The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-25
Daily Cotton Movement


Galveston: Quiet; middling, 147sc; net
receipts, 1894; gross receipts, 1894; stock,
114512 coastwise, 1856
New Orleans: Firm; middling. 145sc; net
receipts, 851S; gross receipts, 65ls; sales,
275o; stock, 200, 972; exports to Great Brit
ain, 1000.
Mobile Firm: middling, 14asc; net re-
ceipts, 49, gross receipts. 71S; stock, 81
643; coastwise, 81
Savannah: Nominal; middling, 1850; net
receipts, 17O2; gross receipts 17O2, sales,
1900 stock, 1918; coastwise $50.
Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 10;
gross receipts, 10; stock, 23,08s; coast
wise, $50.
wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 1893;
gross receipts, 1893; stock, 2o,10o; coastwise,
100.
Norfolk: Steady; middling. 141kc' net
receipts, 267; gross receipts, 267; sales,
1879; stock, 29,SS5.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 141ac;
stock, SS9S; coastwise. 1901.
New York: Quiet: middling. 40c; gross
receipts, 351; sales. $50; stock, 157,S71;
exports to the continent. IS.
Boston: Quiet middling, 14.4oc; net re-
ceipts, 90; gross receipts, 1907; exports
to Great Britain, ago; to the continent.
100.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling. 14.65c;
net receipts, so; gross receipts, go; stock,
1888.
Pensacola: Net receipts, H4; gross re-
ceipts, 474; exports to France, IA
Texas City: Net receipts. ss45; gross re-
ceipts, SS45; coastwise. S845.
Total today, at all ports, net: 2o.72S;
exports to Great Britain. 1460; to FRANCE,
IA; to the continent, 1856; stock, 662,3SS.
Consolidated, at all ports, net: 70,S01;
exports to Great Britain, 1910; to France,
5173 to the continent, 21.291; to Japan,
2S5.
Total since September l. at all ports,
net: $685.. 097; exports to Great Britain.
1852, 9SS; to France, 7s1, 456; to the CONT
nent, 1,9Ss,1o1; to Japan. 1884; to Mex
leo, 1888
Interior Movement
Houston: Steady; middling. 145sc; net
receipts. 2S07; gross receipts. 2S07; ship
ments, 2774; sales, 242; stock. 1883.
Augusta: Quiet and steady, 141sc; net
receipts, 140 gross receipts, 14o; ship
ments, 1853: sales. 40s; stock, 5a.S&.
Memphis: Steady; middling. 16c net re-
ceipts g74; gross receipts, 2le0: shipments,
3Oes; sales. 1900; stock. 1889.
st. Louis: DULL middling, 15c; net re-
ceipts, 81; gross receipts, 556; shipments.
$40; stock 43,s11
Cincinnati: Net receipts. 2S67; gross re-
ceipts, 1861; shipments, 40S: stock. 17,10s.
Louisville: Firm; middling. lie.
Little Rock: Steady; mfddling, 141zc;
net receipts. 251; gross receipts, 2b1; ship
ments, 451; stock. $3.50.
Total today: Net receipts. 1906: gross
receipts. ss11; shipments. 1865; sales, 1850;
stock, AS, 4S7.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, February 24.--Cotton
futures opened steady at an advance
of 7 to II points on favorable cables.
both public and private. Liverpool fu-
lures were higher than expected and
private messages told of good buying
in that market for the account of Man.
chester and the continent. After the
call the more active months rose to
level IA points over yesterdays clos
ing on the quick stopping of the few
March notices circulated and on con-
tinued unfavorable weather in the
western cotton belt Although the
weather map, taking the cotton telt
as a whole, was wet and cold. The pre-
cipitation in Texas was insignificant.
So far as could be learned only about
1000 notices were issued. In the first
March was good at the advance, OK
porters being the best buyers.
The market was steady and active
through out the morning. Soon after the
FIRST call prices were Is to 16 points
up. Toward noon shorts put out free
offerings and wholly destroyed this adj
vance and even caused net loss of
points on July. March and May wore
stronger, March at the lowest OF the
morning standing only points down
from the top. This reaction attracted
fresh long buying and around the
noon call q sensational squirt was seen
amounting to 81 q bale on July and