The age-herald., 1898-02-05

 cables report that fully s4o.ooo,ooo worth is held in bank in New York.
 Dry Goods
 New York, Feb. 4-Dry goods showed continued irregular conditions. Woolens goods are in steady demand in all quar- ters, prices being well sustained and buy CTS more active than before the recent cold weather. Cottons are in moderate re- quest, though the market remains firm Buyers have not been numerous tn the local market during the week, many hav- ing been kept away by the storm during the early part of the week.
 Print cloths are still 3-1s cents. Busi- ness reported today was at that price.
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 New York, Feb. 4.-Speculation in cotton continues to hang fire. The cotton market opened with something like a bull flourish. following better class of English cables than had been looked for. and there was some energy shown by the shorts, who soon changed front. however, when they discovered that outside buying orders were not forthcoming. Liquidation set in and the advance of to points secured on the first call was lost before noon. Trading became very quiet and almost entirely To- cal. Sales for the entire session reached only 55 300 bales. The market closed quiet at not unchanged prices to 1 point ad- vance, The net change for the week is only 1 point
 Cotton dull; middling, 5 15-16c.; net re- ceipts, Al bales; gross, 7,299; forwarded, 1.O41: sales none stock, 176 ,639.
 Weekly: Net receipts, 6,547 bales; gross, 3e ,S97; exports to Great Britain. 3,S47 to France, 1902; to the continent, 72O6; for warded, 7,22O; sales, 1,954; spinners, 54
 Total today: Net receipts. z2,224 bales; exports to Great Britain. 2,SS7 to France, e,O6s; to the continent. 25 .199 stock, 1245. .11S Consolidated: Net receipts, 215,12O bales; exports to Great Britain, 1o2 1925; to France, 20 ,O62; to the continent, Sl947.
 Total since Sept. l.: Net receipts, 6,7S2,- 4S6 bales; exports to Great Britain, 22S5,727 to France, 61S, ,sO7; to the continent, 1,S55,524.
 Cotton futures opened quiet and firm; sales, 1,5G0 bales. March, 5.76; April, 5.79; May, 5.SS; June, 5S6; July, 5S5; August, September and October. 5.92; November, 5.s5; December, 5.97. Cotton futures closed quiet sales, 5,9OO bales February 5.71; March, 5.75; April, 5.7s; May, 5.S2; June. 5.S5; July, 5.SS; Au- gust. 5.91; September, 5.9l; October, 592; November, 5.94.
 Cotton, spot, closed dull; middling up lands, 15-16c.; middling gulf, S-l6c.; sales, none.
 New York, Feb. 1.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1897: Galveston, 1,6S6,- 726 New Orleans, 2;019.569; Mobile, 292,4 ,459 Savannah, ,5o5; Charleston, 4O7,O94; Will mington ,s2ss ,5So; Norfolk, 476,19S; Baltimore, 9.55S; New York. 9S,s72; Boston, 13S ,l64 Newport News, 7f56; Philadelphia, 53, ,424; Port Royal, 50,O11; Brunswick, 1923: Pen- sacola, 77,747; total. 6,7s2,ase.
 Iiyerpool Gotten MlrkNs.
 Tsverpool, Feb 4-Cotton, spot, in fair demands; prices higher; American middhng. fair. assd: American middiing, 7-S2d; low midaling. 8 lied; good ordinary. 29-SSd ordinary, 2Nd; sales of the day were loooo ba1es. of which 1000 were for speculation and export, and included 8,7Oo American; receipts. 17,OOO bales, including 16;60O Ameri- can. ss~-
 Futures opened quiet with poor demand and closed quiet, but steady American m.ddling l.. M. G.: February, 3 Tod buyers; February and March. 8 Tod buyers; March and April, f0Q3 lid buyers; April and May, lid buyers;; May and June, 12d sellers; June and July. i2q3 i3d buyers: July and August, 8 1868 lad seliers;e August and September, 3 14d sellers; September and October, 14Q3 15d sellers; October and Mo- yember, 3 15d sellers; November and De- cern1ber, 1893 led sellers.
 Liverpool, Feb. 4--saies. total, 1000 bales. Sales, American, Go0OD bales. Trade talk ings, 75,O0o bales. Actual export. 10000 bales. Import, total. 121 900 bales; imports. American, n3,0O0 bales Stock, total, l. 05O, ,OOo bales; stock. American, 927 900 bales. Af1oat, total. 2s9. 900 bales; afoat, American. 2g7 900 bales. Sales for speculation. 1.4O0 bales. Purchases for export. 2,6o0 bales.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, Feb. 4.-Cotton futures dull; sales. e.6oo bales. February, 5.27 bid; March, 5.ss@5.s4; April. 53e@5. g; May, 542@5. 4s; June, 5.47a5.4S July, 552Q5.53; August. 5.57 a5.5s; September, 5.eo@5.62; October, 5.6s0 5.65.
 Daily Statement
 New Orleans, Feb. 4-Cotton firm; sales. 9,oOo bales; ordinary, AZ; good ordinary, l7s; low middling. 15-1s; middiing. 5A; good middling, 5 s-1s; middling fair, G; receipts, 7,77s bales: stock. 5s3, ,706.
 Caiveston-Steady; middling, 5,s; sales, coz bales; receipts. 4,784: stock, 2o5 ,sss.
 Mobile-.Quiet; middiing, 5h: sales. GOO bales; receipts, 624; stock. 4S.317. savannaf--Cotto steady; midaling, 3-16;