The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-06


day:
COTTON,
The strength which has been displayed in
che local spot cotton market. develoDed
into an advance of lie cent on all grades.
There was no Improvement in transactions.
however, as the offerings were light at the
quotations, and holders were firm in their
views of the situation.
Al the Cotton Exchange, at the first call,
tbe market was bulletined steady at 1-16
cent advance all around. with sales of 81
bales reported. At the regular Saturdays
cosing call at / O'Clock, the market was
Iyllelined steady and unchanged with fur
ther sales of 232 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
lotions. at the close of the market, a. the
cotton Exchange to-day:
food middling .......''''''''.'''.''.,'' $40
Niddling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
ow midding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4 lo-l6
Good ordinary ........................,.,4 qs
ENTHUSIASTICALLY sales, spot, 2s6; T. o. b..
100
Sea Island-The market was quiet but
steady at the following quotations:
Extra choice Floridas ..............4 OILS
Choice Floridas .....................13 12
Extra fine FloridaS ...............,.3
Fancy Georgias ......................21 sd13
i Extra choice Georgias ..............R Ql2A
4 Choice Georgias ..................,..1 Q111a
Il Extra fine Georgias .................lO1s
Fine GeorgiaS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. y Sl2
q Medium fine Georgias .............. 81
Common Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
81 Receipts this day ........-.....-.......- 5,S1
4 Receipts this day last year ...,....... 2,275
Receipts this day year before last -. 1887
q Receipts since Sept. l, 81 ,........... 9S5,S76
& Same time last year 7l5,706
& Same time year before last ...........6 900. 7S6
81 Exports. coastwise, this day ......., 2,7O5
81 Stock on hand this day .......,........1l7,4 14
Sd same day last year ...,.....,......,.... 80, 69l
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ......,,............ 1927
This day last week .................. %, 1871
# his day last year .................... IA, 243
This day year before last ............ 1851
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1897, 80 1859. 1874
Same time last year ,627, $50
Same time year before last ..........4 100, 903
Stock at the ports to ~ ..........1, 257,0 S4
Stock same day last year ........... 993, 1888
Receipts This Week Last Year
Saturday ......14,243 Wednesday $40. II, 766
Monday. .......2I290 Thursday ....... IL, 1874
Tuesday ........ 36O6 Friday ......."..A,661
Daily movement at other ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, SIC; net re-
ceipts, 563l; sales 1889; stock, 2O9,56
New Orleans-Firm; middling, 5-16c;
pet receipts S,044; sales, 1850; stock, 535, $40.
Mobile-Firm; middling, 5-16c; net re-
ceipts, 22SO; sales, 600; stock, 50, 246.
Chaileston-Steady; mddling, sac; net
eceipts, 949; stock, 3SS73
Wlmington-Firm; middling, 5ssc; net
receipts, 391; stock, $685.
Norfoik-Firm; midding, SEC; net re-
felpts, $50; sales, 1872; stock, g. 95l.
Baiumore-Nominal; middling, 55sc; net
ece!pts, 1881; stock, 81, 095.
New York-Steady; middling, 5 15-16c; net
eceipts, $50; stock. III. 2S9
boston-Dull; middling, slice: net re-
fepts, 297; gross, 400
Fhlladelphia-Firm; middling, 3-16c.
Ddlly movements at interior towns
Augusta-F'irm; middling, 5-16c; net re-
epts' ga; sales, 1893; stock, $685.
Nemphis-Steady; middiing, slice; net
eCepts' l,1SO; sa,es, $500; stock, 123,051.
o. Louis-Firm; middlipg, 5ss; sales, 9S5
ies receipts, 3,012 bales; shipments,
III bales; stock, 72,056 bales.
,iouston-Steady; middling, 512; sales,
receipts 1854; stock, $685. exported
londay, 5000.
Exports of cotton this day
LdIVeston-To the continent, 1897.
MeW Orleans-To the. continent. 6.790
.aooAe-CoastWise 351
9aFannah-Coastwise 27O5.
NorIok-Coastwise 1888.
Ia ioIeign exports from all ports to-
ana mus far this week-To Great Bri-
nent, 1851
,0 Ci. foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1897
Great Britain, 2,3OS,274; to France,
'1o7' 10 the continent, 1,S64,2l1.
pool Feb. 5-Closing:. Cotton. spot
n ana prices hardening: American mid
coo7 o '-Szd. The sales of the day were
Ddles of which 500 were for specula-
fOo faA =
meroan.
lures opened quiet with a moderate
,,.5"4 and closed firm; American mid
2t5lI low middling clause. February. Sill
Gr' Sgiiers, February March, 311a3.12d
March-Aprii, 3.12d sellers: April
A. G'-4dl5d buyers; May-June, 3.13d
nrrs, "eIsi June-July, S14d buyers July
~. o.l3d sellers August-Septembe
Il Uer ,,.'I sellers; September-O October, 3.16d
\, Oclober-November, 3.16G1S I'D sell
Nan ttInoer- December, slid sellers.
ouel o'h' Feb. 5.-The cotton market
,b "rm, with prices 4 to points
on active covering of local shorts
.er.1tt ing OF foreign and Southern rep
el., IVES following reports of a de-
"fller feeling i'm the English mar
liverpool futures advanced ~
r.r.,,t. Scilve buying of spot cotton by
9S1.nldi spinners; sales of 800 bales
'. ,Advices from Southern snot mar
.New England print cloth centers
III reDeit, aole and added TO the general
I'll orr,,.. OF the future list. Later in the
Ill aeoe5 mere was another sharp rally on
M pari,si oNerlng by shorts. followed by
Mnas reaction under selling by local
1e ,%no were apprehensive of a de-
eady a''nay' with the market finally
les 80 '' a net advance of points. Total
lted a., lutures We're 200 bales. repre-
NJ ok, ''e OF the largest markets in many
%@ York. Feb ). noon.-cotton futures
Sc. nm I'm sales, 5000 balesy February,
3sno ' 9l en-, 5.SOc; April, 5.ssc; May. ; s6c
isnbo, '.e; July. 5.9Sc; August, 5g6e; Sep
De- '''oc; October. 5.9sc November,
, .1 York, Feb. 3. D. mixtures
lady; sales, 200 bales: Febru-
March, 5S2c: April, 5.S5c;
June 5.92c; July, 5.gJc; August,