The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09

tons. There was decline of fully 1isc on
the week. There was a decline on several
grades of rosin, ranging from d up to
water white. Other markets were quiet
and steady. The following resume of the
different markets, local and Geographic,
will show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
COTTON
The local market dragged listlessly along
through the week, with the tone steady
until to-day, when it became quiet. rnere
were merely nominal sales reported from
day to day, and the entire transactions
for the week in spots were only iii bales.
AT the Cotton Exchange to-day the mar
ket opened quiet and unchanged, with
sales of Is bales; al the second call it was
quiet and unchanged. with sales of So
bales. AT the last call, at o'clock D. M,
the market closed quiet and unchanged,
with further sales iof q bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middllng ...,..................-... 5B
M1ddling 9-l6
Low middling ..........................5 h
| Good ordinary ........................
Market quiet; sales, spot, 129; f. o. b.,
none For the week, spot, In; f. o. b.,
1850.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were S25S bales upland and SO bags sea
island, against 77SO bales upland and III
bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 5.154 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road, 17O4 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad, 500 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 27 bales per Floridas
Central and Penfnsuiar Railroad. 221 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad, as
bales; per Savannah river steamers, 10
bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 23,273 bales upland and 1858 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
2,344 bales upland and SOL bags sea island;
to Boston, sos bales upland; to Baltimore,
IT'S bales upland and S4 bags sea island;
TO Bremen, s632 bales upland; 10 Gothen-
burg, 1650 bales upland; to Genoa, 4,0il
bales upland; to Trieste, LOO bales up
land; to Reval 9,225 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day was 32,1S6 bales upland and
12,719 bags sea island. against T,0SO bales
upland and 1858 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year
Sea Island Cotton-The situation, which
prevailed during the past week regarding
the probabilities of war between the Uni
ted States and Spain, caused the sea is
land cotton to be quiet and inactive,
The reported sales were III bales. The
receipts were light. The market closes
quiet and steady at the following, I'M
changed quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ............ IA Q14h
Choice Floridas .................... 10 at9l51A
Extra fine F'loridas .............. .l212dl2A
Fancy Georgias ................... l212dl2%i
Extra choice GeorgiaS ............ y @l2A
Choice Georgias .......,............ lVAMiiA
Extra fine Georgias ............... 10 9lO7s
Fine Georgias .....-...........'.... ofs4 VIZ
Medium fine Georgias ...,......... SA
Common Georglas ..................
The receipts for the past week were 80
bales, against III bales for the same
week last year.
The exports for the week were 1855 bags,
of which ,055 TO Liverpool, rs bales to
Havre and SIS bags to Northern ports for
domestic consumption.
Exports same week last year, GIL.
The total receipts from Sept. to date
amount to S. e9 bales against s2,427 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. / to date
have been 80, 167 bales, of which 22,076 were
TO Great Britain 1851 to France. 1905 to
the continent and q ,O25 bales domestic.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 1881 bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1918. against 12,649 this day last
year, and 6,49S year before last.
Charleston, S. c., April s.-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
bags: exports, 100 bags; sales, none; stocks,
1891 bags.
Ouotanons-Me fine, 15c: fine, lie;
fully fine, $4,000; extra fine, 26dSSc.
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1897.
have been 10, 5S1 bales, against $40 bales.
for the same time last year. The exports
since Sept i, 1897, have been 913O bales,
against 1898 bales for the same time last
year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day .................... 60I
Received same day last year,. 1885
Received same day year before last 1894
Received past week ..,............... S,34f
Received same week last year,. 1857
Received same week in 1S96...... $3.50
Receipts since Sept. J. 1897. 1871 ,661
Receipts same time last year.. S02, $50
Receipts same time year before last 7O7. 2s2
Receipts same time in 1S95........ 9O2, 204
Exports this day continent ........ 5141
Exports this day, coastwise. ... 2400
Exports past week, continent ...... 1858
Exports past week, coastwse....... 6.2sO
Total exports for week .,.......~.. 2l,92o
Exports Since Sept. l, 1897
To Great Britain ........-............ 1910
To France .........-................. 32,544
To the continent ....................... 5S7, 397
Total foreign ........................... 6g3 505
Total coastwise ....,................. .i2l
Total exports ...............,.......-.1 ,o94.716
Exports Same Time Last Year
To Great Britain ..,.................. 1929
TO France ..-..--........s.....-..... 1871
To the continent -.......s>.............. 344e05
Total foreign ~..-.....i............... 40S.21s
Total coastwise ..-..,................. 37s 1911
Total exports ...,.-s..,................. 1855 40s