The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
COTTON.

COTTON.
While the receipts kept up in full volume
and the f. o. b. business was fairly act
i've. the spot market during the past week
was quiet. After a decline of 1-16c on ali
grades, the demand was fairly active and
holders released their stocks more freely
than during the past week or two, while
the tone of the market was firmer. There
was nothing of special interest to report
during the past week in the local market.
To-day there was only d moderate de-
mand The decline in futures caused a
further weakness in the tone of the mar
ket Al tile first call, at the Cotton FIX
change. the market was bunetined quiet
and unchanged, with no sales reported.
At the second call it was unchanged. with
sales of 1903 bales reported. AT the last call
the market closed quiet and easy ana UNI
changed, with sales of "A bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .......,...........,......6
Niddling ,.,........ ), 3 11-16
Low midding observation-disclosures ss
GOOD Ordinary ...........................5 1-l6
Market quiet and easy; sales, spot, 1T;
(. o. b., 1,550; for the week, spot. 1887;
f. o. b., 1925.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton az this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1858 bales upland and 247 bags sea
island, against 15,2oS bales upland and 625
bags sea island last week
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway II oao 1,o1as.
per Savannah Florida and western Ts.,il
road 3.lOO bales: per Charleston ana Ga
vannah Railroad, 5l6 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, $40 bales per Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad AZ bales
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad. 4 028
bales; per Savannah river steamers 1o1
bales.
Exports-The exports for the MAST voe,,
were 3e. S56 bales upland and 1fo baecs ssa
island. moving, as folIows. IN. Nauy. y.,,t
z. 655 bales upland and / 10 hays sea isl,n,l.
to Boston. q 4s9 bales upland; 70 Baltimore
/ .967 bales upland: to Reyal +. 725 haIas IN.
land: TO Bremen. 1920 bales upland. r.
Hamburg, 900 bales upland, to Genoa ( za0
bales upland: to Gefes 40 baIes ut,l,nd |.
to Nykoping 1900 bales upland
Stock-The stock on hand and on shin
beard to-day were 57.744 bales upIand ona
IS. 79l bags sea island against IS. 90, batas
upland and 16.4N bags sea. island az ne
corresponding time last wear,
Sea Island Cotton-There was a fair de-
mand during the past week. and the ,e-
ported sales were 1904 bales The raoaiots
were Hight as conopared with tbose 20 tl,a
same week last wear. THE market c,,r-
tinued steady and unchanged The ,o,,ota-
tons are as follows:
Extra choice Floridas "A 5atnA
Choice Frloridas ia S5tai[
Extra fine Floridas 191,.1l1Ss1
Fancy Georgias 5iZast.5a
Extra choice Georgias % 0l19n
Choice Georgias 1osl <s11it
Extra fine Georeias 10 g,tmt
Fine Georrias ....,.,.. q y, Ok
Medium fine Georgias q. 'Fz
Common Georejas
The receipts for the past week were on
bales against Coz hales for the same ,yeelr
last wear,
The exports for the week were 1 10. hays
of which 35s to LIVERPOOL; 20 To Havre
and 707 bags 10 Northern norts for domae-
tic consnmntlon
rExnorts same week last year aac haas
The total REGENTS rom. Sent / re- dete
arnornt to * oes bales AGAINST 81 1c7 haIss
for the corresnondinq time last voar Ana
10 9oo bales wear before last
The Total exports from sent I 10 date
ha,,e heen AZ so4 balee 81 vyhIcb 10 noe ,,ore
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