The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-22

markets were steady. The following re-
sumo of the different markets, local and
! Geographic, will show the tone and the
quotations at the close to-day.
COTTON.
There was no change in the situation OF
| the cotton market. Futures ruled about
the same as Saturday, and the local mar
ket was quiet and steady ana unchanged.
| There was a fair demand, and there were
reported sales at each call al the Cotton
Exchange. At the first call, the market
was bulletined quiet and steady. with re-
ported sales of 100 bales. At the second
call the market was quiet and steady and
unchanged, with sales of 3S9 bales. At the
last call, the market closed quiet and
steady and unchanged with further sales
of 254 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middiing ..........................5 1916
Aiddling ................ ..............59s
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SIG
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1-l6
Market quiet and steady; sales, spot, 1853;
f. o. b., $50.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
to-day at the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..............14 @14h
Extra fine Floridas .............. .12laq12&t
Fancy Georgias 25aG123t
Extra choice Georgias ............12 G12ii
Choice Georgias l0% 0llA
Extra fine Georgias .................10 a10l3
| Fine Georgias ...................... S1s(g 312
Medium fine Georgias .............- So
Common Georgias ..................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. $500
Receipts this day last year......... 749
Receipts this day year before last. 1,051
Receipts since Sept. /, 1897. .........1, .21s
| Same time last year ...,............. 1884 963
Same time year before last........... 6S6 627
Exports coastwise, this day ....... 1,4J0
Stock on hand this day.....,........ 1920
Same day last year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A,005
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 1920
This day last week ................. 309o7
This day last year .................. 1859
This day year before last........... 1896
Receipts past three days ............ 1896
Same days last year ................ % 1856
Same days year before last ....... 1856
Total receipts since Sept. 1. 1897. 7,753 1884
Same time last year ................. 6. 159 2Ss
Same time year before last.........4.6 sos 481
Stock at the ports to-day. 999 395
Stock same day last year........... 762 1858
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. 1928 Wednesday m S19G
Monday. .......... 1850 Thursday .... 7473
Tuesday. 557 Friday ......... $3.50
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quet, middling, 1916: net
receipts 1926; gross, 3,276; sales 275; stock,
122,71
New Orleans-Easy; middlingi 9-16; net
receipts 6,911; gross 1877; sales. 6,4CO;
stock, 40, 399
Mobie-Quiet; middlne, SO; net receipts,
1,C50; gross, 1850; sales, 100; stock %, ISL.
Enthusiastically; middling, 55s; net re-
ceipts 1,0S1; gross 1.0s1 stock 2S,51
Wilm!ngton-Steady; middling. 81; net
receipts, 4Si; gross. 48l; stock, 49, 461.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 57s; net re-
eeipts, So; gross, so; sales. 1866; stock, 40
1871.
I}altimore-Nomlnal; middling, 6h;
gross, $50; stock. %. $3.50.
New York-Quet; mddling 6lk net re-
ceipts. 5i4; gross, 5.879; sales, 1911; spin
ners, H. stock, 193 40.
Poston-Dull; middling, 6h; net receipts.
1852: gross. 6,S13.
Philadelphia Quiet middling, 6ss; net re.
cepts, 100; gross, 120; stock, 105i3
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling. So net re-
ceipts, IT'S; gross, rs; sales. 1888: stock. A.
$50.
Memphis-steady; middMng, 55s; net re-
ceipts, 3,405; gross, 4,19l; sales, LOO; stock,
102, 1875.
St Louis--Quiet; middllng, 5 11-16; net
receipts, go; gross. 2110; stock, &C, 434.
Cincinnati-Quiet and steady; middling.
81; net receipts, 800; gross. 800 stock, 1O572.
Houston-Easy; middling, 5% net re-
ceipts, 1857; gross 1857 sales, 15S stock.
IS. $50.
Louisvillo-steady; middling, 5 1916.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston--To Great Britain, 4,762; to the
continent, 2.704
New Orleans-To the continent, II ,4e4:
coastWise, 1856.
Mobile-Coastwise N2.
avannah-Coas twise, 400.
TNorfolk-Coastwise, 49,
Baltimore-Coastwise 800
New York-To the continent, 3,257; for
warded. 1850.
Boston-To Great Britain, G05
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, $751; to France
none; to the continent, 17,425.
Total foreign exports from all porta
thus far this week: To Great Britain. 5S67:
to France, none; to the continent, 36,7lO.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1897:
To Great Britain, BISHOPS: TO France. 72f.-
1874; 20 lhe continent, 2347.3SS
Liverpool, March q, p. m.-Cotton
spot quiet; prices favor buyers; American
middling, 311-32d. The sales of the dav
were 5000 bales, of which 500 bales were
for speculation and export, and incudede
1850 bales American. Receipts, 27009
bales, including 1920 bales American. Flu.
lures opened quiet. with moderate de-
mand, and closed quiet; American mid
ding. low middling clause, March, 317d
buyers: March-April 3.17d buyers; April
May, 317d3.1sd sellers; May-June, 317G
s18d buyers; June-July, 31Sd buyers; July
August, 3.lsQ3.19d sellers: August-septem-
Der, 31sQS19d sellers; September october,