The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
COTTON.

graphic, WIN show the tone and the quo
cations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market was steady. with
reported sales of 422 bales for the day. AT
the Cotton Exchange, at the first, second
and last calls, the market was bulletined
steady and unchanged. The reported
sales were 74~bales at the first, 297 bales al
the second, and 81 bales at the last calls.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ............................5 So
Mddling .............................. SIS
Low mlddllnS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4 1916
eIood ordinary ''...''............".,..412
Market steady; sales, spots, 422; f. o. b.,
900.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
steady and unchanged, with a fair de-
mand. The sales were made on a basis of
the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............14 ais
Choice Floridas .13Ibd14
Extra fine Floridas ................13 6191b
Fancy Georgias .12l@d1S
Extra choice Georgias .............12 012H
Choice Georgias '.....................1 all1s
Extra fine Georgias .................101s
tlne GeorglaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a 912
Medium fine Georgias .............. S1h
Common Georgias .................. s
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day .................... 49, 266
Receipts this day last year ........... TO- 759
Receipts this day year before last =. 4909
Receipts since Sept. !, 1897 ............797,4 61
Same time last year ...................591 . 625
Same time year before last .......... .496, 552
Exports, continent, this day ........ $3.50
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 1850
Stock on hand this day .............. 161, 4O5
Same day last year ...................1 25 295
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 90503
This day last week ................... 1885
This day last year .................. 69629
This day year before last ......... A. III
Receipts past four days ............ 214 1856
Same days last year ................. 1888
Same days year before last ......... 1877 299
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1887. 055 TAI
Same time last year ................ 4,57S609
Same time year before last....... 3, 237 594
Stock at the ports to-day ........... i, 147 $50
Stock same day last year ...........1, 612320
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ........52 400 Wednesday ...426G6
Monday ..........62,275 Thursday .....45 749
Tuesday ....,....69,629 Friday .........95 179
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Cfalveston-Ffrm; middling, 5 7-16; net re-
cepts, S,7i7; sales $50; stock, 19S,O61.
New Orleans-Steady; middlng, 5-16;
net receipts, 41,096; sales, $500; stock, 4S4,
493
Mobile-Steady; middhng, 3-16; net re-
ceptss.6S75; sales, 800; stock 57.6QS.
Enthusiastically; middling 5 3-16; net
receipts, 5061; stock 5000.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 53s; net re-
ceipts, 1,5O3; stock, 49, 44.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, So; net re-
ceipts. 7,416; sales, 1853; stock, SO, 6S6
Baltimore-Nomnal; middling, 59s; net
receipts, 1854; stock 1898.
New York-Steady; middling. SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1855; gross, 7,241; sales, 600; stock,
I0G, 516
Boston-steady; middling. SIS; net re-
cepts, 1920; gross, 7,S4.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1884, stock, 1856.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 1921 sales. 55S; stock, 59,5O7.
Mcmphis-Steady; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts, 1858; sales, 1850; Stock 150,S3S,
St. Louis-Steady; middling, 5-16; net
receipts, 1854; shipments, 1885, sales, US;
stock, 63722
Houston-steady; middiing, 5 7-16; net
receipts 1864; sales, 593; stock, 1888.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1853; to
the continent 3,O27; coastwise, 1910.
New Orleans-Coastwise 2,910.
Mobile-Coastwise 1895.
Savannah-To the continent, $3.50; coast
wise, $3.50.
Norfolk-To Great Britain, 200; coast
wise. 1862.
New York-Forwarded, 2,2S2.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1925; to France
none; to the continent, 12,377.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week; To Great Britain, 74,97S; to
france, Alps; to the continent, 63,91S.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1897:
TO Great Britain, 1851 9O1; to France, 49,
573; to the continent, T31S,S5
Liverpool, Dec. Election, spot, fair de-
mand; prices higher; American middling
fair, 3 1920; good midding, 11-32d; mid
ding, 1920; low middling, -; good or
binary, 29-32d ordinary 2%d; sales 10000
bales of which 500 were for speculation
and export and included 800 American;
receipts $4,000 bales, including $1,000 Ameri-
can
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed steady; American mid
ding low mddling clause, December,
300, sellers; December-January, BOD,
sellers; January February. 3.10d, sellers;
February March, 310d311d, sellers;
lIarch-April, aid, sellers; April-May,
3l2d, value; May-June, S1Sd, buyers; June
July, 314G3. 15d, sellers; July-August 3156D
316d, buyers; August-September 316d
sid, buyers; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, S17@
31Sd, value; October November, S1SGD
3l9d, value
New OrK, Dec. Zl.-Ine cOtOD market
opened at a slight advance to-day to dun
trading The average of the days mar
ket showed considerable stability, indie
pendently of a desire to cover short con-
tracts in anticipation of the approaching
holidays. The market closed quiet and
steady; net unchanged to ! point advance
New York. Dec. p, noon.-Cotton flu
lures opened firm. but dull; sales, $500
bales; January, SIZE; February, 575c;
March, $500; April $3.50; May, 59Oc; June,
594c; July, $500; August, 604c; September,
602c; October 6.O6c; December, 5.70c.
New York, Dec. q, 4 p. Motion fu-
lures closed quiet and steady; January,
sac; February, 5.76c' March, 5sOc; April,
5S5c; May, $500; June, 5.9ic; July, $3.50;
August, $685. September, 6.O3c; October,
sole; December, 572c.
New Orleans, La, Dec. Election flu
lures steady; sales. $3.50 bales; Deem
ber 530c; January, 5Sid5S5c; February,
5.4o05. 41c March, 5.450l5 doc; April, $500
Sole; May, 5.55a5 Sc; June. 5.60a5 Gle !;
July, 565G5 CSC August, 56S@57oc; Sep
tomber. 5.71c.
New York. Dec 21.-Riordan & Co. say
of cotton. terbc saunbIabca Of activity that