The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-24
COTTON.

ton Market L IG IGNCtPlS lAtICdESu, DQl
the most of the cotton was for f. o. b.
Shipments while local merchants received
bur a small portion. The quality, too,
was undesirable and altogether the re-
ported sales for the week were only 5,543
bales. The price also declined 3-16 cents
on middling, bringing the value down to
a. cents. the lowest in years. A low
record was established to-day in October
contracts, the price dropping to 5.lSc, the
lowest i'm fifty years.
AT the first call at the Cotton Exchange
to-day the market was bulletined quiet
and unchanged, with sales of rs bales.
At the second call 1t was easy and I'M
changed with sales of 210 bales. At the
last call it closed unchanged, with furth
er sales of 22S bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tatons, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ...................,......5 S-16
Mfddllng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ......4B
Low middling ............................
Market easy; sales. SIG; for the week,
5,543
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1864 bales upland and 1884 bales sea
island, against 10 276 bales upland and 416
bales sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway 49, POS bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road, 6,279 bales; per Charleston and Sa
vannah Railway, 1926 bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 1,184 bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular, 14S bales; per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 44S6
bales; per Savannah river steamers, sos
bales; per Beaufort steamer, bales
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 1905 bales upland and 406 bales sea
island. moving as follows: To New York,
1882 bales upland and 300 bales sea island;
to Baltimore, 106 bales upland; to Boston,
1852 bales upland and 106 bales sea ISL
and; TO Bremen, 5,156 bales upland; to
Hamburg, 1000 bales upland; to Genoa,
1880 bales upland.
Stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 80, SOL bales upland and
5,54S bales sea island, against 63,205 bales
upland and 6545 bales sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island.-The receipts during the past
week were somewhat increased over the
previous week, but only amounted to 1884
bales. The total receipts so far this sea-
son have been only 54S bales. 1t is claim
ed the offering of new cotton are not suf-
ficlent to interest buyers or sellers The
entire sales for the past week were only
n bales. all of which was from last years
stock. The recent damage from contin-
ued rains is beginning to tell in the ignt
receipts and the quality of the cotton. The
sales for the week were made on a basis
of the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..........-H 4141a
Cholee tIoridaS ....,..s......,.....lS Wlo12
Extra fine Floridas ...,........... 12ls@12%
Fancy Georgias .l2laQ12%
Extra choice Georgias ............R @12A
Choice Georgias ..lOa4allA
Extra fine Georgias ................10 QlO32
Fine Georgias ....................... $50 We
Medium fine Georgias ............ S12
Common Georgias .......N..-......S
The receipts for the past week were 3S4
bales, against 416 bales for the same week
last year.
Exports during the week were 4O6 bales,
moving as follows: 1O6 bales to Liverpool
and 300 to Northern ports for domestic
consumption.
Exports for the same week last year,
141 bales.
The total receipts from Sept. to date
amount to 54S bales. against 739 bales for
the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept l to date
have been 1,039 bales, moving as follows:
To Great Britain, 361 bales; to Northern
ports for domestic consumption, SIS bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were Gil bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
We're 5.54S bales, against 6,549 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 2S.-Sea Island
cotton market: Receipts for the week.
bales exports, e baes sales, 81 bales;
stocks, LIS bales.
Quotations-Medium fine, 15Id6c fine,
1712Q1Sc; fully fine, $4,000.
The total receipts since Sept. /, 1893, have
been bales, against 10 bales for the same
time last year. The exports since Sept. l,
1898, have been $50 bales, against 20 bales
for the same time last year.
Savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Received this day ..................... 6,356
Received same day last year ......... 7,156
Received same day year before last. 4.761
Received past week OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1928
Received same week last year $50. As, 692
Received same week in 1896 .......... 49, 16
Receipts since Sept l, 1898 .......... 60, 172
Receipts same time last year ........1O5,S 46
Receipts same time year before last113. 104
Receipts same time in 1895 .......... rs 064
Exports this day, coastwise .......... 5,253
Exports this week, coastwise ....... SAG
Exports past week, continent ....... 10 1856
Total exports past week .....,....... 10, 1872
Exports since Sept. l, 1893
10 Great Britain ...,.....,..............N None
To France ....................... None
10 the continent observation-disclosures. 10, S6
Iotal foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1896
Total coastwise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90, 23S
Iotal exports ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 1874
Exports same time last year
To Great Britain ...............i..h...N None
10 France Observation-Disclosures. one
To the continent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10, los
Total foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10, los
Total coastwise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AZ, $50
Iotai exports 60. 76S
Stock on hand this day ............... 80, i44
stock on hand same day last year =. 60, 756
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .....,............... A. O60
This day last year ..................... 81. 529
rms day year before last .......... %. 721
Iteeeipts past Week ....................1 1877, sol
same week last year ...................2 39, Ais
same week year before last ........2 55, 495
lotai receipts since Sept. /, 1898 ,45l
same time last year ....,..,'...."...5S l, AIS
WaAgs