The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-22

Stock same day last year .......... 975560
Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-Easy; middling 1-16c; net
receipts, 3.4O4; gross, 8,4O4; stock. 1928.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 11-16c;
net receipts, 1888; gross, 9,75S; sales, 1850;
stock, 1888
Mobile-Dull; middling, 57sc; net receipts.
rs; gross. IS; sales, 100; stock, 1871.
harleston-Nominal; net receipts 2;
gross, 2; stock, 1886
Wilmington-Firm middlng, &C; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross, III; stock. 1877.
Norfolk-Nomnal; middling. &c: net re-
ce.pts, 1881; gross, 1881; stock, 5O,195.
Baltimore-Nominal; middring, sac; gross
| 450; stock 1888.
New York-Quiet; middling, S-16c; net
receipts, 1,176; gross. 4,Sl1; sales, SIS; stock,
1894
Boston-Quiet; middnng S-16c; net re-
ceipts 1.135: gross. 6,311.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling 67-16c;
net receipts, II; gross, II; stock. $500.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Dull; middling, 5-16c; net re-
ceipts 256; gross, 256; sales, 81; stock, a.
4?s. ..
Memphis-Steady; midding, SIC; net re-
ceipts, 1904; gross 1907; sales, $50; stock.
90. 4e4. ......
st. Louis-Dull; middling, 15-16c; net re-
ceipts 1,449 gross, 41S6; stock, 74,327
Cincinnati-Qu:et; middling, csc; net re-
ceipts 492; gross, 1922 stock, $3.50.
Houston-Easy; middsing, &C.,, net re-
ceipts, 1854; gross, 1884; sales, $685. stock,
S2.7S7.
Louisville-Steady; middling 63sc
Exports of Cotton This Day
Galveston-To the continent, 195 .
New Orleans-To France, 800; continent,
$50.
Mobile-Coastwfse 1853.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 500
Norfolk-Coastwise 1853.
New York-To Great Britain, 1O7; con-
tinent 657.
Boston-To Great Britain 2,1O9
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To Great Britain, 5,S16; to France.
$780, to the continent, 5675.
Total foreign exports from ali ports thus
Gar this week-To Great Britain. S.711: to
France 300; to the continent. 1856.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1898
To Great Britain, 3,O57,399; to France
CSC .604; to the continent 2290O44
Liverpool. March q, / p. m.-Cotton.
spot, quiet; prices 1920 lower: American
m.ddling fair, sgd; good middling, 3 17-32d;
middling. l1-S2d; low middling, 8 5-32d:
good ordinary, 2 3l-32d; ordinary. 2 25-32d.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included $500 American; re-
ceipts 1000 bales, including 1900 Amerl-
can
Futures opened easy with fair de-
mand, and closed steady; American mid
ding. low middling clause March, 1850
3.17d, buyers; March-April, 3.16d3. I'D
buyers; April-May 3.l6Q3.17d, buyers;
May-Juue, 3.17d, buyers; June-July,
3.17G3.1sd, sellers; July-August, 3.17d31Sd
buyers; August-September. 3.17Q3. 1sd.
sellers: September-O October, AID sellers;
0
November December. 3.16d. buyers; De-
cember-January, 3.16d. value; January
February, S.16d, buyers.
New York, March 21.-Trading in cotton
futures was quite active to-day. The mar
ket made a steady start with prices un-
changed TO points higher, and still later
advanced 3a4 points more, the more prom
fnent being due in part 10 better cables
than had been expected In view of the
sharp decline developed here yesterday
The strength of the market was increased
by liberal buying orders from Wall street
parties, and also by houses with New
orleans and other Southern connections;
the buying orders from the South were
generally directed 10 the old crop posi-
ton. There were some selling orders for
Southern account for the remote deliver
les which gave color to reports more or
less generally in circulation 10 the effect
that new crop preparations Were being
pushed in the cotton belt with great ener-
gy.
Later this factor became prominent In
causing a selling movement which result
ed In a decline Of 4G6 points from the
highest figures Of the forenoon. The morn
ing advance was In the face of heavy SELL
ing for foreign account. In the afternoon
the market developed irregularity, but
covering set in on a very liberal scale
and caused a sharp rally.
The general undertone of local sentl-
ment however was bearish, largely on ac-