The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29
COTTON.

. ms was the busiest daN Tor some time
past at the Cotton Exchange. There were
sales of 1,467 bales. AT the closing. at 4
o'clock, middling and below were marked
up 1-16 cent, and the tone of the market
was reported steady A lively demand
is promised for the next few DAYS and 1t
may be considerable transactions will fol-
low. The receipts to-day were 1856 bales
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................
Mlddllng ...,........... .............,....7 5-16
Low middling ............... ...........7
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ordlnary .................... ........ Nominal
Market-Steady; sales, ,467.
Sea Island Cotton-The market is firm.
There were sales of 6,066 bags for the week
ending Friday, against sales of 1855 bags
for the corresponding week last year. The
receipts were 4,126 against 2,042 for the
same week last year. Following are the
quotations.:
Fancy Floridas ..:...................15 N@ls
Extra choice Floridas ..............15ia
Choice Floridas ........................15
Fancy Georgias .142G15
Extra choice Georgia .............14lh
Choice Georgias ..14A
Extra fine Georgias ............. .13hd13%
Savannah Receipts Exports and Stocks
Receipts this day NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1855
d.
Receipts this day year before last 4,55l
Receipts since Sept. l, 1899. GAG, $40
Same time last year .................S1 $40 793
Same time year before last ......... $50, 6S3
Exports, coastwise, this day ... 1888
Stock on hand this day ........... .159 026
Same day last year ....-s.,.4.ss..... .140 1856
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 30307
This day last year ...........,...... 1878
This day year before last .......... 3S70l
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1899. 3, SIS, 4S2
Same time last year ................. 8, 702 926
Same. time year before last IS, 439 627
Stock at the ports to-day ........1 ,14O 40
Stock same day last year .........,1, S10 722
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts. ISIS; gross, isis; sa,es, 1893; stock
264 76S.
New Steady; mIddling. 7-is;
net receipts, 14.152; gross. 141s2; sales
1000; stock, 4O4, Ais.
Mobile-Quiet; mddIing. S-16; net re-
ceipts, 2,44i; gross, 2,444; sales, 600 stock
1906.
Charleston-Firm; middling, 7 S-16; net
receipts 2S6; gross, 236; stock, %, S65.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, Z; net re-
ceipts, 37S; gross, 37S; stock, 1881.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, 7-l6; net re-
ceipts, 1,799; gross, 1873; sales, 1865; stock,
A., 226.
ioditliIOTt-4NOHliidls HiluulipR, I9s, gross
receipts, 1924; stock 1868.
New York-Quiet aud steady; middling
Z 11-16; net receipts 1105 gross, 1858: sales
1885, stock, 1896 Yw'Vt
Boston-Dull; middling, 7-16; net s,fe-
ceipts, 1,114; gross 1916.
Philadelphia-F'irm; middling, 7 1915.
net receipts. 4O4; gross 404; stock, IS $685.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta--Firm; middling, Tx; net re-
ceipts, 9O7; gross, 9O7; sales, As; stock, So
1853.
Memphis-Steady middHng. 7 sic; net
receipts, sS2; gross, 2074; sales, 2TO0
stock, 1S7, Us. 80.
St Louis-Sleady; niddling, TX; net re.
ceipts, 12l5; gross, 6,463; sales, 300; stock
d04 7S9.
Cincinnati-Qulet; middling, Tx: net re-
ceipts, 1905; gross. 1906; stock 2lOn.
Houston-Steady; midd.ing, ~; net ie-
ceipts, S,O76; gross. SOS; sales, 252; ock
103 $40.
.Louisville-Firm; middling, w.
Exports of Cotton This Day
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 8,7S8
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1880.
acknowledgements, 733
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1911
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain. $500
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week To Great Britain, 30.l00;
to France. 3611; to the continent, SC, sos
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1895:
To Great Britain, 9S1, 625; to France, Az
1872; to the continent, 1854 346