The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26

The general direction of cotton prices to-day was up
ward, and they closed at the best figures of the d ~.
Europe sold with more, or less freedom, and there
%caTisi Sfy'd tse S1, S"s more So i e"'ddii s ur9siaSnop To- buy T" than
there was u sell, in spite OF Disappointing Liverpool
and the generally clear and warmer weather at the
south. All these factors were Offset by tue, hight in;
outside buying, on every, break. Notices for
nfarly 5000 bales on aoo Friday Esro % @.;e ID
bring out big interior receipts. though erriy-
tobs brought into sight this week, however. is esii-
mated at only 10000 bales, against 222.Oon for tho
OF $4,000 bales. How much viii this be increased
during the present week. That is an iniorestinE
ther1nore; cotton goods continue to advance, as will
Be. Be s Of an f insh at T Titild r' Roefl K Tis l igo At G PaIssf 4niy
Tex; IL at Memphis. Tenn. and a trace AT Mont
isne. Tex, the tempsraiurs this morning. was az,
a aga! so' yet,terdaE Roct At Palestine Stn; Against
at Memphis , so', against "GHF eaS:' at Af a%entsOmery
nah 40. against ssS Yesterday. In other words.
Syery , n nsi T. much 1i more favorable for the move move
ably small. Houston had less than half the receipts
siaerabiy smaIicr than for last Monday and last year.
The stock here continues very email. though 1t is
here, chiefly for European account. is very large.
selling agents have advanced pr ees of cotton goods
SIS1sh, Sias eo .SS,;in,, c. per yard yard New New y"Tk
Premiums; 2,% Z cent. %Popperell wide sheetines, nc.
DER Earu; hpcnuale VIDE bneetlnEs, t1c. per yard:
Cords A. c. Il. ~tckings. i4c. y yard. Al styles of
MerrImac Prints. ~ square. both wide and narrow.
are withdrawn until selling agents can see where
they stand. Some agents of "a square bleached cot
tons have declined offers for fair quantities at &C. 7:
Dallas. Tex, Feb. 2l.-" Improved weather will
bling out any cotton that we have, and we wi | then
know more about receipts" Charlotte. n. C.. Feb.
22.-"Receipts were free for the few days Of nice
weather We had. and IL we could have q good spell Of
weather the movement would he free for a week,
and then become light and remain so the balance of
the season. The stuff IL not in the country" Hous-
ton, Tex. Feb. 21.-'' Weather during past few days
very favorable and farm ecs have had ample oDpOr-
tunity to push their work. Recent cold spell de-
stroyed oats and wheat i'll all sections whero there
was no snow. Evidently such land will be replanted
with cotton. We come to the conclusion that Texas
cotton acreage will not show any reduction. There
is much talk about Mexican weevil: some live ones
were shown in our Exchange to-day, which proves
that they wero not all killed by cold weather. Should
the wcevil appear next summer the damage VIII un-
doubtcdly be great. last sra on 1t even passed tho
Colorado River, and the best sections OF Texas " ould
now be invaded. A little more offering from the in
terror, but do not think our receipts Will show IA ma
terial increase
C~oFFEE-R;o on the spot was steady at q. 3ia6Ac.
for No. =. Sales Of l 900 bags Rio No. 3 at SAC. C. i.
f.; l 200 Maracaiho. Futures advanced 3 points for
some months early. hut the close was steady at un-
changed prices. Sales. 2l,75o bays. Hayre and
Hamburg were UNCHANGED. American warehouse de-
livcri' 2. i,0Sd bags. There was a holiday in Brazil.
Rio receipts, 10000: no returns from Santos. Prices
h,re m q fp1lnuN.