The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08


Same day last year ..............,.. Sl,7O5
Receipts and Stocks a the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 1897
This day last year ................... 24S05
This day year before last ......... 80 400
Receipts past four days .......... As 639
Same days last year .....,........... 7l525
Same days year before last ........ A. 725
Total receipts since Sept /, 1898 ..7,24l.2l2
Same time last year ......,.........7,J0 l, l66
Same time year before last ..........6, OIL $50
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 75S295
Stock same day last year ........1, 11L2lS
Daily Movements al Other Ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, ga; net re-
ceipts, 1927; gross, 1921; stock 9S5s5.
New Orfeans-Very steady; middling,
6 lie; net receipts, 1890; gross, 1890; sales,
$3.50, stock, S54.415.
Mob!e-Steady; midding, SIS; net re-
celpts, 1888; gross, 1873; sales, 200; stock,
u, i8S. 1890
Charleston-F'irm middling. i5-16; net
receipts, 70; gross. 90; stock. 1885.
Naturalization; middling 6: net re-
ceipts, 233; gross, 2SS; stock 1908.
Norfolk-Firm; middling. 6A; net re-
ceipts, 1,ST7 gross. ST.; sales. 1874; stock.
49,2A
Baltimore-Nominsl; middlng. 81; net
receipts. 1862; gross 667; stock 2O,6s4.
New York-Quiet; middlng, 9-l6; net
receipts, $40; gross, 9SiS; sales, 9S9; stock
1169O7.
Boston-Quiet; middIng, 69-16; net re-
ceipts, sol; gross. 1880.
Philadelphia-Firm; middllng, 1916; net
receipts, az gross. 247; stock. 10,096
Daily Movements AT Interior Towns
Augusta--Quiet and steady; mlddling.
69s; net receipts, S12; gross, S12; stock.
1861
Memphis-steady; middllng, 6A; net re-
ceipts, 2,071 gross 2, 1888; sales, 100 stock
S. $50
81. Louis-steady-m ddIing 61-l6 net re-
ceipts, III; gross. $685. stock, II gI2.
Cineinnati--Steady: middling, Ga; net re-
ceipts, 9SS; gross, 0SS; stock. 9226.
Houston-Quiet; middnng 6A; net re-
oe'Dts, 2,Ol6; gross, 2,0l6, sales. 1872; stock
S9032
Louisvil'e -Frm; middling. &c
Exports of Cotton This Day
ton--Coast wise. O.
New Orieans--To Great Britain, 2,667;
coastwise, 3726.
Mobi!e--Coastwise 1,329
Norfo!k-Coastwise, 553
Baltlnore-Coas wise, 500
New York-To France. IS; continent
1.0gl
Boston-To Great Britain, 14s.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, ISIS; TO France. 65:
to the continent, Os4
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week; To Great Britain. 26.4ls:
10 France, 22s9; to the continent, 1928.
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1893:
To Great Britain. 3022, go: TO France. 696. -
fl3; to the continent, 2.225. S12.
Liverpool, March 7.-Cotton. spot quiet
prices favor buyers; American mddling
3 l5-32d. The sales of the day were 5000
bales, Of which 1000 were for speculation
and export. and included 100 bales Amer
lean. Receipts 30 900 bales, including 90
800 bales American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand and closed qulel, but steady;
American middling. low midding clause
March, 3.25d sellers March-April, 325d
sellers; Aprl-May. S.25d buyers; May
June, 3.2503.26d buyers; June-July, 3.25d
sellers; July-August, 3.26d buyers; August
September, $3.50 sellers; September Oeto-
Der. 325d value; October November. 32ld
value; December-January. S2SQ324d buy
ers: January February. 3.23n3.2id buyers
New York March 7.-T0-day's market
for cotton futures was the dulest of re-
cent times, after opening quiet, but steady
al unchanged prices to / point advance,
and further Improving 10 points. The
basis OF the hrmness was chiefly the bad
climatic conditions in most sections OF the
cotton belt IN ddultton 10 tHiA iiic rex
ulation. but apparently worn out infiu-
ences were at hand namely good condi-
tons IN cotton spinning and cotton mar
ket circles In this country; generally firm
accounts from Southern spot markets.
cheap money and further reports that
plantations were poorly supplied with
| mules. horses and fertilizers and state
ments that planters were contemplating
the cultivation Of other crops to the neg
| lect Of cotton on account of the unprohta-
bic average Of last seasons prices.
After all the news was IN, the market
began 10 soften for lack Of support from
outside sources. and prices eased off 2n3
points from the top. But the market at
| no time showed pronounced weakness, and
In the afternoon was particularly tame
| and featureless Selling for short ac-
count was restricted by the intensely cold
wave. with freezing at many points, and
the outlook for plantation work made
very doubtful. especially in The Northern
localities while lowands We're reported
! TOO wet IL not inundated. The close was