The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22


tou market remained quiet and steady and
unchanged. with light sales. Other mar
kes were firm. The following resume of
Tho different markets will show the tone
aud quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local market remained quiet and
steady and unchanged with fair de-
r3nd. but light sales. AT the Cotton Ex-
caange at the regular cali the market was
unchanged, with reported sales of 81 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tons, at the close of the market, at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .........................6 lit
NIiddlinS .''.....'....54
Low middlingA ...........................5 f-l6
Good ordinary .......4...-..............5 3-l6
Market-Quiet and steady; sales, spot, 81;
T. o. b., 277.
Sea island Cotton-The market is quiet
ana steady at the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............H Q1412
Choice Floridas ......,..............13 Q131a
Extra fine Floridas .............. .l212Q12A
Fancy Georgias .1212q12A
Extra choice Georgias ..............R d12A
Choice Georgias .lO3441lA
Extra fine Georgias .................O Ql012
Fine GeOrgias ....................... S1s9 912
Medium fine Georgias ............. So
Common Georgias ...................
Savannah receipts exports and stocks
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 792
Rcceints this day last year ...... 14G
Receipts this day year before last. 55S
Receipts since Sc pt. /, 1897 ....-... LIP, 795
Same time last year .................. S36 099
Same time year before last 1900. 1887
Exports. coastwise this day ........ 100
Stock on hand this Gay ............. 20 I3s
Same day last year ........,....... T,66t
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 1854
This day last week ,.,.............. 4,603
This day last year ................. 3,414
This day year before last ............ 1888
Total receipts since Sept l, 1897 ..S419,614
Same time last year ................6,5 42,24
Same time year before last ........7 81, 4S1
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 529,794
Stock same day last year ........... 35S,926
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday........ 9,414 Wednesday .... 1886
Monday......... 1888 Thursday ...... 2,10S
Tuesday ......... 1856 Friday .......... 1855
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, 1S-16c; net
receipts S24; gross, S24; stock, 4S.756.
New Orleans-Dull; middling, 5sc; net
receipts, Ass; gross, 5,1S7; sales, 600; stock,
1893, O37,
Mobie-Steady; middling, 5I3-16c; net re-
ceipts, 1861 gross, 166; sales, 500; stock, A.
40.
harleston-steady: middling, 59ic; net
receipts. %; gross, %; stock 9,S22.
Neutrality-suspicious. middling, &c; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, 81; stock 1851.
Norfolk-Steady; midding, 6Ac; net re-
ceipts, 1852; gross, 1882; sales. 80; stock,
1920
Baitirore-Nominal; middling, SEC gross
4S0; stock, u 49S.
New York-Quiet; middling 7-16c; net
receipts, 203 gross, 3,69S; sales, 2, 423; spin
ners 423; stock, III ,O1O.
Boston-Dull; middling, 67-16c; net re-
ceipts, l245; gross, 1886
Philadelphia-QGet; mddliug, 11-16c;
let receipts, %, gross. %, stock, 10, $50.
Daily movements at interior towns
Aususta-Steady; middling, Slice; net
receipts, 521; gross, 521; sales, 1851; stock,
$40.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, SIC; net re-
celpts, 90; gross, -15S; sales, 800; stock, 49,
03S
St Louis-steady; middling, SIC; net re-
ceipts, IS; gross. III; sales, 224; stock, A.
49,
cinclnnatl-Qulet; middling, &c; net re-
ceipts so; gross, 529; sales, 300; stock, s.
SO.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 51S-16c; net
receipts, IS; gross, %; stock, 1896.
Louisville-Quiet; middling. &c.
LApOttS OF cotton this day
MISUNDERSTANDING, TO-
New Orleans-To Great Britain. 1880
coastwse, .399.
Savannah-Ccastwise, 129
Observation-Disclosures $50
New York-Forwarded Las
Boston-To Great Britain 1870
1oIaI foreign exports from all ports this
Jay ana thus far this week: To Great Bri-
tam 1910; to the continent 1899
10 Great Britain, 9,261, 42l; to France, ISL,
81; to the continent, 2,769, 52S.
liverpool, May q, p. m.-Cotton, spot
~ limited demand; prices unchanged;
american middling, 9-16d. The sales of
tle day We're 5000 bales, of which 800
were Tor speculation and export and III
Sluued 100 bales, American; receipts. 10, 800
DtIes' including 1880 bales American.
utures opened quiet with a moderate
Cemand and closed dull; American mid
1lhg' low middling clause May, S2-64d,
puSers; May-June, 32-64d, buyers; June
JuIy, 32-64q3 33-6fd, sellers; July-August,
oo-ofd, buyers; August September 33-64d
FeHers; September ctober, 8 32-64d sellers;
O'tober-November, 3 31-6id, sellers: No
Ntmper-D December, 3 30-6id3 Si-64d. sellers;
-'Seemoer-January, 30-eid2 31-G4d, sellers
"a a.uary-Fehruary 30-6iG3 31-64d sellers;
frnfHary-March, 81 -6id buyers
ne" York, May A.-The cotton market
ot@ned quiet and steady a unchanged
IilceS to one point lower and ruled ex-
CepHohaliy duh and narrow throughout
eie snort session. There was light liaui-
"auop Of the August delivery around tie
Tpehing but al best it was a stupid mar
NSI Liverpool cables reported a falling
ga IN demand for spot cotton, and fun
teSPohse to our reaction yesterday af-
'erhoon. At II o'clock the feeling here was
"uout steady at the, opening figures. For
tHe rest of the session the market was
shade steadier on light local covering
out closed dun with quotations finally
showing yesterdays closing prices to an
1ulahce of one point, the utmost vari-
3 points
New York, May 81, noon.-Cotton futures
oiShed quiet ard steady sales 5000 bales
May sic; June, 6.31c July, 6.36c; Au
gust 6lOc; September. soc; October, 62Je;
6.3lc.
New York. May q, 1 p. mixtures clos
ca dull; sales, zl,o00; May, sale; June, 6S3c
July, sic; August, g. lie; September. 6 &c;
RclObcr, 6.20c; November .35c. Dece ahar