The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-16

The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and the quo
tatious at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The depression in Liverpool, caused, it
Is said by the free offerings of cotton
for Shipment from the south, had the
effect of lowering the price of spots dur
ing the past week. The material falling
off of the receipts in the southwest also
had a tendency to check buying, although
the decrease was generally understood to
be the result OF the existing quarantine.
The local market was somewhat unset
tied and at a decline during the entire
week On Saturday the market was bull
letned steady at 57sc as a basis for mid
ding, but the reported sales of spots were
only 35j bales. On Monday the market
dropped Lice on all grades, with sales
Of III bales, and the tone quiet. Another
decline Of Lie took place Tuesday, with
sales Of 1882 bales, followed on Wednes-
day with a further drop of Lie, with
sales of AS bales On Thursday the
market remained unchanged. with sales
of 2,0l5 bales, but the tone was easy To-
day the market was quiet and unchanged
The entire sales of the day were 709 bales
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................5 1915
MluaIIhg ..'''''...'.'. ..........,.,..,o Ills
Low middling ............................5%
Nood ordinary ..,..............,.........5 1-l6
Market quiet; sales, 7O9; for the week,
6.643.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1881 bales upland and 2,444 bags sea
island, against Blob bales upland and
3625 bags sea island last week
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, 34,5C7 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, II ,29S bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, $40 bales; per South
Bound railroad, 1869 bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad, 1889
bales; per Georgia and Alabama railroad,
1888 bales; per Savannah river steamers,
S34 bales; per Beaufort steamers, Z bales;
per carts, % bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 47,757 bales upland and SIG bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
1852 bales upland and no bags sea is
land; to New York, 10,727 bales upland and
S76 bags sea island to Boston, 1854 bales
upland; to Liverpool. 1879 bales upland
and 800 bags sea island; to Reval, $500
bales upland; to Bremen, 1885 bales up
land.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 11O,146 bales upland and
1921 bags sea island, against 109, 915 bales
upland and 1851 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market during
The past week remained quiet and steady
and unchanged in quotations The re-
ceipts were somewhat increased, being the
largest of any week since the beginning
of the season. The sales were COMPARE
lively light, being only 1856 bags. The mar
ket appears to be a waiting one. Orders
from spinners are slow to arrive and hold
crs have no disposition to force the mar
ket by breaking prices. The sales for the
week were made on a basis of the follow
ing quotations:
Extra choice Floridas, nominal. 141S
Choice Floridas, nominal ..........13 OLA
Extra fine Floridas, nominal. .1215
Fancy GeOrgias .l212ql3
Extra choice GeOrgias ..."....... .12hG12la
Cnolce Georgias .lAql2
Extra fine Georgias '................1019
The receipts for the past week were
24i bags, against 1925 bags the same
week last year
The exports for the week were S76 bags
o. which $40 bags were to Liverpool, and
55 bags TO northern ports for domestic
consumption.
Exports same week last year, ,S43 bags
The total receipts from Sept. / to date
amount to 5767 bags, against 1S,400 bags
for The corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. ! toe date
have been 1893 bags, of which 901 bags to
Great Britain. % bags to France, 200 to
The continent and S07 domestic.
he total exports for the same period
last year We're 1854 bags.
stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
We're lo2ji bags, against 1871 bags this
DAY last year
Charleston, S. c.. Oct. 15.-sea island
cotton market; Receipts for the week, 800
.oSsi exports, none; sales, IS bags; stock
lSl bags.
@uotations-Medium fine, off color, 14c:
n, Ium fine, 15G16c; fine, 1Sc; fully fine,
"1-oe; extra fine, 2SQ33c.
The total receipts since Sept. /, 1897 have
'7h lS2 bags against 2,02S bags for the
eane time last year. The exports since
at. J. 1897, have been 20 bags, against
~ bags for the same time last year.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
elNeo This day Observation-Disclosures. 10,01
r.eelNed same day last year.....4... 1880
-,''elIed same day year before last. 5,77G
'l'td past week .....,............ IS, OIj
- elNed same week last year ....... "a, 6S6
eiNed same week year before last, 40, i9S
l'lpls since Sept. l. 1S96..........26 6, 400
," ''lpls same time last year,. 225 iGl
De'rtS came time year before last.2l .6q7
i--,.Iis Jhls day, coastwise ......,.. 2,53i
.0Il' mis- week. Great Britain -. 11,S79
.'ItS past week, continent........ 1S,725
r. |''a hast week, coastwise........ S,029
.,'l exports for week .............. 4S.6g3
r ports Since Sept !, 1897
r. '1. Britain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .s79
o. rance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. None
No. ~ ne continent ....................... 62.S2l
T5.i -ole.sn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, H,203
r,i u'StWlse .............,.....4..... 70 93J
~ NPprts ,..,.........,..,.......... 154, 1873
Io CO. some Time Last Year