The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-06

While there have been fluctuations in the
Liverpool market attributed mainly 10
conditions in the Transvaal, the erect was
MOI generally reflected in Southern spot
markets. During the week Liverpool open
ed one day at an advance which brought
the market 10 the highest point for sever
al years past, but at the closing on The
same day most of the gain was lost since
then that market has been steadily going
off There have been received by holderS
of cotton advices 10 sell on the present
basis but few are apparently acting on
this advice. This may be taken as an evil
dence that majority of holders of cotton
still have faith in better prices later on.
The local market was about the same
throughout the week. There were few
changes, but they did not change the sit
uation.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middl-ng ...............,.......'...l S-lo
Middling ........ ................'.'....'.l7
Low middling .......................''.-I l-Io
Good ordinary .................,.'.....6 s-lo
Ordinary ........ nominal
Market, quiet; sales none
Receipis-Tne receipts of cotton at this
mort from all sources for the past week
were 49, 46S bales upland and 297l bags sea
island, against p, 531 bales upland and 1,199
bags sea island for the same week last
year.
The particulars of the receipts were as
follows: Per Central of Georgia Railway
Il .9s1 bales upland and 254 bags sea island;
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
2S47 upland and ,462 sea island; Charles
ton and Savannah Railway, 1884 upland;
South Bound, All upland; Florida Central
and Peninsular, 2S2 upland, 6a3 sea island;
carts 7 upland, 80 sea island; Savannah
river steamers, 40 upland; Georgia and
loh TAI nnland
island.
Expor s-The exports for the week were
SO. 1856 bales upland and 490i bales sea
island, moving as follows: To Baltimore,
25c9 upland; to New York, $3.50 upland;
1929 sea island; to Boston, 6,937 upland; to
Manchester, $40 uplands, 2,4l6 sea island;
20 Havre, $3.50 upland, S5i sea island; to
Bremen, 57S9 uplands 405 sea island; TO
Genoa, 2,150 upland; TO Barcelona 4,S0O up
land.
Stock-The stock on hand and on ship
board to-day were 152,262 bales upland and
II 433 bags sea island, against 125,0l5 bales
upland and 1886 bags sea island at the
corresponding time last year.
Sea Island Cotton-The market is firm.
There were sales of 1,025 bags for the week
ending Friday, against sales of 1908 bags
for the corresponding week last year. The
receipts were 1,400, against 1,199 for the
same week last year This was the holiday
week and for that reason very little bus
mess was done. Following are the quota
tons:
Fancy Floridas ..................,...l6 @l6ls
Extra choice Floridas ............. .1519Q15&
Choice Floridas ........,..,..........5
Fancy Georgias .....................15 @15A
Extra choice Georgia ..............14&
Choice Georgias ...................,.l4AQ1 4A
Extra fine GeorGias ............,... 13%4 OLA
The receipts for the past week were !, 400
bags, against 1893 bags for the same week
last year.
Exports during the week were 4,9O4 bags,
moving as follows: To Manchester, 2.416;
10 Havre. IA; to Bremen, 405; to North
ern ports for domestic consumption, 1903.
Exports for the same week last year
were 2OO9 bags, of which no bags were
for Liverpool, 296 to Manchester, 100 for
Havre. no bales for Reval, and 1853 to
Northern ports for domestic consumption.
The total receipts since Sept. l, 1899. have
been IS. 72O bags. against 1855 bags for
the same period. last year
The total exports since Sept. !, 1899 have
been &c. sos bags moving as follows: To
New York, 30i bags, OF which 1905 bags
were for Manchester, $3.50 bags for Havre.
o60 bags for Bremen 30S9 bags for Liver
POOL 80 for Reval, 1856 bags for st. Peters
burg, N4S2 bags Tor uoinesuc cohSunhp-
ton.
The total exports for The same period
las. wear were 81 ,624 bags moving as fol-
,ows: To Great Britain. 1923 bags; to
France. 4. 500 bags; to the continent, $50; to
Northern ports for domestic consumption,
stock on hand and on shlpboard to-day
we're 1s.sO3 bags, against 1896 bags this
day last year.
cotton market: Receipts for the week. 147
Soss. exports. 345; sales 22o; stocks. 2.75O
Ouotations-Medium, lsc; fine, 1992Oc;
fully fine. 2lA92Sc.
The total receipts since Sept. l, 1899, have
been .OiO bags. Those for the same period
last year were 4,47S
The exports since Sept. !, 1899 have been
eo9 bags. against 1903 bags for the same
week last year.
savannah Receipts, Exports and Stocks:
Received this day ............'........ 2,9i5
Received same day last year ....... 2,73
same day year before last............ 4,T45
Received past week .,.,,.....,.,............,
Receiyed some week last year....... 2S,730
Received same week year before last. 29,77
Received since Sept. |, 1893. ......... 1854, $50
Received same time last year..... .S42, III
Reeeived same time year before last .49s
Fvnorts this dav. coastwise.. 2127