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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
GEORGIA TO PLANT ONLY
HALF AS MUCH RICE.
Adviees From Cnrolinas Are to
Same Effect.

The PRINCIPAL feature of the rice mar
ket during the week just ended has
been the small number of sales made
by the Louisiana and Texas mills at
concessions. Offers for large lots were
made by Savannah buyers at NC off
the price. but these tenders were de-
clined in almost all cases.
There is a strong feeling hereabouts
that the market will advance in the
very near future, for the reason that
the Louisiana and Texas toll mills,
who have hitherto been selling at
ridiculously low prices, have exhaust
ed their stocks. and buyers will now
be forced to supply their demands from
the strong mills, who have been hold
ing for better prices.
A meeting of the Rice Growers AS
ISOLATION of America was held in Crow
ley, La, yesterday for the purpose of
devising means to stop the slaughter
of the Louisiana and Texas rice crops
by people who have been selling at
such low prices, that they have mate
rally hurt the trade. Notwithstand-
ing these facts, the rice market may
be considered strong, and LOCAL brokers
say it would not be surprising if an
advance of nc to Zee a pound takes
place within the next week or ten days.
Advices from Louisiana regarding
the new crop are that not as great an
acreage will be planted as last year,
but on the other hand Texas rice
growers report that they will plant
great deal more than formerly.
Reports from Carolina and Geor-
gia planters are to the effect
that not over so per cent. of
the acreage planted last year will be
cultivated this year, for the reason that
the small yield of the last crop and
the low prices have discouraged them
greatly. Therefore, even if the yield
in these three states this year is high,
the total crop will be very small COM
pared with the crop of 1902'03.
Rice is selling in Savannah at pres
ent from &c up to 4Ac, according to
quality; but as the last crop was gen
orally of low quality on account of the
bad season, planters were not reward
ed to any extent for their labor.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

lWL
Prices about as follows:
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Feb. 27.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm at a decline of s
points to an advance of IL points with
the market showing increasing firm
ness as the call progressed. The de-
cline on the near positions was due
to the disappointing Liverpool cables,
which were considered poor enough to
warrant a decline of 10 to Is points,
but the bullish visible supply state
ment, and the small estimates for move
ment during the next week gave the
situation a bullish turn.
New Orleans also showed consider
able tirmness again with July selling
up to 15.07c. Spot interests were buy
ing here, particularly May, houses
with New Orleans connections sup
ported the market, and in spite of
end of the week realizing and rather
less bullish accounts from spot CEN
ters. the market ruled generally firm
with prices about to 10 points net
higher. Trading was not more than
moderately active. but offerings were
very light.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

New Orleans, Feb. 27.-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady; February, 1435c
bid: March, 14.37q1439c; April, 14.51@
1453c; May, 14.Sl@14.S2c; June, 5000
15.O2c; July, 15.2O@15.21c; August, 1850
bid; September 12.54612.56c.
Spot cotton active, firm and higher.
Futures opened steady and from to
10 points higher. The improvement
was attributed to good Liverpool and
advances in New York. Liquidation by
longs commenced at the opening and
soon shaved prices down until they
were from to points under yester-
days close. Offerings were well alb
sorbed and the market had a strong
undertone, caused by the bullishness of
statistics. Later in the day prices inn
proved, March advancing to 1440c;
May to 14S6c; July to 15.21c. Before
the close there was a recession of 1 to
points. Net gains were February to
July inclusive, 10 to %: August, 30;
September II, and October Is points.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
SAvANNAH,S CURRENT MARKETS

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
POULTRY-Market well supplied;
springers, 30@35c per pair; three quar-
ter grown, 40@50c pair; hens, 70Q75c.
EGGS-18c, weak.
BUTTER-The tone OF the market is
firm. Quotations: Extra Elgins, 60
tubs, 26027c; choice Elgins, 24@25c;
renovated butter, zoe.
CHEES E-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 22@25-pound, 1Sc; 80 to
35-pound, 121ac.
WHITE PEA BEANS-$250 bushel.
POTATOES-$30 0@325.
ONIONS-Native, barrels, $3.50.
TURNIPS-$2.25.
CRANBERRIES- Cox, $2.75
Breadstuff, Hay and Grain.
FLOUR Patent, $500; straights,
s5.85; fancy, $3.50; family, $500; spring
wheat, best patent, $3.50.
MEAL-Pearl, per barrel. 1925; per
sack, $1.S7h; Pierce's water ground,
Sl.5O; city grits, per sack, $1.45; Pearl
grits, Hudnut's, per barrel, 1925; per
sack. S1.45: Savannah Milling Com
pany, meal, $1.35 sack.
Grain Markets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
OFFICIAL.
BIDS WANTED.

Office Director of Public Works,
Feb. "a, 1904.-Bids will be received
at this Office until Monday, Feb. 20,
1904, at IL o'clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing feed as follows:
No. Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
No. Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
Best quality Mixed Oats.
All to be weighed at City Lot. En-
velopes to be marked Bids for Feed"
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Preference given to
party who can deliver feed from one
location. Bids to be opened in pres
ence of bidder.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until Monday, Feb. 20, at
II o'clock noon, city time, by the
Streets and Lanes Committee, for fur
nishing the city with supplies to be
purchased during the month of
March, 1904, such as Harness, Oils,
Paints, Iron. Lime, Cement, Brick,
Hardware. Tools, Lumber and such
other material as is used by this de-
partment.
All proposals must be made on off,
cial forms, which can be had at this
office on or after this date.
Envelopes to be marked Proposals
for Supplies" The city reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all
bids. Bids to be opened in the pres
ence of bidder.
GEO. NJ. GADSDEN,
Director of Public Works.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
GROUND RENT LOTS.

Attention is called to the following:
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
ell assembled. That all holders of lots
in the city of Savannah commonly
known as ground rent lots, held under
fee simple conditional titles shall be,
and are hereby permitted to pay to the
city treasurer the balance of purchase
money due on said lots, respectively,
and thereby make their titles fee sim
pie absolute, on the following terms;
that is to say:
First. Those who pay into the city
treasury said balances of purchase
money at any time on or before April
l, 1904, shall be allowed a discount on
the same of twenty-five (25) per cent.
Second. Those so paying at any
time after April /, 1904, up to and in
Guiding June J., 1904, shall be allowed
a discount Of twenty (20) per cent.
Third. Those SO paying at any time
after June 1, 1904, and up to and in
Guiding July 1, 1904, shall be allowed
a discount of fifteen (15) per cent.
j. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk 0f Council
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
SPIRITS AGAIN FIRM
MARKET ONCE MORE TOOK ON ITS
NORMAL TONE.
SPIRITS NOW QUOTED AT sec
CONSERVATIVE FACTORS SEE 600
IN SIGHT MONDAY.

Fact That All Available Spirits
Gave Stability to what Was
Otherwise an Inert Market-Fu-
lures for May-August Readily
Bring 81 1-2c on Open Market.
Resins Are Very Firm at Quota
tiOns and Market May Be Said to
Have a Strong UndertOne.
The turpentine market resumed a
firm basis again, the first time during
the week. The fact that all the avail
able spirits were bought up late FRI
day afternoon and yesterday morning
at sec caused that figure to be posted
at the Board of Trade, and the mar
ket to assume greater strength than
has been it's won't for several days.
Conservative factors think that
Monday will see the spirit market soar
ing in the soc realm. 1t is undoubtedly
true that there is a decided strong
undertone to the turpentine market at
the present time. Futures for May
August are in good demand at size.
The sales of spirits reported yester-
day amounted to 1907 casks, the bulk
of this, however, was made Friday
night. The receipts continue extreme
ly light, and amounted to only 81 casks,
while SO casks were shipped abroad.
Rosins-The rosin market is very
firm at quotations, and is not likely
to show a falling off in the very near
future.
The factors tables were almost en-
tirely cleaned up at the markets close
yesterday.
The sales for the day amounted to
975 barrels, receipts 791 barrels and
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
WARE q LELAND
WOuId Not he Surprised to See wild
bull Market.

New York, Feb. 27.-The sensational
ly small receipts are having their effect
on sentiment. Every one is talking
very bullish now, and should not be
surprised to see a rather excited mar
ket next week if the movement keeps
up. For instance at Houston on Mon
day the movement was estimated at
less than 1000 bales, against 5000 bales
last year.
This is really serious, and if it con-
tinues for many days is likely to in
flame sentiment and bring about an
other wild cotton market. The sell
ing out this week only shows the
strength of the market No one behind
the price would hold this way without
aggressive bull operations on the part
of the leaders.
But every one is buying, and there
is not enough cotton coming in to pre-
vent high prices. With a visible sup
ply of American cotton about 5000
bales less than two years ago, and re-
ceipts very small, there is nothing to
prevent a repetition of the January
advance. While sole outside influences
are not favorable we cannot be other
than bullish on the outlook.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
"THE NEGRO is A MAN"
REV. w. S. ARMsTEAD
PROF. CHARLES CARROLL,

IIbNH NI1fAINlAILO SARIkOllll,
Some three years ago, as the read.
ing public knows, Prof. Carroll pub
lished a book THE Negro is a Beast
or in the Image of God" In the book
he goes to work and proves. by per-
verting the Bible, that the negro is A
beast. This subject has been out
ragged from time to time by like argu-
ments from different people, generally
the ungodly.
Prof. Carroll, by his wholesale on.
slaught, makes all these attempts in.
significant. He says there is no soul
where there is any other blood than
Caucasian. He perverts the Scripture
arrays himself against churches and
sects, and sets at naught the plain.
teachings of the book that has been
sacred in all ages.
Rev. Armstead feels it his sacred
duty to defend the Bible and refute
this outrage committed against the
negro. For this purpose he has had
under consideration for two years a
book with the above mentioned title
THE Negro Is a Man." This book
proves that the negro has like reIa-
tions to God as other races of the hu-
man family. 1t is a complete answer
in every way to Prof. CARROTS argu-
ment. This book is now ready for the
public. 1t is easy to see it will meet
with ready sale. State agents wanted.
For further information address
ARMSTEAD & VICKERS,
Triton Ga
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
BUSINESS LOCALS.

For rent, that elegant res
idence, No. IL West Gordon street. NO
better residence location in the CITY,
Also, small store, No. Is East Thirty
second street. Moderate rent. GlloeI.
w. Allen, real estate agent, Il Eas'
Bay.
WinlSler's celebrated Dixie sausages
are made of pork and are in eVe,y
way excellent. Try them for breaA-
fast Telephones 266. -,
Best bargains IN city property oy '"
J. Miscally, Jr., 20 Bryan street lou
will consult your own interest oy see
ing him for full particulars.
If you are hard to please in haVl.s
your pictures framed, take them "
Ladeveze's where expert workmen ~
employed. Prices the lowest know"
IL Congress street. west. -
Knight a Co, 1902 West Broad, y
making a fancy country sausage tnHs
f. unexcelied; made OF choice meat oniy
and sold 70 an exclusive trade oose
more than others. but noDooV W.
eats Knights objects 70 price, V''
phones.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Feb. 27.-Spot cotton In
limited demand: prices Is points high
er. American middling fair S.O6d ;
good middling, 790d; middling, 7.SOd !;
low middling, IND; good ordinary,
7.64d; ordinary, lad. The sales of
the day were 1000 bales of which 500
were for speculation. and export, and
included. S.400 American. Receipts, g.
900 bales. including $500 American.
Futures opened steady, and closed
barely steady. American middling e.
o. c.: February, 75Sd: February
March, 7.57d: March-April, 7.57d;
April-May, 7.5Sd; May-June, 7.59d;
June-July, Esd; July-August, Z. Sod;
August September, 1884, September
October, 6.62d; October November,
62Od
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

While the demand is light, the mar
ket continues firm. with cotton in
strong hands.
The quotations were unchanged. The
crop in sight is 70,562 bales, against
1910 bales in the corresponding time
last year; 1916 in 1901; 1856 in 1900,
and 96.SSS in 1899
Business in sea islands has been
checked by pretensions of holders. The
good lines of extra choice to fancy
Floridas and Georgias are firmly held
at 30c, but small lots can occasionally
be picked up at a little less.
The sales of the week have been
chiefly OF choice.
Sea island report week ending Feb.
&c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
NORDEN & co.
Confidently Look for Much Higher
Prices.

New York, Feb. 27.-Although Liv-
erpool was slightly disappointing this
morning. our market opened at some
advance. and although there have been
slight reactions the general tendency
has been towards higher prices, with
the greater part of the advance held
at the close.
The crop movement promises to be
phenomenally light in the near future
and we shall probably lose some 1000
bales during the coming week. If this
keeps on much longer, we shall GER
tainly see higher prices, probably high
err than anything yet seen. but we can
not insist too often that fluctuations
Of a cent pound are now nothing
more, and are no easier to predict
than were former fluctuations of 20
points.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
NOTICE.

Office Inspector of Plumbing, Sa-
vannah, Ga, Feb. 6. 1904-Notice is
hereby given that the following are
the list of the registered plumbers OF
the city, and no others are authorized
to do plumbing work in the city OF
Savannah:
BARFIELD. CHAPMAN & Seek
NIGER.
CORNWELL & CHAPMAN.
J. H. McKENNA.
j. T. COLLINS.
L. NJ. GARMANY.
E. F. FREDERICK.
w. T. DUNN.
KIERNAN PLUMBING CO
JOHN HALLIGAN.
P. E. MASTERS.
JOHN w. FOUGHNER.
w. H. COSGROVE.
j. w. LANG.
H. j. MEYER.
L. A. MCCARTHY & SON.
J. l.. JACKSON.
T. ]. O'BRIEN.
A. c. PRICE.
T. BRODY.
SAVANNAH GAS co.
G. r. SECKINGER.
e. B. KNIGHT.
F. w. CAMPos,
Inspector OF Plumbing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

Arr 11JLEo S4'SOVo.VVs SAOASCS pO''"0
400.
BANANAs-s1.5O @2.OO.
COCOANUTS-Sack of 100, per sack,
ORANGE&Fiorida, $2.75@SOO; Cali
fornia navel, 1915 a box.
LEMONS-New Massinas, $500.
MALAGA GRAPES - Heavyweight,
s.. OO@6. 90 per key; mediums, $4.25@
PRUNEs-2Os to 3os. 13c; Dos to 4Os,
1Oc; 4Os to eos, SC; sos to COS, TIC;
COS to 70s, SIC; 7os to sos, &c; sos to
COS, SIC; COS to zoos, 41sc.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginias, 61ac; N. C. peanuts, 5hc;
ex. Virginias, SIC.
NUTS-Almonds. Terragona, 141zc;
Ivicas, 131ac; walnuts, French, 1219c;
Naples, 141hc; pecans, 10c; Brazils,
SIC; filberts, lie; assorted nuts, So
pound and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried and EvapOr0ted Fruits.
APPLES-Evaporat 71ac; sundried
SIC.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, fancy. 1sc;
choice. 10Ac.
RAISINS-L. L. 2-Crown. $1S5: g.
Crown, 81 90; 4-Crown clusters, $2.75;
loose muscatells, SC; 1-pound seeded,
10Ac; imperial cabinets, SO. 90 per box.
PEACHES-Evapora peeled. Ice;
unpeeled, SIC.
PEARS-Evaporated 10Ac.
CITRON-A. S. drums, 14Ac; fancy
Corsican, in 10-pound boxes, 1415c.
URRANTS-Barrels. &c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
NOTICE.

City of Savannah, Office Fire De-
partment, Savannah, Ga, Feb. 26.
1904.-Sealed bids will be received al
the office of the undersigned until 10
o'clock noon of Tuesday, March Is.
1904, for furnishing the Fire Depart
ment with summer uniforms accord
ing to specifications now on exhibit at
the Office of the Fire Department. cor
ner OF Indian and West Broad streets.
All bids to be made on blanks fur
nished upon application at this office.
The Committe on Fire reserve the
right to award the contract in part or
as a whole or to reject any or all pro-
posals. JOHN E. MAGUIRE,
Snnarinfnndanf
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.

Domestic Exchange-Buying at SOC
discount, selling up to $25 90. fOc; SIS
to $50, 15c: $50 to $780, zoe; 500 to
$500, Csc; $500 to $500, soc; $500 to $4OO
S5c; $500 to $500, 40c; $500 20 $500. 45c.
over 900 at the rate of 75c per $1,000
premium.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand. sterling,
s4S4.25; sixty days, $4.SO.75; ninety
days, $4.79.25: French. 5.22A; Belgian,
5.23; marks. sixty days. "a 3-16:
ninety days. 1873.
The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations:
Bank Stocks.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

A half day was sufficient yesterday
to send cotton once again to the fore.
While the market opened firm at de-
cline, it took on renewed life, despite
disappointing Liverpool cables.
The receipts, which continue small,
added strength to what promised a
weak backbone. The visible supply.
which showed an alarming decrease,
was another porous plaster, so, alto
gether, the conditions were of a bull
ish nature.
Many there are who believe cotton
is bound to go up. and some even go
so far as to predict another wild mar
ket, such as was witnessed several
weeks ago.
Spots still retain their stability, and
the local market advanced 25 points
yesterday.
The spot situation also showed ma
terial Improvement, both in Liverpool
and New Orleans, the English ring
sending the actual stuff is points up
the ladder; while quarter of cent
was recorded in Browns town by the
Gulf.
some little business was done by the
f. o. b. brokers, despite the fact that
the interior is clinging tenatiously to
its cotton. The +. o. b. market was
quoted steady, at 14%c.
Unless all signs fail next week will
again witness an upward trend of the
market, and some bulls still declare
that 16c is not an Ethiopian dream.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28


pound tins and SO-pound tubs, SIC;
compound, in tierces. TIC; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs, TIC.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half barrels, No. /,
$1,000; No Q, $3.50; No. 8, $500; kits,
No. l, $i.40; No. 2, s1.S0; No. 8, 81 10;
Goldfish, 1-pound bricks, &c; 2-pound
bricks, 51zc; smoked herrings, per box,
10000; Dutch herrings, in kegs, $1.10;
new mullets, half barrels, $500.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 22Q23c; SELL
ing at 26Q27c; sugar house at 1910
1Sc.
HIGH WINES-Basis, $1.27.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels, 45c gallon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
City of Savannah, Office Clerk of
Council, Savannah, Ga, Feb. 23, 1904.
The following applications to retail
liquor during the year 1904 were read
at meeting Feb. II, 1904, and referred
to the Committee of the Whole
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk OF Council.
John McRae. 346 West Broad street.
Theo. A. H. Fincken, 1872 1-2 whita-
ker street
G. F. Luerssen, southwest corner
Broughton and East Broad streets.
r. N. Hester, Bay street extension.
Five-Mile Post.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
Receipts mt Ports.

Receipts of cotton at the ports to-
day were 6,O32 bales against 11,246 last
week, and 21.692 last year. For the
week, $4,000 bales against 1865 last
year. To-day's receipts at New Or
leans were 1925 bales against 1888
last week, and at Houston, 1858 bales
against 1888 last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
my GOODS INERT.

New York. Feb. 27.-The week
closes with little interest displayed by
buyers OF dry goods at first hands,
while in jobbing circles there Is a
OF the active buying which
has been IN progress during the week.
No concessions are being offered by
sellers. and IL would not produce any
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

Turpentine weak, 631s@64c.
Charleston, S. c.. Feb. 27.-Turpen-
tine and rosin, nominal: quotations
omitted.
Wilmington. N. c.. Feb. 27.-Iur-
pentine, nothing doing; receipts. "a.
Rosin, nothing doing; receipts, 343.
Tar, firm, $1.4O; receipts. 92.
Crude turpentine, firm. $2.25. $500
and $500; receipts, IL.
New Orleans, Feb. 27.-Receipts, ros-
in, lis barrels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
MAY WHEAT BROKE OVER THREE
CENTS.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Liouidation on a
huge scale caused a break of 3%c to-
day In May wheat. Profit taking, sup
posed to be for the account OF the Ar
mour interest started the settings.
Much OF the decline was subsequently
overcome. the close being Ike lower
than last nights final figures. July
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

Mess Pork, per barrel
May ...s16 % SIS BIZ $16 O5 SIG 121s
July =. IS 421a 16 421s 16 071k 16 10
Lard, per 100 pounds
May -. s 05 OH Z 971A z 971s
July 49,. s 171s 221a 8 Is SIS
Short Ribs, per 100 pounds
May -. s 021a s 05 Z 95 Z 971s
July -. s 071a SO s 05 s O71s
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady; winter patents, $500
$40; straights, $4.S095.00; spring pat
ents. $4.S0@5.20; straights, S4.40@470;
bakers. $3.50@4.00; No. 2 spring wheat,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

OALI-OdI lOLSi 4OV POuuOS
sacks, S6c; 100 pound cotton sacks, 3Sc;
125-pound burlap sacks, 45c; 125-pound
cotton SACKS, 47c; 150-pound burlap
sacks, Sac.
HIDES-Market, firm: dry flint,
lac; dry sailed, 12c; green sailed,
SIC.
wOOI-Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burrs and black wool, nomi-
nal at 21c: black, 1Sc: bury, 10@12c:
wax. 26c: tallow, &c: deer skin. 24c.
Hardware and Building Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
EMENT-AlabamA and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at S5@90c a
barrel; special calcined plaster, $1.50@
1.65 per barrel; hair, 4@5c: Rosedale
cement, $1.2091.25; carload lots, spe-
cial. Portland cement, retail. $2.65;
carload lots, $2.00Q2.40.
LUMBER-Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per NJ feet, $1O.5O@11; hewn
ties (7x9xS15), 42c each; hewn ties
(6xs), csc; switch ties, $11.50; minimum,
easy size yard stock, $12@14; car stills,
s14416 ship stock. $22.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

larger business IN all probability were
such concessions made. In the mean
time buyers are taking only what is
necessary for actual requirements.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

closed &c down. May corn is off hc.
oats nc, and provisions 5 to 171kc.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
SPOT COTTON AT NEW YORK.

New York. Feb. 27.-Cotton spot
closed quiet; middling uplands, Is .1Oc;
middling gulf, 49, 5c. Sales none.
Cotton Futures at New York. Feb.