The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, 14Ac; net
receipts. 1907; gross receipts, 1907; sales
PAT; stock, 21,138.
New Orleans: Steady; mddling, 1870;
net receipts. 1865; gross receipts, 494S;
sales. 400: stock, 62,417; coastwise, 1857.
Mobile: Steady; middling, 149sc; net re-
ceipts, 1854; gross receipts, 1904; sales, 40o
stock 1898.
Savannah: Steady; middling. 1870; net
ceipts, 1856: gross receipts, $50; sales, e1074;
stock, 1856; coastwise, 10.
Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 1874;
gross receipts, 1874; stock, 1859; coast
wise, 1106
Wilmington: Nominal: stock, 1918
Norfolk Steady; middling, 15Ac; net
receipts, SO2; gross receipts, 500; stock,
s110 coastwise 1884
Baltimore Nominal: stock, 1852.
New York: Quiet;N middling, 15.75c; net
receipts, 351; gross receipts, 1899; sales,
300; stock, 1904; to continent, $50; coast
wise, 402.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 15.75c; gross
receipts. 100; stock, 2S77.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling. 1sc;
stock, 1921
Total today at all ports, net, 94s9: to
continent, 100: stock. 22o,714
Consolidated at all ports. net, 25.567; to
continent. 2574.
Total since September 1 at all ports,
net. 7,1s55os; to Great Britain, 2,s1o175; to
France 879,749; to continent. 2,577, 479; to
Japan, 81, g95; to Mexico. 1884.
Interior Movement
Houston: Steady; midding. 14%c; net
receipts, 17s; gross receipts, 176; ship
ments, 145; sales, rs; stock, 1885,
Augusta: Quiet; middling, 1514c; net re-
ceipts, q; gross receipts, %; shipments.
47O sales 1870; stock. 1875.
Menphis Steady; mddling. IA 15-16c;
net receipts, ga; gross receipts, 1928; ship
ments, 730; sales, $50; stock, $1,000.
St. Louis: Quiet; middling. 14Nc; net
receipts, 2; gross receipts, 1892; ship
ments, 1893: stock, 1862.
Cincinnati: Quiet; net receipts 1914;
gross receipts. 1874; shipments, 2l7; stock,
1922.
Louisville: Firm middling. 15c.
Little Rock Quiet; middling 1910; net
receipts, 8; gross receipts. 8; shipments,
1853; stock, 10, 400.
Total today: Net receipts. 4Ss; gross re-
ceipts, 2l50; shipments, 5SoS; sales 55S;
stock, 71,062.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, July l8.-Cotton futures
opened steady, unchanged to points
down. Cables were not as high as ex-
pected, but the activity of shorts was
iessened In the early trading by rather
heavy rains in the central portion of the
cotton belt After the first call the old
crop months displayed steadiness, selling
at yesterdays closing level, while the
new crops. after selling 1 to points
down. advanced points In the first half
hour of trading The weather forecast
for the western half of the cotton belt
was for dry weather with the exception
of showers In Louisiana. and this helped
the long side of the market. for rain is
still needed In Texas and Oklahoma.
The forecast of showers for the eastern
half of the cotton belt strengthened the
new crops from the middle of the morn
ing, and they held up well under short
selling prompted by bcarish private mes
sages from Liverpool to the effect that
Manchester's turnover In the cloth mar
ket was very small, Toward noon the
more active months we're to 7 points
over yesterdays closing The old crop
months were neglected and were not
traded in after the first hour, Crop ac-
counts from all states except Texas and
Oklahoma continued unfavorable In the
extreme, and they gave the market an
undertone of f1rmness. At noon the mar
ket was quiet and steady
In the afternoon session the market be-
came active and strong. and the entire
list was advanced. following the lead of
July. which spurted upward q pQtntas and