The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04

The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange, to-day:
Good mddling ..........................6 5-16
Low middhng ...........................5 5-l6
Good ordinary ..........................4 1916
ordinary ....'........'..-......... 5-lo
Market quiet and steady; sales, none.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from ali sources for the past week
were 1867 bales upland and 81 bales sea
island, against 20, 445 bales upland and $50
bales sea island for the same week last
yasr.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, 5,912 bales;
per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road, 1866 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
Vannah Railway, bales; per South Bound
Railroad, 321 bales; per Florida Central
and Peninsular, ITO bales; per Georgia and
Alabama Railroad, 225 bales per Savannah
river steamer, "a bales; per carts, IA bales.
Exports-The exports of the past week
were 1929 bales upland and LOB bales sea
island, moving as follows: To New York,
2,232 bales upland and 1855 bales sea is
land; to Baltimore, 1,024 bales upland to
Boston, 220S bales upland; to Liverpool, 400
bales upland 10 Genoa, 6,S56 bales upland.
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were IS, 405 bales upland and
1856 bales sea island. against 77,747 bales
upland and 1854 bales sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton.-The market during
the past week was fairly active the sales
being 1910 bales. The receipts were light
and holders of new cotton were firm in
their views of the market. Sales were made
on a basis of the following quotations
ancy fiofldaS t........s.........,..141s
Extra choice Floridas ...........131a
Choice Fioridas ......................13
Extra fine Floridas ................12 9121s
Fancy Georgias .....................13 613IS
Extra choice Georgias .............12M
Choice Geofgias .....................11 G11%
Extra fine Ceorgias ................ 1O15G1034
Fine Georgias Observation-Disclosures. 915M10
Medium fine Georgias ............. $40 8
Common GeOrgiaS ................ 8
The receipts for the past week were 81
bales, against 40 bales for the same week
last year.
Exports during the week were ,4S5 bales
moving as follows: 800 bales to Manches-
ter, AGO to Liverpool, 80 10 Havre, and 595
bales 10 Northern ports for domestic con-
sumption.
Exports for the same week last year. 7sl
ba7es.
The total receipts from Sept l, TO date,
amount TO 4904S bales, against 55.721 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. to date.
have been 44,526 bales moRing as follows:
To Great Britain, 15,7S5 bales; to France.
57261 bales; to the continent, 1850 bales:
to Northern ports for domestic consump-
tion p $50 bales
The total exports for the same period last
year were 454s4 bale<.
Stock on hand and on shipboari today
were 1856 bales, against 1854 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, S. c., March S.-sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week
81 bales; exports. 70 bales; sales, 113 bales:
stock. 1902 bales.
Quota tions-Medium fine, 1Sc; fine. 90c.
fully fine, 22Q25c; extra fine. 4Oa5Oc.
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1898. have
been Alp bales, against 1850 bales for
the same time last year. The exports
since Sept. /, 1898, have been 1860 bales
against 1896 bales for the same time last
year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ................... 71o
Received same day last year SEQ. S.176
Same day year before last ......... $50
Received past week .............. S178
Received same week last year . 20Se5
Received same week In 1895 ...... 12715
Receipts since Sept. J. 1898 ...... 1852 22s
Receipts same time last year .O61, SAG
Exports past week. continent ........ 6,s56
EXPLOITS past week. treat Britain. 400
Exports past week. coastwise ..... ESQ
Total exports past week ............ 13gO5
Exports Since Sept. l. 1858
To Great Britain ...................... 53O71
To France OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 49, 236
To the continent .......,...............4575 500
Total foreign $50, 407
Total coastWise ...........r.............34 7 807
Total exports ......................9 O4 pa
Exports Same Time Last Year
To Great Britain ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7374O
To France .'...'.'.......,.-........ 22,544
To the continent ......................50 500 ass
Total foreign -......,...................6 l5,740
Total coastwise ....'...'................36 91s
Total exports ..........................97 s,65s
Stock on hand this day ..,............. 1891
Stock on hand same day last year. 81, 4Ol
Receipts and stocks at the ports
Receipts this day .................... 1882
This day last week ................... 1910
This day last year .................. 227s3
This day year before last ........,.. 1885
Receipts past week .................. g65s1
Same week last year ............... 148.7go
Same week year before last ....... S9.O01
Total receipts since Sept 1. 1898 q. 1872, Goa
Same time last year ................T, 429641
Same time year before last .5,g7s.s71
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 76i.9i5
Stock same day last year ........... 1.126.ss0