The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-02


demand, although the official price at
New York was not advanced. The rosin
market was firm with an advance in sew
eral grades. The cotton market was
quiet, with light transactions. The whole
sale markets We're fairly active, with quo
tations steady and unchanged. The fol-
lowing resume of the different markets,
local and Geographic, will show the tone
and the quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The local spot market remained quiet
| and unchanged with a fair demand but
| light sales to-day. At the Cotton Ex-
change a the first call, the market was
| bullctined quiet and unchanged with no
sales. AT the second call the market
| was bulletined quiet and unchanged, with
sales of 81 bales. At the last call the
market closed quiet and unchanged with
| further sales OF 1879 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
| tations, at the close of the market, at the
| Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlIng ...........................6 1-16
abiding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Low middling .............................5 7-16
GOOD ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market quiet; sales. spot 1907 o. b., 975.
Sea Island Cottou-The market remain
| ed quiet and steady, with light transact
| tons. The quotations are as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ........,...H q15
| Choice Floridas ....................13R
| Extra fine Floridas ................13
| Fancy Georglas ..................12i@01
Extra choice Georgias ............12 d12A
| Choice Georgias ....................n @1lb
extra fine Georgias ...............10l5
flne Georgias ...................... a 912
Medium fine Georgias ............ So
| Common Georgias ................S
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks;
| Receipts this day .................... 4011
| Receipts this day last year .......... 2,72S
Receipts this day year before last 300
| Receipts since Sept. 1, 1897, ........I O54 GG4
| Same time last year .................. 753.425
Same time year before last ......... $50, 749
| Exports, continent, this day . 4S2o
Exports, coastwse, this day ....... 500
stock on hand this day ............ 1882
Same day last year .s...ss........,...-..6 0,94l
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................. @4S0
Thls day last week ................... 23,64
Fhis day last year .................. 1883
This day year before last ............ 15,177
Receipts past four days .......... 1892
Same DAVIS last year .............. 1873
Same days year before last mimi. 456S8
Total receipts since Sept l, 1897 III 1858, S7S
Same time last year ................5 939, 623
Same time year before last .........4 465 $50
Stock at the ports to-day ...........1, 2D3.493
) Stock same day last year ........... $50, 067
Receipts this week last year
Saturday. ........1S, 109 Wednesday m 1856
| Monday. 1905 Thursday ...ll,75S
Tuesday. ,63S Friday ........17, 535
Daily Movements at Other Ports
! Gaiveston-Firm; middiing G; net re-
ceipts, 4,7O9; gross, 4,709; sales 2,4l3; stock,
5000.
New Orleans-Steady middlng, 11-16;
net receipts, 1866; gross, 1896; sales, 300;
stock, $1,000.
Mobile-Firm; middling, So net receipts
442; gross, 4l2; sales, 1,5OO stock 6,719.
Charleston-Steady; middling, So net re-
| ceipts, 449; gross, 449; stock, 39,474
| Wilmington-Firm; middling, So; net re-
| ceipts, 5l5; gross 515; sales, ia; stock, 20
S66
Norfolk-Firm; middIing, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 911; gross, 81; sales, 5SS; stock, o.
| 1856
Baltimore-Nominai; middiing. 61k; gross
receipts, 1888; stock, 32SlS.
| New York-Dull; middling. 5-16; net re-
ceipts, ia; gross, 4,054; sales. 11,7O0; stock,
go 1856.
Boston-Dun; middling, 1916 net re-
| ceipts, 746; gross. 4406.
lphia-Quiet; mfddling G GIG: net
receipts, Iii; gross, III; stock, II 1856
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 1-16; net re-
eeipts, 1893; gross, 1893; sales, SO; stock,
So, 299.
Memphis-Firm; middling 81 net re:
ceipts, 1882; gross, 1852; sales, 1885, stock
10Ss7O.
st. Louis-steady; middling, 81 net re-
| ceipts, 374; gross 1858; stock 69,S11
| Cincinnati-Firm; mddling, 6; net re-
| ceipts, 1,165; gross, 1,165; stock, 7,754.
Fouston-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 9.S3S; gross, 1888; sales, lilo;
| stock 59,715
LouisvilIe-Firm; middling, 57A
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To France, 1900; to the
continent, 1884; coaswise, SO.
! Mobile-Coastwise, 146.
savannah-To the continent, 1880; coast
wise 800.
Wiimington-Coastwise, u.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1872.
New York-To the continent, 4,103 for
warded, GIL.
Boston-To Great Britain, 65i.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 1911; to France,
1900; to the continent, 2e771.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, IS 435; to
France, 32,547 to the continent. eO.24O
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1897:
To Great Britain. 2,543, POS; to France 691,-
742; to the continent 2,1l6S52.
Liverpool, March l. p. m.-Cotton, spot,
fair demand; prices favor buyer; Ameri-
can mddling, 7-l6d; the sales OF The day
were 1900 bales, of which 500 were for
speculation and export, and included $500
bales American; receipts, 4So00 bales, in
Guiding 42.1OO American.
Futures opened quiet with moderate
demand, and closed quiet American MIC
ding, low middling clause. March, $3.50
3.2id, sellers; March-April, 3.23H3. 24d, sell-
ers; April-May, S.2S43.24d, sellers; May
June. 323Q3.24d. buyers; June-July, 32id,
sellers; July-August 324d sellers; Au-
gust-September 3.2id, sellers; September
October, 3.23d3.24d, buyers; October-No-
yember, 3.2303.24d. value; November-De-
cember. 3.22Q3.24d, sellers; December-Jan-
uary, 3.2SG324d, sellers.
New York. March 1.-Liquidation Of