The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-01
COTTON SCORES
 SLIGHT ADVANCE Opened Steady and Lower But Gradually Climbed Upward GENERAL BUYING AT START Weather In Belt Was UnfavorabIe and Predictions of Frost In Arkan-
 sas Caused Market to Take
 On a Bulllsh Hue.
GENERAL BUYING AT START

New York, September 9o.-The cotton market opened steady, with prices points lower to 2 points higher, this be- ing materially better start than the average room trader had leeked for. in- asmuch as receipts promised to reach well over 5000 bales, while the Liverpool cables proved disappointing. On the oth- CT hand. the weather in the belt contin- ued unfavorable. the spot market advices were bullish, the forecast pointed to frost tonight in Arkansas and the pri- vate cables from Liverpool declared sem timent was slowly taking 8 more bull ish hue.
 Soon after the call general buying, led by brokers believed to be acting for Wall street interests, caused the list to work up point after point Before the buying movement abated January reached S.s6 and other options in accordance. A frmer stock market and a normal situ- ation in the money market were not without influence The weekly crop wea- ther report from Washington proved to be quite bullish as anticipated and the estimates for tomorrow's receipts failed to equal the predictions made by the bears.
 At the close the market was steady and net 8 to points higher. Total sales were estimated at 175,0O0 bales.
 New York, September So.-Cotton quiet, middling 77sc net receipts, 80; gross re- ceipts 7,577; sales, 1888; stock, 33,6Sl; ex- ports to Great Britain, HOO; total today, net receipts S1, OPP; exports to Great Bri- tain, 1T, 279; to France, 2s,563; to continent fl, ,601; stock, 410,551. Consolidated net re- | ceipts, 1S2 462; exports to Great Britain. 51 4S9; to France, 37.95s; to continent H. | 5s5. Total since September i, net receipts 906, S29; exports to rGeat Britain, 205722; to France, T,s92; to continent, 2SS,199.
 New Orleans Market.
 New Orleans, September 30.-There was very little doing in the market for spot cotton today. Factors were offering freely and the market was provided with an ex- cellent assortment of the better grades, but they are holding for full board prices as a rule and in some instances demanding slight concessions, which buyers are unwilling to make. The sales were 5100 bales, including 345O to arrive Quotations unchanged.
 The future market was fairly active. On the first call prices were to points above those of last evening and an ad- ditional gain of i to points was scored hefore a halt was called. At that level there was some realizing by room trad CTS and the figures worked off to 5 points The weekly crop condition re hort coming in at this juncture steadied the market LID again and induced an ad- vance of ? points, but there was some pretty free selling thereafter and prices feu off. leaving net gains from yester- days closing of 2 to 3 points.
 New Orleans, September 30. = Cotton steady; sales 51: ordinary 7ssc good or dinary 7Ac, low middling 3-16c, middling s1hc. good middling 8 11-16c, middling fair 9c, receipts 21,s61, stock 1O5,S52.
 New Orleans, September sO.-Cotton- Futures quiet; October S.35d8 .86 Novem- her B. .4Oo1S. .42, December 8. 43@S. A, Janu- ary S.4eas. A. February 8.47d8. .49, March g.51@S. .52, April S.52@8. 54. May S.53qS .55.
 Daily Statement.
 Galveston, September so.-Cotton quiet; middling. s-16c; sales, 1900; receipts, | 25 303: stock, TOT, AS
 Mobile, September 9o.-Quiet; middling sHc; sales, 1000; receipts 12ss; stock Savannah. September so.-Quiet and steady; middling. SAc sales AT; receipts | 12, 692 stock, S7,S51.
 Charleston, September So.-Firm; mid ding SAC; receipts, S324; stock. 2S,bSS- wilmington, September 3O.-Quiet; mid ding SAC: receipts, 365S; stock, 23,1T
 Norfolk, September S0.-Steady; mid ding 9-16; sales. 569; receipts, 4s61s; l stock, 58T4.
 Baltimore, September So-Nominal; mIddling, sac; receipts, $50; stock. 3Sls
 Boston. September 30.-Quiet; middling, 9c net receipts, 8; gross 4946
 Philadelphia September 30.-Quiet; mid ding sMc; receipts. 549; stock. S501.
 Memphis September 3O.-Cotton closed steady. Receipts. S5S9; middling, S-7-1ec; shipments 216S; sales, 1900; stock, S1.3O4
 Liverpool Market.
 Liverpool September S0.-Cotton spot quiet; prices unchanged; American mid ding fair, 15-115d. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 500 were for speculation and export and included $500 | American. Receipts, TOGO bales, including 6Soo American. Futures opened easier and closed steady; American middling, grade of clause:
 October, 449@450-64d sellers; October November, 4.45-64d sellers; November-De- cenber, 4.43-64d buyers; December-J Janu-