The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20

BOARD Trade Building, jackson Building,
savannah, Ga. Atlanta. Ga.
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New eans--steady; middliug, I: net
receipts, 3,065; gross, $3.50; sales, 1000;
stock 2SS94S.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 15-l6; net re-
celpts' 80; sales, 800; stock, 1885,
Charleston-Firm; middling, 1915; net
receipts, DDS; stock, 1920.
Wilmington-Steady; middling. z net
receipts, 81; stock, 12,S54.
Nortolk-Firm; middling, rs; net re-
ceipts S57 sales, 81; stock, "a POS
Balupore-Nominal; middling, 79s; net
receipts, 526; gross, 627; stock lS,S22
New York-Steady; middling 72s; net
receipts, none; gross, 2,44O; sales, 672;
spinners, PSI; stock, 25l, O53.
Boston-Easy; middling, IA net re-
ceipts, 1853: gross, 2,1S4.
Philadelphia-Quiet middling 79s; net
receipts, ISL; stock, $3.50
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 1851 3-l6; net
receipts, 800; gross, S7S; sales, 291; stock,
31,125.
Memphis-Steady: middIing, 1916; net
receipts, 239; gross, 4O7; sales 1880; stock,
9S5l7.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling. Z; net re-
! ceipts, 10; gross, 99l; sales, SO; stock 49,
929.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling rs; net re-
ceipts, $40; stock, 6,472
Houston-Quiet; middling, 1-16; net re-
ceipts, 1888; sales. "a; stock, 215SS.
Louisville-Steady; middling, 7.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain AT; to
France, 1884, to the continent, S67; coastwise,
SOL
Mobile oastwise, 100
Observation-Disclosures, 1890
Observation-Disclosures 31S.
Observation-Disclosures, %.
Norfolk-To the continent, 100; coastwise,
| IT'S.
Baitimore-To the continent, 1850:
coastwise, ] 800
New York-Forwarded 1430.
BostOn-To Great Britain, 7S5
Philadelphia-To Great Britain 1884,
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, LAG; to France,
1874; to the continent, SLY.
Total foreign exports from al ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain. 243l0;
to France. 1856; to the continent, Al ,102
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1896:
To Great Britain, 1855. 262; to France, 6O3-
9SS; to the continent, 1.64S 1876; channel,
5,4S1.
Liverpool, March 10, 1880 p. motion.
moderate business done; American mid
ding, 4d; sales, 5000 bales, American,
$500 bales; speculation and export 1000
bales; receipts, 1000 bales, American, 500
bales. Futures opened quiet demand
poor; March-April, 5000; May-June. $500
3.6Od; June-July, S59d; July-August, S59d;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 3.4463 45d; Deem
ber-January BAD. Futures, quiet. Ten
ders, $500 bales new dockets, and 400
bales old dockets.
p. m.-March, March-April, April-May,
3.60d sellers; May-June, June-July, July
August, 360d buyers; August-Septembe
! 3.5Sd sellers; September-October, 3.510
3.52d buyers; October November. 3.47d
| buyers; November-December, 3.45Q3. 46d
sellers; December January, 3.45d buyers.
Futures closed steady.
New York, March 10, noon.-Cotton fu-
| lures opened dull, but steady; April, 7.G0c;
May, 7O6c; June, 7.10c; July and August,
7.15c; September, 6.S5c.
New York, March 10, p. m.-Cotton flu
lures closed steady; sales, 76,400 bales;
March, 703c; April, 7.04c; May lose; June.
7.13c; July, Tic; August, 7.1Sc; Septem-
Der, $3.50; October, 6.79c; November 6.S0c;
December, 6.SSc; January, 6.ac; February,
6.91c.
New Orleans La, March 10, p. m.-Cot-
ton futures quiet sales, 1920; March.
6.S9c; April, 6S5c; May, 6.94c; June, 6.94c;
July, 695c; August, 6.S4c; September,
6.60c; October, 6.54c; November, 6.56c; De-
| cember, 6.60c
New York, March 19-Riordan & Co.
aspect of the Greco-Turkish dispute and
the flood and bad weather news from the
south seem to offset each other as infiu-
| ences bearing on the cotton market. The
| Liverpool dispatch this morning was col
| orless, that market being unchanged and
prices here at the opening were about the
| same as those current last night. 1t was
apparent after the opening that there
were few orders in the market, and the
hears tried to raid, but the effort was
| failure. for New Orleans sent bullish mes
sages predicting an overflow of the Mis-
| sissippi river and some buying orders.
The market became firm and advanced
noints from the lowest. Secretary Hes
ter's figures made the weeks movement
heavier and some of the advance was lost
before the close. May opened at 7O6c, de-
clined to lose advanced to 7llc, and clos
ed at 7.OS1709c, with the tone of the mar
ket steady. 1t is still a waiting market
New York. March 19-The Sun says of
cotton: "Dullness was the principal feat
IRE of the speculation in cotton to-day.
What little trading there was was oil
local professional character. Inc news
from the south was bullish, but owing TO
the intense dullness, prices advanced only
slightly The weather bureau reported
the Mississippi still rising, and several
alarming dispatches were received from
the south. The only effect this news had
IN the market however, was rejected IN
q slight advance early in the day, ana
oven mart of this was lost before the
close. owing to the absence Of support.
WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.