The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-16

ama DAVIS last year ............ 6,816
anne DAYS year before last ........ $40
6tal receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 1924, O53
same time last year ..............7,6 3l, 1872
sme time year before last ...... s, 100. O43
Il Sock at the ports to-day ......... 212,020
aock same day last year .....,.... 7S,6Sl
e Daily movements at other ports
s Galveston-Quiet; middling, Ills; net
81 receipts, "A; gross "a; stock, 14,907.
81 New Oreans-Quiet; middling 55s; net
N receipts 404; gross, 4O4 sales, 500 stock,
3 k551.
Mobile-Nominal; middlng.. 59s; net re-
Nipts. "a; gross, "a; stock, 1896.
Il harleston-Quiet; net receipts, 6; gross,
n 4 stock, $3.50.
wilmington-Quiet; middling, 51z; stock,
q 1919
Norfolk-Nominal; middling, SIS; net re-
< Npts 154; stock, 1884.
Il Baltimore-N Nominal; middling, 63s; gross
q receipts, 125; stock, 1915.
New York-Easy; middling, 6; gross re-
r &pts, 81; sales, 1850; spinnere, ia; stock,
n rtual. 73,1l5.
Boston-Quiet; middling. 6; gross re-
n Npts 1114.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 81: net
a receipts, So; gross, 113; stock, II, 204
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Quiet and steady; mddling. 6;
net receipts, IS; sales, rs; stock. 1925.
Memphis-Easy; middling, s55s; net re-
ceipts. 40; gross, SO; sales, rs; stock, q ,O4O
St Louis-Easy; middling, lie; net
receipts, 12 gross, 143; stock, 29,62S
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts' IS; gross, So; stock, O,521.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 5 11-16; net re-
ceipts, us; stock, 5,327.
Loulsvlle-Quiet; middling, 6.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston oastwise, %.
avannah-Coastwise, so.
Norfolk-Coastwise, n.
New York-To Great Britain, 200;
70 France, p; to the continent, 1855; for
Varded, 81
Total foreign exports from all ports this
dy: To Great Britain, 200; to France, 81;
the continent 1886.
iolal foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 2526; to
II France, q; to the continent 5SS3
lotal foreign exports since Sept. l. 1897
a 70 Great Britain, 3493 773; to France, S15,-
~ to the continent, 2,9S9215
Liverpool, Aug. 49, p. motion, spot,
n Moderate demand; prices easier; Ameri-
an mlddling fair 3%d good middling
va; American middling, Tied; low mid
uhg' 3 S-S2d; good ordinary, 31sd: ordi-
II @ry. l5-lGd. The sales of the day were
81 AHV bales, of which 1000 were for specu-
n huoh ana export, and included $500 bales
american. Futures opened easy, with a
81 ar demand and closed barely steady;
american middling, low middling clause
a august 3lSd sellers; Augustus September
NJ s9d sellers: observation-disclosures. 2 1e03. ia
u myers; October-November, 315d buyers;
oo'emoer- December, 9.14d3.15d sellers;
secenper-January 3.14d3. 15d sellers: Jan
n 1IS II eoruary, 3,14G3,15 sellers; Febru-
N ~ March, 3.l5Q316d sellers; March-April
a a3qa buyers; April-May, 3.16Q3. I'D
TIers' May-June, S.17@3.1Sd sellers.
NE" YORK Aug. 15.-The cotton market
3vned steady, with prices showing a loss
n ga points on lower Liverpool cables
D'al speculative selling and further small
tolu"'ion by tired holders. The weak
was also due TO more unfavorable
IA 'luef conditions in the cotton belt. An
r"5r weak feature was a report that
81 i haa bearish crop report on hand
ING was only checked by the low
Fl H' which cotton was already sell
@''' a belief that a large short inter-
M 9.,ea'E exists. During the afternoon
~ market ruled dun and steady, with
S5 new features of special Importance.
ne trading was entirely local. Tho
l o"e was easy, with prices showing
,et loss of soil points.
VI ~" 1ork, Aug IS, noon-Cotton flu
,-. u-enod steady at the decline; Au-
n ~ - g.,4c' september. 5.7Sc; October, 5.75c:
# INV ".toci december, 5I9C; jan
VI , 963c; February. 5.S4c; March. $500;
~ ''H og2o; May 5.97c.
81 ys-p' m-Futures closed easy: August
r,,,, 9eplemher, 5.66c; October soc: No
n ;- o'Ic; December, 575c; January.
iso- gofaary 5.82c; March, 5.S6c; April
'; ~, May 592c. -
n POI. Ofieans. Aug. 15-Cotton futures
s. ot',' august 5.37c bid September. 3 "a
4 n a.. october, 537Q5 .38c; November. {. Al
Is D'g'mber' 5.46Q5.47c; January, 5 80
icl '''ruary, .53Q5.56c; March, 5 $50
a O. lVrk' Aug. 15.-Hubbard Bros. &
an o1 cotton: The foreign markets
n.,. '.F ON renewed rumors of a forth
urge estimate Of the crop bv Mr..
h. 1u0 broke again this morning.caus-
A weak market here Better wealth
n tr .llons are reported from the cot
h.,,.' through the mail advices are of
y' lhe plant by the recent rains.
nl- e without effect; nor does the
Fl tr-. s'inent relieve the Respondent
r.,t..o 'he trade over the prospects Of
Il A,rlee Ie crop. They believe that any
n.f 1,, rom rain viii be quickly recov-
.t.. '..'f clearing weather conditions and
O.. t-' credit any reports NOT sustain
b, view The contingent has been
sasa nuyer ana seems anxious TO pur-
''y on fixed sailing dates"
DRY GOODS.
Def "-l lor<' Aug. 15.-The dry goods mar