The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-24
COTTON.

,.rous at the close to-day
COTTON.
,b4 advance of about 50 points in flu
mas was an agreeable surprise to friends
r+-on Yesterday The effect, however,
did not cause a change in the local mar
for spots There was very little de
ra for new cotton, but the old crop
tir11ad at 15c higher than the quota
rs The receipts were the largest since
,. nov crop began to arrive. 1t Is the
rtaion of many that the successive rams
t,ys retarded the crop and the movement
at..b was expected to be lively at this
time will not begin until after the open
b, If The commercial year, Sept. l.
M. following were the official spot quo
+,,iors at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ......,..'...''.'''''' -
MJdhng ..........'''''''''''''' '''''''c
Low middling ............''.'-
Good ordinary ......,............. go. 'o14
Market steady; old cotton, Zee higher;
sales. l5.
Nd5Hng same day last year.........7 Ills
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks;
Receipts this day .............,....... 2l6
Receipts this day last year......... 2'ol5
Receipts this day year before last. II
Receipts since Sept l, 95....,..... .944' ~
Same time last year ............,......I ot, 800
same time year before last.......... 944, 35l
EXPORTS coastwise this day 494
Stock on hand this day ............... S,O5l
same dav last year ................. 12,27S
perei TtE'f this day .................... 6s2s
This day last week ................. Altos
This dav last wear ................... boss
This day year before last......... 755
ps,eints mast three days.......... lisp
Same days last year...........,..... ZzoJS
same DAYS wear before last........ lips
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1895. 23S
Same time last year..................5,2 9,o-S
Same time year before last........7 pa
stock al the ports to-day. 81, 439
Stock same day last year........... l123t9
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling. rs; net re-
Coipts, 1856; sales, 1856; stock, 1898.
New Orleans-Firm; middling LIE; net
receipts. 500; sales $50; stock, 1927.
AIobie-Nothing doing; middlng, rs; net
receipts 27; stock. 1855
enthusiastically; middling, 7d1s; net
receipts, 80; sales, y; stock, 1,0Sl.
Wilmngto middling, rs; net re-
ceipts 3: stock, 340
Nori0lk-Quiet; mddling, s; net receipts,
B. sales, % stock, 4S5.
Balumore-Nominal; middling, 81; stock,
So
New York-Quiet; middling, S. net re-
CeIpts, none; gross 1,041; sales, 1900; spin
ners. 100, stock, 41,675 (actuaD
Boston-Steady; middling 77s; net re-
cep-s, 2l0; gross, 1877.
phia-Firm; middling, 81; stock,
2o32
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 7l2; net re-
celpts -07, stock, 1914
Memphis Firm; middling, 7-16; net re-
GENTS 81, sales 800; stock, 1922.
81. Louis-Steady; midding, Ills; net
re 'eipts, "a; stock 1887.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ctpts, "A; stock, 3,0l2.
Holston-Steady; middling, lie; net re-
cepts 1896; sales, Ill; stock, 1876.
Loulsvlle-Quiet; middling, s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
HaEeston-To Great Britain, LBS.
~" Oreans-Coastwise 264S.
No'.e-CoastWise p.
t}anuah-COastwise. 49i.
Nortolk-Coastwise, &C.
New fork-France, 300; continent, 49S;
forwarded 32l
Iotai foreign exports from all ports this
o'F-Io Great Britain. Lbs: to France,
TO the continent. 493
I'.5i foreign exports from all ports thus
iif ths week-To Great Britain. 1,735; to
rance 2o. to the continent. 493
'".'l foreign exports since Sept /, 80
o.. Great Britain, 1908, 69i: to France, 7Ol,-
Too me continent, 2.l4974l.
liverpool. Aug %. ! p. motion, spot.
-.Ht.eI demand prices higher; American
.i'.-Iiihs fair 17-32d; good middlng,
'-l' American middling, 41sd low mid
iiE. go; good ordinary, 37sd; ordinary.
i-.''. The sales Of the day were $500
"I which 500 We're for speculation
~ EXPORT and included !, 800 bales Amer
p receipts, 400 bales, including 700
American. Futures opened steady with a
''.aiud and closed firm; American
I- low midd,ing clause. August.
'''I buyers; August-Septemhe a.
pumber- October. 57a3. SD buy
H.. .I''.t- November 3.51d3 SD buyers;
december. 3.49d sellers; Decem-
r..-,',.''E ' 5.Aln8 iSd buyers January
3 ifn3. iSd buyers; February
- lNd buyers: March-April. 3 igd
Ntril-May, 3 sod sellers; May-June.
Iors; September. 4d
did ''ik' Aug. BIT has been a long
t. 'ho cotton exchange developed
'N ana excitement witnessed in
.t. l-' al the opning Of business
r ''Hs. 10 Is safe 10 say that the
..4. 'Iur buli operators were not pre-
'' the advance that occurred on
t... 'IA which commenced with Au-
s... wing an advance of 10 points,
r '''nSth as h progressed, and cul-
WIN ana advance OF % 20 q points
Il I ''t oten large accumulation Of
u.. IerS over night and nOtwith-
t.. H Liverpool and New Orleans. the
OF the market was unmlstaka-
After break OF 6Qi0 points.
a., lowed the FIRST cdll, the market
ughtcd Itself ana not only re-
. 'he best prices. but made a
OIL. I.si"d gain. az the best point
I showing an advance OF 3GN3s
E. SIGNS OF manipulation Ia August.
H. H' mp'r ana October, were de-
I. lir general Improvement was
'A 70" advance az Liverpool
l. ''nl"s state that the English
. .'ln foar they have undpr dfe-
I.. 'lin Of damage 10 cotton
.eht excessive rains Va enc bot.
.s. tl' leading activity conferred
iHl january. thc former selling
advance Of a1 points on Sac
hR hfnrc7. Hnd the latter 10
VINCE ~ points 100 the nftor.
market NnH alternately strong
Nii always vefy active and ~
~ tone nnalY nrm at q net
points
Aug. E noon Cotton fftur.s
r Hirf 2fg0 hai.a. 0roa.
N'Aff 1902. February 10Ie.