The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-29
COTTON.

Good ordinary .....,....................4 3-l6
ordinary ............. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ills
Market quiet and easy; safes, SIS bales
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
E,.e pts this day Observation-Disclosures. Is go
Srn. day last year observation-disclosures. > Sos
INports. cOastWlse .................... 4,0S5
T.,iris since Sept. ! .,...............S10.73 3
I, pts same time last year......... S47 rs
Sock his day .........................15 $50 .iq6
Sock same time last year ........... .153. l63
Receipts and Stocks a the Ports
R'ea pts TINS day acknowledgements. S2,276
This day last week OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
THIS day last year Observation-Disclosures. A, 54l
This day year before last ........... Az
Receipts past five days .............. 212 $40
Same days last year ................ POI. 1871
Same days year before last ........ 1875. 307
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1898. &C.. z, 659, 173
Same time asst year ................5 400 926
Same time year before last .........ASS2 .243
Stock at the ports to-day ............1, $50 0O5
Stock same day last year ...........1 .203, 400
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, 53oc; net re-
ce.pts. 1854; gross, 1854 sales, IS; stock,
New Or,eans-Quiet; middlng. ) 8-16c;
mot receipts %, PSI; gross, p 1866; sales, 400,
stock 526 $50
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 3 slice; net re-
ceipts, 33S; gross, $5S; sales, 500; stock, &c.,
-59
Caarleston-Quiet middling 5lsc; net re-
ce.pts, ga; gross, Gil; stock, T.. H2.
wi mington-Firm; middling 58sc; net
receipts, 1,10i; gross, 1.10l; stock. IS ,667.
Nortolk-Nominal; middling, J3sc; net re-
coiDls, 500; gross, 1922; sales. $50; stock,
72.ol
Ba}imore-Nominal; mlddling, sac;
gross receipts, $500; stock, 20,l64,
New York-Steady; middling 57sc; net
receipts, AIS; gross, $780, sales, 200; stock,
SGf7.
Eoston-steady; middling, 57sc; net re-
ceiDls, 2795; gross, % 426.
Ihiladelphia-Firm; middling, 61sc net
receipts, lSl; gross, 1Sl; stock, S,40S
Daily movements al interior towns
Aueusta=Quet and steady; middlng
5ate; net receipts, 1854; gross, 2434; sales,
u; stock 1872
Nemphis-Quet; middrrg, 53sc; net re-
cepts 1862; gross, 4SS1: stock, 153,24S.
St. Louis-Quiet; middlng, 53sc net re-
ceipts, 1913; gross, 1Z700; sales, 80; stock,
76472.
Cincinnat-Quiet middlng, 9-16c; net
receipts, 1892; gross, 1892; stock, p, 100
Iiouston-Dun; mddiing $3.50; net re-
cepts 1883; gross, 1889; stock 2O3 5S4.
Louisville-Steady; tniddling, size
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To the continent, 1870
New Orleans-To the continent, $500
Nob.le-Coastwise, 200.
Savannah oastw.se, 4.OS5.
acknowledgements 342.
Wilmington-To Great Britain, 6764
rfolk-Coastwise 1854.
New York-To Great Britain, 6622, to the
continent, 1853
BOston-To Great Britain, AL
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, LOS to France,
l50, to The continent 20 949
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar This week: To Great Britain 106, 6S3;
10 France, 25,124; to the continent 81, 735.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /. 1898.
Io Great Britain, 2,07464l; to France,
47a.n5; 10 the continent, 1468I2S1
Liverpool Dec 25.-Cotton, spot, quiet;
prices unchanged; American middung.
3-32d. The sales of the day We're 1000
OF which 500 were for specula con and ex-
Tort and included 1000 American; receipts
1000, including $500 American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
q. mand. closed steady; American mid
ding, low middling clause, December
".Qla8o2d, buyers; December-January
ttln302i. buyers; January February
3old, sellers; February March, 9.02@3 03d
nuvers; March-Aprt S.03Q3Oid, buyers
May, 3.04d3G5d, buyers May-June
"o70306d buyers; June-July, 3.06d307d
N@Iue; July-August 307d3.0Sd, sellers
AuSust-Septombe 3.G7d30Sd buyers
~ Observation-Disclosures, 0sd, sellers; October
November 3.OSd, sellers.
New York Dec. 2S.-The market for cot
ton futures was 6rmer, but not active
today; Liverpool cables We're practically
unchanged. TIE fact that spot sales in
the English market reached only 1000
'ales was a disappointment, but the Liv-
'fpoo' futures list at least held its own
aud consequent covering here caused
netter average OF prices AT the opening
nc first call started at unchanged prices
and finished "a points higher Prices
promptly improved several points further
huf speculation failed 20 come into the
'market as looked for and realizing turn
ga the market easier. Later the market
'Hrucd steadier on indications of small
receipts tomorrow Shorts covered and
pHices advanced to a level showing an
Improvement of sac points.
~ was scar cely more than a local mar
ket at any time during the session. The
bears had the advantage Of favorable
weather for field work and marketing cot
rom. But this feature was more than Off
.'t by fears of a decrease In the move
n"ut The near approach Of the holidays
was another drawback TO business. Very
traders were disposed 10 open new
accounts with the markets ian this country
Io be- closed SATURDAY sunday and Mon
day ln the afternoon trading was quite
tiIck with the tone finally firm "a De-,
Hain OF 3U6 points. having made sharp
rise 40 che close on q sport OF GOVERNS
New York. Dec. rs noon Cotton fu-
lures opened quiet end firm, January
iioi February D. 4ic, March. d.5Qci April,
&c May. 5dso' June. 5.G2c. July, 5Gic
august 5G0c September 5G2e. October
&c.
Sow York Dee. Is. g. m. Futures clos
20 nrm, December btar. January la9