The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
COTTON.

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If Yesterday, middling being quoted at So
o.ots There was very little business done
J,rinr the day, the sales being only 80
49, A. The first call at the Cotton Elk
ra,,ea the market was bulletined quiet
1ec decline. on all grades with sales of
: ha1as At the last call at l o'clock, 1t was
I,,retined quiet and unchanged with fur
ther sales of "a bales.
Tho following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
cotton Exchange to-day;
Good middling ...................''.'...
N5iddling ...'o94
Low midtling ..'.s''''....''ot
Good ordinary ...........-.''..'.'''''' '.''o1s
N9rket-Quiet; sales, 30.
Niddng same day last year. Tee.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
,r,,iot and steady. The receipts were light
and transactions limited. The following
were the quotations;
Extra choice Floridas, nominal. .1412
Choice Floridas, nominal .........13 OLA
Extra fine Floridas, nominal .....121a
Fancy Georgias .lz12ql3
Extra choice Georgias .1214ql21a
Choice Georgias .ll44aH
Extra fine GeorgiaS ..........."...1O12
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day ......,.t,,,.''..'..'' 9,4SS
Receipts this day last year .......,... 5,649
Receipts this day year before last -. GAS
Receipts since Sept. l, '97 ............ 166, 429
Same time last year .15o,UoO
Same time year before last .......... .12i,O60
Exports coastwise, this day ......... 1889
Stock on hand this day ............... 1883
Same day last year ................... SS'SzS
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ...............,.. $3.50
This day last week ...........,..,.... 1854
This dav last wear ......,.. 1887
This day year before last .......... 1921
7
Same time last year ................l,O5z ,4oz
Same time year before last ........ o49,2S
Stock at the ports to-day 40l,102
Stock same day last year .......,.. 699,1Ul
Receipts this week last year
Saturday Ala 1877 Wednesday -. $1,000
Monday ,65S Thursday ...... 1925
Tuesday .. sc, 100 Friday ......... "a, OA
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, S-16; net
receipts. 1874; sales, 1882; stock, 1OO7S6
New Orleans-Quiet; middling. 6; net re-
ceipts 4,0S7; gross, 4702; sales, 500; stock,
62.JS2
Noble-Nothing doing; mddling, 5%:
net receipts, 1900; stock, 10,46O
Chareston-Quiet; middling, 6 11-16; net
receipts, 2177; stock, 2S,545.
Wumngton-Firm; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts 3,6iS; stock. 2S,5SS,
Norfolk-Dur; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts 1922; sales, 453; stock, 1,64S.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 614; net re-
ceipts 223.
New York-Easy; middling, 615; net re-
ceipts 1888; sales. 10, all spinners; stock,
644if.
Ratimore-Nominal; middllng, 63s;
stock, 315S
Phadelphia-Quiet; stock, 1,716.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet and steady; middling,
1-l6; net receipts, 2,542; gross 2,65S;
&
Memphis-Steady; middling, s. net re-
ceipts 5.276; gross, 3,477; sales, 1000; stock,
23,2Q1.
ST. Louis-Quiet; middliug, Lis; net
receipts 549; gross, 3,491; sales, 378; stock,
1925
Cincinnati-steady; middling 6a5; net re-
ceipts 3i4; sales, 200; stock, 4675.
Housion-Steady; middling, 6A; net re-
ceipts 1896; sales, $50; stock, 71,s1O.
Louisyille-Quiet; middling, 61Rc.
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 800; coast
wise 5000
New orleans-To Great Britain. 1850;
coastwse 6,252
Mobile-Coastwise, 752.
Savannah-Coastwise, ,939.
Nortolk-To the continent, 1879; coast
wise 2l1
New York-Forwarded, 1,04S.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
DAY and thus far this week-To Great
bftain' 1850; to France, none; to the
continent ,799.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1897
10 Great Britain, ,354; to France, 1853;
10 the continent, 1873, 1885,
Liverpool, Oct 2, / p. m.-Cotton, spot,
oul.i prices lower; American middling fair,
3-5Sd; good middling, 15-16d; American
middllng, 13-16d; low middling, 11-lGd:
good ordinary 8 9-16d; ordinary. 3ssd. The
no IA & n I,,1a
o." were Tor speculation and export, and
Included $500 American; receipts, 1900
"a!es, all American. Futures opened
quiet, with a moderate demand and closed
Ndley steady; American middling, low
HI,'HiIng clause, October, sd sellers; Oc-
,O'el November, S.30q3.3ld sellers; NoVem-
te'-pecember, 32Sd buyers; December
-nuary, 3.Hd3.2sd sellers; January-Feb-
o115S, Esd sellers; February March,
1-el buyers; March-April, 329d sellers:
lay S.30d sellers; May-June, 33ld
HeIs' June-July, 332d sellers; July-Au-
sJ7l 532a3.S3d buyers.
s-leIPool Oct. "A, recount of the stock
o''oh mere shows an increase of 26, 40S
., - III the total amount, an increase of
80 in American. The recount also
900 leereases of 547 bales in Brazilian.
- VT EGYPTIAN and 4309 in Surats.
80" york, Oct. 2.-The cotton market
IFu quiet and 1@9 points lower, cables
st5 dppOintlng and receipts fair. con-
ing The quarantine The market was
3.'ontlly narrow, the most active
working within a range of only
I.r0 po-H's. The Chronicle made a rather
'-I1 report for the week as to the
coa-''.er and crop conditions, but the local
,5'.,'S' nt who had the situation all to
NM, today, kept prices down.
~, were few sellers, however. as it is
si5ln NE short interest is already con-
'''''' The market closed steady with
To- "Nally unchanged, to points net
o." York, oct. 2. noon.-Cotton futures
g.. Z, steady; sales, 1880 bales; January,
g.. e'iaary, 635c; March, 6.42c; April,
NJ y 65Oc; June, 6.54e; October, 625c;
NJ. .l1 y, Sei sac; December, 6.2Sc
bar.i,. o'k' Oct. ?, D. m.-Futures clos
Ga ~ Sse'dy; sales, 1880 bales; January,
SAC. toi uary. G.S7c; March, 6.41c; April,
. Oclot. wa Sole; June, 6.55c; July, soc;
Coo d o'z5c November. 6,25c; December,
s,esSy Orleans. oct. 2,-cotton futures
Dece5, sales 1880 baless October 5.s2c.
"'Osl' o'&d5.ssc; January sO1de.O2c;