The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23

resume OF the different markets. local and
telegraphic, will show the tone and the
quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
After a dull and dragging market for
several weeks, cotton reacted during the
past week, on account of The revival OF
the foreign demand. and prices were ma
terlally increased. Middling cotton In the
local market closes 5-16c higher than on
the same day last week. To-day there
was a further advance of 1-16c in the mar
ket. At the first call. at the Cotton Elk
change, the market was bulletined firm
| and unchanged, with sales of 1923 bales. AZ
the second call it was unchanged with
sales of Is bales. At the last call the mar
ket closed firm at 1-16c advance on all
grades, with further sales of II bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................6 3-16
Mlddllng ............-.... ...............5M
Low middling ...........................5 9-l6
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5-16
Market firm; sales, 1876; f. o. b., 1850.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1888 bales upland and AZ bags sea
island, against 1913 bales upland and 10l
bags sea island last week.
The particulars OF the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway. 6,115 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way, 1913 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad, 151 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 3SS bales; per Florida Gen.
trail and Peninsular Railroad 60 bales; per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 626 bales;
per Savannah river steamers bales; per
Beaufort steamers 3 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 10, 154 bales upland ana '4S9 bags sea
island moving as follows: To New York,
S,l75 bales upland and 4S9 bags sea island; ,
TO Boston, 494 bales upland; to Baltimore,
1,475 bales upland.
Stock-Tne stock on hand and on ship
board to-day was 1889 bales upland and
1883 bags sea island, against r,S4S bales
upland and l1,2A bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
and steady during the past week The
reported sales were 81 bales. The receipto
were light. being only Al bales. The quo
tations We're unchanged, as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............. IA d14h
Cholce Fiorldas ...,-............... ID @l3A
Extra fine Floridas ............... .121z012%
Fancy Georgias .................... I21kG1l22t
Extra choice Georgias .......... y lI1gA
Choice Georgias .10AM 11H
Extra fine Georgias ...............l0 @icA
flne Georgias '...-.............-... sts4 9R
Medium fine Georgias ............ sik
Common Georgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were n
bales, against 101 bales for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 4s9 bags,
of which 1926 bags 10 Havre, and 1854 bags
to Northern ports for domestic consump-
ton.
Exports same week last year, 1,079.
The total receipts from Sept. / to date
amount TO 56,717 bales. against 50 CAS- bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. l to date
have been 1,5l1 bales, of which 22,2S1 were
to Great Britain, 1855 10 France, 2,605 to
the continent and q 1888 bales domestic.
The total exports from the same period
Hast year were 73.57S bales
Stock on hand and on shiDboard to-day
were 11,62S, against 11,2A this day last
year.
Charleston, $. c., April 22-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
4 bags; exports, IS bags; sales. 67 bags;
stocks. 32e5 bags.
Quotations--Medium fine, 15c; fine, lie;
fully fine 19d20c; extra fine, 21033c.
The total receipts since Sept !, 1897,
have been 1885 bags, against 9.4H bags
for the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. /. 1897, have been 9430 bags
against $3.50. bags for the same time last
year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ..................... 473
Received same day last year .,.... 733
Received same day year before last. $40
Received past week ................. S,245
Received same week last year ...... COLA
Received same week In 1896 .g.... 5,S2i
Receipts since Sept. !, 1887 .......1i4s,7cO
Receipts same time last year 80. Sl4, 40
Receipts same time year before last 717.679
Receipts same time In 1895 ........ ga, 439
Exports this day, coastwise ........ 1,5A
Exports past week.. continent ..4... 500
Exports past week, coastwise $3.50. SOB
Total exports for week .............. 1888
Exports Since Sept. ], 1877
To Great Britain ...................... 73,74O
To France ............................ 1874
To the continent .........-........... 81, f07
Total foreign .................s...s.... 81. sos
Total coastwise ....................... 1858
Total exports ...................1,Ioe.is 1873
Exports Same Time Last Year.
To Great Britain .,............,....... 1929
To France OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1891
TO the continent s.57i ~
Total foreign ..........-..s...---...... 40. 80
Total eoastwise .,..-......-t-+........ 156blf
Total exports .,.s..+..-,.,..-.s-....,. so 19f
Stock on hand this day .............. 46Bs2
stock on hand same day last year. q SO
Receipts and Stocks % The Ports
Receipts tbs week ..........e.D. qaQ
This Gay last week .....,,......,.... 1895