The age-herald., 1897-11-23
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Nov. 22-Today's cotton market has been the smallest for Some weeks past as to the volume of business. The scope of the market has also been narrow, a matter of S@5 points on the more active positions. Opening quiet but firm at an advance of 1@5 points. the market subsequently, improved until the net advance was 5@7 points, but the market was finally quiet with the net ad- vance reduced 2@3 points. Features were scarce. Trading was for the most part local and in the main of covering rather than in the investment buying, causing steadiness in the face of free move ment all the ports and indications or hp- eral receipts at interior towns.
 Cotton steady middling, ' 13-16c' Net receipts, none; gross. 9lOO; exports to Great Britain, 917; to France, lo,4oo; to the continent, 600; forwarded, 8.slS; sales, 300; stock, S2,S96 bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, S4,2F bales; exports to Great Britain, 2S,S49 France 1.04o; continent, 13 652; stock, so6,S25
 Conso.idated; Net rec ipts, 144S62 bales; exports to Great Britain, 42.SS6.
 New York; Nov. 22.-Cotton futures opened outlet, firm and steady; sales 5,20O. January, 5.7O; February, 515; March. 5.SO; April, 5.S6; May, 5.91; June, 5.9e; July, 600; August and September, 6.o5; November and December, 5.6f.
 Cotton futures closed quiet; saies sO.- 600 bales. January, 571; February, 5.75 March. 5S0; April, 5.S5; May, 5.9o June 5.95; July 5.99; August, COS; September GOA; October, 600; November and De- cember, 5.65.
 Consolidated statsment: Net receipts. 4562; exports to Great Britain, 4S,S36; France, 9,4SO continent 47,so5; stock, 906,S25.
 Total since Sept 1: Net receipts. B. 44o.625: exports to Great Britain, 1,O7O.- sS6; France, BOT 1915; continent, S551S7
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, Nov. 22.-Cotton futures closed dull; sales, 1,50O bales. Novem- ber 5.29 nominal; December, 5.27; Jan uary, 5.34@535; February, 5.59@5.40; March, 5.44@5.45; April. 5.4s@5.50 May, 5.55@5.56; June. 5.6O@5.61; July. 565@5.66.
 Liverpool Cotton Market. s Liverpool, Nov 22.-Cotton; spot, good business done; prices, steady; American niddling, 3Ad; sales of the day were II, 600 bales, of which 1000 were for spec ulation and export and included 14,200 American.
 Receipts, S,1OO bales all American.
 Futures opened and closed with mod crate demand American mfddling l.. M. C.: November, 3 I'd bid; November and December, Tod sellers; December and January 8 09@3 Tod sellers; January and February 0903 Tod sellers; Feb ruary and March, Tod sellers: March and April, 1O@9 lid sellers; Aprl and May, 3 11@3 12d sellers; May and June. 13d sellers; June and July, 3 Id value: July and August, 1903 led selers Au- gust and September. 3 1sd sellers.
 
 Chicago Live Stock
 Chica go, Nov 21.--The small supply of cattle made buyers more anxious than usual to take hold. and trade stmted tim earlier than ordinarily, the gnaater part of the desirable offerings being dis posed of before noon. There were a godd many choice fat cattle of medium and heavy weight, and such lots were readily taken. Sales of native beef cat- tie were made at $3.S0@$5.4O for poor to prime grades, the bulk of the trading being at s4.4O@5.10. The stockers and feeder trade was fairly active at the usual wide range of prices, stocl1ers bringing s3.25@3.75 and feeders sS.SO@45O.
 Calves sold at from s60O@6.6O for the best lots western rangers at $3.5O@4.15 for steers.
 Trade in hogs was active and the greater part of the hogs ccanged hands early in the day Pricss were stronger and largely 6c per 100 pounds higher, the bulk of dd1e offerings going for $3.45@3.55. Common heavy packers sold at $3.35@ $40 and prie shipping lots sS55@3.60. The average quality was very good and there were a good many light weight hogs.
 Prices for sheep and lambs were steady with fairly active local and