Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-20
he Cotton Markets.

NEW ork, May l9.-The cotton mar
ket' AFTER opening quiet and steady at
unchanged prices TO l point advance.
was extremely narrow and the total
range on fluctuations for the day did
not exceed 2 points. AT the close the
IeellnS was quiet and steady with prices
uhchanSed 10 one point lower. About
the only news on hand on which ia
base ideas was crop informs. zion ana
as this failed to agree in the majority
or Instances. both sides were slow To
proceed Claims that crop damage, late
ness, ana Door conditions had been
greatly exaggerated were exhibited bv
the bear crowd. but We're met with
equally numerous reports from nearly
all sections of the belt that the croo
outlook was far from reassurng 1t was
SAID the ground WAS as dry as finder lii
some of the Eastern States and that
the crop was making poor stand in the
central portion of the region. Farmers
were understood to be very much dis
couraSed in Arkansas and Northern
IeNas by the ravages of insects and in
some cases where seed had been wash
ed out of the ground by the rains of
last week were refusing 10 re- plant
Though light rains were indicated on
to-day's weather bulletin for the north
ern districts, the created portion of the
bell was free from -precipitaiinn with
the temperature very high. The local
trade did not lose sight Of the fact
that conditions in Fall River cloth
markets were never better than n; the
present time. which also may be said
OF European markets.
The English cables to-day reflected
comparatively quiet markets at Liver
pool, which was attributed hy nrivato
adViceS TO the close at hand holidavs
| The demand for spot cotton in the
/ South was not vigorous. but all mar
kcts were holding their own with deal
crS disposed to advance asking rates.
New York. May 19.-Cotton futures
| opened quet and steady May. 5.s6
June. So; July, 5.92; August, Boa;
September. 5.S9; October. 500: Novem-
Der, SOS: December. $40: January
G o.: February, Cos: March. s O6: April
6.12. u
/ Futures closed quiet and steady: Nav
| 5Sl June. SIS; July, 5.99: August
5.93: September, SIS; October 80
! November. 5.93; December. 5.o7: Jan
uary. 6.ol; February. cot: March
COS: April. GIL.
! Spot closed quiet and steady and I'M
| changed. Sales. ~ bales.
New York. May 1?.-Cotton. quiet an
steady: midd!ing. Ga net receipts. III:
| gross. $40: sales. a.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 17.O94: ox
ports to Great Britain. 1919: France
Ass; Continent. 1919; stock. 7S6.50l
| bales.
Consolidated-Ne receipts. 5a.ssi OK.
ports to Great Britain, HISS: France
$40: Continent, 35.47S.
Total since September Net re-
ceipts. s,oit5o2; exports to Great Bri-
tain. 3.2s6.56S France. 707 40: Conti-
nent. 2,56o,5lS
New York. May i9-Thc following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September /. 1895:
Galveston, 2,277,6S9 bales: New Or
leans. 2,129+35 Mobile. 257.SS4: Sa
vannah, 1.O55.203; Charleston, s6s171;
Wilmington. 99O,665; Norfolk. Gas oS3.
Baltimore, 1917: New York. 1854:
Boston, 2a5.757 Newport News. 19Iso;
Philadelphia 46.S5S; Port Arthur. 10 7G5:
Brunswick. 25o,499; Pensacola. l95. $50.
Port Royal, 20, s65. Total. SOii, SOP.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
New Orleans. May l9,--Cotton futures
duh but steady. May. 5.6S June. 5.7i0D
5.73: July. 5.7366T: August. 6.75Il5.76:
September. 5.73@5.7i; October. 5.63@5.Gi:
November, 5.64@5.65; December. 5.6S6p
$50; January. 5.7id572: February, 5.7l
@5.75:, March. 5.77G5.IS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.