The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17

Market easy; sales, 2.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks;
Receipts this day .................... Y
I,g1,oipts his dav last year ........ 1874
receipts this day year before last. 1880
Receipts since Sept. l, 1897 ........1 ,1SS42l
Same time last year ................. ofzDJz
eSme lime year before last ........ 759,Gl7
Tvnorts. coastwise this day H7
Ga,Ig On hand this day ....... 1857
go dav Iast wear ................. 8,2O7
r Re2elp'S his Ieu dav ava ........... 2.SSS
- 5a,, last week ...... no
,r1is da[ last wear ............... 1906
This day year before last ......... 9,9oS
receipts past four days .......... 5,15
Same days last year ................. 10 AL
Same days year before last ......... 19'12S
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 .S,626,4l
Same time last year ................ 1886, 7S9
Same time year before last $500. .5,2OO,OO
stock at the ports to-day ......... 2O7, OOS
Stock same day last year ......... IA, 1863
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 121; sales, Is; stock, 14,42S.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 9-16;
net receipts. 21s6; gross, 2,1S6; sales. 500;
stock, SIT.
MobiEe-Nomnal; middling. SIS; net re-
ceipts, 20; gross, 20; stock, S265.
Charleston-Quiet; stock, S,513.
Wnmington-Dull; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts. s; gross, s; stock, 597.
Norfolk-Nominal; middling, 57s; net re-
ceipts. 203; gross, 2O3; stock, 1919.
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling, 81; stock
S,975.
New York-steady; middling, 6; gross
receipts, 267; sales, 1851; spinners, 361;
stock. 60, ISL.
Boston-Easy; middling, 6; net receipts,
1874; gross, 4l4.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, g. net re-
ceipts 20; gross 20; sales, 101; stock, 3,245.
Memphis-Easy; middling, SIS; net re-
cepts, 80; gross, 30; sales, $50; stock, 21,072.
ST. Louis-Dull; middling, 55s; net re-
cepts, 2iS; gross, 24S; sales, 300; stock,
$500.
CincinnaH-Quiet; middling. s. net re-
ceipts, S57 gross S57; stock, 1860.
Houston-Dull; middling, 55s; net re-
ceipts, 945; gross, 945 stock, 5,754
Louisviile-Steady; middling, 6.
Exports of cotton this day
New Orleans-Coastwise 1,060.
Savannah-Coastwise, 217.
harleston-Coastwise, n.
Norfolk-Coastwise, AS
New York-To Great Britain, 5,197; to the
continent. COS; forwarded 1874.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 5,197; to the CONT
nent, sos
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar this week: To Great Britain, 1872; TO
France, q; to the continent, 6,4S9.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, 1897:
To Great Britain, 8 49S, $40; to France, 815,-
S25; 10 the continent, 1883 S21.
Liverpool, Aug. Is, 4 p. m.-Cotton.-Spot
Ialr demand; prices easier; American mid
ding fair 27-92d; good middling, 1921 !;
American middling, 1920; low middling
Si4di good ordinary $500; sales 10000 of
winch 1000 were for speculation and ex-
fFonl 1oIO G 49,
500, none American.
Futures opened steady with a moderate
demand and closed steady at the decline
american low middlipg clause, August, g. $50
0l5d sellers; August-September 3.17d, sell
eFsi september-October, 3.15d, sellers; Oc-
toDer-November. 319d, sellers; November
december, 3.1263. 13d, buyers: December
January, 312G3.13d, buyers; January Feb
auary 3l2@313d, buyers; February March,
o'I'45Ifd sellers; March-April 314d, SELL
9Isi April-May, 3.14Q3.15d, buyers; May
June, 3lJQ3.16d value
New York. Aug. 16.-After opening
steady at an advance of points on Au-
gust on covering and a decline of 1d3
points under Disappointing cables and gen.
orally glowing crop accounts. the market
subsequently rallied on an effort of local
paIues TO start a round up of the shorts,
Ou me theory that the market has over dis
couuted the crop outlook with a critical
terod ahead. The shorts failed to take
Isn't however and prices returned to
ABOUT the lowest level Later there was
a"oIher rally of 2a6 points the shorts re-
i'a-hhg from selling further and the bulls
Vle"lhs their efforts to stimulate cover
lHsS being helped by the
weekly government crop report which
it'eNed bullish Interpretation. The mar
net was finally steady at a net advance
81 ga points. Buying was checked hy
n 1asc 80
ton
Ne" York, Aug 16noon.-Cotton futures
1t,ned steady August. 5.66c; September
49, october, 5.6Sc; November, 5.70c; De-
enoer, 575c; January. 5.7Sc; February,
y I.' March, 5.S5c; April, 5.SSc; May $780,
New York, Aug. 10. D. M
0iores closed steady; August. ). CSC: Sep
ltoeii o.69c; October, 5.7Sc; November
Tg,'te' December 5.7Sc January, 5.Slc
'oI uaIE' 5.S5c; March, 5.SSc; April, !. 92c
NAV SOC.
New Orleans, Aug. 16-Cotton futures.
t1.' ana steady; August, $3.50 bid; Sep
~,eI' '.56053Sc; October 5.3S0539c; No
T,Hoer' 54l@5.42; December, 546G5.47c;
1.r.t 2,2op5.52c; February, 553Q5.55c;
'i'''n' 559a5.6Oc.
c" York Aug. 16.-Hubbard Bros &
say OF cotton to-day: 1T is understood
-'1 AT. Neills estimate of the coming
SLY closely approximates the yield of last
f.'.i' ana Europe again declines on the
'N'l present prices are high even IL
L,,.e' Op OF This season is half a million
cess than last year There has been
y,, 9IlaHd here from continual exporters
fr1,, ave absorbed the cotton Offering
WIN weak holders. Wall street houses
"'te the largest sellers SUMMING me
" 8'r part Of this demand.
lei, 'pts at the interior towns are very
t5e t, '1 compared with the last two crops
ray,,,' conlnues to be very bearish be-
Uri.a. mat crop must be sold al low
ueot6. Is thought that with seasonabie
i rather than reduce IT, traders lool,
To 80 'l5ht rally in Liverpool on buying
t.r5 ptonis after the recent sharp de-
uaI. t',a me publication of Neilrs esu-
lesr,.t' ut there is no dmlnution in the
temper for the long turn"