The age-herald., 1899-01-28
DECREASED VISIBLE SUPPL Y
Speculation Continues Unabated in New York Market-Y Yesterday's Demand for Cotton Goods Showed
 Some Improvement.

ah iicredSe over the same uayS year DeIOro last of 65,0OO, and decrease under the same | time in 1895 of 25 000.
 For the twenty-seven days of January the totals show decrease under last year | of 196.00o, an increase over the same period year before last of 36l 900, and and an in- crease over 1895 of 122,0O0.
 For the 149 days of the season that have elapsed, the aggregate is ahead of the l49 days of last year 2lS,000; ahead of the same days year before last of 1,673,OOO, and ahead of 1895 by 53S.OOO.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 216,242 bales against PCS ,506 for the seven days ending this date last year, 151 095 bales year before last and 241 ,2O6 for the same time in 1895, and for tho 27 days of January 1t has been S95,77o bales against 1lS1 ,662 bales last year, 624 "A bales year before last and 6S,SS4 bales for ths same time in 1895.
 These make the total movement for the 149 days from September 1 to date S,696, ,2O6 bales against 8,47S,195 bales last year, L. 022, ,906 bales year before last and 7,S5S,O57 bales for the same time in 1895. The movement since September l shows receipts at all United States ports to be G. 637,A A bales against 6,52S,OS2 bales last year, 5,5t ' 8 bales year before last and 6162,S57 bales for the same time in 1895 overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 9i2,268 bales against S34 ,21S bales last year, 623,9Y bales year before last and S19,91S for the same time in 1895; interior stocks in excess of those held<at the close of the commercial year, 51O,22S against 517,192 last year, 934, ,SsS the year before last and 427 ,661 in 1895; Go talx aOainst 5lS TOR last year, 531 ,0S3 the year before last and AT 621 the same time in 1895.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 173 751 against 140515 last year, making the total thus far for the season 5,1OO,31O against 4572, ,25S last year, an increase of 52S, ,O52.
 Northern mill takings during the past seven days show an increase of 17O3S, as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takngs since Sep tember 1 have decreased 3339. The total takings of American mills north and south and Canada so far for the season have been 2,13O131 against 2125264 last year. These include 1,911 ,510 by northern splnners against 1515,249. -.7- -.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 6S,43S bales, against a decreas during the correspond ing period last season of 1925 and are now 163 S94 smaller than at this date in 1898.
 
 terior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date Is S.9e3. .772 against S,594,749 for the same period last year.
 Visible Supply
 Secretary Hesters statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic adv1ces compares the figures of this week with md in 12l5 the latter the g. 9O1 OO0 crop year. It shows decrease for the week just closed of 79,S51 bales, against a decrease of 60511 last year and an increase of 55, ,661 ,661 in 1895.
 The total visible is 5,O25,1S4 against 5,105,035 last week. 4447,429 last year and 4,952,649 in 1895. Of this the total of American cotton is 4771 1S4 against ,035 last week, 422l ,429 last year and 462S, ,449 in 1895, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 254 900 against 259, ,0000 last week, 226,OOa last year and 324, POO in 1895.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton shows decrease compared with last week of 79,S51 bales, an increase compared with last year of 577 ,755 and an increase com pared with 1895 of 72,535.
 Note-The actual reduction in the visible supply compared with last weeks totals is 79.851 in total, of which 74,S51 American. These totals include Memphis stock corree ton which should have been made pre- yious to this week, so that the net reduc- tion for the week proper is 55,026, or which 50, ,066 Is American.
 Speculation Continues Heavy
 New York, January H.-Speculation in cotton continues to show unabated force; indeed todays business was better than that of yesterday. The opening call was characterized by intense excitement and great activity caused by strong cables and bu1ish pointers from all directions. Fol- lowing the call there was further ad- vance of to points with occasional re- actionary intervals under liquidation of long contracts. As rule orders were fer buying cotton, whether from Liverpool, Wall street, New Orleans, Fall River or other leading points. Private cables said that English trade showed genuine alarm in consequence of the upward movement in prices on this side of the water and the broadening tendency of speculative compe- tition. Local sentiment generally favored the idea that notwithstanding the advance of 1ac in cotton since the advance set in the general outlook remains as bulish as ever, especially in view of the small receipts, re- ports of a backward plantation work and small purchases of fertilizers. Weather in the south was generally against field work being generally cold according to today's weather map. The fact that the Liver pool stock of cotton shows gain of nearly 900 bales for the week made no partic- ular impression here in view of the decrease of S5 900 bales in the amount afloat.
 The feature of the cables was the indi- cation of a strong demand from English and continental spinners The market closed at net advance of to points,.
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 Futures Quiet and Steady
 New York, January N.-Cotton quiet and steady; middling, 63s gross receipts, 3.473 sales, ST. stock, 105. .6H; exports to Great Britain, 3,203 continent S00
 Total today: Net receipts, 27,221; ex- ports to Great Britain, 2S.275; to France, I POS; continent, 104. .S97; stock, 1,0S0,948
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 169, ,409; ex- ports to Great Britain. 79.670; to France, IT 495; continent. 76,S68.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 6,611, ,S61; exports to Great Britain, 2645, 1852; to France, 571 ,099; continent, 1S59,002.
 At New Orleans
 New Orleans, January N.-Cotton, firm: sales. 2.5O0: ordinary { 6-16, good ordinary, Az: low middliuG. 6k: uiddliug 11-l6s good