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

The following we're the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ..........................6 BIG
Mlddllng ................ ................b Ills
Low middling ..................."......5 3t6
Good ordinary ......,..,................4 11-l6
ordinary ..........--.-- .....,............4 3-l6
Market quiet; sales, 162
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock:
Receipts this day .................... 1909
Receipts this day last year ........ !, 5J7
Receipts this day year before last.. 1884
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898 ........ i 900, 6S4
Same time last year .................1, l24, 97S
Exports, coastwise. this day .......e 1920
Stock on hand this day .,.......... 40,si2
Same day last year ................. 53,5S2
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .....,.............. 1902
This day last year ....,..........,. %, 500
This day year before last,,......... BOP
Receipts past three days ..i........ 0.5l1
Same days last year ..-...s.,....... % ,223
Same days year before last ........ 14,44
Total receipts since Sept l, 1898 n sos, 4S0
Same time last year .........,.......8 O39 900
Same time year before last ,O09
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 1872, 629
Stock same day last year ........ s13. 1903
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Holiday; net receipts LAG;
gross, LAG; stock, S6.06i
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, so: net
receipts 6,C57; gross, 6G57; sales, 400;
stock, 38l S34
Mobie-Quiet; middling. 1l-16; net re.
495.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 81 net re-
ceipts, e73; gross, 673; stock, 1859.
Wilmington-Quiet; middhng. 6; net re.
ceipts, %; gross %; stock, 1856
NOrfO.k-GTG96V. poid51fpe &. re
ceipts, 1892; gross, 2,3O2; sales, 725; stock.
81, 46t.
Balumore-Nominal; middling, 6A; net
receipts, 1919; gross. 1862 stock, 1879
New York-Quiet; middling 81 net re-
ceipts, none; gross, 4,746; sales, 365; stock,
14I5iS.
Boston-Holiday; net receipts $50; gross,
1882.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling. So: net
receipt rs; gross rs; stock, 1878
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Dull; middling, Ga net re,
ceipts, 1871; gross, 19l; sales, 2S;. stock. &c.
475.
MISUNDERSTANDING; m ddling, 54; net re-
ceipts. SS19; gross, Ss19; sales, $50; stock,
HAZE
St. Louis-Dul;; middling, 81; net re.
ceipts, S86; gross, 1868; stock 1907.
Cincnnati-Steady; mlddling, s: net re-
ceipts, 2S5; gross 235;tsales, $50; stock, TO-
653.
Houston-Holiday. net receipts, 1858;
gross, 1888; stock $3.50.
Louisville-Ste ady; middling 6h.
Exports of Cotton This. Day 49,.
alvestop--Coastwisss 1854. -
Mobi,e-Coastwise s$e = s{kf
Savannah-Coastwise 1890 "
Charleston-Coastwise. ISL.
Norfolk-Coastwise 1863
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 800
New York-To the continent, LAOS.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To the continent. 1,405.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week. To France. $50; 10
the continent, 1,605.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1. 1898:
To Great Britain, 3.127, $40; TO France. e62-
1872; 10 the continent, 2s5s,S7S.
New York, April 3.-As there were no
English advices on accduht or IA 4ter hol
days, the local market for cotton was
quite narrow, there being an absence Of
speculative support from outside sources
while room traders were pessimistlc on
account of the generally bearish indica-
tons regarding the progress of the new
crop preparations.
The market opened quiet at a decline Of
ld2 points and further declined 566 points
with scarcely reaction, Attle best the
market was very small one Selling was
finally checked by forecasts of moderate
receipts for Tomorrow The weather man
was generally favorable as were also the
general run of private advice and. gossip
respecting the crop situation. The excep-
ton was in the condition of the weather
in Texas; this was said TO have reached
a drought crisis.
These reports. however. failed 20 stimu-
ate speculat ion. or to alarm the bear con-
ungent enough 70. cause them to cover
although they did check selling for short
account Just before the close there was
a little covering. which failed However.
to cause any substantial rally IN the mar
ket' which was fnallysquiet, $40 points
net lower
New York. April 3. noon.--cotton fu-
lures opened quiet, ! 10 2 points lower
April. 5.S7c; May, 58ic; June. 5.s5o.. July
and August, 6.O0c; September, 597c. Octo-