The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18

expected that nne weather Will improve
the quality in a short time. The spirits
turpentine market was firm, with a good
demand, at % cents. The rosin market
was firm and unchanged. The wholesale
markets were fairly active and steady.
The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and the quo
tations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
Another decline in cotton to-day brought
the price for middling down to cents a
pound. The market closed quiet and easy,
with a very light demand, even at the
lower prices. There is considerable COM
plaint that the cotton coming in is I'M
desirable, being green and of low grade.
1t IS expected, however that If clear
weather continues for a week or two the
quality of the cotton will improve. At the
cotton Exchange, at the first call, the
market was bulletined easy and unchang
ed with sales of 16 bales At the last
call the market closed quiet and easy at
Lice decline on all grades, with sales of
1888 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good midding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5-16
Middling ...........................
Low mdohhg ''''''''''''''''''.''.''''4 LILO
Good ordinary ..........................4A
Market quiet and easy; sales, 249.
Sea Island Cotton-The receipts continue
light and the demand fair. The prices
are held firm, as follows:
Extra choice Floridas ............4 11412
Choice Floridas ....................13 QlS12
Extra fine Floridas 12126l2%
Fancy Georgias .1212GD12A
Extra choice Georgias ............12 d12A
n
Extra fine Georgias ...............10 d1Oh
Fine GeorglaS ....................... $50 912
Medium fine Georgias ............ S1a
Common Georgias .................
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4 45
Receipts this day last year .......... 1880
Receipts this day year before last. 6,57l
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898. ....H.....31 1863
same time last year ...................6 8 l04
Same time year before last ..........S6 800
Stock on hand this day ..........,....2S,S 73
Same day last year .....................504 2O
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ...................... 201H
This day last year ..................... 81, 654
This day year before last............. 38 066
Total receipts since Sept 1, 1S9S!...-197 ,14
Same time last year ................. 1923, 65i
Same time year before Iast.........,4 91 III
Stock at the ports to-day. .253, 1874
Stock same day last year. .27O,0OS
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 81; net re
ceipts, 7lS5; gross, 71S5; sales, $50; stock,
1924.
New Orleans-Easy; midding, SIS; net
receipts, S,2S5; gross, 1926; sales 200; stock,
7001.
Alobile-Weak; middllng, 5; net receipts,
1856; gross, 1856; sales, so; stock, 10. 72S
Charleston-Quiet; middling 15-16Q5;
net receipts, 1856; gross, 1856; stock, 1858.
Wilmington-Dull; middling, 51s net re-
ceipts, 1858; gross. 1858; stock 13,S49.
Nortolk-Quiet; middling, 5l4; net re-
ceipts 497; gross, 497; sales 2S5; stock, g.
COZ.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling. So;
stock 1854
New York-Weak; middling, So; gross,
1920; sales, 22S, all spinners; stock 4S772.
Boston-Easy; middling, 11-16; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, $751;
Phiadelphia-Dull;m iddling, 5k; net re-
ceipts, %; gross 25; stock. 3145.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 5-16; net re-
celpts, 2,273; gross, 2,273; sales, TAO; stock,
SIPS
Memphis-Quiet; middling, BIG; net re-
1883
St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 8-1s; net
receipts, "a; gross, 1856; sales, ESQ; stock,
cincinnati-Quiet; middling. So; net re-
26S.
Houston-steady; middling, SIS; net re-
coeipts, 1873; gross, 14,913; sales, 645; stock
24071.
Louisville Steady; middling, So.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-TO Great Britain, S,251;
France 1900.
New orleans-To Great Britain, $500;
France 1000; continent, 100; coastwise, 800.
Mobile-To Great Britain, POI.
Norfolk-Coastwse, 626
Boston-To Great Britain, 200.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
DAY and thus far this week-To Great
Great Britain, 1861; to France, $500; to
the continent, 100
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, 1898
To Great Britain, 1929 to France, 49,
4l9; to the continent, 25, O59.
Liverpool, Sept. H-Cotton. spot limited
demand; prices favor buyers; American
middling 7-S2d. The sales of the day were
oWo bales of which 500 bales were for
speculation and export and included 500
paIes American; receipts, 1000 bales, in
Guiding 1900 bales American.
Futures opened quiet with a moderate de-
mand and closed quiet at the decline;
american middling low middHng clause,
september, S06d, buyers; September-O cto-
Der 3.O4q5. GOD; October-Novemb Der 5000
o'wi, buyers; November-De December, 3016D
".o3d, value; December-January, 3.O1GlS. ODD
N"iue, January February, 3.01Q3. Old, buy
eIs February March, 3.02lj3. 03d, sellers:
March-April, S.O3d, buyers; April-May
G-Vid, sellers; May-June, 3.05d, sellers
June-July, 3.O5d3.O6d, buyers.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE cotton market
opened steady with prices to . points
io"er the latter being in sympathy with a
preak of 10 ~ points in futures at Liv-
tIpoot Weakness developed Immediately
rom the first caN under active liqudati
vi local long stuff by discouraged holders
ana prices broke sharply. Hammering by
tHe bears was INDUCED in to some extent
put present low prices and the recent
H1aVy decline led the more conservative
sHorts TO be on the lookout for a possible
Ieactlon in proht-taking. A favorable
weather map and fewer complaints Of rot
ana shedding added to the woes of the bull
CIo"d' as did also a marked increase in
iorl and interior receipts. Clear weather
al the middle and eastern portion and
.dlns IN the western portion of the cot
ION belt We're said to have improved the