New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-04
HEAVY EXPORTS or COTTON.
HE DAYS SHIPMENTS 6s.3Os BALEs-FEATU RES
or YESTERDAYS MARKET.

THE DAYS SHIPMENTS 6s.s08 BALEs-FEATT RES
OF Yesterdays MARKET
Exports OF cotton from the ports OF America
yesterday JSSo6 bales The receipts at the
ports were only As PIC bales. yet the price OF con-
tract cotton at the close Of the day showed loss
OF to points from the finals Of the previous
day. one OF the factors In the weakness being the
size OF the receipts at the ports. 1t so happened
however that while the receipts were known before
the market closed the big exports not posted
until afterward. telegram from New-Orleans
said exporters showing signs OF an intention
TO buy largely this decline. and that the in
creased receipts at the ports due to purchases
already made by their agents in the interior IT
was said. also that banks were not advancing on
cotton as heretofore. and this fact was causing
selling by holders.
March cotton opened yesterday on the New-fork
Cotton Exchange at S39. or points up. then de-
ened s.25. which figure 1t closed. 1t was a
dull market. The early strength was on LiverpooIs
better showing. Futures were mp l-64Q2-sA there.
and spot sales were again up 10 1000 bales.
Receipts at the interior towns continue light
Houston got GIG bales, against 1911 last year. ana
expects to-day 5000 to 5000 against 1896 last year
Memphis got 1856. against 5.6s7; ST Louis. 1910
against zoos. and Cincinnati, 1888. against Dos
Port receipts 4526. against 6o,97S last year,
and 81 GIG In 1893 New-Orieans expects to-day 1900
to l4oo0 against 1890 last year. and 1880 in 1888
The American spot markets were lilo to Is lower
sixty-one buyers Of a leading Texas cotton firm
stationed In Northern Texas report receipts In that
section up to date at S42 900 bales against $4,000
last year.
Bears hammered prices on the duiness absence Of
outside specula ton, stop-order sales. receipts al
New Orleans and a denial from NELL that he would
shorty lower his crop estimate TO 100000 bales.
The following crop news came from the South:
eW-Orleans, Dec. 2.-Nice president of large
fertilizer works here says Texas oil mills buying
cotonseed within 100 miles of this city and carrying
seed back Texas. That they are giving his
works much trouble. Have advanced price OF seed
s. per ton.
New Orleans. Dec 3-John Parker, prominent
merchant also planter returned yesterday from
days horseback trip through interior. Says
Bolivar County Miss. 80 per cent OF last year;
Washington County 50 per cent of last year; Issa :
quena County same above. top crop: Chicot
County, Ark, 60 per cent OF last year East Carroll
Parish La, 40 per cent of last year:
Franklin and Rchland parishes, 30 per cent OF last
YEAR Tensas Parish. 50 per cent OF last year Web
ser Parish about 30 per cent Of last year that re-
ctipts TO date at Minden. La, 800 estimated bal
ance Of 1900 TO 300 against total
last year OF 1900. In every section visited crops
known: there is disposition to hold back i:
bring cotton and compress II there in transit
from Edwards depot, Bolton Delhi and other places.
Counties and parishes mentioned raised last year
plicit faith In anything said by Mr.. Parker.