The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-10

Liverpool adyices were better than expected, tho
man estimates q decrease in the acreage OF h y cent,
Liverpool continued active on the spot. the sales for
two days being 10000 bales and there was more or
account. all of which. together with n rally In the
eiSft % favorable isn %ssth he ns sondi,ion ,h and Snf liberal r tf re-.
SMs 1psov. 80 ,t the, Early prizes for G cotton tom ws STs,n nls rsp.
i S%IgeG since 'H SUNDAY A y and G'' +. a "a E lsSi s sisiHs ' TIE
danger line At Fort Smith and within one.
ons house bought six cr seven thousand
bale, Of August and October. New orleans bought
: heavy rainfall 10 Texas. at Wostherford. ia inch.
The south sold to a moderate extent. II was st'lla
waiting market. the generality OF operators holding
Cotton goods are oversold aud exceptionally strong.
prices + ss0 as raw s%Os six i Is siow siH' Sai steadily tSSfrS rising.
woollen goods are tending. upward. partly
SG,.s silver { an co aai a at i advance nsndG IN T TSSi
don. There wa; a slight reaction toward
STisan'. Nay S% ' S'"" h itS"'p's H f%a 'O Of r%e ssiIas; :"ys
IsIa' MI WI show no decrease in acrsass" f llcn,
gerfect for crops acreage same" Dallas. Tex, May
s.a,hsayy rains reported to be Rcneral-now clear
all submerged land viii he repisnted In cotton hare
same condition as last year Augusta' Ga; Nay
Tex, May b" Weather Still cloudy. and cooler, TO.
t dssss FAR Bssn 1ss 5Ps %SF' H ,sia; S". no %. aai Mss ,5 mas
ceMiisesstth@er Serlsc ,. and y Ns accounts Gras continue. :, f h.
doing nicely around herc-recsnt rsins came at
s gro Ma time apa will PROVE 6enthli. .nd A Ans i
w. may W. IstpOTth ron CtnITdl anu llit
Georgia. central and west, IN South Carolina and
eastern Alabsma say weather since 22d ult. hss
been uniformly good: Planting has continued with
ont Interruption, and liz completed in all the middle
and lower sections OF above territory. over 30 per
cent. has come togood stands, and ~chopping general.
In upper section, iplantinR is nearing completion.
and about one.third up to good stands. Little or no
complaint of defective seed as every one drilled heav-
lily to avoid NECESSITY Of roplanting. Occasional warm
showers have fallen, and as weather is still perfect, q
prompt and rapid start il assured, and should
weather continue good q week longer. We regard de
lay In the beginning will have amounted to moth.
Ing, Movement of fertilizers. now only about
10 to 20 per cent. behind last year. Re
duction in acreage will not be more than
10 per cent. possibly less" Memphis, Tenn.
May 5.--",Reports from Memphis district. bearing
average date of I'd inst, give as follows: Acreage
Will average 8 per cent. less than last year. West
Tennessee reports less progress in planting than
sippii report. It practically finished. Average OF
reported fair to good, but all report termination
slow owing to lack of rain. Crop averages two weeks
later than last year. but with favorable weather this
Will be made up. Reports are unanimous that
weather has been unfayorable, except the last fort
night, and vain ia needed to sprout the seed"
CoFFEE-Rio on the spot was easy ut 6hc. for No.
Z. Sales of 1000 bag. of santos No. 8 at 5lsc.: ]. 200
Central American and 800 Maracaibo. Futures de-
clined 8 to 10 points. closing dull. Sales s 500 bags.
Havre declined NJ. Hamburg fell u 70 X pfg.
American warehouse deliveries 1891 bags. Rio was
Arm at 10 refs advance; receipts for two days.
II 600: stock. 2b5, 900: exchange 7 H.ldd.. II decline
of $500. Santos was steady and unchanged; re-
:eipts fortwo days. 5000; stock. $4,000. Prices as