The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
COTTON.

That active trading mas started was
shown by further transa elton to-day, the
total spot being 500 bales With this inn
provement the market seems to be stead
lily advancing, the advance of lsc on Sat
urday being followed to-day by a further
rise of Lice The demand has exceeded
the sanguine expectations of the trade,
and the chances are that with continued
taking on the part of spinners, the dem MA
will improve enough in the next few days
TO push prices to the Sc point for gond
middling. Brokers report their customers
selling right along, but they say it is at
prices which thoroughly justify it. The
best prices of the easent are not being
paid, and many holders are letting their
cotton go, RAJ Their than run any chances
of over-staying the market Others have
faith in higher prices than are now be.
ing offered and decline to sell for what
exporters are paying at present.
The following were the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middlng ..........................7 11-16
MiddlinS .................. ...............12
Low middling ...........................7 3-16
GOOD ordinary ...'...'..'..-............6 Ills
Ordinary .......,...-.... Nominal
Market steady; sales. 500.
Savannah Receipts, Exports and Stock
Receipts this day ...................... 1896
Receipts This day last year.......... 4178
Receipts this day year before last. g. 40
Receipts since Sept. l. 1899. ........ 724 1856
Same time last year observation-disclosures $3.50 6iS
Same time year before last....... 937 700
Exports, coastwise this day ......... 4 1892
Stock on hand this day............... 125, 691
Same day last year ....................I2 O pa
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this day observation-disclosures. 80 1872
This day last ar................ q 1862
This day year before last......... 29lS
Total receipts since Sept l, 1899. A. 4lS, 02O
Same time last year ................. 6, 494 900
Same time year before last........ C, 377. 639
Stock al the ports to-day............ $50, 424
Stock same day last year........... /, O93 ST
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-F1rn; middling. ~; net re-
ceipts, $40; gross, $40; sales. $40; stock,
173,4SS
receipts, 1852; gross, l0,6l2 sales, 1900;
stock, 1888, pa.
Mobie-steady; middling, 71z; net re-
ceipts, 2,l71 gross, 2,l71; sales, SO0 stock,
AZ, 677.
Charleston-Firm; mIddling. 7-16; net
receipts, 1,OS1; gross. 10S1; stock, 20, AT.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, IN; net re-
ceipts, $50; gross, $780, stock 1881
Norfolk-Firm; middliug, 1916; net re-
ceipts, 2032; gross 2,OS2; sales, 1,4Sl; stock,
Al 1888.
Baltimore-Nominal middling IA
gross, 1885; stock, 15,6lo.
New York-Steady: middlIng, IA net re-
ceipts. 1'OOS; gross, 4,769; sales, 1900; stock,
125.101.
Boston-steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, sol; gross, ], l67.
Philadelphia-Firm; m ddling, Sh; ret re-
ceipts' ISL gross, 25l; stock, 11,25S
Pensacola-Nee receipts, $780, gross,
ESQ.
Daily Movements a. Interior Towns.
AuguSta-Eirm. f,1idd1iDO ole not ra-
ceipts, Si6; gross, III; sales, 1901; stock,
51.75O
Memphis-very firm; middlng, 7 9-1s: net
receipts. 2,7l5; gross, 4,Z7S; sales. 300;
stock, 1863 427
st. Louis-Firm; middling, 0-16; net re-
CENTS, 800; gross, 1,732; stock 97413.
Cincinnati-Quiet midding, ~; net re-
ceips 26l6; gross, 1856 stock. 14,5Oi.
Houston-Steady; mddling. 9-16; net
receipts 410s; gross, 4,lOS; sales, 1866
stock, 105,S1O
Louisville-Quiet; midding, 7%.
Exports of Cotton This Day.
Galveston-Coast wise, 5s5.
New Orleans-To Great Britain, 1875
to France. 400; to the con tinent, 1850
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1882.
Charleston-Coastwise. 1,52O.
mington-Coastwise, 400.
Norfok-Coastwise, LII.
New York-To Great Britain, LOIS; 20
France. $50; to the continent, 500.
Pensacola-To She continent. ESQ.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day To Great Britain, 1896; to France,
1850; to the continent 1920.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week. To Great Britain, 81, sos; to
France 1850; to the continent 25.24S.
Total foreign exports since Sept. /, 1899:
To Great Britain, 1,2O3. pa; to France, 4Sl.-
1888; 10 the continent, 1882, 1853.