The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement

GalVeSton: quiet, Hlduilhs, 10 % Z, net
receipts, S592; gross receipts, 1892
stock, 55,40S; coastwise, 1891.
New Orleans: Easy; middling, 15Bc;
net receipts, 3011 gross receipts, BOIL;
sales, 1850; stock, s5,409; to France,
913; coastwise, 1872.
Mobile Quiet; middllng, 15c; net re-
oeipts, SOL; gross receipts, SOL: sales,
rs; stock, 97sS; coastwise, 1859.
Savannah: Easy; middling, 10 1-16c,
net receipts, 1888; gross receipts, 3014;
sales, 1885, stock, 29,527; coastwise.
234O.
Charleston: Nominal; middlng, 15c;
net receipts, 16; gross receipts. 16;
stock, 6243
Wilmington: Quiet; middling, 15c;
net receipts, 1856; gross receipts, 1856;
stock, 13,405.
Norfolk Quiet; middling, 15Ac; net
receipts, 4731; gross receipts, 47Sl;
SO; stock, 21,963; coastwise, 1856.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 15% C;
gross receipts, 80; stock, 1887.
New York: Quiet; middling. 1880;
net receipts, "a; gross receipts, 547T;
sales, 800; stock, 244,762.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 15.75c; net
receipts, %; gross receipts c51; stock,
500; continent, 100.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling,
Ice; stock, 1401. .--
Total today at all ports, net 1856;
France, 913; continent, 109; stock, 1885,
sos.
Consolidated at all ports, net a.
OLE: Great Britain, 17,439; France, 913;
continent, 11,571.
Total since September 1 at all ports,
net 6,396,73S; Great Britain, 2,o7S,4O6;
France S40,S90; continent, 2,Ssl,399;
Japan, S6.441; Mexico. 1888.
Interior Movement
Houston: Quiet; middling, 151c; net
receipts. 11O6; gross receipts, 1106;
shipments, 26SS; stock, 30,605.
Augusta: Steady; middling, 14Ac; net
receipts, 100; gross receipts, 100; ship
ments, 100. sales. 95; stock, 24,61l.
Memphis: Steady; middling, 15Bc;
net receipts, SIS; gross receipts. 140;
shipments, 1898; sales, 1900; stock, ST.
964.
st. Louis: Steady; middling, 15c; gross
receipts, AZ; shipments, S95; stock, 3d.
OPS.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 4o4; gross
receipts. 4O4; shipments, 1874; stock,
14,344.
louisville: Firm; middling. 15hc.
Little Rock, Quiet; middling, 14hc;
net receipts, 327; gross receipts 327;
shipments, 433; stock, 27,S59.
Total today Net receipts, 2022; gross
receipts. 212O; shipments, 619S; sales,
1895; stock, 1S9.1S9.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, May 1.-THE cotton fu-
t,,re marlet-o opened steady at a decline OF
IN K noints on scattered selling. After
the call selling was increased as Tie re-
suit of a wet wea's'r map and prices
continued to sag until at the md of the
first half hour of trading the more active
months were to 10 pojH.s under yes.
terday's closing. The forecast promised
more rain, but the effect of this was on
Sc, by the prediction of colder weather
in the western cotton pelt ana frost III
oklahoma and Arkansas The market
was fairly active in the early trading
with selling orders most numerous in
July and October. August appeared to be
no attraction for sellers and only sale,
at decline of points, was recorded
in the first half hour of trading.
Pressure on July was increased as the
morning grew older, and before noon
the price was 20 points under yesterday $
closing. August showed more strength.
standing at the lowest 10 points down.
The new crop months displayed weakness
and we're sent II to IS points below yes
terday's closing. On the decline scalpng
shorts took profits freely. At noon July
was points up from the bottom, but the
ether active months were steady at about
the lowest OF the day. Bulls exhibited
little disposition to support the market
and buying orders came chiefly from
traders on the short side, who were sat
isfied with their profits. kilograms from
many points in Texas told Of continued