The age-herald., 1898-02-10

There is a fairly active market for all grades but the strength of sellers admits of only intermittent sales. Prints are firm and reported to be the subject of generally satisfactory orders. Staples are more &C., tive than heretofore and fancies for spring fully lively in the preceding weeks. Ginghams are firm and may be advanced in some quarters in the near future.
 New York Cotton Market.
 New York, Feb S.-Recent developments of broadening speculation were emphasized by the rise of today. There was quiet market with an advance of to points on the first call, Liverpool cables being en- ccuarging and the. general news bedng of bulMsh purpolst. Later the market sharply advanced 15 to 19 points and finally closed firm at net gain of 15 to II points; Total sales were 363, 300 bales. The general market bearings were much the same as before as to conditions In this country. The average movement at the ports while liberal were offset in a good measure py continued liberal clearances of cotton and by indications of activity for some time to come on the part of the spinherS or Great Britain and the continent in codnpe- tition with American spinners for spot sup plies. Recent advfces from fahl fslVer were of an encouraging character, indicat- ing decided firnness anl1 activity. Liver pool was heavy buyer. Reports rom southern spot markets were quite as id- yorable as anything heretofore receaVen. The local spot market closed qulet' Wloi, prices 3-16 higher; midding uplands quoted 6A and middling gulf 6ls. Sales ooo Uaies for delivery on account.
 Cotton quiet; middling, GAG; gross re cefpts, 5,eO0; exports to Great Brlta'h IS. .6o4: forwarded, 693; sales, 5oo; suoch' 153, ,S20.
 Total today: Net receipts, 26,65S; exports to Great Britain, 24,742; to the continent $. .a55. stock, 1,245, ,5N.
 Consolidated: Net recsipts. 1Sl5Ss; ex- ports to Great Britain, 66,05; to France' 3oe3: to the continent. 43,9N.
 Total since Septed-Soer l: Net receaoes, es, oos, s ss7. .O72 exports to Great Britain, 2S5l, ,sos to France. 621 ,927; to the continent l'sss, 4; Cotton futures opened quiet; sales 3.oooo hales: March 59O; Oct. 6O6; Nov. COL Cot ton spot closed quiet. middling upiahos Cotton futures closed firm; sales 363,9O Feb s.Ot: March GOA; April COS; May 6.lz; June 615; July 6.15; Aug. 6.2l; Sept. o,zo; Oct 62i; Nov. 6.22.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, Feb. 9.-Cotton futures barely steady; sales 1S,loo: Fep' non'fia1; Y ;; M5. .72; June 5.76d577; July 5.S1@5.s2; Aug 5.S56D5 S6; Sept. 5.Ss@5.s9.
 Daily Statement
 New Orleans, Feb. 3.-Cotton steady: :: sales. 12 zoo bales: ordinary, 9-l6c; good ora;n.rv 15-16c.. low middling 5A; mid dling h e-16: good middling, 57s; middling flair 1-16; recepts 15,5 ,5O4 bales; stock, 56S'- 515 bales. alveston-Firm; middling, 9-16; sales 55S bales; receipts. 1898; stock 2o7,254.
 Mobile-Cotton firm; middling, 5 7-lo' sales 600 bales; receipts, ,4sO stock, S,sos.
 ayannaih-Steady: middling. 7-l6: sales, 2e3 bales: receipts, 2,249; stock, 112,9O7.
 Charleston-Steady; middling, 7-l6; re- ceipts 1O32 bales; stock, 375A.
 Wilmington middling, 7-16; re- ceipts. 47O bales; stock, 130lS.
 Norfolk-Firm; middling, 6-S; sales, S5S bales: receipts, 2015; stock GA ,S92 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, os4; re- ceipts, 703 bales; stock, @,916.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 1-l6; net re- ceftps, $50 bales; gross, 1,I3S.
 Philadelphia-Firm; middling, 6la; re- ceipts, 631 bales; stock 12,492.
 Memphis-Firm; middhng, 7-l6; sades' 3.3OO bales; receipts, 3.O94; stock, l21 ,sS6.
 Augusta-Firm; middling, l3-Io' sales' 577 bales; receipts, BOT; stock, 59,1S.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net 134 5S6 bales; exports to Great Britain, 66,- 074: to France 3,O93; to the continent, 4S,- 927; stock, 1,245527.
 Houston-Cotton firm; middling, 5 n-16; sales. 1,1O1 bales; receipts. 4,SOS; stock, S1,- 078; expected tomorrow, 4,50O. %f
 Louisyille-Cotton, middling, 5h
 St. Lous-Firm, hc higher; middling, 9-16; sales, SIP bales; receipts, 4,sb3; stock 74S46. LT{
 Cotton Letter f& By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent. New York, Feb. 9.-Early conditions pointed to a continuance of activity and strength in cotton. The market opened at an advance of 1 to points, due to light buying by shorts, who were inducea 70 cover by generally favorable accounts from abroad. The gain was soon lost un- der scattered selling, which was encour- aged by subsequent disappointing cables sion was practically featureless with sHght trading, although extensive selling was held in check by reports of a very active Fall River print cloth market, and south ern spot markets. The bull contingent on