The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-17

receipts TINS DAY Observation-Disclosures. 1885
This day last year ................... 34,S05
This day year before last ............ 80, 439
Receipts past six days .............. $500
Same days last year ..,............... 1877 80
Same days year before last ....... 71,94O
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1898, ..696S, 7S1
Same time last year ..................7,09 7 100
Same time year before last ........ &, 793, 927
Stock at the ports to-day .......... 500, 1868
Stock same day last year ............1, 241, 1T
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Firm; middling, 6ssc; net re-
ceipts, 3,1S2; gross, 3,1S2; stock, 140OS2
New Orleans-Firm; middling, &c; net re-
ceipts, 1901; gross, 1907; sales, @ 100; stock,
276S
Mobile-steady; middling, SIC; net re-
celpts' So; gross, 3d. sales 300; stock, g.
&9
Charleston-Firm; middling, SIC; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, 81; stock 1898.
Wllmngton-Steady; middling, sac; net
receipts a; gross, "A; stock, 16 4O4.
Norlolk-Steady; middling, 6Ac; net re-
celpIs' 30; gross, 60; sales, ITO; stock, 49,
Baltimore-Nominal; mlddling, exc;
stock, % 266
New York-Firm; middnng, csc; gross
b, sales PAS; stock, 100 756.
hos'on-Quiet; middling, csc; net re-
N1-Plsi 1Vo' gross, 64y7.
stock. 12,254 '|S0'
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Quiet; middling, exc; net re-
992 9ee'' col s'ocA' 81
emphis-Steady; middling. &c: net re-
&l90 SAWS A'A0V' stock'
%. Louls-Firm; middling. &c: net re-
'eIP'S' 10; gross, S04S; stock. Y. 703.
oo.IaC eiiIn'a1tti-Steady; middlng, &c; net re-
Ups l'45S; gross, 1,45S; stock. Is 4O8.
iloustoh-tirm; middling. CSC: NET re-
,oa .oS l'zSZ gross, 1922 sales. 4s4: stock
Louisville-Firmi middnng. SIC
daraordP ooI' eo' B.-ootton, spot good
1r ,,i''i,u ana fair business done; prices
. d, ds'l iseo; American middltne fair
9I-SZd; good mddllug. 3%d. noiddiina
o,-Iod' low middling, SID: good ordina,.S,
SI-Iou' ordinary, Esd. The sales If tbe
10y were IZoJ) bales, of which 2 OO0 balee
cI,4. LOT speculation and export and in
tnaH IoVVO bales American. Receints
o'les' including $500 bales American
dos eS opened quiet, with a modera te
.i"io and closed barely steady. Ameri-
r ''i inioa,lng, low middling clause. Feb
. 1 ,aly ~ oz5q3.24d sellers; February-
sol iao.~tu sellers; March, April. 3.236l3 24d
Az - Aptll-May, S.24d buyers; May-June.
mn, se'lers' June-July, 3.25l3. 26d sellers
ber oe5 uSt' $3.50 sellers; August-Septem-
SELLERS. sellers September October, S.25d
rs, woven ber-D December. .825d sellers.
''S S,t ber-January, 325d sellers
We" Hork, Feb. 16.-Cotton. Influences
~ on the market to-day were even
no3 pulhsh than those earlier in the
aLI1 "ut local longs exhibited consider
49,, i1el'dllon' owing to rather sensa
ia uIhoTs from abroad The onanino
cli,, ''eauy at unchanged prices. In a de-
- Vi points. The IivernooI ,.,v,s
70 meet expectations, and led IN CON
c,,,- ,'ple realizing on the cali which
r,.5i. NIL 4 SllSht sag in certain months I'm
sbor,a Iohowing the call, however. The
rse.i,... uneasy as result of small
rains IT, az an points, reports of heavy
1'|e'1'ed weather in other nortions ne ~
-, 9nd persistent rumors thar e,an a
'e nlsher prices Offering Of snot CO..
a., 49, meaSer and in many Instances
eva, 0'iior quality. Prices moved nm sew
i,,5or nus on covering by this class of
eo.,tt'9' 'oSetner with light buying nv
b,',oiSi representatives. and commission
,t, Near midday a weak snot d.
p.,t,u under rumOrs of rioting In Paris
nla,or.,9 SCI III, and before the selling
clired az was arrested. prices had de-
in ,1a. t' points Still later reports had
n.. mat the Paris report was entireIv with
.ss'.t. ouhdation. Sellers on the first news
s,Js . lurned their attention 10 the bun
short. when with renewed demand from
of tb ~ sent prices back to the best figures
The (o Uas, ana for the rest of the session
r.sif-t., ms was quite bullish. although
pof,tg , "' me close sci prices off a few
, ,,1,Ss' The official estimates for to-mor.
fors...- receipts and the official weather
rho 80 were unquestionably favorable 20
the 6 oIs contingent The market finished
J 10 Sa 8o steady in tone at a net decline Of
,- |ew York, Feb. l6. Identification fnt,,ro,
q eli' steady; February, e.9oe. March
Jgiv A Js' 6.82c; May. 6.sic; June, ssin.
tob s, o9Se August, e.3lc; September DC &C.
G gse and November. 6.25c; December