New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
FLrCTT 4TIONS ~ COTTON.


THE STAPLE STANDS THE SENSATIONAL NEWS
rrrrrR THAN SECURITIES
CONSIDERING The sensational character Of the news
Of ,he day. cotton did pretty we'll yesterday Com
pared with the break ln stocks 1t held up Srand'y
o,prnlng PAS points higher than vas expected on
Liverpool advlc,s. sIbscqucnt decline a0road'
probably due TO forehlniei Information from WASH
lngton lei 10 an easing Of prices here. The close
however. was steady a. net loss for the day OF
only 3qi points.
For the nr.t time this year stocks at the thirty
one counted interior towns fell below last years
siirply Yesterdays weekly roundup showed that
there were 10000 bales. against $4,000 bl-'s last
velr These stocks lost during the week 2'.oV0 bales
The receipts AZ THESE towns were 5000 bales com
pared with 500 last year. The Interior towns re-
porting Yesterday showed up extremely light com
uarcI with last year Augusta eDt li5 bales.
against 55 last year, Memphis, 4" bale. against
go: St Louis ies ba.os against $50; Cincinnati 80
ba.as agains, J5: Houston l5} ba's. against 4V''
Housion expects to-day 1850 - 200 bales, against
~ last year Secretary Hester save the amount
brought In sight Tor the week as lViv" D'e7'
against 1a.0O last year.
While the cotton supply Was showing such iniFN'd
signs OF exhaustion In this country The shipments
abroad gave no evidence OF slacken,ng. Yesterday
they approxmated $3.50 bales. including the varl-
GUS ports These Increased shipments are seen III
tn. swelling Of stocks at Liverpool. Stocks OF All
kinds In that port gained 260'O bales for the week.
but are still GCi 900 bales less than last year AMER
can cotton held there increased 2sr biieS LOT ths
week. but stocks OF this character are sun n'v"
ba.es below the stocks he'd at this time last year
They will need good deal more from t"'S S''' "
take them through. 800 ., IT.. o,
The l0oo bales OF cotton. for which freight room
was secure, by Greek house this week Tor export
was part Of 1000 bales, IT Is said. hrld hcie py
an operator In Nrw-Oreans. II Is SAID that az
tcmpts 10 shake out this cotton had lnuc1 10 ~
with the recent disturbances Of the market mere ana
I'm Liverpool Now that It Is all cared Tor ana
normal conditions prevail again, the cotton market
will be benefited. ,.u1.-
Secretary Testers New-Orleans Cotton Exchange
crop statement from September lSso 10 fepfu.iy
2s 1886 inclusive: Port receipts. +,+'Slio pa'es'
against 6S2Sl2 last year 5,lSbS2b year before IS'
and i2tS 49, for the same time IN 1873 oV'rndlI 10
mills and Canada 6,n,.3f7 bales against $500 ihst
year Gs3 i13 year before asst and pSb FOR me stlr
time In 1896: interior stocks In excess or september
l. 30 .G14 bates against :.soE last year -r5-" Itl
before last and 5000 for the same time III .o--3s
Southern mill idkings. 5f9iJ2 ba."s AGAINST DOL 90
last year OS6 year before last ana "tp'o TOT ti'
same time in 1893: crop brought in;o slgnt rom rom
: ptembcr to date. 6O2lSS9 bales, AGAINST Soo'.l-
last year. b6l65H year before last. ana D'f'3f' sol
the same time In 1899; crop brought INTO slsht IoI
the week. 1S bales. against ls.ih Tor inc S'Nr'
daVs ended February - last year Hb'oh year o'oir
asst. and 81 34 for the same time III 49,, ,ioP
brought into sight for the nfst tWrh'N-e!sHt hnYH
of February Al 300 bales. against 3-i- IuS' y'ni'
1862 i}G year before last, ana 1880 ior the s'ii'
time In 1893.