The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-09
COTTON.


-, in New York al the commencement
tLa new year on the belief that the
u ~ sneculatIon and the depressed con-
sri,n of trade would widen the differ
once between the markets to such point
60 would admit of export. This caused
@sc'ine. Notwithstanding the light receipts
~ he ports and interior towns. But
1rng the past few days there was re.
Iarv as the feeling in Europe became
80 confident The advance stimulated
i',,ino and at the close of the week
bsffer feeling existed.
Tba local market opened Monday with
firm tone a Csc for middling, but closed
niet and easy, with sales of $50 bales.
IN tuesday the market declined l-l6c ana
cosed quiet and easy, with sales of S24
SoIos on Wednesday there was re-
every of the loss, and the demand was
increased and the sales were 1884 bales for
he dav on Thursday there was good
demand at Lice advance on low mlddllng.
nth sales of l,335 bales. To-day there
mas an advance of &c on good middling
and middIing, 1-16c on low middling. Good
ordinarv advanced Lie at midday, but
reacted and closed at the opening quota
At the Cotton Exchange, at the first
can the market was bulletined steady
and unchanged, with sales of Is bales. At
he second call it was bulletined steady at
I-lhG
1l0 bales. At the last call the market
closed steady, with a further advance of
Lilac on good middling and middling and
decline Of Lice on good ordinary, with
sales OF 1914 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at tne
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Middng ...............'..'.'.'.'. '.o5l
Good ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..bA
Market steady; sales, $50; for the week,
4l30.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week,
were l4654 bales upland and 2,439 bags sea
island, against 22,421 bales upland and
1893 bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, 1925 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way 3,74S bales: per Charleston and Sa-
yannah railroad, 800 bales; per South
Bound railroad, 292 bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad, 1,OS4 bales
per Georgia and Alabama railway, 1926
bales; per Savannah river steamers, 80
bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
we're 1883 bales upland and 1929 bags sea
island moving as follows: To Baltimore,
1856 bales upland and so bags sea island; to
New YORK, 1850 DdleS uplduu anu 13Oot bdSo
sea island; to Boston, 5,646 bales upland
and 30 bags sea island; to Philadelphia,
e1 bales upland and 275 bags sea island; to
Brunswick, 800 bales upland; to Augusta,
q bales upland; to Client, 4S6S bales up
land.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 80, 524 bales upland and
1888 bags sea island, against 71,S41 bales
upland and II 533 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The sales for the
week were 2,276 or very nearly as much
as the receipts. The market was a little
brighter during the last few days, but
values continued to decline. The enor-
nous movement so far this season has
kept the demand dull for domestic con-
sumption, but it is expected that the mills
Will soon want a supply and business will
revive. The bulk of the sales so far this
season have been made for foreign ex-
port The market closes quiet at the fol-
loving quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..............16
OAolce tloridas .....................15
EAua me Floridas ..........".....4 Ql4A
Ldhcy Georgias .....................121
EAra choice Georgias ............12
HOioV GeoFglas ...................ll12
Extra me Georgias ............... .10%Q11
iNe GeOfSlaS ........................N
Meuium line Georgias ...............9
common Georgias ..................8
Inc receipts for the past week were 2,43S
yass' against 1899 bags the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were :. 1923 bags
moving as follows: To Havre, 1863 bags
w. Mahchester $50 bags; TO Liverpool. S7C
ass, TO Reval, 100 bags; to northern ports
'or domestic consumption, LILO bags.
bags 'S"' "sie Oi'
me total receipts from Sept. l to date
SHoQnt 10 7l,S23 bags, against GO 763 bags
~ lhe corresponding time last year.
iAe Total exports from Sept. / to date
-'o.A' TO 1882 bags moving as follows
a.. GREAT Britain. 20 $50 bags; to France
i ods5' 10 the continent, 1864 bags; Ia
,a ~. .ietn ports for domestic consumption
Io42 bass
ne total exports for the same period
year were 639 bags.
oloek on hand and on shipboard today
cay last year '''O0' OasS 'ulS
,'.,nla.r'eston, S. C., Jan. s.-sea island
~ market; Receipts for the week
t.-i 9'7S' exports. III; sales, 1871; stock
f5 s1to lj1ons; Medium fine Islands, 1sibc
i''dHds' PIC; fully fine islands. 225,1ic
"s total receipts since sent 1Sas
Gr oeen $40 bags. against o03 bag,
s,neo sumo tune last year. The export.
a .-1y sent !, 1896, have been s.l96 bags
y4r lust $3.50 bags for the same time las
R csei,a'5 Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Eaoei'111 TINS day .................. 154
Escs''.'9 same day last year ......... All,
Recon-, same day in 1894 ........... sol
po,ot'.11 past week ................ II oa
Eao,t same week last year - d 81
Reeve same week in 1894 ......... 1871
Eoset,, since Sept. /. 1896 .....Gi1 Of
ReccE.ts Sdne time last year .......5H99
EzpoI,5S same, same time in 1894 ..........3i754
Eynor,s tniS day, coastwise ........ slk
Ex3or,s 'np week. coastwise ...... 5i2
Fynos, tnis week, continent ....... 3s6
10 G:I rs,ts since since Sept. !. 1896
TO Fr,a,e Britain ..................... 40 IN
i0 tho 49, $1,000. ..................... fl3t
Il'lI ror,..t''''HV '.....................23i 81
Total sa,sl.., ,'''..-.''.....,......... 2s7 26
Stock ON ,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 53, 20
so.S o on nand this day .............1oi'sG
sang same day last year. 1881