The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-21

markets were steady and generally un-
changed. The following resume of the DIFF
ferent markets viii show the tone and
the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
There was but little doing In the local
epot market to-day, the entire sales being
only 2i1 bales. The market were quiet
and unchanged at each call the sales be-
ing So bales, II bales, 30 bales, al the
first. second and last calls. respectively.
The following were the official spot quo
tatlons, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middliug ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .bls
Mtddling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "A
Low middlng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .4%
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market quiet Sales, PAL,
Sea Island Cotton-The market remain
ed quiet and unchanged. There was fair
demand for good round lots. The quota
tions were as follows
Extra choice Florldas. .............13M
Choice Floridas ..12%m1S
Extra me Floridas ........',..,...l2 ui2R
Fancy GeOrgias ...................12la ml3
Extra choice Georgias ....,.......l2
Cholce Georg'as .lO%qn
Extra fine Georgias ...........,....l0 6il0ih
Fine Georgias ,.............,,....... a. Sle
Medium fine Georgias .....,...... SO
Common Georgias .................
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S,6OS
Receipts this day last year ........., 10,04
Receipts This day year before last q. 4,93i
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898 .......-.,. 299, 1870
Same time last year ...,.,...,..,...,323.t 56
Same time year before last .....,... .256,9ii
Exports Great Britain, his day .,,. 1896
Exports, continent. this day ........ $3.50
Exports France, this day ......... 6,312
ENpOrfg rOasfusisp this dqV / O6i
Stock on hand this day ...,.. ....... 13S,307
Same day last year ................ 1870, 7S6
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 66,549
This day last year ......,...,,...... SO, 1853
This day year before last ...,..... 44.422
Receipts past six days .............. 350,7St
Same days last year ......,.......... 300, 1916
Same days year before last .,....... 277 1887
Total receipts since Sept !, 1888. I'D 1853 672
Same time last year .,..........s.,.l69 l .2a9
Same time year before last 1923, 1S2
Stock a the ports to-day ........., 1922 76
Stock same day last year ,......... 6i6,592
Daily Movements at Other Ports.
Galveston-Steady; middling. sc; net re-
oeipts, 1875; gross, 1875; sales, 1,l2i;
stock, 293 ,S62.
New Orleans-Steady middlng 415-16c;
net receipts. 1884; gross, 1925; stock, 1885,
S25
Mobi.e-Quiet; middling, 47sc net re-
ANiPiSf Afttof HAO"Ef AtHfDf 9"AN't WV NNDNNf
42,72S
Charleston-steady; mlddung. 413-1sc;
net receipts, 1886; gross 1885; sales, 300;
stock, a 800.
Wilmngton-Firm middling, SC; net re-
ceipts, 3,619; gross, 3,619; stock 1854.
Norfolk-Quiet middling, &c; net re-
ceipts, 5O6l; gross, 5,06l: sales, 657; stock,
1923.
Balmore-Nominal; middlng. 59sc;
gross, 1885, stock 5,52l.
New York-Quiet; middling, 5lkc; net re-
ceipts, 400; gross, 1926; safes 623; stock.
G6.165
BIOS on-Quiet; middling, 57-16c; net re-
ceipts, 2132 gross, 1898.
PhIladelphia-Flrm; midding. SIC; net
receipts. III gross. II; stock, 6307.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, SAC; net re-
ceipts, S,ls6; gross, 1881; sales, 1,Sl7 stock,
2S.o95
ceipts, 3,725; gross, 3725; safes, 400; stock,
69,ee2
st. Louls-Tirm; middIIng. Be; net re-
ceipts, i,4l3; gross, 4,7O2; sales, 45o; stock,
q 500
Cincinnau-Qu middnng, 5Mc net re-
ceip,s. l,074; gross, O74; stock, 1851.
Houston-Steady; middllng, 15-l6c; net
receipts, 17,46si gross, l7,4e9; sales, sls;
stock, 1881 52.
Louisvllle-Steady; middling. 5lbc
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To the continent, 7727 coast
wise, 3.455.
New Orieans-To the continent. 9.JOl.
Mobile-Coastwse SO3.
Sayannah-To Great Britain, 1866; to
France, 63O2; to the continent, $685. coast
wise, 1906
Charleston--To Great Britain. 7,7S5.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 4,023.
New York-To the continent, 81.
FfH.. ~.
day: To Great Britain 2s,147; to France,
$500; to the continent, 242s5.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, 49,
S29; to France 1852; to the continent, 102,-
235
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1898.
To Great Britain, sos, 1856; TO France, &c.
2S6; to the continent 1901 73.
Liverpool, Oct. 20. 4 p. m--Cotton, spot.
good demand and fair business done;
prices 1-32d lower; American mlddling,
fair, 3 i5-32d; good middling. 3hd; mid
ding. Lied; low middling 2 2-32d good
ordinary, nd: ordinary, 2 9-i6d. The
sales of the day were $1,000 bales. OF which
600 were for speculation and export, and
included II 100 bales American: receipts,
1000 bales, including $500 American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand and closed steady; American mid
ding, low middling clause, October. 3.00G
bold value; October November 3.0od buy
ers; November Decembef 2.63lI3.0od sell
ers; DecemberJanuary, 2.63n3O0d sellers;
January February, 263d3.0Od buyers; Feb
ruary-March, 3.OO130ld sellers; March
April 301d buyers; Aprll-May, 3.02d buy
ers; May-June. 303d sellers June-July,
3Osm304d buyers; July August. 3.04G3.05d
sellers; August-September 3O5d sellers.
New York. Oct. 20-Reports of killing
frost in numerous localities In the South
west led to considerable activity in the
start of business in cotton futures this
morning The first call developed consid-
cradle alarm on the part of shorts and a
demand to cover was the feature, supple
mented however. by an increase OF invest
meut orders. Throughout the session in
vestment buying on the weaker intervals
was more active than for some time past
The early advices from Liverpool were dis
LII al 81.