The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-21
COTTON.

The local market fell in line with the
rise in futures and there was an advance
of 3-l6 cent during the week. The trans
actions, however, were very light, being
only 1,6lS bales during the week.
At the Cotton Exchange to-day the mar
ket. at the first call. was bplleuned firm
and unchanged, with sales of 2S3 bales
At the second call there was an advance
of y cent with sales of 1l2 bales, At the
last call, the market closed firm and Un-
changed with no sales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Kidding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1-l6
Low mIddling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9-l6
Ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Market firm sales 395; for the week. GAS
r Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were O.4O2 bales upland and 1858 bales
sea island, against 21,S76 bales upland and
162S bales sea island for the same week
last year.
The particulars Of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 1851 bales
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
ROAD, ASIA bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railway, 1,525 bales; per South
Bound Railroad "A bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular, sos bales; per Georgia
and Alabama Railroad, 1856 bales; per
Savannah river steamers, 81 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were 81, 1856 bales upland and 9l7 bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
$3.50 bales upland and 1872 bales sea isl
and; to Baltimore, 1,346 bales upland; to
Boston, 5S03 bales upland and 100 bales
sea island; 10 Gsenod. 6,550 bales upland
to Barcelona, 7270 bales upland; TO Liver
pool, l 1886 bales upland ana $50 bales sea
island.
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 99,646 bales upland and
"A. SOi bales sea island, against 99,14 bales
INLAND and q. 292 bales sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island CottoA-The receipts during
the past week were comparatively light.
There was a fair demand, and the -@ported
sa!es were /. $50 bales. The market was
quiet but firm, with sales on a basis Of
the following quotations:
Fancy Floridas ..........................l 412
Extra ctoice Floridas ....................A
Choice Floridas ...........................1
Extra fine Floridas .......................2
Fancy Georgias .........e ...............,l3
Extra choice Georgias ................."12A
Choice Georgias .........o.................u
Extra fine GeOrgias .......................lO h
Fine GeOr2tas .......,....s.............. VIZ
Medium fine Georgias ..........."........
Common Georgias .......................... Sls
The receipts for the past week were
,26S bales, against l62S bales for the same
week last year.
Exports during the week were 1917 bales,
moving as follows: SIS bales 10 Manches-
ter. % bales to Havre, 5S5 bales TO Liver
pool and 7l5 bales to Northern ports for
domestic cOneunntiOn
Exports for the same week last year,
2,137 bales.
The total receipts rom Sent to date
amount to 45, O04 bales against 50 SOS bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept 1 to date
have been SO 234 bales. moving as follows:
To Great Bntain, 2753 bales to France.
50S1 bales; TO the continent. $50 ba.es to
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
1850 bales
The total exports for the same period
last year were 81 .o93 bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1854 bales, against 25,292 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, s. c.. Jan. 2O.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 1S1
bales; exports, $50 bales; sales 29l bales !;
stocks, 2.723 bales.
Quotations-Medum fine 1Sc; fine, 2Oc;
fully fine, 22025c; extra fine. 4305Oc
The total receipts since Sept !, 1888. have
been Ass bales, against 9S4 bales for
the same time lasi year. The exports
Since Sept l. 1895 have been 3,7s2 bales,
against 1890 bales for the same time last
year
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ..................... 1888
Received same day last year ...... 1888
Same day year before last ........... 2,678
Received past week .................. q $50
Received same week last year ...... % 004
Received same week in 1896 .......... 1880
Receipts since Sept. T. 1898 883,SSl
Receipts same time last year ..... 1888, S37
Exports this day, Great Britain...... 1871
Exports this day. coastwise ........ 1901
Exports past week. continent ...... 1880
Exports past week. Great Britain 80. 1871
Total exports past week ............. 1892
Exports since Sept ], 1885
TO Great Britain ..........''....''.... 5l,3z7
10 rance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. y 5JJ
To the continent ................a....283 93l