New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
EXPORTS LAST WEEK.
THE GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

York. August q. 1897:
CorroNCraat exci,en,en, prevailed the Cotton Ex
change sy FIR m oss the Safe ffebs been 0'
and that they have been taking much o- granted
crop conditions that ne uS esg h anr do
accident the growing crop THIS m0Tmns nn1 one
saoeS @ ons that the local shorts good
rlns with themselves suddenly. however after show
sales for Of faes Sny sS Som%nc3 SaSS % to doT@op
se be announced from the Exchange ros;rum until the
remarkable me-. . Of 2 TGlpoo MARKET a'@ closed FIRM
on the stroke Of the gong at II oSGk 9s rs, ManaT m aS
market opening on summer vas .shedue srsns ,06 Of een
recently witnessed frequently in The wheat p hg, for a
cali grea, rregulari,y and aSyy AnsbsI aI
contracts led with an advancT G & 10 pSn 1,eT With an
aalance Of % PORTS November with advance Of 2'a
an Si amos, p psrpendcuar Of gag points Paris lies
who have been for 5 long S Thy od hence The break
they sooner out han they made g9n'iSl b
market showed clean Of ?aa2s point. to the
Of long side Of the While sales Tnowrd
the business of nt,le than an hours duration
abop, the epe opanng but became BUYERS later Dur
ing the forenoon August ana , Tb wa,
plenty talk Of manipula on ahead for Ansns II not
VI, 's Sbi"S spot supplies are being while the pos
be Of ensara m b~ were 1ar, 9n,sd n az as
shorts Whatever the relston: Of The longs and shorts
viii active competition for the present stock ana
viii promptly absorb the receipts Of new Go,on FOR some
.i ub .radne very spasmodic Bears succeeded par
cs 9y ss22TSs sran shos upward toa
,io of 35G3s points The market closed firm and active
WIN qu9.is"s as IN S sbe Sa were q 400 bales up to u No.
81 900 bales and for the day 2le0oo bales OF this
an N c tales October Is 500 bales nber ioo bales
ocomher $3.50 bales January =" bales February 400
lal March and 9p bales April .
GRADES spot cotton advanced &c In the local
market afternoon in response 10 the improvement IN
% he 100 reported: isoo bales were contract
Quotations are now on tne , Dss' , 81 y ,n M ~ In sba
markets midd.ing quoted was as iohows' galveston
s5sned 80 se1dy s5c Seworleans F rn ieS sales. SO
bales Mobile nothing doing rs SaVann@h NT, STanE &C.
suo, !c Norfolk quiet &C. sales % bales. Baltimore
nominal SIC. Memphis firm i6c Ioc lower; SAFES
500 bales. Augusta steady. Tic. ST. Louis steady
cotton Exchange special Liverpool cab,esspot cotton.
export 500 bales American, 5000 bales receipts. 400
bales. American. 1000 bales middllns upland -
rbrary + S Mach s4sS MarcS-Apr s4sb:
sas September October. s51o: OCT 5h~rNoyember 3;ab
November DeeembsT a4ss; December-J"nuary S4''so
Actual the ports today footed up 1920 bales
early estimates Of 500 bales seeeps OF 4es
tota for far OF ls42 bales Estimates for
The entire weeks movement ranse between ZOO r ana
looking about 5000 bales Exporters are taking cot
,Re r;s p IS 30 4sS bales s5 bales q held
in NevYork. Ii. 2o7 bales at Sew Orleans ana s@ol
bulletin heavy have fallen again in the Savannah
Augusta. Charleston and Wilmington districts over sun
day with the official forecast indicating lte OF 10 re
.ief In sight While showers prevalent more cr Jess
generally the If the cotton bet" the Irecipa
ton Texas comparatively light and accounts from
that state favorable the staple. Enormous
quantities OF Paris green were said 20 be in transit Tor
have recently been v,ry numerous Manage already
been done in the ,tom ianar aecorng 70 reliable re-
ports where the plant has been infested by these "ors
The range OF contract prices fOilC"s' e...x