The age-herald., 1897-11-24
New York Cotton Market.

New York. Nov. 23.LToday's cotton market was narrow but without feature. The port receipts, 79.O53 bales, made g. new record exceeding anything in the history of cotton statisucs by S2,S27 bales.
 This mornings cables from Liverpool disappointed the trade here particularly as to th+ business in spot cotton. Pri- vate cables indicated that the demand from Manchester had dropped off and the general markets were unfavorafbly affected by general weakness in s3uth- ern interior market and free offerings of spot cotton from the south for any shipment. The market here openad at unchanged prices to a deotlne of l point, dull ard ruled steady with @ narrow van iation, advancing 1@2 points after the call on covering, but American turned weak with the more active posttio at the lowest level. showing a net loss of 2 to points ardd closing st 'ady with a narrow variation. advancing 1@2 points after the cal on covering, but American turned weak with the more active positions at the lowest level, showing a net Toss of 204 points and closing steady with prices finally 1 point higher to 1 point lower as compared with yesterdays closing figures. The main support of the market was covering in anticipation elf Thursdays holiday. There was also a little investment buy ing in good part for Wall street ac- counts.
 Cotton steady; middling, 5 13-16c; re- ceipts, net, 5S6 bales; gross 6,S94; exports to Great Britain, 3,643; continent, TOO; forwarded 4,SO0; sales, 901 spinners, 101; stock, SO,96S.
 Total today: Net receipts. 97.O5S; ex- ports tc Great Britain, S1,S75: continent, 700: stock, 957, ,016.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 241 675; ex- ponts to Great Britain, 77,511; France, D. 4S0.
 Cotton futures opened dull; sales, 1900 bales. January 5.71; February STA; March, 5.SO; April. 5.S5: May. 5.90; June. 5.94; July, 5.9S; August, SOP; September. 6.O3y October, 599; November 5.61; De- cember 5.64.-
 Cotton futures closed steady; sales, 1O1 AGO bales. January, 57O; February, 5.75; March, 5.S0: April, 5.S5; May, 5.9O; June, 5.s4: July, 5.S9; August, 6O2; Sep tember. 6O3; October, 6.01; November, 563; December, 5.65.
 Daily Statement
 GaIlvseton-Cotton st ady, quotations omitted; sales BPS; receipts, 1s,617: stock, 214, ,294
 Mobile-Quiet; middlng, 51sc; sales 5O0 receipts, 2,111; stock. S4,726.
 Savannail-Easy, middling. 3-16c: sales, 5.S5O; receipts. 9.S6O; stock, 12o,- 231.
 Caafeston-Quiet, 5 S-16c; receipts, r. 565; stock, 54,S63.
 ;WDlmingt middling. 5 7-16c receipts 2,92S; stock, 33,960.
 Norfolk, steady; middling, 5hc; sales, 1,149; receipts, 9,7S9; stock, 6S,1n.
 Baltimore-Noninal middling, 55so: re- csipts LAS; stock 17,527.
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 Boston-Steady. middling 13-16c; re- ceipts net 1,556; gross 13,709.
 Philade1phia-6 1-16c; receipts SS5; stock 1O.2S1.
 Memphis-Steady; 5H; sales 5000; re- ceipts 6,725; stock 112.S40.
 Augusta Firm; n5ddling 7-16c; sales 452; rec .ipts 1.5s4; stock 42,059.
 New Orleans Steady; sales $500; mid ding 5Ac; receipts 4O,591; stock 295.4
 St. Lotris-Cotton quiet; mldldling 5-16c; sales 72O; receipts S.384 ship nrents 7,122; stock 5O.515.
 I,ouisyille-Cotton middllng 55sc.