Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-24
Sinrk In sIuhI.
COTTON MNuk lGTs.
New York CLOSES StcndI AZ u Net Cnin
of One To EIrNrm EninIs.

NEW DIRK July % III cotton market
opened steady with prices > points higher to
/ point lower. Old crop months shows iiimness
ON the first call and continued to lead throughout
the session. white the later months at best
showed an advance of 3 to . points. The market
points. chiefly on the old crop positions. rhe
advance In August was varIously attributed to
ter selling basis FOR the new crui, muntis. \
demand to cover short contracts also partially
explained III" rise. In II general way the market
was made firm by unsatisfactory ana conflicting
weather reports, indicating "a serious need OF
rain In central ana southwestern Texas. and
possibly too much moisture FOR the Atlantic
states, Pending further developments as to tho
true situation in Texas. traders on both sides OF
the account ATE disposed to bc conservative.
Futures closed steady; sales, ,l,OOO bales; LAM
uaity, 5000; February. $40. March, SIl4; Aprii.
October, 500; November s., December, sos.
gulf, a3-l6c. middling. 5-ldc; receipts, gross,
go bales; exports To Great Britain, G6 bales;
tn the continent, 800 bales; forwarded, 10 bales;
Weekly: Net receipts. none, gross receipts.
1906 bales; exports to- Great Britain. l7a5 bales;
to France, 800 bales. To the continent. 9,OSA
bales; forwarded, LBS bales; sales, 9,266 bales:
sptnnrrs. 1896 bales, Total today: Net re-
r"ipts, 9l6 bales; exports to Great Britain, 9ts
bales To the continent. Leg bales; stock, no.
iaa e &"i Exports sG tn G%sat nrl, ng' a] sSli'P Ssiies "a "a
France, llCi bales; To the continent, d@3 bales.
Oli bales. exports to Great britain, 2,saS,9I5
bales: to France. 699, 5lj bales, to the continent.
| 9.lS3,G COZ bales; channel. 5.4sl bales. The total
receipts Of cotton at all the ports since Septem-
Der. 1896. is $685. 1i bales.
LiVERiOOL. July 23-COTTON-Flrm; Amer
lean. ittd; sales, 10000 bales, Of which loo
bales were for speculation and export, and in
cludcd $500 bales American; receipts, 1000 bales,
including loo American. Futures opened quiet,
with a moderate demand and closed steady at the
advance: American mildling, L. NJ. C., July.
! l3-6id, buyers; July ana August. 4 ll-6id, sell
crs; August and September. 4 6-diHi I-6id. buy
crs: September ana October. 3 63-Gid, buyers;
October and November. 3 57-6in3 5S-G4d, sellers;
November ana december 3 81 did. sellers; De-
cemhrr and January, 2 53-G4u3 5i.6id, buyers;
January and February, , 53-G4I3 5i-Gid, value:
February and March. 3 5i-6iI, buyers; March and
April : 5i-GiI3 55-64d. buyers; April ana May,
3 5i-G4a3 56-Gid. sellers. The cotton exchange
will close Saturday, July 81. and Monday.
August l.
NEW ORLEANS. July 2a-CoTToN-FIrm;
sales, GOO bales; ordinary, 6iac; good ordinary.
G7.c: low middling. : 51Gc; middlIng. 7ac; good
mildling. S l-l6c; middling, fair. sac: receipts.
% bales; stock. l5.OGj bales. Futures barely
steady: sales. II, 400 bales; July, nominal; August.
7.&9n7 40; September, SG.SSn6.s9: October, S6.7iqo
G75. November. SG.76u6.i II; December, 6.ISd6.'9;
January. S&.Sln6.S2 February, siSia6.S6; March,,
81. S7n6.Sg..
MEMPHIS. July 23--COTTON-Steady; mid
ding. : l3-lGc; receipts, ~ bales; shipments. z
bales. stock. 6.39l bales; sales, 80 bales.
ST. LOUIS, July 2&.-COTToN-Steady and un-
| changed, with no sales; receipts and shipments.
each. ~ bales. stock. 1O.3S7 bales.