The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07


This day last year .................. 65,SS7
This day year before last........ 1O5lU-
Receipts past four days. ...,........ 2l5,llS
Same days last year ................. l66f9
Same days year before last......... 1859
Total receipts since Sept l, 1898. 0S9
Same time last year .4,2I4S0t
Same time year before last. gao. g ,92l S9l
Stock at the ports to-day. $780, l9
Stock same day last year. ------.' ,2O3
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 1921; gross, 1921; sales, 433; stock,
3i2 S9l,
New Orleans-steady; middling, 5; net
receipts, 1885, gross, 27,52S; sales, 2,2OO;
stock, 997 1868.
Mobile-Steady; middling, 5; net receipts,
2iJj; gross, 2,4GO; sales, 800; stock, 44ll.
Enthusiastically; middl.ng, S; net re-
cepts, SIS; gross, COS; sales, 100; stock, 7S'-
Wnmington-Firm; middlirg, 5; net re-
cetpis, 2,859; gross, 1853; stock, 21,S93
Notfolk-Quiet; middling, sic; net re-
ceipts, 6S17; gross, 6,S17; sales, 7S7; stock,
1884
Baltimore-Nominal; mlddling, 81; gross
receipts, 1927 stock, 25,s49
New York-Steady; middling, 59s; net re
ce.pts, $685. gross, 1900; sales, 1,O4S; stock,
101 POS.
Boston-Steady; middlng, SIS; net re
ccipts, 4,O76; gross, 4,4S4
neutrality-suspicious.; middling, 57s stock,
4,779.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 57-16d5l5;
net receipts, 2,114; gross, Ella; sales 6Sf'
stock, 25.56s.
Memphls-Steady; middling, 81; net re
ceipts, 4,7O6; gross, 5,S34; sales 900; stock,
159O47.
St Louis-Steady; middling. 81; net re-
ceipts, 1,546; gross. 1884; sales, $50; stock
70n5.
Cincinnatb-Firm middling, 5 5-16; net
receipts 3,46O; gross. $3.50; stock 1926
Houston-Steady; m.ddling, 5A; net re
ceipts, 80 $50; gross, 80, 500; sales, 4l2; stock,
1s5S51.
Louisville-Firm; midding, 53s.
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-To France, 7446.
New Orleans-'Co Great Britain, $500.
Mobne--Coastwise, 406.
Savannah-To the continent, l5'SSS;
cOastwise, $3.50.
Charles ton-Coastwise S16.
Wilmngton-To Great Britain 4,7Sl
Norfolk-Coastwise 7423.
New York-To Great Britain, S5}O; 70
the continent, S02
Boeton-To Great Britain 6,SS3.
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day-To Great Britain, A75i; 70
France, 7,446; to the continent, lIWS
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain n2,6S6i
to France, 26, 949; to the continent, %, 26s
Total foreign exports since Sept. J. 1878
To Great Britain, 1,6i2651; 20 france
324, 05S to the continent, 1,129,S9O
Liverpool. Dec 6.-Cotton, spot, good de-
nand and fair business done; prices I'M
changed; American middling, Slkd; the
sales of the day were 1900 bales, OF
which 1000 bales were for speculation and
export. and Included 11,10O bales Amerl-
can; receipts 1890, including 675O0 bales
American; futures opened quiet with a
moderate demand, and closed quiet, but
steady; American middling, low mdihng
cause December, BOD buyers; December
January. 3.O3d sellers; January February
303d buyers; February March, 3.OSd3O4d
buyers; March-Apri, 3.0iM3. 05d sellers; APP
ri,-May, 3 05d buyers; May-June, 306d sell
ers; June-July, 3.O6d3.07d buyers; July-Au-
gust, 307@3.0Sd sellers; August-September
S07a3GSd buyers; September-October 3OI
0a.6Sd buyers; October November, $3.50
sellers
New York, Dec. CATER opening steady
at unchanged prices to an advance of
points, the cotton market worked within
narrow variations. Cables We're more
favorable than expected. The force OF
this feature was broken, however by in
dicatious OF very heavy movement o.
cotton at the ports and interior towns fol-
this week Weather was reported favora
bic for plantation work and getting cottor
into the markets. Southern selling order'
became a feature here March and MAY
futures were favorites with Wall stree
buyers. The local bears undertook severa
times to stampede the market, but faiieC
IN every instance, although causing some
slight reaction by this means. In the Of
ternoon local traders picked up a Httl,
cotton on claims for lighter receipts 10
morrow. Short selling was checked by
Claims that primary markets were wei
supported by continued export demand