time last Year...................b 2b. lS3
same time wear before last.......... $50, 468
Exports coastwise, this day.......... 125
Stock on hand this day.s...........,.. y, zoo
Same day last year. .................... AZ, AS
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .......-...-........ lz6l9
This day last week. ll,324
This day last year.................... 15,527
This day year before last.......... 1881
Receipts past SIX ays.'..'.''.'.'... m'2 gao
Same days year before last........ 1880
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1896. IS, 7939 27
Same time last year. 1903 S13
Same time year before last......... .6,505,524
ar
Stock same day last year........... 1854 59i
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 240 Wednesday 80. 10 357
Monday. 42O Thursday ......15,527
Tuesday 1857 Friday A...2l, 726
Daily Movement at Other Ports:
Calves ton-Eirm; middling, 1916; net
receipts $3.50; sales, 976; stock 1855.
New Enthusiastically; middling, 67s; net
receipts. 494S; gross. SIP; sales, 5000;
Mobile-Steady; middling, 6%: net re-
ceipts, 1863; sales, 800; stock 33S0S.
Charleston-Firm; middling, 634 net re-
ceipts. 1855; stock &c. 429.
Wilmington-Steady; middling So; net
receipts. 81; stock, 12052.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 67s; net re-
ceipts, TIA; sales. 209; stock, 1891.
Baltimore--Dull; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 450; stock, a. 255.
New York-Firm: middling,. 71s; net re-
ceipts, SIS; gross, SIS; sales, 617; stock
Boston-steady; middHng, 77-1s; net re-
ceipts. 81; gross. 2O3
lphia-Quiet; middling, 73s; net
receipts. 90; stock, 1905
Daily Movement at Interior Towns:
Aa1gussttss-steady; middling, Z; net re-
Memphis-Firm; middling, 1916; net re-
Sc6elptSs' 4S9; gross, 765; sales, 1900; stock
s.. Loudis-steady; middling, e7s; net re-
1856. e'099' -'0OO' S'ieS' 'o' e'och'
Cincinnati-steady; middIing, 67g; net re-
ceipts, LII; stock, 7,775.
HouStOn-Steady: middling ST.. NET re-
celpts, 29l9; sales, sol; stock, 1854.
houlsVille--Quiet; middling, 6s
exports of Cotton This Day
eston-Coastwise, $3.50.
SeW v,,S Orea ms Great Britain, $780,
Mobile-Coastwise 494
Savannah-Coastwise. 125.
Nortolk-Coastwise, 275
ICY, New fo9I I the continent, 102; for
Total foreign exports from all ports this
t ny; 10 70. Great Britain, $780, to the con-
T., Total tai foreign exports from all ports thus
ar Inns tIlls week: To Great Britain, az. $50:
TO FRANCE 3,4O9; to the continent, 14665.
NJ la IoTel9n exports since Sept l. 1895:
res G 81 a. Britain 2.474 ISL; to France, 526,-
Liverpool, Feb. 1S.-12:3O D. m.-Cotton
sS siLlana "a lar; American middling, 37sd:
s6ec s i to1 bales, American, 300 bales;
TIelpts, 1000 bales, American, 95G0 baIas
Fe obbrles Opened easy demand moderate;
ADp iiIuaMTyv Mare 55s,o 5M1archApril SGD;
June-July. July-August asa: AuGTSt
s94l7R5Ie w. 6ofG; $52d; september-Octo5er,
A1TsCe.HDef, sad. Futures quiet.
80, 80 ?. m.-American spot grades nm
eood "a; american middlng fair lied:
ST,i5 Illddlng i'd; middling, Sad; low
ordjnarSS' % Lisa; good ordinary, 9-16d;
NI 3go p; m3i-February February-March,
NAV. 2 53d Il, soI, 5Sza5 ;2Sd sellers April
sellers; June-July, S.ad. sellers; JTlv-Au.,
r. 9;9i43 BOD, sellers; August Sentern-
6g2 IA 30 a. sellers; September-October. S.46
S'3355f5'd, puyers; October-N November, 8 42G
I = t9u, sellers; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 aid
futures closed quiet but steady
lures o 1oTk, Feb. IS. noon.-Cotton flu
6tasst AZ 0lSc; April, 6.S5c; May, 690c; June
,r Nsw York York, Feb. IS. 4p. m.-cotton flu
: sS 5iees February and March, csc; April
G T,i,,s Nay; 6.9c; June, 6.99c; July, 7.O8c
6S7 siINJ oT L05G; September, 6.76c: October,
,,i rye" Orleans, La, Feb. iS.-Cotton fu-
6 fn,' May sales, $4,000 bales; February,
jun ssiSS o b SIC; April 6 Csc May. s. 75c;
6 i teF''r e'l6c; October, 6.4lc; November.
% New York, Feb. 1s.-Riordan &
t Trs "a -, distinctly better under
Tbo an the cotton market today.
rytr-,I', udJonS during the first hour were
~ femely erratic. twice covering a range
dlyg poIInts and giving promise of an active
end hut the promise was not fulhlIed
c,1o d,it ,,lr, the first hour the market be-
t.1tn qnll and continued almost listless
r, ,,m NE close. Liverpool this morning
i,iUl veg decline of 2-64d I'm that market
M3v ,n nere were higher al the opening.
,''r.. ppeued at $500. advanced 10 .9Gc de-
s. li4'G 10 6.S9c, again advanced to q. 9ic
u.,, vii "ack to 6;9lc, and closed at {. 9id6 g5c
Mnh the market very steady The good
t1,aIrket demand for spots continues the
M, "iip card for the bulls The sentiment
,if''3' moor OF the exchange IS quite di-
g',l, nut we, ourselves. can see no signs
rria"sl immediate or serious decline in
,.s.W York, Feb. 1S.-The Sun saws OF
lion; The speculation today was duiet
iH, leatureless, ard In the main Of n
Nh ocsnnaracter though Liverpool ana
,lment was bullish, and prices advane-