The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
pATLY COTTON MARKET.


 NEW ORLEANS. Nov 7.-cotton steady; sales. A,soo Ordinary. TX: good ordinary. SIS; low middling. 5-is: middiing s% is. Receipts. 2i.1S5; stock. 2s2,4s7.
 GALvESTON.-Quiet; middling, s%; re- ceipts, 17624; stock. is5.27a.
 MOBILE.-Quiet; middiing 9-16; sales, 100; receipts. 2,s33; stock, 4a.s1s.
 sAvANNAH.-ouiet:m midjling, s%; sales, 400: receipts 1o.szs; stock. 1sl:Sls g s-1s; sales. 100; receipts, 1928; stock. 2s.-
 wILMINeroN--Nomiu zssceipts. s.asS;
 NoRFoLK.-Receipts. 4.o75: stock, 2s.- 205.
 BALTrMoRE.-NominaI middlng. s.7s; receipts, S25; stock, 3.774.
 BOsTON-Quiet: middling, 10 IS; net re- ceipts 1s6; gross. 2,2zt
 PHILADELPHIA. = Steady; middlins, I0.5o; receipts. BPS. stock, 2.O4s
 ST. LoUIS.-steady; middling. . .11-i6; sales. {; receipts. 3.7so; stock, 15,6s7.
 NEW YORK. = Cotton quiet: middling, 1o:2S; net receipts. s5o: gross s.2s5; sales,
 Total today: Net receipts si.7s4: ex- ports to Great Britain, 16,055; to continent, 2o.s4o: stock. s35,5s5.
 ports to Great Britain. is,o5o; to France. s.7b0; to continent. 20. 1884. ss.
 Total since sePts Net receipts s;lss.- France. sss. .loS; to continent. 77s.2os: to Japan. 7s.s4o: to Mexico. s.sol.
 
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
 CHICAGO Nov. 7.-Reports of unfavor- able weather were the principal cause of q firm tone in wheat here today. At the close both the December and May deliveries were up Q %c. Corn is up t @kc. Oats are unchanged. Provisions are sh 91bc higher.
 \ Strength in the wheat pit developed early erai worlds shipments and lower cables the market opened easier. December being down Ac at I.1i%. May was off a shade traders were the principal sellers at the start. Orders were taken quite readily by commission houses. As a result of continued sentiment in the pit changed quickly to the bull side. Many of the early sellers became buyers. the result being a sudden advance. May advanced to- 1.12H. Part of. the gain was lost early in the day on profit taking, but firm undertone manifested From various sections of the winter wheat belt come reports of damage by HessIan flies Advices from Argentina indicated that the weather there too wet These rumors were of covering by shorts and were largely responsible for the firm tone of the market On the whole trading was of light on the market. The close was firm with December at LEX @1.12%. May closed at 1.11& 41.l1A. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 7o,4o0 bushels. The els, while the visible supply increased 1.867,- 900 bushels Primary receipts were 1.7S6. 200 bushels compared with 1888. 900 a year ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of ,19s cars, against 1.208 last week and 1.4so a year ago. Higher cables and the strength of wheat caused firm tone in the corn market. The volume of trading was small December opened t O hc higher at 4Sx, sold between 4Sh and 4sH and closedd at 4S%. Local receipts, 13s cars. contract grade There was fair trade in oats, but prices showed practically change. December opened unchanged at 2sz, sold up to 20 and closed at s2A. Local receipts, 1sS cars Provisions were strong a fair demand from packers At the close January pork was up 12h 915c at 12.67h. Lard and ribs were each up 2h @5c at 7.10@7.12h and 6.52h @6.56 respectively. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 92 cars; corn. l4s cars; oats. 1s0 cars; hogs, IS. 900 head.