The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-02

cent. below the lowest acceptable rates China
business i'll quantity has almost ceased, but
the buying already done has put producers in
a strong position: most kinds suitable for that
market are firm and well sold: for other direc-
tons transactions are light, buyers combining
their purchases to requirements. Home trade
houses are buying more freely, although the
movement is slow; speculative purchasing is
not apparent in any section, and at current
prices buyers are very cautious. The position
of producers, though fairly strong, is slowly
weakening in some cases. Although the daily
business tends to check the downward move
ment. since sellers are not anxious to accent
the extensive forward contracts at present uIl-
satisfactory rates Inquiry for export yarns is
poor. Home consumers are doing little more.
ually have been of little weight, althou2 h
they have occasionally been rather more nu-
merous. China shirtings and sheetin2s are
finn but inactive. There is little inquiry for
India shirtingS at current rates. but producers
have taken more small orders at prices which
they would not accept on Friday There is
but little demand for printing and other finish
ing cloths stocks are tending to increase.
Heavy goods are quiet, with moderate miscel-
laneous business.
NEW YORK. February l. - Green & Co.'S
report on cotton futures says lit has been a
quiet quiet market market again, but pretty steady, and a
slight change in values, principally in sellers
favor. From abroad advices come trihe
slack, and as figures for port receipts were
recorded, gaining tendency became appa-
rent, but selling orders were less plentiful,
and bidding strong enough to accomplish the
result noted. Large operators were supposed
to be pretty good buyers To start with, and
this stimulated local shorts into covering on
sales made yesterday. From to points al
vance was made, with partial set back, but
the close was still fraction above last even
ing and steady"
NEW YORK, February 1-Cotton-Net re-
eeipts, $50; gross, G,'s8 bales Futures closed
dull but steady; sales, 69,SUO.
February, 10 56Gl0 So; March, 10 66G10 81;
April, 10 1l9lO y; May, 10 77@l0 rs; ,une,
ql0 9O September, 10 41@1O IS; October. 10
OSogl0 %; November, 9 93l9 50; December, 9 80
@995.
NEW YORK, February Lotion steady
sales 300; uplands, 10 ll-l6; Orleans 10 1876 net
receipts at all ports. 1852 bales; exports to
Great Britain, 4,331 to France, -; to the
Continent. 7s5; to the Channel, -; stock,
9l4,6l2.
lures: February, 1864, buyer; February
March, 5 1864, buyer; March-April, 37-64,
5 AGA, buyer; June-July, 5 ~ "a, buyer; July
August, 5 Asa, buyer; August-September,
1854, seller; September, 1854, value. Fu-
lures closed steady.
GALVESTON, February Cotton quiet; mid
ding, 10; net receipts, S7S; gross, SIS; sales,
1907 stock. 81, $50 exports coastwise, =
exports TO Great Britain, 2,3O9; to the Con-
tinent, -; to France, =.
NORFOLK. February Cotton steady; mid
ding, 10 1-l6; net receipts, 1869 bales; gross,
receipts 1859; stock. As es22; Sales $50; exports
to Great Britain, =; coastwise. ,552.
BALTIMORE, February 1-CottOn easy; mid
ding 101s net receipts, 2057 gross 2, I5i; sales,
-; stock, D.34b; exports to Great Britain, 2UrS2;
coastwise, =: to the Continent, 49,; TO France,
-; sales to spinners, -.
BOSTON, February Cotton quiet; middling,
1884: net receipts, 57s gross receipts 1905; sales,
none; stock. exports TO Great Britain. -.
WILMINGTON, February L Cotton dull
middling 10 Lie; net receipts 80; gross receipts
32O; sales, none; stock, l3,2IO; exports coast
wise. Si2; exports to Great Britain -; to the
Continent, -; to France,
PHILADELPHIA, February Cotton quiet
mlddling I03l: net receipts TX; gross receipts
232 stock, 1912; exports to Great Britain,
-: coastwise, -; TO the Continent. -; ship
ments,
SAvANNAH, February Cotton steady; mid
ding, 95s; net receipts, $3.50; gross, 2,73e
sales, 80; stock, 1904 exports coast
Britain, =; to France -.
NEW ORLEANS. February I-Cotton easy
mlddl1ng, Us; net receipts, 5,llO; gross re-
ceipts, $50; sales. 2,OO stock 372 $50; exports
to Great Britain, 1885; TO the Continent, -
to France. =: coastwise.
MOBILE, February Cotton quiet; mid
ding, 91s; net receipts, 1873 bales; gross re-
ceipts, $50 ; sales 800; stock, 3, 567 exports
coastwise, III to Great Britain, -; to the
Continent, -.
MEMPHIS, February L. Cotton quiet mid
ding, 1916; net receipts ,2e4: gross receipts
2,l73 shipments, 1,500 stock, l33, S4l sales &c
spinners. -.
AUGUSTA, February 1.-Cotton duh - mid
| ding, To- net receipts, 352; gross receipts
-; sales. 3S4.
| CHARLESTON, February 1--Cotton firm; mid.
| ding, 10; net receipts ,S29 Gales gross re-
ceipts, ,S29. sales. zoo; stock. 1904 exports
| to Great Britain, -: to the Continent, -
| TO France. -; coastwise. 1909.