The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10

Gov SHIPMENTS being made. The security
market was quiet and dull. The follow
n, resume of the different markets will
sbov the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
COTTON.
The cotton market was in a better posi-
,ion during the past week than it had been
for some time past. The disposition on
The mart of European spinners to secure
cotton against their contracts for the de-
livery of yarns. helped the spot markets
along. whi.e the reports of the disastrous
Aoods along the Mississippi gave a further
stimulus to the situation. The local mar
tet advanced sc early in the week, and
remained unchanged up to the close to-
dav. The sales for the week. including
the last call tonight, amounted to 1884
bales. The sales to-day were 124 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, al the
Cotton Exchange to-day;
Good midding OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ia
Middling ...............'...'..'..
Low middling .............................
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market-Quiet and steady; sales, 124; for
the week, 2,5S4.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
were 1880 bales upland and III bags sea
island, against $685. bales upland and All
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad, 4,301 bales;
per Savannah, florida and Western rail-
road, 1915 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, 1,076 bales; per South
Bound railroad, $50 bales; per Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular railroad, AZ bales; per
Georgia and Alabama, 223 bales; per Sa-
vanah river steamers, Is bales.
EXpOrts-The exports for the past week
were Hops bales upland and GIL bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
27i6 ba.es upland, and 312 bags sea island;
to New York, 1850 bales upland and 200
bags sea island; to Boston, al bales up
land and $50 bags sea island; to Phiadel-
pha, 10 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 27,0S0 bales upland and
l2si9 bags sea island, against 3O,017 bales
upland and 6,49S bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton.-The market remain
ed quiet during the entire week with quo
tatlons unchanged. The sales for the week
we're 73l bags. Reports continue to come
stating that the planting is delayed on ac-
count Of the floods in every section of the
sea island belt. The following were the
quotations a. the close of the market to-
day:
Extra choice Floridas .....14h
Choice Floridas ....................I31 AG14
Extra fine Floridas ............r...13
rdHcy GeorSlaS .................... u q1212
Extra choice Georgias ............. 1115d11$4
IHolce deorglas .....................1 ql1A
Extra EXT hne Georgias .................10 @1O12
flhe Georglas ....................... a 912
Medium fine Georgias ............... Slk
common Georgias ................S
The receipts for the past week were 1T
bags, against 427 bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were 67 bags,
moving as follows: To Liverpool, 300 bags
70 northern ports for domestic consump-
ton, 81 bags.
Exports same week last year were 1897
bags.
The total receipts from Sept. 1 to date
amount to 2,427 bags. against 73, 954 bags
Ior the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept l to date
amount to 1881 bags, moving as follows:
TO Great Britain, S7.159 bags; to France
eodo bags to the continent, 1854 bags; to
northern ports for domestic consumption,
25,59l bags
The total exports for the same period
last year were 81, 1853 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard TO-DAY
last year.
Charleston S. c., April 9.-sea island
luton market; Receipts for the week, "a
oass; exports, 2l1 bags; sales, 100 bags;
stock, 3,2l3 bags.
Quotauons-Medium fine, off color, Isle;
I ne1lum me HQlTsc; fine, 1Sc; fully fine,
4s42Oc; extra fine. 28dSOc.
Inc total receipts since Sept. 1, 1896.
nave peen 9'440 bags, against 10. 1886 bags
LOT the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. l. 1896, have been 1893 bags.
year.
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
'o0e!Neu TINS day ..................... 1856
RecelVed same day last year $500. 1334
IIecelVed same day year before last. 1919
tONelNeu past week ................... 1857
I.scelVed same week last year . 1882
nelelVed same week year before last 1881
received since Sept. l. 1S96.........S02. $50
necelpts same time last year ......7O7. 2S2
receipts same time year before last.902. 204
exports this day, coastwise .... S9l
EI-Aporls this week, coastwise ........ 5,3lS
Exports this week, continent mann. 6,373
p, Exports since Sept. l. 1906
40 Great Britain ...................... IS, 2G3
~, rance .......................... 1871
r. me continent ...................,..3iL6 500
,r.oi lorelSh ...'.......................4 S,2l3
M coast"lse ........,..............SS,l 1871
STOCK on hand this day ............. 9729
''9ck on hand same day last year. 36,5i5
- N'Ceipts ana stocks at the ports.
Tr,Celpts this day ............n... 1855
Lhis day last week .......... SOY
ms gay last year ..,................ 10.172
ms day Year before last ...... 14S6i
secelp's past week ............... 4t,a54
same week last year ............... $3.50
- me week year before last ........ 81. 6G6
65o,al receipts since Sept /, 1896. 6.2oi.0S
a.ue tlme last year .,..............4.s2 81. iS3
Zane Time year before last ......75iO,i 22
S.ock al the ports to-day .......... ca. SOP
',ock same day last year .......... 409 293
naiy Movements at other Ports
IA. ,'alF esi on Steady. middling. lilo; net
eipis. l,62l; sales. $40; stock, 65l95.
New orleans--IFirm. midding ~: net re-
pls, -'lit' sales, $780, stock. 2i4 i99
.,. "loblle-Quiet middling. z; net receipts.
81. sales 100: stock. 239s9
'narleston-Firm; mlddHng. Z: net re
',pts' az stock. 2s.50g
" hmlngton-Quiet: middilng, z, net re.
cents ~ stock 5.4i7.