The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-25

x-as firm and unchanged, with small Of
fsrings and light sales. There was an adj
vance of l cent a bushel on corn. Other
markets were firm. The following re-
sume of the different markets will show
the tone and quotations at the close to-
day:
COTTON.
There was a good demand but very little
offering in the spot market to-day. AT the
cotton Exchange at the regular call the
market was bulletined firm and unchang-
ed with sales of % bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tatfons. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middllng ........................... LILO
NIiddlmg .........................
Low m.ddling ............................'o 40
Good ordinary .....'..'.'..'... '.,.'....:o o-Io
Market firm; sales, spot, %; f. o. b., 70.
Sea Island Cotton-The market is quiet
ana steady at the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ............4 Ql412
Choice Floridas .....................13 Q1312
Extra fine Floridas ................ .1215Gl234
Fancy Georgias ....................l 2l2Ql2a4
Extra choice Georgias .............12 @l2A
Choice Georgias .lO240ll54
Extra fine Georgias .................O 4l0la
Fine Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 952
Medium fine Georgias ............. 81
Common (T6OrgldS ..-....-.....-.-.-
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 462
Receipts this day last year S31
Receipts this day year before last. 6SS
Receipts since Sept. /, 1897 ........1l7S ,752
Same time last year ............... S37,242
Same time year before last ......... 742,SS2
Exports. coastwise, this day 800
Stock on hand this day ............ 1922
Same day last year ................. 1877
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... I,0o1
This day last week ............... 1928
This day last year ................... 1856
This day year before last ......... 5,6S5
Receipts past four days ............ 24,219
Same days last year ................ 1O,olS
Same days years before last ...... 1884
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897. .8,434,O99
Same time last year ...............65 5O,OS6
Same time year before last .5O7l6J5
Stock at the ports to-day ......... 5OO4n
Stock same day last year ......... S46,96l
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday........ 3414 Wednesday -. 1885
Nonday......... ,733 Thursday ...... 2,10S
Tuasdav........ 1866 Friday .......... 1865
Daily Movements at Other Ports
alveston-Steady; middling, 57sc; net re-
ceipts, 235; gross, 235, sales, 500; stock, A.
$3.50.
New Orleans-Quiet and steady; mid
ding, &c; net receipts, 4,93l; gross, 5,4lO
sales, 1885, stock, 192.S60.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 13-16c; net re-
ceipts 1874; gross 1874; sales, ZOO stock, 49,
4o3.
Charleston-steady; middling, SAC; stock,
$50
Wilmington-Firm; middling, &c; net re-
ceipts, ID; gross, IA; stock, TO-.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, csc; net re-
ceipts, S62; gross, 1862; sales, III; stock, A.
OBS.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 61kc;
gross receipts, CAT; stock, 1884.
New York-Dull middling, 7-16c; net
receipts, 1870; gross, 1,O41 sales, 1900; stock,
1859
Boston-Quiet; middling 67sc; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross, 1888.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 11-16c;
stock 10 $50.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Enthusiastically; middling, 614c; net re-
ceipts, r. gross, p; sales, 563; stock, 25.4n.
Memphis-Steady; middling, &c; net re-
ceipts, 80; gross, 31S; sales, $50; stock, A.
1856
st. Louis-Firm; middling, 57sc; net re,
ceipts, 176. gross, 857; sales, 300; stock, 49,
est
Cinclnnad-Steady: middling, &c; net re-
ceipts, 80; gross, $40; stock, SITS.
Houston-Steady; middling, 57sc; net re-
ceipts, 1882; gross, 1892; sales, "a; stock,
1860.
Louisville-Quet; midding, &c.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To France, $500.
Savannah-Coastwise, $50.
Norfolk-To the continent, 500; coast
wise, 2l3
New York-To Great Britain 6,499; for
warded SO
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain. 6,499; to France,
$780, to the continent, 500.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, 3d.,
109; TO France, 6,0S1; to the continent, H.,
$40.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1897:
To Great Britain, 1850; to France, 7S7,
465; to the continent, 2.785. $50.
Liverpool, May 24,-Cotton, spot, good
prices, 1-16d higher; American middling
fair, Lied; good middling, 25-92d Amer
lean middling, 35sd; low middling, S12d;
good ordinary, 8 11-32d; ordinary, 3 5-32d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of
Which 500 were for speculation and export,
and included 1900 bales of American. Re
ceipts, none
Futures opened steady, with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet American mid
uAng, low middliug clause, May, 3 34-64d
buyers; MayJHne, 34-64d buyers; June
July, S4-64d3 35-64d sellers; July-August,
39-64d sellers; August-September 3 34-640
% sd buyers; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1854
az S4-64d buyers; October-November,
33-64d sellers; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
oz-64d buyers; Overwhelmingly, 32-64d
puyers; January February, S2-64d buyers;
February March, S2-6403 33-GAd.
New York, May 24.-To-days cotton
market showed some irreguiarity after
openlns steady at unchanged prices TO /
point advance, and rallying 203 points on
covering and more general buying There
was quite active liquidation later and the
market broke to level showing a net
loss of 4G6 points. Still later, however,
there was a rally with the market in the
afternoon developing considerable irregu-
iarliy, but finally closing steady at a net
loss of l TO 3 points. During the day the
market was more or less influenced by
manipulation, with claims of further prep
arations for an August squeeze. Outside
buying orders to a considerable extent
We're for August contracts.
New York, May q, noon.-Cotton futures
opened steady; sales 1920 bales; June,
sac; July, 6.46c; August, oslo; Septem-
Der, $3.50; October, 637c; November, 6.37c;
December 9qc. January & 400