The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-25
COTTON.

The market was about the same through
out the week until to-day, when there was
an advance of &c on all grades. The
same complaint that prices are too high
for exporters is still heard and to many
the opening of lively trading in the local
market is not in sight. Sales for the
week were comparatively small. While
the receipts some days were larger than
they were for the corresponding period of
last year, they were in the main below
the receipts for last year.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middling ......................-..1 7-lb
Middling ............. .......'.'....'....I $40
Low middllng .............................o u-lo
Good ordinary ..........................o Lilo
Ordinary .......... .......... ....... Nomlnah
Market firm; sales 49,
Receipts-The receipts of cotton at this
port from all sources for the past week
were 80, O20 bales upland and 4097 bags sea
island. against 6,226 bales upland and 3,575
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central Railway, "a, 416 bales
upland and 53S bags sea island; per Sa
vannah Florida and Western Railway,
5016 bales upland and 1850 bags sea island;
per Florida Central and Peninsular. 1900
bales upland and 1,214 bags sea island; per
Georgia and Alabama Railroad, 6,926 bales
upland and 472 bags sea island; per
charleston and Savannah Railroad, LIP
bales; per South Bound, 107 bales; per Sa-
yannah river steamers, 116 bales CARTS
upland. % sea island.
Exports-The exports of the past week
were 1906 bales upland and no bags sea
island. moving as follows: To New York,
lit bales upland and no bags sea island;
to Baltimore, 2,52S bales upland and no sea
island; to Boston, 1O,707 upland. Foreign:
To Genoa, 1888 upland; Trieste, 2,400.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
hoard to-day were 1874, 964 bales upland and
II. 5ss bags sea island, against sos bales
upland and 81, 1874 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year
Sea Island Cotton-The market is firm.
There were sales of 2 1905 bags for the week
ending Friday, against sales of 1,729 bags
for the corresponding week last year. The
receipts we're 4,072 against 3575 for the
same week last year. Interior buying is
at present having detrimental effect on
Inc local market as 1t is said higher prices
are being offered in some districts of the
sea island beh than locally. Following
are the quotations:
Fancy Floridas .15l59l5$a
Extra choice F'loridas .........-..15
Choice Floridas .....................l4l9
Fancy Georgias ....................14A
Extra choice Georgias .............13A
Choice Georgias .....................l3A
Extra fine Georgias ................13
The receipts for the past week were 4,072
bags. against 3,575 bags for the same week
last year
Exports during the week, none.
Exports for the same week last year
were 2, 1856 bags of which 800 bags were for
Liverpool, 642 to Manchester. 500 for Havre.
$50 for Reval and 974 to Northern ports
for domestic consumption.
The total receipts since Sept. J. 1898
on NlW ~ naN
for the same period last year.
The total exports since Sept. !. 1892 have