The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02

Stock same day last year ...........l, To-, go
a Daily Movements at Other Ports
4 Galveston-Quie and steady; middling,
81 net receipts, 1897; gross, 2,907; sales,
R64 stock, 11S,0SS
q New Orleans-Very steady; middling, 6;
bet receipts 2,165; gross, 2, 1875; sales, LOO;
etock, 3S1. 322.
8 Alobile-Dull; middling, 5S; net receipts,
81; gross, 321; sales, 100; stock, 2O947
4 Charleston-Firm; middling, SIS; net re-
Aceipts, 49, gross, 4S7; stock, 1897.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 6; net re-
eeipts, 1O4; gross, 1O4; sales, 14S; stock, 10,
4 Norfolk-Firm; middling, 61s; net re-
Sceipts, 1927; gross, 1927; sales, 1903; stock,
100
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 61s: gross,
6lO; stock, 2O593.
II New York-Dull; middling, Gle; net
Receipts, 40S; gross 95S; sales, 43, 331; stock,
De. 406
Boston-Quiet; middling, 6 9-16; net re-
Feipts, 733; gross, 1,129
II Philadelphia-Flrm; middling, 1916;
pc receipts 558; gross, 55S; stock, S,132.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet and steady; middling,
p; net receipts, ST.; gross, SIT; sales, 26O
stock, 34919
Memphis-Steady; middling, 6ls; net re-
Sceipts, 1OS7; gross, ,559; sales, 1,5OO; stock,
n 062
\ 81 Louis-Quiet; middling, 1-16; net re-
zceipts, 1876; gross, S,724; sales, 49, stock, TO-
Cincinnati-Firm; middling, SIS; net re-
zcelpts, SlSl; gross, 3,1S1; sales, 200; stock,
z12,3O2
Houston-Dun middling, 81; net re-
zceipts 7OS; gross, 7O8; stock, S9,60S.
Louisville-Firm; middling, 6A.
Exports of Cotton This Day
GalVeston-To the continent, TT; coast
1wise, 3,OS9
New Orleans-To the continent 1862.
savannah-To Great Britain, 400; coast
8wise, 1851
Norfolk-Coastwise 425
New York-To the continent. l.1S6.
lolai foreign exports from all ports this
snent, 1884.
Total foreign exports from all norts Tins
Ear this week-To Great Britain. n 42e. TO
rance, LOST; to the continent. ii sol.
Iotal foreign exports since Sent. 1 1S9s-
$50 GREAT Britain, 2,971, 721; TO France. 6S4.
"9' to the continent, 2,174, 626
-''' pool March Cotton, spot, fair de-
l aei prices steady. American middling.
su' Inc sales of the day were - 000
'a'eS' Oh which 500 were for speculation and
@poIt' and included 11,4OO American. re-
up's zo'Vo bales, including 2O.7OO Ameri-
a"' 'utures opened quiet with a moder-
ave demand, and closed barely steady.
lcah middfng, low middline clarse
' 'ol en- 3.l9QS. POD buyers; March April
s 80. . 4Ou' buyers; April-May, 3.20a3. I'D
b @l'5 IN May June. Gid, buyers; June-July.
b7,tr.--' buyers; July-August, 3.22d,
August-September 8. 22d. BUYERS !:
tob,.e e',HlIper-October, 321G3 I'D buyers; Oc-
H. November, 3.21d, buyers; November
arr, oo3', o'zld' buyers; December
buyers epluary' S.zlo'
s, New York, March 1.-The voIume Of
Speouiation in the Cotton Fxchanaa r,,as
,,'., small to-day and almost entirely If a
s'oa, character. The market after onening
.csrl'y az an advance of 2aS points he.
'aIe almost sluggish p'i'S' &c
Cd appeared to be plenty of bulhsb
sr,a'' ',O,s' out they failed TO take hoE5 Of
tio,,. 1--WE outsiders. The total transact
ksi. presented one of the smallest mar
rrl,. w recent times. The early imnrove-
tb,. was due to a better class Of cables
Ak. "au been expected at Livernool mi
b,d rs from the South and elsewhere re-
me Uuihsh average. The Southern enot
fron, S-, showed strength and the news
firm COTTON markets was
ibe"r, here was some selling ATTEMPTED on the
with son 'nae me market was overloaded
st156o long cotton. The market yielded so
cane aF f'rsi however, that the sellers be-
10y .allint. ~ !" indorse their propositions
10 rb inns ,l to any extent. From the hirbes9
market V 80 prices The swing Of to-day's
with Inc wa" ai,,. only matter Of five points,
stupid ste at9a'ion IN the afternoon OF The
sie5Ii steady sort, although estimates oe
soTi5 'eeeipts and forecasts Of rains In The
aaaI;, a'',s. selling. The market was
hgner quiet and steady 10 points net net
t. me-" York. March l. noon-cotton 9,
g .s.. NJ e,'eo : ST steady March. 6.2sc; April
Aur,s,N nay 6.29c; June, s.27c: july. 6 sse w. .
tl3c. Eov V,Sv5; September and October
January, NV O'llc; December. 6.l3c;
1artb' - o1. lures closed quiet and steody
G7,. i. 9.Soei April, e2sc May sso Inn, lpne