The age-herald., 1898-12-15

firm With sales of S inch b4 squares at "A cents of 3S1a inch GA squares at 1-16 and of 8 inch 6Sx72s and 3k cents
 Reports of retail trade in seasonable mer- ehandise continue good with no abatement of hopefulness regarding the outlook. Wool en goods division unchanged. Silk goods firm under the advance in raw silk
 New York Cotton Market.
 New York, December 4.-Speculation in cotton futures was not active. Through out the session the market showed irregu- larity. but in the main course of prices, was strongly upward. The market opened at unchanged prices to an advance of one point and futures improved GOT points. Cow ering was a feature and buying for invest ment account was also conspicuous. Li- quidation of profitable long interests checked the rise and caused some reaction from the top prices of the day, but the un- dertone of the market was directed by steady. though only moderate stream of buying orders, a proportion of which came from abroad and from the south. The English market advices indicating a net gain of 1-64 in the futures at Liverpool, af- ter barely steady opening at 1-64 decline, took our market by surprise. This bullish feature was supplemented by reports from the south indicating a further rise of 1-16 @B in the price of spot cotton at several points of accumulation, interior towns as well at the seaports. It was also claimed that conditions in the dry goods districts and at American spinning centers were fa- vorably inclined. Another bulish infiu- ence as the failure of port receipts to come up to the predicted figure. Buying by Wall street was feature of the entire session. Unfavorable weather reports alarmed the shorts, the official forecasts including the statement that the coldest weather of the season would be experienced in the South Atlantic states and Florida tonight. The l.. # to K points.
 The members of the cotton exchange will vote tomorrow on the question of closing the exchange on Saturday, December "A and Saturday, December 3.
 Cotton steady; middllng, 13-16; net re- ceipts, 122 bales; gross, 4,572 sales, ISIS; stock, 94, ,102; continent, 257
 Total today: Net receipts 4,571; exports to Great Britain, 24707; to France, 5,713; continent, 28 065 stock, 1,341,577.
 Consolidated Net receipts, 23O,537; ex- ports to Great Britain, 51,579; to France, S2,1S9; continent, 64263.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 4,9s9 479; exports to Great Britain, 1,751,54; to France, 375,604; continent, 1,2647O2.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans December 14.-Cotton, steady; sales. 3S50; ordinary, 37s; good or dinary, 7-16 low middling, 13-16 mid ding, 5A good mlddllnS 0H, Inluulih6 Abi' 6ss receipts, 16,555; stock 44S42S
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 230,537; exports to Great Britain ol,51s; to France, 32, 1S3; to the continent 64,263; stock, 1341,5T.
 Cotton futures steady; December, 5O9 bid; January, 51O6511; February, 5.15q5l7; March, 521@5.22; April, 526q527; May, 5.Sl @532; June, 5.36Q5.s7 July. 54095.41; Sep tember, 6.3S bid; October, 5.S5 bid.
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 Daily Statement
 Galveston-Steady; middllng, 7-16; sales, S36 bales; receipts, 1863; stock, 3524 4S2.
 Mobile-Steady; middling SIS; sales 5Oo bales; receipts AT; stock. 4S,66S.
 Savannah--Quiet middling, 5s; sales S4 bales; receipts, 5,704; stock, 142,S9S.
 Charleston-Qui and firm; middling, 5A receipts, 1116 bales;' stock, T,994.
 Wilmington Firm; midding, 5A; receipts 1,5S0 bales; stock, 40,S96.
 Norfolk-Firm; middl'ng, 5 7-16; sales, 777 bales; receipts, 5441; stock. S9.72S.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 5%; re- ceipts, 1490 bales: stock, 22,S79
 Boston-Steady; mlddlng 1S-16; receipts, net. 2913 bales; gross, 456O.
 Philadelphia-Firm middling, 1-16; re- ceipts, 6O52 bales.
 Memphis-Steady; mddlng. 5-16; sales. $500 bales; receipts, 27O2; stock. 154,2S2.
 Augusta-Quiet and steady; middllng, 5 11-16: sales, ASA bales; receipts 2,134; stock, 377SS.