The morning news., 1899-05-19


different markets will show the tone and
quotations OF the day
COTTON.
The same story of the market that has
been told for several weeks was In vogue
to-day. There was no change in the market
quotations al the Cotton Exchange The
reported sales were AZ bales
The following were the official spot QUO
tatbons, az the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day
Good m,ddling ............................ 6iA
Mlddllng ...,..... ...... ................ 5a
Low mddling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5M
5000 oruihaly ''.''.''...'...'............ 4es
ordinary ....... ............... ........... ih
Market quiet; Gales A.
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stock:
Receipts this day .................. LAB
Receipts this day last year ........ 316
Receipts this day year before last. ITO
Receipts since Sept. /. 1895 ........1 ,055, ,90s
Same time last year ................1.17l l20
Exports coastwise, this day .. $50
Stock on hand this day ............ 29454
Same day last year ................. 011O
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................. 52SI
This day last year ................. 1884
This day year before last........... 2A3
Receipts past six days .............. AZ 800
Same days last year ..,............ 80, 1888
Same days year before last ......... 1892
Total receipts since Sept. I. 1898. & O27 40s
Same time last year .................S,4 8, ,405, 102
Same time year before last .........5. .O5S. .s10
Stock at the ports to-day ............ 750,79
Stock same day last year .,......... 54S, 263
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, l5-16c; net
receipts, 1888; gross 1855; sales 4,43S; stock.
"a 139.
New Orleans-Quet; middfng. 513-16c
net receipts 1850; gross, $780, sales. 100;
stock. 373, $40.
MobiIe--Quiet; middlng. 11-1ec; net re-
ceipts, 1888; gross, 1885, sales. 300; stock, H.
0a6
Charleston--Quiet; middlng. 51kc; net re-
cepts, l; gross !; stock, 1874.
Wilmington-Quiet mlddling. sac; net
receipts, IA; gross IA; stock. II ,433.
Norfolk-Steady; midding, 5fsc; net re-
ceipts. GAS; gross. 64s; sales, 100; stock, 81
673
Baltimore-NomInal; middnng. sAc:
gross, go; stock .34s.
New York-Steady: mlddlnR, 6Ac: net
receipts, 2is; gross. S,2i5; sales, 11O; stock,
1890
Boston-Firm; mIddling, 6Ac; net re-
ceipts. IA; gross. 1859
Phile 4fphia-Firm nmddilng, slAc: net
r. IS, 40; gross. 40; stock. 1883.
ally movements at interior towns
Augusta-Sieady; mlddIlng, 6Ac: net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, 81; sales, 1S0; stock, 81
al.
Memphls-Seady: middling, 5%c; net re-
cepts, 6S6; gross, 6S6; sales, 3.4OO stock,
126, 70S
St. Louis-steady; middlng. 13-16c; net
receipts, $50; gross. 1906; stock Ss,42I.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, sac: net re-
ceipts, 1876 gross. 1876; stock, 9,739.
Houston-Steady; middlng. 15-l6c; net
Fapaintu I MS uaI1
16. 500.
Lousville-Quiet; mlddllng, 57sc.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures, 1859
New orleans-To Great Britain, $500.
Savannah-Coastwise, $50.
Charleston-Coastwlse, 800.
Norfolk-Coastwise II.
New York-To Great Britain. 50 10 the
continent, 1.6l6,
BosIon-To Great Britain. $780,
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 1859; to France.
200; to the continent, 1916
Tolal foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain. 12,-
769; to France, 22S2; TO the continent, 49,
759
Total foreign exports since Sept /, 1898:
To Great Britain, S,2S4.749; to France, &c.,
9S9; to the continent. 2,5I0,799.
Liverpool, May 1S.-Cotton-Spot good
business done; prices hardening; American
middlng fair, 3 29-32d; good middling,
3 9-i6d mlddling, sssd; low middHng,
2-16d; good ordinary. 3D.; ordinary.
2 13-l6d.
The sales Of the day were Is. 900 bales. OF
which 1000 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included 1900 American. Re
ceipt, 5000 bales, including 1900 American.
Futures opened and closed steady with
a moderate demand; American middling,
low mddnng clause; May 321d, buyers;
May-June, 3.21d, buyers; June-July, s21@
3.22d, buyers; July-August z. .22G3. .23d. SELL
ers; August-September 3.226C3. .23d, sellers:
September-O October 3.22d, values; October
November, 3.21d3. 22d, sellers; November
December, December January, 3.2ld SELL
ers; January February, Sad, values; Feb
ruary- March, 3.22d, sellers March-Aprii,
9. .22lt3. .23d.
= New York, May 1s.-There was a halt
IN the upward movement of prices In cot
ton to-day At the start the market ad-
vanced a few points. following a better
classe OF news from the other side than
anticipated, but later sagged under sheer
neglect. Al times during the day the bear
crowd made feeble efforts to regain the
ground lost within the past day or two.
but met with more or less opposition in
the shape Of limited buying orders from
Wall street Though some OF the smaller
longs accepted the profits IN sight. the
majority OF the bull crowd held out for
still higher prices
Liverpool and continental representa-
tiyes were poorly supplied with orders.
ss were also brokers handling Southern
accounts. The most comforting feature
OF the English cable reports was that the
spot department was hardening on in
creased demand from European spinners,
leading to a small scramble of shorts to
cover In the future department The
Southern markets. the wants of American
spnners and exporters were more exact
ing and % a broader scope but In all