The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-12

in about seven to eight weeks. The local
market remained steady and unchanged,
with sales of spots amounting to 755 bales.
The spirits turpentine market was firm
and the offerings were in strong demand
at &c. The rosin market was firm, with
an advance on G grade. The wholesale
markets were steady and generally I'M
changed. The following resume of the
different markets, both local and tele-
graphic, will show the tone and the quo
tations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market continued steady
and unchanged to-day. The sales were
somewhat increased over the past few
days. At the Cotton Exchange, at the
first call, the market was bulletined steady
and unchanged, with sales of GIG bales;
at the second call, it was steady and I'M
changed, with sales of $40 bales and at
the last CALL the market closed steady,
with further sales of % bales. The f. o. b.
sales were LIS. The receipts were 6,341
bales, making the total since Sept. l over
800 900 bales.
The following were the officiat spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middling ....,...................51s
Mlddling ........................... ....0A
Low middling .........................4 1915
Good ordinary ........................49s
Market steady; sales, spot, 1855; f. 0. b.,
1,275
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
steady. The sales were made on basis
of the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............14 @15
Choice Floridas .l312Ql4
Extra fine Floridas .................13 @1S1a
Fancy GeorgiaS .E12ql3
Extra choice Georgias .............12 Q12A
Choice Georgias ....................n qll12
Extra fine Georgias ...............l0l
Fine Georgias ....,.....,............S "a 912
Medium fine Georgias ............. S12
Common Georgias ..................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ...................... 6'S4l
Receipts this day last year.......... 2,9S1
Receipts this day year before last. 1926
Receipts since Sept. l, '97........... ,S79
Same time last year ..................646,Sl 4
Same time year before last ....... .549, S96
Exports. continent, this day ........ 1925
Exports, coastwise, this day ......... 1888
Stock on hand this day ...........146,5H
Same day last year .................. 1883
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49,5T7
This day last week .................. 1926
This day last year ................... 3O,216
This day year before last ........... 1884
Receipts past four days ............. 152,096
Same days last year ................ S0,S39
Same days year before last ........ 61,89S
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897 .....5 1872
Same time last year ................5,162,92 0
Same time year before last ..........3, 707, S29
Stock at the ports to-day .1275,6 S1
Stock same day last year ...........1 1888, 731
Receipts this week last year
Saturday .........2O134 Wednesday ....20.54
Monday 20 42q Thursday .. l6 126
Tuesday. ......... 80 PIG. Friday ........29,SlS
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, 51a; net re-
ceipts 1881; sales, 1853; stock, 213,20S.
New Orleans-Steady; middling. sic;
net receipts, 3O.407; gross 31,600; sales, T.,
800; stock, 523977.
Mobile-Steady; middlng, 81; net re-
ceipts 2,644; sales, 500; stock, 1884.
Charleston-Firm; mddling, 81 net re-
ceipts 1,201; stock, 1855.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 7-16; net
receipts, ga; stock, 26.S27.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 516; net re-
ceipts 1928; sales, ATS; stock, 90037.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 55s net
receipts, 1857; stock, 30, 1872
New York-Quet and steady; middling
1915; net receipts, 1890; gross, $3.50;
sales, 81; spinners, IL; stock, 127.72S.
Boston-Steady; middling, 1915; net re-
ceipts 43S; gross, 3,07.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 6 3-16;
net receipts, S5; stock, 1876.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 9-16; net
receipts, $40; sales, ALB; stock 5000.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 52s; net re-
ceipts, 6,Si5; sales, 300; stock. 146.625.
st. Louis-Dull; unchanged; net re-
ceipts S,474; shipments, 1853; stock, 1888,
Houston-Steady middling, 7-16; net re-
Ceipts IA, 695; sales, 100; stock, 70,936.
INxn of
Galveston-To Great Britain, 9,9l7.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, $500;
continent, $780, coastwise, 2,9i0
Mobile-Coastwise 1,15O
avannah-Continent, 1926; coastwise, o.
6S3
Observation-Disclosures $3.50.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 5,064.
New York-To Great Britain, 3,S72;
France, 1929; continent, $50; forwarded.
,O96
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 20,359; to France,
.329: to the continent, 5,S0.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 6S,95S;
TO France, Y 1924; to the continent 247S5.
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1897:
To Great Britain. l,926,690 to France, ST.
1856; to the continent, l,57S,799.
Liverpool Dec. 11.-Cottou. spot i'm fair
demand and lower; American middling,
fair 39sd; good mlddllng, ll-32d; mid
ding. 3 7-32d; low middling 3-16d good
ordinary, 2 29-32d; ordinary. Esd; sales,
10000, of which 1000 were for speculation
and included $500 American.
Futures opened easy. with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet; American mid
ding. low middling clause, January. 3lOd
sellers; January February, 3.09d buyers;
February March, 3.09N3 10d sellers; March
April, 31Od sellers; April-May slid sell
ers: May-June 3.12d sellers; June-July,
3.1Sd sellers; July-August, S.l3MS. I'D buy
ers; August-Septembe 3.1ia }.15d sellers;
Septemh bert october. 3.15d value; October
November, S.15a3 16d buyers; November
December. 3.l6d buyers.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE cotton market,
after opening steady at unchanged prices
to a loss Of point further declined 20i
points. with subsequent feeble rally, and
closed steady a q net loss OF las points
Sales futures 125.909. The market was par
ticularly active during the first hour. The
selling was in good part by the German