The age-herald., 1898-11-15
New York Cotton Market.


 New York, November H.-The result of today's fluctuations in. cotton futures was a gain of 6 to points. During the session the feeling among the bulls was more care ful, and not little cotton was purchased on the theary that the lowest point of the season had been reached and passed :. Prices advanced to points at the open- ing, with the market firm. Before midday prices had scored an advance of to ' points. The afternoon market was irregu- lar easing off several points under profit taking by the more easily satisfied longs. Limited-f d-frvestnent orders checked any de- cline however, and at the close the market was steady at net gain of to points, having advanced to the best figures of the day in the last few minutes on a small rush of shorts to cover. Ae. s 3 New. York. November 14.-cotton was steady: m'ddfng. 4asc; net receipts, 2462 bales; gross receipts, 5,466 bales; sales 52l, bales; stock, s1 $40 bales. f Total today: Net receipts, S1,0H bales; exports to Great Britain, 51,4S9 bales; to France, 20.559 bales; to the continent, 12,952 bales; stock, 1,061, ,o19 bales.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, 136, 7S1 bales; exports to Great Britain, 96.- S61 bales to France, 21, ,266 bales; to the con tinent, 59.563 bales!
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 0.75S bales; exports to Great Britain, ,7S bales; to France. 197,S21 bales; to the continent, 77s,71S bales.
 -ew Orleans Cotton Market New Orleans, November 14-Cotton was firm sales, $500 bales; ordinary, 7-16c; good ordinary, 4c; low middling. 4asc: mid ding. 4 13-16c; good middling. 5Ac; middling fair 11-16c; receipts, 17,217 bales; stock, 27S 439 bales
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, I...I0 kafx. bales; to France. 21 ,266 bales; to the conti- nent, 57564 bales; stock, 1,061,o19 bales
 Daily Statement
 New Orleans, November 14-Cotton fu- lures were barely steady; November, 4.76 bid; December, 4.79; January, 4S644.S7; Feb- rllary, 491@4 92; March, 4.97@4. .9S; April, 5.02 @503; May, 50S@5.O9; June, 5.136514; July, 5f765.19.
 4 Galveston--Quiet; middlng, 47sc; receipts 22.996 bales; stock, 3O9, ,S91 bales.
 Mebile-Steady; middlng, 4 11-16c; sales, 600 bales; receipts, 5,213 bales; stock, 40,SSS bales. Savannah-Quiet; middling, 9-16c; sales 79S bales; receipts, S,5O6 bales; stock. 156, 333 bales.
 Charleston-Steady: middling, 45sc; re- eeipts, 5.590 bales; stock 5s, ,023 bales.
 Wilmington-Quiet; middling. 4%c; re- ceipts, 3422 bales; stock. 37,7S3 bales.
 NOrIOlk-f1fm; mldulnB, DC, sales, b33 bales; receipts, 1884 bales; stock, 6S.125 bales.
 Baltimore-Nomnal; midding. 5bc; re- ceipts. 7,S4s bales; stock. 7O45 bales.
 Boston-Dull; middling, 5-16c: net re- cepts, 1863 bales; gross, 4.679 bales
 Philadelphia-Steady; middling 55sc; re- cepts. 6.62S bales; stock, 35o2 bales.
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 15-16c; sales, 3600 bales: receipts, 13OO4 bales; stock, 1130Ss bales.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, 1-16c; sales, 7So bales; receipts, 2,515 bales; stock, 35,442 bales.
 rhicaeo 'Ghan0s
 Chicago, November H.-The feature of todays trading on Change was the strength and s"'vity of December wheat, that option e. at an. advance of 7sd119c over the May ce Talk of an oversold December market mostly from the boarff,9 heavy export sales here and small contracts of stocks caused a scramble among the shorts. May closed Ac higher. Corn and oats showed shade advance. Provisions declined 5@T'