The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-22

III Lancashire. There would seem 70 be, however,
G Gas sI asneo ES Sd s% Ss 70 tRs vi %o sass sG 1t the In 's ssSStRR. Z vas
not entirely favorable. Postal Telegraph dispatches
E North carc ciin 's South RC osroiins a. ana ErF Ton M and
the Signal Service noted ~rainfalls for twenty-tonr
Atlanta ATTAIN q. Ca Ca 20 at Sontsomsry. Ala; 90 AZ lsayan:
nah. Ga; 'oa At augusta Ga; ioi AZ SlLNeS'HHn AN.
other cold wave has started for the far North,
vest where the temnerstnre Vas ssep Whether
the cotton belt will be seriously affected by, 4.
good weather and to a reduction in railroad freight
rates OF zoe. = 1901 n. Receipts, though larger than
Crop estimates generally range from lo,5oo,ooo to
ii, 900. 900, the latter considered quite copservatiyc:
s sRoSt T o.sS So .oo So'S Mr. N lei 5' SgSTes are not Sener::
ally accepted, Exports continue big, ro Cotton sn,angp ooHf
OF sc. per yard in ginghams, sc; In 6Ieachea shees'
DC. in cords. and itc". in ionbio prints, puppies and
butts. Westminster robes and Turkey. rec, robes All
and Helped The rail-" besides new buying, orders
come in on every decline of a few points. As Tor the
isisna, Oklahoma, indian Territory, western Texas,
and northern Mis%sissipgi, With rain indicated TIysT rn ISr
iizins sales caused some recession. Rome, GS t,h
vrTSr3r' nSISnt lSTy S HiStNN Far lSen' far SqY SdSin dim in
planting preparations. fields covered win water.
ing land Under water. Eycrytthiing far behind"
A New York house, said: "h the favorable
marEtd increase. a further siiiSht setback. may be
seen, but no important, decline % Ne. Is p lOGEod Nor for oT Teb'
" NV NtFi FNlIIHAtNH U Nlh AAN'f ~
Have had simply awful weather. Receipts
very light. and very little done in any way. Farm
crs and merchants hold very little cotton. Our flu
All buyers hold some stor ks. There is unqueshonably
less cotton to 90 ont of this section than last year.
still ! don't doubt that crop will exceed O;ooo;ooo.
heavy; estimated at a quarter 70 a half OF what was
left in the fields on Dec. "a" Galveston. Tex.
our present receipts consist or cotton tnac hs,
depots, hence 1t is doubtful II receipts will increase
materially with change i'll weather, as much less
cotton is held back by farmers ,thsn last year
impossible roads. Trade in commercial fertilizers
very dun and IN keeping with transactions, in live
during such inclement weather. Farmers report
wheat and oat crops injured. and in some cases
killed. Indications point to n sharp curtailment in
killed, farmers will be forced to put in more cotton
than now contemplated. No ploughing has been
done Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 18.-'There is un-
and q well.known planter of Lake Washington told
mo that he only had three picking days in Jan
nar nary coma expect t{IG most Of the S,d planters ante hear spo ali al
over the Delta tells me that not over one.
half Of the cotton in fields will. be picked"
Memphis. Feb. 20" Went down Valley road afew
been picked. There IS less in fields unpicked than I
expected. Weather fair, and picking will be resumed
to-day; expect gradually increasing receipts. but
gnsta, Ga, Feb. D." Weather perfect" Fort Smith.
Ark, Feb. 20" Expect port receipts to increase
some now. but later show considerable decrease.
and OF very bad quality"
CorFEE-Rio on the spot was quiet at 6l&c. for No
I. Sales OF $50 bags Maraoaiho and 85o Savanilla.
changed to 10 points lower. Sales 24.5oo bags.
Havre and Hamburg were unchanged. American
warehouse deliveries 10, 151 bags. Rio was firm at
$50 refs advance; receipts for two days. 1000;
3-32d. Santos was firm at 100 reis advance: re-
ceipts for two days. $4,000; stock, $4,000. Prices