The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-04
Daily Cotton Movement

Ddb! SOttOn movement
Galveston-steady; middling. 1850; net
receipts. 1929; gross receipts, 1929; stock
72,55S; Great Britain, $685. continent 100.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 147sc;
net receipts. 1906; gross receipts, 1906
sales. $50; stock. 102.o1S: Great Britain,
II 900; continent, Zoo; coastwise, 642
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 141sc: net
receipts, 80; gross receipts, 80; stock,
20.911.
savannah-Quiet; middling 1f1kc; net re-
ceipts. 1347; gross receipts, 1347; sales, Az;
stock. 41.002; coastwise, s49
Charieston-Quiet; mddling, 141hc;
net receipts, 26; gross receipts, rs; stock,
1924.
w1lmington-ouiet: middling, 14a; net
receipts, %; gross receipts, 22 stock,
1859.
Norfok--Nominal; middling, 14%c; net
receipts. s72; gross receipts. s72; sales. "a;
stock, q. 492; coastwise, 2s5.
Baltimore--Nominal; middling, 151sc:
stock, 7245.
New York-Quiet; middling, Is. soc; net
receipts, 29o; gross receipts, 1899; sales.
Is. 800; stock, 2E.S7
Boston-Middling, Is. SOC: net receipts, So;
gross receipts. 4ss; stock, 1876; Great Bril-
tain, 2.
Philadelphia--steady: middling, Is. 55c;
gross receipts, 1855; stock, 1851.
Total today at all ports--Net, 1851 !:
Great Britain, 1881; continent, 200;
stock, H,455.
Great Britain. 3,5l1: France, 1916; con-
tinent, 3o,So8.
Total since September at all ports
Net, &7s4.175; Great Britain, 2,02314;
France, 8s3, sis: continent, 2,319,59 Japan,
Is, 974 Mexico 1850.
Interior Movement.
Houston-Steady; middling. 14%c: net re-
ceipts, 6SS: gross receipts, 5S6: shipments.
$50; stock. 42.7ss.
Augusta--Steady; midd!.ng. 14s4c; net re-
ceipts. 1o2; gross receipts, 1o2; shipments.
s131; sales. 625: stock. 1887.
Memphis-Steady; mddling, 14%c; net
receipts, 5sl; gross receipts. so5; ship
ments, 755; Sales $50. stock, 1878,
st. Louis-Quiet; Iniddling, 14%c; net re-
ceipts. 24s: gross receipts. 1925; ship
ments, 1892: stock, 55,s13.
Cincinnati-F1rm; middling. 15c
Little Rock-Quiet; middling, 14s; net
receipts. 3d. gross receipts, S13; ship
ments, 11o4; stock, 3o204.
Total today-Net receipts, 2S3s: gross re-
ceipts. 41ss shipments. sss5; sales, SIS;
stock, z26,SS7
New OfAC0mD SOHtOm
New Orleans. May 3.-Cotton futures
opened quiet and steady at an advance
OF to points. Cables were favorable,
reports from New York were that the
leading bulls were bidding for large lots
Of the old crop months and private cable
messages from Manchester said that a
good business was doing with India.
After the call these bullish features put
July 9 points over yesterdays closing.
The new crop months stood points up.
In the first half hour of business no gre,
activity was shown and trading wa.
chiefly OF professional character The
weather in the belt continued dry except
for a little rain In the extreme west of
the cotton country, but this did not prove
much of stimulant for the new crop
months. Reports that large quantities of
cotton would soon be shipped out of the
New York stock gave the market In
creased strength and around the middle
of the morning July stood 16 points up,
while the new crop months stood up.
Buying of the new crops was prevented,
in some measure, by the forecast of rain
for the larger part of the cotton belt.
Rain is badly needed and bears are con-
fldent that II rain does fall the new crop
will be given over to them, temporarily
at least Bear aggressiveness on the
forecast was checked by the unfavora BILE
rero-ts. relating chiefly to seed not germi-
mating. that continued to come in from
important districts. in the interior.
Toward noon the whole list sagged off 3
to points from the top under dullness
In the afternoon session the market
was inactive and prices showed little
change. July did little better, standing
IL points up, net. at o'clock.
The close was steady at a net advance