The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-08
COTTON.

ON the strength of more favorable adj
vices than on yesterday. the market was
marked up Lie at the closing to-day.
There were sales of a bales. Factors do
not seem inclined to do business on a basis
of quotations. 1t is reported that many
of the sales being made are above quota
ton. The receipts to-day were 5,O32 bales,
against 1881 bales for the same day last
year. Receipts this season have been
54S, 1886 bales, against 69s,2i3 bales for the
corresponding period last year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good mlddhng ...........s ............... "
Mlddlhg .........'. s.-.......-... ......... IA
Low m1ddling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIS
GOOD ordinary .'.'.........'.'........... SIS
ordinary $500. ........... ...........NOminal
Market steady; sales, Al.
Sea Island Cotton--The market Is firm.
There were sales of 1887 bags for the week
ending Friday, against sales of 5052 bags
for the corresponding week last year. The
receipts were S2lS, against $3.50 for the
same week last year. Following are the
quotations:
Fancy Floridas .15IA@15A
Extra choice Floridas ..,...........15
Choice Floridas ...................,.141k
Fancy ,Georgias ......,..............14141 141s
Extra choice Georgias .............13A@14
Choice Georgias 1874 11S1S
Extra fine Georgias ................13
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock
Receipts this day ......t.a..s.E...... b.032
Receipts this day last year .......... 4,3S1
Receipts this day year before last. 5,345
Receipts since Sept. l, 1899. ........... 543 1876
Same time last year .............,.... 698, 243
Same time year before last ..,.. $3.50, COS
Exports, coastwise, this day ......,.. 1889
Stock on hand this day ...s........-.. 143,061
Same day last year ........,.,....,....173 , l43
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day ..................... 1851
This day last year ..................a 55,O5S
This day year before last .......... 1854
Total receipts since Sept. /, 1899. g, 225, 1876
Same time last year ..................4, 594, 2S6
Same time year before last .........4 1884, 065
Stock at the ports to-day .........1, O45Ol2
Stock same day last year ........1, 29S, 21O
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Quiet; m.ddlng, 75-16c; net
receipts, 1853; gross 1873; sales, A.; stock,
234, 426
New orleans-steady; middIing, 7asc; net
receipts 8,s26; gross, S,S26; sales, 1900;
stock, S7OS12.
Mobile-Quiet; middHng slice; net re-
ceipts, 1856; gross, 1856; sales, 500; stock
Al 1854.
Charleston-Nominal; mddling nc; net
receipts, 1853; gross. 75S; stock, S3,5O5.
Wilmington-Steady; middling, TIC; net
receipts, 1855; gross, 1855; stock, 3O,661.
Norfolk-Quiet; middlng. 7-16c; net re-
ceipts, 1917; gross, 1917; sales, 479; stock.
IS, 1888.
Baltimore-Nomnal middllng, TIC;
gross, ,4SO; stock, 1924
New York-Quiet; middlng, 11-16c; net
receipts, 1926; gross, 1923; sales, 372; stock
100 so.
Boston-Quiet; middling, t1-1sc; net re-
ceipts 546; gross, 1855.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 715-16c
net receipts, $751; gross, ISL; stock, S,SSS.
Daily movements at int rior towns
AuSusta-Stt ady; midd1ng, TIC; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross, SS2; sales, 607; stock, 3d.
sG6
Memphis-steady; middnng, TIC; net re-
ceip s, 2,765; gross, 3024; sales, 1900; stock,
1904.
ST. Louis-Quiet; middlng, 77-16c; net
receipts, 1884; gross, 9,1SS; sales, 80; stock,
102 $40.
Cincinnati-Q quiet; middling, TIC; net re-
ceipts, 1,29i; 3 oss, ,291; stock, 1896
Houston-Dull; middl ng 72sc; net re-
ceipts, 1860; gross, 1880 stock, lO1 ,719.
ouisviHe-Quiet middhng, 75sc.
Exports OF co ton this day
Galveston-To the continent, $40; coast
wise, APP.
New Orleans-To the continent, eco.
avennah--Coastwise, 1.799
Mort lk-To Great Britain, ia.
Baltimore-Coastwise 1000
New York-To Great Britain, $50; to the
continent, S54.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: TO Great Britain, 5,2z9; TO the CONT
nent, 1854.
Total foreign exports from an ports thus
far this week: 70 Great Br tain, e, 197; TO
France, 425 o. to the cJntine mt, 21,0l6.
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1899.
To CIR, at Britain, S22, ~; to France, 3s6, 1853;