The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-20

lowing resume of the different markets
will show the tone and quotations of the
day:
COTTON.
1t was another week of dullness. The
quotations did not vary a point, and the
sales for the entire week We're only 90
bales. AT the Cotton Exchange to-day the
market was bulletined unchanged, with
sales of 10 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, al the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIS
Middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Low mddling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GOOD ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Market quiet; sales TO- for the week, s.
bales
Receipts-The receipts Of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1915 bales upland and 10 bales sea
island, against S159 bales upland and 10
bales sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 5,574 bales
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
ttattf 4pO hdlCos PEI NlAe4l lCcNNAl dtlNt ga
vannah Railway, sos bales; per South
Bound Railroad, 1875 bales: per Florida
Central and Peninsular none; per Georgia
and Alabama Railroad, 789 bales.
Exports-The exports of the past week
were S.4S6 bales upland and 40 bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York
1853 bales upland and 40 bales sea island;
to Baltimore, $50 bales upland; to Boston,
1854 bales upland 10 Bremen, Alb bales
q
Stocks-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 26,76l bales upland and
. 1908 bales sea island against 1924 bales
upland and s,211 bales sea island al the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton--The market during
the past week was quiet and nominal. The
reported sales were 1856 bales. The receipts
and exports were light The following were
basis of the quotations:
Fancy Floridas ......................141RQ Elsa
Extra choice Floridas .............4
Choice FIoridas ..-.....................3 nl31a
Extra fine Floridas ................12 Q12l@
Fancy Georgias .13l2Q4
Extra choice Georgias .............13
Choice GeOTgias .....................l2
Extra fine Georgias ................1
Fine Georgias recommendation. ylaQ1O
Medium fine Georgias .............. Sls
Common Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The receipts for the past week were 10
bales against 10 bales for the same week
last year.
Exports during the week were 40 bales.
moving to New York.
Exports for the same week last year, / ,l76
bales.
The total receipts from Sept. to date
amount TO 50 $50 bales, against sc, 1872 bales
for the corresponding time last year
The total exports from Sept. 1 TO date
have been 81 .294 bales, moving as follows
To Great Britain. 20270 bales; to France
81 All bales; TO the continent, 11,6l0 bales;
20 Northern ports for domestic consump-
ton 26671 bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 81 ,98s.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were zoos bales. against s,21 this day last
year.
Charleston, S c.. May 19.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week .
bales; exports, S43 bales; sales, bales;
stock, 374
Quotations-Medium fine, 1Sc; fine, zoe;
fully fine, 22Q25c; extra fine, 4OQ5Oc.
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1898,
have been - bales, against 1851 bales
for the same time last year. The exports
since Sept l. 1898. have been G,67S bales.
against 9,515 bales for the same time last
year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day .................... LA
Received same day last year......... 56S
Same day year before last ....... lis
Received past week ................. 1928
Received same week last year,. 3172
Received same week year before
last .................. ..-............ 141f
Receipts since Sept /, 1898. ...-.....1 ,057, 047
Receipts same lime last year........1, III 6sS
Exports to-day, cOastwise .......... 1881
Exports past week, coastwise.... 1888
Exports past week. continent ..... AIS
Total exports past week ........... S525
Exports Since Sept. l, 1888
To Great Britain ..................... 5307l
To France ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 235
To The continent ........................ 48O $50
Total foreign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 566, 2s5
Total coastwise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4lS44i
Total exports ......................... 9Si789
Exports Same Time Last Year
To Great Britain ..................... 1910
To France Observation-Disclosures. 32.54t
To the continent ..................... 61S 4s1
Total foreign ..........................7 247
Total coastwise ....................... 435 S25
Total exports .........................1,1 GO j73
Stock on hand this day...I......... 2S7Gi
stock on hand same day last year. 1915
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ................... 1904
This day last week .................. $500
This day last year ..,............... 4S2S
This day year before last ........ 7102
Receipts past week ...,.............. 1854
Same week last year ,........".... S7l2f
Same week year before last ...... 2OOit
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1898. .S,O4i. 532
Same time last year ................S. 400 $50
Same time year before last .....6, 5S9 .52s
Stocks at the ports to-day ....... 1885 SOL
Stock same day last year .......... 537. 277
Daily Movement at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; mlddling, 1916; net
receipts 1875; gross. 1876; sales, 2J6; stock.
s., $685.
New Orleans-Easy; middling. 1916;
net receipts. 3,f7S; gross, S,47s; sales, 1000:
stock, 257. 3f3
Mobile-Quiet; middllng, 1i-1s; net re-