The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
COTTON.

1rl5ling ........................
Low middling .....-....................4l Ills
Good ordinary .......................'.4A
ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Market-Steady; sales 1868
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Receipts this day .................... 5,0OS
Receipts this day last year ........ II. 902
receipts this day year before last -. 1901
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898 ........714,795
Same time last year .................7 09, t32
stock on hand this day ............. 1853, O66
Same day last year ................. l9 1853
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. S9,Sg
This day last year ................... 5l,2SS
This day year before last ........... $3.50
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1898 ,S5S
Same time last year ................ 800, 247
Same time year before last .......4,l 07, 552
Stock at the ports to-day ........... ,SSS,626
Stock same day last year ........ Loo, $3.50
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, SIS; net re-
cepts, II, ABS; gross, ABS; sales, 5S6; stock,
333.l37.
New OrIeans-Firm; middling, 5ls; net
receipts. 1881; gross, 11,40S; sales, 1850;
stock 1864
Mobile-Firm; middlng, 5 1-16; net re-
ceipts, 2.4O5; gross, 2,4O5; sales. 400; stock,
As 1856.
Charleston-steady; middling, SIS; net
receipts. 1875; gross l,615; stock, 1855
Wilmiugton-Firm midding, SIS; net re-
cepts, ,SO3; gross 1885, stock, 1885.
Norfolk-Firm; mddling SIS; net re-
cepts, 5,O55; gross, 5O55; sales, 595; stock,
S5sS2.
BaItimore-Nominal; middlng. 555; stock,
1879.
New York-Firm; middling, 1916; net
receipts, 800; gross, 1857; sales, 2l5; stock,
111474.
Boston-Steady; middlng. 1916; net re-
cepts, 1,116; gross 1892.
Phnadephia-Fir middling, 6 lie; net
receipts, $685. gross, 300; stock, $3.50.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Enthusiastically; mddling, 11-16; net
receipts. 1881; gross, 1881 sales, 662;
stock S6OS6.
Memphis-Firm; middling. 5 5-16; net re-
ceps, 1868; gross, 4,912; sales, 5000; stock,
1851.
St. Louis-steady; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 1,212; gross, S,647; sales, 2,220; stock,
1886.
Cincinnati-Firm; middlng, 57s; net re-
cepts, 2,197; gross, 2,197; sales, 300; stock
1926.
Houston-Firm; middling, 5ss; net re-
cepts, 1857; gross, 1897; sales, GIG; stock,
1913.
Louisvile-steady; middling, SIS.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Mobi,e-Coastwise 514.
harleston-Coastwise LOGO.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 5,793.
New York-Continent, $50.
Boston-To Great Britain, 6,796.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 6796; to the con-
tnent $50.
Total foreign exports since Sept l, 1898:
To Great Britain, ,706, S96; to France 343,
All to the continent 1,2O1,3O4
Liverpool, Dec. 10, l p. m.--Cotton, spot
prices quiet and unchanged; American
middling, 5-S2d; sales of the day were
700O of which 500 were for speculation
and export, and included $500 American;
receipts, 25OO including 1880 American.
Futures opened quiet, with a moderate
demand, and closed barely steady; Ameri-
can midding, low mddling clause, De-
cember, 3.0i03 05d sellers December-Jan-
u4ry sod buyers; January-February, S.O4
@3.05d sellers; February March, 3.05d buy
ors; March-April, 906d buyers; April
May, sod sellers; May-June, 3.07d3. 0Sd
myers; June-July, 3.0SQ3 O9d sellers; July
August, 309d buyers; August-September
d.Ygq3.l0d sellers; Observation-Disclosures .09d
buyers; October November. 3.09d sellers.
New York. Dec. 1O.-The cotton market
opened steady. at an advance of to 8
POINTS, and Immediately developed positive
strength on very bad weather reports,
'"tlSh kLuSuSn CdDleS, TuIuoIS tfldl uOlu-
ers of spot cotton in Southern markets
rad advanced asking rates and dispatches
TO the effect that there were no sellers Of
Ilnt cloths in New England markets, de-
spite an advance of "a per cent. Active
covering by shorts, investment buying,
support from the South and light foreign
'omaud sent prices up 10 net gain OF
q points shortly after the call. A slight
reaction under realizing was followed by
nj ooh
'Ao early part of the session, the under
current Of sentiment was bullish, with ILL.,
i-e or no abatement noted in the demand
from shorts, who appeared badly fright
cned
The late market for cotton futures was
leNerish, under realizing and covering by
l'ns with trading stn active and general.
ae close was steady a a net gain Of to
points. Spot closed firm with prices I'M
radnsed. Sales Of 215 bales were 10 do
m site soinners. To-days estimated re-
','ts at the ports was 5000 bales, against
'-E2 bales last week, and 57,2S8 bales last
e'r For the week, $4,000 bales against
.'-'i0 bales last week, and $4,000 bales
''sL year. To-day's receipts al Memphis
were 1883 bales, against S,774 bales last
year. To-day's receipts at Houston were
1907 bales against 10.951 bales last year.
New York, Dec. TO- noon.-Cotton futures
cpened steady; December 5.5Oc January.
.oc; February, 5.55c; March, 5.56c; April,
.sc May, Sole; June. 5.G3c; July, soc;
august 5.Tc September 561c; October,
p. MIXTURES closed steady; Deem
p 551c; January, 5.5Sc; February. 5.5Jc,
e'lrch' 5.56c; April, 5.eOc; May. 5.63c June,
"oie; July, 5.7Oc; August, 5.73c. soptem-
Nei' Doc October 572c.
epct market closed firm and unchanged.
'H tne qfsis OF 8 3-l6c for middling upland
wa l-i6c for middiing Gulf Sales. 2l5
't.'f, spinners.
'e" Orleans, Dec iO.-Cotton futures
ay; December 5.OGc. January. 5li0
February. 6laN5l9a; March. 5.22e;
hp'll. h&N5.2sci M8v 532N5a3ci June.
flasoi july. Suml .l3a. August 6gff