The age-herald., 1898-03-08
New York Cotton Market.

New York. March 1.-The weakness on the London stock exchange and other money centers abroad as well as the l1n- settled condition of the New York money market following the more threatening po- Ht1cal developments abroad as well as the warlike attitude of this government and Spaln, caused very weak and unsettled feeling In cotton today. Opening was easy at a decline of to points. There was a further loss of 2 to points up to 12 o'clock when the market was still unsettled. A feature of the morning was active selling by small investors, while the more sub stantial houses, who have heretofore taken advantage of intervals to increase their holdings failed to come to the rescue of the market. In the afternoon there was a feverish feeling on change. Bulls and bears were equally undecided and after the noon hour the scope of the market was nrro with the tone finally steady at a net decline of to Il points.
 Cotton dull; mddling, 6Ac. Net receipts ATS; gross, 5.340; exports to continent, 4s42 forwarded, 1,3S3; sales, 3,200; stock, actual 193, 143
 Total today: Net receipts, 8, S32; exports to Great Britain, II, Al; continent, 15, 542 stock, 1113,0H.
 to Great Britain, 19,4S5; France, 2,S25; con- tinent, 4232.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 7,476906; exports to Great Britain, 2,623, ,557; ; France. 703,17O; continent, 220s, 4e0
 Cotton futures opened easy; sales, 10,500 June, 615; July, 6.16; August, 6.2o; Septem- Der, GIT; October. 6.12; November, 6.1O; December, ell; January. 6.13.
 Cotton futures closed steady; sales, 6.O9; June, 610; July. 6.12; August, 6.15; September, ell; October, 6.10; November, COS; December, 610; January, 6.12.
 Hester's Statement
 New Orleans March 7.-Secretary Hes ters analysis of the cotton crop for the six months of the season from Sept. to Feb. 2S. inclusive. shows that compared with the crop movement of 1895, the 9s01 ,oJO crop year, Texas, including Indian Terri tory, has brought into sight this season in round figures 100000 bales less, while other Gulf states, which includes North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Virginia shows an increase of 42S ,000. In other words, all of the states outside of Texas and Indian Territory, have in creased over the big crop year 1,139, ,O00 against a decrease for Texas and the ter- ritory of 100000, leaving a net increase in the total of crop marketedof e33,
 MT. Hester shows the amount brought into sight by groups of states for the six months of this season as follows: Texas and Indian Territory, 2,754,252 bales an increase over same time last year, 75S 937; an increase over year before last of 1,03e,- GA, and decrease under 1895 of 2O6 AS.
 Other Gulf states, 3,1S4,062 an increase over last year of H5,193; over year before last of ], ,25s ,s26, and over 1895 of nj ,006.
 Atlantic states, 3,5s1 .934: an increase over last year of 34,031; over year before last of 1.14e,5S4, and over 1895 of 42s. .79s.
 Total crop in sight close of February, g. 520, ,26S, an increase over last year of 19OS- I'll; over year before of 3,442,004, and over 1895 of 9,33,356.
 After Feb, 2S, 1885, the amount brought into sight from Texas and the Indian Ter ritory was 315, ,23s; from other Gulf states, 627 ,i27, and from Atlantic states, f71 STA
 The groups of states as above furnished of the total cotton crops from Texas and Indian Territory last year was a,24SOco
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