The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-25

Oats-SpOt was l2C. 70 lC. lower. Snlee 1Sb, UDU Duhn.,
white on private terms, free on board sno1t FOR OK.
a5cs'; No. = mixed. 1000 at a" PS4i a 1ESt; no. 8 8 DO.
10 ss''& : mix mixed Ir'e Gsiiae is'I'a a.i ~ .Sf;i CO. tf %si'ei ni ssSi
10000. hS2 oc.; do. white. poaslc. Futures easier.
No sales.
s,o,oms Opening. HIGHEST. 1o~e''. c' So N: 81;
Wheat opened weak at a decline OF lie. with Liver.
pool cables al+d. to Pad. lower and continued free
Iipc to lac. following the West aud on local shorts
covering; sold OF &c. to 9i2c. on heavy unloading
bush. on both coasts, as reported by Bradsfrcsfs.
with late cables easier, september selling as low as
under the highest prices reached on Monday. Prices
rallied i+c. on local covering, and the close W as steady
with speculation active under considerable excite:
ment and fluctuations very irregular. Corn opened
cables ia,d. to Sid. lower. also following, the
slump at the West, With fair foreign selling and ioea!
active, Dat. were dun and nominally ,ac, lower.
dasion in cver y was the prevailing feature Of to.
days market. There was a manifest change in the
operators. who have of late been on the long
,tds, ava, NJ tneasStvss OF the bulge on yes,
was only one conspicuous effort made to
steady. prices to-day. ami that proved unsuc.
gin between CSC. ami sl.OO wheat. and after an ad-
vance Of Soc. a reaction was fully due. Liverpool
seaboard reported so loads taken for export: Clear.
ances were 10000 bush, A further break OF half as
would probably lead to liberal repurchases BY
the interest ths, sold sold so ,h freely on top of the Sd;
realizing. one concern letting go in the neigh.
Of ZIG. from , tpf prices yesterday. The country was
also a heavy seller. The contract stock now in store
the break is sufficient for the present. oats-The stu.
alton in oats was the same as In other grain; Big re-
ceipts and general liquidation caused a decline of &c.
FLorF-The trading was quiet. Buyer. were hold.
f"r ~ art ,rt,aa pln.nI = - AN Ny-ns Gataa
v,lOO Dbls.
Receipt. . Ps{ss1'. 5 Sqss;;
Winter in bhls: superfinc. ss. log $3.50; No. 3 OK.
s e! g ! Sps! ss:5 q s s'5:'sS Gls. st:i .sss.;4 R1,f .%9ss's &C.
s4,7oGs5.2o; patents, e5.4o&s5.6o. MIL Feed-Bran
JJS 81 s.. and I'd easy s.'. S7 %sssefn f }SS ss. = s 500 Ss' 40 u.s.
coTroN-The liverpool market opened steady at 3
points over Yesterday. New orleans showed a sharp
advance on August, that month being IL points up,
wns very irregular an opened unchanged TO 5 points
advance. deci:ntns 5tos points on an month. hn.
August Is points over yesterday and other months ?
caused some local shorts OF the near months to cover
freely. and 1t Is evident that a corner will
ssn,i m n e, on se ani' b %Snns' S sS sew her 0s'e ana
Liverpool appears to be anxious 10 cover in this
pectcd. showing considerable rust, although The gen.
eral outlook is for a very large crop: The spot mar
lands and Sic. for milling su,f,. with sales Of IS
bales to spiuners aud 500 bales delivered on contract.
Rccrip0 ut the ports today. $50 bales. against
3.6O5 mles las; week and 0,s26 last year. and thus
far this week l5.Hss, against 1851 last week.
The Southern spot markets were generally I'M
changed. although Mobile, Savannah. and Charles.
ton were i.C. higher. The interior movement showed
receipts of lsI bales at Augusta. against 1873 last
week and l,Oll last year; Memphis. 3 bales, against j
last week and 3lb last year; 81. Louis. no receipts.
against 80 last week and 2 bales last year; Ciurin.
natl, - bales. against none last week and ~ last year:
Houston. :, 500. against SOS last week. 9.l34 last
year. shipments We're 81 bales from Augusta, 40
from ST. Louis, 13 from Cincinnati and 5,bep from
morrow are 2. 800 to 5000 bales. agatnst 4.223 last
week and 4.6i7 last year. Augusta, Ga. Aug. is
II feel that the largest cotton crop ever grown
In this territory is practically assured" West
failei very much during past five days. Con-
siderable complaint of shedding. Some good farmers
say crop will not exceed last year" Rome, Ga, Aug.
2O.-"Since 9Oth ult., weather has been favorable for
arCe AMI promise an abundant yield. Cotton plant Is
exceptionally large and heavily fruited. Continued
rans and cloudy weather have developed a heavy
weed and thick top growth. Since June practically
no complaints. and only fear now is OF too much rain
and cool weather. Conditions are favorable for an
excellent staple" Admission. Ala. Aug. Ell" Recent
Ga, Aug. 2l.-"Past week decidedly nnfavorable for
crop. Heavy rainfall caused considerable damage on
sandy lands. Therefore prospects for q full yield from
nbout Onc-third OF our territory are less favorable
two-thirds, and with clear weather for next fortnight
we see no reason why crops in Georgia and South Caro-
lima should fall much below maximum yield OF the
past. Continued wet weather has delayed receipts
fully two 10 three weeks late. Don't look for frst
bale before l0th to 18th Sept" Futures opened &c
> points higher, but lost this, and declined s TO IL
points; recovered the loss. and In some cases adj
vanced 2 points, but reacted. and closed steady at @
net decline OF 2 10 4 points on all months excepi
August, which was IS points higher: Sales, 600. SOC