The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-31
COTTON.

the tone and quotations at the close to-
day:
COTTON.
1t was a quiet week in the local cotton
market Saturday and Sunday were holt
days and the other days had holiday
appearance. The sales were 1913 bales.
The market remained unchanged, with
the tone quiet and easy during the entire
week To-day the sales were 973 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Middling ............... .....,...........0 l-l6
Low middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Good ordinary .,...................'''..4 $40
Ordinary ............. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lilo
Market quiet and easy; sales 975; for
week, 1888.
Receipts-The receipts OF cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 90 $50 bales upland ana 1862 bales sea
island, against 1851 bales upland and
.. 449 bates sea island for the same week
last year
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway 2l,2l4 bales;
per Savannah Florida and Western Rail-
road. 5,757 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railway, 500 bales; per South
Bound Railroad Sic bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular, 1850 bales per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 4511 bales;
per Savannah river steamers, l25 bales.
Exports-Tne exports Tor the pas week
were 21. 6O4 bales upland and 2625 bales sea
island. moving as follows: To New YORK,
2.7O3 bales upland and 2,Q99 bales sea Is
land: 10 Baltimore, 1913 bales upland TO
Boston. 1907 bales upland and BIG bales sea
island: TO Brunswick, $50 bales sea island;
to Bremen, 1906 bales upland
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 124,124 bales upland and
Il. 776 bales sea island, against 1888 bales
upland and 2s.S92 baies sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-Frading during the
past week was Of a holiday nature The
market remained firm however, but bust
ness was generally quiet. The sales We're
.3O7 bales Receipts were light. The SAFES
were made on basis of the following quo
tations:
Fancy Floridas ..........................l 912
Extra choice Floridas .,................'lt
Choice Floridas .,........................l
Extra fine Floridas .....................iZ
Fancy Georgias ...........................l
Extra choice Georgias ................,l215
Choice Georgias ............,...........l
Extra fine Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IVA
Fine Georgias NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. VIZ
Medium fine Georgias ..,.................'
Common Georgias ....................'.. eB
The receipts for the past week were
s32 bales, against ., 449 bales for the same
week last year.
Exports during the week were 2,625 bales
moving as follows: 376 bales to Liver
pool. AGO bales to Manchester, 81 bales to
Havre and 7@ to Northern ports for do
nestle consumption.
Exports for The same week last year,
SCI bales.
The total receipts from Sept. /, to date
amount to Al .357 bales, against 1861 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. ] to date
have been 29624 bales, moving as follows
To Great Britain. 10,767 bales; to France,
S,47l bates; to the continent, $50 baes TO
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
u 592 bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 25,192 bales.
Stock on hand ana on shipboard to-day
were 17.776 bales, against 26,S92 ba.es this
day last year
Charleston. S. c.. Dec 30-Sea island
cotton market Receipts for the week,
IS baies exports 81 bales; sales, IS bales;
stocks. $3.50 bales.
Medium fine, lSc; fine zoe;
fully fine, 22m25c extra fine, 40050c
The total receipts since Sept !, 1898
have been $50 bales against $50 bales
for the same time last year. The exports
since Sept J. 1893 have been 2,439 bales,
against 300 bale. for the same time last
year
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Received this day ..............,..... 2,769
Re ssived same day last year........ 5.072
Same day year before Holiday
Received past week OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 33,7S2
Received same week last year,. 80, 1856
Received same week in 1S96.......... 18,723
Receipts since Sept ], 1898..........8 SIG. Sl4
Receipts same time last year"...s55,2 3t
EXporis this day, coastwise.......,. 4,0i1
EXPORTS this week. coastwise .....,.. A,158
Exports past week, contnent........ 1906
Total exports past week .............. 2i,229
Exports since Sept. j, 1893
no Great Britain .+.t,...,...'......... 1880
TO France OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2l,9
To the continent .,.....t..,t.....,....3f5, Ol4
Total foreign ....t-.,.......''..-'..' az. l35
Total cOastWise .,..+..,t.....-........Z3z . 20
Total exports t..s...t.t't'.'t'..t.. ..byl,fbi
Exports same time last year
TO Great Britain ...."...ttt+t.t-,... d,A3
no France .+..s..,...,,t.t.ts..ttt.t Is,fp1
10 the continent .s...t.-s,.,.......,. 5fi, w
Total foreign .sst.t...+-++st,t,-s '.tt. 800 l&@
Total cpastWlse s+.t...t..tt,s.. .t.t.t, f4a.6sZ
Total cNp0rts ..t..s.t.+st.tttstrts ftH.aie
etark ia hand TINS ay...... .-..-.,. 100 800
etork on hand same day .ast yoarl& 1893
IA ecalpia ana stocks NJ me ports
RfreHie hls day t..s.th f+t.t.-f.t.. Ht5
.rbls ass iraf week -. stt.s,tst.ttt q. i3l
This daY att teaf .tst .t.tttt.f't 49,
q.bia ass ssar gefore lasft.tfss,t,, q s4
.,,. W. tsar 6sG aai.aa.... a7tso