New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25
COTTON STILL GOING UP.
A FURTHER ADVANCE OF TEN POINTS

ENORMOUS TRADING on THE NETWORK COTTON
Observation-Disclosures OF FIVE PENCE
POUND IN LIVERPOOL
Cation continued its Upward course yesterday Win
heavy trading and great excitement on the Ne"-
York Cotton Exchange. Prices closed last night
70 10 points highe: than the final figures OF friday'
The main causes of the advance were buying ior
Nev-Orleans accoInt and continued unfavoraoe
weather renorts from the South. The dry weather
in Southwest Texas remains unbroken' ana tne
weather map showed heavy ra!nf1ls In the A'lah'c
States THE Chrollcles" weather ana ciop report
was construed buliishly, as expected IL sao' nam
has fallen over the greater portion OF the eou'n
during the week. In most sections OF texas now
aver the precipitation has been light and the SOUTH
western portion of the State still needs moisture
Damage from various carses-boll worms sharp
shooters and sheddingis reported from districts OF
Texas Mississippi Alabama and Florida Picking
is progressing well in Central ana southern ieAas'
The Dallas special dispatch said:
Warm weather is causing cotton TO open ana
picking is in progress over the central ana sou,hcrn
portions Of the sta.e In South IeHaS tnets
os are es reported over the and fears
greatly. In some localities thsy ARE 1 Ssav over
Southwest and Southern Texas
Reports from New-Orleans say that boil worms
are moro general than ever before In North LOUISE
ana and they are increasing. At Fort Worth the
croo Is not frung well. and 80 per cent decrease ID
expected ,,x
The trading on the New-York Cotton Exchange
vas on an enormous scale, the total transactions
for the twohour session aggregatng upward OF 49,
ODO bales which Is the largest saturday haii-hon-
davis trading recorded for some time. January
closed at ss bid which is the highest price reached
Gov the last wear and a half. Spot cotton was adj
vanced 1-l6c Liverpool was higher for spots ana
futures. ..
The worlds visible supply OF American cotton de-
creased 100 900 bales during the week Atwooo Woo
,a,t C. 90 in another column call attention TO IN
terestin features of the cotton statistical POSITION
The mort receipts OF cotton yesterday were IN"
hales against 22OS last year. Galveston received
s, bales of new cotton against 4io last year, anu
New-Orieans SIT bales. against l52 new last year.
Five pence at Liverpool is freely talked or ahd
eight cents for October here. the latter closing last
night at 770gIIl
The following crop advces were received yes'es.
day among other dispatches
MONTGOMERY Ala. Aug. 2-Weather favorable
crop prospects, improving. Bottom crop poor; mid
die crop good. Crop is generally hfteen days ia'e'
9atcbez MIS- ss Aug Crop prospects point
q per cent below last year at present Weather un-
VicHsburg. Miss. Aug 1.-The last week has
been very unfavorable for the growth OF cotton
no sunshine and the nights cool Complaint con. con-
tinues OF rust blight, shedding ana rot Cotton::
worms are becoming general and the continual
worms are also doing deadly work Inc lnroaas OF
these two pests regarded with much anxiety.
tnues We will not make bale 70 I'VE acres
Port Gibson. Miss Aug @.The crop reports are are
plant is large but Poorly us Se Sna Ss sds
Union Springs, Ala. Aug. 2.-Too much raiS
Cotton crop getting poorer