The age-herald., 1902-02-05
COTTON MARKET
 OPENED QUIET Port Receipts Gave Every Promise of Falling Short SHORTAGE IN RECEIPTS
Owing to Large Shipments the Interior Town Stocks Dropped Off Materi- aIIy-South and Europe Bought
 In a Very Conservative Way.

New York, February 1.-The cotton market opened quiet and unchanged from last nights final close and the balance of the session pursued an indifferent course in the absence of aggressive bull or bear operations. As was the case yes- terday 'the talent was In no mood to take the initiative step toward forcing the market higher or lower so long as the big public long interest remained intact Today's Liverpool cables reported fu- lures rather f1rmer than expected on our good showing of last night. Port re- ceipts gave every promise of falling short of the same day last year and the in- terior movement also was light. The semi-weekly interior towns figures were bullish though there seemed to be little doubt but that the bad weather of last week in some measure explained the striking shortage in receipts Owing to large shipments the interior town stocks dropped off materially. From time to time during the day commission houses were sellers of May and July cotton for profits, the South and Europe bought in a conservative way. The estimates for tomorrow's port receipts gave little hope to shorts of an immediate broadening of the movement The market closed steady with prices net unchanged to points higher
 New York February 4-Cotton steady; middling SAC; net receipts, N66; gross re- ceipts, 1O,32O; sales, $50; stock. l24,s2s; ex- ports to Great Britain, 66; exports to the continent, 431.
 Total today: Net receipts, 25,2s5; exports to Great Britain, 6e3; exports to France 66: exports to the continent, S095; stock. sS2. TOT.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 6,283; ex- ports to Great Britain, 20 2S0; exports to France, 147O8; exports to the continent 17,445.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts. 5,931, 744; exports to Great Britain, z,zos'- SS4; exports to France, 55729S; exports to the continent, J,767,2S3
 New Orleans Cotton Market.
 New Orleans February A-Favoraole cables occasioned firmer feeling In the local spot cotton market today buyers were out in force bidding board prices but factors were holding out TOT shsht- ly higher level. Sales 400 bales Including 6oo to arrive. The cotton exchange com nittee reported the market firm. quota tions unchanged.
 Futures opened quiet and steady with prices unchanged to 2 points down. Alter the first call the market improved sew eral points on a small movement anu light estimates for both New Orleans and Houston. Trading was mostly local and the holiday feeling was quite ap- parent. 1.-The market closed quiet "ith prices unchanged from last evening closing figures.
 New Orleans. February 4.-Cotton nrm sales HOO. Ordinary, 7-16; good ordinary 6 15-16; low middling 7h; middling 1915; good middling. SIS; middling fair 9-lo. Receipts 5S53; stock S51,2S7
 Consolidated: Net receipts 61,2S3; ex- ports Great Britian 2o,28o; France, 147OS; continent, 17,445; stock SS2,7 TOT.
 New Orleans, February 4-Cotton fu- lures quiet, February 7.S6Q7.SS; March, I. .s46p7. .s5; April 7.9S@S.0 .0O; May S.o4aS.O6; June, 8.0SQS.10; July, S.13QS.14 August, '. .9607 .99.
 Daily Statement
 Galveston-Steady, middling. 15-16; sales 2s6O; receipts 1o,197; stock sS,674.
 Mobile-Quiet, middling, 11-16; sales, 300; receipts 796; stock N33s.
 Savannah-Steady, middling 13-16; sales 532; receipts, 3445 stock, SS,119 -
 Charlestoz-Firm. middling 7B; receipts 292; stock n,546.
 Wilmington-Firm, middling, TB; re- ceipts 215; stock 1S0S5.