The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-13

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COTTON.
There was a continued good feeling IN
the market, but the offerings were light
The market remained steady and un-
changed. At the first cali at the Cotton
Exchange the market was bulletined
steady and unchanged with no sales re-
ported, Al the second call the market
was bulletined steay and unchanged with
sales of 2lO bales. At the last call the
market closed steady and unchanged with
sales of bales reported.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close OF the market at che
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good middling .,...,..............,.....5 ll-l6
MlddlnS .''''''''''.'..''''oS
Low middlng ....,.....................4 ll-16
Good ordinary ,,..,,..,..',..'.'.'''''sA
Ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market steady; sales. PIG.
Sea Island Cotton-The market remain
ed steady with a fair demand. Sales
We're made on basis OF the following
quota ions
Fancy Floridas ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Extra choice cloridas ............,1Sh
Choice Floridas ...,,..............l2la 4l3
Extra fine Floridas .....,.,..,..,...,ll A0l2
Fancy Georgas l2}zul3
Extra choice Georgias ....,........12
Choice Georgias ..................,..lOi
Extra fine Georgias ..,............10
Fine Georelas .....,.......,..........
Medium fine G9oTgias ..,........,.. Sla
Common Georgias ........,......., 7s4M
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day .....,.,............. 6,5i0
Receipts this day last year ......... S,ll2
Receipts this day year before last. G,5O2
Receipts since Sept ], 1898 .....,...,72l 1888
Same lime last year ....,.,..g..,....,722,38 1874
Exports, continent this day ....... S,9l2
Exports, ccastwise, this day ........ 2 1880
Stock on hand this day .............. 1eS, 764
Same day last year recommendation
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... A.5l3
This day last year ,,.5... ss.....s... " GSS
This day year before last .......,... 54.4Si
Receipts past three Days ........... 10i,4l0
Same days last year ......,........., 1896
Same DAYS year before last ........ 13,l76
Total receipts since Sept. !. 1898. ,...l $50, 35l
Same time last year Commencement. 4 ,5Sl ,935
Same time year before last ....~.4, III .092
Stock at the ports to-day ...,.......1 ,329, 1879
Stock same day last year ........rl,ll2,62 2
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Ga.veston-Firm; ml1dllng $50: net re-
ceipts. 1879; gross, 1902 stock, 1871 $50.
New Orleans-steady; middlng. 81 net
receipts, @,929; gross, D,920; sales, 1900;
stock 444904
Mobile-Firm middl,ng 5ls; net receipts
l,277 gross, III; sales, 1500; stock, 1866
Charleston-Firm; middlng. ~; net re-
ceipts, s.Ol2; gross, 3,O12; stock. 74s34.
Wim.neton--Fi Firm; mldd ing. az net re-
ce.pts .526; gross, Los; stock, 1851.
NorfolA-FirmI mlddHng, Or, net re-
cei2ts 1920; gross, 1890 sales, 62S: stock,
SO, l52.
Baltimcre-Nominal; middllug, 55s gross
receipts, 200: Stock 1851
New York-Firm; middl!ng, 8 1916; net
receipts, 1,i61; gross, e,27S; sales, sOOi stock,
s5,4Sl.
Boston-Firm; midd5hg, 5l3-i6; net re-
ce,pts 1861; gross, 1921.
Philadelphla-s Steady; ml9dling, Gl-iG:
net receipts, n; gross, IA; stock, 57SI.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta Steady; mlddlng. 11-lG; net
receipts, 49,; gross, l,t97; sales, 278; stock
g.. $50.
Nemphis-Firm; middling. 5-l6; net re-
ceipts, 7,153 gross s'i33i sales, $3.50; stock,
1866 49,
ST. Louls-Firm; middi.cg. 5s: net re-
ceipts 7o7 gross, S725; sales, i,GQO; stock
72,s7l.
Cinc.unati--Quiat and firm; middlng, Sc;
net receipts, l.3lS; gross, 1913: stock. 12.g2f
IIouston-Steady; mlddling. 53s: net re-
ceipts, i4,5s2; gross, 1882 sales, $50; stock,
1879
Louisvi,le-Steady;m lddllns, 52s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
GaivestOn--To Great Britain, 1901; to
France, ASA: to the continent 1885.
New Orleans-To the continent, 1000
Mobile--Coastwise 107,
Savannah-To the continent, s,9l2; coast
wise. 1880.
charleston-Coastwlse 5,0l1.
Whining ton-Coastwis ESQ
Norfolk-Coastwise 1880.
New York-To Great Britain; 1874; to
France, 1888; to the continent. 200.
Boston--To Great Britain. ass
Philadelphia--To Great Britain, POI.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1855; to France,
l5,452; to the continent 23,5i7.
Total foreign exports from al ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 1876; to
France, 10, 452; to the continent. N.156
Total foreign exports since Sept !, 1898:
To Great Britain, l7ls,5jl; to France, sj6, -
873; TO the continent, 1,24S21.
Liverpool, Dec. l2.-cotton. spot. fair
demand; prices duh; American middhng,
3 5-S2d. The sales of the day were 1910
bales, OF which 1000 were for speculation
and export. and included 5000 American
Receipts. 1900, including 1920 American.
Futures opened steady with a moderate
demand and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can midding, low middling clause, De-
cember. 3.0Gd buyers, Overwhelmingly
3.O5Q3.O6d buyers; January S.O6d
buyers February March, 3.0zd sellers:
March-April. 3.dGS.0sd; value; April May.
3.OSQ3.09d sellers; May-June, 309d buyers;
June-July, 3.1Od sellers; Jnly-August, 3.lOi
aid buyers; August-Septembe Gid sell
crs: September October, 3.l043 ia buyers
New York, Dec. - The scope Of huc-
tuations in the cotton market to-day was
comparatively narrow, matter Of 3
ana quite general. From tho start, the
bull contingent had the upper hand ana
euecoe,trd Ia scoring an additional gain OF
20 points shortly after che opening OF
their lead OF 3 10 Q points made Saturday.