The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15

| 70 supply edrgoes, the trade was fairly
active. The following resume of the diff
ferent markets viii show The tone and the
quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Another dun week was recorded in the
| local market. The sa es were only 1889
| bales. The movement was heavy and the
| receipts went to fill the large number of
! steamships loading for foreign ports.
| There was decline of Lice on all grades
/ early in the week. The market was quiet
| and easy most of the time. To-day. at The
! Cotton Exchange, the market opened ond
| closed quiet and unchanged. There we're
| no sales at the frst call At The second
! can the sales We're S27 bales, and at the
| last can l46 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
! Cotton Exchange to-day:
| GOod fhiddhnS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
il9uAl's .4St
| Low middling Observation-Disclosures. 4ss
| Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| 1888
Reeeipts-The receipts Of cotton at this
| port from all sources for the past week
| were 6S,424 bales upland ana 2S46 bales
sea island, against d5,63l bales upland ana
2.444 bales sea island for the same week
| last year.
The particulars Of the receipts were as
| follows Per Central Railway. 42G7o
bales; per Savannah, Florida ana Western
| hahroad, l8,SoS bales; per Charleston and
| savannah Railway 1,072 bales; per South
Found Railroad ls0s bales per Florida
| central and Peainsular. 16i1 bales; per
| Georgia and Alabama Railroad s, 1873 bales :
per Savannah river steamers. 755 bales:
per Beaufort steamer, 10 bales; per carts
! % bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
| were z5,744 bales upland and 551 bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York
| 1853 bales upland and 492 bales sea island :
to Baltimore. 296l bales upland; to Bos-
| ton, 5,'4S bales upland. and So bales sea
island; to Bremen, 1882 bales upland
Stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1854 bales upland ard
9,6ll bales sea island, against 1l1.146 bales
| upland and TO- PSI bales sea island az The
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-rhe receipts during
| the week were very nearly equal to those
| Of the same week 1ast year, and the total
| receipts for the season were only q few
! hundred bales behind last year. There
was fair demand. The prices on Flori-
das were slightly decreased while Geor-
gias held their own very well. The sales
for the week were ISIS bales, made on
basis OF the following quotations, the
market closing steady
! Extra choice Floridas.
Choice Florldas .12&4Ml2
| Extra fine Floridas ..............12 Q12b
| Fancy GeorgiaS ................,....12 1zWl3
/ Extra choice GeOrgias .............12
| Choice Georgias .......,...........10A di1
| Extra fine Georgias ...............l0 0l0h
tlne Georglas ...'...,.......,....... 3 @ 95a
| Medium fine Georgias ........... So
| Common GeOrgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were
/ y O. h1 fDr no ms
| week last year.
Exports during the week were 55l bales,
moving as follows: l52 bales to Liverpool;
| 100 bales to Havre, and 299 bales 10 North
ern ports for domestic consumption.
| Exports for the same week last year
| S76 bales.
The total receipts from Sept. l to date
amount to 5.45S bales, against 5.797 bales
for The corresponding time last year.
| The total exports from Sept. / 10 date
! have been 1881 bales, moving as fc~ows;
| TO Great Britain. 6sS bales to Fr<nce, 100
/ bales; to Northern ports for domestic con-
! sumption, Lib bales.
The total exports for the same period
| last year were 1893 bales
! Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
| were 9,6l1 bales, against 10251 bales this
! day last year
Charleston, s. g., Oct. 14.-sea Island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 222
bales; exports, 10; sales, 20 bales; stocks,
| 1903 bales.
| uotations-AIedium fine, 15a16c; fine,
! 174Q18c; fully fine, $4,000.
| The total receipts since Sept. J. 1893 have
| been 4l3 bales, against 7S2 bales for the
| same time last year. The exports since
! Sept. !, 1898, have been 227 bales, against
| 20 bales for the same time last year
Savannah Receipts Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ...................... 10025
Received same day last year .......... 10 OIL
| Received same day year before last. 1880
Received past week .................. TO- 40
Received same week last year . s. 075
Received same week In 1896 ........ a. GAG
| Receipts since Sept. ]. 1898 ....242 277
Receipts same time last year .... 1856 490
Receipts same time year before last .225 465
Receipts same time in 1895 ......... 2l3.G 97
Exports this day coastwise ........ SOB
Exports this week, coastwise .... IS 2s3
Exports past week, continent ....... 10 032
Total exports past week ......... &C. 295
Exports Since Sept /, 1893
To Great Britain .............,........N None
10 France ,...-.,....,,................... None
To the continent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1913
Iotal foreign ............................5 1919
Total coastwise ........................G g. 472
Total exports ...........................12 1923 g91
Exports Same Time Laet Year
To Great Britain ...................... Il, $40
10 france ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. None
To the continent .".................... G2.324
1otal foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "A. 203
lotal coastWiSe .....f...s............... 1886
1otai exports ...............t.......... 1873
Stock on hand this day .................128.45 2