The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
COTTON.

COTTON. t w
The local cotton market remained steady
and unchanged to-day, with light trans
actions, the sales for the day being 116
bales. AT the first call. at the Cotton lsx-
change the market was bulletined steady
and unchanged with sales of 81 bales. At
the second call the market was unchanged
with sales of % bales. AT the last call
the market closed steady and unchanged
with further sales of bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mlddhhg ......................,.o $40
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Good ordinary H!,.1".g
Market steady; sales, spot. 116; f. o. b..
400.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
steady at the following quotations.:
Extra choice Floridas .............4 014la
Choice Floridas .....................13 Ml3l2
Extra fine Floridas ................ 121sGfl2A
Fancy Georglas 121an12a
Extra choice Georgias .............12 Ml2A
Choice Georsias .....................lOA4l
Extra fine Georgias ................lO 1l01a
Fine Georgias ......-..'.............. $50 w
Medium fine Georgias ..............Sla
Common Georgias ..................S
Receipts this day ................... 1857
Receipts this day last year .,..... 2,70i
Receipts this day year before last: 1900
Receipts since Sept. !, '97..........1 l27, S37
Same time last year .....,........... 79S, BAL
Same time year befdre last ... 704 .5J7
Exports, continent this day 49,. i,S75
Exports. coastwise. this day....!.. 7s9
Stock on hand this day ........... 1895
Same day last year ............... $3.50
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Receipts this day ................... 14.a5O
This day last week .................. 1915
This day last year ................. 1905
This day year before last .......... 12,ZS1
Receipts past four days ........... 1858
Same days last year ............. $3.50
Same days year, before last ......s. 1852
Total receipts since, Sept. !, 81. S,053,54O
Same time last year ............. ! .6,Sf5,0l5
Same time year before Hast ....... Ash, JAG
Stock at the ports to-day. S13,A1
Stock same day last year .......... 6H,eSO
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ........ 1908 Wednesday .....7ST4
Monday. 1883 T4ufsIia Y "a. $50. /, iO2
Tuesday. COS Friday ..........1,9yo
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet and steady; middlirg,
5s4 net receipts, 4OOS; gross, 4s0pS; sales,
1872; stock, 76,4 46. tu
New Orleans-Steady; middling, GIG;
stock. 3S6.0s3.
Mobfe-Dull; middnng, 81; net receipts.
1872; gross, 1872; sales. 100; stock, 1886.
Charleston-SteadV; middlings 55s; net
receipts, 442; gross. Az; stock, 29,942
Whining on-Firm; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts, 227; gross, .227; stock, 1859.
Norfolk-Firm; nliddling, Lille; net re-
celpts, "a; gross, ga: sales, n; stock, AZ 35l.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, s; gross
racainta | Qo1 stock 26 71S
New York-Steady; middling, BIC; net
receipts, 400; gross, 1877; sales, Sl2; spin
ners, So; stock, 1871, SOS.
Boston-Steady; middling, 6 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 1,915; gross. ISIS.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 67-16; net
receipts, 294; gross, 294; stock. 2O,323.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 57s; net re-
ceipts. 226; gross 226; sales, 1870; stock, 90
OIL. @qar n
Memphis-steady; middling, 9-16; nei
receipts, 1922; gross, 1891; osales, Zoo;
stock, 91,6S5.
st. Louis-steady; middling, 55s; net re-
ceipts, 8; gross. 1,42i; sales, APO; stock, 3d.
$50.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts, ,365; gross, 1855; stock, n,7l5
Houston-Quiet middling, 11-l6; net re,
ceipts, 1905; gross, 26O5; sales, 146; stock,
Al 1862. s'e .t-
Louisvllle-steady;, mlddIfng, s HE.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1900;
coastwise, 1928.
savannah-To the continent 4s75; coast
wise 739. i"f
Norfolk-Coastwse 500. N
Baltlmore-Coastwise, 1,5O0.
New York-To the continent, $50; for
warded, 25
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 1900; to the con-
tinent, 5,755
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week-To Great Britain, 2S,791; to
France, 12,24S; to the continent, "a 1886.
Total foreign exports since Sept 1, 1897
To Great Britain, 293S ,702; 70 France, 1885,
$50; 10 the continent, 2,520037.
Liverpool April 5, p. m.-Cotton, spot
fair demand; prices firm; American mid
ding, 7-1ed. The sales of the day were
p 1000 bales. of which 1000 were for spec
ulation and export, and included II, 500
American. Receipts. 1900 bales includ-
ing 4210O American. Futures opened
steady, with fair demand, and closed
quiet American middling, low middling
clause, April. $3.50 sellers; April-May, 3.23d
sellers; May-June, 3.23d buyers; June-July,
3.23d3.24d sellers; July-August, S.2sa3.e4d
buyers; August-September, 3.23d buyers
eptember-October. 3.22d value: October
November. 2.2ld value; November Deem
her 3.20a3.2ld sellers; December-January.