The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-30
COTTON.


same time year before last .......... iS4, SSS
Fxports, coastwise, this day rs
Stock on hand this day ......-....'. S'IfO
60 dav last wear .............. $500
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day ........-..-..-.-.. S,ozI
This day last year ................. LOO
This dav year before last ........... 6,626
Pnnaints nast three days ..... 7,457
Same days last year ................ U,SOo
Same days year before last ........ 5l,HI
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897 ..S,6oS,S52
Same time last year .............. ,699' you
Same time year before last .......5, 353,Su
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 1907
Stock same day last year .......... S0,4d
Daily Movements at Other Ports
alveston-Steady; middling, 5 7-16; net
receipts, 1872; gross, 1872; sales, 153; stock,
a,637.
receipts, 927; gross, 927; sales, 500; stock
$685.
Mobile-Easy; middling, 5 5-16; net re-
ceipts, Sc; gross, Sc; sales, 80; stock,
1913.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 5; net re-
ceipts, 1872; gross, 1872; stock, 4,0O9.
Wilmington-Dull middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, Isl gross, Is; stock, 5,99S.
Norfolk-Dul; middling, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, 81 sales, 4; stock, Asp.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 6; gross,
A56; stock, $780,
New York-Quiet and steady; middling,
81; net receipts, none; gross, 80; sales,
6S4; spinners, 4s4; stock, 54,942.
Boston-Quiet; middling, S4; net re-
ceipts, As; gross, 1882.
Philadephia-Quiet; middling, 6; stock,
lO2
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 594; net re-
ceipts, 4O4; gross, 404; sales, 81; stock,
S,4O2.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 122; gross, 122; stock, 1928.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, Tie; net
receipts, rs; gross, 2S7; sales, 257; stock,
1882.
Cincinnati-Quiet and steady; middling,
6; net receipts, 49, gross, 49l; stock, TO-
Houston-steady; middling, 7-1S; net
receipts. 2411; gross, 2,411; sales, 145;
stock 1911.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 9-16.
Exports of cotton this day
Mobile-Coastwise, AS.
Savannah-Coastwise, 72S.
Charles on-Coastwise 6S.
Norfo4k-Coastwise, AS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 100
New York-To France TIL; to the CONT
hent, 100.
Boston-To Great Britain, 8.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day; To Great Britain, 8; to France, TIT; TO
the continent, 100.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar this week: To Great Britain, 1884; to
France, III; to the continent, 212s.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, 1897:
To Great Britain, 3, 52S, 1856; to France, S16.-
469; to the continent, 3,005, 773.
Liverpool, Aug. 49, p. m.-Cotton-Spot
moderate demand; prices easier; American
mlddling 11-32d. The sales of the day
We're 1000 bales of which 800 bales were
Tor speculation and export and included
b,lOO bales American; receipts, 800 bales
all American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate
demand and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can middling, low middling clause, Au-
gust, 3.14, sellers; August September BIB
sellers; September-Oc October, 310d3.11, buy
ers; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 800, sellers; Nov
ember-December, 30SG3.09, sellers; De-
oember, 3.OSQS09, sellers; January Febru-
airy, SOSq3.09, sellers; February March
1903, buyers; March-April, $40, sellers;
April-May, S.10Q311d, buyers; May-June,
Sllq312, value.
New York, Aug. 29.-After opening quiet
with prices to points lower on the more
active positions, the market ruled dun
with the tendency of prices steadily down.
ward under sheer absence of support
Receipts were relatively light and crop
accounts conflicting. During the early
afternoon the pit was practically deserted
ted In quotations. The few orders re-
ceived from abroad went to the short side,
the stronger bull operators taking this
cotton. The close was quiet, but steady
with prices net unchanged to one point
lower
New York, Aug. %. noon.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet; August, 550c; September,
6.5lc; October, 557c; November, $3.50;
December, 5.62c; January. 566c; February,
e'lOc; March, 574c; April, 57Sc; May,
6.S3c; June, 5.S6c.
New York, Aug. 20. 4 p. MIXTURES
closed quiet and steady; August 5.52c;
September, 5.53c; October, 5.5Sc: Novem-
Der, 561c; December, 564c; January, 5.s7c;
february, 57lc; March. 5.75c; April 5.7Sc;
May, 5.S2c.
New Orleans, Aug. 29.-Cotton futures
quiz August, nominal; September, 521O
0Z2c; October, 523Q5.24c; November, 526
Qo.Nc; December, 5.31d5.32c January.
e'%9a5.S6c; February, 1896 40c; March,
$500. 44c
New York. Aug. 29.-Hubbard Bros. &
20. say of cotton to-day: Apparently the
cotton trade has been in a waiting posi-
uon. The rains In the Atlantic have Gre
ated some fear that possibly the extent of
we damage may have been unestimated
Whlle on the other hand the Improvement
IN Iexas due TO the recent rainfall there
mas established in the minds of the trade
-'NA wat AtAds Vii exceed all pfeNi-
Jus outputs, therefore we have dull and
Nepressing markets With little nuctuation
~ me prices. demlnd here for spot cot
loi Tor immediate shipment has had tho
'tect OF preventing any substantial de-
me Receipts Of new cotton al the ports
'n the Southwest are interrupted by the
'iatantinc In Galveston. and the move
"ent IS comparatively light. The trade
icy that possibly Liverpool may become
armed a. this light movement. especial
~ Ah there has been some demand from
'uh'rs Tor future deliveries during the
rt Week, but outside OF that demqnd
mere has been little tendency towards an