The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-01


Savannah, Jan. sl.-The main feature in
the leading local markets to-day was the
decline in high grade rosins. Other mar
kets were unchanged in quotations. The
demand for rosin was good after the de-
cline. Spirits turpentne was firm at 50
cents bid, and liberal sales were made at
the quotation The wholesale markets
were steady The only change noted was
an advance on smoked bacon. The fol-
lowing resume Of different markets. both
local and telegraphic, viii show the tone
and the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local market displayed no change
in the situation of last week, except that
the tone became weaker on the slight de-
cline in futures. The sales for the day
were pa bales At the first call at the
Board of Trade the market was bulle-
tined quiet and unchanged, with sales
Of 80 bales. At the second call it was
quiet and unchanged, with sales of 162
bales, and at the last call, the market
closed quiet and unchanged, with sales of
50 bales.
The following we're the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .,.................,.......5
Middling ...........s.........1...... S-16
Low middling ..,...........,............4
Good ordinary ...........................4 9-16
Market-Quiet; sales, spot, IA; f. 0. b.,
1850
Sea Island C5tton-The market was
steady and unchanged with a fair demand
and sales made on a basis of the follow
ing quotations:
Extra choice Floridas. ...,.........14 @15
Choice Floridas ,...................1S1
Extra fine Floridas. ................13
Fancy Georgias .l21s@13
Extra choice Georgias ............12 d12A
| Choice Georgias ....................1 GLE
Extra fine Georgias ................10A
FINE Georglas y..,.....,..........,. q 9ls
Medium fine Georgias ............. Sls
Common Georgias ..............,.,.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
! Receipts this day ....,...,............. 5,03S
Receipts this day last year ........... 1903
Receipts this day year before last !. 1851
Receipts since Sept. /, 1897 .,......... 964 OBJ
Same time last year ...................70 FOL $50
Same time year before last .......... .5S9 0S9
Exports, Great Britain, this day ...... 6,535
Exports. coastwise+ this day .......... 2.l95
Stock on hand this day ,............... III, 3g7
/ Same day last year ,...,..........,.... n, 500
Receipts and stocks at the ports
! Receipts this day .................. &c. 293
/ This day last week .................. 52,91S
! This day last year .................... 1872
\ This day year before last .......... 22,277
! Receipts past three days ............. 94,4Sl
! Same days last year ............... 36,475
/ Same days year before last .......... 81, SIS
Total receipts since Sept. i, 1897 .....6 6ll.27l
1 Same time last year 5 539, 39a
/ Same time year before last .......4 037, S2S
/ Stock at the ports to-day ...........1 ,293, las
/ Stock same day last year ...........l 027, 1881
! Receipts this week last year
Saturday ........1S,2S3 Wednesday ....1L22l
/ Monday ..........1S 1872 Thursday 80. Is, 70;
/ Tuesday. 22,7O0 Friday .......,14 ,0Sa
4 Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy; middling. 5ls net re-
ceipts 14756; stock, 275, 42S
New Oreans-Quiet and steady; mid
! ding, ~; net receipts, 34,1S2; sales, $500
/ stock, $50, 446
Charleston-steady middling, 81; ne,
receipts, 2610; sales, $50; stock, 40 1876
Wilmington-Firm; middiing 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 9l6; stock, II 14S
Norfolk-Quiet; middling. SO; net re-
ceipts, 1874; sales 230; stock, 66, 1877.
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling 81; net
receipts, 1,21S; stock, 29,34e.
New York-Quiet; middling, 1916; mel
receipts, 1851; gross, 14.76S; sales, S,90S
stock, 166, $50, actual.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 1915; net re.
ceipts, S04; gross, 1,127.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling 51aG5 GIG
net receipts 55i; sales, $50; stock, g.. 4o7.
Memphis-Firmi middling, Sic; mel re-
| ceipts, 1898; sales 1900; stock, 1Ss,q3S
81. Louis-Steady; middling, 52s; net re-
ceipts. 2,34S; shipments 2,571; stock, II ,9O7
Notwithstanding. ST.
! Houston-Easy; middling, 5t2c; sales 5l9
receipts, 5,SS2; stock, 6S,6l5; expected to-
morrow, $500.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To France, $40; coastwise
4,476.
i New Orleans-Coastwise, 1896
Mobile-coastwise, 30.
savananh-To Great Britain, $685.; coast
wise, 2,195
charleston-To continent, 1882; coast
wise, 1856.
Norfolk-Coastwise 2.716
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day; To Great Britain, 9,047; to France
6,Sl5; to the continent, 4,4SG.
Total foreign exports from all ports thu
far this week: To Great Britain. 2425O
to France, 6,Sl5; 10 the continent, 32,4SS
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1897
To Great Britain, 2,207 025 to France, COS,
$50; to the continent, 1,796.015.
Liverpool Jan. 3.--Cotton, spot in mod
crate demand; prices steady American
\ middling, 7-32d; sales, 5000 bales, of which
800 were for speculation and export ant
included 1850 American; receipts. 900
bales, including 500 American. Future
opened and closed quiet, with moderat,
demand; American low middling clause
February March. 3.0s0S.09d; March-April
3.0sm3.09d; April-May. 5000, buyers; June
BOD, sellers: June-July, 3.11d, sellers; July
August, 3.11n3.12d, buyers; August-Sep
TENDER, 3.12m3.l8d, buyers; September-Oc
tober, SlSd. buyers; October November
S.1Sm3.14d, buyers; November December
add, buyers.
New York, Jan. 3l.-There was nothinl
In early news to inspire speculation OF
the part of either bulls or bears in cot
ton, and throughout the day trading wa
largely of a local professional character
The market opened quiet and steady n
unchanged prices to ] point lower an
further eased l to points, In sympath,
with less favorable accounts from IN
English markets than had been looked fol
Early estimates OF 60000 bales for the day
port receipts was thought TO be a it'll
high, and caused a little liquidation. Thl
figure was later raised 10 5000 bales. ow
ing 70 heavier movement at New or
leans than predicted. Other news wa
more favorable, particularly that from IN
South. The close was dull, but steady. a
net unchanged prices to points decline
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