The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-26
COTTON.

COTTON.
There was limited amount of transac-
tons in the local spot market during the
past week. Prices were well maintained
al an advance, on account of the strength
displayed at Liverpool and the steady de-
mand for exporters. There was but little
Offering in the local market, even at the
advance, consequently the sales were
light. The market advanced 1-16c Thurs
day and the tone became firm. To-day an
other advance of 1-16c ON all grades was
recorded. There was good demand, but
the sales were light, being only n bales.
At the first call. at the Cotton Exchange,
the market was bulletined quiet and
steady at an advance of 1-l6c in all grades.
with sales of Z bales. At the second call
it was unchanged, with sales Of so bales.
AT the last call the market closed quiet
and steady and unchanged, with further
sales of 20 bales.
The following were the official spot quo-
tations, at The c.ose of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-da.
Good middiing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s 1-16
Middling .............,......,...... So
Low mddling .........................5 TIC
GOOD ordinary .....,.t...,,,.,..,i..... 5iS
Market quiet and steady; Sales spot. II;
(. O. b., 200; for the week, spot, /, no; (.
o. b., 5,375. 'Hsn
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1888 bales upland and 800 bags sea
island, against 1880 bales upland and 734
bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 154s4 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road 2,772 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad, 1923 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 662 bales: per Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad, TIA bales;
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 100
bales; per Savannah river steamers, Sc
bales; per Beaufort steamer, 2 bales; per
carts, IA bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 2S,912 bales upland and 4O20 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To New York.
1,ST bales upland and 1,167 bags sea island;
10 Boston, 5,24S bales upland and 800 bags
sea island;to Baltimore, j 1858 bales upland;
TO Liverpool, 3Sl3 bales upland and 1858
bags sea island; to Bremen, 4,210 bales up
land; to Genoa, 100 bales upland; to Bar
celona, 1906 bales upland
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were "a. S73 bales upland and
1888 bags sea island, against SO 1877 bales
upland and 1928 bags sea island at the
corresponding time flast year.
Sea Island Cottoh-The market for long
staple cotton was quiet during the past
week. There was only a slight demand.
but prices were wen maintained. The re-
cepts were small being only 300 ba.es.
The reported sales for the week were $40
bales. The market closed quiet and steady
at the following quotation
Extra choice Floridas ...........14 ais
Choice Floridas a;..............l3h
Extra fine Floridas ..........13
Fancy Georgias .......s..........1 2hd13
Extra choice Georgias ............12 @l214
Choice Georgias .......,.............11 011ib
Extra. fine Georgias .............. 10ib
Fine Georgias ...................... 9 a 9tb
Medium fine Georgias s........... So
Common Georgias .s....-........S
The receipts for the past week were 800
bales, against 734 bales for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 1920 bags.
of which 2.S53 to Liverpool and ,167 bags
10 Northern ports for domestic consump-
ton. "3i'' -t p"
Exports same week last year 2.Oi1 bags.
The total receipts from Sept / to date
amount to 55.27l bales, against ops bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept TO date
have been A,7oo bales, of which 10 900
were to Great Britain. 3,42i to France
1905 TO the continent and 1854 bales do
mestic.
The total exports for the same period
last year were s2,6s6 bales.
Stock on hand and on shpboard to-day
were 1888, against 1928 this day last
year. Hs..t
Charleston. s. c.. Feb. 25.-sea island cot
ion market: Receipts for the week Is
bales; exports. 514 bales; sales, bales:
stock, 3,977 bales.
Quotations--Medium fine 15ikQIi6c: fine
lie; fully fine, l9d20c; extra fine 26d33c.
The total receipts since Sept 1. 1897 have
been 1850 bales, against 9.e4o bales for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept. /, 1897, have been 7,46i bales against
6.667 bales for the same time last year.
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks
Received this day .............,....... 1893
Received same day last year ~ 1861
Received same day year before last 2.693
Received past week .....s..,......... 20,2s7
Received same week last year .... 1854
Received same week year before
last Observation-Disclosures. 1886
Receipts since Sept. !. 1897. .1DHdi9
Receipts same time last year ...... 7i76;5
Receipts same time year Before last G2s.O04
Exports this day. coastwise ..... LOIS
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