The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-24


lent demand.
The following resume of the different |
markets, both local and telegraphic. viii |
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
COTTON
The futures market favored an advance |
to-day. and local spots rose Lice on all |
grades. There was a good demand, tut
very little was offered. The f. o. b. sales |
were fairly large. AT the Cotton Elk
change, at the first call the market was
.buileuned firm at Lice advance all around, !
with no sales reported. Al the second c q |
II was unchanged, with sales OF 81 bales |
AT the last call the market closed firm
and unchanged, with further sales of AIS
bales.
The following were The official spot quo
tations, at the close OF the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlAng .,......................,.6
Mlddllng 1l-l6
Low middung ......,,...................5s
Good ordinary .,........................5 1-16
Market firm sales, spot, AIS; (. o. b., LIS.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
and steady The quotations Were unchang-
ed. as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ...,..........1t dG15
Choice Floridas .....................13ia
Extra fine Floridas ....,............18
Fancy Georgias .l2laGl13
Extra choice Georgias .............12 0f12A
ChoIce GeorgiaS ..,.................1l epll1a
Extra fine Georglas ...........,.....10is
Fine Gcorgias ........................9 "a Sik
Medium fine Georgias ..".......... So
Common Georgias ...................
Savannah Receipts, Exports ana Stocks;
Receipts yesterday ................... 400
RePgiDtg this
Receipts this day last year ......... 3,@37
Receipts this day year before last =. 1881
Receipts since Sept !. 1897 ...-......1.03 S III
Same time last year ..,,............ 1880
Same time year before last ..".... 6SS, 800
Exports, coastwise. this day ....... 1859
Stock on hand this day ........,....,. 93,752
Same day last year ............,. 67276
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 235J2
This day last week ................ 32,702
This day last year ...........,..... 1855
This day year before last ......... 1929
Receipts past five days ..,.,,....... 112,0SS
Same days last year ............... 6f,H5
Same days year before last ........ $3.50
Total receipts since Sept l. 1897. q, 22s, s97
Same time last year .............. S, S69, 1874
Same time year before last .......4. 3S9.149
Stock at The ports to-day ......,..1. 243, 900
Stock same day last year ......... 923, 3i6
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday .14,127 Wednesday 1885
Monday. 20,G7 Thursday ..A.. 9,24O
Tuesday. 1905 Friday ........ ,766
Daily movements at other ports
elveston-Steady; middlng. f3-fsc; net
receipts. 54os; sales, 9Si; stock. 1902.
New Orleans-Steady; middllng, 9-16c
net receipts 1921; sales, 1900; stock, 500, 533
Mobile-Nothing doing; niddllng, 5ssc met
receipts, ISL; stock, H,O35.
Charleston-Quiet; midding, sac; net re-
ceipts 1888; stock, ,625.
Wilmington-Steady middlng, SAC; net
receipts, 592; stock, 1888.
Norfolk-Flrm middling, 57sc; net re-
| ceipts 1874; sales, 1868; stock, Gill.
Baltimore--Nominal; middling, 6hc; net
receipts, 1856; stock, &C. 132.
New York-Dull but steady; middling.
6hc; net receipts 1875; stock, i95.SO7.
Boston--Nothing doing.
Phiadelphia-Birm;m ddllng, 61ac; sales,
| 1862; stock, II OPS
Daily movements at interior towns
| Augusla-Firm, middline, &c; net re-
ceipts, 233; sales, 752; stock. 55.116.
Memphis--Steady; middling SIC; net re-
ceipts, 27l6; sales, 1,45O; stock. l14,5i4.
St Louls-Firm mddling, 11-16c met re-
ceipts, 2,G5i sales 1895; stock, 7O,4S2.
Louisville-Aliddling, 5s4c.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain, 1922; con-
| tnent, J,VI4.
New oreans-To Great Britain. 1874
avannah-Coastwise, $3.50
Norfolk-Coastwise 1,iS7
| New York-To Great Britain, Alb,
France. LIST; continent, 1852
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, STD; TO France, c.
231; to the continent, 1852.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
| far this week: To Great Britain, g., IN !;
| to France, 7,016; TO the continent, 27,3f9.
| Total foreign exports since Sept. ], 1897:
! To Great Britain, 25c6,6l2: TO France, 65s,
! 4Ji; to the continent 1,027,923.
Liverpool Feb. 23.-Cotion. spot, good
! business done; prices higher; American
! middling fair 3i3-l6d: good middling.
| 3 9-lGd: American middling. 3 1920; low
| middling. 3hd good ordinary. 3-32d; or
| binary. 25-l6d. Sales Of the day were 49,
! 90 bales, of which 1000 were for specula-
! ton and export and included 1880 Amer
/ ican receipts 100 bales, all American.
! Futures opened steady. with a fair de-
| mand and closed barely steady; American
mlddllng, low midding clause. February.
! s22d, buyers; February March, 3.22d. val
ue; March-Aprl. 3.22d, sellers; Apri-May,
| 322d. buyers; May-June, 3.22a323d sellers;
June-July, 3.22G3 23d, buyers. July August,
! 323d buyers; August September, 1924,
buyers; September-O October. 323Q3,24d, sell
ers; October November, 323lt3 I'D sellers;
November-D December, 3.23Gf32id, sellers
New York, Feb. 23.-The Liverpool mar
ket, stimulated by advices OF favorable
character touching the situation in West
Africa, made sharp advance, while the