The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-20
COTTON. .

COT1TnN.
,r.o week opened with the market at a
decline of l-16c to Csc for mlddllng, react
u tuesday to 11-l6c, and remained
tia+ and steady until to-day, when it ad-
,S5nned to SIC. There were small trans
tions made during the week. the local
~S9rkot being unsettled, on account OF the
I'm fluctuations in futures. during the
1ast few days the controlling markets
IIsre frmer, and advanced, and better
feeIing prevailed in the spot market. Inc
rsseinfs for the week were light, showing
continual falling off of the movement,
Today. at the cotton Exchange, the
,,arket at the first call, was bulletned
nniet and steady and unchanged, with
sales of bales. At the second call IL
Vas quiet and steady at 1-16c advance,
with sales of 70 bales, and at the, last
N ,H IL closed quiet and steady and I'M
hanged with further sales of 10 bales
Tbe following were the official spot quo
tauons at the close OF the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .....-...........''-.''...
Mjddiug '''''...'''''U4
Low midding ...-....'...'.....''' '..'''S32
Good ordinary "a
Market-Quiet and steady; sales, 260; for
u" B9e~ceintsEThe receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources Tor the past Week
were 269 bales upland and $50 bags sea
island. against ,9S9 bales upland and 76l
bass sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts We're as
follows: Per Central railroad, 4,641 bales;
n4r Savannah Florida and Western rail-
wav. 1856 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
yannah railroad, 1H bales; per South
Bound railroad, l13 bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular railroad, 129 bales; per
Georgia and Alabama railway; OIL pales;
per Savannah river steamers, = bales.
F,xDorts-The exports for the past week
we're 1854 bales upland and 2,29l bags sea
island moving as follows: To Baltimore,
$50 bales upland and 70 bags sea island;
IN New York 1914 bales upland and l,4b6
h9es sea island; to Boston, 1885 bales up
and and $50 bags sea island; to Philadel-
phia. 50 bales upland
Stock-The stock on hands and on ship
hoard to-day were As, $50 bales upland and
$50 bags sea island, against 81 24 bales
unland and a. 143 bags sea. island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market continued
quiet and unchanged during the past week.
The reported sales were l,462 bags. me
receipts were comparatively hght ana
showed a considerable falling off. The
remaining Offering stock on hand is Flor
idas on which there is a slow demand.
There are several reasons given for the
depressed situation in the sea Island cot
ion market First, it is stated, that the
enormous crop of 1861, coming on top of
the heavy crop of the previous year, and
finding the mills well stocked with raw
4 material, naturally curtailed the demand.
Then another reason is the poor quality
Of the cotton. This is accounted for by
the drought of last summer and the poor
It is said that seed used in Georgia and
Florida for three years is worn out, and
10 insure a crop of fine islands, new seed
from the islands of South Carolina must
be planted. II is a mistaken idea that the
fibre will continue fine by the continued
use Of old seed. Experience has shown
that it deteriorates materially. The fact
IS shown by the large quantity of undesir-
able FloridaS now on the market.
Inc quotations remain as follows:
EAtFa cnoice Florldas .......s......151a
1hOlce tlorldaS ......................141 2
Extra fine FlOridas ............... .1315G14
Iducy HeofSldS .-..................1212g l3
GAtia cnolce Georglas .............11&@12
1Hoice GeorglaS .....................u 6111A
Extra line Georgias ............... 101561Os[
Ilt GeorSlaS REORGANIZATION. $1,000
Medlum fne Georgias ............9
guilnOn GtOfgldS INSTRUMENTATION.
The receipts for the past week were 6S3
ndgs' against 76l bags the same week last
The exports for the week were 2291 hays
moving as follows TO Hayre. 75 baes:
10 Manchester. 800 bags; to LIVERPOOL 75O
Ddss' 10 northern ports for domestic con-
sumption, l66 bags
bags 0A 'asI year were o'loI
I'M. Ihe total receipts from Sept. 1 to date
@F ar t TO f929l bags, against n, 033 bags
-Gr III me corresponding time last wear
me total exports from Sent. 10 date
~ ,'V Gu 10 oI,Y9? bags, moving as follows:
& on 1hledl Britain Sl.516 bags; to France
4 nortb@rS5' 10 me continent, 2,S66 bags; to
Il 2IW bags. NOiiS 'iHP'iOn'
IA ine total exports for the same period
a ~ year were 81 293 bags
stock on hand and on shinboard to-dav
iasf wy wy bags against 14.14S bags this day
tom GoaS aj5 s. C.. Feb 1s.-sea island cot
h. ialhet; Receipts for the week. 81
19l53Gc. fI'iils Medium fine 1715G1Sc; fine
Market my my lHe, zlq2Sc; extra fine, 2Sa35c
bean ,9JM receipts since Sept. 4. 1896 have
anu 80 bags, against 10 ,O39 bags for me
B Sept ISec lds' year. The exports since
81 .6i4 bac ~ r. nave been 6,4O3 bags, against
naSs Tor the same time last year
q ReceiVln.dii ~ receipts, exports and stocks
81 Boocogineg mis- day ................, 779
D., wed same day last wear ''''' e Sao35
& Raoeivei same day in 1894. 1857
pBoCeiFeq past week ' 100
8eeceiiye9 same week last year..... Il ia
Hece'veJ s s3ne week in IS94........... 5000
Roceint' since Sept. !, 1896. ...... 733 5O1
FecSipr..ss same time last year........ Cos 09i
Il,ynart9 same time in 1894 '735
4Exporfs IKE me cay coastwise. $50
i F,ynot, " week. coastwise. 7q45
H. 4Polis Since Sept ]. 1Sg6- '''i'
ITO Fr.,o DIIldln ...................... a. 263
% the cont '''' s's'-.............. lJ,34l
MTotI ft,ou llpeht .......................29S 2t7
Total cogtsl 361 S5l
#'ro,ai Codslwlse ................,.....S37 ' Id
oo on hand hi. ..6SS,9l3
Reaoi,, hdhd same day last wear "a q67
8l}ecemlp5' and stocks at the ports 'V''0'
h.s law Iast V,aei, ''''''i'''.......... 1892
~ Jay last wear ''''''''' a. st' 1el
iecst,.,Y year before last .. 15a92
Ina '.a past week .......... So 40
am week last year - to7' a1a
l0taI r~1oek year before last ...... SsS7
ima ii,,e I,ts since Sept 1. 96 =. & sos 4ia
Hsna t,, Idst year ................ 4 33l 322
0ok 1lr year before last $50. 51Sgis
Eto.t %. we ports to-day ....... Az S99
ban Hlme day last year - "a e9S
Gsio movement at other ports
apt. s'nn-Cuiet. middling, csc. net re-
7N3 -'"t' gross, 2S4l; sales SO9: stock
orleans-Firm; mIddllng q ts-rec.
\ ass 3sl t.6s, SSl3: gross, i.f36. sales, 5000
his steady; middllng. 69c; net re-
c5aj',. sales, 200: stock $3.50
ms w.. Confirm. middling 69,c. NET re
Wf 'lo stock. 36. 522 ~ '0' &c
.eirfi t5599thLsteady; middling. CSC; net
Norfoi ~ stock. l2.5sl.
M. rs flrm, middling, G7kc; net re-
BIlti,'o, sales, "a; stock, 1854
Fbt. i0oI-s-Dull; middling. Lice; net re-
New no. gross LAS; stock IS so
a|rt. 'olh-Steady. middling 7f6ct net
n6af5 none gross. 1854. sales 7Gj an
B5i, stock, 273 3Ii
1ts 3,e. steady; mIddling. 7lSc; net re-
eInt l33ula-Quiet: middling 7ssc; net
bIlv -, -, gross 2i3; stock. TO7S
tH.ns n"Nement at interior towns
pt a5S steady; middlinr 7c; net re-
-''' sales $50. stock. 4s,7oi.