The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-23

0OOO Ordinary As
Ordinary Observation-Disclosures.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock
Receipts this day ................... 534
Receipts this day last year ...... 495
Receipts this day year before last. 912
Receipts since Sept. l, 1898. ........1 ,057 1872
Same time last year ...............1 172 795
Exports, coastwise, this day 49,. 9S1
Stock on hand this day ............. Is, 266
Same day last year ................. 1883
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day .................. 5,2S7
This day last year .,................ 1854
This day year before last ............ S,S5t
Receipts past three days ............ 1925
Same days last year ................ 17,16s
Same days year before last ....... 7.l47
Total receipts since Sept. l, 1898 ...SO57. i27
Same time last year ..............,.S427 ,095
Same time year before last 65i6 go
Stock at the ports to-day ......... 72l, 701
Stock same day last year .......... sos, 4H
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling 5-16; net
receipts, $685. gross, SOB; sales, Sc; stock,
57,9f.
New Orieans-Quiet; middling, 5sl net
receipts, 2,744; gross, 1850; sales, 1450;
stock, 34O,749.
Mobile-Quiet; midding, 511-16; net re-
ceipts, 17S; gross. 4O5; sales, 100; stock,
1861.
Charleston-Firm; middling, 9-16; net
receipts, lis; gross, lis; stock, 9,S4l.
Wilmington-Quiet; middiing, SIS; stock,
1928.
Norfolk-steady; middling, 575; net re-
eeipts, 1e5; gross, 165; sales 100; stock,
3d. 1858.
Baltimore-Quiet: middling, 81 gross
receipts, 500; stock, 14,S25
New York-Steady; middling, Ga; net re-
ceipts, S5S; gross, 1851; sales, IT'S; stock,
1854.
Boston-Quiet and steady; middlng, Ga;
net receipts, 200; gross So4.
Phladelphia-Quiet; middling, 614; stock,
1855
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; middling, ga; net re-
ceipts, p; gross, y; sales, 2l5; stock
26524.
Memphs-steady; middling, so; net re-
celpts, 1855, gross, LASS; sales, $50; stock,
125,0S4
81. Louis-steady; middlng, 1916; net
receipts, 26S; gross, 1856; sales, AIS; stock,
sS522
Cincinnati-Quiei; middling. 5B; net re-
CENTS 1921; gross, 1921; stock, 10,0SS,
Houston-Quiet; middling, 1915; net re-
ceipts III; gross, III.
Louisvlle-Quiet; middling, 5B.
Exports of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-Coastwise 1921.
Mobile-Coastwise 405.
arleston-Coastwise 1917
mtngton-Coastwise, 100.
Norfolk-Coastwise 1852.
New York-To the continent, 100
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To the continent, 100.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain 9425;
10 France Z. 43S; to the continent, 6464.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1898
To Great Britain, 1925, 1888; to France 704.-
sS5; to the continent 2,5G6,9S2.
Liverpool. May 22.-The Cotton Exchange
was closed to-day.
New York. May 22.-To-day's cotton
market was a duh, dragging affair with
professionals in control but quite purpose
loss The market opened quiet at I'M
changed prices to 5 points advance, then
improved slightly on unfavorable crop ac-
counts and bu,lsh statements from cot
ton goods markets; but subsequently sof-
tened under forecast for rains during the
next thirfy-six hours in the South Attain
Tic and Gulf states, where more or less
damage by drought has been reported.
Bulls and bears alike manifested an I'M
Willingness 10 make a decided step for
ward in the absence of news from Liver
pool since last Friday, more particularly
as tbe accounts concerning the condition
of the crop were anything but harmonious
Another drawback to the assumption OF
obligations was The absence of backing
from outside quarters In the shape of in
vestment orders. A the close the market
was quiet and steady with prices one TO
three points net lower.
New York. May %, noon.-Cotton flu
lures opened quiet May, 5.s9c; June. 5.sSc
October 5s2c; November, $500; December,
597c; January sole; February, 6.O4c;
March, G.09c; April, Gle
4 D. injection futures closed quiet and
steady; May, 5.S6c; June, $3.50; July 5.S9c,
August. 5.9Oc; September, 5.S6c; October,
5.s9c: November. $500; December, 5.95c;
January $780, February, 6.02c; March,
6.C6c: April, 6.O9c.
New Orleans, May 22-Cotton futures
quiet and steady; May, 567c bid; June.
5.71d5.72c; July, 5.73Q5.74c; August, 5.67G
5.6sc; September, 56Sq5.64c; october. $3.50
5.64c; November 5.6fN565c; December 5.67
d5.6e; January, 5.710572c; February SAG
5.75c; March. 5.7sa5.79c.
New York, May 22.--Hubbard Bros. &
Co. say OF cotton: THE European holt
days will continue to a partial extent the
entire week and we can hardly expect
much activity until the market reopens.
Crop advices continue favorable through
out the cotton belt. A small section of
the Eastern Gulf states and Georgia alone
needing rain. Nevertheless the trade as
a whole feel that the continued good
trade in cotton goods must be reflected
in the price OF the raw material. notwth-
standing the enormous stock of cotton we
have piled up during the past two years.
Consumption everywhere is at its maxi
mum. and had we prospect for a much