The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

curitv market, inquiry for investment IS
euos being strong. The lumber market
nos steady and there are a large number
- charters made for shipment of cargoes
=. ooae+U,ise vessel. The following re-
~ of the different markets will show
tba ouotations and tone at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market was quiet and duh
dnring the past week, and on Thursday
The prices of middling and low middlinS
declined 1-16c. The speculative markets
we're on the decline, and fluctuations were
confined within narrow limits. There was
,,erv little cotton offered for sale at the
declining prices, WHICH cauSeo tlaiiSaC
The market to-day was steady and I'M
hanged at each call at the Cotton tx
change The total sales reported were 2O4
bales.
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good middling ........................'.
MiddIing neutrality-suspicious.. o-lo
Low middling .............''.''''''''.'
Good ordinary ...........'.'.s..... '-'+7s
Market steady; sales, spot, 2A; 4. o. b.,
g0. For week, spot, 1857; f. o. b., $500.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
mort from all sources for the past week
we're 22,S27 bales upland and 1922 bags
sea island, against 1882 bales upland and
1872 bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 16O6S bales
ner Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road. 5.335 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad,' 979 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 7S5 bales; per Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular Railroad, 81 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 1883
bales; per Savannah river steamers, 251
bales; per Beaufort steamer, bales; per
carts, 70 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 96,318 bales upland and 2,94S bags
sea island, moving as follows: To Balti-
more, SAG bales upland and 100 bags sea
island; to New York, 1889 bales upland
and 1889 bags sea island; to Boston, 2,24S
bales upland; to Charleston, 2 bales up
land and 9 bales sea island; to Bremen,
2,358 bales upland and 500 bales sea ISL
and; to Uddevalle, 1,S25 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship.
board to-day were 107,O94 bales upland and
%,SO1 bags sea island against 37S5 bales
upland and 1854 bags sea island al the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was q fairly
good demand for long staple cotton during
the past week and prices were maintained
The reported sales were 1850 bales. The
market was steady at the following quo
tations:
Extra choice Floridas ........-.....A OILS
Cholce tIorldas .....,...............131a
Extra fine Floridas ...............13
fahcy Georgias ..1212G13
Extra choice Georgias ............12 @1214
Gholce Georgias ................-...u Q1112
EAtra me Georgias ................1O1s
Fine Georgias .................9 "a 91b
Medium fine Georgias .......... S15
common GeorgiaS .................... s
The receipts for the past week were /, S22
bags against 1872 bags for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 2,94S bags,
moving as follows: Havre, 25; to Bre-
men, 800; to Liverpool, 943; to Reval, 1OO
70 Northern ports for domestic consump-
ton 1880
Exports same week last year, 215S bags.
Inc total receipts from Sept. to date
amount to 1920 bags, against 73,495 bags
ioI the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept. to date
nave been 1856 bags, of which 1884 bags
were to Great Britain, 1889 bags to France,
LOW bags to the continent and 10 1893 bags
domestic
The total exports for the same period
last year We're 42,54S bags.
STOCK on hand and on shipboard to-day
day last year
charleston, S. c., Jan. 14.-Sea island cot
ton market: Receipts for the week. 262
oasS' exports, 1,099 bags; sales, 631 bags;
stock 5,763 bags
Quotations-Medium fine, 151h616c; fine,
m iully fine, 19d2Oc; extra fine, 26633c.
me total receipts since Sept. i. 1897, have
49, S,SI $50 bags, against $3.50 bags for the
me lIne last year. The exports since
oa j. 1897, have been 4 134 bags, against
900 bags for the same time last wear.
p5aIal1an Receipts, Exports and Stocks
.'Vp thls day Observation-Disclosures. 4,639
psNed same day last year........ 215S
Ple9 same day year before East 1921
Raooi,I past week ................... "a, $40
poi'e1 same week last year. 1851
H,o1,,Nea same week year before last 70, S1S
Poiip,S since Sept l, 1897. .914, 72S
~ same time last year. SOB col
Fp's same time year before last557, 744
rrg0llS thls day, continent. Is. 200
WIS past week, continent. 26. 6S8
Tot.I ~ past week, coastwise. 12.5S3
EYnorts e Us LOT week ............... 9,266
To G. Since Sept. ], 1897
r, TF,'dt Britain ................5 "a. 233
To me ''lr % 756
r. ~" continent ......... 4o6 %
Total 49, ,SH ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 500 512
Total e,-, ''e ''''........- ............28O3 6l
Exports So, 1883 SIS
- Gr'a, same same Time Last Year
4 p t,dl Britain ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 40 7eS
10 the 10, i1l
Total f,r,ieht '''....................255 532
Total oos.,5nli oh
Total eynor wise 404
StJc, M, 20 ......................... .596 O45
81 Stock on b baH9 TINS 1872 S9S
Hcce,r.. nand same day last year. 81. 1879
4 Rccet1tp5 and and Stocks at the Ports
This d., J Ia. day ....-.............. S2,2O4
n This da,. ' i'l week .............. 436G1
Y This d,y , .as. year ........,~...... 20 S1s
Il Rooolpts Evar before last ...... % 2SS
Il Same Wei. i9I week .................. 266 1876
n sam woell asst year ............... 147 1857
"A Total rao't, var before last ........ 12} 12f
Same ,ir,'pts since Sept. /, 1887 ..6,067. 14l
n Same tine iast year ....,.........5.225, 12S
Stock an n.y. ear before last ........S, 766, 697
q Sock Inc 1He ports to-day ,.......... 1,292, 4O2
uaIr ,n Ie day last year ..........1'114. 7sS
ii Ga'vo.,ro.' elnentb at other ports
Fl co9ls se5s. @uiet; middHng, SIC: net re-
New o,' sales, 139; stock, 227.i
receipts io l--' Easy; middling SIC; net
''''' Slles' 6,55o; stock. 529ss3.