The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-07


which advanced sc a barrel. The cotton
market was steady and unchanged, with
sales limited. The wholesale markets
were steady and generally unchanged.
THE following resume of the different mar
kets will show the tone and the quota
tons at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The controlling feature did not
rive encouragement TO the spot
markets to-day. The closing prices
we're only about 2 points above
the quotations of the previous day. The
local market remained steady and I'M
changed The sales of spots were Sl2
bales The f. o. b. sales were ,475 bales.
At the Cotton Exchange at the first call
the market was bulletined steady and I'M
changed, with sales of 125 bales. Al the
second call it was unchanged, with sales
of 81 bales AT the last call the market
closed steady and unchanged, with sales
OF 1C6 bales
The following were the official spot quo
tations. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ........................... % 7-l6
Addlng ....-...............'''''' '....'0 5-1o
Low middlng ..................'..'..'...4 AS
Good ordinary A 9-l6
Market-Steady; sales. spot, S12; f. o. b.
1,475.
Sea Island Cotton.-The market was
ouiet and steady. The sales were made
on a basis of the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas .............l4 ais
Choice Floridas ,....................l312l4
Extra fine Floridas. ................,l3 @l392
Fancy GeorgiaS .lZ121l5
Extra choice Georgias ....,........12 Ql2A
Choice Georgias .....................n @lI72
Extra fine Georgias ...............1015
Fine Georyias ....................... q 91a
Medium fine Georgias ............... So
Common GeorglaS ................. 3
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 1854
Receipts this day last year ......... 1926
Receipts this day year before last. 1893
Receipts since Sept. l, '9............. 1885, 32
Same time last year .................. 639 SOB
Same time year before last ......... 542 AIS
Exports, continent, this day 300
Exports coastwise, this day ........ $500
Stock on hand this day ...............152 2Zl
Same day last year ....................lU5 40
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 39,223
THIS day last week .......'..'.''''. oo'IOI
This day last year .................... A,6l2
This day year before last .......... l3,449
Receipts past six days ............... 2j0,22
Same days last year ................. 1859
Same days year before last ......... 1887
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1884,. d, 756,585
Same time last year ...........s.....o,O oO, 40
Same time year before last $500. .3,6l6'254
Stocks at the ports to-day. .........1, ZIG, 4O4
Stock same day last year ...........-1,2 2f,VJ5
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ~ 20 9O3 Wednesday .....24,927
Monday 1885 Thursday $50. .A,672
Tuesday. 1881 Friday ..32, 2S6
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galvest on-Quet; middling, 5l2; net re-
ceipts, 1854; sales, TT; stock, 2l0,lOS.
New Orieans-Steady; middling, SIG;
net receipts, 1926; gross, 1852; sales,
S5C0; stock, 513,9l
M0bile-Quiet; middling, 54; net receipts,
2239; sales, 1000; stock, 1880
eston-Quiet; middllng, "a; net re-
ceipts 1,206; stock, 47,353.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, ZIG; net
receipts, 1885, stock, 29S43.
Norfoik-Quiet; Gliddling, 5la; net re-
ceipts, 1886; sales, IA; stock 13,7N.
Baltimore-Nomlnal; middling, 55s; net
receipts, 1901; stock, 29,972
New York-DulI; middling, 15-16; net
receipts, 1888; gross, 1854; sales, 1,07S spin
ers, Is; stock, 1850
Boston-Dull; middling, 5-16; net re-
ceipts, loss; gross, 1859.
Philadelphia-Quet; middling, S-l6; net
receipts, 416; stock, 10,S04.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; mddhng, 5 9-16; re-
ceipts, 395; sales, 2S9; stock, 61,O46.
Memphs-Steady; middiing, 5ss; receipts,
204; sales, 1900; stock, 146,9Sl.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 7-l6; re-
ceipts, 6,692; shipments, $3.50; sales, 500;
stock, 68 237.
Houston-steady; middling, 7-16; re-
ceipts, 6,86S; sales, $50; stock. 7S,124.
Louisvlle-Steady; middlng, 512.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To Great Britain 1926; coast
wise, 4,242
New Oreans-To the continent, $3.50;
coastWise, 2,414.
Moblle-Coastwise 1892.
Sayannah-To the continent 500; coast
wise 1865
Charleston--Coastwise, 1,119
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1906.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
Gay: To Great Britain, 6,926; to France,
none; to the continent. 1920.
Total foreign exports from all ports tn IS
lar this week: To Great Britain, 6S6I3; TO
81 France Il, 517; to the continent, rs 172.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1897:
10 Great Britain, 1874, 0S5; to France, 009,-
V'9; to the continent, 1,521S57.
Liverpool. Jan. 6.-Cotton, spot, good
business done; prices lower; American
W mddling fair, 9-32d; good middling,
n-32d; middling, 1920; low mddlins,
. I5-52d; good ordinary 29-32d; ordinary
14d The sales of the day were 5000
paIes, of which LOCO were for speculation
ana export, and included 1920 American
accepts, $1,000 bales, all American.
Fl Futures opened quiet, with moderate
I'll Utnand and closed quiet; American mid
uing low middlIng clause, January, BOD
Ieders; January February, 309G3,10d sell
I,IS; February March, 3.O9G3.10d value;
.larch-April, 310d buyers April-May
%-.a buyers; May-June. 3.12d buyers;
99uhe-July, S.13m314d sellers; July-August
SStt45l5d sellers; August-September 3l5W
g.od sellers; September-O October, 316d
%HuEers; October-November 317d sellers;
+ NoFember-December, 3.17Q31Sd sellers.
n New York. Jan. 6-The cotton market
was supported by increasing sales of spot
lion at Liverpool. These reached 1900
Iea Today, an unusual figure, and con-
,.leIed a most encouraging sign and more
lN offset the very heavy receipts of cot
u an this country. Our market. after
pSuhs steady, with prices unchanged,
q n, p'iht higher, failed to respond to the
nIS"sh activity; in fact, the record of
gay caused a good deal of dsappont-
5uI The entire selling fluctuations was
nr" Il matter of or points and the en-
l ""F business only amounted to $3.50
nn with the market fairly steady at
,. alNance of lac points. The slight APP