The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-13


rosn. although. bulleuned firm and I'M
changed, the reported sales were only 23S
b.rreis. There was decline of several
noints on Sugar; meaS were lower; COM
round lard declined and flour was 10 cents
oe IN the barrel Other markets We're
oriet and unchanged. The following re-
spme Of the different markets, local and
Geographic, viii show the tone and the
orotatious at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Du1Iness prevailed the market to-day
until after a decline in the quotations. At
tbe Cotton Exchange, at the first call the
ro7rkel was bulletined quiet and easy and
unchanged with no sales reported. At the
Iast call at l O'Clock there was a decline
of x cent on all grades except good ordi-
nary. the latter declining Lie cent. The
rfported sales at the close were 27l bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tltions. at the close of the market, at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Nidding Observation-Disclosures. GIG
Low middling ........................... ..5A
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market quiet; sales, spot, I'll; (. 0. b.,
a5.
Sea Island Cotton-There was a fair de-
nand and some sales made on a basis of
the following quotations.:
Extra choice Floridas ..............14 @141a
Choice Floridas ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Q1312
Extra fine Floridas ..................1 212Q1224
Fancy GeOrglaS .l212QIl2S4
Extra choice Georgias .............12 Q12A
Choice Georgias .104 411A
Extra fine Georgias ................10 Q1015
Fine GeoTgias ........................9 q 912
Medium fine Georgias .............. S1a
Common Georgias ...................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ..................... 2,037
Receipts this day last year .......... 1,709
Receipts this day year before last. 1919
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 .........1 ,0S4, ISL
Same time last year ................ 7T,S12
Same time year before last .......... 674,244
Stock on hand this day .............. 75,572
Same day last year ................... 56,44S
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. N,l54
This day last week ................... 12.sSS
This day last year ................... II, 6O4
This day year before last .......... u,707
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1897. ,S17
Same time last year ...............6,0S 5, 1888
Same time year before last ........4, 5S3 1876
Stock at the ports to-day .........1, O6S.121
Stock same day last year ........... 78S, 9H
Receipts This Week Last Year
saturday...... Il, 64 Wednesday 80. 7,451
Monday. 1927 Thursday ...... 1921
Tuesday. ....... .15,547 Friday ..........1S,G26
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet and steady; middling,
5%; net receipts, 1,425; gross, LAPS; sales,
az; stock. 1855.
New Oreans-Easy; middling, 9-16: net
receipts, $685.; gross, 6,6S6; sales, 210O;
stock, 1852.
Mobile-Easy; middling, So: net receipts,
LIP; gross, 1,122; sales, S0O stock, 29,722.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts, 1,C23; gross, 1923; stock, 25,5SS
Wilmington-Dull; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts 23O; gross, $50; stock, 1922.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 57k; net re-
ceipts 4S5; gross, 4S5; sales, 1,1S6; stock,
625u.
Batimore-Nominal; middling, 61s; gross
receipts, $40; stock, 81, S62
New York-Easy; middlng, 61s; net re-
ceipts S79: stock, 1870, $50.
Boston-Easy; middling, 6 S-16; net re-
oeIpts, 9l2; gross, 1874
elphia-Quiet; middllng, 6ss; net re-
cepts, 5i5; gross, 545; stock, 1882
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 5 1915; net re-
cepts, 23S; gross, 2SS; sales, SSS; stock, as
Memphis-Steady; middling. Ills; net
receipts, 1,1s4; gross, 1,1s4; sales, 2,5oO;
stock 1O014s
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 11-16; net
6SOSi
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 6; net re.
celpts' 1884; gross, 1884; sales, 9OO stock,
Houston-Easy; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1924; gross, 1924; sales, 4SO stock,
49, 49,
Louisville Ctaod,,. ,,,;adi;r r7l
Exports of cotton this day
'GalVeston-To Great Britain, 5S25: to
the continent. 62g
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 500;
10 the continent, 1875.
Mobile-To Great Britain 1861; coast
wise, 1854
arleston-Coastwise, 1854.
Norfolk-Coastwise so.
New York-Forwarded, 115
Boston-To Great Britain, 5,706
total foreign exports from all ports to-
Jay and thus far this week-To Great
hlItain' 4O232; to France, none; to the
continent S24.
q, ioeal toreign exports since Sept. l, 1897
~ 10 great Britain, 2,T2,41 to France,
Hy'ooS; to the continent, 2,255,6O2
liverpool, March y, p. m.-Cotton clos
w. spot limited demand; price favor buy
rs American middling, 3ssc. The sales of
"NAS ifVVO DdleS, OF winch OUO were
~. 1or speculation and export and included s.
AZ american. Receipts. $500 bales, all
utures opened easy with moderate de-
mandi closed quiet; American low mid
wing clause March, S1Sa3. 19d, sellers;
Narch-April 31S@8.19d, sellers; April-May.
%$l9@S.l9d buyers; May-June, 3.1SG3 19d
Duyers' June-July. 31SG3.19d, buyers; July
o,usust' September, 3.19a3.2Od, sell
KS az September-O october, 919Q3.2Od sellers;
t ho NImper-December, S.19d, buyers; Deem
JANUARY, S.19d, buyers.
-NeW York, March 12-The cotton mar
a., opened at a decline of 1 to 4 points
giuer quite active local and foreign sell
s' promises of duplication of last
lex port receipts and lack of outside
,uPport. Shortly after the first call pro-
ou'ced weakness developed under gem
'aI liquidation led by Wall street inter-
Us induced by panicky stock market,
,1Hlors that the crisis in The Spanish
a,'HeIlcan trouble was al hand and further
g., preston of American and Spanish scout
les abroad. A considerable part of early
|'Hsactious was for the evening up of ac-
Eunts over Sunday. There was further
"ldldation later In the forenoon under re- |