The age-herald., 1897-11-13
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Nov 12.--The action of she cotton market was anything but satis- factory to the rank and file of the bulls. Starting steady today with prices
 points lower to points higher there was
 an interval of hesitation immediately following the call, after which the mar llet slumped badly. Ths spot market at Liverpool seemed to have cut loose from the market for futures, the latter show ing net advance of to 2 points instead of the net advance of points expected, while spot cotton held a gain of 1-16d and reported sales of 15,000 bales. Heavy receipts at ports and interior towns con- tributed to the weakness here with the | amount coming in sight considerably in excess of eahly estimates. The failure of yesterdays frost predictions to material ize in the cotton belt was another ele- ment of weakness. At the lowe st level prices showed a loss of 10 to 16 points, with the market fairly steady at a net loss of Il to IA points Sales today were the heav.est in many months Cotton quiet; middling, 5T; net receipts
 nome; gross, 4,2SS; to the continent, 50;
 forwarded, 6; sales, 900; spinners, 200;
 stock, 78,418.
 Weekly: Net receipts, 2,001: gross, 46- OPS; exports to Great Britain. 5,5s1; to France. 1879; to the continent, 5026; for warde, 22,043; sales. 4,713 spinners, 913 Total today: Net receipts, 61 $50; ex- ports to Great Britain, IS, 939; to the con tinent, 7,563; stock, S79,6sS. Consolidated: Net receipts. 405, ,s35: ex- ports to Great Britain, 134, ,125; to France, 7,379; to the continent, 127,653
 Totai since September 1: Net receipts. 2,S97,o exports to Great Britain, sSs.s7; to France 227,143; to the continent. G61.- 295.
 Cotton futures opened steady; sales. l4,4oo bales. January. 5.83; February, 5.S6; March, 5.90 April. 596; May. 6.O1: June, 6.07; July, ell; August, SIS; Sep ten1ber, 6.12; November 570; December, 5.76.
 CouSon futures closed steady; sales 2o1.900 bales. January, 5.69; February, 574; March, 5.79; April, 5.84; May 5SS; June, 5.9S; July, o.9S; August, 602; No yember, 6.53; December, 564.
 Spot closed quiet; niddlhng uplands 5zsc; mddhng gulf, 61sc: sales. 5000 bales.
 The following are uhe total net re- cepts of cotton at all ports since Sept. 1, 1897:
 Galveston, 7S9.4 .4S5; New Orleans, 6SS,- 709; Mobile, 1047S2; Savannah, 516, ,297; Charleston. 236.Sl4; Wilmington, 17S, ,4SS; Norfolk. 217.SS1; Baltimore 1O413; New York, 20,952; Boston. S00SS; Newport News, S,o3S; Philadelphia. 19.529; Brums- wick, 55.oS1; Pensacola, 19.l47; Port Roy al, .91, ,424; Total 2,S97,O7s bales.
 Liyerpool Cotton Market
 Liverpool, Nov. 12. p. m.--Cotton spot, good business done; prices higher: American middhng, fair 8 19-S2d: good 'nliddIing, 39sdi American middling, 8 9-32d; low n1addling, 5-32d; good ordi- nary, 31-32d; ordinary. 27-32d. The sales of the day were 15.00O bales, of which 800 were for specula tion and ex- port and included 100 American Re- ceip.s. 19.000. including 1S,9O0 American.
 Futures opensd firm with faHlr de- mand and closed steady. American mdd- dling l.. M. C., November, 1903 i4d buyers; November and December, 8 10 12d buyers; December and January, 3 11@3 12d sellers; January and Febru- ary. 11@2-12d sellers; February and March, 12d buyers; March and April, 13d sellers; April and May, 3 14d value: May and Juue, 3 15d buyers; June and | July. 16d buyers; July and August, ]