The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-19
COTTON.

al New York stimulated the tone OF the
local spot market, and II became steady
Tradings was light however, the sales Cor
the day being only 20 bales. At the reg
ular call at the Cotton Exchange, the mar
ket was bulletined steady and unchanged.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddling ............................
Mlddilng LIS
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .
Good ordinary Observation-Disclosures,
Market-Steady: sales 20.
Savannah Receipts Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 1854
Receipts this day last year ........., 3l5
Receipts this day year before last. 700
Receipts since Sept. l. 96..........S29, 314
Same time last year 739, 1888
Same time year before last .......... 925, 965
Stock on hand this day .............. 1886
Same day last year ................. HIT
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day INSTRUMENTATION. 1856
This day last week ................ 7432
This day last year .................. 513S
This day year before last ........ $3.50
Receipts past four days ............ 12,052
Same days last year ................ 2,446
Same days year before last ........ 1916
Total receipts since Sept 4, 1896. G, 53l .53i
Same time last year ................5,O5 1, $50
Same time year before last ......7, S07 ,924
Stock at the ports to-day mann. 1881 1855
Stock same day last year ........,. 1884, 025
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middllng 7-l6; net re-
cepts, PSI; sales. 81; stock, 0.062.
New Orleans-Steady; middling. 7-16;
net receipts 1924; sales, 1000; stock, 1OS OIL
Mobile-Nothing doing; middling "a;
stock, 1883.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 7as; net re-
cepts. 263: stock, 1880.
Wilmington-steady; middling ~; net
receipts, 4; stock, 379,
Norfolk-Qulet: middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, 27l sales, 1896; stock, l1,21O.
misunderstanding; middling, 77s;
stock, 14,76
New York-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
celpts, enc. gross receipts, 90l6.
Boston-Steady; middling. tx; net re-
ceipts, 2O9; gross receipts, 1923.
Philadelphia-Quiet; mlddling, 8; net re-
ceipts, 3S9; stock. 1858.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling. 7Ss net re-
ccipts. a. sales, 49, stock, 1885,
Memphis-Dull; middi7g, 73s; net re-
ceipts, 80: gross receipts, 80; sales, e25;
stock, 39.44.
St. Louis-steady: middling. 79s; net re.
ceipts, 3l9; gross receipts, 1892; sales, "a:
stock, 30,5i4.
ceipts, 1863; sales, 400; stock. 4045.
Houston-Easy; middling. 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 5l5: stock. 1854.
Louisville-steady; middlng, 7A.
Exports of cotton this day
New Orleans-Coastwise, 500
Norfollk-To Great Britain, 1000.
New York-To Great Britain, 1885; to
France, 1887; TO the continent, 1908; for
warded. ISL.
Boston-To Great Britain. 43i
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain Gao; to France,
l4g7; to the continent. lO03.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 6,534; to
France. S, 49S; 10 the continent, N14.
Total foreign exports since Sept. ], 1896
TO Great Britain 2.9l69li; 10 France,
$50 sf7; TO the continent, i999,630.
Liverpool, May 49, p. motion spot.
moderate demand, prices lower; American
middllng, 41sd; low middling, lJ-i6d;
good ordinary 3 13-16d. The sales OF the
day were 1900 bales, of which 300 were for
speculation and export, and included g.
ZOO American; receipts, 10000 bales, inclu-
ding 1900 American. Futures opened
quiet with a moderate demand and clos
ed very steady at the advance; American
middling, low middling clause; May and
June, 4.Old, buyers; June and July, 4.03lt
4.0id; July and August. 4.02d buyers; Au-
October 55fi3 SD; October and Novem-
Der, 3.5OG3.J November and December.
3. 4sd; December and January, 3.47d, Duy-
ers; January and February. 3.f7d; Feb
ruary aud March, asa, value.
New York. May iS.-The cotton market
had a steady opening, with the first call
developing an advance OF 10 points on
near positions and j TO points on the
more remote deliveries Following the
first call, trading was slack. with narrow
changes. and the market finally steadied
al a net advance Of 10 9 points. The
early Improvement was due. chiefly. 10
a better class OF cable news than had been
looked for, supplemented by somewhat
conflicting crop reports and a predicted
falling off In receipts.
New York. May S.-noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady; sales, 500 bales;
January. 6.Ssc February, G.9ic; March,
csc: May. 7.S2c; June. 7.Sic; July 1910;
August, 1900; September. 7.OOc October,
{. &c; November. csc: December, 6Sic.
New York. May IS, y. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; sales, U.i00 bales;
January, G.S9c; February csc; March,
G97c: May and June. 6.35c: July. 1890;
August. 1880: September, 7.O5c; October,
Csc; November, G.s3c. December. Csc.
New Orleans May t8.-COttOn futures
steady; sales. 1890; June, 727a129c' july.
1901 BE. August, 7iO67.iic; September,
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