The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-03
TELEGRAPHIc MARKETS.
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changed prices, there was a decline of "a
points, under the pressure of very heaVy
receipts at the ports. The later cane
accounts from Liverpool also eNerted a
bearish influence and they failed TO sus-
tain the promise of the earlier adNl'es
from the English markets. But sellers
were scarce and the market had a steadS
nndertone throughout the session CLOS
ing quiet and steady at lQ2 points de-
cline.
New York. Feb. ,. noon.-Cotton flu
lures opened dull. but steady; sales, 2VgJ
bales; February, 5.75c; March, boo Aprl'
SIC: May, 5.Slc; June, 5.S4c; July, '.S'c;
August, 591c; September, $3.50; OCTOBER
5.91c: November. 59Sc; December, o.s5c-
New York Feb. ? 4 p. motion ~
lures closed quiet and steady; sales lO4p
bales; March, SIZE; April Sic; May. 5.'Sc
June, 5S2c; July, 5.S5c; August, 5.S9c; Sep
TENDER, 5.S9c; October, $500; November,
5.92c.
New Orleans. Feb. Cotton futures
quiet and steady; sales 5000 bales; Feoru-
airy 5.20c bid; March, 5.29Q5.S0c; April,
5.32GI5. Sac; May. 539d5.40c June, 5,4Ha5 4oc
July, 5.49n5.5Oc; August. 553d5.55c; Sep
tember 5.5765.59c; October, 55@a5.6Jc.
New York Feb. 2.-Riordan & co. say
of cotton: "Featureless trading, win a
net loss of points is the record OF the
cotton market to-day. Early Liverpooi
cables were unchanged. but later adYlees
reported a decline of one and one-hat SIX
ty-fourths. Port receipts were very heavy,
four times those Of last year and double
those of the same day in 1895. Interior re-
ceipts were also big. Southern markets
continue firm and active. May opened at
6Slc, the highest figure of the day, de
clsned 10 5.7Sc, and closed at 579c 10 5.S0c,
with the tone of the market quiet and
DO Il ion ION of
lief from the prevailing dullness.
New Orleans, Feb. 2.-Secretary Hes
ter's monthly Cotton Exchange statement,
issued to-day shows the largest movement
of cotton into sight for January on record,
the total amounting 10 1,517S94 bales. The
next largest was in January 1898, when
the total reached 1.0l9,79 bales, and the
next to that January, 1892, when 1t was
sos. 565 bales. Last year the January to-
tai was 7SS, 269 bales. Compared with last
year the January total shows an increase
for the month in round figures of $4,000
bales, compared with year before last, an
Increase of 20, 900 bales, and with 1895 an
increase of $4,000 bales.
The amount of the crop brought into
sight for the FIVE months from September
to January inclusive, is 1,5l0s66 bales over
last wear 1906 37S bales over year before
last. and go, 957 bales over 1895.
The movement from September to jan
uary 81 includes the total receipts at all
United States delivery ports, 6,702, 911 bales,
against 5.615,793 bales last year; 4,0A $50
bales year before last, and 6,3O4,4S8 bales
same time in 1895.
Overland movement by railroads. across
the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac river,
$50, 125 bales, against 6S4,6l2 bales last year;
1851 bales year before last, and SS26SS
bales same time in 1895.
Southern mill takings, exclusive of the
Nv ar bern
567, $50 bales, against 543, $50 bales last year.
asa 265 bales year before last, and 459 COG
bales same time in 1895.
Interior stocks in excess of those held at
the commencement of the season, SOC S39
bales. against 1872 504 bales last year, AL.
$50 bales year before last, and AT, 695 bales
same time in 1895.
These make the total amount of the cot
ton crop brought into sight during the
five months ending Jan. 81, 1851, AZ bales,
against 7126,4 bales last year, ssh, 04C
bales year before last, and S,014,47O bales
same time in 1896
Northern spinners took during January
500. no bales, against 17S,07S bales last year,
ands1eS, 234 bales year before last
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior markets on
Jan. 81 were 1,9O001S bales, against 1,52i,-
7C5 bales the same date last year, and 49,
$50 bales the year before.
Including ports and interior towns left
over from the previous season, the number
of bales of current crop brought into sight
during the five months, the supply is
S.753.951 bales, against 7465,0l0 bales last
year, and 5,SS1, 900 bales the year before.
Up to Jan. 81 last year 81 &-100 per cent
of the cotton crop held had been marketed
and for the same months in 1896 the per
centage brought into sight was n S4-1O'
and for the same time in 1897 the percen
tage marketed was 80 94-10O.