The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-01
COTTON.

The local market for the past week was
steady and without change in the quota
tons. The latter part of the week devel-
oped an advance in futures and the de-
mand for spots increased. The sales for
the week were larger than for any week
IN about two months. AT the Cotton Elk
change to-day, the market, at the first CALL
was buletined steady and unchanged with
sales of 40 bales. At the second call it was
unchanged with sales OF 1865 bales. At the
last call it closed steady and unchanged
With sales of 145 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlng ............,.............. 7-l6
Middling 3-l6
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AS
Food ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4 S-lo
Market steady; sales, spots, $50; f. o. b.,
50. For week spot, 5,407; f. o. b., 1890.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1851 bales upland and 2,449 bags
sea island, against Il, 500 bales upland and
l9l7 bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central railway, 2S,723 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road. 1900 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah railroad, pa bales; per South
Bound railroad, SO bales; per Florida Gen.
tral and Peninsular railroad 1886 bales +;
lSi SGOlSid anu AldDdllei AdlltOdbs AtiJo
bales; per Savannah river steamers. 121
Iales; per Beaufort steamers, 4 bales up
land
EXports-The exports for the past week
We're 31,4O9 bales upland and 9O7 bags
sea island, moving as follows: To Balti-
more, 66 bales upland; to New York,
1905 bales upland and SIS bags sea ISL
md; to Boston, 7171 bales upland and 81
sea island; to Bremen. 1856 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day We're 13l943 bales upland
and 26,S92 bags sea island, against 1921
"ales upland and 27,72S bags sea island at
the corresponding time last year,
Sea Island Coton-By the persistent
hodng up of the prices, the factors have
managed TO maintain values, and sue
oembed the great pressure which attacked
tho market for the past three months.
During the past week there was better
demand and prices held steady. The re-
eoipts were comparatively light, and the
total thus far this season shows ma
tnrial falling off as compared with the
me period last year. The general opin-
IoA is growing that the enormous crop
indt was expected a few months ago will
raw off materially and the total will be
much less than last year The sales for
le week were 2,675 made on a basis of
'ne following quotations.:
lNtra choice Floridas .............l4 dl5
Iolce FloridaS .l3l20l4
extra fine Floridas ,...............13 013i2
an'y Georgias l2ladl3
tAlra choice .Georgias ............12 @12h
n0lce GeOrgias .....................1 Mllla
Extra fine GeorSias ...............10la
VINE Georgias NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a SO
.."dlum line Georgias ,............. S1e
common Georgias ................
The receipts for the past week were 24f9
bags, against 2,917 bags the same week
last year
The exports for the week were 900 bags,
10 northern ports for domestic consump-
ton.
Exports same week last year, 6.576 bags.
The total receipts from Sept ]. to date
amount 20 1867 bags against 6934 bags
Iog The corresponding time last year.
To total exports from Sept I to date
.'lc been 25,192 bags, OF which ll.76l bags
100 Great Britain; 1852 bags 10 France; 800
,'SS to The continent and 1887 bags do
nestle.