The age-herald., 1901-10-24
NARROW COURSE OF COTTON MARKET Commission Houses We're Bare
 of Orders RECEIPTS ARE VERY LARGE Crop Reports State That Recent Fine Weather Hss Benefited Late
 Cotton and Allows Good
 Housing.

New York, October 23.--The cotton mar ket opened steady with prices 9 points higher to ? points lower and followed a narrow course all day. with the general tendency downward under absence of business. Commission houses were bare of orders and room operators sold out as matter of precaution. The early Eng fish cables were very encouraging, but finding our market predisposed to ease of Liverpool sagged and finished the day at a net decline on most options. Receipts were very large and crop reports were more favorable. Reports stated that re- cent line weather conditions have benefit- ed late cotton in some sections and serv- inn to allow housing of early cotton in prime condition. The weather forecast gave no indication of frost within the next few days; dem and for spot cotton was about equal to offerings, but no more. Splendid trade reports from all dry goods markets here and in some parts of Europe did not cut much figure as an in- huence. At the close the market was barely steady. with prices net to g points lower Total sales of the day were the smallest of recent times, estimated at about 5000 bales.
 New York, October 2a--Cotton quiet; miodiing, s%; net receipts, 499; gross re- ceipts, 4ss; sales, l,206; stock, 6e. .1l5. ex- 421.
 Total today: Net receipts 65.7b0: ex- ports to Great Britain. l1,o4o; Continent. 1S POS; stock e1s,01s.
 consolidated: Net receipts, 294 S33; ex- ports to Great Britain. 997; France, 1s, 182: Continent. 76.sss.
 Total since September i. Net reoeipts. l.b72s61; exports to Great Britain, 4s1. .e54. France' 1zS,76; Continent. 4260n.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, October 23.--The market TOT spot cotton was again fairly active today without change in the trading level or prices. though factors are dis posed to move their stocks expeditiously ana 10 that end are conceding as they oio yesterday, a slightly lower range or prices for uplands and short staple sooos' The better styles and staples are being held more firmly. The sales for the oay reached an aggregate of 1850 bales of spots and 3100 bales to arrive. Quota tions were unchanged
 Trading in contracts was quiet At the opening prices were 1 to 8 points lower. easing off thereafter Z to points. Dur iHB thc Sdfiy dtIcFnOOn prices moved back and forth over very narrow range governed largely by the momentary pres sure or trades, and while floor work pre- dominated 1t became apparent that out side interest was entering as a factor into the situation tooward the end of the day. There was considerable dumping of lons cotton and the market assumed an easier tone closing in comparison with yester- days figures at net declines of six to eight points on all positions.
 New Orleans. October 23-Cotton. steady; sales 7450; ordinary, 6 16-1e; good ordinary, sS; low middling, 7.1e; mid ding, TN; good middling, SH; middling fair. sss receipts. 1S,5ao; stock, 1so,sl2. Consolidated statement Receipts net, 2e4s55; exports to Great Britain, 11s, ,ss7; France. 1s,1s2; continent. TSsss; stock. s1s,016
 New Orleans, October 23-Cotton fu- lures steady; octobeo, 7sS@76s; Novem- Der. 71@I@; December. L6O@761: Jan uary 7.b9Q760; February, 75797 5S; March. 7beQ757; April 766@757; May, 76567.6.