The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-24
COTTON.


Co'i"N'
The tone of the market grew stronger
to-day in The advance in futures. There
was good demand, but sales were light,
reaching only 76 bales. Al the Cotton En-
change at the regular call the market was
bulletlned firm and UNCHANGED
The following were the official spot quo
cations, at the close Of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ...........................6 Lilo
Middhng ...........................
Low m!dlling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ZIG
Good ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3-16
Market-Frm; sales, spot. 76; f. o. b.,
22S.
Sea Island Cotton--The market is quiet
and steady at the following quotations.
Extra choice Fioridas ............14 G1nA
Choice Floridas ....................18 G13h
Extra fine Floridas .l2l5Gl2a,
Fancy Georgias .12l5Gf1225
Extra choice Georgias .............12 a12H
Choice Georgias .....................1 0st6l1IE
Extra fine Ceorgias 10 0I9is
Fine Georgias e..................8 7lSD AZ
Medium A. c,oorof,s Sc '|2
Common Georpies 7''''
savannah Rsceints E,vnorte ana Stooi,s
Rsceints this dov ''''' ~ 81,
Receipfs this day Iost vear 90
Reoeipts mis- day Yea, Lefore laet Sa-
Rocefpts since Semi / 1Se7 172 59i
same time wear before last ,.'. 10 iqi
Fxnorts c1oetp,isa tI,is 'i-79,
STOCK on hand his ,lav 1870 10 30 go
Same dav last vsor ~ On,
Receipis ana Stoke at ne porfs ''-''
Receipts This dav 7as4
This dav last week so7i
This day last wear 2 793
This dav wear before Iast g4e
Receipts past three DAYS ~ y IsS
Same davs last voar III
same DAYS year befora last go
Total receipts since seDt. i. 1897 S 427,G9
Same dime Iast wear 5Ie eyo
Same time wear before last 9dS 9s0
Stock at The ports to-day .......... 506,4H
Stock same dav last vear 94G 4qt
Receipts This week Last Yoar-
Saturlay........ 2414 "Wednesday I 595
Monday. 733 ,rhurrdav . f02
Tuesday......... 3,9GS I7ridav ~ / AK
Daily Movements at other Ports
Galveston-T;rln middline 12-1e. pat
receipts 70; gross 70. stock ~ 7os
New Orleans-Ouiet. middlino 515-7s.
net receipts. 5.213; gross 5218: sales GA.
stock 1q2 IA
MobiIeI0ulet. middIing 512-1s. net re-
CENTS II. gross n. sales 100. stock 141G1
Charleston STEADY. mid1Ilnp HI net re-
ce.Dts IA. cross 5@. stock q az
yVilrningto,- FIRM. r,iddling G. not re-
CENTS RI. gross ~. stock 7f32
Norfolk-Steadv. 1n,ddIing 81. net re-
ceiDts 2S2. erogs 2s2. saIps I05. stoc1,
AZ 29e
Paltinoore- Nominal. noiddIinp 61h. GROSS
receints / 1919. stock - G97
New York-Ouiet: mddling 67-16. net
recefnte AZ. sales 1o1. stoely 40 elq
Boston O'1iot. roiddIing 67-1e. net re-
CENTS ri. cross 597
Philadelnhia-Ft;rr rniddlins 611-1e. net
REGENTS 5q1. gross 591 STOCK ~ 5q1
Dailv Moven1ents M Interior Towns
AnoHsta- STEADY. rniddIing az. not re
,oi,,ts Ak. orroes Ak. aa1os 9e,. -, ae
1oq
Nremnbis- Steady. midd,inp 57l net re-
CENTS AZ. gross e27. sales SS6. stoek
"A 479.
St Louis-Steady; middling. 5Z: net re-
ceipts. 16; gross, 102; sales, AGO. stock, A, 116
Cincinnati-Ouiet: middling, G; net re-
ceipts. 1872: gross. 1872: stock. 8.73S
Houston-Steady; middling, 1916; net
receipts TO: gross, TO; stock. 1861.
Iouisville-Steady; mlddllng. 6.
Exports of cotton this day
Gaivoston-To the continent 1O95: coast
wise, %.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, COCO
Savannah-Coastwise, 784.
Norfok-Coastwise 81
Baltimore-Coastwise, 1000.
New York-To Great Britain, $50; to
France, 78l; to the continent, 1855.
Philadephia-To Great Britain, ISL.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 7,440; to France Isl;
70 the continent, 1871.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 25 go; to
France. ISL 10 the continent. 400.
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1897
To Great Britain, 3,26S SCI; to France, 49,
1Oj: to the continent, 27S4,7S0
Liverpool May %, 4 D. motion. spot,
dun; prices, unchanged American mid
ding, 9-1Gd. The sales of the day were
5000 bales, Of which 300 bales were for