The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16
COTTON.

The movement OF cotton is growing
daily and the next ten days may see 1t
at its hight. The market has not changed
very materially during the week, the fea-
ture of the quotations being the recovery
of 1-16c, which was the amount of the last
decline. The sales have been encourage
| ing ell week, and on Thursday were the
highest for the season, being over 500
bales. The weeks receipts were 349l4
bales, against 1903 for The same week
last year The receipts so far this sea-
son have been 81 4S2 bales, against % 500
bales for the same time last year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
GOOD mlddlnS Observation-Disclosures.
MlddllhS ......-...... .,....................54
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5B
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ordinary ............... ................4 Az
Market quiet and steady; sales Ala
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were S4,947 bales upland and 81 bags sea
island, against 1903 bales upland and So
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars Of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 1890 bales
upland and Go bags sea island; per Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway, 1853
bales upland and 219 bags sea island; pr
Florida Central and Pennsular, 276 bales
and % bags sea island; per Georgia and
Alabama Railroad, 500 bales upland and So
bags sea island; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad, 1913 bales per South
Bound, ia bales; per Savannah river
steamer, IA bales.
Exports-The exports of the past week
were 3.473 bales upland and go bags sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
1888 bales upland, and $50 bags sea island;
to Boston, / 1893 bales upland to Baltimore
927 bales upland and no sea island. For
eign TO New York for Bremen, $3.50 bales
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 81 SCI bales upland, and
1854 bales sea island, against 1908 bales up
land and 5,565 bags sea island at the CORE
spending time last year
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
aud steady during fine week There were
sales of 927 bags. The market has nor yet
fairly opened up, though the receipts are
beginning to grow. Most of the receipts
are that part of the cotton which was pre-
maturely opened by the drought. The
Florida movement has not yet started.
Following Dire the quotations on grades be-
ing received at present.
Extra choice Georgia .1f4QlfR
Choice Georgias ......................l3A
Extra fine Georgias .............,...l3 Hl3R
The receipts for the past week were 1,2j9
last year.
EXPORTS during the week were $50 bags
of which Is bags went 10 New York FOR
Havre, and 175 were for domestic consump-
ton.
EXPORTS for the same week last year
were AIS bags. of which 20 bags were for
Manchester and 22O bags for domestic con-
sumption.
THE total receipts since Sept 1, 1899, have
haen I geo bags. against 164 bags for the
same week last year.
The total exports since Sept. /, 1899, have
been 3O4 bags, moving as follows To New
York 3O4 bags. of which 4 bags were for
Manchester and rs bags for Havre, and
275 Tags for domestic consumption.
The total exports for the same period last
wear were Cos bags to New York.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were l2S bags, against $685. bags this day
charleston. S. c.. Sept. 15.-sea island
cotton market Receipts for the week,
| none; exports, none; sales, none; stock, 200
| bags.
the total receipts since Sept l, 1892,
voere none. Those for the same period last
year we're none.
The exports since Sept l. 1899, have been
no bags. against 17 bags for the same week
| last year.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks;
r\ecotved mis- day ..................7 1854
ISecei,,ed same day last year ...... 3,225
sane dav wear before last ....... 5,02i
peeoived nast week ,31s
! Received same week last year .......S, lOl
/ Received same week year before ,ast .S9, 62l
| pceived since Sept. /. 1899. m ....... g., 4s2
| Received same time last year ........ $50
! EXPORTS this day, coastwise .......... 37i7
| Tlvnorts past week coastwise ........ 8,173
Exnorts pasi week. continent ......... $3.50
] Totas exports past week ..............137 2s