The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-13
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston; Quiet; middling, 131bc; net receipts, 1s,962; gross receipts. 1S,962; sales, 1450; stock, A ,696; to Great Britain, 21 ,SS3; to continent, 13, 4S3; coastwise, 10, 42e.
 New Orleans: Quiet; middlng. 1sssc; net receipts, SAT; gross receipts, S47; sales, 3S5; stock, 15.230.
 Mobile: Steady; middling, 1Sc; net re- ceipts, 347; gross receipts, 347; sales, 250; stock, 1887.
 Savannah Dull; middling, 5sc; net re- ceipts, 7639; gross receipts. 755S; sales. 3176; stock, 19,124; coastwise 3344. Charleston: Quiet; middling, 13 5-16c; net receipts, 425; gross receipts, 425; stock, 1905.
 Wilmington: Nominal net receipts, 57; gross receipts. 57; stock 362.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 13s4c; net re- ceipts, 72; gross receipts. 72 sales, 2; stock AS.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 14Ac; gross receipts. 154S; stock, 213; to conti- nent, 2l50
 New York Quiet; middling. IS. soc; gross receipts, 1O,7S6; stock, 96,043 to Great Britain. 12,455; to continent, S262; coast wise, 4S53
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 13.9Oo; stock. 2575
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling, IA. 15c; gross receipts, 13; stock. 55S.
 Port Townsend: Net receipts, 100; gross receipts. 100; to Japan, 1000.
 Total today, at all ports, net. 2S,449; Great Britain, 34,33s; continent, 1S,S95; Japan, 100; stock. 1S0,S26.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net, 49,353; Great Britain, 34,53s; continent, 21,16S; Japan, 100
 Total since September 1, at all ports, net, 173,O59; Great Britain, 65.036 France, 1439; continent, 70,9O1; Japan, 1000.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Steady; middling, 13a4c; net receipts. 2s34;- gross receipts, 2S34; ship ments, 2s s,06s; sales. ss76; stock. s5.464.
 Augusta: Quiet middling. 131ac; net re- ceipts, S76; gross receipts, s76; shipments, 145 sales. 495: stock 2434.
 Memphis: Quiet; middling. 13ssc; net re- ceipts, [: gross receipts, 31S; shipments, 321: stock, 4591.
 St Louis: Quiet; middling, 13a4c; gross receipts. 1s5; shipments, 136 stock, 30.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 13l; gross re- ceipts. 13l shipments, 152; stock, 6ll4
 Louisville: Firm; middling. 1S7sc.
 Little Rock Quiet: middlns, 127sc; shipments, 20; stock. TIPS.
 Total today: Net receipts, 29,S5S; gross receipts, 2s,sO1; shipments 25,s42; sales, 9371; stock, 50,S3s.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New orleans, September 12.-Cotton futures opened steady at a decline of 5 to points on much lower cables than due. In the early trading the market was undecided, the bearish attitude of the English market being balanced by storm warnings which indicated that the tropical storm that caused shorts so much worry last week was still in the Gulf of Mexico and there was yet a chance of it's sweeping the cotton belt. The weather map reflected dry weather almost everywhere in the cotton coun- try, with the exception of rain at few points along the gulf coast This was taken as more favorable than otherwise as 1t would allow cotton to be matured and picked At the end of the first half-hour of trading the market stood at a decline of to points.
 Bears were unable to keep in control of the market beyond the first half-hour of business A better support demand was reported at many interior ports and large exports out of Galveston. amounting to 45 792 bales. attracted much attention. Press reports told of decided crop de- terioration in several states and the trade became convinced that there was more in the claim that normal frost this sea son will do the damage usually caused only by A late frost in the average sea- son than it has been willing to admit Prices gradually advanced until around noon they were to points over Sat urHay's closing.
 In the afternoon session the market hesitated. Longs took profits quite ex- tensively and prices sank almost to the lowest levels of the day but at o'clock