The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
COTTON.

q ouotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The spot market to-day was quiet with
B ,arv light transactions reported, the en-
& ire lies for the day being ISL bales, and
bsse were reported at the midday call
al the Cotton Exchange. There were no
Giles buletined at the opening and clos
inc calls The market opened and closed
ooiet and unchanged.
4 me following were the official spot quo
4 .tons at the close of the market at the
/ Cotton Exchange to-day:
i Good middling ........................,.6
4 Mdding ............. .,.................5 11-1b
4 Low middling ....-..................... .53s
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1-16
Market quiet; sales, spot, 161; f. o. b.,
l5l.
Sea Island Cotton-There was fair de-
rsnd and sales were made on a basis of
/ the following quotations:
4 Extra choice Floridas ............14 11415
4 Choice F'loridas ....................1S q(1131a
Extra fine Flordas ............... 121241234
Fancy Georgias ....................121g ID1234
Extra choice Georgias ............12 G1l2A
4 Choice Georgias ....................1 O24G1lA
Extra fine Gecrgias ...............10 d1015
4 Fine GeOrgias =. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. % 915
Medium fine Georgias ............. 8A
Common GeorgiaS ................S
i Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Receipts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,703
Receipts this day last year ... 1,753
Receipts this day year before last. 1890
Receipts since Sept 1, 1897. ,O79, 64S
Same time last year ............... 774,4O7
Same time year before last.......... 669, 1922
Exports, continent, this day ...... so
Exports, coastwise, this day .... 1850
Stock on hand this day ............ so, 49,
Same day last year .................. &C. 217
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................... 23,417
This day last week ...........,....... 1925
This day last year ................... 9O99
This day year before last ........... S,2S2
Receipts past six days ........ 123 37S
same days last year ................. g. 100
Same days year before last........ 52450
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1887. . Z ,55S Ola
same time last year ,044 $50
Same time year before .553 POS
Stock at the ports to-day ..........l,OS1, 347
Stock same day last year ....... S14416
Receipts This Week Last Year.
Saturday.........12,729 Wednesday 10 S95
Monday........,..14.S29 Thursday ..... 9O99
Tuesday.........15,157 Friday ..... 9199
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Gelyeston-Quiet; middling, 6; net re-
celpts, lib gross, lib; sales, 1884; stock,
1852
New orleans-Dun; mdding, 11-16; net
stock. 473,157
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 1916; net re-
1890
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 5%i; net re-
cepts, 1883; gross, 759; stock, 25,613.
"llmington-Steady; middling, So; net
receipts, 233; gross, 233; stock 1915.
Aorfolk-Dull; middling, 6; net receipts,
LIZ; gross, 1,192; sales, 1875; stock, 81, G97.
Baltimore--Nominal; middling, 61s; gross
receipts. Se4; stock. 92,515
New York-Easy; middling, Ga; net re-
ceipis. l65; gross. ASH; sales 90 all spin
ners stock, 1850
B"ston-Dull; middling, ga net receipts,
on; gross. 1882.
Pailadelphia-Net receipts. 1919; gross. 129;
stock, l2,798
Daily Movement at Interior Towns
Enthusiastically; middling, 1716; net re-
ce'pts' 457; gross, 571; sales, 6s9; stock,
Memphis-Steady; middling, So net re-
lO7668
st. Louis-Steady; middling, 1916; net
@.4S4
Cincinnati-steady; middling, 6; net re-
ceip;s 1887; gross, 1,497; stock 1O,O99
Houston-Easy; middling, 6; net re-
oepts 1854; gross, 1894; sales, 1000; stock,
IS 233.
Louisville-steady; middling. SIS.
Exports of Cotton This Day
alYeston-Coastwise, 4,146.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 27,210;
france $3.50; coastwise, 3,1O2.
Mebile-Coastwise, 125.
savannah To the continent, so; coast
wise, 1850.
Charleston-To the continent, 6,S2i.
Wtmngton-To the continent, 5000
Nortolk-To Great Britain, $780, coast
wise 3l5.
New York-To the continent, 100; for
Warjed. PHI.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
"dy' 10 Great Britain, 29710 to Fran ,e,
90 to the continent, 1874.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
lar this week. To Great Britain, 61,S01;
To- France 49O2; to the continent, 79,5Sl.
Iotal foreign exports since Sept !, 1897.
10 Great Britain, 2,665,5T2 10 France, TO-
'''' TO the continent, 2,2l0,S22.
Liverpool, March 10, p. m.-Cotton;
'po' lar demand; prices steady; Amerl-
.an middling, l3-32d the sales Of the
Jay were 1900 bales, of which 1850 were
l| SPECULATION and export and included
lI'-o Americana; receipts, $4,000 bales, in
Nhung $500 American.
otufes opened easy. with a moderate
ovinaHd, and closed quiet; American mid-
".oS' low middling clause. March, 3,2l@
o'--a buyers; Observation-Disclosures 2d buyers,
APrII-May, 3.22d sellers; May-Junc, S.22d
buyers; June-July, 2Sd sellers; July
i,'"aus', 322a3.23d sellers; August-Septem-
VT 5.22d buyers; eptember-October, 3.22d
s.-eIs' OctOber-November, 3.2l03.22d sell
e'S' november December, S2ld buyers; De-
'sAlper-January, S.21d buyers.
Ne" York, March Throughout the
Sg9'ion to-day the cotton market was. an
e.Aeeedlngly small AFFAIR, both as regards
Ni7 scope of fluctuations and the volume
a. Uahsacdons. Sentiment early In the
SS was rather bulllshly inclined in view
VI me continued activity in spot cotton
l,.s'es IN the South The market opened
Iu'i' but steady, with prices unchanged 70
. point higher sagged off 2 points under
vi, sheer lack of support, developed pro
iO1aced weakness at the close under local
"QuIdation, following rumors that the
,ouft OF inquiry in the Maine disaster had
n ported unfavorably TO the President.
.. 81, market closed easy at a net decline
u -ai points