The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27
xxi COTTON MARKET.
Prices Easier-Ne Gulf stafm-IAveEpesl
nuiI and weak.

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Bears breathed Q little easler. The tropt-
cal Cyclone did not reach the Gulf. lee eione
the cotton country. and though II had MOI
disappeared there nevertheless was Q ieei-
ing that, like former West Indian disturb
anoea thia aeason. it might not strike the
cotton belt ut all. Il 10 true that there WA
slov barometer In the Southwest ana also
in tho Southeast, but these did not iook par
| ticulariy. sinister to the average trader. mon
did the forecast Of rainy weather IN most
States with lower temperature IN
Arkansas and Oklahoma. II 10 sr9uea W.
the crop 10 practically. made: BAG Tear ne
few believe that any ordinary storms could
s Ss.e snst s : Eiliins ifrest - not M:Iy e z
3 ssmp sss aSsiSn small e. 's sep o q sf tRis See;
despatohss from that market. stated tina:
2 ss' IS. va I:a Ds sbGsDfi sso 81 s sTo ss5ly 'e New 8.
The shoTt interest has Apparently been 70.
dnoed OF ate and though sh tSsy oMouase2
TO see . narrow. uninteresting market until
the Government report appears on octo-
Msssrs. Carpenter. Nordsn. EttsIson.
Hubbard, DICK. and Moyse were sellers;
Messrs. Mitchell. Lehman. Weld. Upper
Sf !. B! a9 Shs s,Gie Z cc CO. ssid: Tending the
port on October . we are anticipating 9
s s market 81 such ns Is we have had durIpa
the last fortnight. F~luctustions n the
meantime Will be dominated chiefly by the
Developments In the labor situation a. Lam
cashire. Further purchases are only al
yisable on further weak days or declines
sro %sx sh e, G saaISIna ie out 'm ~ anse proits by
selling promptly on any moderate advances:
There viii be more profit 70 traders pnrsuing
s snSl,. e gSliS 81 t k 0 Sgsrs4n%sn Rsne crop i RE
either aide With the s~ntlcipetioe Of Witness
ing any important factuation; A nm from
the e9 Fis sossst ci!pos;sfs is as a follows:
VS. Vs. k:ss F hs.:
Sl' mich sr AMERICAN. i i.ssasss hi.Issss:SSss i:sis.ss:
II; X u.s. !.:s .ish. dur .s..s.. .. ..ss .s.s7
Spot cotton was unchanged. Middling.
9.40c. The Southern spot markets were gen
orally unchanged to l;ieo. lover: Middnne
NOZZLE Ssisss TO-: s.y ysaUi O.. and Charleston. %.
The movement was as follows:
s s,ns, rsss,R's..... , g .sSs s'..s. 49,: go
terror towns was as follows:
= Yestsrdav. Las! vs.s. ieos;
ssipSs:s:. I g i lis ., isssis
The estimated receipts were a. follows:
TO -ssoyroU. Last psek. 1907.
Houston ........ :. rs .OoO-ll 900 SOS eeeo
Galveston. go. 20, 500 % 300 lo.leo b-stS
New Oriesns....... 300 100 4.0o7 e.esz
Port exports. 47,sos bales; since septem-
ber I, Sss $50. against 28S. ooo. last year,
Futures decllped : to Q points and. closed
barely steadv with estimated sales Of
5000 bales. Prices as follows:
Opentne. Htehssf. Lotpea. CIotfng.
nsnsh. - 80 ss:sssi,ss
ESecember..S.M SIS SR S:wxs.N
New Orleans futures were ss follows:
st Open Hga- Lov- CLOS Pro-.
o,.,, ~ e sgd ri c's,s;
March. s:H s!n SIS s.M
In Liverpool spot cotton declined 8 points.
Middllns, B.sod., against esd. last year.
Sales. 1000 bales. including 1000 American.
September October. $50 lM sos
November .Dccenbcr 4 90 LON 59o
January Fehruary. ....<.@ 169H s951
March -Aprl-.........k.oe <.D sH