The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-19
COTTON.

At the l O'Clock call there was an adj
vance of Lice due mainly to the light re-
ceipts and the firmness of the interior
spot market. Transactions for the day
were good, and the market showed signs
of activity. The tone was steady at the
close a the advance. The receipts to-day
were 1916 bales, against 1872 bales for the
same time last year The receipts this
season have been 275,S63 bales, against 27S-
30 bales for the corresponding period last
year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day;
Good middling .........................7 1-16
Middling ........... .................... 1916
Good ordinary ........''..'.'..'....... 9-l6
Ordinary ........ Observation-Disclosures lois
Market steady; sales, $40
Sea Island Cotton-The market was
steady at the close of the week. There
were sales of 1900 tags. In the early part
of the week the market opened easy with
declining tendencies. The volume of re-
ceipts were ra her tighter than for the pre-
vious week, however, and this gave the
market strength. 1t is reported that al
one time extra choice Georgias declined TO
IS cents, but later recovered on the
strength of light receipts. The receipts
for the week were g. 1873 bags; exports for
been 14,1Si bags. and the exports this sea-
son $500 bags. The following are the quo
Fancy Floftdas ............................1 5I5
Extra choice Floridas ....................l5
Choice Floridas Observation-Disclosures. 14%
Fancy Georgias Observation-Disclosures. .13A
Extra choice Georgias ....................13 1874
Cholce Georglas ...................-.......1 2A
Extra fine Georgias .........,............I 21a
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 1915
Receipts this day last year ........ I2 342
Receipts this day year before last. 10 42S
Receipts since Sept. !, 1899 .......... 275 1853
Same time last year ...............2 7S $40
Same time year before last ......... 303 ia
Exports. coastwise. this day ........ 1854
Stock on hand this day .............. los G64
Same day last year ....................1 1873 1856
Receipts and Stocks al the Ports
Receipts this day ...................t. 1851
This day last year ................... ~ 1917
This day year before last .......... 551s2
Total receipts since Sept. l. 1899 ~, 462. Sf2
Same time last year ................1 ,697, 1913
Same time year before last .........1 !, 638 033
Stock a the ports to-day ........... $780, Az
Stock same day last year ......... 1884, 692
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet and steady; middllng.
7 t-16; net receipts, 9,312; gross. 1872; stock.
153. 754
New Orleans-Firm; middling. ga: net re-
ceipts, 1911; gross, 1851; sales, 5000;
stock, 1868
Mobile-Steady; middling 65k; net re-
ceipts $40; gross, $40; sales, 200; stock,
3O3l9.
Charleston-Quiet and nominal; middling.
1916; net receipts. Ss7S; gross, ISIS:
stock. 81. 1870
Wilmington-Firm; middling, n; net re-
ceipts 2,125; gross, 2.125; stock, 1871.
Norfolk-Quiet; mddling lie; net re-
ceipts, 1902; gross, 1902; sales, COS; stock,
81 .957
Baltimore-Nominal; middlng, ~; gross
receipts, 1,6S2; stock 1882.
New York--Quiet: middlins, 73s; gross re-
ceipts, 1866; sales, 3l3; stock 111,711.
Boston-Steady; middling. IA; net re-
ceipts. 9i9; gross. $40
Phiadelphia-Firm; middng. ~; net re-
ceipts $50; gross, $780, stock, 5,397.
Daily Movements a Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, Z: net re-
ceipts, 1884; gross. 1895 sales. $50; stock,
40 065.
Memphis-Stesdy; middllng, Z; net re-
ceipts, 1858; gross, 3,92s; sales. $3.50; stock,
105,347.
ST. Louis-Firm; middlng 1-16; net re-
ceipts 2.2i7; gross, 1892; stock. 1896
Cincinnati-Steady; mddliug, ~ net re-
ceipts, 1874; gross, 1914; stock l2,464
Houston-Steady; middling 4 net re-