New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-14
MOVEMENT OF THE COTTON CROP.
SECRETARY HEsTER's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ON THE CONTRACT MARKET

SECRETARY HESTER'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ON THE CONTRACT MARKET.
The cotton market closed yesterday to points
down from the figures W the day before. At one
time in the day prices were points higher March
cotton closed at s.S7 bid after selling at SAC The
market steady all day Oh the expectation OF
light receipts The receipts. as shown by the In
terror and by Secretary Hester's figures,
given below, light enough but the dulness
and lack of speculation led to decline In the last
half-hour caused by room traders parting with
their cotton. which broke prices from the top. The
total sales we're only 1890 bales. The thrty-one
leading interior received 10000 bales, against
$4,000 the previous week and 2Ne0 last year
Stocks at these towns are $4,000 bales against
900 last week and ass. 900 last year. IL VIII be
that stocks at these interior towns increased
5000 bales during the week and now $4,000 In ex-
OF last year The port stocks are now I,Wo
bales less than last year. Exports yesterday were
81 ABS 1900 less than the port receipts for the
day. The total port receipts for the week were
22 i54. against 231l57 last week and 3i2N last year
Southern spot markets were steady and spot sales
fairly good. Liverpool shows sign Of lessening
her daily spot sales which 1900 bales yester-
day at unchanged prices. Futures In Liverpool
Esd higher.
Georgia railway officials the floor Of the Cotton
Exchange yesterday said the shortage in that State
Is 20 per cent.
Buyers OF large French house said to be
returning from Louisiana and Texas. being unable
10 buy the cotton there at their own terms
1t will be seen by Testers figures, given below
that the movement for the week was 1900 bales
under that for the corresponding week in 1892 when
the crop 100000 bales. II is with 1892 that the
trade compares the present crop IN order 10 est-
mate the significance of the movement.
Secretary Testers NeW-Orleans Cotton Exchange
statement from September l. 1895, 10 December IS,
1885. Inclusive, shows Port receipts 2Sso57O bales
against i33 2S last year. 3i7si62 year before last
and S02 100 for the same time In 1872; overland to
mills and Canada, 3375 against $500 last year,
95l3 year before last and 1882 for the same time
I'm 1892: interior stocks in Of September l.,
504 54 against i29 3 last year. 372 3ss year before
last and APIS for the time IN 1892; Southern
mill takngs 1929 695 against 3i734 last year, 2052
year before last and 266.573 for the same time in
1892 crop brought into sight during l4 days to date
4141s against 5s68. 15S last year. 459OsIb year be-
fore and 4l7SS7S for the time in 1897 crop
brought into sight for the week ,fE, against
43i 1913 for the seven days ended December IL. last
year. 40 743 year before last and S35,569 for the
nrst thirteen days Of December. 6070So against $685.,
$50 last year. 1921 year before last and 6s6S4 for
the same time in 1892
The crop news received yesterday included the
following:
New-Orleans. Dec 13.-'The Houston Post yes
terday says only one-ffth oil mills In Texas
now running All but the blind can what this
means Ncksburg boat arrived with l,s00 bales,
against 1900 last week Captains Of these boats
think il present weather continues Mississippi
River will be about swept clean by January l. Mr..
c. Of Natchez, here yesterday; cultvates three
large plantations in Concorda Parish. La, and
Adams County. Miss; offers to bet anybody who
will go up and see that not per cent left or his
places