The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-25

of local spots declined fully Il cent on the
week. The spirits turpeutine market was
weak and the price was hammered down
lower than it has been in two years.
Resin remained firm and unchanged in quo
tations with a good demand from day 10
day. About a dozen schooners laden with
lumber sailed for Northern ports during
the week. There was a good demand for
railroad stocks, and the security market
was fairly active. The following resume
of the different markets will show the tone,
and the quotations at the close to-day.
COTTON.
Holders of spot cotton realized a drop
of fully 4 cent in the price during the past
week. There was very little cotton here
to offer, however, ana The sales were
mere nom |. There was selling mo, e
ment in futures for few days and values
dropped steadily, while the transactions
were going on. on Thursday, however,
there was little reaction as the selling
had about run it's course.
To-day the local market was steady with
sales of "a bales. The quotations were
unchanged from yesterday.
The following were the official spot quo
Cotton Exchange to-day:Qi sHt4e4l
Good middling .....go1 .gle.,....!.,oss,S l-lo
Middling ............ -......t.......,....,,.oA
Low middling amp t-Io
Good ordinary .......t.......+......s,..5 5-lo
Market steady; sales. spot, "a; f. O. b.,
nominal.
For the week. spot. 125; f. o. b., 700.
Receipls-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were $50 bales upland and no sea island,
against S72 bales upland and bags sea
island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 1870 bales;
rer Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way no bales; per South Bound Railroad,
g bales Per Florida Central and PENN
suiar, S6 bales; per Georgia and Alabama
Railroad, 49, bales
Exports-The exports for The past week
were lib bales upland and As bags sea
island, moving as follows: TO New York,
sSS bales upland and As bags sea Island;
TO Baltimore, 195 bales upland; TO the In
terror 90 bales upland.
Sfock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1914 bales upland and
S424 bags sea island, against 1926 bales
upland and 1925 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year
Sea Island Cotton-.There were no re-
ceipts during the past week and the sales
were light, being only 81 bags. The mar
l1et was quiet and steady at the following
quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..............H M142
Choice Floridas Observation-Disclosures S Ml312
Extra fine Floridas .................l 212012a4
Fancy Georgias l215ql2A
Extra choice Georgias -........,....l2 0l2A
Choice Georges .................... f0% M1lH
Extra fine Georgias .I....s...a!.. 10 W1015
Fine Georgias ..ls..44......s.,. $40 912
Medium fine Georgias .-.........,,, 81
60 Toe
The receipts for the past week were no
bags, against bags for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 4S bags,
moving as follows: To Northern ports for
domestic consumption, q bales.
Exports same week last year, none
The total receipts from Sept ! 10 date
amount 10 59,2l2 bags, against 1888 bags
for the corresponding ufpe, last year.
The total exports from Sept ! TO date
have been 57,221 bags, of which % 259 were
20 Great Britain; Abs to France; 2,6O5
20 The continent; %, 1875 bags TO Northern
ports for domestic consumption, and 2O7o
to Brunswick
The total exports from the same period
last year We're rs, 159
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 8 424, against 1926 this day last year.
Charleston 5. c., June A.-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts. for the week
1907 bags.
Quotatons-Medium fine. 15c; fine, lie;
fully fine, 19d20c; extra fine 2l033c
The total receipts since Sept. l, 1897, have
been 1889 bags, against 9474 bags for the
same time last year. The exports since
Sept. !, 1897, have been 9616 bags, against
9,23S bags for the same time last year.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Received this day ............,.....
Received same day last year,. 81
Received same day year before last 300
Received past week ..........!..... $50
Received same week last year.. S79
Received same week in 1886. ...... LIZA
Receipts since Sept. /, 1897. ......1J8 1917
Receipts same time last year........ 84054
Receipts same time year before last 7518U
Receipts same time in 1926. ......... 1885
Exports past week, coastwise.... 116i
Total exports for week .,..,....... 1l6l
Exports since Sept. /, 1897
To Great Britain .............!.... 7874O
To France Observation-Disclosures. 1851
To the continent ..................... 627G2l
Total foreign ......................... 7S3,@S
Total coastWise accommodated. 4i1ZI6
Total exports ........................1, 18l, 1874
Exports same time last year
To Great Britain ..................... 1929
To France ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1884
To the continent .................... 3725 4S
Total foreign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 436 $40
Total coas'wsse ........................ 4l4356
Total exports Observation-Disclosures. $50 496
Stock on hand this day............. 1865
Stock on hand same day last year. 49, 55l
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ................... zoos
This day last week .............t..... 3,d2
This day last year ..............4.. 2l9
This day year before last ..a.... 91G
Receipts past week ................ 1906
Same week last year .............. 6,Oj1
Same week year before last ..!..... $500
Total raCgipfe since Sent 1897 < 5gf T42