The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09

sales were IN IuI volume Lie CottOil
market remained steady and unchanged
,ritb very light transactions. The whole
Gale markets were steady and generally
unchanged.
The following resume of the different
markets both local and Geographic, will
show the tone and the quotations at the |
close to-day:
COTTON.
r was a dull day in the local spot mar
ket the entire sales reaching only 80 |
holes The futures market was slightly |
iou,er with no great enthusiasm in the |
purchasing power. At the Cotton Ex- |
change at the first call, the market was
bulIetined steady and unchanged with |
sales of bales; at the regular Saturdays |
closing call at / o'clock, the market was |
bu11etined steady and unchanged with |
sales of .26 bales, The reported f. o. b.
sales were 1000 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good midding OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 51a
Nnddling ..........''...'.'''.''.''.'. "a
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l5-l6
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49s
Market steady; sales, spots, 81; f. o. b.,
1900
Sea Island Cotton-The market remained
steady with sales made to-day on basis
of the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..............4 @15
Choice Floridas .131gG14
Extra fine Floridas .................13 41312
Fancy Georgias .1212q13
Extra choice Georgias ........:...1 IL d12H
Choice Georgias .....................11 @1113
Extra fine Georgias ................101a
Fine GeorglaS Observation-Disclosures. % 912
Medium fine Georgias .............. S12
Common Georgias ..................
Savannah Receipts, Experts and Stocks:
Receipts this day ..................... 3,146
Receipts this day last year .......... 1,205
Receipts this day year before last. $50
Receipts since Sept. /, 1897 ..........S9S,22 3
Same time last year ...................642,252
Same time year before last ...........545, 6S1
Exports continent, this day ........ 6,65S
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ 2,2O3
Stock on hand this day .............. 800
Same day last year ................... 95,768
Washington, Jan. 8.-To-days statement
of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $241, S53 342; gold re-
serve, $1613 ,S13
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 40565
This day last week .......,.......... H417
This day last year .................. 20134
This day year before last ........ 1903
Total receipts since Sept 1, 1897 ..5,S4O,S09
Same time last year ................. % 103,2l5
Same time year before last ........3 ,663, O10
Stock at the ports to-day .-........1 ,2l9,65S
Stock same day last year ..,.........1 1873, $50
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 1874 Wednesday ....2O,5 74
Monday. ,4S9 Thursday ...... 16, 126
Tuesday. .30,2l6 Friday .29, Sl8
Daily Movement at Other Ports
New Orleans-Holiday; no market.
New York-Steady; middling 15-16 net
receipts, 49S; gross, APP; sales, 30, all spin
ners: stock, 18 0OS.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
st. Louis-Quiet and unchanged; mid
ding, 7-16; net receipts, $3.50; sales, co.;
stock, 6S 3S9.
Houston-steady; middnng, 7-i6; net
receipts, 1852; sales, 593; stock, $3.50.
Notwithstanding 5A.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, $40; to
me continent, 1881.
New OrleansLTo Great Britain, "a $50; to
81 France, 10,245 to the continent, 900.
Mobie-To Great Britain, 10113; coast
wise LAOS.
savannah-To the continent, e65S; coast
wise 2,203
Norfolk-Coastwise, 4,5O4.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week To Great Brit
am, 4,0F; to France, 10,245; to the CONT
III nent, 1868
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1897:
To Great Britain, 1,S9S,s12; to France, 5A,
81 'Vo 10 the continent, l,5fO,5Z2
Liverpool, Jan. Scott ton spot, moder-
n ate business; prices steady; American mid
ding, 3l4d. The sales were 1900 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and i'm
port and included g. 400 American; receipts,
1000 bales, including 1900 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady, with
E moderate demand and closed quiet;
American middling, low middling clause,
January, S.11Q3 .12c buyers; January Feb
auary, 3.lO43 lid buyers; February Marcn,
g 'VQ3.lld buyers; March-April, 3.11d312d
Is sellers; April-May, 312d; May-June, 3.13d
Juhe-July 3.14d buyers; July-August 315d
M nIyers; August-September 316d sellers
Seplember-October, 3.16q3. lid sellers; DC
.ooer-November, Sid; November-D Deem
Der, 9l7a3 .1Sd value.
New York, Jan. S.--The cotton market
opened quiet and steady with prices un-
changed to point lower, ruled quiet with
S'arcey a hairs breadth variation. 1t was
= local market entirely. There was nothing
' me telegraph news to stimulate centuries
On either side of the account, futures at
liverpool being steady, but without impor-
'a"l changes in prices, while spot cotton
mat point was slow and featureless
receipts promised to show a material
L"ilhg off this week. to-day's being esti-
.'a'ed al $4,000 bales. AS the market drew
YARD the close trading picked up and la e
liteS ruled steadier. The market was fin
S quiet and steady with net UNCHANGED
" point advance. IOlal safes %, 'u'
.aeS' Fort receipts estimated for the day
, S,gp bales, against 41,4l7 last week ano
'.'4 last year. Port receipts estimated fol
,lg , week at 100000 against 293,S59 last week
10 IlIii7 last year
~ Memphis 1895, against 615 last year
n, at houston S632 against 4,439 last year
we" York, Jan. s, noon.-Cotton futures
%nea quiet and steady; sales, 1900 bales
uary' 5.0c; February, 5.79c; March
,.' April, 5.SSc; May. s. 92c; June, 5.95c
~ o.99c; August, 6.O3c; September, 6.02c
Ny'Oer 6.04c; November, 6.06c.
wv York, Jan. s, p. m.-Future
u quiet and steady; sales q, 700 bales
@Suuary 5.79c; February, 5s1c; March
s' April 5.SSc May. 5.92c; June, $3.50
f,,y, o.VOc; August, cole; September, 6.O3c
, Ys" York, Jan. s-Riordan & Co. say o
IN The rush of cotton TO marke
week has been extremely heavy. /
.dlled, however, to have any effect up
Plices. Both buyers and sellers seen
itueht in their position and refuse e
Tt appreciable concessions. As re
MN Here the market has been ineXpressi