The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-18
COTTON.


a. the second call ii was unchanged, with
- of 46 bales AT the last call the
so5rl,et closed steady and unchanged, with
s,Iss of 223 bales
The following were the official spot quo
,tiors at the close of the market. at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlins ...............,..........S 12
lnddHng. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3-l6
Low middInG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. as
Good ordinary ..........................4 AS
Market steady; sales spot, $50; f. 0. b..
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
Steady. with a fair demand. Sales were
made al the following quotations.:
Extra choice Floridas ..............H Q15
Choice FlOridas .....................1312
Extra fine Fioridas .................l3
Fancy Georgias .12lAQI13
Extra choice GeOrsias ..............12 G12A
Choice GeOrsias .....................n OLE
Extra fine Georgias ...............101@
Fine Georgias ...,................... q 912
Mcclure fine Georgias .............. S]a
Common Georgias ,.................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day ..................... S,735
\ Receipts this day last year ....,..... 1927
Receipts this day year before last. 1925
i Receipts since Sept l, 1897 ........... 922, 401
Same time last year ................ $50, 529
Same time year before last ........... 561, 287
Exports Great Britain this day 80. 1854
Exports coastwise this day ...... 2O6l
Stock on hand this day .............. 1926, 445
Same day last year ................... Si,173
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
n Receipts this day ..................,.. 50536
This day last week .................. 81 956
This day last year .................... SO 572
This day year before last ........... 1928
Receipts past three days ............ $3.50
Same days last year ................. 5S,7S2
ana 1rN Voc. 1NafN Ia- IN
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897. 10, l55 716
Same time last year ..................5,2S9 10
Same time year before last ........3, sol PSI
Stocks al the ports to-day ......... j, 295 144
Stocks same day last year ..........1 i, 900 6S3
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday. $3.50 Wednesday -. 1852
Monday. 572 Thursday ..19572
Tuesday. q ,339 Friday 10 903
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-steady; niddling, 51A; net re-
CENTS, l26SS; sales, 312; stock, 224, 572
New Orleans-Easy; midding, 514; net
receipts, 1881; gross, 21,44S; sales, 1850;
stock 555,2GS.
Nob-e-Qutet; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, 2,256; sales, 1000; stock, IS 1854
Charleston-Steady; middling, 81; net
receipts. 1901; stock, Al ,5S5.
Nlmihgton-Firm; middling 5ss; net re-
eeipts. $50; stock, o, $50.
Norfolk-Nominal; middling, 81; net re-
eelpjs 1871; sales $50; stock. S2,214
HaIumore-Nominal; middling, 55s; net
receipts, 2,23S; stock, %, 25S
New York-Dull middling. 57S. net re-
l$11l8
Boston-steady; middling, 57s; net re-
celpts, 1882 gross, 6975.
Fnadel phia-Quiet; middling, 61s; net
receipts, SO; stock, 9,64N
Ddiy Movements at Interior Towns
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; middling, 9-16; re-
'gi5lS' LOB; sales. $685. stock, e.. 300.
mphis-Steady middling, sic: re-
ee,p's, 1887; sales. 5000; stock. 1886. 291
~ % Lou's-Dull; midding, 59s: receipts.
900 SV' shipments, ASS; stock on hand. TO-
Ho'uuston-steady; middling, 51k7 re-
Io,,;. 30 sales, l,4S7; stock, 71,347.
Louisyile-Unchanged
Exports Of Cotton This Dav-
udNeston-To Great Britain 5.3Ss. CONT
"guU o'IVo; coastwise $3.50
rar, o'le-Io Great Britain, 1917; CONT
htnt' 100; coastwise. LIS.
Viz, 'S od, Geat Britain, 1884; coast
gs glg9'rIes'on-continent, 500; coastwise,
NNoriolk-Coastwise, 2,39S
we" York-France, S25, continent 411s.
eoastwise. 3.669 0-'' f'Ilo'
55,. III foreign exports from all ports this
ny 10 Great Britain, 29,OS9; TO France.
T 10 tne continent, 15723.
far "a lorelgn exports from all ports thus
Frar uis Week-To Great Britain, 80. 1854; to
49, 90; to the continent, 1886
Ia ca CaI IoTelgn exports since Sept. l, 1897
gs. 70 ~ "a, britain 2,O09313; to France 5S2, =
~ lne continent, 1,645,347
nrioo Po0l' Jan. T.-Cotton, spot quiet:
SAL 9,[oeddy; American middling, 8 7-S2d.
were e lO'VVD bales, of which 100 bales
cpdaa SPECULATION and export, and in
m hail., 'o paies American. Receipts, %,
Frnr1s' including 1890 bales American.
ana AZ Opened quiet with a poor demand
mid5Iin' Phet; American m6ddling, low
ulry.tS'5 cause, January, 3.O0GDS 10d; jan
NIar,b lodry, 3O9d buyers; February
62fo5 'y5P5l0d sellers; Marc h-April, 500
Nav. I,, SgHeIs; April-May, g. lOd buyers;
seller, ''Ie' 0lld sellers; Jun e-July, 3.12d
So Juiy-August, 313d sellers, Aueust-
nember, 31SQS14d sellers. sentanher-
ll5o ~, did buyers; OctoE SER November.
si-5 i'!1l value; November-D December
ooans5 FORK Jan. 1.-THE cotton market
m Ill, 1',C'dy at an advaFice Of 16f2 points
les Tt. Veai buying ana Indifferent ca
eagy any Ieelng, however, soon became
lost pn5a. Wy II o'clock tile advance was
abor sit me threatening aspect of the
rorte5 1a'i'n IN New england, which re-
Fan i5gueral indications of a strike in
n,ro, ever and elsewhere, and predicted
aul.r, receipts with fair weather for
culet 5,t t4 me afternoon the market ruled
Jon ba .,.',l Inc close, when local liauida-
barely stp1g quite active. The close was
q point, SS' prices showing a net loss of
Nsr. 1,'s Tor the ,lay.
Dual stlNN, Jan. II, noon.-Cotton futures
slrg,r,' '9oy; sales $500 bales; January
ay en-. 'i ,; March, 5.75c: April, 5.7Sc;
A.. sent,r JIne' ',S5c; July, 5S6c; August,
-nber G5 i'oer' o.Nc; October, 5.91c; No
lre g@ o,a YORK Jan. It, p. m.-cottop fu-
aes; rarely steady; sales, $500
le. N,r'uuafy, 5.67c; February,
'o. June - w. sic; April. 575c; May,
"a ptem5er 25 9a; July, 5.s5c; August, 58Sc;
New on. zoe; October, sole.
asy ssIes Jan. 17---Cotton futures
e5uary 100 bales January, ). 25a5. 26c;
pF. 5ai1.5' -sila5.23c March. 5.29ll5 zoe;
4' '''e; May, 5.39q54Oc; June,