The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-22


Stock same day last year .....,......l' lSl' 142
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 24,515, gross, 24,515; sales, 80; stock,
S661S
New Orleans-Dun; middling, 8-1s; net
receipts, 14,5O6, gross, 1883; sales, 500;
stock, 47S,693.
Mobile-steady; rniddling, 3-16; net re-
oeipts, 1895, gross, 1855; sales, 200; stock,
46,O13.
Charteston-Quiet; middling, 5A; net
receipts, 2,62S, gross, 2,62S; stock, 66,lO6.
Wilmington-Firm; middlng. 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 1910, gross, 1910; stock, 1875
Norfolk-Dull middling, 55s; net receipts,
5,4S9, gross. 54s9; sales, SO; stock. S5,624
Baltimore-Quiet; middling, %; net re-
ceipts, 472; stock, 2O,S64.
New York-Quiet; middling, 5 1915; net
receipts, 81, gross, 2,O2S; sales, 51s; stock
$3.50.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 1922. gross, 7,79S
Pbiladelphia-Quiet; middling, lis; net
receipts, All, gross, AZ; stock, 1913
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middhng, 11-l6; net
receipts. 1910, gross, 1910; sales oO0; STOCK
IS 449.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, BIB, gross, 5,74S; sales, 1850; stock,
St. Louis-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 6S7, gross, 1922; sales, 50; STOCK
5,239.
Cineinnati-Quiet; middling, GIG; net
receipts, S,74S, gross, Bias; stock, 1901
Houst on-Easy; middling, 53s net re-
ceipts, 1920, gross. 1920; sales 4O4; STOCK
20S 1888.
Louisville-Steady middling, o12
EXPORTS of Cotton This Day
GaIveston-To Great Britain, $1,000;
continent, $3.50. ooo.
TO the continent 1891; coastwise, LAB
Mobile-Coastwise. 1913.
Savannah-To Great Britain, lOo; coast
wise, 4,1S1.
wise. 233.
New York-To Great Britain, 1411.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 6S,74S; to the CON
tinent, 1884.
To,al foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain l4OVS6'
to France, % $50; to the continent 4Z'oSz
Total foreign exports since Sept !, 1898
To Great Britain, l,945,O@i to Ffahce'4ll'-
OF; TO the continent, 1,37l,506
Liverpool Dec. 81, A p. m.-Cotton, spot
quiet; prices unchanged; American mid
ding 1920. The sales of the day were
5000 bales of which LOCO were for specu-
lalon and export and including l'6oO
American. Receipts. 10000 bales, including
1890 bales American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed steady at the decline;
American middHng, low middling clause,
December, sold sellers; December-Jahu-
cry, sold sellers; January-February, 3Ol9
3O2d buyers; February March, 1929 buy
ors; March-April 3.03d sellers; April May
304d sellers; May-June1 3.0&3Ood buyers;
June-July, 3.O5a3.O6d sellers5 July-August
30Gd buyers; August-Septembe 3.O6d3Old
buyers; September October, SO5Q3.Vfd'
buyers; October-November, S.O5q3O'd buy
ers.
New York, Dec 2l.-Very little specula-
tive enthusiasm was manifested on the
Cotton Exchange to-day. on the contra
ry. there was a growing disposition 10 get
out Of old ventures and prepare for quiet
holidays Influences bearing upon the
market We're TOO conflicting TO give either
side particular advantage, while there was
nothing in news at hand TO stimulate an
aggressive move either one way or the
other. Sentiment was adversely affected
at the start by a disappointing set of LiV-
crpool cables. a more favorable weather
bulletin than had been posted in some
time and another heavy movement The
opening was steady with prices I'M
changed 10 points lower. number of
smaller longs became uneasy ana unload
Cd la a moderate way, this selling being
llrgoy confined TO The January and
March options.
A few scattered selling orders came 10
hand from abroad and New Orleans. but
taken on the whole business through the
session was Of q local origin. The leading
bulls were encouraged 10 make a stand
py tho appearance Of . moderate number
0f Investment orders. Wall street taking
the larger portion Of the cotton purchas-
90 NotWithstanding the depression above
4 noted. the short contingent proceeded
With fbe utmost caution, inasmuch as
.a'l RIVER 8dvlcee reelected further
.aening in New ENGLAND cloth markets
Southern dlspafchss well sustained
ea f0r spot cotton and % good business
ngi while me export movement coufln-
~ ~ exceed Dirliel0B and prevented
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