The age-herald., 1899-02-10
COTTON MARKET
 QUITE NERVOUS Volume of Business Was Small and Reflected Hesitation. SOUTHERN HOUSES BOUGHT Feature of the Foreign Trading Was the Buying for English Account
 General Undertone of Sem
 timent Was Firm.
SOUTHERN HOUSES BOUGHT I

New York, February 9.-After the cotton market had opened steady at 1Q4 points ad- vance the feeling on change became quite nervous. The volume of business was strong and reflected policy of hesitation on the part of both classes of traders. Following the opening call the market scarcely varied more than points, at the best intervals showing net gain of points, with August the most popular position, and within 6 points of the highest price on the general advance. Then followed several periods of reaction under efforts to realize on the part of some weaker longs. The bearings were much the same as previously at work.
 A feature of t.4e foreign trade was buying for English account Southern houses, whiie not taking an active part, bought in prefer ence to selling. The temper of traders was passive, but they were ready to give sup port to the market on any efforts by the leading bears to create a stampede. The general undertone of local sentiment was unquestionably firm, although the market was without much new features. Forecasts from the south as to the interior movement were also bullish; port receipts were still very light and claims from the remote in- terior telegraphed to this point were to the SheCL lndl all dDTupl ldllinS OIL HI lultIAOE stocks should be expected. Cables reflected an active export demand with difficulty in matching required quail ties of raw material. The market closed steady at the best prices of the day-a net advance of 2Q4 points. New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, February 9.-Cotton steady; sales. 2,9OO bales; ordinary, 5-1Gc; good ordinary, 4Bc; low middling, 51sc; middling, 5a4c; good middling, 62sc; mid ding fair, 64c; receipts, 2,339; stock, 451,- 031
 Consolidated: Receipts, net, 106 910 bales; exports to Great Britain, 4746S; to France, 1926; to continent, 54,291; stock, 9SS, 40.
 Cotton futures steady; February, 5T, March, 5.T@5.7S; April. 5SoQ5.S2; May. 5.S4Q5.S5; June, 5.S5q587; July, 5.SSq5S9; August, 5.S6@5.SS; September, 5.76Q57S; De- tober, 5.0@5.7S; November, 5.7SQ5.SO De- cember, 5.S0Q5.8.
 New York, February 9.-Cotton quiet; middling, 7-16c; receipts, net, 1,021 bales; gross, 3,532; stock, 96,1S2; exports to Great Britain, TIA; to continent, 3S1.
 Total today: Net, 14,5S9 bales; exports to Great Britain, 24; to continent, H,091; stock, 936 40.
 Consolidated: Net, 1S,910 bales; exports to Great Britain, 47,460; to France, 19, ,236; to continent 54,291
 Total since September 1: Net 6,S96,271 bales; exports to Great Britain, 2,7S5, ,639; to France, 614,4S5; to continent, 2o3S,S ,S1o.
 Daily Statement
 Galveston-Quiet but steady; middling, G; sales, 4,S04; stock, 146 7S7. Mobile-Quiet; mddling, 5A; sales 3OO; receipts, 655; stock, 31 ,564. Savannah-Steady; middling, 55a; sales, 7I5; receipts, 1,262; stock 70132. Charleston-Firm; middling 55s; receipts, 93; stock, 21510.
 Wilmington-Firm; mddling, 5zs; receipts, 27; stock, 15,993.
 Norfok-Firm; middling, 6; sales, 215; TO- ceipts, LIB; stock, 36, ,720
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 62s; re- ceipts, 474, stock S1, ,627
 Boston-Quet; middling, 6 7-16; net re- ceipts, 2,70O; gross, 1O,959. phia-Quiet; middling, 11-16; re- ceipts, 355; stock, 1O196. Memphis-Quiet and steady; middling, 5A ]; sales, 2,OoO receipts, 1,3SS; stock, 93,714. Augusta-Steady; middling, G.; receipts, 115; stock, 39,110.
 Cotton Letter
 By Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett Agent:
 Birmingham, February 9.-Cables this morning responded very satisfactorily to our strong close, and foreign demand was good. Our opening was strong at advances of 1 to points, and throughout the day the firm feeling evinced no diminunition, the close being around top prices. Port receipts were surprisingly small, being n- der the estimates and only about half of those of last year. The weather continues the principal factor, and as we said yester- day, we look for no recession of any mo- | T.