The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
COTTON.

show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
COTTON.
It was an exceedingly duh week in cot
Ton. Saturday and Monday were observed
as holidays. and there was no business
transacted in the market The remaining
four business days were quiet in trade.
The market remained unchanged in quo
tations and the tone continued steady up
n to-day, when an advance of Lice was
made. The transactions in spots were
light during the week, being only 1913
bales The expected reaction in the mar
ket after the holidays did not materialze
OF once, although prices held steady UNI
der adverse circumstances. There was
GOOD export demand during the past few
DAYS, which helped to steady the market
and make prices firmer. The exports dur
inc the week were heavy.
The local market to-day was strength
ened by the advance at Liverpool and New
York and there was an advance of 1-loc
on all grades, at the first call a the Cot
ton Exchange, with sales of 81 bales. AT
the second call the market was steady
and unchanged, with sales OF 34 bales.
At the last call the market closed steady
and unchanged, with no further sales re-
ported.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling .....................,.".5 l2
Middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .0l4
Low middling ......................... .4 lo-l6
Good ordinary ..........................4 9s
Market-Steady; sales, spot, 4O6; f. o. b.,
7j0 For week-Spots, 1915 f. o. b., 5,925
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
we're 5000 bales upland and 1,751 bags
sea island, against 14654 bales upland and
haUS Goa island last week
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 20,3l3 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
road, $3.50 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
yannah Railroad, 545 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 97S bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular Railroad, 535 bales;
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 1876
bales; per Savannah river steanfers, 12S
bales
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 1915 bales upland and 1,716 bags
sea island moving as follows: To Baltl-
4 more 16G7 bales upland; to New York,
7227 bales upland and 1716 bags sea ISL
and; to Boston, 1886 bales upland to Bre-
men, $500 bales upland; TO Genoa, 1850
bales upland; to Barcelona, 7155 bales up
land; to Malaga, 1000 bales upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 100, $50 bales upland and
1922 bags sea island, against S2,54 bales
uPdHu ana 1900 pdSS Sed lSI1tlN dl the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The buyers again
were slow to order during the early part
Of the week. expecting that factors would
make concessions. The factors however,
held their offerings. and as the receipts
continued to be light, the sales were eff
tected at the current quotations. The to-
tai sales for the week were 2,194, being
larger than the receipts. There is no in
dcation of an advance, but it is expected
that the prices will hold if receipts con-
tinue light On the other hand, If the
receipts should increase, it is expected that
the prices will decline. The market closed
steady al the following quotations.
Extra choice Floridas ...............H ais
Choice Floridas 131a@4
Extra fine F1oridaS .................13 01l91a
Iducy Georglas .,.....,...............lZ1s IS
Extra choice Georgias .............12 al24
Cholce Georgias .....................n Qllz
Extra me Georgias .................lO12
ihe GeorgiaS Observation-Disclosures. 8 a 912
Aedlum fine Georgias ............... So
common Ge0rgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were 1,75l
Bags, against 2,439 bags for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were Lie bags
moving as follows: Manchester 100; Ha-
Ne' S12; to northern ports for domestic
consumption 1244
Exports same week last year, 2.229 bags
The total receipts from Sept. 1 to date
amount to 47,41S bags, against Il ,S25 bags
lVr the corresponding time last year.
Inc total exports from Sept l 10 date
nave been 26,9OS bags of which 1861 bags
were to Great Britain 1884 bags 10 France
j" bags to the continent and 11,S13 bags DO
nestle
The total exports for the same period
'"S' year were 49, 1892 bags.
STOCK on hand and on shipboard to-day
T'le 1927 bags, against 27,SSS bags this
gay last year.
Nhareston, S. c., Jan. Sea island cot
ION market: Receipts for the week, So'
s5' exports, % bags; sales, 534 bags
stock 65iO bags.
-Quo'ations-Medium fine, 15l4@16c fine
T luuy fine, 1920; extra fine, 26@33c.
ne total receipts since Sept /, 1897 have
eu 800 bags, against S,720 bags for the
SON., Sony ume last year. The exports since
g. l. 1897, have been 3,095 bags. agains
S' bags for the same time last year
D. ahnah receipts, exports and stocks
p'eiFed this day ..................... 4H
Pa, N'1 same day last year ,........ 1,54
F.'iNea same day year before last. 2,51
P.iNI past week ..........,......... 29,I
po.,,l'l same week last year ....... 1903
Pe,..N,d same week year before last 2i,S2
ps,''p,s since Sept. l. 1897. ....,..... 0,07
p,.'' lS same time last year ....... Gil ,0i
Fy p'S same time year before last.54, 80
Fyr.,9 Inls day. continent ...,...... 4,65
Exrlr inns day, coastwise ...,.... 49,
~ past week. continent ........ 2, 20
Tot,I.'1 past week, coastwlse ......... 1888
T 'Nports for week ................. 4, 90
Ta ~ .ol's since Sept. !, 1897
Pa H., britain Observation-Disclosures. J4,23
To IN, 49,, .'''''''.......-.... =, %
TOTAL ii1lieht ..,.............,,.....399 sly "
II Total c,.sn ~ Sz
N exports IA en-