The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-16
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet middiing, 1oBc; net
receipts. 04S2 gross receipts, 1882;
sales, 200; stock, 1i5,1-S; exports to
France 4275; to continent, 1856; coastwise,
24Sl.
New Orleans: Quiet; middlng, Is 7-16c
net receipts. 304l; gross receipts, 3O41
sales 1872; stock 194,545; exoprts to CONT
net 1876.
Mobile: Easy; middling, 151-16c; net re-
ceipts, 1928 gross receipts, 1928; sales. S75;
stock, 81 ,S66.
Savannah: Easy; mddling, 15c; net re-
ceipts, 1856; gross receipts, 1474; sales, 200;
stock 72,O6S; exports coastwise, 1920.
| Charleston: Quiet middling. loo; net
receipts, 81; gross receipts. 81; stock, g.
$780,
Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 612;
gross receipts, 672; stock, 1851
Norfolk: Firm; middling, 15c; net re-
ceipts, 7S; gross receipts, 416 sales, 18;
stock S0.8s5; exports coastwise. 1884,
Baltimore: Nominal; mlddling. 15c;
gross receipts. 402; stock, 1921; exports
to continent 400.
New York: Quiet middling. 15c: gross
receipts. 542; stock, 162.o1s; exports coast
wise, 1854.
Boston: Quiet midding, 15c; gross re-
ceipts, 1891 exports to Great Britain, 400.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, lo25c;
stock 2092.
Port Arthur: Net receipts. 5000; gross
receipts, 5000; exports to continent, 5000.
Total today, at all ports: Net, 22,376;
exports to Great Britain, 400; to france,
4275; continent, 6s2l; stock. 66s,512.
Consolidated. at all ports: Net. 44,S1S;
exports to Great Britain. 1850; to
France, 6lSS; continent, 1882
Total since September l, at all ports:
Net. 5.s5o.sss; exports to Great Britain,
| ], $40, 27s; to France, 715,s5s; continent,
1,s74,s07; to Japan, 52.574: Mexico, l2s1s.
Interior Movement
Houtson: Quiet mddlins, Is 1-l6c; net
receipts, $3.50; gross receipts, BOOB; ship
ments, 4I34; stock. 1l3,o2S.
Augusta: Steady; middling, lose net
receipts, 81 gross receipts. 81; shipments,
ZAP; sales. 402; stock, 5S,Io7
Memphis: Quiet; middling, 1850; net
receipts, ISL gross receipts, 1449: ship
ments, 327s: sales, 1900; stock, 1903
st. Louis: Steady; mlddling, 15c; net
receipts, 81; gross receipts, 5o2; shipments,
561; stock 1855.
Cincinnati: Net receipts 419; gross re-
ceipts, As; shipments. 1855; stock, 1884.
Louisville: Firm; middlng, 15izc.
Little Rock: Steady; middling. 14%c;
net receipts, 1E; gross receipts, 1S1; ship
ments. $40: stock. b07so.
Total today:, Net receipts, 1875; gross
recenpts> S144 Nhipments, 1882; sales, 14o2;
stock, AGO, 4S3.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, February 15.--Cotton flu
lures opened quiet and steady at a de-
cline of to>6 points. After the call the
decline continued until prices were to
8 points below the level OF yesterdays
closing. The declining tendency of the
market appeared to be wholly based on
bearish sentiment among professional OPP
orators. As has been the case for some
time past. the outside public did not take
part in the trading. Cables were about
as expected, and the weather map
showed no rain in Texas, where moisture
Is now badly needed, but no attention was
paid to these features. During the first
half hour of trading kilograms were re-
ceived from New York saying that prom
inent spot interests were buying May and
prices recovered promptly. May selling
at Is. 15c, yesterdays closing price.
During the entire morning session the
market was dull, with rather weak un-
dertone At the highest toward the middle
of the morning prices of the more active
months were ! point over yesterdays
closing, but this attracted fresh short SELL
ing and prices went lower than ever
standing toward noon 10 to Ii points under
yesterdays last quotations. Just before
the noon hour shorts were put to cover
6n a moderate scale by a cable message
from q prominent Liverpool and Man
chester firm which stated that Manchester
was doing a good business with Japan
and other markets; the nervousness of
shorts was further increased by telegrams
from Arkansas to the effect that farmers
wells In that state were going. dry. The