The age-herald., 1900-07-20
ACTIVITY IS SHOWN
 IN COTTON MARKET
Influences Were Numerous and
 Conflicting Opened Irregular. BULLS STAMPEDEO THINGS
Cables Portrayed Panic Among Hold CTS Abroad The Talent" Was Practically in Control of the
 Market-Closed Lower

New York. July 19.-Todays events in the cotton market were anything but smooth and regular. Influences bearing upon the market were numerous and conflicting, while speculation most of the time was active. The market opened points higher to points lower. quick change of front on the part of Liverpool created distrust in local bull circles and later stampeded things into an excited dash to unload cotton ac- cumulated yesterday.
 The bear faction vigorously hammered the entire list, though directing efforts more especially against the August option, which for weeks past has been the football of both sides. From 9.42 that contract tum- bled perpendiculary to 9.10, with the new crop options following at a lively rate. The cables portrayed a panic among holders abroad
 The break in the English market was variously attributed to declaration of war against China by Russia, to exceptionally bearish crop reports from the South and to the appearance of large selling orders from America. The decline here ceased, fol- lowing rally of points abroad From 0'IV August lleIe Qulchly SllOl up lo JNo after which there was another weak spot under fresh general selling, with August finally resting at 9.15. In the early after noon shorts became apprehensive and in endeavoring to take profits forced the sum mer delivery to 930 But once more liqui- dation swept prices downward, and during the last hour fluctuations were radical in both directions with the talent practi- cally in control of the market. New Or leans backed up it's bear principles by sell ing here on all the steadier intervals The market finished the day steady in tone, with prices net 5 to 19 points lower.
 New York, July 19.-Cotton dull; middling, 1Oc; net receipts, 4S3; gross receipts, ITS; sales, 302; stock, 36,666; exports to Great Britain, 2,S4S; to the continent, 1,166.
 Total today: Net receipts, 3,0a1; exports to Great Britain, 6,61S; exports to the contiL' nent, 3,219; stock, 14S, 699. "
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 34, ,539; exports to Great Britain, 27,534; to the continent, 16,45S Il
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, G. 441,590; exports to Great Britain, 2,239 576; to France, 693,o20; to the continent, 2,667, ,320.
 'Aw Orleans cotton Market '
 New Orleans, July 19.-Cotton quiet; sales, 225 bales; ordinary, 1-16c; good ordinary, SEC; low middling, 911-16c; middlng, 10 3-16c; good middling, 10 7-16c; middlng fair, 10 11-16c; receipts, 772 bales; stock 62 961 bales.
 Consolidated Statement-Net receipts, 34,- 5S9 bales; exports to Grea Britain, 27,534 bales; continent, 16,45S bales; stock. 14S, ,699 bales.
 New Orleans, July 19.-Cotton futures steady July, 10.21 bid; August 955; Sep tember, S.56@S.5S; October, S.14@S15; Novem- Der, SOl@S.03; December, S.000S. .02; January, S.O1QSO2; February S.O39S.O4: March, S.05@ S'o6; April, S.o7@S.oS; May, S.os@S.1o.
 a''v >rate"u-,
 Galveston-steady; middling, 91sc sales, 49 bales; stock, S,099 bales.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling sac; stock, A. 416 bales.
 Savannah-Quiet middling, 92c receipts, 5l2 bales; stock, ,4S9 bales.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 9%c. re- ceipts, 36O bales stock, 4,129 bales
 Wilmington-Nomnal; middling 9Ac; re- ceipts, l bale; stock, 1891 bales
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 10c sales, 96 bales; receipts, 619 bales; stock, 1853 bales.
 balt1more-Nominal; middling 1Oc re- celpts, 5'o bales; stock, 3,793 bales.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 10; net receints 264 bales. eeeip''' 2S40 bales. A9' ''oSA
 St Louis-Quiet; middling, 9Ac; receipts. zo6 bales; stock, 23331.
 Memphis-Steady middling, 9Ac; receipts. F. i4 oaies; sales, 400 bales; shipments. 5O7 bales; stock, 12,666 bales. '''
 Liverpool Cotton Market . Liverpool, July 19.-SmalI business. nrices hBher, American middling fair 7-16d. low middling 3-32d; middling 5 31 -3ed: good middling 27-32d; good ordinary 23 32d; ordinary 5 17-32d. The sales of the day were 4OOO bales, of which 800 were for