The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-25
COTTON

The market closed quiet and unchanged
to-day. The transactions for the day were
4O2 bales. OF these 50 bales constituted
the sales from o'clock Monday TO the
opening to-day, 1873 bales at the / O'Clock
call, and 175 bales at the closing. Re
ceipts still show up light, the total for the
day being about one-third what they were
for the same time last year Receipts
this season have been 299, 053 bales, against
S29949 bales for the corresponding time
last year
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good nhddllng ..........................7 lis
Mludllhg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1916
Low mlddllng ..........................6 5-16
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5 Ills
Ordinary ........... ......,.......... nominal
Market, quiet; sales, 402.
Sea Island Cotton-The market is steady
There were sales of 3,102 bags for the week
ending last Friday While the receipts
are about 10, 900 bags more than they were
this time last year, the movement this year
is a month in advance of what it was last
year. This is the result OF the drought.
The movement would probably have been
much larger had it not been for the delay
caused by a scarcity of bagging. due 10
loss in transit by fire and other mishaps,
and also TO the strike in the mills at Dun
dee. Scotland. One Savannah firm lost
about 10000 yards in transit. The loss has
been about made up by recent receipts,
however. and shippers have been supplied.
II is reported the cotton now coming to
the market is mostly the finer grades. The
following are The quotations.:
Fahcy FIoriuas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .1oR
Extra choice .Flordas ...................15
Choice Floridas Observation-Disclosures. 49,
Extra choice Georgias ...........,........13 1874
Choice Georgias Observation-Disclosures. 12A
Extra fine GeOrgiaS .......................12 15
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock
Receipts this day .................... 5095
Receipts this day last year .......... 16, sos
Receipts this day year before last . A. 142
Receipts since Sept. l, 1899. ........ .299 053
Same time last year ................. 329 949
Same time year before last .........3 $3.50, 9l9
Exports, Great Britain. this day " 1900
Exports. coastwise, this day ....... 937
Stock on hand this day ..............101, 731
Same time last year .................14S,5 SOC
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..~.............. 437l0
This day last year ................... 70,S53
This day year before last ......... S7,051
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1899. i, $50, 691
Same time last year ................2 ,O33, 635
Same time year before last ..... i, 967. O94
Stock at the ports to-day ........... 819.S5S
STOCK same day laSt year .......... 92172l
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Easy middhng, 7 1-16; net
receipts, 1897; gross, 9,397; sales, 1,452;
stock 1856 528
New Orleans-Steady; middlng. 3-16:
net receipts. 13,223; gross, 1888; sales, -
900; stock, 2S2, OBI
Mobile-Quiet; middling 1916. net re-
ceipts. 2,490; gross, 2, 1870: stock, 346l5.
Charleston-Quiet: middling, 1915: net
receipts, 2,S44; gross, 2,344; stock. 1854.
Wiimington-Firm; middling. rs; net re-
ceipts $3.50; gross, 2.5SO; stock 1855.
Norfolk-Steady; middling Lie; net re-
ceipts 1882; gross, 2,352; sales 352; stock
29.209.
Baltimore-Nomnal; middling, ~; net
receipts, none; gross, 20S stock, 14217.
New York-Quiet; middling sic; net
receipts, 93S; gross, 4253; sales. 624; stock
HOSP.
Boston-Quiet; mlddling. 5-16; net re-
ceipts, 242; gross. 5,515.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. 9-16; net
receipts, no; gross 10; stock. 6675
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middlinR. 1-16; net re-
Al sos
Memphis-stcady; middling, 7; net re-
ceipts, 5'722; gross 4,739; sales, 5000. stock.
1923.
st. Louis-ouiet; middling, lie; net re-
~NiRN1f YOU 7AoSSf ffJ1Af HAoths 90 fUi.
Cincinuati-Firm; middling II; net re-
celpts, l5QS; gross, 1,50s; sales. 1905 stock.
11,709
Houston-Quiet; niddling. Z 1-16; net 70.
ceipts, 1851; gross, 1851 sales as; stock.
93.197
Louisville-Stendy; middlinR. ~.
Brunswlck-Net receipts, 5004; gross
O0i; stock, 1888.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
GalNeston-'1o Great Britain, 5ZGS. "a
France. 1880.
New orleans-To Great Britain. 800:
coastwise, @ 10.
Mobile-CoastW wise. 1915
savannah-To Great Britain $500: coast
wise $751;
Norfolk-C oastwise. 2.S9
New York-To the continent LII
Boston-To Great Britain, go.
Brunswick-To Great Britain 1904.
Total foreign exports from all ports thi
day: TO Great Britain. 1881; to Frame
ll.49o; 10 the continent LII.
Tota' foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week. TO Great Britan. Gg.6g2. 10
France. 1925: TO the continent. 1881.