The morning news., 1899-12-30
COTTON.


were advanced 1-16c, and the tone of the
market reported firm. There were sales
of 2,442 bales. The sales for the week
were 4099 bales. and for this season 40 951
bales. Receipts this week We're %, S66, and
same week last year 3S,7S2 bales. There
is every reason to believe that business
will open up in an encouraging way soon.
Europe is taking some cotton at present,
and the impression prevails that spinners
are becoming aware that large crop es-
dmates were not well founded When
they become convinced buying on a large
scale viii be begun.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the c,ose of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ......................... 9-l6
Mlddlhg ..'.'..'''... ..''''''''..,..''' rs
Low midding ...........................1 lis
Good ordinary --.--.-.-.-..-...,-...... 9-lo
Ordinary ........... ....................N Nominal
Market, firm; saies, 2,4e2.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 1875 bales upland and 41S1 bags sea
island, against 80 l50 ba'es upland and 1852
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows. Per Central of Georgia Railway,
1854 bales upland and 596 ba es sea island;
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
Dtf
ton and Savannah Railway, 122 upland;
South Bound, POP upland; Florida Central
and Penlnsular SO upland. 943 sea island;
carts, s upland, 40 sea island; Savannah
river steamers, 81 upland; Georgia and
Alabama Railway, 1873 upland, 997 sea
island.
Fxports-The exports for the week were
2S.767 bales upland and 431 bales sea
island moving as follows: To Baltimore,
1913 upland; to New York, 1874 upland
3.1lO sea island to Boston, 1854 upland; ;
inland. 50 sea island; to Liverpool 2,22i
upland and 1909 sea island; to Bremen
$500 upland; to Kobe. ,91 $50 upland.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1909 bales upland and
1856 bags sea island, against 124,124 bales
upland and 7,776 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
SEQ Island Cotton-The market is firm.
There were sales of 2OS7 bags for he week
ending Friday against sales of l,9N bags
for the corresponding week last year The
receirts were 1881 against 1852 for the
same week last year. This was the holiday
vesk. and for that reason very little bus
mess was done. Following are the quota
tons:
Fancy Floridas ......................16 @l61a
Extra choice Floridas .............. .15lzq15A
Choice Fiori3as ...........,..........l9
Fancy Georgias ....E..............l5 NloA
Choice Georgias .....................l4h@
Fxtra fine Georgias .13AQl4
The receipts for the past week were 2,9S1
bags, against 632 bags for the same week
last year.
Exporis during the week We're 4,371 bags,
moving as follows: To Liverpool, 1903; to
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
1852.
Exports for the same week last year
were 2.625 bags, of which 376 bags were
for Liverpool, 400 TO Manchester, 81 for
Hayre. no bales for Reval, and 1,7S7 to
Northern ports for domestic consumption
The total receip $ since Sept. /, 1899, have
been $500 bags. against A,S57 bags for
the same period last year.
The total exports since Sept. J. 1899, have
been 1901 bags, moving as follows: To
New York. 3O4 bags, of which 1892 bags
were for Manchester S,176 bags for Havre
1.555 bags for Bremen, 30S9 bags for Liver
pool, 50 for Reval, 1856 bags for St. Peters
burg, 1878 bags for domestic consump-
ton.
The total exports for the same period
last year were q, ,624 bags, moving as fol-
lows: To Great Britain, 10,767 bags; 10
France, san bags; 10 the continent. $50; to
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
12.592.
Stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 22,3N bags. against 17,776 bags this
day last year.
Charleston. S. c.. Dec 29.-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week, 200
bags: exports. 125, sales. AZ; stocks. 294S
Quotations-Medium, 1sc; fine, 19a20c !;
fully fine, 21hG2Sc.
The total receipts since Sept /, 1899, have
been 5,s93 bags. Those for the same period
last year we're 1883.
The exports since Sept. !, 1889. have been
1858 bags, against 2,4Ss bags for the same
week last year.
Savannah Receipts. Exports and Stocks.
Received this day ........,........... 1852
Received same day last year mann. 2,70s
Same day year before last .....~..... bl07Z
Received past week .................. y, sg6
Received same week last year ...... z3,lsZ
Received same week year before last 1896
Received since Sept !, 1899 .Si2,0li
Received same time lasf year .o45
Received same lime year before iasts0, ,se3
Exports this day, coastwiae .,.,,r,-. l,fl3