The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-22
New Orleans Market.

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 New Orleans, August H.--There was a moderate demand for spot cotton today, though buyers were less willing traders upon the basis of factors asking prices. The new cotton so far received is uni formly of good style and staple and is taken readily at current values. The sales were 400 bales, including 150 to arrive. Quotations 1-16o lower on all grades. A fair amount of trading was indulged In for contracts. Liverpool was disappoint- ing to the long element, spots being 1-32d lower and deliveries 2-64d under yester- days close. The response on this side was opening losses of ? to points, but early free buying by Wall street in New York stiffened the market up somewhat and the figures were advanced some to points. New Orleans moving sympa- thetically with the metropolis. At that level however, there was considerable realizing by room shorts that sent prices off again. The natural tendency of con- tract values at this Juncture is unques- tionabiy toward a slightly lower level despite all of the pessimistic crop reports with which the bulls keep the market deluged. At the close the board showed net losses from yesterdays range of Il points on August, 3 on September, on October and to points on the other po- sitions
 New Orleans. August 21.--Cotton fu- lures steady. August, S.2798 .29; Septem- ber, 7s797 s9; October, 7.6717 6S; Noven- ber 7.6317. GA; December, 7.63Q7 .64; Janu- ary, 7.65Q7 66; February, 7.65@7 66; March 7.s6G7.67.
 New Orleans, August H.-Cotton quiet; sales, AGO; ordinary, 6 15-16c; good ordi- nary, 7-1ec; low middling 15-16c; mid- ding. sssc; good middling. s7sc; middling fair, 9c. Receipts, 644 stock, 34,672.
 Daily Statement.
 Galveston-Firm; middling 7-16c; sales, 1722; receipts, s12S stock, n.742. Mobile-Nominal, fniddling, 8lsc; re- ceipts, 12; stock, 3093.
 savannah-Steady; middling, SAC; sales l77; receipts, HOO; stock, 8S9S.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 814c re- ceipts s4; stock, actual. 12S.
 Wilmlngton-Firm; middling SAC; re- ceipts, I; stock, 73O.
 Norfolk-Quiet; middling, Sc; receipts. 8; stock, 22S3.
 Baltimore-Nom middling, 9lsc; stock 1S45.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, Sc; net re- ceipts. l gross, 993.
 Philadelphia-Quiet and steady; mid ding, 9Ac; stock. 21S9.
 St. Louis-Quiet middling. o-16c; re- celptS, Q, StOck, iz,o-O
 MemphisAQuet middling. SIC; re- ceipts, 157 shipments, 100; stock. 7221.
 Liverpool Market.
 Liverpool, August 2l.-Moderate busi- ness in spot cotton; prices easier. Amer ican m1ddllng fair, 5 7-32d; good middling 4 s1-S2d; middling 7sd; low middling, 4 25-32d; good ordinary 1 21-32d; ordinary 4 3l-32d. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 5l00 American. Receipts, 10000 bales. including HOO Amer ican. Futures opened easy and closed steady American middling, c. o. C.: August, 4.43@4.44 buyers; August-Sep- tember 439 buyers; September October, 430 buyers: October-November. 4.24 sell iers; November December, 421 value; December-J January, 41964.., sellers; Jan uary- February. 4.19 buyers; February March, 419 buyers; Marcl-April, 4.19 value; April-May. 4.19 value.
 Dry Goods.
 New York August 21.--Fufiy an aver age amount of business doing today in