New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-27
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the local market for spot cotton was quiet and
% points higher at 1850 for middlinE upland
ana II soc for middling Gulf: delivered on con-
t 49,, -iooo bales Southern spot markets were
at iSssc: sales 500 bales Savannah, firm; 17iec
nlener at 10 1l-16c: sales. 4.552 bales. Balti-
mere nominal; &c higher at Axe. Augusta.
C. s11ey 1-9Oc higher at lac; sales. 1905 bales.
p Louis, firm: &c higher at 14hc. Little Rock.
stes5;, 8l0e higher at 10 7-1ec Galveston.
Sew Orleans FIRM; &c higher at 10 15-16c; sales
1 1:szzt3 bales Charleston. firm; sc higher at
Memphis Fm: isc higher at Gf fae: sales b $50
nsIes' Houston. steady; 3-16c higher at IA 3-lec;
- 800 against II. o44 last week, ana OOO9 last
year at New Orleans. 10 600 to 1900 against
1o,9SS last week. and 20, 80 last year.
= Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cables
spot cotton dull; sales. 5000 bales; speculation
sno export. 300 American. 1000; imports, $1,000;
american. $1,000 mid-Hpland, T.54d. Futures
opened barely steady. at s points advance; closed
1880 October-Novenber 73S1ad: November
December and Decsulber-January, 7se44d; Janu-
ssTg-5 ebruary. T34d: February-NIarch. 7.S413d;
March-Aprtl 7.351ad: Apri-9Tay. 7.36d May
June. 7-37d: June-July. 1850 JuIy-August
I.S4d; August-September TO9d: September
October. 6.6sd: October-Nove mher. s SD Man
chesteT-Harns very firm but prices asked check
business; cloths. the higher prices asked check
CoFFEE-There was quiet trade in the
seecalatiTe market for coffee, with an apparent
s.e S and unchansed from the previous close
alla curing the day moved within a narrow
There was an absence Of heavy pressure in the
market ana some indication that certain inter
ests were supporting prices. Sentiment in coffee
Is sun rather bulilsh with operators anticipating
an upward movement in values on poor crop re-
ports and the strength IN the spot position
Bears, however. assert that the statistical posi-
ton is against values, as supplies on hand are
suElcient for the demand especially in view OF
the small volume of speculation The foreign
markets were without special feature, Havre
closing unchanged and Hamburg unchanged TO
= pig advance. Receipts continue quite heavy
at the primary points, and the visible supply.
especially the amount aloat continues 10 in
crease steadily. The American visible supply OF
Brazilian coffee now amounts 10 4.201, 972 bags,
OF which amount LOGS, coo are in the aAoats
Last year the visible was 3.5s151s, and two
years ago II was 4.674 500 Receipts at primary
points continue 10 run heavy. and the total
movement at Rio and Santos is . 453 ,O00 since
the beginning OF the season. compared with
g. I6S. 0o0 for the same time last wear and < O6s-
600 two years ago. II was hoped that the re-
ceipts would fall of as the total at Santos ap-
pToaGles the eXpoTtable quota, but coffee con
tisues 10 come in rapidly and this has discour-
aged buying TO some extent although firm offers
from Brazil were very steady and in some in
stances 81 slightly higher level The spot
market was firm. with Rio No quoted at s1sc
nominal.
The range of contract prices in the local mar
ket to-day was as follows.