The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middlfng, 145ac. net
receipts, 1859; gross receipts, 1859; sales,
775; stock. 72125; to Great Britain, 1927
New Orleans: Steady; middling, 1890;
net receipts, GAPS; gross receipts, 642S;
sales. 2S7; stock, 1925; to Great Britain,
1000; to continent, 1000; coastwise, 1000
Mobile: Steady middling, 14hc: net re-
ceipts, 9o7: gross receipts. 907; sales, so;
Stock 1888; coastwise, 176
Savannah: Quiet; middling, 14ac; net
receipts, 1857; gross receipts. 1857; sales,
29S: stock. 1866: coastwise. GIL.
Charleston: Quiet middling, 14Ac; net
receipts. 81; gross receipts, 81; stock, H.
S9s.
Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 1856
gross receipts, 1876; stock, 1880.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 14&c; net
receipts, 522; gross receipts, 522; sales, IA;
stock. 31,200; eoastwise. FOL.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 15c; gross
receipts, 100; stock, 526S.
New York: Quiet; middling. 1890; net
receipts. 1903; gross receipts, 2ss9; sales 100;
stock 1885, cog; coastwise, 2233
Boston: Quiet middling, 1890; net re-
ceipts. 2O7; gross receipts. 27S; stock, TO-,
1856; to continent, 81.
Philadelphia: Steady middling, 1555c;
net receipts, 81: gross receipts, 81; stock,
9S7; to Great Britain, $685.
Georgetown: Net receipts, 80; gross re-
ceipts 501h coastwise, 80.
Total today, at all ports. net. 1877;
Great Gritan, 1890; continent. 1882; stock,
sos. 1888.
Consolidated, at all ports, net. 40,93S;
Great Britain. 2o,544; continent. 32,S67.
Total since September /. at all ports,
net. $3.50. 1872; Great Britain, 1926, 1877;
France, SIG, $685. continent 2,23s, O6S; Japan,
SO, Ss5; Mexico. 1859.
Interior Movement
Houston: Steady; middling 14lhc; net
receipts, ESQ; gross receipts, 27S0; ship
ments, 4799; sales, 191; stock, $3.50.
Augusta: Quiet; middling, 14Ac: net re-
ceipts, 49, gross receipts, 1879; shipments,
299; sales, 4; stock, $500
Memphis: Steady; middling, 14Ac; net
receipts, ia; gross receipts, 1877; ship
ments, 1881; sales, 1850; stock, 9s.127.
st. Louis Quiet; middling, 14s.c; net
receipts. So; gross receipts, 139; shipments.
e97; sales, 10; stock. 1864.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 679; gross re-
ceipts, 679; shipments, 704; stock, A.
0S7
Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 144c; net
receipts. 2SS gross receipts, 2SS; ship
ments, III; stock, 1854.
Total today: Net receipts. 1902; gross
receipts, 6292; shipments, 1o,157; sales, 1856;
stock, 2S9,S79.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, April 12.-Cotton futures
opened barely steady, unchanged to 2
points UP. cables were about as expected
and buying and selling orders were
evenly balanced on the first call. After
the call the market developed weakness
on reports of quite general rains in the
cotton belt and prices fell off to 10
points on the more active months At
the end of the first half hour of trad
ing the market was steadier on buying,
induced by many kilograms from Texas
telling of too much rain, which farmers
was delaying planting seri-
ously. s
Complaints from Texas increased as the
session grew older and shorts became
nervous. Their buying of covers. coupled
with rather determined bull support at
times. nut prices back to or slightly
above the level of yesterdays closing.
October was the strongest month and
toward noon stood points over yester-
day at II Soc. July stood points up at
the highest of the morning, but May was
Longs sold some May and
bought July because of the nearness of
first notice day for the first position. At
noon the market was quiet and steady
with the old crop months tn points be-
low Yesterdays closing because Of some
little profit-talSing by longs. while Oc-
tober stood unchanged.
In the afternoon session the market