The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-02

at the decline, but the increase amount
of trade made up for the loss in values.
Cotton was quiet and lower Spirits tur
pentine was in strong demand at 2slkc
during the entire week, while rosin sold
steadily at luctunting prices on the low
grades The lumber market was steady.
Securities were fairly active. The follow
ing resume OF the different markets viii
show the tone. and the quotations at The
close to-day.
COTTON.
IL was dull week in the cotton mar
ket The sales We're exceedingly light and
the receipts limited. During the past few
days the quotations were nominal, with
the tone easier To-day the market closed
easy and unchanged, with sales of l6 bales
spot.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ........,..................6 1-l6
MAoullns .....''''..'..''...s'.s-' ...'....'Of4
Low middling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7-l6
Market easy; sales, spot 16; T. o. b.,
none; for week. spot, 40; f. o. b., none.
Reoeipts-Ihe receipts of cotton az this
port from all sources for the past week
were SIS bales upland and bales sea is
land against 1S2 bales upand ana z bags
sea Island for same week last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 3l2 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way, 1893 bales per South Bound Railroad
4 bales; per Florida Central and PENN
sular, 81 bales; per Georgia and Alabama
Railroad, 6 bales
Exports-The exports for the past week
H.. I
island, moving as follows: To New York,
$50 bales upland and 537 bags sea island;
to Baltimore, 34l bales upland, and 1 bale
sea island; to Brunswick, % bales upland
Stock-The stock OH hand and on ship
board to-day were S,466 bales uplapd and
1880 bags sea island, against 1910 bales
upland, and 1853 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was a fair
demand and sales amounted to 515 bales
The market remained quiet and steady.
The sales were made on a basis of the
following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............H M14A
Choice Floridas .......".............1 3 M13l2
Extra fine Floridas ................ 121zQI12%
Fancy Georgias ......................l21 5dl2A
Extra choice Georgias ..............12 M12A
Choice GeorgiGs .....................10A Gl1A
Extra fine Georgias .................10 0110lA
Fine GeOrgiaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40 va
Medium fine Georgias .............. Sh
Common Georgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were 4
bags, against Z bags for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 53S bags,
moving as follows: To Northern ports for
domestic consumption, 101 bags; to Liver.
pool, 237 bags; TO Manchester, 200 bags.
Exports same week last year, 469 bags.
The total receipts from Sept. l to date
amount 10 50 216 bags, against SO, $50 bags
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. / to date
have been 57759 bags of which 1856 were
TO Great Britain; Abs to France; $500
to the continent; % 23G bags to Northern
ports for domestic consumption, and 2,073
to Brunswick
The total exports from the same period
last year were 7S,626.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were $3.50, against z 1865 this day last year.
Charleston S. c., July Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
none; exports, 1875; sales, 30 bags; stocks,
2,S72 bags.
Ouotations-Medium fine, 15c; fine, lie;
fully fine, 19120c; extra fine, 2lm33c.
The total receipts since Sept J. 1897, have
been 10 1853 bags, against 9474 bags for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept /, 1897, have been 9616 bags, against
- $500 7, s,,,,,te 1,,o,te and e,too1,s.
savannah 1919 80 - '-''N 20
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received sdlLe Idy ia9. 90 -, -, &c
HeeeiVe1 same nay year peio'e i"a' 90 %
IseceiVeI pasl "Sen A, 49,. 200 200
Received same week last year, 10y
Received same week in 1896. 1924
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70 rant 90 10
70 me cohuhe"t '''''''''''''''''' 1 ,5e 40