The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-21

The lOqel spot market remained quiet
and steady during the week On Thurs
day there was a little better feeling on ac-
count of an advance of a few points in
futures at Liverpool and a stronger de-
mand which advanced the prices ZIG
cent on all grades The sales for the week
We're light. To-day the market was UNI
changed with reported sales of 9G5 bales.
The following were the official spot QUO
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................6 lie
Mlddllng .........................5A
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TIC
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3-16
Market-Quiet and steady; sales spot,
$685. f. o. b., 490.
For The week, spot 6s7; f. o. b., 1,s0a.
Recepts-The receipts Of cotton az this
port from all sources for the past week
were 3,159 bales upland and 10 bags sea
island against 1884 bales upland and 30
bags sea island last week
The particulars of the receipts were al
follows: Per Central Railway, 1894 bales:
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way, 1904 bales per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad, 1872 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 3 bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad, IS bales;
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 3
bales; per Savannah river steamers,
bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 908l bales upland and 1,176 bags sea
island moving as follows: To New York,
1,179 bales upland ard 575 bags sea island;
to Boston, SS6 bales upland and 3J1 bags
sea island; to Baltimore, lao bales up
land and 300 bales sea island; to Key
West, 16 bales upland; to St. Petersburg,
$500 bales upland,
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day was 1,264 bales upland and
8,211 bags sea island, against 1928 bales
upland and 1853 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was a slow de-
mand during the week, orders being few
and far between. The stock on hand con-
slsts Of some very desirable cotton, but
buyers are unable 10 move it on account
of the light inquiry from Europe. The
receipts were light for the week. The
market remained quiet and steady, with
sales of 97S bales at basis of the follow
ing quotations;
Extra choice FIoridas ...........14 @1pA
Choice Floridas .....................13 0ll3h
Extra fine Floridas Recommendations
Fancy Georgias ...................121aM 12A
Extra choice Georgias .............12 Q12A
Choice Georgias .....................1034G Ola
Extra fine Georgias s................10 01O12
FINE Georgias ....................... $40 912
N1Euiuih llhC ATeOiSldS ..-...-...... 612
Common GeOrgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were IL
bales, against 80 bales for the same week
last year
The exports for the week were 176 bags,
Of which sol bags to Liverpool and SO
bags 10 Northern ports for domestic con-
sumption.
Exports same week last year, 418
The total receipts from Sept / to date
N. faale 40
for the corresponding time last year
The total exports from Sept 10 date
have been 549s8 bales of which 24432 were
TO Great Britain, 40S6 to France, 2.GO5 10
the continent, p 800 bales domestic and
1,525 to Brunswick.
The total exports from the same perioe
last year were 76411.
Stock on hand and on shlpboard to-dav
were S,2l1, against $3.50 this day last yea,.
Charleston, S. c.. May 20-sea Island
cotton market: Receipts for the week.
] bag; exports, none sales, 3 bags; stock,
10 bags
Quotauons-Medium fine, 15c; fine. lie;
fully fine. l5G2c; extra fine. 2i433c
The total receipts since Sept. ! 1887
have been 1887 bags. against g. 453 bags
for the same time last year. The exDort4
since Sept. !. 1897 have been 95l5 bags
against S,Si6 bags for the same time iast
year
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Received this day ............... 5es
Received same day last year,. III
Received same day year before last 491
received past week ................ 3,172
received same week last year".... 1.414
received same week IN lsso....... 3.377
receipts since sept. j. l8SI.......1, III O03
Receipts same time last year,. 500 q17
Receipts same time year before last 7l1 AKA
Receipfs same time IN lo6.......... 926.7H
EAports this day' coastwIse........ 1,2g3
Exports past week, coniiuent. 5e0
Exports past week. coast"lse 4G57
fot'i exports Tor week ...,......... 10. 257
Exports since Sept. /, 1851
10 Great britain ......''............ 73,7i0
10 france ...............'........... 32,547
10 the continent .,....'........"... Gl8.461
! IotAl foreign ...'..................... 72i,74S
Total cOastWise ............... 4gS q0z