The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-19
COTTON.


The local cotton market during the past
week was quiet at an advance OF l-l6c
on the closing quotations of last Friday
There were small sales reported each day
but the business was merely nominal. To-
day the spot sales were nj bales At the
first call at the Cotton Exchange, the
market was buletined quiet and unchang-
ed. with sales of 247 bales. AT The second
call it was quiet and unchanged, with
sales of Ala bales. At the last call the
market closed quiet and unchanged, with
further sales of 80 bales. e. 4a4 e-
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................5 15-16
MluuhnS .........,......-,......... .....59s
Low middling ..........e.........Is.....5 5-16
Good ordinary .............4 SOC ..e.,.5
Market-Quiet; sales, spot IN; 4. o! b.,
$50 a.
For the week spot. 21sS; f. o. b.. $3.50.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 2O,653 bales upland and 524 bags sea
island, against 1859 upland and 6S3 bags
sea island last week. I'uJo5 sflE
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, Is, 4S7 Bales
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road, 1885 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad. 706 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 292 bales; per Florida
Central and Pennsular Railroad, 25S bales
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad AS
bales; per Savannah river steamers. 80
bales; per Beaufort steamer, 2. bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 25,494 bales upland and 1874 bags sea
island. moving as follows: To New York.
1856 bales upland and 1874 bags sea island;
to Boston, 2,92s bales upland; to Bremen
745o bales upland; to Genoa, $3.50 bales
upland; to Trieste, 1900 bales upland.
Stocl1-The stock on hand and on chip
board to-day were So 7i6 bales upland and
1883 bags sea island. against 1850 bales
upland and 1850 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was a good
demand for sea island cotton during the
past week, and the market confirmed
steady and unchanged. The receipts for
the week were lighter than during the
same week last year. The reported sales
for the week were 3.1S3 bales. made on
basis of the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ,............14 ais
Choice FNoEdas .....................13ls
Extra fine Florldas ...............l3
Fancy Georgias .....................12 1@013
Extra choice Georgias ............12 @12H
Choice Georgias ...................11 @l1ia
Extra fine Georgias ...............1 0l5
Fine Georg1aS ..................... 3 a. 9ia
Medium fine Georgias .......-...... Si5
Common Georgias ...........-....
The receipts for the past week were 52l
bales against 6S3 bales for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 1874 bags.
to northern ports for domestic consump-
ton.
Exports same week last year. 2,291 bags
The total receipts from Sept / to date
amount to 54,962 bales. against 1921 bales
for the corresponding time last year
The total exports from Sept. l to date
have been 1880 bases. of which 1921
were to Great Britain, 3,42l to France
ZOOS to the continent, and 17,417 bales do
nestle.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 81 ,952 bales
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 2O,699, against 1880 this day last
year.
Charleston, s. c. Feb. 1s.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week. q
bales; exports, ~ bales; sales. 176 bales;
stock, 4,476 bales.
Quotations Medium fine, 15IhN16c; fine.
tic: fully fine, $4,000; extra fine 26G3Sc.
The total receipts since Sept 1, 1897 have
been 10, 1876 bales, against 1926 bales for the
same time last year The exports since
Sept. /, 1897. have been $3.50 bales, against
G,408 bales for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Received this day .s.-.......,,..... 3469
Received same day last year.. 1.77S
Received same day year before last 1881
Received past week ................. 2l1a
Received same week last year.. 1882
Received same week year before last 15.750
Receipts since Sept /, 1881. ,O23. s82
Receipts same time last year 80. 2250f
Receipts same time year before last 69s0O4
Exports this day, continent ...... 1850
Exports past week, continent .... 1920
Exports pest week, coastwise ... 1O.42s
Total exports for week ............. 25,G2s |
Exports Since Sept /, 1897
To Great Britain ..................... 67,932 |
To France %. IA |
TO the continent .46, 6l8 |
Total foreign .5S7 094
Total coastwise ..........,.............S4i. S3s |
Total exports .92S 422 /
Exports Same Time Last Year
To Great Britain ...........,.......... 49, 253 |
TO France ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1891 |
TO the continent ...f................, .2gs.27 |
Total foreign s5f |
Total coasiwise .........................327 10i