The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-20


pool, due to the fact the price has dropped
10 a point where spinners have concluded
to buy enough to An their requirements.
The local market remained unchanged,
with the tone quiet and easy at the three
Calls at the Cotton Exchange. The report
ed sales at the first, second and third calls
were q bales, 1872 bales and bales respect
lively.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middling ...........,.,..,.""....5 5-l6
M1ddlIng .-............-....'......0
Low middling ........'..''..''''''.''''4 Ills
GOOD ordinary .....-....t....'....'...'-
Market quiet and easy: sales, 222.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5Ol3
Receipts this day last year............. 1886
Receipts this day year before last. 541i
Receipts since Sept, I, 1S98.............3 &c. 1871
Same time last year ..................7649 400
Same time year before ELECTROMAGNETIC 1898
Exports, coastwise this day ..,....... 1893
Stock on hand this day ..............3l9 S2
Same day last year ................,...50 50l
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
receipts TINS Gay .....,,............,. S9,aOl
This day last year ..................... 46, 504
This day year before last .............. 80, 1862
Receipts past three days .............. 59,575
Same days last year .................. 81, 1853
Same days year before last .......... 95,477
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1898. .236, 525
Same time last year...,...........,....3 76, 15S
Same time year before last .......... .549, 12S
Stock at the port to-day ............. .276, SIG
Stock same day last year ....,.... S02, 800
Daily Movements at Other Pprts-~
Galveston-Quiet; midling, 5 1-16; net re-
oatf fg cyaDg Is g. n Gin IL
GO 1862.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 51k; net
receipts, 1873; gross, 1913; sales, 1900;
stock, s., 105.
Mobile-Easy; middAng 81 net receipts,
76S; gross, 76s; sales, 800; stock, 11,27.
Charleston-Easy; mlddling. 5; net re-
ceipts 2724; gross, 2, 724; stock, Il ,479
Wilmington-Dull; middIing 5B; net re-
ceipts. $685. gross, 2,OS6; stock Is 1856.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 496, gross, 1876; sales, 224; stock,
$685.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 5A stock,
1854
New York-Quiet middling, So; net re-
ceipts none; gross, 2,SC7; sales, 344; stock,
5OS9O.
Boston-weak; middnng. 55s; net re-
ceipts, C.; gross, GIG.
Philadelphia-Dun middlng, 57s; stock,
S,143.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 2,926; gross, 2926; sales, 712; stock,
1861
Memphis-Quot; middling, 5h; net re-
ceipts, 3,1G6; gross, 1885, sales, 500; stock,
1929.
St Louis-Dun; mddling. 5 3-16: net re-
ceipts, 613; gross, 6l3; sales, 5l5; stock,
22,S7S.
Cinclnnati-Quiet; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts, 120; gross, 100; stock II 2l6.
Houston-Easy; middling 1-16; net re-
ceipts, 12,3SS; gross, 12,8SS; sales, 1888;
stock 1857
Loulsville-Quiet; middling, So.
Exports of cotton this day:
Galveston-To Great Britain. 1923
New Orleans-Coastwise 119.
Mobile-Coastwise, ia
avannah-Coastwise, 1903.
ston-Coastwis s33.
Norfolk-Coastwise, ia
New York-To France, 100; continent,
497.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, Il, 42S; to France,
100; to the continent, 497.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 81 O97; to
France, 597; to the continent, S400
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1898:
To Great Britain, 6S,772; TO Franco, 25566;
TO the continent, 1853.
Liverpool, Sept 49, p. m.-Cotton, spot,
fair demand; prices easier; American mid
ding, 1920; good middling, SGD; MD
ding, 3-16d low midd.ing, 1-32d; good
ordinary, 27sd; ordinary, 11-16d. The sales
of the day were 10000 bales, of which 00O
were for speculation and export. and in
Guided $500 bales American. Receipts TO-
coo bales, including $500 American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middling, low middling clause; Sep
TENDER, 3,05a306d Sellers September-Oc-
tober, S.03US.0id buyers; October n november.
302d sellers; November-Decembe 3.Old
sellers; December-Januar% Bold sellers;
January February, BOD sellers; February
March, 3.0lm302d buyers; March-April.
30203.03d sellers April-May, 3.02G3. O3d sell
lers; May-June, Bod buyers; June-July,
3O5d value.
New York, Sept. 19.-The net results of
to-days transactions in cotton futures
were not particularly gratifying to either
bulls or bears. Fluctuations were narrow
and sluggish and the professionals were
in control from the start Whereas share
break had been looked for I'm futures at
Liverpool in response to our weakness Of
Saturday that market showed Indifferent
sympathy, opening only one point lower
which was partially recovered before the
close. On this news the more active options
IN the local market opened 3d4 points
higher with short conspicuous buyers.
European representatives purchased in a
small way and around the opening buying
orders were received from the South.
From time to time during the session COM
mission houses were noticed to be taking
small lots of the January and later OBJ
tons. but this class was small IN the ag-
gregate.
Following the Improvement at the
opening the market sagged off point bv
point and showed no positive leaning one
way or the other. The close was steady
with prices net unchanged to two points
lower.
Among the factors which intimidated the