New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
COTTON MARKETS STRONG.
DECIDED RISE HERE AND ABROAD.
PORT RECEIPTS HARDLY MORE THAN HALF THE
EXPORTS YEsTERDAY-BULLlsH NEWS
FROM TIE SOUTH.

PORT RECEIPTS HARDLY MORE THAN HALF THE
EXPORTS Observation-Disclosures NEWS
FROM TIE SOUTH.
The cotton market moved up sharply Yesterday on
further evidence of a col.aps!ng movement Tee pro
portions of the shrinkage be appreciated by the
statement that the port receipts yesterday were not
much more than half what they on the Ccrre-
spending day in 1898 when the crop was ',J"VV
ba.es In exact figures. the port receipts yeste.la!
were 25S27 baes against $50 las; year and oSoSN
in 1893. The exports yesterday were 1000 oaies' OF
rear.y doube the receipts at the ports the Chroh-
icles" weekly compilation showed that the W'rld's
visible supply of American cotton, which on Sep
;ember ! exceeded the supply Of the corresponding
day last year by 5l10oO bales, has now shTank 10
232 TO bales than the supply at his time 'as
year The visible supply OF all kinds IL 23TO "a IS
less than at this time last year. The amount OF cot
ton in sigh, this crop is now S,29SI6 bales against
4f;s5l3 last wear a falling off thus far of l2ll""
bales below last year The bulls say 1t should not
be forgotten that for weeks the present crop was
rushed to market to ge, the benefit OF the hish
price then prevailing or the comparison wou.a De
much stronger.
on these bul,sh indications az to the shortage OF
the crop prices advanced 2-64d 364d in Liverpool
and c.osed steady on the New-York Cotton Exchange
quotations advanced Il to II points and closed firm
On the curb points bid over tn Official close,
March selling at $40. The New-Or.eans market fol-
above parity with this market. however.
Reccpts at the chief interior towns were as
scanty as they have been on any day recently
Hous IN got 6sls bales. against 1l2l5 .ast year and
expects on Monday 1000. against u.il3 last year
Memphis received 255l baes against 549G last year
Cincinnati got 1.007 bales. against 2.3C9 last year
The Southern spot markets generally Is to
Lice higher New-Or.eans sold $500 bales al
unchanged figures and Memphis $3.50 at unchanged
figures Galveston sod 7O3 ba.es at sc advance Mo-
bile 2i0 at &c advance. Savannah 305 at Lice. ad-
vance Norfolk Augusta ard NewYork SHOWED
l-16c. advance. Lverpo spot sales were 1000 bales
which was consd cred very good for half-ho.iday
"Bradstreets" Galveston correspondent says that
the popular estimate of the size OF the crop OF
Texas is under 100000 bales.
The Chronicles correspondents throughout the
cotton belt telegraph that picking has been com
plcted in many sections and is approaching com
pletion in others.
Ncw-Oreans expects to receive 1900 to 5000
bales on Monday against 22.S6 on the corresponding
day last wear The movement last year. with
which Mondays receipts must be considered, was
1885 bales.
Port stocks now 1922. against l,l3SNi last
year. decrease Of 10000 bales
Continued good trade reports are coming from
Manchester while the financial and political
troubles and gold exports. say the bulls 40 not IN
crease the size OF the crop by aing'e bale, and II
every speculator In South African mining bubbles
bursts he ana MS ldfllN VII. nave " "fdi 'ot'oi'
clothes instead OF wool.en Bear arguments al.
seemed TO be dead last year birds nests yester-
day The private adviccs regarding the crop situa-
ton IN the South received yesterday contained the
following Taken in connection with the fact thai
killing frost did touch some OF the richest cot
ton lands Of Texas until December q las; year. the
present situation is not particularly bearish;
Nev-Or.eans, Nov. 23.-Temperaturc y above zero
Palestine Tex, II above zero Amarillo; not con
ducive further growing of cotton. Texas Govern
mcnt reports heavy rains In East adf central Texas
this morning Exporters are particularly anxious TO
get cotton IN New-Orleans:
New-Orlesns Nov. 23.-Advices OF most unques-
tionable character received from Tcns1s Parish,
largest parish In Louisiana, which raised 5000 bales
last year. say the following: Crop n this section
not exceed 20 per cen; OF last year. and think her
crop a little better than her neighbors - This has
reference to the large river parishes of ConcOrda
Madison East Carroll. Point Coupee, which with
Tensas raised over 10000 bales asst year
Goad. South Texas. Nov. Dor mill closed for
season: unable 10 get seed.
DalIas Tex. Nov. 2S.-Bitter cold norther arrived
yesterday afternoon. Cotton dead as door nail.
Powle Tex Nov &.-Reccipts 1000 this year:
last year 400. Expect 1900 more, against last year
500
New-Orleans Nov. 23.-Secretary Hesier's weekly
New-O Orleans Cotton Exchange statement shows
falling off in the movemcn: into sight compared
with the seven DAYS ending this date last year IN
round figures Of 10000 bales. Win The same days IN
1899 OF 600 FOR the twenty-five days Of Novem
Der the total shows a loss from last year Of 1900
from the year before last OF 2s0,On and from lS2
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