The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08

hght, however, as there was but little Of
fering. The rosin market was firm and
unchanged, with no sales reported. The
wholesale markets were steady and UNI
changed The following resume of differ
ent markets, both local and telegraphic,
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON.
The futures market started off with a
rush at higher prices early in the day,
advancing about Il points but closed at a
loss of about points from the highest.
The local market was strengthened by
the rise in the controlling markets, and
advanced Lie on all grades. There was
very little Offering, although the demand
was good. The entire sales for the day
were 1863 ba.es. At the first call, at the
Cotton Exchange, the market was bulle
tined steady and unchanged, with sales
of 1906 bales. At the regular midday call,
the market was buletined steady, at an
advance of Lice all around, with sales of
l79 bales. AT the last CALI at o'clock p.
M, the market closed steady and I'M
changed with no sales reported
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
MIddling ..........................o lo-lb
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Good ordinary .........................4 Ills
Market steady; sales, spots,' 1853; f. o.
b., LIPS.
Sea Island-The market was quiet but
steady at the following quotations:
Extra choice Flor.das. ..............14 ais
Choice Floridas .....................131a
Extra fine Floridas .................13
EanCV lTPOTQlaS L
Extra choice Georgias.. Ql214
Choice GeorgiaS ..............,.....l @lli2
Extra fine Georgias .1O12
t1ne Georslas ........'.'...''''.''. q We
Medium fine Georgas .............. S1a
Common Georgias ..,...............
Savannah, receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day ,.................... 2,4l4
Receipts this day last year .......... 2,75S
Receipts this day year before last. 1884
Receipts since Sept l, 1S97........... 1888. go
Same time last year ..................7lS,464
Same time year before last......... 603, 4s9
Exports, continent, this day.. 1854
Exports, coas twise, this day......... $685.
Stock on hand this day.............11O,54 $40
Same day last year ................... 79,248
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 34,737
This day last week ................ &C. 293
This day last year ............,..... 27,290
This day year before last.......... 2O,31a
Receipts past three days ........ 72014
Same days last year ............... Al, 533
Same days year before last....... 1851
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897. &C, SO3 921
Same time last year................5,654 $40
Same time year before last..........4,1412 16
Stock al the ports to-day ...........1, 245,67t
Stock same day last year .......,.... 99N 42J
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. .14,243 Wednesday III 66
Monday 200 Thursday ......I1 1921
Tuesday. ,6O6 Friday .........14661
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galyeston-Firm; middfing, 81; net re-
ceipts, S505; sales, 2lO; stock, 2l3,564
New Orleans-Steady; middIing, 5-16;
net receipts, 1856 sales 100; stock,
$40, Ss4.
Mobie-Firm; mldding, 52s; net receipts,
3737; sales, 1000; stock $780,
Charleston-Firm; middling, 5-16; net
receipts, 1903; stock, 1891.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 7-16; net
receipts 31S; stock, 20,O06
Norfolk-Steady; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 2,19O; sales, 95; stock, 64,0lO.
misunderstanding; middling, 81; net
receipts, 2,072; stock, 33,167.
New York-Quiet; middling, 1-16; net
receipts, 400; gross, 9,l06; sales, 1856; spin
ners, 80; stock. 1857 (actuaD.
Boston-Steady; middiing. 1916; net re-
ceipts, 335: gross. 1877.
Philadelphia--Firm; middling, 6 1-16.
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts 315; sales, 1868; stock, 59,52S.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 5%; net re-
celpts, 6,296; sales. 1850; stock, 1851 39.
st. Louis-FIrm; middling, 5 7-16; net re-
ceipts, $685. shipments, 2,O67; sales, 1000;
stock, 1882.
Houston-Firm; mlddling. 9-1s; net re-
ceipts, 5,1l9; sales. 729; stock, 6S,O94
MISUNDERSTANDING 515.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Gaiveston--Coastwise, 4,50S.
New Orleans-To the continent, $500:
coastwise, 2,4O2.
Mobile-To the continent 1i17; coast
wise, 6.
savannah--To the continent. 1854; coast
wise, 1886.
arleston--Coastwise 1850.
Norfolk-Coastwise, soil
New York--To Great Britain, 1856;
France. 1888; continent, $40; forwarded,
4,015.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 2,5s6; to France,
1888; 10 the continent. 23,O31.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, %. 1888; TO
France, 1888; to the continent, 81, 71S
Total foreign exports since Sept. !, 1897
TO Great Britain, 2,310,S60; TO France.
go, 2l7; to the continent, 1,SS7,242.
Liverpool, Feb. 7.-Cotton, spot good
business done prices higher; American mid
ding fair, 21-32d; good middlng, 33sd;
middlng. 3hd; low middlng, 3-S2d; good
ordinary, 2 15-16d; ordinary, 2 25-32d; sales
of the day. 1900 bales Of which 1000 were
for speculation and export, and included,
10 200 bales Of American; receipts, 15COo
bales including, 600 bales Of American.
Futures opened steady with a moderate de-
mand, and closed barely steady; American
middling, low middlng clause, February.
S.15d, sellers; February March, 315d. SELL
ers; March, April, 3l5d. buyers; Aprll-May,
3.150316d buyers; May-Junc 3.16n3 ia,
sellers; June-July. S.17d. buyers; Juiy-Au-
gust, Sl7Q3isd buyers; August-Septem-
Der, 31Sd. buyers; Septemher-Ociober. 3.1s
0S19d,N buyers; October-November $3.50,
sellers; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 3.1sQ3 2Od,
sellers.
New York, Feb 7.--To-day's transac-
tons in cotton futures reached 255. 800 bales,
this being the heaviest for several months
past, and representing broadening sDecu-
latfOn and also alarm on the mart Of the