The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20

Nav OPTION The following resume of the
different markets, both local and tele-
graphic. will show the tone and the quota
lions at the close to-day.
COTTON.
The local spot market continued quiet
and unchanged, with light sales reported.
Al tbe first call at the Cotton Exchange,
the market was bulletined quiet and I'M
changed. with sales of bales. AT the
regular Saturdays closing call at l
o'clock the market closed quiet and I'M
changed, with futher sales of 81 bales
The following were the official spot quo
tatons. at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mddling ........................5 l5-l6
Niddling ..............................
Low mddling ...........................5 5-16
Good ordinary .............................o
Market quiet; sales. spot, 6S; f. O. b., AS.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
and steady The quotations were I'M
changed, as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ..............14 Q15
Choice Floridas 1872
Extra fine Floridas ................1S
Fancy Georgias recommendation
Extra choice Georgias .............12 Q12h
Choice GeorgiaS ..................s..n OLLIE
Fine Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a 912
Medium fine Georgias .............. 81
Common Georgias ...................S
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
Receipts this day last year .......... 3,14
Receipts this day year before last. Holiday
Receipts since Sept. l, 1897 ........10 1852
Same time last year .............. 1865
Same time year before last ....... Holiday
4
Exports, coastwise, this day ........ $500
Stock on hand this day .............. 1896
Same day last year .................. 6S,163
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 25,O94
This day last week .................. 32,346
This day last year ..................... 14,127
This day year before last ...... 19,177
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897. TAI, 9O3
Same time last year ,S19, $40
Same time year before last ....... Holiday
Stocks at the ports to-day ........1, 229, 274
Stock same day last year .......... 32,965
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. .141H Wednesday ......13,S 45
Monday. .2O,97 Thursday ....... 924O
Tuesday. 1906 Friday ...... 10 766
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-steady; mlddling, 5 1916; net
receipts, 4,166; sales, $50; stock, 1S9, 7S4.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 51a; net
Mobie-Nominal middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1884, stock, 49 100.
Enthusiastically; middling, so; net
receipts, 221; stock, 25,S79
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 55s; net re-
ceipts, 426; stock, 1880.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, So; net re-
celpts, 541; sales, 74i; stock, 2,SO2.
BaItimore-Nominal; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts, TO; stock, $685.
New YOrl<-n1l1l. r,oi1Iliror c1( 20
celpts' 962; gross receipts, 1875; stock, 1872
Boston-Dull; middlng, 81; net receipts.
l5l; gross receipts, 612
Philadelphia-Cuiet; middling, 81; net
receipts, III; stock, 1915.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
-Augusta-Quiet and steady; middling,
o-s' net receipts, 1893; sales, 1926; stock, ST.
800
Memphis-Steady; middling 5M; net re
celpts, LIB; sales, 2,45O; stock, 1900
81. 1'ouis-Quiet; middlng, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 2,424; stock, 7O,ST
Louisville-Middling So
o ouseon-Steady; middling 11-16c; sales
S9' receipts, $3.50; stock, 1866; expected
Monday, 2SOO.
exports of cotton this day
,GaiVeston-To Great Britain, 1904; to
'ne continent, 434.
New Orleans-To Great britain 10 9oo. m
me continent, 1874
Savannah-To the continent, APO; coast
wise, 1900
Norfolk-Coastwise IA
lolai foreign exports from all ports to-
gay and thus far this week: To Great
".Ilaln' 2S'Sa; to the continent, S,51S
NJ IoCal foreign exports since Sept I, 1897:
, 100 Great Britain, PAP, 222; to France, $50,
4'5; TO the continent, zoos. 122.
liverpool Feb 1Q-Cotfon cDot
s%aoy; American mlddling, 3 11-S2d The
saies OF the day were 1900 bales. of which
o." were for speculation and export. and
iL.gluded 6F0 Americans; receipts 1900
lies including $500 American.
ru'ures opened quiet with a moderate
o ,,land and closed barely steady; Ameri-
1'i mlddlng, low middling clause Feb
Irqndy' 31Sa319d buyers; February
o,5(ed S1SQ3.19d, se.lers March-April,
IlistS'lSd value; April-May, 31Sd3. 79d.
2uyers; May-June, 3l9d, buyers; june
NY SIS4S20d. value; July-Augst. 3.90d,
tiers; August-September BOD. buyers;
to ,,p!emnIber-october, S.2O@S21d, sellers; Oc-
november, 3.20q321d, value; Novem-
'I--December, 3.21d sellers.
New York, Feb. l9.-The cotton market
1Nmeu barely steady at decline of 1
s9,, points under local and Liverpool
.,'ls' following predictions for a heavy
movement on an unsatisfactory turn
me English market, and disturbing
1 rl from Washington ana Havana.
..1 market continued without important
aHse' closing quiet at a net loss of Sal
t9iuls' Total sales Of futures were $3.50
... Ne" York. Feb. "A, 4 p. motion flu
,, mes e.osed quiet; sales, $3.50 bales. Feb
eoa " 9-sSc; March, 5.95c; April 5.9sc; May.
June, 6.05c; July, G0Sc; August. 6.12c:
'p'ember Gle; October 6O9c; Novem-
o'05c; December. Gle.
T" orleans, La, Feb 1g.-Cotton flu
--, quiet; February, SAC bid; March,
3'.' '.92c April, 5.5S@5.5gc; May. 5.62of5. $50;
o-ne' o.5Ge5.67c; July, 5.7d5.72c; August.
nc; September 5.75Q5.76c: october. sra
a. &C. November, 5.1057sc; December, ISL
new York, FEB. 19.-Riorden < Co say
cotton; The weeks trading in cotton
i., l9 witnessed cessation Of the activ-
~, ana ten points decline The market
ms 10 have again fallen into a dun end
'iIoW rut. There was very little doing
ItE. Liverpool supplemented &C.
l ''ls OF one-hnlf point in that market by
liberal selling orders here. This