The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-13


off from 10 10 Il points, and there were
other things TO interfere with active trad
ing. Things were rather cratic in New
York, both the bulls and the bears being
in possession part of The time. The minor
markets showed no material changes. The
foEowing resume will show the tone and
quotations at the close to-day;
COTTON.
The bulk of the transactions in The local
market to-day seemed to be on the basis of
UNCHANGED quotations. The New York flu
turc market went off 10 and 10 points, how
ever. and there was no encouraging crop
news There were no reported sales from
The closing on Wednesday to the opening
to-day. At the 1 o'clock call there were
sa4es reported of 4 bales and a o'clock
additional sales of 555 bales. The total sales
for the day were 642 bales. Receipts were
49n bales, against 1850 bales for last
year. Receipts this year 25,5S9 ba es,
against 221 692 for the same time last year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, al the
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good middlinS .........-...........,,.... lilo
Middling ........................,..6 lS-lo
Low midding ...................,.......6 3-l6
Good ordinary ........,................5 S-l6
ordinary ...............-.......-.,.4 l5-l6
Market quiet and steady; sales. 642.
Sea Island Cotton-The market was quiet
and easy at the close of the week. There
were sales of 2,125 bags. Business is be-
ginning to improve. The week brought
decline in Georgias. The following are the
quota tons:
Fancy Georgias ~................. 1s%d14
Extra choice Georgias ............ 13lA
Choice Georgias .................... 12Aq13
Extra fine GeOrgias ............... 12iR
Eyvtra choice ElOridaS Ia
Choice Floridas ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. l4l5
Fancy Floridas ..........-......... 15lRGl6
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock
Receipts this day ...................... 491l
Receipts this day last year .;........ 1850
Receipts this day year before last 1884
Receipts since Sept. /, 1899 ........ .25,5
Same time last year ..................22l 692
Same time year before last .......... 249 PIG
Exports Great Britain, this day.. 8 1870
Exports, coastwise, this day .......... 4S4
Stock on hand this day ..............10 ZIP
Same day last year .....................1 145H
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................,,... 1913
This day last year .................... 81, 4S5
This day year before last ........... 44,422
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1899 Il COL
Same time last year ................1, 1858, 1877
Same time year before last ........ l ,34S, 039
Stock at the ports to-day ........... 77,4T
Stock same day last year ............ 765, 449
Daily move ments at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, nc; net re-
ceipts. S,155; gross, S,155 sales. POO; stock,
166 $50.
New Orfeans-Steady; middling, 13-16c;
net receipts, 672S; gross, 6,72S; stock, 254,
1856.
Mo5ie-Nominal; middiing, 67sc; net re-
ceipts, 5sS; gross, $780, sales 100; stock, 49,,
81
MISUNDERSTANDING middling. SIC; net
receipts. 1877 gross, 2,527; stock, 3S,OA
Wilmngton--Firm; middling, 71sc; net
receipts SIG: gross. S76 stock, 1858.
lNorlolk-Dul, mi1d1ng. 7lsc: net re-
ceipts, 12C9 gross, 1903; sales, 40; stock
25.120.
Baltimore Nominal; middling, NC
gross. H2 stock, l0,SS7.
New York-Quet; middling. nc; net re-
ceipts, 4l3; gross, 1,0l5:- sales, 476; stock
III .529.
Boston-Quiet and steady; middl.ng, TIC;
net receipts 229: gross. 229.
Philadelphia Quiet; middling, 7lkc; net
receipts. 549; gross $40; stock 3,442
Daily movements al interior towns
Augusta Steady; middling, 70; net re-
ceipts, /, 1853; gross, ,469; sales, 1,147; stock
35.513.
Memphis-steady; middling. nc: net re-
ceipts, Apo; gross, 1854; sales, 1880; stock,
93OS3
ST. Louls-s 'eady; mildling. 71-1sc; net
receipts, SIG; gross 3,O54; sales, eco; stock,
69292.
observation-disclosures: mddling. nc; net
receipts. lisp; gross, lisp; sales, 1907 stock,
11.6A5
Houston-Easy; middlng. nc: net re-
ceipts, 1S76i; gross, 1864; sales, 100; stock,
99.91.
Louisvlie-Steady; mlddling, nc.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To the continent, 1,441; coast
wise, SAL.
New Orleans-ro Great Britain, $500;
France 1O.4l4; continent. 1925.
Savannah-To Great Britain. $3.50; coast
wise, 4S4
New York-To Great Britain, S43; France,
975; continent, LOO.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain 1878; to France.
ll,3S9; to the continent, 1856.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain. 1880: to
France, 1856 to the continent. 55,272.
Total foreign exports since Sept l. 1899:
To Great Britain 329,26s; TO France, lO3,-
500; to the continent 800 16S.
Liverpool, oct l2.--Cotton. spot. fair de-
mand; prices 1-32d higher American mid
ding fair. 7-16d good midding, 5-32d:
middlng, l5-l6d; low middling 394d; good
ordinary, 9-l6d ordinary, 39sd. The sales
of the day were 1900 bales, of which 10000
were for speculation and export and in
cluded i1,000 bales American. Receipts.
1900 bales. all American
Futures opened steady and closed barely
steady at the advance; American mid
ding, low middling Clause, October 3b3S,
3.5id sellers; October November, 3.53d buy
ers; November December, 35lN3 SD sell
ers; December-January, 3.50d buyers: jan
uary-February. 3.JOd sellers; February