The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-10
COTTON.


little squirt of a day was the only
feature in the local market during the
week and was all that broke the monoto-
ny Of a very dun business. The receipts
were light and offerin we're small On
Thursday the advance Liverpool caus-
ed a rise of 1-16c in 81 and steadied the
market, but the falling off of the demand
to-day caused the market to get quiet
again.
AZ the Cotton Exchange to-day at the
first call the market was bulletined steady
and unchanged. with sales of 70 bales.
At the second call it was quiet and I'M
changed, with sales of 20 bales At the
last call the sales were % bales, making
total of 122 bales for the day.
The following were the official spot
quotations, at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlng ......'...'....''''..'''.'' I-lo
Midding ............... .................5 S-16
Low middling ............................
Market quiet; sales, 122.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 6,746 bales upland and 66 bags sea
island, against 1855 bales uplands and s.
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway 3,013 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road, 1896 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railway, 81 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, Al bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular, none; per Geor-
gia and Alabama Railroad, 1856 bales: per
Savannah river steamers, Is bales; per
Beaufort steamer, 2 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
We're 1857 bales upland, and 1853 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
3,6i7 bales upland and 1853 bags sea island;
10 Baltimore, 50 bales upland.
no eI,s
board to-day were 1853 bales upland and
5,952 bags sea island, against 1858 bales
upland and $40 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was a good
demand for old cotton during the past
week The fact is there has been but rs
bales of new cotton received. The demand
from European spinners and Northern
mills has been excited by the reports of
the great damage to the crop. Prices held
firm, but were unchanged. The sales for
the week were S15 bales. The market closes
quiet but firm as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............14 I1415
Choice Floridas ....................13 @13A
Extra fine Floridas ...............121 aG12%
Fahcy Georgias ....................121 2Q1294
Extra choice Georgias ............12 G12A
Cholce Georgias 1913 OLA
EXtra line Georgias ...............:l0 4lO1a
: me GeorglaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 912
Medium fine Georgias ............ S1a
common Georgias .................. s
The receipts for the past week were 66
bales, against So bales for the same week
last year
Exports during the week were 1853 to
northern ports for domestic consumption.
Exports for same week last year, 100
bales
The total receipts from Sept. 1 to date
amount to rs bales, against 1903 bales for
the corresponding time last year
The total exports from Sept 1 to date
nave been 223 bales to New York
The total exports for the same period
last year were 100 bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1852 bales again st 6,410 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c. Sept. 9-Sea island cot
ton market: Receipts for the week, none;
exports "a; sales, none; stocks. 1,195
Quotations-Fine, 1741Sc; medium fine,
loo; medium fine, off color, lie; fully fine,
lSa2Oc; extra fine, 23I30c.
The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1898, have
heeh no bales, against no bales for the
same time last year. The exports since
sept l, 1898, have been 127 bales, against IL
Dales for the same time last year.
savannah receipts exports and stocks
Received this day .................... 4O33
RceIVed same day last year .......... 1893
received same day year before last. 637l
received past week .................... 6S12
NeCeiNed same week last year ......l71G
Received same week in 1896 ..........23 $50
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898 .......... SS14
Iteceipts same time last year ...... 2533
Receipts same time year before last AZ 2l9
Receipts same time in 1895 ............162t5
Exports this day. coastmise ........ 1,727
Exports this week, coastwise ....... $3.50
Exports since Sept. l. 1885
TO Great Britain ........,.............No None
- rance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. None
10 the continent ........................No None
notal loIelSn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. None
notal coastWise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1874
IoIal exports OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 43A
Exports same time last year
10 Great Britain -...............:.....N None
~ I rance ...'......'......... None
10 the continent .......................NO None
lorelSh ..''..............-........ .None
TOlai coastWlse OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5,4SJ
Loldl exports ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5,4S0
STOCK on hand this day ...............139 l5
stock on hand same day last years. OsS
Receipts and Stocks a the Ports
necelpts this day Observation-Disclosures. 4.507
l. ms day last year Observation-Disclosures. POOLS
ms day year before last............ 1882
receipts past week ................... 54O79
same week last year .................. 50. S74
came week year before last........153. 62S
lotal receipts since Sept | 1898 Ga AYE