The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-25

Monday, and no reports will be received.
The Savannah Board of Trade will be
closed Christmas day. The following re-
sumo of the different markets. both local
and Geographic. viii show the tone and
the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The first encouraging feature for sew
eral weeks was presented Wednesday by
the advance at Liverpool; this was fol-
lowed by further rise on Thursdays
The local market, which has been quiet
and unchanged for some time, became
steady, and advanced Lice Thursday. The
demand was better and the sales for the
week, though limited, were larger than
those of several weeks past. Many think
that the price has struck bottom and that
a reaction must take place after the hol-
days but there are others who still mold
a bearish view of the situation.
To-day the market was steady and I'M
changed at each call; at the first call the
sales were 40 bales: at the second call
the sales were 50 bales, and at the close,
there were no sales reported
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES f-l0
Mlddling ..........-..... .........s.......0 o-Io
Low middling ........'....'..'.....''''''.
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9-l6
Market steady; sales, spot, 222; f. o. b.,
$780, for the week, spot, 1880; f. o. b.,
1895.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 52,952 bales upland and 2,71S bags
sea island, against S407S bales upland and
1884 bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, 1851 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road, 6,54S bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, 3,203 bales; per South
Bound railroad, 1853 bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad, 1,S40 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama railroad 6,567
bales; per Savannah river steamers, go
bales; per carts, 43 bales; per Beaufort
steamers, 70 bales upland.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 1904 bales upland and 4,06 bags
sea island, moving as follows: To Balti-
more 2S76 bales upland: to New York,
1874 bales upland and 70S bags sea is
land; to Boston, 1878 bales upland; to
Liverpool, 3,247 bales upland and 1883 bags
sea island; to Bremen, $3.50 bales up
land; to Genoa, 1859 bales upland
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 129,S05 bales upland
and $3.50 bags sea island, against 108,063
bales upland and 27,5S6 bags sea island at
the corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market for the
past week was quiet and steady with
trade actions limited. 1t Is said that the
demoralZed market for islands at Charles
ton had some effect upon the demand for
Georgias and Floridas in Savannah. The
reported sales for the past week were 1875
bags. The receipts were light, as COM
pared with the same week last year. EX-
ports were in fairly good volume.
The Morning News has repeatedly ex-
planned that the Charleston market deals
Carolina
" lille Savannah is the headquarters for
the world for Georgias and Floridas. This
fact is so strongly impressed upon Eng
lsh spinners that they will not purchase
islands from Savannah nor Georgias and
Floridas from Charleston Some planters
are slow to understand the difference in
the staples, and frequently complain that
the Savannah prices are below those of
Charleston. Every well-informed planter
and dealer knows the difference, and an
explanation is unnecessary. They know
that the Savannah factors get all they
possibly can Cor these products.
The sales for the past week were made
on a basis of the following quotations:
Extra choice Fioridas .............H G15
Choice F]oridas .13l2414
Extra fine Floridas ................13 G13h
Fancy GeorglaS .1212GJl3
Extra choice Georgias .............12 d12H
Choice Georgias ....................n qll12
Extra fine Georgias ...............1Oh
Fine GeorgiaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a. 9l2
Medium fine Georgias .............. %2
Common Georgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were 2,7lS
bags, against 1884 bags the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 4,O67 bags,
Of which $3.50 bags were to Liverpool, 1872
bags to Havre and 3l6 bags to northern
ports for domestic consumption.
Exports same week last year. 1927 bags.
The total receipts from Sept. ! to date
amount to 3,21S bags, against 66.4 69 bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. l, to date
have been 242S5 bags, Of which 11,761 bags
to Great Britain; 1852 bags to France; 800
bags to the continent, and $3.50 bags do
nestle.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 1891 bags.
Stock on hand and on shiDboard to-day
were %. $50 bags, against 27,5sG bags this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c., Dec 24-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 75S
bags; exports, 225 bags; sales, 496 bags;
stock, 7,1O6 bags.
MISUNDERSTANDING fine, 16c; fine, 171a9
1Sc; fully fine, 2002S1zc; extra fine, 26qSSc.
The total receipts since Sept. !, 1887. have
been s, 43i bags, against S713 bags for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept /. 1897, have been l.9SS bags against
5sO9 bags for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ................. SAB
Received same day last year ........ 1852
Received same day year before last. 1881
Received past week .......,........... $3.50
Received same week last year ...... 1892
Received same week year before last 2J.i5S
Receipts since Sept. ], 1887 .s2lSlO
Receipts same time last year .G05,222
Receipts same time year before last 500. 5g7
Exports to-day, continent ............ 1853
Exports past week, Great Britain 6,t0i
Exports past week. continent ........ SfiN
Exports past week, coaGtwiae .....,. l6'sl
Total exports for week ...,.....,...... 5l9l
Exports Since Sept !. 49,