The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21

at an advance of "a cent to 29A cents
There was a fair demand at the advance
Water white rosin advanced cents on
mast sales other grades were firm and
unchanged. The wholesale markets We're
steady and generally unchanged. Ocean
(reights on cotton are advancing. The
following resume of the different markets
win show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day.
COTTON.
Middling cotton sold at AS cents in the
local spot market to-day 1t was the hrst
lime the price declined TO that figure since
November 1894, the lowest price during
Inc season of 1S94-95 The lowest price
during 1856 was 13-16c; during 1861
Csc and during 1898, SIS cents. There
was a fair demand at the decline and the
sales for the day aggregated 29lS bales
AZ the first call at the Cotton Exchange
the market was bulletined quiet and easy
at 1-16 cents decline on all grades, with
s5Ies of 63 bales AT the second call, there
vas another decline of 1-16 cent, with sales
If 2.750 bales At the last call, the mar
llet closed quiet and easy and unchanged
with further sales of 125 bales
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close OF the MARKET at ths
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Middling ..'.-.''''''''''''''1 90
Low midding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - S-lo
Good Ordinary .............'.''.'.''': ,cf3s
Market quiet and easy; sales, ZSlo'
Sea Island Cotton-The receipts continue
u@ht and the demand fair. The prices
are held firm, as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............H Ql412
Choice Floridas ........,....'.''''''19 q!oa2
Extra fine Fiordas .l212qI2@4
Fancy Georgias ...........'...'''''.4S1Z S9!a4
Extra choice Georgias .....'''.'''n g1 1zi+
Choice Georgias '''!o749 s1d1+
Extra fine Georgias ...,...s.......'O qlO12
Fine Georgias ....................... $50 S72
Medium fine Georgias .........''' S42
Common Georgias ..........'.'.''..
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day .............''.'.'' o'ooo
Receipts this day last year. .......''. s'SS S
Receipts this day year before last. 5'I82
Receipts since Sept !, 1898. '4o'olI
Same time last year ....-....'..'''.'''e 90 tSo
Same time year before last....,...'.SS'l Vo
Exports. coastwise, this day .......... 9ll
Stock on hand this day..............39'9 wv
Same day last year .................'.oo 400
Receipts and Stosks at the Ports
nj a., iaet YEAR .... 1880
This day wear before last ........... 29,O52
Receipts past four days ............. eS,lzI
caroa AVS last year 1872, 527
Same days year before last ...... .l4o'o4I
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1898 .zoo'on
Same time last year .................4z4,9z ~
Same time year before last ..... .599' AZ
Stocks at the ports to-day ......'.. ZSS' ~
Stock same day last year 49, '.Sl9'ooo
Daily Movements at Other Ports
alveston-Steady; midd,ing, 1-l6; net
receipts 1901; gross, 1907 Sales z'loz'
New orleans-Quiet; middling, Lie; net
receipts, 7,45S; gross, S,24S; sales LOOV'
s'SIH, go Tasv. middling, 15-16 net re-
ceipts, 1919; gross, 1,S49; sales, 1900; stock,
12575
Charleston-Quiet; middling. AS; net re-
ceipts, 800; gross, $50; sales Us; STOCK
11.491
Wilmington-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts. 3O95; gross $685. stock, S,716.
Norfolk-Easy; middling, 5A; net re-
ceipts, S47; gross, SAT; sales 16l; STOCK
1854.
Raltimore-Nominal middling, 524; gross
receipts, 200; stock, 2,O64.
New York-Quiet; middling, 59s; gross
receipts, 1904; sales, 1870; stock. 46,705.
Boston-Quiet middling, SIS; net receipts,
Philadeiphia-Dun; middling, 59s; stock,
414S
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 5A; net re-
celpts, 200; gross, 200; sales, 1'SOl; STOCK
Il 99S
Memphis-Easy; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1,079; gross, Lila; sales, LOCO; STOCK
1905.
St. Louis-Dull; middling. 3-16; net re-
ceipts, S76; gross, S76; stock, 2S,225.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 5la; net re-
celpts, 533; gross, 5S3; stock, 11,529.
Houston-Steady; middling, 1-16; net
receipts, 1926; gross, 1926; sales, 1926;
stock 1854
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 5as.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-Coastwise $40.
Mobile-Coastwise, 551.
avannah-Coastwise, GIL.
Charleston-Coastwise, 97S.
Wilmington-To the continent, 1853;
coastwise, 200.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 272
New York-To Great Britain, 1884.
Boston-To Great Britain, a.
Total foreign exports from all ports TINS
day: To Great Britain, 6.97S; to the con-
tinent, 1859.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain. 9s,102;
to France, $500; to the continent, 1O,l61.
Total foreign exports since Sept. !, 1898:
To Great Britain, 1880; to France, 1913;
to the continent, 35,135
Liverpool Sept. 20, p. m.-Cotton, spot,
fair demand: prices steady American
middling, 8 S-16d; the sales of the day were
10000 bales. of which LOCO were for spec
ulation and export and including 800
bales American; receipts, 1900 bales, in
Guiding 700 bales American
Futures opened quiet, with moderate
demand, and closed quiet. but steady;
American middling, low middling clause,
September, 306d, value; September-Octo-
Der, 3O4d, buyers; October-November, 3.02
@S,0Sd, sellers; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3.0l
@5.02d, sellers; observation-disclosures, 3.0d,
buyers; January February, 3.01d3O2d,
sellers; February March, 302d buyers;
March-April 3.OSd sellers; April-May.
S.o4d, sellers; M2y-June, 3.O4G3.05d, buyers;
June-Juiy, 3.05d306d, buyers.
New York Sept 20-The cotton market
opened with something of a bull flourish,
but closed with bears holding the better
position. In sympathy with better feel
ing at liverpool, and with port receipts
promising to fail considerably below early
estimates, the market opened at an ad-
vance of Pa points. Covering by shorts
few buying orders from abroad, and in
Nostment demand. sent prices several