The morning news., 1897-04-16


Daily movements at other ports
Galveston-F'irm; middling. 71sc; net re-
ceipts 1885; gross, 1886; sales, 1873; stock,
1851, 4s
New Orleans-Firm; middling. 3-16c;
net receipts, 4097; gross, 4,442; sales 1850;
stock 199,7S6.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 7c; net receipts,
G7; gross, 557; sales, 800; stock, 1925.
leston-Firm; middling, 7c; net re-
Cepts, 37S; gross, S7S; stock, 22,014.
Wimin gton-Firm; middling, &c; net re-
cepts, 1874; gross, 1874; stock, 4974.
Norfolk-Firm; middling, &c; net receipts,
6i3; gross, 643; sales, liz; stock, 1857.
Baltimore-Dul middling, 77sc; gross,
1850; stock, 1892.
New York-Quiet; middling, 77-16c; net
receipts. 81; gross, 1.S4S; sales, SS5; spin
ners, 5Il; stock, 234, ,961.
Boston-Quiet and steady; middling,
'7-l6c; net receipts, 6s; gross, 1917.
adelphia-Middling, 1l-16c; net re-
ceipts, 76; gross, 649; stock. 6,150.
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, 5-16c; net re-
ceipts, So; gross, 81 sales, ass; stock, 2, 26O.
Memphis-Steady; middling, z 1-16c; net
receipts. 236; gross, 2S6; sales, 1,15O; stock.
Io,36i
St Louis-steady; mdding, 1-16c; gross
ABB; sales, 169; stock, 40,602
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, nc; net re-
ceipts, 3S7: gross, SS7; stock. 4,4OO.
Houston-Steady; middling, 71sc; net re-
eeipts, 982; gross, 982; sales, Is; stock, S,7S1.
LouisVille-Firm; middling, 7sc.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures, 1897.
Mobile-Coastwise. 324
avannah-Coastwise, 1,731.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1,176.
Baltimore-To Great Britain, 1881; to
the continent, 1271.
New York-To the continent, $50; for
warded, g.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 12Sl; TO France,
none; TO the continent, 2,10i
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week: To Great Britain, 49,.
Vls; 10 France. 72l; to the continent, 3d.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l, 1896:
To Great Britain, 2,782 $50; to France, 6l5,
ei6, to the continent, 1,7SS,95l; channel,
5lSl.
Liverpool, April Is, a p. m-Cotton. spot.
good business done: prices higher; Ameri-
can middling, 4 9-l6d; good middling, AID;
american middling, 4hd; low middling,
. Io-l6d; good ordinary, 3 13-l6d; ordinary.
o'sd. Sales 1900 bales, of which 800 were
Ior speculation and export, including H.
-" American. Receipts 3,400 bales, all
american. Futures opened quiet, but
S'Tady at the advance and closed barely
steady at the decline; American middling,
70" middling clause. April l-64d. sellers;
Aprll-May, 40i4 1-6ld, sellers; May-June.
5u' sellers; June-July, 3 63-6ld. value;
Suly-August, 3 62-64Q3 63-64d. sellers; Au-
ENst-September. 3 59-6id, sellers. Septem-
u'r-october. 54-6id, buyers: October-No-
''hper' 3 4S-6id. buyers; Novem ber-De-
,.ihper, i5-6lM3 1854 sellers; December
o'nuary, 45-6id, sellers; January-Febru-
'IN . 45-6id, sellers. The tenders OF to-
D'y deliveries were 200 bales new dock
t"ew York, April 15.--1n anticipation of
,De holidays the cotton market was mar
ana generally featureicss with trad
e n6ht and local The market opened
'l,Iy steady az unchanged prices to a
,hse OF points. The FIRST can was fol-
"'a 10y decline Of 2fI3 points under esti-
C'itsu large receipts az the ports Early
'lEn news was tolcraby favorable. but
.I ,'.-.I aayiees were disappointing and for "a
, a'iling was quite active. In the aft
'.'1h ,he market was easy and feature
aii points
e'" York. April i5 noon. Cotton fu-
t.l opened barely steady. sales 1850
'' Jhnunry 6.b7c. May. Tic. June.