The age-herald., 1899-08-29
CHANGES NARROW
 IN COTTON MARKET
Unsatisfactory Gable Accounts
 Were Features of Day.
RAIN IN THE SOUTHWEST
Much Steadier Feeling Prevailed in Af- ternoon on Scattered Demand The Close Was Firm With
 Prices Net Love-

New York, August 2S.-The market for cotton futures, after opening easy al decline of five points, worked within nar- row range of changes. For time business was very active with liquidation the prin- cipal feature, following unsatisfactorily ca ble accounts, the small sales of spot cotton in Liverpool being a partular disappoint- ing feature. The weakness was increased by claims of beneficial rain in the south- west. Official forecasts failed to indicate any general break in the southwest drought while the weather statistics confined the actual rainfall in Texas to little more than one inch at Houston and Longview and scattering showers elsewhere.
 Following these indications the market made feeble rallies, but the upward move ment was held in check by the unusually large receipts in the south. A steadier feeling prevailed in the afternoon on a scattered demand which came chiefly from local shorts. The last few minutes wit messed a sharp upturn on sudden scram- ble of less reliant shorts to cover, started by almost total absence of offerings. The close was firm with prices two to three points net lower.
 New York. August 2S.-Cottop quiet: mid ding, 6Lc; net receipts. 31 bales; gross re- ceipts, 1,41S bales; sales, 115 bales; stock, 147 260 bales.
 Total today-Net receipts. 12.9S1 bales: ex- ports to Great Britain, 1, ,750 bales; exports to France, 50 bales; stock. S72.665 bales.
 Consolidated-Net receipts, 20,454 bales: exports to Great Britain. 5,432 bales; ex- ports to France, 50 bales; exports to the continent 4,172 bales.
 Since September Net receipts, S402. .2S9 bales; exports to Great Britain, 3513,2oi bales; exports to France, 796SS0 bales; ex- ports to the continent, 2,S53,3O6 bales.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, August 2S.-Cotton. steady: sales, 1,700; ordinary. 4: good ordinary, 41s; low middling, 3-16: middlng, 5 15-l6; good midling, 5-16; middling fair, GA; receipts, S,033; stock. 131 ,336.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net 2e,454; exports to Great Britain 5,4S2; France 50; continent, 4,172; stock, 372,665.
 New Orleans. August 2S.-Cotton futures barely steady August. 5.73; September 5.1d572; October, 5.73d5.74; November 5.77@5.7 79; December. 5.S3q5.& January, 5.SS95 s9; February. 5. .926l5.94; March, 5.9G@ 5.97; April, 6.Ooa6.o2; May. 6.O4a6.O6. I'.iiy Statement
 Galveston-Firm; middling, SIS; sales SS1; receipts. 5.613; stock. 90s40
 Mobile-Nominal; midding, 55s; receipts, 263; stock, 6,353 Savvannah-Firm; middlng, 1916; sales 2S4; receipts, 2S24; stock, 141sS. Charleston-Steady; midding, 11-16; re- ceipts. SSs; stock, 6,971. Wilmington-Steady middling, 57s; re- ceipts, 137: stock, 9,494 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 6b; sales, ISL stock 15,S79.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling. 6h; re- ceipts, 265; stock, 3,640
 Boston-Quiet; middlng. 6h; receipts, Il. Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 6l2; stock 7.195.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 6; receipts 100: stock, 65 S7S
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 15-16; re- ceipts, 229; sales, 25; shipments. 3SS stock, 59, ASS.