The age-herald., 1898-11-16
Financial.


 day and less firm. Americans opened below the parity, operators here being scary on account of the foreign political horizon. Later prices rallied considerably but the close was dull again. Except for nervous ness over the Philippines the feeling here is very confident of favor of Americans, as it is felt that the currency bogey so much dreaded by English investors has been thoroughly laid.
 For time Grand Trunk was good to- day on Montreal buying. Spanish As were bought from Paris The German demand for gold Is strong at 77s sgd. The tightness of money in Berlin continues, and fur ther rise in the German bank rate is quite possible There was sharp fall in Span ish exchange today.
 Dry Goods
 New York November 15-The general de- mand for cotton goods for quick delivery had again been moderate in both staple and fancy cotton goods, but fair for this late stage of the season in mems wear woolen fabrics. Orders on spring account came forward with fair amount of freedom in printed and woven patterned cotton dress fabrics and in white goods. Shirting prints sold well, but percales were quiet. Ging- hams were very firm In both staples and dress styles. Fine yarn lightweight brown cottons showed a hardening tendency, and heavy brown cottons were firm. Denims
  and easy to buy.
 Coffee.
 New York, November 15.-Coffee options opened quiet at unchanged prices ruling partially points higher in local covering, but the general situation was featureless and the local sentiment bearish, owing to the continued indifference of speculators in the face of light receipts at Rio and Sam tos. with an exceptionally dull market throughout. The market closed quiet at to 10 points lower; sales 7250 bags, in- cluding December delivery $5.35; January delivery, s5.50. Spot Rio was quiet, but steady; mild was steady; sales. 200 bags; Savanilla, on private terms. 100 bags Mex ican, on private terms, 300 mariacabo.
 New York Cotton Market.
 New York, November 15.-A generally weak feeling was developed in cotton to- day, chiefly owing to the fact that the English cable accounts were unsatisfactory. It was noted that the 1-32d advance in the price of spot cotton at Liverpool had re- duced the volume of business in the Eng fish market. The small advance made in the Liverpool future market was regarded with much disappointment. English sell ing orders were quite numerous at the opening, and or less extensive throughout the forenoon. This carried the market to decline of to points as com- pared with yesterdays close. The market was turned for little while by indications that local houses were quietly absorbing cotton, and buying orders were also numer ous from the south. The rally was feeble, however and to some extent due to claims that the early estimate as to port and in- terior receipts for the week would not be met and for the reason that the movement would be subsiding one Outside specu- lation, however, failed to materialize and there was renewed selling movement, in which both parties became conspicuous. condition influencing the minds of some Of the local traders is the reported insufficient cy of cotton pickers to cope with the large yield. The fact that waning movement ifs seriously predicted by some good parties checked selling. The market closed steady at to points lower
 Cotton was quiet; middlng, SIC; net re- cepts. 17S2 bales; gross, 6,410 bales; sales, 63e bales; stock SS,36S bales; exports to Great re Britain 4ss bales to the continent 1873 bales
 Total today: Net receipts. sO,94S bales; exports to Great Britain, 757 bales; to France, TIPS bales; to the continent, 19155 bales; stock, 1,09S26S bales.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, 217. .729 bales; exports to Great Britain 99,- SIS bales; exports to France. 289s1 bales; exports to the continent 7671S bales.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 3,351, ,704 bales; exports to Great Britain, IL ,o4l DdleS, tO rduCc 1uo,ofo udlcSt to the continent, 79S,S73 bales.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans November 15.-Cotton was steady; sales, 7,600 bales; ordinary 37-16c; good ordinary, 4c; low middling. 4asc; mid ding, 4 13-16c; good middling, 5Ac; mid ding fair. 11-16c; receipts, 214e3 bales; stock, 29a.6O2 bales.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, 217,729 bales; exports to Great Britain, 97,- 617 bales; to France, 28991 bales; to the continent, 76,719 bales; stock, 1,09S.26S bales.
 Daitv ststeme-+m
 New Orleans, November 15.-Cotton fu- lures were steady; November, 4.75: Decem- Der. 4.77047S; January. 4.S40D4.S5; February, 4.s9a74.9O; March. 494@495; April. 4.99d5.OO; May, 5.O5d5.O6; June, 5.1O@5.11; July, 515@ 5.16; August, 5.19@520.
 Galveston-Fir middling. 4%c; sales, 1.266 bales; receipts 16,524 bales; stock. 316.- TIP bales. Mobile-steady; middling, 4s4c; sales, 2.O0o bales; receipts A9s6 bales; stock, 43,551 bales..
 savannah-Quiet; middling. 4ssc sales. 669 bales; receipts, h,S7 bales; stock, 1es, 400 bales. Charleston--Firm; middling. SEC bid; re- ceipts, 1893 bales; stock, 59.916 bales.
 Wilmington-Quiet; middfing 4Xc; re- ceipts, 313S bales; stock. 34.092 bales Norfolk-Firm: middiing, 5c sales 714 bales; receiptA. s5oa bales; -e-ock. 7O,01s bales. Baitimore-Nominal; midd1ing, b1tc; re- cefpts, 2,os1 bales; stock, s,076 bales. r5o,tov,-afaadvf tr1fddIino Rk q recal1,fs