The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-20

oa+iy4 with offerings scarce. The follow
in, resume of the different markets will
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
COTTON.
II was a dull week in the cotton mar
ket After the weakness shown in the
futures carried prices down the local mar
ket succumbed and dropped. On Wednes-
dav there was a decline of Lice, followed
by a similar decline to-day. The receipts
for the week were very light, and the
small sales merely nominal. AT the Cot
ton Exchange to-day decline of Lice
was made with sales of 81 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................o 1915
Middling .-...........'''''' .''.'.'''''..'.o1
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 3-l6
Good ordinary observation-disclosures. 4 l5-lG
Market easy; sales. 81.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were SS7 bales upland and 3 bags sea jsl-
and. against 32S bales upland and y bags
sea island for the same week last year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 1872 bales;
per savannah Florida and Western Rail
way. 2l1 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
Railroad, bales; per Florida Central and
Peninsular, bales; per Georgia and Ala.
bama Railroad, bales; per river steam
ers, Il bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 37S bales upland, and 800 bags sea
island, moving as follows: To New York.
37S bales upland and $50 bags sea island;
to Charleston, ITO bags sea island
Stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1,949 bales upland and
6297 bags sea island against 1,434 bales
upland and 6,S12 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island-Only bags of sea island
cotton were received during the past
week Two of them were new bags, one
from Florida and one from Georgia. These
sales were 307 bags. The market remain
ed firm and unchanged as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ..............H @14l4
Choice Floridas ...............13 613lh
Extra fine Floridas ................, 121201234
Fancy G9orgias .1212Ql24
Extra choice Georgias .............12 l1214
Choice GeOrgias 1913 M114
Extra fine Georgias ................O Ql01A
Fine Georgias .......................8 $50 915
Medium fine Georgias .............. 81
common Geor9ias ..................
The receipts for the past week were 3
bags against IL bags for the same week
last year
Exports during the week were 800 bags
moving as follows: To Liverpool, 10; TO
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
$50 bags.
Exports for same week last year. q
bags
The total receipts from Sept. to date
amount TO 5923S bags, against 4,116 bags
Tor the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept to date
nave been 59,053 bags, of which 1896 were
10 Great Britain: 4,23O to France; 260S TO
hae
ports for domestic consumption, and D.
O13 bags to Bruins wick
Inc total exports for the same period
last year were 79, $50 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
We're 62g bags, against 6,Sl2 bags this
day last year.
Charleston. S. c., Aug 19-Sea Island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 1888;
exports, l5l; sales 95 stocks, 1929.
QuotationS-Fine, 17Q1Sc; medium fine
I5c; medium fine, off color, lie; fully fine
IS4zOc; extra fine, 23G30c
me total receipts since Sept. 1, 1897,
nave been 10,742 bales against g. 479 bales
Tor the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. l. 1897 have been 10 249 bales,
year.
savannah Receipts Exports and Stocks:
received this day ................. y
received same day last year. II
received same day year before last 2l30
HIeoelVed past week .....,.......... 800
I5eeeyed same week last year,. $40
I.eeeFed same week in 1896 ... 1901
receipts since Sept. l, 1897. 1888 4q9
I-oelpts same time last year.. S43 766
B5seeipls same time year before last 76S S06
receipts same time In 1895 .. 9443l6
Exports this day, coastwise...... 331
Exports this week, coastwise. 99g
Exports Since Sept. l, 1897
N, treat Britain ..................... 1910
~ ~ france Observation-Disclosures. S2547
,r lle continent ...."................. 627 721
1,,,a Iorelsn .......................... zoos
m ,oastwise ...................... 454, 292
~ F, exports ,1SS, 200
., |Aporjs Same Time Last Year
w GREAT Britain .................. As o62
~ l'Ace ............................ 1885
To.3 me continent .................... 372, 5ls
To,,t ,oIeish ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 486,14O
~ VoastWlse ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 422,9f3
ST. exports Observation-Disclosures. $50 OS3
h on hand this day.......... S2t4
u on Eand same day last year. 82lC
pts and Stocks at the Ports
ll"geipts this day ..... I 5ee
IKE gay last week ................ 1904
~, pay last year ............. az
I,'S Gay year before last .......... 5.9S7
SAM. 's past week ................ 1857
''e week last year ......... 10 02g
,r week year before last - 36 S57
So ,ecslpts since Sept l, 1897. s, G3O. $50
e 'iIne last year ................66t5.391
Sat time year before last ......5,2i71 1870
S.,l 'uue IN 1898 7935.512
si4at at the ports to-day ......... l97. 9sS
same day last year .......... 76. 800
Cgi2 Movements at Other Ports
hi"'Fes ton-Steady; middling. SO: net re-
ls 5' ~ 0''; gross. 697; sales 1Si5; stock.
10, Ne~ orleans-Quiet m,ddlinr ~. Nor
Wilu' i82' sales. 500. stock. 50 .222.
d: rrns- luiet; middling, 53s; net receipts,
Cb,.7 li sales, 30; stock, 2.Ss2.
,.r.' i''i J., sion-Quiet: net receipts 29a
'gs' ao9; stock. 3729
osiprs .on-Vuiet; middling, 81 net re
NJ, Sross. ]; stock. scr.
ceir.s ,S quiet mlddllng. N net re-.
g.l gross, az salcs. o. stock. 6.523
boa. ','nore-N Nominal, middiing o.: eross
us; stock. 62H
''fNr Easy; mlddiing. 55s. gross