The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-26

Receipts this day last year ...... Zo4l
Receipts this day year before last t.. 1855
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898 ....... 975O6O
Same time last year ............... i ,O44 1l9
Sock on hand this day ............ $500
Same day last year ............... 95047
Receipts and Stocks at the ports
Receipts this day .............,....... 20,4O2
This day last year ................-.. 1857
This day year before last .......... 25,04
Total receipts since Sept l, 1885,. 7,OS3.6i5
Same time last year ................72S S, sos
Same time year before last ......... 5. 1907, $40
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 1854
Stock same day last year ......... /, 204,271
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 6ss; net re-
ceipts. 3216; gross, S,216; sales, 21; stock,
1885.
New orleans-Quiet; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts, 5,9O6; gross 6,215; sales, 45O; stock,
9S6l7.
Mobue-Quiet; middling. SIS; net re-
ceipts, S26; gross, s26; sales, $50; stock,
$500
Charles ton-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
cepts, 107 gross, 1O7; stock, 1855.
Wlmington-Firm; mddling, 6; net re-
ceipts. 100; gross, 100; stock, 1903.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 61s; net re-
ceipts, 1765; gross, 1,765; sales, 106; stock,
2ll9S.
Baltimore-Nominal middling, So; gross,
1,)45; stock, 20,672.
New York-Quiet; middling, lis; net
receipts, 6S3; gross LIB; sales, so; stock,
102S19
Boston-Quiet; middling, 61z; net receipts,
1920; gross, S,13S
Philadelphia-Flrm; middling, 81; net re-
ceipts, sos; gross, sos; stock. 1884.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, 65s; net re-
c5ipts, 1884, gross, 1854; sales, 1,947; stock, 49,
$50.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, g. net. re-
ceipts, 965; gross, 1,142; sales, $500; stock,
1866.
St. Louis-steady; middling 1-16; net
receipts 284; gross, 9,64S; stock, 71,O61
Clncinnati-Quiet; middling, g. net re-
celpts 25 gross, 1925; sales, 300; stock
Houston-Dull; middling, 5-16; net re-
eelpts, 1881; gross, 1881; stock, 9S,29S.
Louisvle-Firm; middling, 63s
Exports of cotton this day
Galveston-To the continent, las; coast
wise, 2426.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1,OOO to
the continent 50; coastwise, 464.
Mobile-Coastwise, 1872
MISUNDERSTANDING, 200
Norfolk-Coastwise 1888.
Balumore-Coastwise ]. 800
Total foreign exports from all ports this
Gay; 10 Great Britain, r. 4S5; to the CONT
nent 1854.
IoJaf foreign exports since Sept /, 1898:
10 Great Britain, 2946,777 to France. 632-
456; to the continent, 2137.679.
LIVERPOOL FEB. %, D. m.-Cotton, spot,
UulIi prices unchanged; American mid
oIAs' Il-52d The sales of the day were
"VW bales, Of which 800 bales were for
StecuiatIon and export and included $500
paies American. Receipts. 5000 baIes in
Guiding l,200 bales American.
Futures opened and closed quiet. with a
moderate demand; American middiing. low
'n'lul!ng clause, February, 3.1793.1Sd buy
eIs' February March, 3.1TG31Sd BUYERS;
March-Apri, 3.1703,1Sd buyers; April-May,
@'Io4d.I5d sellers; May-June, 319d BUYERS;
S Sune-J uiy' 3l9a3-2Od buyers; July-August,
9'-O4S'zId sellers; Acknowledgements 3.2Od
BUYERS; September October, S.2Od value:
Oc'oper-NoVember. 3.20d sellers: Novem-
oer-December, 3.2Od sellers; Decenber-Jan-
nary, 81 POD sellers
New York, Feb. 25.-The cotton mar
hsV opened barely steady, with prices I
poHt loWer 90 3 higher, and after brief
PERIOD OF irregulanty became steadier on
,'erns by local shorts to even up in an
lPalioh OF a quiet Sunday. Outside or
were very scarce and too scattering
W sure one way or the other as an inf1u-
foreign representatives purchased
e near az hand deliveries and sold In a
'uIaIi way the new crop positions
orleans firms took very little part
vie forenoon business. Taken on the
1t was an unusually small haIf-hol-
market with fluctuations devoid of
MI, g'lar significance. Sentiment in the
MA idNorapy inclined toward the sta
r. put pending a broader interest on
uIe part Of outside specuiative mil ~
General feeling was adverse 10 an as-,,.os-
'ae policy for the present
"' Dear element showed little of tho
manifested late yesterday. receints
IL 10 come up to expectations TN,
AIN. pooi news being hardly as unfavor-
toos az cooked for, while weather condi-
reular,,, Voi '.ohs OF the South, more par
againe, mississippi valley, were
tirs ~ an acuVe movement toward get
"ls IN new seed N ST.
p..is my reports from Fall River cloth
cha most gratifying and Increased
crt Con'iuence in local longs ina co,si5
Son measure. Near the end of the Sos
cred si,ores TOOK sudden scare ana COW
above y ,,a1as' sending prices to Z points
bulge whit edy closing prices. The
te, '' with the close steady. : 70 lSs'e-
r7 usher Estimated receints 81 ~,
55sS lor me day We're 14OOO balee aoa,s,t
va. ares last week, and 16 g77 49,, 80.
n 565 FOR the week, $1,000 bales aoai 10.
last year. "eeA' ana 1850 bales
5sO6 baIee iecelots at New Orleans were
59s, az Houston were 1,5a baies .ase year,
'Sl' Dales last year. against
tre e" York Feb. Is. noon.-cot,on 9,
GaroA closed steady; February 1 ~.
Co., sen' ~ o29c April, 622c; May csc. G Gle
6er i Iuiy, 628e; August, e25c; sept a,le'
Decen,b7eer. CcctoDer 6.11c: November toc
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