The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02

,ire of : cents on three lower grades.
There was a good demand for investment
securities, and the market was fairly act
i've The wholesale markets were firm
and generally unchanged. The following
,ssume of the different markets will show
the tone and the quotations at the close
today
COTTON.
The Cotton Exchange resumed its regu-
lar three-call system on the market to-
Sav There was very little doing, and
ysr-- little offering at the decline of sc
an all grades. The receipts were only 1863
b,les The sales for the day were 2S6
bajes. At the first cali at 1880 o'clock a.
m at the Cotton Exchange, the market
was bulletined quiet and unchanged from
Yesterdays closing, with sales of 148
iales at the regular midday call at l
o'clock D. M. it was quiet and unchanged,
win sales of 1873 bales and at the last
call at / o'clock p. M, it was bulletined
ojiet at &c decline on all grades, with no
Gales reported.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good midd.ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mddling ..................'.'''.'.
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Good ordinary Observation-Disclosures.
Market quiet; sales 2S6; middling same
day last year 73sc.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day ....................... 1863
Receipts this day last year .......... 1883
Receipts this day year before last. Isl
Receipts since Sept. l. 1897 .......... 1863
Same time last year .................. 1858
Same time year before last ......... 94i
Exports coastwise this day .......... 305
Stock on hand this day .............. S,10S
Same day last year .................. S0,0H
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIPS
This day last week .................... 1888
This day last year ....................... 1881
This day year before last ............ 971
Receipts past five days ............... S5,Sa
Same days last year ................. U,4O6
Same days year before last ....... $3.50
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1887. 6,126
Same time last year INSTRUMENTATION. 12,72S
Same time year before last ........ 16, 1G6
Stock at the ports to-day ............ S0,327
Stock same day last year ..........24l, 800
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 1851 Wednesday ......14, S44
Monday. so Thursday ........ 1851
Tuesday. Friday ..."......21, 213
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, rs; net re-
cs'pts 5,427 sales. 727; stock, 20,499.
-NtN VI itdIlS-~OltduS H1luullIS. 49, net
receipts SO; gross, 1904; sales, $50; stock
1913
Mobile-Firm; middling, IA; net receipts,
y stock. $500
Enthusiastically; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts 307: stock, 1903.
Wilmington-Quiet middling, Z net re-
oeipts 70; stock. PSI.
Norfok-Quiet: middling, s; net receipts
30 stock, Sc.
Baltimore-Nominal; middlng. 81; net
receipts. none; stock, 100.
New York-Dull; middling, 3-16; net re-
celpts none gross, $3.50; sales, 2S0; stock
42SS
Boston-Quiet; middling, 8; gross re-
ceipts j.
PhiIadelphia-Quiet; middling, 8 1-16
stock, l35S.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
'elps' S35; sales, COZ; stock, 1876.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 7-16; net re-
celpts, 2O sales, rs; stock, 1850.
st. Louis-Steady; middling, 1-16; net
receipts, 3; gross, Ill; sales, 25; stock.
Cmcinnati-Quiet; middling, S1s net re-
ceipts 3: stock, 1890.
Hodston-Nominal middling, 1-16; net
receipts. 1907; sales, 694; stock 1914.
LoulsVile-Quiet; middling 7%
Exports OF Cotton This Day
81 a ms 4 Zoos Ff-sa
WiIminotoi lscl os.''e WIS., s''i'-
New Va ECodstwlss' ~.
Total for r%a,r lwaraeo, I,4oo,
lar tbi. 80, V ~, rom an poIls mus
France ~ NIeat blltani, 1'So4' 10
Total foroi,,, ~ .ne to'itiIient, 4,s=o, ,oo-
To Cirest porls since SEPT l. 1857
To The cor, 3,i.ain' nome 10 FRANCE none;
Liv4rnoa1 Sd none.
MADEIRA o h,.' sept l. p. m.-Cotton' spot
lean r1i,1,71;.iS99, prizes steauler' amer
were n 0oo t asa; me sales Oh the DAY
gpeoulation paIes' OF WhIch l:ooO were Tor
bsles Hr',.t a,lo export ana included s'SOO
op4n.d ai'il receipts none futures
ami r,n.e q', ~, WIN moderate demand,
miidIi,', Iaeauy; American mlddllng' low
Noyemh oer'oe ,6ee sod sellers; October
Der4nIer o ,e@ss ,1S ouye November
joma ','Fr; $3.50 ,:4s 10 buyers; Decemher~
ra, ,''' ~, :. Pc ,s 46d buyers January Feb
BAL 'ioa"- 4Sa, sellers; February- March.
Jg.. Anrll-May.. 3. i7d$.iSd buyers; May
2a5 i,-,,,.. asa buyers Jnne-July. $3.50
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