The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-05
COTTON.

me close to-day:
COTTON.
There was a good demand for spot cot
,on curing the past week, but the offer
rgs we're limited The market held steady
and unchanged during the entire week and
Drices were not influenced by the 1uctu-
4 atoms in the futures markets. To-day the
market at the first call at the Cotton EX-
change was bulletined steady and un
\ changed with no sales. At the second call
4 4 was unchanged with sales of 81 bales.
At the last call the market closed steady
Il and unchanged with sales of $50 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
n tations. at the close of the market at the
y Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mddling .........6 1-l6
Kidding .........'.......'''..'''' .'.'''''o74
Low middling ............,............,.5 I-l6
Good ordinary ....,........................0
Market steady; sales, spot, 697; f. o. b.,
go. for the week, spot, 1854; f. O. b., 5775.
Receipts--The receipts of cotton at this
81 port from all sources for the past week
were 90 445 bales upland and 450 bags sea
island, against Il, 1875 bales upland and SIT
bags sea island last week.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 1876 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
road 39l bales; per Charleston and Savan-
nah Railroad, 322 bales; per South Bound
Railroad, 5S7 bales; per Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad, 2S2 bales; per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, $50 bales;
per Savannas river steamers, 81 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
we're 1851 bales upland and 1884 bags sea
island moving as follows: To New York,
1879 bales upland and 376 bags sea island;
to Boston, 7108 bales upland and 1853 bags
sea island; 20 Baltimore, 1859 bales up
land; burnt, SIS bags sea island; to st.
Petersburg, 4,S0O bales upland; to Lisbon,
81 rs bales upland; to Oporto, 1850 bales up
81 land.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
bard to-day were 77,747 bales upland and
1854 bags sea island, against S,150 bales
Upland and 1875 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-There was a fair de-
mand during the past week, the sales
amounting to 1872 bales. 1t is said that a
good demand is expected from foreign
spnners and that the domestic mills are
now nquiring for stocks. The prices hold
up and factors expect to maintain them
The market closed steady. The sales of
the week were made on a basis of the fol-
lowing quotations:
Extra choice F'loridas .............A 6141h
Choice Floridas .....................1 10 Q13la
Extra fine Floridas .............. .1215@12%
Fancy Georgias .l219Q12$4
Extra choice Georgias .............R @12A
Cnoice Georgias ....................10 AQ11A
Extra fine Georgias ...............1O @1O1a
flhe Georg1aS ...................,.. a y72
Medium fine Georgias ..........,.. S1s
common Georgias ..................
The receipts for the past week were $50
bales, against SIT bales for the same week
last year.
The exports for the week were 7S4 bags,
OF which 352 to Liverpool; 100 to Havre
"a rs bags to Northern ports for domestic
E8 consumption, and So burnt
Exports same week last year 1O15 bags.
I'll The total receipts from Sept. to date,
III amount to 55,721 bales, against S0,542 bales
LOT the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. to date,
III nave been 1884 bales, of which 1858
We're to Great @Britain, 1881 to France,
FL nestle
The total exports for the same period
iast year were 64,97S bales
HI stock on hand and on shpboard to-day
MI year.
N Charleston. S. c.. March 4.-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
none exports, 2S2 bags; sales, SO bags;
s-ock, 1913 bags.
nc, July fine, 10000; extra fine, 26@33c.
lhe total receipts since Sept. /, 1897, have
'eeh lo5l0 bales, against 9,S11 bales for the
c'He time last year. The exports since
sept l. 1897, have been 1886 bales, against
O'2l bales for the same time last year.
savannah receipts exports and stocks
received this day ................... 3176
I,ecelVed same day last year,. 1870
received same day year before last 3O45
I,eceiVed past week .................. 2OS95
I,eceiVed same week last year,. 12.15
I,ecfYed same week in 1896. ........ 1885
te-e pts since Sept. !, 1897. ,065 OLA
''SeDts same time last year.. 759 40
ye'pls same time year before last 659 sos
IEAports this day. continent NM. $50
rnports this day, cOastwise. ....... 316O
EApofts past week, continent..... 6225
NPorts past week, coastwise. 49,. II 1870
ip.dI exports for week ........... II, 1856
Exports since Sept. /, 1897
Great Britain ....................... "a, 74O
Nv idhce ..,...........,........... 81 54f
-, me continent ......................509 456
foreign ...........................6 l5, 7i0
r',dl coastwise .....................36 1862 .9lS
eAports .........,................91S sos
lNports same time last year
treat Britain ................,s,.- As 253
'r tahce ''.......................... 1871
'"e continent ......................3l6 TAG
lOTelSn ..........................,3 $3.50, $50
81, eoastwise ........................S42 05S
a. exports .........................7 22. 40s
on hand this day ......... a. 4Ol
'oek on hand same day last year.. &C. 945
'eeeipts and Stocks at the Ports
,reeIpts this day ......,............. 22,7 S3
us day last week ............... 26. 2sS
r s day last year ................ 1856
nus Gay year before last .......a. 1884
epis past week ................. 14s,76O
.ue week last year ............. S9.OO1
a me Week year before last ....... s0,s5S
'eal receipts since Sept. 1, 1897, ~, 429, 6ll
ne time last year .......1.....5,97 S, S71
me time year before last .....4, 500. l79
at The ports to-day ..........1, 1876, $50
W same day LAST year ......... S6S, 374
rge'Y Movements at other Ports
ia'Veston-Firm; middling 6 1-l6; net re-
''S' S9S; gross, $50; sales. III; stock, 1S9
-Ne" orleans-Quiet and steady; mid