The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-17

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Same time year before last .........6, JOG, 429
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 1888
Stock same day last year ...........1 OIL $50
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galvestou-Qulet; middling. SIS net re-
ceipts, 7,li5; gross, 7,l45; sales, IA; stock,
S7,745
New orleans-Easy; midding, So; net
receipts, S.1S9; gross S1S9; sales, $780,
stock, 36734S
Mobile-Quiet; mlddling, 5% net re-
ceipts, 1898; gross, S9S; sales, 200; stock, d.,
949.
Charleston-steady; mlddllng, 5 1916; net
receipts, 664 gross, 664; stock, 1856
Wilmington-Firm; middlng, s. net re-
ceipts, 1856; gross, 1856; stock, 1891.
Norfok-Steady; middling, 1-16; net re-
ceipts, LIZ; gross, l ,127; sales, 399; stock
1885.
Baltimore-Nominal; mlddllng, 81; gross,
ass; stock, 22,601.
New York-steady; midding, 6ss; net re-
ceipts, 677; gross, 4,2O1; sales, 300; stock,
1870 1O1.
Boston-Dull; middling, 6 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 1,34O; gross. 1850.
Philadephia-QuIet; middling, GA net
receipts, 80; gross, 80; stock, $3.50
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middlng, 61a; net re-
ceipts, 203; gross, 203; sales, &c., stock, S5,-
1853.
Memphis-Quiet middling, 6; net re-
ceipts, 1855; gross, 2,7Sl; sales, 1850; stock,
9O.S11.
St Louis-Dull; mddling, 6; net re-
cepts, 100; gross, 2,059; sales, 2; stock H.
.757.
Cincinnati-Qulet and steady middfing.
61s net receipts, 1854; gross, 1884; stock. 9,244.
Houston-Quiet middling, 6A; net re-
ceipts, 500; gross, 500; sales, 49, stock, 49,
O05.
Louisville-steady; mddling So.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Oreans-Continent 4,S47
Mobile--Coastwise 100.
Charleston-Continent, 2,013; coastwise.
1869
Norfolk-Coastwise, 659
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: 70 the continent, $500.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 7166; to
France, 10,49l; to the continent, 2S 1856.
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1898:
To Great Britain, 3,03S 566; to France, 646-
90i; 10 the continent, 2,275,S75
Liverpool, March 49, 4 p. m.-Cotton.
spot, good business done; prices I'M
changed; American mlddling, 3ssd. The
sales OF the day were 1900 bales, of which
1900 bales were for speculation and EXPORT
ceipts, 5000 bales, including ZOO bales
American. Futures opened quiet. with
moderate demand, and closed quiet; Amer
lean mlddling. low mlddliug clause, March.
3.2l63.22d value; March April, 32103 22d
sellers; Aprl-May. 3.2lG3.22d buyers; May
June, 3.22d sellers; June-July, 3.22d buyers;
July-August 3.220323d sellers August
September, 3.22d buyers; September cto-
Der, 3.2lQ322d buyers; October November,
3.2ld buyers; November December, 32ld
sellers; December-January, 3.2ld sellers;
January-February 32ld buyers.
New York, March 16-The improvement
in cotton prices scored yesterday was lost
to-day under a resumption of liquidation
by parties who were Identified with the
selling movement in progress early In the
week. Longs were disappointed at the
start by an unfaVorable class OF cables
from the Liverpool markets, and indica-
tlons that receipts throughout the South
would overrun estimates current last
night Taking advantage of selling orders
from Europe, the bear crowd made sew
eral efforts to undermine the position of
their adversaries, with the result that at
the lowest level Of the day prices were
points under last nights figures. Tho
market opened steady in tone. with first
sales / point higher 10 lower. The ten
dency Of prices from that was steadily
downward, except late In the afternoon.
when covering for profits at times caused
partial reactions. The close was quiet, at
prices 4d6 points net lower. Sentiment in
professional circles early took pessimis-
tic turn largely under the more bearish
temper of weather reports, and cotton belt
prices in general orders from abroad
were almost without exception for the
sale Of December and January contracts,
these offerings being absorbed chiefly by
local and Southern shorts. Commission
houses, notably the Wall street contingent,
bought around the opening, but subse-
quently Joined the sellers.
New York, March 16, noon.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady; March, 612c; April,
613c; May, 6.16c; June, 6.19c; July. 6.23c;
August, SIZE; September October, 6.1Oc;
November, 6.10c; December, 61Sc; January
else.
New York, March 16. 4 p. M
Futures closed quiet; March, 6.10c;
April, 6.O9c; May. clio; June, 6.14c;
July, 617c; August, 6.16c; September and