The morning news., 1897-05-04


Receipts and Stocks at the Ports.
Receipts this day Neutrality-suspicious.. 6,194
This day last week .................. S,151
This dav last year ................... 7,426
This day year before last .......... S,863
Receipts past three days ............ 1882
Same days last year ................. 12,592
Same days year before last ..,..... 5,44
Total receipts since Sept. l, &C.,. c, ,443. 325
Same time last year ...............,.4,y 4,yl5,l9l
Same time year before last .......7 731, 265
Stocks at the ports to-day ......... 476,741
Stock same day last year ............ 407, 275
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Galveston-Steady; middling, III; net re-
cepts, 696: gross, 1873; sales, 1S; STOCK,
81, 365.
New Orleans-Niddling 9-16; net re-
ceipts 42S0; gross, SAB; sales, 400; stock,
122,7l1.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 77s; net re-
ceipts $50; gross, 800; stock, 1871
Charles ton-Firrn; middling, 72s; net Te.
Ceipts g.; gross, 81; stock, 2S,602.
Wilmington--Firm; middling, 79s net re-
ceipts q; gross, q; stock, 4,523.
Norfok-Steady; middling, IL; net 20,
ceipts 536; gross. 7S6; sales, IA; stock, 15
696.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, Z 1916;
net receipts, none; gross, 600; stock, 12409.
New York-Quiet; middling, IA; net re-
cepts none; gross, $50; sales, 9,4S6; SPIN
ners, 2i5; stock, 196,7S9.
Boston-Quiet; middling. 72; net re
ceipts 176; gross, 976.
Phnadelphia-Quiet: middling. 8; net lc-
cepts. S32; gross. S32; stock 5,937.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Alphabetically; middling, IA; net re-
ceipts, g., gross. e.; sales, 7O4; stock, l3,
S48
Memphis-Quiet, middling. 49, net re-
ceipts, 1853; gross, 1853: sales, 725; stock,
54,OSO
St. Louis-Firm; middling, 7-16; net re-
ceipts, 49; gross. 523; sales, 377; stock, 3d.
929
Cincinnad-steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts, III; gross, 112; stock, S,720.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 712 net re-
ceipts, S64; gross, 864; sales, Is; stock, 4.09I.
Louisville-Firm; middling, ia.
Exports of Cotton This Day
Observation-Disclosures, S99.
Mobile-Coastwise 2,100.
Savannah-Coas stwise, 1644.
Observation-Disclosures 1,125.
Whining gton-Coastwise, 500
Norfolk-Coastwise, 1,1S8
New York-To Great Britain 4915; to
France, 967; to the continent, S54; for
Warded, so.
Boston-To Great Britain, 4S1.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day: To Great Britain, 5,336; to France,
967; to the continent, S54.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
far this week: To Great Britain, 1885; to
France, S.017; to the continent, 1883.
Total foreign exports since Sept. !, 1896:
To Great Britain, 1852, ,S79; to France, $685.
740; to the continent, 1881
Liverpool May 3, p. m.-Cotton, spot,
fair demand; prices favoring buyers;
American middling, 4l4d The sales of the
day were 10000 bales, of which 800 were
for speculation and export and included
$500 American; receipts 9,400 bales, all
American. Futures opened quiet, with a
fair demand, and closed quiet at the de-
cline; American middling, low middling
clause, May, 10-64d4 11-64d sellers; May
and June, 9-6id buyers; June and July,
S-6iq4 9-64d buyers; July and August,
f-6l14 S-64d sellers; August and Septem-
ber, 44-6id buyers; September and Octo-
Der, 60-G4d3 G1-64d sellers; October and
November, 53-64d buyers; November and
December, j2-64d sellers; December and
January, JO-64d3 5l-64d sellers; January
and February, 3 50-64d3 51-64d sellers; Feb
ruary and March, 3 50-64d3 5l-64d buyers.
New York May 3-The cotton market
opened at decline of 2d5 points, and fur
ther declined sal points, with the tone
tinally barely steady at a net loss Of 76i12
points. The early weakness was due to
disappointing Liverpool cables, weaker
southern spot market accounts, unsatis-
factory trade conditions in this country.
lack of speculative support and advices
OF better conditions in the Mississippi
valley as the result Of a steady fan in the
river. Trading was chiefly by the local
contingent. In the afternoon. the market
was rather slow and featureless. with in
dlcauons pointing TO fun receipts. and
causing some fresh selling for short ac-
count. There was also some selling from
the south executed IN the afternoon.
New York, May 3, noon.-Cotton futures
opened quiet sales. 8.400 baes January.
o.I4t'sSc; May. 77lc; June, 743c; July.
H4fc; August, 7.47c; September, 712c; Oc-
6.9ic
New York. May 3, p. m.-Cotton futures
closed barely steady. sales 1880 bales;
january, 6.9ic; February 69lc; May, 7s4c;
June t5lc. July, 7ilc; August 7.4Oc; Sep
Iemper IC9c; October, 6SSc; November
osec' December 6.SSc.
New Orleans. May 3.-Cotton futures
easy sales. 1920 bales, May. TS5d7.Sec:
June, 1891 .3ic: July. 7.35Gl736c August
tio9il6c; September 6.72d67 73c: October.
1.S'e' November, 6.57a65sc; December. &. SO
@ee'Sle; January, 6.63Q6.6ic February. 6.6s
New YORK May s.-Rordan & Co. say
vi cotton; THE cotton market declined
o-uay' Liverpool was lower and the feel
,ls mat prices had advanced too RAPIDLY
bore fruit In heavy ana general lionidss,
uon. Ihere were spasmodic moments Of
S.lenglh' but the undertone was weak al
uey, Inc south was a heavy seller of the
~, crop And the belief IN lower prices
~, 1ne ate months continues and Is pro-
HIoun1ed. The bears insist the advance
, tnecked the demand for actual cot
49,. ". we think that facts do not war
~. ~. tnls belief and that consumers are
s waiting fof some decline. The crop