The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17

sales. The wholesale markets were steady
with fair movement Some changes We're
noted in bacon, lard and sugar There
was fair demand for all classes of secu-
| rites. The following resume of the differ
ent markets, both local and Geographic,
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local receipts were heavy to-day. be-
ing over 10000 bales, and with the exception
of New Orleans. The largest at any of the
ports. The feature of the market was a
decline of 1-16c, with the market steady
at the decline. Al the Cotton Exchange,
at the first call, the market was bunetined
quiet and unchanged, with sales of 337
bales. At the second call, it was bulletin
ed steady at 1-l6c decline on all grades,
with reported sales of 800 bales At the
last call, the market closed steady and
unchanged, with no sales reported
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................5
iidullhg ..........................5i
Low mlddltng ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1915
Good ordinary ..............................4
Market steady; sales. spots, 697 f. o. b.,
200
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
steady and unchanged, at the following
quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............14 ais
Choice Floridas .....................13l5
Extra fine Floridas ...............13 G13h
Fancy Georgias .....................12l2
Extra choice GeOrgias .............12 @12A
Choice GeofBlaS .....................l Mll12
Extra fine Georgias ................1012
Fine GeOrgias Observation-Disclosures. 915d1O
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
receipts TINS day ...................... 1888
Receipts this day last year ........... 54l5
Receipts this day year before last =. 4214
Receipts since Sept. /, 1897 ............76 131
same time last year ....................56 $50 13l
Same time year before last .....478 967
Exports coastwise, this day .......... $3.50
Stock on hand this $50. 1872
Same day last year ...................125,627
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 5222l
This day last week ................. 1854
This day last year .,................. SO G6J
This day year before last........... 2SG36
Receipts past six days ............... 1926, 5l4
Same days last year ................ 2T0. 034
Same days year before last ......... 174909
Total receipts since Sept l, 1897. ....4. IT'S l73
Same time last year .....,...........4,32 1921, $50
Same time year before last...........3.0Gl,5 22
Stock at the ports to-day............1,10 9, 439
Stock same day last year ...........1, 27S, 357
Saturday.........49.73 1876 Wednesday ...46,26S
Monday. SO, 40 Thursday ......3S, $50
Tuesday. $50 Friday .........61, 179
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling. 7-16; net
receipts, 1925; sales, 557; stock, 2H.995.
New Orleans-Easy; middling 81: net
receipts, 1929; sales, 1900; stock 367 S9S
Mobile-Steady: middling, 3-l6; net re-
ceipts, $780, sales, 1000; stock, $685.
Charleston-Steady; middling, 3-16; net
receipts 4590; stock. 5399S.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 53s net re-
ceipts. 2005; stock, 26.033
Norfolk-Steady; midding, 81; net re
ceipts, 5,418 stock, 1883.
BalHmore-Nominal; middling, 55s; net
receipts, 643; stock, q ,11S
New York-Dull; middling, So; net re-
ceipts, 1,499; gross, 6,S5S; sales Sc, all spin
ners; stock. 97.O46.
Boston-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1,164; gross, 1922.
Philadelphia-Quiet: middlng, 6Js; net
receipts, 411 stock. $3.50
Daily Movements a Interior Towns.
Augusta-Firm; middling. 51a; net re-
ceipts, 2.276; sales, 1901; stock 55O22.
Memphis-Steady; middling, "a; net re-
ceipts. 6O54; sales, 1900; stock, 147, SSS
St. Louis-Steady; middling, 5-16; net
receipts, 4,703; shipments, 4,2OS; sales, 719;
stock, 62,745
Houstor-Steady; middlng, 7-16; net
receipts, 9,O57; sales, 497; stock, 1912
notwithstanding So.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston--To Great Britain, 1902;
France, 1857; coastwise 4,56S
New Orleans-To Great Britain, IL 500;
France. 5349; continent, 4.454.
Mobile-To Great Britain, $3.50.
Norfolk-Coastwse, 1884.
New York Forwarded, 3,SsS
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 49, 1922 to France,
9,316: TO the continent 1885.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain, 9S,-
766; to France, 2, 2S9; to the continent, u.s.
1874
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1897
To Great Britain, 1523, 449; to France 432,-
55S; to the continent, 1921, SOL
Liverpool, Dec. 16.-Cotton, spot. ia fair
demand and lower; American middling
fair 9-16d good middling, Sled; mid 4
ding, 3 3-16d low middling, 13-32d; good
ordinary, 29-S2d; ordinary, 22-32d. The
sales of the day were 1900 bales, of which
1000 were for speculation and export and
included 1850 American. Receipts 5000
bales, including 1890 American; futures
opened quiet, with moderate demand, and
closed steady; American middiing, low
middling clause, 308d sellers December
January. 3.0Sd sellers; February March.
3.OSd3.0 sellers; March-April 5O9aS. 1Od;
312d sellers; June-July 3.12d3.13d sellers;
July-August, 313d8.14d buyers; August
September 31403l5d buyers September
October 3.1563. 16d buyers; October Novem-
Der S16d3.17d sellers.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE phases of the
cotton market were not very satisfactory
yet the situation developed a stubborn re-
sistance that excited considerable COM
ment Adverse accounts from Fall River
were supplemented by advices from New
England cotton spinning districts at large
pointing to a 10 per cent. reduction in
the wages of cotton operatives throughout
New England with the possibility, il not
the probability of a general strike.
In addition to this the Liverpool cable
accounts were Disappointing. Local trad
ers had the market all to themselves with
out knowing what TO do with H. At noon
the market was duh at about yesterdays