The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-18


Stock same day last year ............1, 12S al
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, 51a; net re-
ceipts 1896; gross, 1896; sales, 455; stock,
954757.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 81; net
receipts, II ,424; gross 1,657; Sales 1,100
stock 47OS26.
Mobile-Quiet; middling. 5 S-16; net re
ceipts, 1901; gross, 1901; sales, 200; stock,
H.771.
Charleston-Firm; middling, 81; net re-
cepts, 92s; gross. 929; sales, 100; stock,
7Q3O7.
Wlmington-Firm; midding, 81; net
receipts, 2,610; gross, 2,61O; stock, q, 400.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts 1885; gross, 1886; sales, 4S0; stock,
S7425.
Baltimore-Nominal; middllng, 81; gross
receipts. 1,719; stock, 1884,
New York-Quiet; middling 1915; net
receipts, 200; gross, 3,208; stock, 92O55.
Boston-Firm; middling, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 1884; gross. 6,925.
hladelphia-Quiet; middling, lie; net
receipts, 100; gross, 100; stock, 6,96S.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts 2,17S; gross, 2,278; sales, AS; stock,
45,l07.
Memphis-Firm; middling, 5ss; net re-
ceipts, 3,772; gross, 1921; sales, $500; stock,
1901
st. Louis-steady; middnng 59s; net re-
ceipts 1872; gross, 1920 sales 100; stock,
5000.
Cincinnati-Firm; middling, 9-16; net
receipts, 1853; gross, 1868; sales, $50; stock,
1503S.
Houston-steady; middling, so; net re-
cepts 1856; sales, 466; stock, 203,S36.
Louisviile-Firm; mddling 81.
FxDOTts of Cotton this day
Gaiveston-To France, 7746; coastwise,
S,279
New Orleans-To the continent 400.
1lobile-To Great Britain, 500; coast
wise, 637
Norfoll1-To the continent, 100; coastwise,
39l7.
Total foreign exports from all ports
today and thus far this week: To Great
Britain, 70 ASS; to France, 7746; to the con-
Unent 1880
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 1888
To Great Britain, 1877 452 to France, 592,-
SIS; to the continent, 1888 IA.
Liverpool, Dec. II, p. motion, spot
Quietj prices favOring buyers; American
m.ddlng, sgd; sales, 1000, of which l,5OO
were for speculation and export, ana m
Guided 600 bales American; receipts, o.
to; American, $500. Futures opened
quiet, with a moderate demand, and clos
cd quiet; American middling, low middllng
clause, December, 3.02q3. ODD sellers; De-
cfmber-January, 3O203. 03d sellers; Janu-
ary-February, S.03d sellers; February
March, 3.o4d sellers; March-April, 3.04Q
@.cJd buyers; April-May, 3051t3. 06d sell
os; May-June, 3.06d3 Old sellers; june
july. 3.07d buyers July-August, 3.0Sd sell
'rs; August-September S.OSd buyers Sep
lOuber-October, 30Sd sellers; October-No-
femher 3.0Sd sellers.
New York, Dec. 17.-Cotton contracts
opened quiet, with prices unchanged 10
po'nts lower and ruled generally inactive
a@ through the forenoon The undercur-
t.Ht of sentiment favored the long side,
however the weather over the cotton belt
proving bad for harvesting operations, dis
patches from spot markets noting stiffon-
conditions, while the Chronicles week
y review of the dry goods situation was
t1~hlN construed. Cables from the Eng
II market checked bun enthusiasm, re-
ing a decline Of 1iAG2 points IN flu
'.'- and an Indifferent demand for spot
1lou Receipts at the ports and interior
towns promised to fall below those of last
"'"N' while the export clearances bid fair
W. carry off hOnors for any single week
t7 lar this season. While investment
ls We're less plentiful to-day, there was
very evidence of close attention on the
,.'' oi me outside public to developments
.'llon. number Of apprehcnsise
We're seen to be quietly reducing
s oDl'sa tons. fearing a possible change
Sunday. wv
'ate market for futures was n dun
WIN Interesting features lacking.
lose was steady. with prices point
I'r TO ] point lower
mated receipts al the ports for the
r.. 's l'Vo1 balos, against 9SN last
ao H o'o'o LAST year. For the week,
......, year Al Memphis. about 8U2
.l'' iast year. ana at Houston. lf-
'.nat 3s29 Ease yoar.
york. Dec. u, noon.-Coiton fu-