The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-25

ing for Wan street sold cotton but most
of them reported further buying orders
IRON that source. with attention directed
CHIEFLY TO March. May and August de
lNorles. The ups aud downs OF the mar
kot were unusually numerous while the
scopes We're less than heretofore. Several
attempts were made 60 raid the market,
but the presence of outside buying orders
ON every interval Of weakness caused tho
bears TO retire. The final phases were in
"icative of a nervous feeling ON both sides
of the account
The uneasucss Increased by very un-
satisfactory weather accounts from the
COTTON belt, by claims Of retarded farm
work neglect of fertilizers, moderate re-
ceipts, strong accounts from Southern
spot markets (variously reported at un-
changed prices to I4c advance continued
favorable news from American consum-
efs and cotton goods market and sup
porting advices from Wan street and che
produce exchange as to the volume of
speculation and the continuance Of bull
lsh interests. The market was finally
steady. / TO points net lower.
New York, Jan. q, noon.--Cotton flu
ture opeued firm; January, 6.00c; Febru.
airy, 600c; March 603c; April. 6.O6c: May,
6O9c; June, 6.llc; July, 612c; August. 6.14c;
september 6.G5c; October, 602c; Novem-
Der S.02c December 60ic.
p. m-Futures closed steady; January
60c February. 5.9Sc March, 599c: April.
b o2c May. 6.0lc; June 605c; July. 607c;
August, 6loc September, 597c; October.
oSH November. 5.9Sc; December. 60Oc.
New Orleans, Jan, 2i-Cotton futures
steady January, 5566l55sc; February, 557
a559c; March 5.6la5.62c. April. 5.64d5.66
May, o.69Q5,7oc; June, 5.7i@573c; July. SIS
qoHc; August, 57lG5.7Sc; September. 56la
5.63c; October, 5 63M6. 64c; November 4 636i
5.65c; December, Scholastic.
New York, Jan. A.-Paine Murphy g.
co. say of cotton to-day: Gables were
about / point higher this morning, with the
Liverpool sales 10000 bales at UNCHANGED
prices The opening here was steady, with
the majority of the options to 4 points
higher: this advance was held during the
first hours trading. but the buying lacked
briskness, and soon the Wall street crowd
did some realizing. This started a general
movement of this nature, and 10 TO 70
points reaction followed This reaction
after so sudden an advance, is natural.
and the best houses say there is no rea-
son for alarm In the last half hours
trading there was good buying and prices
rallied to points in the last ten min
utes"
New York, Jan A.-Hubbard Bros g.
Co. say of cotton to-day Liverpool fol-
lows our advance with reluctance, though
the tone abroad at the close was better
than for several days More buying Of
the same character as has been the fea
ture continued, with heavy realization on
the part of the original bulls, and selling
for what appeared to be the Southwest.
Receipts at the interior towns for the half
week show an increase over last week. but
the traders pay little attention TO the
crop, believing Il has ceased to be a factor
and that this country viii be able to die
tate the price for the remainder of The
season. There was a marked failing Off
In the demand for January The bears
wanting May and August rather than the
nearby positions. After the posting of the
New Orleans and Houston's receipts. the
market became quiet. but firm, with no
disposition on the part of traders 10 be
short, though ready to part with a portion
of their holdings; with enormous trading
the market rallied from the lowest prices
made under realizing during the afternoon
closing confused but steady. There were
sellers after the close, but the market
is a broad one, and win be finally gov
erned by the movement"