The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-17
COTTON.

COTTON.
The loca; market was Influenced by the
advance noted in the controlling markets,
and all grades rose 1-16c early in the week.
There was a fair demand after the advance
and the light offerings were taken at the
quotations. The tone of the market rang
ed between steady and firm during the en-
tire week.
There was a stagnation in speculation in
the American markets, but the active de-
mand from European spinners helped to
sustain the market during the week.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange Thursday night;
Good middhng ..@.........,.............75
Mddling ....,........................ lie
Low middling observation-disclosures 1916
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9-l6
Market steady.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1855 bales upland and 120 bags sea
island, against 4603 bales upland and 73
bags sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railroad. 1924 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road, 67 bales per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad 745 bales; per South
Bound railroad 374 bales; per Florida Cen
Georgia and Alabama, COL bales; per Sa-
vannah river steamers, 10 bales.
EXports-The exports for the past week
we're 10,046 bales upland and $50 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
1880 bales upland and 465 bags sea island;
to New York, 2,455 bales upland and So
bags sea island; to Boston, 663 bales up
land; to Philadelphia, 2l1 bales upland; to
the interior, 4 bales upland; to Bremen,
Abb bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 22,62O bales upland and
2219 bags sea island, against 1871 bales
upland and $50 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton.-The business for the
week ended Thursday, as stated in Fri
days Morning News. The light receipts
did not influence prices to advance, but
fair amount of sales were made at un-
changed quotations. The reported sales
were 1O59 bags The market closed quiet at
the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..............141s
Choice Florldas .l312Ql4
Extra fine Floridas ................13
Fancy Georgias .....................12 Ql212
Extra choice Georgias ll1@WllA
ChOlce GeOrglaS .....................u Ull4
Extra fine Georgias ..................1O @lOA
Fine GeorSiaS ....-.................. o. S52
Medium fine Georgias ............. Sa
Common Georgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were 10
bags against 7S bags the same week last
year.
The exports for the week were $50 bags,
moving as follows: To Liverpool, 1854 bags;
to northern ports for domestic consump-
ton, 1856 bags.
Exports same week last year were 751
bags.
The total receipts from Sept to date
amount to S2547 bags, against 7,0H bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. l to date
amount TO 1888 bags, moving as follows:
TO Great Britain, 1888 bags to France.
$685. bags; 10 the continent, 1854 bags; %
northern ports Cor domestic consumption.
25T77 bags.
The total exports for the same period
last year were $3.50 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
was l2'2l9 bags, against $500 bags this day
last year.
Charleston, S. c., April i6.-sea Island
cotton market: Receipts for the week. 3
bass; exports 40 bags; salcs, POS bags
stock, 2.0i6 bags.
Standardization fine off color lGlgc,
medium fine l7mi7lac; fine, 1Ac. fuzzy fine.
I5tt2Oc; extra fine, 2SN33c.
The total receipts since Sept. l, 1896, have
p'eh 9liS bags against l0S.S bags for the
same time last year The exports since
S,pt' J. 1896, have been e-S bags, against
sls' bags for the SAM time last year
=, savannah receipts. es por,s au1 stocks
received this day ..................... 81
received same day last year ....... 697
received same day year before last. li0l
I.eeelNed past week ................... 5706
received same week last year ....... 4616
,.eeelVetl same week year 5efors last 4.i8
received since Sept !. lS96.............S0S. a55
receipts same time last year .........7li sos
ii.eeeipts same time year before last S07, g5i
rAPorts tuis day, coastwise .......... 7S3
EitAporls this week, coastwise ........ ass
NNports this week, continent ....... 4.723
~. exports since Sept !. 1885,
r. Sieat britain ..,...."..........n. 1896
a.. '""te ...t,..-.............. lH,Al
~, we continent ,......................aie,S 1852
~ Io'eish ''..................,......i 1885
49,. a! coastwise .....................3Si.0 0i
So NNfp'tH '..+.s.t.t................ lsiUW
S.ook On hand this day ...,........... .sSa
',o'h "n ilnd same day last year,. -5.59i
d. Nece ipts o1d stocks at the Ports
..'tr'pts this day ....................I Holiday
,a Jay Hat week ............L... 7i9l
rn "s "Ht .HAf ....,....s..t..., iD.ii2
~ Jay year before iust ....... 1850
III. Past week ...,.............. bs.a-f
ne week last year .............. 37.nc
"e'N year before last ...,... 1855