The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-11

demand for the offerings. Other markets
were steady and generally unchanged.
The following resume of the different
markets will show the tone and the quo
tatlons at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The loca, spot market was very quiet
during the past week. The entire sales
repor,ed at the Cotton Exchange were
orlv SAB bales. There was an advance of
1-16c on all grades, which was the most
interesting feature of the week. To-day
the market opened and closed unchanged,
with the tone quiet, and sales of 1865 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tatons. at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ...,......,..........''....
Low middAng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ordinary Observation-Disclosures.
Market-Quiet; sales, $685.
EeceipIs-The receipts of cotton at this
pcrl from all sources for the past week
were S9lS bales upland and 1886 bales sea
island. against 1858 bales upland and 247
bales sea island for the same week last
!ear.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 6,526 bales;
r,r savannah, Florida and Western Rail
raid, l4l4 ba.es; per Charleston and Sa-
yanual Railway, 226 bales; per South
found Railroad, IA bales; per Florida Cen
ira and Feninsular, 81 bales; per Georgia
and Alabama Railroad, 666 bales; per Sa-
Nstnah river steamer, 81 bales.
IXporls-The exports of the past week
wee 1850 bales upland and SO bales sea
isiard moving as follows: To New York,
4557 haes upland and 1870 bales sea is
land to Baltimore. S9i bales upland; to
Boston. 62r bales upland; to Barcelona,
5S.S bales; to Trieste, 200 bales.
ol5cks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 29,S5s bales upland and
so taiss sea island, against STA bales
up and and 1871 bales sea island at the
co-ta=I ord ng line last year.
Sca Island COtton-There was a fair de-
ma1d fer sea island cotton during the past
W k, and the market held steady, with
;4.es of l,273 bales. The receipts were light
;ci the exports were fairly heavy. The
ca as were made on a basis of the following
qu9taGons:
oH-y j -or-daS ......................l41
Extra choice Floridas .131a
Choice F'oridas .....................13
Extra fine Fforidas ................12 6121a
t2ney Georgids .....................13 d1312
Extra choice GeOrgias .............1212
lo.ce GeorgIas ..................,..n Ql112
Extra fine Ge0rgias .................. 1015d1O&
"T 0So'slas .'.'.........'.....'.'. 912QlO
Medium fine Georgias .............. S12d 8
common Georgias .................
The receipts for the past week were 1886
l4, lag. against 247 bales for the same week
Exports during the week were $40 bales
moving as follows: 100 bales to Manches-
ler 10 to Liverpool. 10 to Havre, 10 to
bfemen' and 1880 bales to Northern ports
for domestic consumption.
Exports for the same week last year, ], ITO
bales
The total receipts from Sept to date,
amount to 1884 baies. against 5000 bales
ior the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. to date,
have been $3.50 bales, moving as follows:
10 Great Britain, 16,055 bales; to France,
oE"u bales; TO the continent, II 1850 bales;
10 Northern ports for domestic consump-
ton 22,S1O bales
The total exports for the same period last
year were 1854 bales
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
We're 1922 bales, against 1871 bales this
day last year
cotton market Receipts for the week,
u oales; exports, 1888 bales; sales, 1872
bales; stock, 21S1 bales.
Quotatons-Medium fine, lSc; fine zoe;
iully me, 22Q25c; extra fine, 40d50c.
me totai receipts since Sept. l, 1898. have
oeeh 4,l29 bales, against 1O,5l5 ba.es for
the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. l, 1898, have been 4,54S bales.
a-alnst S'746 bales for the same time last
savannah Receipts Exports and Stocks:
I'7ceiVeo this day ................... 1,521
er'ecelVed same day last year . 1855
1ahe gay year before last ........ 1856
r,ece!Ved past week ................ 9249
ISleeiVed same week last year 80. 100
received same week in 1896 - 15S33
Iseceipts since Sept. J. 1898 ......... 800, S72
iSsle'p's same time last year ..... .1079 54S