The age-herald., 1898-08-13
New York Cotton Market.

New Ycrk, Aug. 12.-IodayS cotton mar ket, after opening at a decline of points, broke sharply and ruled generally unset tied. At the weakest interval the decline was , to points. All classes of traders sold, but renewed selling for short account was the feature. under generally propitious crop advices and disappointment at Liver pool support
 In the afternoon the market ruled quiet and active, rallying slightly by covering of less confident shorts. The close was quiet and steady at a net decline of from to ' points,
 New York, Aug. 12.-Cotton was quiet; middling 1-16c; exports to continent, 300 bales sales, ,350 bales; spinners, $50 bales; stock, S0615 bales.
 Weekly: Net receipts, I bales; gross. 2262 bales: exports to Great Britain, o12 bales: to the continent, 4594 bales; for warded, 93s bales; sales, 12,I64 bales; spin ners, 2626 bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, 1,O9i bales; ex- ports to Great Britain 9S bales; to the con tinent, 903 bales; stock, 223,O46 bales.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 3,900 bales' exports to Great Britain, 3136 bales to the continent, 14,557 bales.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, S,522 900 bales; exports to Great Britain 3,491 PAT bales; to France, S15,3OS bales; to the continent, 2,9S3, ,332 bales.
 Hester's Weekly Stateme
 New Orleans, Aug. 12.-Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds visible supply or cotton, made up from special cable ana telegraphic advices, compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and in 1895, the latter the 9.9Ol,000 crop year. It shows a decrease during the week just closed of 11S,442 bales against decrease of S23e1 bales last year and decrase or S6 ,S26 in 1895.
 The total visible is ,867 ,4S7 bales against i 9s5. .e29 last week, 1,1G1 ,s61 bales last year and 2G04 $50 bales in 1895. Of this the total of American cotton is 1,639,4S7 bales against i 7ss eae bales last week, 920.661 bales last wear and 2eS3, ,6s0 bales in 1895. and or all other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil, India, atc a22 oO0 bales against PIT 900 last week, o41 9oo bales last year and 321, 200 bales in 1895. -..o The tota1 worlds visible supply of cotton shows decrease compared with last week of 11S 4i2 bales. an increase compafeu "ieh last year of 705 .e26 bales and decrease compared with 1895 of 737,343 bales.
 New Orle ans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, Aug. 12.-Cotton futures were quiet and steady; August, S5.5O bid; September, s5.50m5.52; October. $55lqo.oz; November $5.55G556; December $56o45.6 .6I; January, S564@5.6si February, s56'q5.eS; March, s5.nG5.72.
 Daily Statement
 Nov Orleans, Aug 12.--Cotton steady; sales. 105o bales: ordinary, 4kc; good ordi- nary. 4ssc; low midding. 3-16c; middling, lI-l6c; good mlddling, Gc; middling fair, 7-lsc: receipts 505 bales; stock, 7i,63O bales
 Consolidated statement: Receipts. net. s.oea iaics; exports to Great Britain, 3,1S6 |. bales: exports to continent, 14.657 bales; stock. a23,1i5 baies.
 
 Galveton--Steady middling. 11-16; sales. S7 bales; receipts, IS; stock, 13,652.
 Mobjlo-Nominal iniddling, b$; receipts 29 bales: toclS, 3.199.
 Savannah-Steady; middling, 55s; sales, 26 bales; receipts. 12; stock, s.552.
 Charleston-Quiet; no price; receipts, D l,ula cfn