The morning news., 1898-08-07
COTTON.

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s. rynorts. coastwise this day 100
sf,-l on hand this day .......... 89Ol
go go 5sv Iasr year .................. 1882
Receipts and stocks at the ports
a raeeintS this day .................... zof
8 This day last week ................ 1859
1,ais I,,5s 59y wear before last. st......... 22O
4 Total receipts since Sept. l, 1897. S,6lS ,2O4
Il so19a lime last year ............6,6 SIT ,957
c1n9e lime wear before last........5 1862 7S9
4 stock at the ports to-day y........... 23l $40
4 stock same day last year............ SIPS
Daily Movements at Others Ports
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 8 1916; sales,
4 IS. stock, 15.ol6.
New GrIeans-Quiet; middling, 5 11-16;
net receipts, 40; gross 25S; sales, 200; stock,
Moble-Nominal; middling. 55s; net re-
cepts' 2; gross, 3; stock, S22S.
charles tou-Quiet; mtddling, 51a; stock,
8,5l9.
Wnmington-s Steady; middling, 5S; net
receipts. /; gross, l; stock, 5,9S9.
Norfolk-Nominal; middling, 5%; net re-
ceipts. 140; gross, 40; stock, 14.24S
Balumore-Nominal middling. 69s;
stock, 10.SS3.
New York-Dull middling, lie; net re-
ceipts. none; gross ,236; sales, 716; spin
ners 100; stock 81 S22.
Phiadeip6ia-Quiet; middling, 65-1s;
stock, 1858.
Daily Movements at Interior Towns
Augusta-Steady; mlddling, s; net re-
celpts, 81; gross, 81; sales, go; stock, 6,732.
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 59s net re-
ceipts, 10; gross, Is; scales, $50; stock, %,
46S
St. Louis-Middling, 594; net receipts, 10;
gross, 10; sales, 125; stock, 81, 1888.
Clncinnau-Quiet; middling, 6; net re
ceipts, 10; gross, no; sales, $50; stock, 10,
69l,
Houston-Quiet; middling, 55s; net re-
cepts, 68; gross, 6S; stock 5,371.
Louisville-Quiet; middling, 6.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To the continent, 1885,
savannah-To the continent, 100.
Norfok-Coastwise, 8.
New York Forwarded, SIS.
Boston-To Great Britain, II.
Total foreign exports from all ports to-
day and thus far this week: To Great
Britain, II; to France, none; to the con-
tinent 0S5
Total foreign exports since Sept I, 1897:
10 Great Britain, 3,48S, 122; to France, .S15.-
SYi to the continent, 2,976, $50
Liverpool, Aug. 6.-Closing cotton, spot,
quiet; prices unchanged; American mid
were
1900 bales of which 500 were for specula-
ton and export, and included 1900 bales
american; receipts, 1000 bales, no Ameri-
can. Futures opened quiet with poor de-
mahd' closed quiet; American Vniddling.
10" HllddAng clause, August, 3.24d3. .25d
Duyersi August-Septembe 3.23d BUYERS
eptemoer-October 3.21d3.22d buyers: Oc-
tooer-Noyember, 3.2ld; November Decenn-
per, sid sellers; December-January. 3.2Od
nv L
IeoIuary-March, 321d sellers: March
april &2Q3.22d buyers. April-May. 3.22d
8Ed buyers
New York, Aug 6-The cotton market
opened duIl and ruled fiat all during to-
udy snort session. The sales on the
oleulhg call were made at decline of
iolht TO an advance OF I point Subse-
QueHt transactions were of a scalping
ana evening up nature, at about last
n's"Vs bid prices Early fluctuations
r'te restricted TO a range of 2 points. The
nluilefehcH of the local element was
"ae III good part to reports of stagnation
AT liverpool absence Of interest on the
P'i %. outsiders and generally UNCHANGED
ConalIions in the cotton belt. Heavy
ans indicated on the weather man for
Ne" orleans ana Abilene, Tex, but over
49, rest oil the belt clear weather was
New York, Aug. O. poon-cot-
Ton futures opened dull; septem-
so, r o*e; october, 5.97c; November
Fso1,.,- fslg, december, 6.o3c; January, 6O7c;
1,.. 'sLy' oo7e; March, 6.12c; April, 6.l5c;
c%.lI H-T York, Aug. 6, p. m.
f9,s. 4sel - qniet' August, 5.S7c September,
o'-' O2Iober, 5.95c; November, $3.50; De-
cd.. c,.'o'L 6e2a; January, 6.O5c; February
M3Ich, Sic; April, 6.15c; May 6.isc.
o, orleans Aug. 6.-Cotton futures
E.'-, September, 5.51a5. .59c; October ). G0
gm1 s, November, 5.G4@5 66c; December.
g'i January, 3. 73c; February. 5.76G
Mach, 5.SlQ5. SIC.
l9'k, Aug. 6-Hubbard Bros. &
AIN ,.5 OF cotton to-day: The excessively
l5- ,I'Ihet was not affected by the Chron-
.rp9tt which said that rain during
n. week had fallen at most points nnJ
m',. 't9os ihe Atlantic and in Alabama
c1r.., -'s oeen too much mixture. with
a... '7 OF rust and shedding from Ala
m. J." ieAds The crop has been bene-
.'. N tae rain. The market was duh
a. 'l'rss with slightly lower quota