The sun., 1899-01-18

There was at first a trttng decline in December
ports. and more or less irregulariy in Liverpool
well as certain amount Of realizing. But later
on the loss. which was not general, was recov.
cred and small advance was established Liver
on the spotN Last weeks transactions at Manchester
shove showed some increase Planting operations at the
South are backward Richmond sales Of f., til.e er-
are thus lar trihing Interior receipts are lgqt,
cotton goods are frm and tending upward and the
ports are not expected To get than a25 OOn to
100000. bales this week, against 23d.s2a last
lose 10000 bales for thS month. which Which
would Won Id bring ring the excess on the crop down to
ago The receipts at Houston. Augusta. Memphis.
and 81: Louis were notceably small. the est
and the estimated semi weekly receipts al thirteen
same time last week and ii; 900 last year. with ship.
ments Of 1000 against $1,000 for the same time
cate that the interior stocks will again show de.
crease this week Then. too to the receipts at the
ports, though they are running little larger than
had been expected they are believed to lie largely
composed Of cotton in transit to Europe on old
purchases. rhe export trade this season has been
large beyond precedent. The Government figures
show that in spite of abnormally low prices the
ports OF cotton from this country during the calen-
dar year OF 1898 reached the value of S232 900.
against s212 $4,000 in 1877, s233.a7sooni in 1s"6
that the crop movement is 100000 ahead Of last
LA ,23s. against l."a5i44 bales last year This
clearly shows that the consumption has been enor-
partly owing to buying of futures to cover sle Of
1000 bales of spot cotton t. New England mills.
u.
able" Members Of the New York trade formerly
bcarish some of them very bcarish. who are travel.
soa,harn S IN" trips are bus & RaTe lowered Rs fS
crop estimates FIR from NJ l2.o9oooo bales or therc-
purchases, Maso9'ille - bleached cottons have
creased business in Manchester OF late il
ported ported much larger trade could b. done at a
companies j. b. Bembcr; Cotton Industry Com
panv. Oehde. near Barmen- -Rittcrshatsen, ~ r
cent; Scheurcr, Lanth Co, in Thann. Alsacc. r
cent. The average dividend Of Fall River compa-
MES last year was about "a per cent. but they are
fow of the Mississippi River. near Memphis
hers report good distributing business. Re
orders fancy calicoesi from the iubhing trade
ward Dallas. Tex. Jan. I3."Very heavy ra ms again
last night ana think that much of the cotton still in
1T has been raining here most;continuously for
four days and nights. The Government warns people
that probably the highest water known viii come
fields will be gathered" Montgomery, Ala. Ian. II.
Although we are having bad weather. |
do not t2he tax & h1ck K my estm2te Of over III
present prices will bring out plenty nf pickers."
Albany, Ga. Jan 12.-" Our opinion is that ultimate
marketed crop of Georgia will Re II per cent loss
the worst possible for picking" AuGusta. Ga, Jan.
I4."It has rained here every day and greater part
for next crop. Augusta. Ga, Jan. 10" Heavy
rains conti9uc, Athens, Ga Jan -" Weather
CoFFEE-R Rio on the spot was steady at 6Asc. for
Nc: = Sales Of 200 bags Savanilla and 700 Mara
caibo Futures declined points and closed steady.
with sales Of 1000 bags. Hamburg and Havre dc.
clined \. American warehouse deliveries, I7.3In
bags Rio was quiet and unchanged; receipts for
! IN a2d., decline OF 3 3ed santos was nm
changed; receipts for two diys. $4,000 stock. AZ.