The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-26

tne uecllDC out the reported SAFES were
not particularly heavy. The spirits tur-
pentine market was firmly held, factors
refusing to accept the bid of SIC, and the
market closed firm at S212c, with no sales
reported. The cotton market was bulle-
tined quiet and unchanged, but there was
a good demand, on account of an advance
in futures, and the spot sales were fairly
large The wholesale markets were steady
and unchanged. The following resume of
the different markets will show the tone
and the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Advances in futures caused renewed
demand in the local spot market and the
sales were fairly large, as compared with
the light transactions during the past few
weeks. AT the Cotton Exchange, at the
first CALL the market was bulletined quiet
and unchanged with sales of 143 bales;
at the second call, it was bulletined quiet
| and unchanged, with sales of 323 bales,
and at the last call, the market closed
quiet and unchanged, with further sales
OF 276 bales
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................51 2
Mlddling ......,.......... ...............5ls
Low middling ....S...............4 1915
Good ordinary ...........................49 -l6
Market quiet; sales, spot, TAP; f. o. b.,
600.
Sea Island Cotton-The market remained
steady and unchanged, with sales at the
following quotations.:
Extra choice Floridas ..............14 Q15
| Choice Floridas .......,.............1312
Extra fine Floridas ...,.,.........13
Fancy Georgias .121aG13
Extra choice Georgias ............12 612A
| Choice Georgias .....,..............1 @1l1A
| Extra fine Georgias ................101s
| Fine Georgias Observation-Disclosures. 8 q 9l2
Medium fine Georgias .............. 61a
| Common Georgias go. ............
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
| Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5,23O
| Receipts this day last year ........ 4,0Sl
Receipts this day year before last. 3435
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 .9iS. 5}l
! Same time last year ...........-......6 S4,37S
! Same time year before last .........7 65, 424
! Exports, continent this day ......... 4,949
Exports. coastwise, this day ......... 1855
| Stock on hand this day .............1 2l,0 l0
| Same day last year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81, 42
| Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
| Receipts this day .................... 1879
| This day last week ......,........... 1901
| This day last year .................. 25.Q21
| This day year before last.......... 90 500
Receipts past four Gays .......... lit, asa
| Same days last year .................. $3.50
! Same days year before last......... 61,23S
Total receipts since Sept l, 1897. &C, 421. 425
Same time last year ...............5 AS, SO
Same time year before last.........3, $40, SS1
Stock at the ports to-day ..........1 i, 1908, 239
| Stock same day last year ..........1 ,076,973
Receipts This Week Year
Saturday.......H 459 Wednesday ....19, ISL
Monday. Thursday ......18,633
| 1n4T n T.{+I =
Daily Movements al Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling. 51ac; net re-
celpts, 1874; sales. SO; stock 2161S3
New Orleans-Steady; middling SIC;
net receipts, 19,507; gross q, 1888; sales, o.
800; stock, 572,00l.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, SIC; net re-
ceipts. $500; sales 800; stock 60077
Enthusiastically; middling, SAC; net
receipts, 241; stock, Il ,653
Wilmington-Firm; mddllng, 53sc; net
receipts, 321; stock, IA, ABS.
Norfolk-Steady; middllng, 5 7-16c; net
receipts, 1913; sales, IL; stock. G5,92O.
Baltimore-Nominal; mddling 55sc; net
receipts, 2,431; stock, 1854.
New York-FiFm; middling, SIC; net re-
ceipts 5S6; gross, $40.
Boston-Quiet middhng, 57sc; net re-
ceipts, 1888; gross, 1851.
Phladelphia-Quiet middling, Csc; net
receipts, 46S; stock, 2,194.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quet; middling, 51ac; re-
ceipts 2,23O; sales, 613; stock, 62,190.
Memphis-Steady; middlng, 5-16c; re-
ceipts 2,S49; sales. 500; stock, 1873 1853.
st. Louis-Steady; middng, 52sc; re-
ceipts, 1886; shipments, 1867; sales, 40;
stock, 72,6l7.
Houston-Firm; middling, 5 7-16c; sales,
2O3; receipts 2,673; stock, 1920.
Iloulsville-Middling 51ac.
E,xuOrfs of Cotton This DAY.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1900;
France, 1900; continent, 6,1S4; coastwise,
2,512
savannah--To the continent, 4,s45; coast
wise, 1855.
Norfoik-To Great Britain, COL; coast
New York-To the continent, 1868; for
warded, SAL
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, $3.50; to France,
1900: TO the continent, 1918.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week. To Great Britain, 32,507; to
France, 1896; to the continent, 52,722.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1897:
To Great Britain, 2126,3l9; 20 France,
574 $751; to the continent, 1744,920.
Liverpool, Jan. 25, 4 p m.-Cotton, spot,
quiet, unchanged; American middling,
9 3-16d. The sales of the day were 5000
bales. of which 800 we're for export, and
bales. including 1900 American. Futures
opened quiet, with poor demand, and clos
ell steady. American midding, low mid
ding clause: January February, 3eO8M
3O9d: February March, 3.0sG3 09d; March
April, 30863 09d: April-May, 3.09d; May
June, 5000 .10d; June-July, 3.1Od3. lid;
July-August. S.1ld3 12d sellers; August
September. 3.12d buyers; September Octo-
Der, 3.12d3 .13d; October November, 313G
aid: November December, 31313. Id
buyers
New York Jan. 25.-The cotton market
advanced 4Q5 points this morning on light
buying by the local contingent follow
ing more favorable cables than has been
looked for Traders became cautious, and
the movement Of cotton from the interior
is reported to be moderate. 1t was cur
rent that a decreased demand for ferti-
hzer and a small demand for mules justi-
fies the apprehensions Of smaller cotton
acreage. On this there was some invest
ment buying and covering by shorts IN
the afternoon the market was quiet but
firm, with prices at the best point Of the