The morning news., 1897-07-17

St. Louis-Firm, middling Z 3-16; net re-
ceipts, 40; gross, $50; stock, 11,S4O.
Cincinnatf-Qulet middling, s; net re-
Ceipts, go; stock, 1925.
Houston-Quiet; middling 11-16 net re-
ceipts, 81; stock. 1,4S7.
Louisville-Demand fair: middling, s.
Exports of Cotton This Day
mington-Coastwise, 1874.
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1O1.
Baltimore-To Great Britain, u.
New York-To the continent, 1,169; for
warded, 32S.
Philadelphia-To Great Britain, 124.
Total foreign exports from al ports this
day To: Great Britain, 1856; to the conti-
nent, 6,24O.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 6,444; to
France, 2S9; to the continent, S,S73.
Total foreign exports since Sept. l. 1896:
To- Great Britain, 1896, ,95S; to France, $685.,
$50; to the continent 2,122,744.
Liverpool, July FIXTURES were in
moderate demand and prices steady;
American middling, 9-S2d; the sales of the
day, 5000 bales, of which 1000 were for
speculation and export and included 1000
American; receipts, 5000 bales including
2,S00 American. Futures opened steady
with moderate demand and closed quiet
but steady at the decline; American mid
ding, low middling clause, July 41Sq414d
bhJCAS ~ hAS -<Ah6uoA, HslAufs1oO DuS GISs
August-September, 409d sellers; Septem-
ber-October, 4O2q4O5d value; October-No-
vember, 361@362d value; Novem-
ber-December, 3.59d buyers; Decem-
ber-January, 9.57Q3.5Sd buyers; January
February, SD buyers; February
March, S5Sd buyers; March-April, 3.59d
buyers; April-May, 3.60d sellers.
New York, July 16.-Cotton opened firm
at an advance of 3d6 points. The opening
call developed a fair degree of activity,
with considerable buying for New Orleans
and Liverpool account. After the first
call there was a loss of 1d3 points, but
the market turned firm and ad-
vanced 405 points, prices finally
closing 6q9 points above yes
terday's close, with the market very
steady. While the market was not de-
cidedly active. the general phases were
firm, especially in the afternoon. There
was a sharp upward movement just be-
fore the close, on the covering OF shorts,
caused by a renewal of buying orders for
Liverpool account. The general run of
crop news is bullish. Liverpool advices
were somewhat disappointing to-day, as
to public market cables, but the presence
of news of considerable English buying
orders more than offset this feature.
New York, July Is, noon.-Cotton futures
opened firm; sales, 400; January 722c;
February. 7.26c; March, 7.2Sc; April. 1920;
July, l.OOc; August, 1.52c; Septem ber 1920;
October, 7.18c; November, 714c; December.
7.17c. .
New York. July 16, 4 p. m.-Cotton fu-
lures closed very steady; sales, $4,000
bales; January, 7.2Sc; February 727c;
March, 7.31c; April 7S4c; July, 1850; Au-
gust. 7.54c; September, 7.S4c; October 721c;
November, 717c; December. 7.20c.
New Orleans, July 16.-Cotton futures
steady; sales, $500 bales; July, 7Sic bid;
August. 7.5467. .55c; September. 7O7d70Sc;
October, 6.92@693c; November, 6.94d6 CSC;
December, 6.I@6 CSC; January, 7.0Od7. .02c;
February, 7.O3Q7 05c; March, 7.05a7 .07c.
New York, July 16.-Riordan & Co. say
of cotton: THE bulls In cotton had the
best of 1t again to-day. Liverpool seems
now to be the leader in the upward move
ment Prices there were unchanged this
morning. which, considering the strength
that market has recently shown, was sur
prisingly favorable. Our market opened
to points higher, January selling on
the first call at 7.22c. The hot and dry
weather still prevails in Texas, and 1t
was responsible for the advance. Some
selling by New Orleans and the south
caused momentary weakness, January de-
clning to 719c. But there was no real
pressure and the market slowly advanced
again and closed very steady at the top,
7.23c being bid for January. While we do
not think the crop in Texas has been in
jured, yet there is no doubt that a good
rain there would be very beneficial"