The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
COTTON.

COTTON.
The expected decline came to-day. Spots
dropped 1-16c on all grades. and the mar
l-.t was quiet, with sales of only 235 bales
rfported. At the first call at the Cot.
t9o Exchange the market was bulletined
,.liet at 1-16c decline with no sales. At
the second call it was unchanged, with
e,les of 2S5 bales. AT the last call it
was quiet and unchanged, with no fur
taer sales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middlng ...........................53s
Middling ............................
Low middling ........................5 SIG
Good ordinary .............................5
Market quiet; sales 235.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
and steady and unchanged. The quota
lions were as follows:
Extra choice F'loridas, nominal. 49,
Choice F1oridas, nominal .........13 ola
Extra fine Flortdas nominal. .12h :,
Fancy Georgias .....................121 bG13
Extra choice Georgias ............ .12l4 @l2%
Choice Georgias ....................nAg12
Extra fine Georgias ................ 1912
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day .................... $3.50
Receipts this day last year .......... 1927
Receipts this day year before last. 1875
Same time last year ................232,9 1922
Same time year before last ......... POI, 273
Exports, continent, this day ........ 49, 1874
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 1875
Stock on hand this day ........... liz, 61S
Same day last year. ................... 124. 487
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 1855
This day last week ................ 5l,32S
This day last year .................. 52546
This day year before last .......... ALL
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897 -. l. 4S1 9O5
Same time last year ................ i, 704 GAL
same time year before last ........1, 100,502
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 529. 753
Stock same day last year ..........1, OO7 pa
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galyeston-Easy; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts 1872; sales, 241; stock, 144,251
New Orleans-Weak; middling, g. net re-
ceipts $500; gross, 8,455; sales. $3.50; stock,
1888.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, So; net re-
ceipts 1974; sales, 400; stock 49, 102.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, Ills bid;
net receipts, 1858; stock, 47,73S
Wilmington-Dull; middling. 15-16; net
receipts 4,324; stock, p, 407.
Nortolk-Nominal; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts, 1903; sales, S21; stock S2,177.
misunderstanding; middling,. 61sd61z;
stock, 9,093.
New York-Easy; middling 5-16: net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 1865; sales, $40; spin
ners Al; stock, 50, 331
Boston-Quiet; middling, 6 5-16: net re-
ceipts, 946.
Philadelphia-Dull; middling, 6 9-1e net
receipts, SO: stock, 1920.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling 1916; net re-
ceipts, S.OS7; gross, S,129; sales. 1883; stock,
3O,S
Memphis-S middling, 1915: net
receipts. 1888; gross, 1854; sales, 1850;
stock. 80, $40
Cincinnati-Steady; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 842; sales, 800; stock, $685.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts, 76S; gross, 4,27S; stock, Is, 1884,
Houston-Quiet; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, $40; sales 1872; stock, $3.50
Louisville-Quiet; middling, BIG
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1925
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 500; to
France, 21725; to the continent, 1882
Moblle-Coastwise, 4S4.
Savannah-To the continent 10. 354. coast
wise, 1,795.
Wimington-To Great Britain. 1891
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1855
New York-Forwarded, $40.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week-To Great
Britain, "a, 459; to France, q, TBS: to the
continent, 26, 3l6
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1897
To Great Britain, 414,113; to France, 101,-
250; to the continent, 276, 100.
Liverpool, Oct 16, p. m.-Cotton quiet
prices lower; American middllng, 3-32d
good middHng, 8 19-16d American middling
8 u-l6d low middling, 9-16d good ordi-
nary, 7-1Gd; ordinary sgd. The sales of
the day were 1000 bales, of which 500 were
Tor speculation and export, and included
o.SOJ bales American; receipts, $780, of
winch 600 were American. Futures open
ed easy, with a moderate demand, and
closed easy; American middling low mid
cling clause: October, $3.50, sellers; Oc-
tooer and November 8 26d, sellers Noyem-
Der and December, S.2303 24d, sellers; De-
cember and January, 3.2Sd, Sellers jan
airy and March, 3.2303. Pad, sellers; March
ana April, S.24d buyers; April and May
%.-od' buyers; May and June, 326d sellers;
June and July, 3.27d, sellers; July and Au-
gust 321aS .2Sd buyers.
New York, Oct. 16.-The cotton market
opened lower to-day on disappointing Liv-
'Pool advices. There were several rallies
On covering. Just before the close, the
market advanced sharply, on rumors Of
ost in Texas. The close was steady at a
net loss of 9d5 points
New York, Oct 16.-noon. Cotton flu
,uIcs opened easy; sales II, coo bales; JAM
u"rE 6.llc; February, 6.14c; March, 6 19c;
@PIll sac; May 6.2Sc; June, 631c; July,
o''9' October, 6.1Oc; November, 610c; De-
c'mber Gle.
new 4orS. Oct. 16, p. m.-Cotton flu
,aes closed steady; sales, SO 800 bales, clos
prices: January, 6.16c February, zoe;
c' ere '2ic; April, 6.2Sc May, 6.S1c; June,
''s' July 6SSc; August and September,
b.r eoIglooer and November, 6.1Oc; Decem-