The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

There were large sales throughout the
week The wholesale markets were fairly
active. The following resume of the off
ferent markets VIII show the tone and
quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON
After a suspension of business In the
cotton market from Saturday unul Tues
Gay of the last commercial week, the trad
ing and prices improved. Liverpool was
heavy buyer OF spots and the future mar
ket at New York and Europe was advanc-
ed. Local spots We're in good demand and
the sales for the week were larger than
any week recently. AT the Cotton Elk
change the sales were $40 bales at the first
call; 29O bales at the second call, and 1871
bales al the close.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ...,..... .,............. 59s
Mlddhng ..''.'.'' '''.''..' ..'''..'.''. lilo
Low middling ........... ....,......,...4Ss
Good ordinary ........- ......,........ S-lb
Ordinary ...,.,,. ..,....., ............. ll-lb
Market quiet and easy; sales 1868; for
week 1886.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were - DOL DdleS upidilu anu 1i45d bdtS std
island. against 28020 bales upland and
1,75l bales sea island for the same week
last year
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows. Per Central Railway II SAP bales /;
per Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
road 6,l91 bales per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railway, 64S bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 29l bales; per Florida
Central and Peninsular, 664 bales per
I.t- u. no-
per Savannah river steamers, 109 bales.
Exports-The exports for the past week
were $3.50 bales upland and 1909 bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
7,198 bales upland and zoos bales sea is-
land; to Baltimore, $50 bales upland; to
Boston, 1882 bales upland; to Bremen 49,
627 bales upland
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 125,015 bales upland and
16, 966 bales sea island. against l205S0 bales
upland and 26, 927 bales sea island at the
corresponding time last year
Sea Island Cotton-The market had hard
iy recovered from the holiday dullness dur
ing the few days of the week in which
business was done. The sales during the
week were 1908 bales. The market closes
quiet and firm at the following quotations
Fancy Floridas, ...........................l 41b
Extra choice Floridas ...................14
CnO4Ce + IOrluaS .......................,..l 3
Extra fine Floridas .....................12
Fancy Georgias ..........................1
Extra choice Georgias 1914
Choice Georgias .......................11
Extra fine Georgias .1OIb
Fine GeorgIas Observation-Disclosures. go
Medium fine Georgias INSTRUMENTATION.
Common Georgias neutrality-suspicious.. Sk
The receipts for the past week were
1,199 bales, against 2,175 bales for the same
week last year.
Exports during the week were 1909 bales
moving as follows: 296 bales to Manches-
ter, 100 bales to Havre and 1853 bales 10
Northern ports for domestic consumption
Exports for the same week last year.
Lie bales
The total receipts from Sept l to date
amount to 1856 bales, against 47,418 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept to date
have been 1854 bales, moving as follows:
To Great Britain, ,913 bales; to France,
4,S39 bales; TO the continent $50 bales; TO
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
1892 bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were &c, 90S bales.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1896 bales, against % 1927 bales this
day last year.
Charleston. S. c.. Jan. 6-Sea island cot
ton market; receipts for the week, III
bales: exports e24 balas. saIes % halas.
stocks. 16O bales.
Quotations-Medum fine, 1Sc fine zoe
fully fine. 22Q25c; extra fine 40d50c.
The total receipts since sent 1909
have heen 472 hares aaaf,st o7a 20 ,. lo'o,
for the same time last 90 IT, 800 oare9
since Sept. / 1895. have been 0e2 ha lo.
against 1906 bales for the same time last
wear
Savannah receipts exnorts and s+ool,s
Received this day ......... 3 772
Received some day last year - 47g
Same day wear before last -
Received past week .......... % 79o
Received same week last year - % ~