The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-08
COTTON.


COTTON.
The opening of the local market was
,.f.r and the buoyant feeling of yesterday
e.mcwHat subsidized at the situation, but
,ss report OF a fair demand aud hardening
,,rf.,s at Liverpool strengthened the mar
nat a lille. The sales for the day were
rg7 bales. At the first call the market
,,9s Duileuned quiet and unchanged with
sales of l75 bales. AT the second call it
,,,s bull, tined easy and unchanged, with
sales of l022 bales. At the last call the
market closed steady and unchanged,
with 30 sales reported.
Tnt following were the official spot quo
gaH1us. a. the close Of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to day:
Good mIddling ..........................6 3-l6
1ilthns 49,. ''.'''..''''''''''.'''''''o lo-lo
Low middling .........................59s
Good ordinary ..........................o 0-l6
Market quiet; sales 1,197 bales.
NIddmg same day last year.. ....7lsc
Sea island Colton-The market was
oulet and steady. The following were the
quotations.
Ezra choice Floridas, nominal. .14l5
Choice tloridas, nominal ....,...13 OLA
Extra line Floridas nominal. .....l215
Fancy GeorSias .l212pl3
Extra choice GeOrgias 12A@12R
Choice GeOrBlaS e.. ..............llAulZ
Extra fine Gecrgias 1912
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ....s.......,.....'.. S,43O
Receipts this day last year........... 6,434
Receipts this day year before last. 1852
Receipts since Sept. l, lS97............ 1879, 349
Same time last ear...................l94,4 AL
Same time year before last..........l571 03
Exports, coastwise, this day.......... 1892
stock on hand this 1922 $50
Same day last year.................... 102,7S6
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4o,5lI
This day last week .................. 39,l62
TIL day last year .................. 1925
This day year before last .......... 1921
Receipts past six days ............. 234,2l9
Same days last year .................. H5,3S0
Same days year before last ........ 230, 243
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897 ..1,044, 637
Same time last year ................1, 266, AS
Same time year before last ........ 7A,lS0
stock at the ports to-day .......... 472, 497
Stock same day last year .......... 791, 534
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. 1877 Wednesday .... $4,000
Monday. COS Thursday ...43, 225
Tuesday. &c, 100 Friday ...........54,08i
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; niddling, 61s net re-
Cepts, 1880; gross receipts, $50; sales,
1,1S4; stock, 131 469.
New Orleans-Very steady; middling, SIS;
net receipts, 1910; gross receipts, lisp;
sales, 800; stock, 1854
Mobile-Dull; middling, 6; net receipts,
$50; gross receipts, 1893; sales, 400; stock,
1868
Charleston-Firm; middling, G; net re-
ceipts, ASS; gross receipts, 4,545 sales,
500; stock, 81, $50.
Wilmington-Firm mdd.ing, lie; net
receipts 2,2S9; gross receipts, 2,2S9; stock,
1921.
Norfolk-Flrm; middling, GA net re-
Ceipts, 1882; gross receipts, 1872; sales, l.
2S6; stock, @, SOS.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. 62s; gross
receipts, 1900; stock, 6064.
New York-Easy; mddling, 69s net re-
celpts, none; gross receipts $780, sales,
50, all spinners; stock. 4,595.
BOston-Dull; midding, 65s; net receipts,
276; gross receipts, 376.
Philadei phla-Quet; midding, 67h; net re-
ceipts, 332; gross receipts, 1872; stock, q
1O8.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 2S46; gross receipts, 2,S46; sales, L.,
42l; stock, 1928.
Memphis-Very firm; middlng. 1-l6:
net receipts, 1873; gross receipts, 3554;
sales, 800; stock 49, 95.
st. Louis-Hoiday; net receipts, 965;
gross receipts, 5036; stock, 1921
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling. ga; net re-
ceipts, 678; gross receipts, CTS; stock, s.
go.
Houston-steady; middling, 61s; net re-
ceipts, 1920; gross receipts, 1920; sales,
SOB; stock, $3.50.
Louisville-Qulet; middlng. 81.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain. 81; coast
wise, S061.
New Orleans-Coastwis 900.
Mobile-Coastwse, IS.
Sayannah-Coastwse, 1872.
Observation-Disclosures la.
WiImington-To Great Britain, 1900;
continent S.1SG
Norfolk-Coastwise, 2,6t7.
New York-To Great Britain, 1924; con-
tnent, 3SS
Boston-To Great Britain, 1913.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
cay: To Great Britain, 31415; to FraQce,
none; to The continent, 1924.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
Jar this week: To Great Britain. 1922
To- rance, 1l,342; to the continent, 17,2l0
Iotal foreign exports since Sept /, 1897
To Great Britain, 23l O3S; to France, $685.
In the continent, 1854.
liverpool, Oct. 7, 4 p. m.-Cctton. hard
'Hag tendency; American middling. sgd;
al'es 10000 bales, Of which 1000 were for
ejaculation aud exports, and included TO-,
2 bales American; receipts, l.
"' bales. no American Flu
tfos quiet but steady, with
moderate demand. and closed quiet;
American middHng. low middling clause,
o'td sellers; October November. 32sd SELL
.~' November December, 8 Bod buyers;
-'.. ember-January. 3.35d sellers; Janu-
ar -tthruary, 9.S5d sellers; February
March, $500. 36d value; March-April. 93Gd
IEers; April-May, $3.50 value; May
JWie 1854 sellers; June-Juy, 3 SOD sellers;
'WS-Ausust, 3.4Od sellers.
New York. Oct. THE cotton market
ol'ned firm. Subsequent movements
moved considerable irregularity within a
"'pardlively narrow scope of variations
a. 'he best. the market showed an adj
uee of 2@JS points on the more active
n2''uohs over yesterdays closing figures
i"'e al the lowest level a decline of Gas
'"lJs was apparent. The market was
a+'Iy steady, with prices unchanged to
.gIu's net lower, as compared with yes
ray hnal figures. The firmer inter
Oh the market resulted from better
'sS oI cable news than had been cx-
lea. But the volume OF outside specu-
o@'e support failed TO justify predic-
o,a --a made by the bulls, and as receipts
WI. ,,'h estimates, liquidation by The
". luxe, n longs caused frequent intervals