The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-15


ent markets will show the tone and the
quotations at the close to-day:
COTTON.
The transactions in the local cotton mar
ket were light during the past week. The
tone of the market grew weaker until II
was bulletined duh and easy. The re-
ceipts were also light for the week. The
quotations remained unchanged during the
entire week. AT the Cotton Exchange to-
day the market was unchanged, with sales
of 81 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close Of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Middling .............. .................'....Os
Low midd.ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...oB
Good ordinary ...............'''s.'''''''
Ordinary ............... ........s.s.....--..4 as
Market-DuH and easy; sales, 81 for the
week, ,481.
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 4 ,696 bales upland and 1893 bales sea
island, against 1858 bales upland and POI
bales sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway ZIP bales;
per Savannah Florida and Western Rail
road, .2S6 bales; per Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railway, 1913 bales; per South
Bound Railroad So bales; per Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular, 1888 bales; per Geor-
eia and Alabama Railroad, 2S9 bales; per
Savannah river steamer. 19 bales.
Exports-The exports of the past week
were s12 bales upland and III bales sea
island moving as follows: To New York,
/. 9S5 bales upalnd and TT bales sea island;
o rdn I,rtlnc Nvalan IN
S27 bales upland.
Stocks-The stocks on hand and on ship
board to-day were 1854 bales upland and
1858 bales sea island, against 36,915 bales
upland and u 065 bales sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The condition in the
market was unchanged from the previous
week. The sales for the week were 556
bales. The stock is reduced to 4253 bales,
most OF which is cotton that is not par
ttcularIy desirable The sales were made
on a basis of the following quotations:
Fancy Floridas ..........-...,.......l4 429 lo1s
Extra choice Floridas ..............A
Choice Fioridas .......................l3 @l3la
Extra fine Floridas ..,......,......l2 Q1212
Fancy Georgias ......................l 312Cgl4
Extra choice Georgtas ...........,..l3
Choice Georgias .....,.,.....'.......E
Extra fine Georgias ................n
Fine Georgias ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9l2q10
Medium fine Georgias .............. Sla
Common Georgas ...................
The receipts for the past week were 1911
bales. against POI bales for the same week
last year.
Exports during the week were III bales,
moving as follows: One hundred bales to
Liverpool. 312 bales to Manchester; 1866
bales to Northern ports for domestic con-
sumption.
Exports for the same week last year 1855
ba,es.
The total receipts from Sept. to date
amount to 50,704 bales against $3.50 bales
for the corresponding time last year.
The total exports from Sept. / to date
have been 50, 239 bales moving as follows:
To Great Britain. 1914 bales; to France,
81 All bales; TO the continent, 1850 bales
| to Northern ports for domestic consump-
ton, 25 405 bales.
The total exports for the same period
last year were 51,022.
stock on hand and on shipboard to-day
were 4.253 bales, against 1905 bales this
day last year.
Charleston, s. c., April H.-Sea island
cotton market: Receipts for the week,
none; exports, 273 bales; sales. 67S bales
stock. 1.42i
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fine, 1Sc; fine 2Oc;
1
The total receipts since Sept. l. 1898 have
heen APP bales against 1881 bales for
| the same time last year. Tie exports
since Sept. /. 1898, have been 5,447 bales
| AGAINST $3.50 bales for The same time last
! year.
savannah Receipts, exports and stocks:
Received this day ..,................. 2.l&
| received same day last year ........ LOIS
! Same day year before last ......... Sl
| Received past week .................. ass
| received same week last year ...... 1885,
| Received same week year before
1ast .,.,...................... 500
| Receipts since Sept. !, 1893 ........1 ,O29 ~
Receipts same time last year ..".1, 139, 4Si
| Exports to-day. coastwise ......... I61.
Exports past week. coastwise ...". SIS!
Total exports past week ......... SIS!
sExports since Sept. !, 1885,
| To Great Britain ...........",...... 1901
I 70 France ....,....................... 1929
To the continent ......,..............".. 46j63
| Total foreign .......'................ 3509f
| Total coastwise ........-.....,........ 392 az
] Total exports .......................... 9i3 i9
Exports same time last year
/ To Great Britain .......-............ 1874
| To France .........-..f...s.'.....s-., 1874
| To the continent ............,.s....... 5si39
| Total foreign .......+-.-.........-...,. 65jb9
| Total coastwlse ............,.......... 1890
Total exports --rfrrl ,pS4 AZ
stock on hand this day .........,,. ~ 9S
! Stock on hand same day last year. A. 90
Receipts and stocks az the poris-
| Receipts this day .,.......,,,.-...,, 1924
1 qbla gav last ua@k ............. IA "a