The age-herald., 1898-05-17
BONDS
New York Cotton Market.

New York, May 16.-There was but small volume of business at the cotton exchange
 today. Crop advlees had an unsatisfactory l average. but our market opened steady at
 a loss of 1q3 points. Sellers apepared to be
 scarce, however, and the market rallied to
 Saturdays closing figures before noon, after
 which the situation was quite featureless. On covering the market rallied 193 points and closed steady Cotton quiet. middling .G9s; gross receipts.
 Sf1 bales; exports to Great Britain, 6S0; to the continent, 2,ssS; forwarded, 90; sales, 1150; stock, 17S,274.
 Total today: Net receitps, SSa bales; ex- ports to France, 635: to the continent, 4,lSi; l to Great Britain, 6,951; stock, 55i,s62. Consolidated: Net receipts, 13472 bales; 1 exports to Great Britain, 12 ,459; to France, | T,595; to the continent 2l5,4S7. Total since Sept 1: Net receipts, 8,279S BIO bales; exports to Great Britain 3,2l7 9l2; to France, 7sO O47; to the continent, 2,7o44s2
 New Orleans Cotton Market New Orleans. May 16.-Cotton futures l quiet: sales. $500 May, 576. bid; June 1 5.75@5.77; July, 5S505s6; August 5S6g5Ss; | September, 5.S7@5.s9; October, 5sSa590; No-
 vember, 5.91@5.92; December, 5.95q5.s6; Jan
 uary, 5.9Sd5.99.
 | Daily Statement Cotton. quiet; sales, 2,20O; ordinary, 4sc; good ordinary, 47sc5 low middling, SAC;
 middling, 11-16c; good middling. 1-16c; middling fair, 6 7-16c; receipts, 2,21O. Consolidated statement: Receipts, 1345f; l exports to Great Britain, 12459; France, l 7,595 continent, 15,4S5; stock, 55A362.
 Galveston-Steady; mddling, n-16c; l sales 9S; receipts, 292; stock, 4259S 1 Mobile-Quiet; middling, SAC; sales. 5oO; 1 receipts. 27; stock. 14,507. Savannah-Quet and steady; middling, l 11-1fo. tEncK. 10.II. Charleston-Quiet; middling, 5Ac; re- l ceipts, B. stock, 9,S05.
 l Wilmington-Firm; middling, 6; receopts, | 1sS; stock, 13,131.
 Norfoll-Steady middlng, 6hc; eales' l S3 receipts. 631; stock, 3S,712 l Baltimore-No Nominal; mddling, 5-16c re- l ceipts. TIP; stock, 13275. Boston-Dull; middling, 67sc; receipts, net, l 434; stock, 1885.
 Philadelphia-Firm; middling 69sc re- 1 ceipts, 417 stock, 9,946. Memphis-Quiet; middling SAC; sales, | 800; receipts, 633 stock. 53,6O6. | Augusta-Firm middling, 61sc; sales, | IFS; receipts, 155; stock, 29,951 | Hc..v! !2TG vbgkqj vbgqj kbvkqjg cnimc Dry Goods. New. York. May 16.-There was better l feeling in the dry goods market today. | At 1 15-16 cents regular print cloths are l not easy to obtain Odd goods are said 1 to be even stronger Printed cottons-show I no particular strength. Financial New York, May 16.-The Evening Post s l London financial cablegram: The stock markets were dull and flat i here today, uneasiness existing regarding the political situation. It is said, how l ever, that the politicians are making the worst of the situation prior to asking | for tremendous naval supply. Cbicaeo 'CbHnee | Chicago. May 16.-Wheat on the board of | trade was strong, started by higher cables, | and kept going by the advances in corn and provisions, due to covering of shorts. At I the best July wheat here was up Sc and | September 2ssc. The closing prices were | within Ac of the top. Corn finished with 1c