New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
BULLISH COTTON FIGURES.
PRICES GO Up A SHADE HIGHER

CONSUMPTION STEADILY EATING INTO THE
WORLDS VISIBLE sUPPLY-EFFECT OF BEAR
OPERATIONS At THIS POINT
The local cotton market yesterday was. usual
on Saturday. small and narrow. Total sales were
only 500 bales. In consequence OF lack OF out
side speculation it dog-eat-dog market The
room traders generally load up bullish market
early: then II the outsider does appear many
VINO make II their practice not 10 90 home long
overnight. let their holdings on each other, and
quotations sag. This has been the for several
days. The local market was strong yesterday early
on the general bullish news. and lost II all at the
close March opened points up S4l, rose to s4i,
then declined SIS bid, point over Fridays close.
Foreign advices strong. Liverpool after
opening l-64d down closed 2-6d. up. with the tone
very steady Spot sales big for Saturday
1880 bales. Manchester advices were encouraging.
Port receipts yesterday 327OS, against 1881
last year and $3.50 in 1893. New-Orleans expects
Monday p 800 to 1900. against 2e,s3l last year
Interior receipts showed marked falling off.
Memphis got $50 bales against 4,6s last year;
Augusta, 700 against l.642; ST. Louis, ss7. against
4O7 Cincinnati. ss7, against l4c7 and Houston oSs6.
against 1915 Houston expects Monday 1000 10
5000 against 1855 last year.
The Chronicles figures showed how the con-
sumption is steadily sapping the worlds visible sup
ply Of cotton The total visible supply OF all kinds
shows decrease OF 1892 baes compared with
same date OF 1894. falling off Of 4O2,ON bales from
corresponding date OF 1893 and decrease of 3IO73
bales from 1897 The total visible supply Is now
$50 bales against so iss S5 bales IN t 1874 ana t
supply is 3540.49O bales, compared with 4,0OS2 IN
1884
The visible supply OF American cotton, which was
bales IN OF last on September 10
$1,000 bales smaller tnan last year. Inc
amount Of this crop IN sight IS 5000 bales less than
the crop OF lsg2. which was bJOWv bales, the snort
est crop in nine years After this date In lss2- ~
there came into sight 900 bales. and in order 10
come into sight between now and september next
23i7GG) bales Liverpoois stock Of American is
more American aoat for Europe 81 600 bales less:
United States port stocks 2oe0o less United States
interior stocks. 5000 more Northern spinners
have taken Sl4s0l bales, against l223loi last year
and exports to date have been lSll2o2 Ddes against
2S2s 49i last year
These bush comparisons had the effect Of max
ing the German bear contingent on the Cotton
Exchange some more OF their short cotton
paper cotton" 1t was SAID yesterday on
the floor OF the Cotton Exchange that at
Sis every 100 bales OF cotton brought here from
the South TO I'LL contracts 80 far the Southern
holder has held stubbornly 10 his property refusing
10 part with his short crop at New-fork or Liver
pool prices the foreign consumer But the bale
full influence OF bear selling has deprecated the
value Of mis- product. Notwithstanding
The following crop news came from the South
arrived this morning with 2.lW bales. against over
5000 last week. With such perfect weather perfect
roads II looks like the beginning Of the end. cap
tains have all along maintained The swamps
hind the sugar-cane fields. usually at this time OF
the year filed with water to-day dry and hard
as asphalt. illustrating perfect conditions all this
winter 10 move the crop 10 market. but In the
nature of things this should very wet