The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-24


Receipts past six days MINIMUM. 93,OS2
Same days last year ................. SOLE
Same days year before last.......... 49,419
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1898. 7,471, 1853
Same time last year SOB 40
Same time yeare before last.....6,lS 4. 514
Stock at the ports to-day............ 791,5SS
Stock same day last year............ 97S,94S
Daily Movements at Other Ports.
Galvestou-Quiet; middling, 6; net re-
ceipts 5,713; gross, 5,7lS; sales, 215 stock,
1O2, els.
New Orleans-Steady; net receipts, 45S9;
gross, 4,5S9; sales, $500; stock, 3SO.36l
Mobile-Dull; middling, 11-16; net reA
ceipts, 9S; gross IS; sales, 1907 stock, 1851.
Chareston-Nomiral; net receipts, 81;
gross, 81; stock, 16,S6S.
WilmingtonAQuei mlddlng. 6; net re-
ceipts, 1O4; gross 104; stock, 1882.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, g. net re-
celpts, ASP; gross 452 sales. 55S; stock,
1874.
Baltimore-Nomlnal; middling, Ga; net
receipts, 325; gross, 1926; stock, 24253.
New York--Dun; middiing, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 25O; gross, 2,676; sales, 25O; stock
1888
Boston-Quiet; middIing, 65-16; net re-
ceIpts, 5l9 gross, $40.
Philadelpha-Quiet; middlng, 6 9-16; net
receipts, IL gross, II; stock, 9Sl6.
Augusta-Steady; middling. 6 5-l6; net re-
ceipts, 1885, gross, 2S6; sales, S22; stock,
3S55S.
Memphs-Quiet; middlug, 57s net re-
ceipts. 1885; gross. 1882; sales, LOO; stock
972s5.
St. Louis-Quiet; mddling. 1915; net re-
ceipts, 574; gross, 1902; sales, 40; stock,
1929.
Cinc,nnati-steady; mldding, 6; net re-
4Oo. Q
HoustonZEasy; middlug. 6; net re-
ce;pts, 2212; gross, 2,2l2; sales, 200; stock,
Louisville-steady; m.ddling. sas.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-Continent, SOP; coastwise,
2,2l6.
New orleans-To Great Britain, 1900.
Mobile-Coastwise, 1886.
Savannah-Coastw wise. 1886.
Norfolk-Coastwise 65S
New York-To Great Britain, LISP; con-
tinent, $50.
Boston-To Great Britain, 6,S7S
Total foreign exports from all ports
this day: To Great Britain, 9.525; TO the
continent, 2,127.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, "a
1884, to France, 9,70o; to the continent, H.
ss7.
| To Great Britain, 3,O73,0S2; TO France, CSC, =
| eG4. to the continent, 2293, SIS.
Liverpool, March %, p. m.-Cotton,
spot moderate business; prices hardening
! American middllng, 3 11-32d The sales of
the day were 10000 bales. of which LOCO
bales were for speculation and export,
| and included $500 bales American. Re
cetpts, 5000 bales all American.
Futures opened steady, with a quiet de-
L rf1fet Of he al
American midding, low middllng clause.
March, 31S1319d buyers; March-April, S.1S
| "a 19d buyers April-May, 3.1S0319d buy
ers: May-June, 3.19d buyers; June-July.
! 1o6D3 POD sellers; July-August. 31913.2Od
buyers; August-September, 3.19d320d sell
ers: Seplember-October, S.l9d value; Octo-
! November, 318G3.19d buyers; Novem-
ber-December, 3.1Sd buyers; December
! January. 31sd buyers; January-February,
3.1Sn3 19d sellers.
nyevy York. March 23-The market for
| cotton futures made q steady start at an
! advance Of la points, cables being quite
az good as expected, receipts moderate
and more or less general rains reported
for the eastern section of the cotton belt
| recently Covering for time was quite
active. and there was also some pretty
good investment buying. The English con-
| unpent bought the summer months; bun
later sold the new crop positions quite
! freelv. which gave weak relation to the
| remote deliveries. During the forenoon
| the South contributed to the firmness by
sending liberal buying orders. Later, how
ever. the market turned easier under a
realizing movement partly accounted foi
by more favorable forecasts regarding the
weather, a disposition to increase esti.
mates as to receipts, and partly on a bear
ish turn TO gossip respecting the question
OF acreage. BY noon the market had re-
turned to about yesterdays closing prices
having at the best level shown an advance
of 4G5 points on a few positions. During
the afternoon the trading reflected the ef-
fects Of conflicting Ideas regarding the real
situation of the planters. Both sides oi
the account moved with extreme caution
] and the volume Of business for the day