The sun., 1898-04-30

slight advance in cotton futures was traceablO to
active than recently, was unmstakaby arm, owing,
II is understood, TO excellent business in Man.
reosnt rise in silver Moreover. there was better
feeling in Wall street. and this was reflected in Q
for the moment has dTindsd to VeTy small propor
tion1 most operators disposed to await further
with nothing like the freedom recently noticeable.
The spot sales in Liverpool. however. were a lit.
the exports wv were LIBERAL. the May delivery;
T. believed to have been practically liQui:
Cottoa marketed up to the present time t Is recoE
nizsd tia; the Southern St9Oks are far from eLcss
conndence. Cotton quotations in Great Britain,
TT ~ are being s5 By the
20 purchases by India France or Spain. or all com
in this metal SndoSStediy has tendency to Stimu.
late EngiSh business with the far East and this fact
Of ero eao re- soSi shss
neglected 70 Eepeni'h ner supplies !. believed BY
At the % present time True. there are tSoso Who be-
levo that another big crop is confronting tho
Is now pretty generally Conceded amounts TO 1.ooo
600 bales But the future alone will determine what
seems to be IN the main favorable II is noticeable
that there h no pressure to sell the new crop month";
other descriptions of cotton goods have been in bet
ter demand during the week and stronger. R. @.
helped by some Government contracts and a little
better outside demand. and the temporary advance
previous years than they are now and Yet arc enor:
NOUS and the demand for goods is still hindered
Seraisn. h Miss 4pTI dry westSsr has
deferred planters from putting in seed fearing that
Ped. followed by cooler weather One Of our cattle.
men. who travels this territory reports consid
estimate tSo TsIsis and Invisible supplies on Sept.
Isss at 600 IH,es Az Against sSS 600 At the the
ss;l7o. 1000 on Sept: !. 1890; liverpool April
nvaP fhR kuf md nd,
vance has apparently checked business for the
day sPinners now hold fair reserve stocks and may
in cotton" Another Liverpool letter Of the same
M ro sS:
chester for spotS our market Is fully 60ld dearer
imminent % hostillties between Spain and the Unit
States which causes uneasneSs a. to future supplies
a' S
for months to come. The sharp advance iS as sig
slaSo IN "a 4 Il H'qR Ell. GS Of E
:. aside from the question OF distribution it
Cotton % for the balance " of the current '' season
and that a material advance IN prices can only DO
in supplies for the season about which present
nothing is known" Thoman'S crop report makes the
IN
go, 1854 last year. The largest decreases are:
The condition Il estimated at oi per cent
The soil is reported I'm tho best of conditions. but It
said that in the ain the season has been unusually
favorable. and that with seaSonabe conditions plant
ing will be finished two weeks earlier than In an
average year.
CoFFER-Rio on the spot was arm; No. z. 10. The
sales were 1000 bags Santos No. to arrive,
at 7c 500 bags do. No. to to arrive at 7Tsc late
5000 bags Rio No, z. to be shipped, at
SO; 900 bags Bahia No. 8, TO arrive at 6l4c.;
/ 900 bags MaracAibo and 700 bags Mexican pri-
Vats terms Futures here closed steady, with prIoes
TO o points lower. The sales were l6,.
600 bags. Hayrc was unchanged. Hamburg was
unchanged TO u pig. higher. American warehouse
deliveries, ls.658 bags Rio frm at 700 reiS
advance; receipts. 4.O0Oi stock. bl.000; exchange
at D 2b.92d. Santos was firm at 300
reis advance; receipts II. 600 The stock in Hayre
Is /, 1873. 900 bags including 7gs.0OO brazilian. The
future trading here RS folowsi