The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-31

This was another day characterized by
a holiday dullness, so far as the volume
Of business transacted was concerned. The
sales reported on Thursday and Friday APP
parently supplied about all who needed
cotton for December contracts. The mar
ket dropped back to-day, there being
decline of 1-16c on all grades. The mar
ket was firm at the decline, however. The
trade still have faith in an early improve
ment Until there is a change for the
better, the belief Is that holders will de-
cline to sell.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlfng ........'.'...'.'''''.'''''
Middling .................. ...,...........f OLD
Low middling .............'..'........'..
Good ordinary ...............''.'.'.... ..o42
Ordinary ................. ............Nomnal
Market firm; sales, 81.
Sea Island Cotton-The market is firm.
There were sales of 2,O37 bags for The week
ending Friday, against sales of 1897 bags
f,r the corresponding week last year. The
receipts were 29S1 against 1852 for the
same week last year. This was the holiday
week, and for that reason very little bus
mess was done. Following are the quota
tons:
Fancy Fioridas ......................16 Gf6h
Extra choice F'loridas ............. .1512dI15A
Choice Floridas ......................15
Fancy Georgias .....................15 q15A
Extra choice Georgia ..............14&
Choice Georgias .1414 G141A
Extra fine Georgias ................ 1873 OLA
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock:
Receipts this day ...................... 2,626
Receipts this day last year .......... 4,745
Receipts this day year before last. 1,5H
Receipts since Sept. l. 1899. ........-. 645,1S7
Same time last year .................. 8l6 ,Sl4
Exports continent, this day .....,... 1850
do
Same day last year ....t..,....,..,...l4 al, $40
Daily Movements at Other Ports.
Enthusiastically; middling, z 7-16c; net
receipts, 7,463; gross receipts, 1854; sales,
liz; stock, 274,4O1
New Orleans-Holiday; net receipts, TO-
4S7; gross receipts. 10. 4S7; sales, 1904; stock
400,2O0
Mobile-Holiday; net receipts, 1,465;
gross receipts, 1165; stock, Al OBS.
Charleston-Holiday.
Wilmington-Steady middling, TIC; net
receipts, 121; gross receipts, 121; stock, 49,
obs
Norfolk-Holiday; net receipts. 1910;
gross receipts, 1,04O; stock, 4,245.
Baltimore-Holiday.
New York-Hollday.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 11-16c; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross receipts, 1901.
Philadelphia-Firm; middling, 1o-16c;
net receipts, 376; gross receipts, 1854; stock,
5,617.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, nc net re-
ceipts, 55S; gross receipts sol; sales, 2134;
stock, 56.1Ss.
Memphis-Firm; middlng, Z 7-t6c; net re-
ceipts, ,2S7; gross receipts, 1888; sales, T.
800; stock, 1854.
st. Louis-Steady; middling, 7-16c; net
receipts, S4S; gross receipts, ESQ; stock,
l04,1OO.
Cincinnati Steady; middlng, 75sc; net
receipts, 9O5; gross receipts, sos; sales, 300
stock, 20, 452.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; middlng, 7asc; net re-
ceipts 1873; gross receipts, 1873; stock,
100000
Louisville-Quiet; middling, re.
Exports of Cotton This Day
alveston-Coastwise, 430.
New Orleans-To Great Britain. AGO
continent, 1900; coastwise, 1904.
Mobile-Coastwise, 400.
Savannah-To the continent, 1850.
Wilmington-To the continent, 60S5.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 3,21S