The age-herald., 1898-12-17

business doing. No. Invoice, oAQo1s, HNo' Jobbing, 74Q7as Mild, firm; cordoVa' 7%915.
 New York Cotton Market.
 New York. December 16.-The score oi variations in the price of cotton futures to- day on the more active positions was oniy a matter of four points. The volume or speculation was also small Lower Liver pool cables brought out several long lines , of weak stun. The weakness abroad, how ever, failed to have great weight among the rank and file of the bull portion of the trade and within a short time prices were back to last nights close, with the market later showing stubborn resistance to all ef- forts on the part of the bear clement to de- press values. All through the rest of the forenoon fluctuations were conflnedto nar- row range with offerings readily absorbed by representatives of Wall street interests who have been conspicuous buyers through out the past two weeks. Advices from Fall river and the dry goods market were rather bulish Inthe afternoon there was very lit- tie interest manifested, as news was scarce and orders few and far between. The week. ly changes in statistics were hardly to the liking of shorts and caused scattered COW ering. Light realizing near the close caused slight depression. The market opened steady at decline of 103 points, rallied, but closed quiet 1 to points net lower.
 Cotton, firm: mddling. 1915; net S5s; gross, 1,5UU tinent, 2,644.
 Total today Net 46,763 exports to Great Britain, 37,663; France 9,46S; Continent, 36y 91T; stock, 1.330.482
 Consolidated: Net receipts a2s,s4s; ex ports to Great Britain, 105, ,556; France 61,- 615: Continent, 127 1885, Total since September 1: Net, 5.0S5. .7So; exports to Great Britain. 1,S50,S51; France, 373,023; Continent, 1,125,242
 
 New York, December 16-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1:
 Galveston, 1,555. .252; New Orleans, 1,17o,335; Mobile, 173,327; Savannah, 74517S; Charles ton, 294, 760 Wilmington. 255, Norfolk, 3s6.665; Baltimore. 10.611; New York, 66,9sS: Boston, 130.556; Newport News, 12,477; Phil- adelphia, 17,667; Brunswick, 1s45e5; Port Arthur. 11,S02: Pensacola, 101 TIT; Port Royal, 1S13S; total. 5,0S5 7S5.
 Comparative Statement.
 New York December 16.-Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Fri day, December 16:
 Net receipts at all United States ports during week, 26,S4S; net receipts at all United States ports during same week last year, 3S9 002; total receipts to this date, b. 0S5, 7S9: total receipts to same date last year, 4,779 799; exports for the week, 226,192; ex- ports for same week last year. 312,5SS; total exports to this date. 4o2; total exports to same date last year~2 ,17766S; stock at all United States ports, 1880, ,4S2; stock at all United States ports same date last year, HOO 062; stock at all interior towns, 6S4 TAO; stock at all interior towns same time last year. 623,573; stock at Liverpool 115S,0Oo; stock at Liverpool same time last year, 726.- 900; stock of American afioat for Great Bri- tain, 372. .000; stock of American afoat Tor Great Britain same time last year, 96o,ooo
 New Orleans Cotton Market New Orleans, December 6.-Cotton, steady; sales, 5,050 Ordinary. 37s; good or- dinary, 7-16; low middling, 13-16; mid ding, 5A; good middling. 5K; middling, fair, 6ss; receipts, 10,114; stock, 463,5 569.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, | s26,S4S; exports to Great Britain, 1o5,S5e; France. 41.s51; Continent, 12S6S5; stock, l. 33O, ,4s2 Note-The New Orleans cotton exchange will be closed on Saturday and Monday, December 24 and ss, and on Saturday and Monday, December 3 and January g. Cotton futures. quiet. December. 5.07; | |. 5dh d9. R;1kfb B;,2Rf ETAOIN JUN LIN | January, 509d510; February, 5.166$517; | March 51sd5. 20; April, 5.25@5,26 May $500 | 5.31; June. 3553e; July, 5.S9d5.41; August, | 5.ssG5.A; September. 5so@5.s1; October, 5.si | @5.S3
 ratIy State-nen. Galveston-Firm; middling. 51s; sales, l no; receipts, IT, 1S1; stock, 352, ,976. Mobile-Quiet; middling. 51s sales, 13S; l receipts, 4,206; stock, IF, I'll. Charleston-Firm; middling, 5h; receipts, | 4, ,015 stock, 6937S. Wilmington-Firm; middling, 5A receipts, | 709: stock, 18,SS0
 Norfolk-Steady; middling 7-16; sales, l. | 225; receipts, 2,S34. stock, S7.936 l Baltimore-Nominal; middling 5%; re- | ceipts. R,442; stock, 16, ,2222. Boston-Steady; middling, 13-16; net re- ceipts, 569; gross, 2,723. h'ladelphia-Firm: middling, 1-16: re- | ceipts, 108; stock, 6,s63. Memphis-Firm; middling 52s sales, g.. | 800; receipts. 5.470 stock, 152,9a6. :, Augysta-Steady midding. 5%; sales, 2S1; | receipts, arr: stock, 45,453.
 Chicago Change Chicago, December 16-Sharp advances In | foreign markets and continued reports of |