The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-09

mand. There were changes noted in the
general markets, principally in -four, corn,
smoked bacon and sugar, all of which adj
vanced. other markets were steady and
unchanged.
The following resume of different mar
kets, both local and telegraphic, will show
the tone and the quotations at the close to-
day:
COTTON.
The strength in the local cotton market
continued to-day and an advance of Is cent
in oil grades took place. There was good
demand, but holders offered but very little,
expecting that better prices will be offered
in short time. At the Cotton Exchange,
at the first call, the market was bulletined
firm at an advance of ZIG cent, with sales
of 47S bales. At the second call, the market
was firm with another advance OF 1-l6
cent, with sales of So bales. AT the last
call. the market closed firm and unchang-
ed with no sales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good middling ...........,..........'....
Middling :........"...........'.'."' ZIG
Low middling ...........................
Good ordinary 1876
Market firm; sales, spot, 5S4; +. o. b.,
LOO.
Sea Island-The market was quiet but
steady at the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............4 @15
Choice Floridas ....."..............lS1s
Extra fine Floridas .................l3
Fancy Georglas ..........''''.''.'.l 112Qlo
Extra choice Georgias ..............12 4l2H
Choice GeorgiaS .........,...........n @12
Extra fine Georgias ................ .1O1a
Fine GeorglaS .............,.......... W va
Medium fine Georgias .............. S1s
Common Georgias ...................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ...................... 6,296
Receipts this day last year .......... 2,42l
Receipts this day year. before last 2,763
Receipts since Sept. l. 1897 ............ 99i,5S6
Same time last year ..................7 1856
Same time year before last ......... sos 223
Exports, coastwise, this day .......... 22S0
Stock on hand. this day ................n46l 5
Same day last year .................... rs 964 !
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ...................-. 359l9
This day last week .................... 26,733
This day last year ................... 236O6
This day year before last .......... 23,7O4
Receipts past four days .............. 107 1913
Same days last year ............... 6ol39
Same days year before last ...,...... 605lS
Total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897 80. g, S39 $40
Same time last year .............. s, 678 246
Same time year before last ........ A, 1914, 800
Stock at the ports to-day ....,..... POI ,378
Stock same day last year ............ 982, 113
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. .14,A3 Wednesday .....17,766
| Monday. 7290 Thursday ........n 1924
Tuesday m.... .23 Cos Friday .......... IA ,661
Daily movements at other ports
Gaiveston-Firm; middling. 9-16c; net
| receipts, 5,552; sales, 1888; stock 206,10S.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 57-16c;
net receipts, 18,G2S sales, 5000; stock, $780,,
$50.
Mobile-Firm; middling, SIC; net receipts
4S1; sales, 1000 stock, 46,901
Charleston-Firm; middling,59sc; net re-
ceipts AL; stock 36.512
Wilmington-Firm; middllng, 7-16c; net
receipts, I'll; stock. 20.720.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 54c; net re-
ceipts 1,672; sales, 1868; stock, 64,212.
-Baltimore-Firm; middling. SIC; net re-
ceipts S47; stock, ,213.
New York-Quet; mi1dllng, 1-16c; net
receipts, 451; gross, 6,992; sales, $40; spin
ners, 21O; stock, 1654iS.
Boston-Firm; middling, Lice; net re-
ceipts sol; gross, 4,786.A
Phiadephia-Quiet;m iddling, 5-16c; net
receipts, 81.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, sac; net re-
ceipts, 1,72S: sales 10; stock, 6O,201.
Memphis-Firm; middling, sac; net re-
ceipts 3,106; sales, $500; stock. 1876 Asst.
st. Louis-Flrm; middling. 7-16c; net re-
ceipts, 6,9Ol; shipments 6O90; sales. 300;
stock II, 90
Honston--steady; middling. s-1sc; net
receipts, 9,677; sales, 2S4; stock, 62,57O
uisville-Middling SIC.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1907.
New Orleans-Coastwise 140
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 2290.
Observation-Disclosures, 2,270
Norfolk-To the continent, 700; coast
wise, 800.
New York-To France. Ito; continent,
1884; forwarded, 1,947
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1920; to France,
LILO; 10 the continent, 1854
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
Tar this week: To Great Britain, Al, 1888; TO
France 1893; to the continent 35672.
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1897:
To Great Britain, 2,327 $50; to France ell
927; to the continent, 1,S91,l96
Liverpool Feb. S.-cotton, spot active,
prices higher; American lniddling fair.
8 lS-32d; good middlng, 37-16d: midding,
3 5-16d; low middling, 5-32d; good ordinary
3D.: ordinary, 2 N-32d; sales OF the day were
$1,000 bales, of which 1000 were for specu-
lation and export, and included, 1900
American; receipts, 1900 Including, g. 800
American; futures opened steady, with
moderate demand. and closed irregular;
American, low middling clause, February.
| S.15d, sellers; February March, 3.15d, sell
ers; March-April, 3.15Q3 16d. sellers; April
May. 3.l6d, buyers; May-June, 3.17d, buy
'lFs JbHt-J NY oslodt rtAttEpB July-AuEuSL,
31Sd sellers: August-Septembe 3.18d, buy
ers; September-October, 3.1s0319d, buyers;
October-Novcmber. S.19d. value: Novcm-
ber-December, 3.l9Q3.20d, value
New York, Feb. S.---Cotton made an adj
vance of 405 points this morning. and for
time everything looked bullish. Later
there was sharp change under active real
izing and before noon the market was back
to the closing figures of the previous day.
Liquidation continued more or less active
a.. a ~.
steady at 1 point decline TO point adj
vance. OF the total sales 136,500 bales had
been transacted before noon. The days re-