The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
COTTON.

The fluctuations of the market during
the past week were not very material,
and did not exert a great deal of influence
in trading. While there has been a small
business going on, it is not what many ex-
pected it would be. The low grades were
marked down on Thursday in adjustment
to the continental market. At the close
to-day the tone was quiet and steady, with
sales of 65S bales. Ordinary is market
nominal for the present.
The following were the official spot QUO
tatons at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlng ....................,.....7 lie
Mlddllng ................'........ 1916
Low middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6 5-16
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. D Ills
Ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Nominal
Market, quiet and steady; sales, 65S.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton al this
port from all sources for the past week
were SO POI bales upland and 3,163 bags sea
island, against 81 1923 bales upland and 1854
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts We're as
follows Per Central Railway, 1854 bales
upland and 6S7 bags sea island; per Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway,
5,512 bales upland and LAO bags sea ISL
and; per Florida Central and Peninsular,
1,04S bales upland and So bags sea island;
per Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 2S3S
bales upland and AIS bags sea island: per
Charleston and Savannah Railroad 800
bales; per South Bound 379 bales; per Sa-
vannah river steamers, 4S7 bales; carts, 20
upland, 50 sea island.
Exports-The exports of the past week
were 30,273 bales upland and 1876 bags sea
island. moving follows: To New York
1.776 bales upland and 1876 bags sea island;
TO Baltimore, 1851 bales upland and no sea
isl tn bar hal H.. 10
Boston. 5.37S bales upland Foreign: To
Bremen, 1886 bales upland and 200 bags
sea island; to Genoa, 100 bales uplands;
Barcelona, 2,O41 bales upland
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 94,710 bales upland and
1886 bags sea island, against 1874 404 bales
upland and II, 400 bags sea island al the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton The market is steady
There were sales of 102 bales for last
week. The following are the quotations:
Fancy Fioridas .-......................... .l5b
Extra choice Floridas ...................15
Choice Floridas ............................ 1415
Fancy Georgias NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Extra choice Georgias ....................13 49,
Choice Georg1as ...........................1 23t
Extra fine Georsias .......................12I b
The receipts for the past week were 8, 981
bags, against 1864 bags for the same week,
last year.
moving as follows: Domestic, 1916.
Exports for the same week last year
were 265 bags of which 400 bags were for
Liverpool. 626 bags to Havre, 241 bags TO
Manchester 1873 bags for domestic con-
sumption.
The total receipts since Sept. 1, 1899. have
been IS, 165 bags, against SOP bags for the
same period last year.
The total exports since Sept. 1. 1899 have
been 6,656 bags moving as follows To
New York, 304 bags of which 1874 bags
were for Manchester, 1853 bags for Havre
POS bags to Bremen 200 bags for Liver
pool. 256 bags for St. Petersburg, 4.4OS bags
for domestic consumption.
The total exports for the same period
last year were g. 146 bags. moving as fol-
lows: To Great Britain. 1859 bags; to
France 726 bags; TO Northern ports for
domestic consumption, 1911 bags.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 1855 bags. against 11.40O bags this
day last year.
ton market: Receipts for the week, 40
bags: exports, IS; sales, GA; stocks, LAD
bags.
uotations-Medium. 1sc; fine, 21c; fully
fine. 24c.
The total receipts since Sept. !. 1899.
have been 205 bags. Those for the same
period last year were 413 bags.
The exports since Sept. l. 1899, have been
Is bags. against 227 bags for the same
week last year.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ...................... 5000
Received same day last year ... 1864
Same day year before last ............ SOP
Received past week .................. .......
Received same week last year ...... 64,s77
Received same week year before last 81. 208
Received since Sept. /, 1899 ...........283, sos
RaoaiveA sau1p time last wear 2QQ 100