The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-29
COTTON.


COTTON.
There was only a moderate business
done an the local spot market during the
past week, the sales were only $685. bales
for the entire week. There was decline
of 1-16 cent during the week and the mar
ket closed quiet
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Hood mlddling .........................5
NliuuIihS ..............-........... n-16
Low middling ..........................4 5-16
GOOD ordinary .....................".....S 1915
OIulhary .......................... 7-16
$685..
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 6S ,2l9 bales upland and 3575 bales
sea island against &c. 154 bales upland and
4,OS9 bales sea island for the same week
last year.
The particulars of the recsints were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 47,025
bales; per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railroad, lib bales; per Charleston and
savannah Railway, 1889 bales per South
Bound Railroad. 800 bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular, us bales; per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 1863 bales;
per Savannah river steamers 500 bales;
per Beaufort steamers, 10 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
We're 4O,O67 bales upland and $50 bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York.
1854 bales upland and 3O2 bales sea island;
to Baltimore 1924 bales upland; to Bos-
ton, 5,6SS bales upland and 800 bales sea
island; 10 Reval, $500 bales upland; 10 Bre-
men, S,l0O bales upland; to Genoa, 6,501
bales upland %
Stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 152,554 bales upland and
l4,S23 bales sea island, against 1885 bales
| upland and 1913 bales sea island at the
| corresponding time last year, st'H
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
| steady during the past week with a good
| demand. The receipts were fairly large
and the sales were within about 1000 bales
of the arrivals. being 1850 bales for the
week. The market closed steady at the
| following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas. .......131S
| Choice Floridas 12st613
Extra fine Floridas ................12 d121k
fahcy Georglas 1215413
Extra choice Georgias ............l2 Aa
Cholce GeoIgias ...................l 0AM11
Extra fine Georgias ................10 G1Ok
tlhe Georgias ....................... q 915
| Medium fine Georgias ............ S1S
Common Georgias ................ 8
The receipts for the past week were
S,575 bales, against 4OS9 bales for the
same week last year
EApOElS DURING tNe week were boz Daies,
moving as follows: $50 bales to Liverpool.
and 302 bales to Northern ports for do
mestic consumption.
Exports for the same week last year,
1,465 bales.
The total receipts from Sept 1, to date
amount to S,512 bales, against 1855 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. j, 10 date
have been 1888 bales, moving as follows:
To Great Britain, 1863 bales; to France,
726 bales; to Northern ports for domestic
consumption, 1872 bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 1919 bales. /.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1923 bales, against 1913 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c., Oct 28--sea island
cotton market Receipts for the week, 322
bales; exports 23S bales; sales, $50 bales;
stocks. 1,s25 bales.
Quotations-Medium fine 17D1S1ac; fully
fine, 21c extra fine, 35640c. "a
The total receipts since Sept /, 1898,
have been 1876 bales, against 1850 bales
for the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. ]. 1898, have been 400 bales.
against 100 bales for the same time last
year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks.
Received this day ...................... 1888
Received same day last year,. II, 009
Received same day year before last $40
Received past week ........L......... n, 792
Received same week last year .s...... SO .245
Received same week in 1896. ......... IS, 76S
Receipts since Sept. l. 1898 ........... .378 94s
Receipts same time last year....... 1884 ,941
Receipts same time year before last.29S. 475
Receipts same time in 1895 ........... .296 226
Exports this day. coastwise .......... 1856
Exports this week, coastwise ....... 1913
Exports past week, continent s....... 4,4Ol
Total exports past week ........s...... 40,119
Exports Since Sept. /, 1885
To Great Britain ...................... 1856
To france --..............,...+...... 6,302
To the continent .1O9 6SI
Iotai foreign ...........................1 A ,449
Total coastwise .......................... 9,OS6
Iotal exports .22l ,435
Exports Same Time Last Year
To Great Britain ...................... 23,483
10 france ...............s............. None
To the continent Observation-Disclosures 34 1888
Total foreign ...........................1 57 ST.
Iotal coastWise ...........,..............1 $50
Iotal exports ........,.................. -26s957
Stock on hand this day ................ 1856 81
Stock on hand same day last year 134 O29
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... ss $50
This day last week ......,....... 7lOs9
This day last year .............t... 52672
This day year before last .....,.... 6O,24s
Receipts past week .,............s.. 4O7 203
Same week last year ............. 3G9Oi0
Same week year before last 49,. 326,73s
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1893. Z, PA 9e4
Same time last year ........,.......2.12 2 500
Same time year before last ....,.s.. z. 306 9O2
Same time IN 1880 ,6073 45
Stock at the ports to-day ........ 973 722
Stock same day last year ......ss.... 748742
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 15-l6; net
receipts. 14,S14; gross 1854; sales. "a
stock 1895. sos
New orleans--steady; middling, 47s; net