The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28
COTTON.
NEW YORK.

New York, Jan. 26.-News arrived he
fore the opening this morning that was
chiefly dull and bearish, English cables
were trmer. though. A general DISPOSE
tion OF southern spot markets tshowed a
good business done at yesterdays prices.
The opening was teady, 1,63 points high
eir, except distant months which were 1n-
changed to 2 points lower. Trading early
in the day was featureless,. .buying nv
Liverpool and New Orleans being the
only noticeable thing.
AT ii a. M. prices improved to 8
points further on still later favorable
cables from Liverpool and report that
2OQ0 bales of spot cotton had been made
III New Orleans. The afternoon session
was steady, trading was principally in
the hands of the local contingent The
close was steady with prices 9 TO +
points net advance over last nights fig
ures.
Cotton-Spot closed firm. lIiddling up-
lands, 5-16c; middling gulf, Z 0-16c.
Sales. 56 bales. ~.
Futures steady. sales, 99.4OO bales
7.10c; April, 7.17c; May, 7.23c; June
7.29c; July. 7.33c; August, 7.34c; Sep,
tcmber. 7.03c; October, 6S6c; November.
csc; December, 6.91c.
Cotton firm; middling, Slice Net
receipts, $40 bales; gross. 1,O9O bales;
exports to Great Britain, 2948 bales; for
warded, 2991 bales: sales, Sc bales, all
spinners. Stock, 2S9,941 bales "Sh
Total today: Net receipts, 25.021I
bales; exports to Great Britain, 5000
bales: continent, 14,53S bales; stock, l.
7S9.216 bales. tta ~ u ~
Consolidated: Net receipts, IS S55
bales; exports to Great Britain, 1883
bales; France, 825 bales; continent, &c.
275 bales. =
Total since September L. Net receipts.
J.44S.566 bales; exports to Great Britain,
2,248517 bales; France. 400,318 bales:
continent. 1,300,249 bales; channel, 54S1
bales. -~ r.. ri.
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool, Jan. Cotton-Spot quiet;
prices favorable to buyers. American
middling. 4d. t-itf5
The sales of the day were 5000 bales.
of which 800 bales were speculation and
export and included 7400 bales American:
receipts, $4,000 bales, including $4,000
bales American. I'd
Futures opened quiet and closed steady
at the advance. American middlngs |.
nj. c.: January. 360d: January and Feb-
ruary. 3.590360d; February and March.
359d3.60d; March and April. $500
360d; April and May, 3.60d: May and
June, 3.60tG3.61d; June and July, Bold;
uly pand August, 361G3.G2d;, August
and September, 360d; September, and
October. 3.53d
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans. Jan. 26.-Cotton-Steady
7c low midding, 6 1-2c; good
ordinary, 6 lac. Net receipts, 1O,741
bales; gross, 1864 bales; exports to the
14,53S bales; sales, 7750 bales;
stock. 432, 100 bales.
Cotton futures steady; sales, 1880
bales. january, 6.S1c bid; February.
8.St@6,s6c; March. 6g2G6. 93e; April,
1896 .09c;. May, 7.0567 06c; June. I'll
~ lie: July, 7.16@7 18c: August. 7. 06m
{ oec: Contender, 6.72G67Sc; October,
557G6.59c. 90 'be5
I GALVESTON.
= Galveston, Jan. 26.-Spot cotton-Quiet
and unchanged. Middlipg, UNCHANGED,
exports, 10 bales; stock, e125.047 bales.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Jan. Cotton-Firm and |
unchanged Middling, 7c; sales, 875 |
bales; receipts. 1925 bales; shipments. |
1850 bales: stock, 53,911 bales.
& = WARDWELL'S COT
TON LETTER.
Special TO Austin Cotton Exchange. 401 |
East Sixth street. Phone PAL. Private
wire) Il
New York, Jan: 26.-The market to-
lay was devoid of new or interesting de- |
The trading was dull and |
and of n local scalping nature. |
Better Liverpool advices than had been J