The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-26
Daily Cotton Movement

| Daily COTTON NAOVcMe"t
Galveston: Quiet middling. 15c; net re-
ceipts, 111e; gross receipts, 1876; sales
s7b. stock. 52,7so; continent, 90; coastwise'
1914
Now Orleans: Steady; middling, 16c;
NET receipts, 2S7s; gross receipts, $50;
sales, 725; stock, $685.
Mobile; Nominal; middling. 14ssc; net
receipts. 300; gross receipts, Sos; stock'
5a2S coastwise, @2
Savannah: Quiet; middling, Ia l3-loc'
net receipts, 1910; gross receipts 1910;
sales. 100; stock. 26.849; coastwise, SW.
Cbarleston: Nominal; net receipts, l0z
gross receipts, 102; stock, 754; coastwlse'
no. ,.y.
wilmington: Quiet; middling 14%c;
net receipts, II; gross receipts, III Stock
16,A7.
Norfolk: Quiet; middling. lie; net re-
csipts, 731: gross receipts, 13l; saies' WI
stock. Is, 467; coastwise, 1890.
baltimore: Nominal; middlng, 15ssc;
stock, zoos.
New york: Quiet; middling, 1890; net
receipts. S95; gross receipts. SoS4 sales,
1902; stock. 277,4A; continent, 10.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 1890: gross
receipts, 1872: stock, 1918; Great Britain,
philadelphia, Steady; middling, 1850;
stock, 1904.
Total today at all ports: Net, S1s;
Great Britain, Is; continent, 1903; stock,
SOC. 02s.
Consolidated at all ports: Net. T.5s2;
Great Britain, 2s.zN; continent, 2622;
Japan, $40.
Total since September at all ports:
Net e,s75, 010; Great Britain, a'1o6'sss;
France, 82,7S5; continent, 1881, 49, japan,
81, 907; Mexico, 1929
Interior Movement
Houston: Steady; middling, 147sc; net
receipts, s26; gross receipts. $685. ship
ments, 1921; sales, ISL; stock, 27,2A.
Augusta: Dull; middling. 15Sc; net re-
ceipts, 1873; gross receipts. 1873; shipments,
561: sales, COL; stock, 23,562
Memphis: Quiet; middling, 15c; net re-
ceipts 226; gross receipts, 1O71; shipments,
1854; sales, 400; stock, 49, 02
st. Louis: Quiet; middling, 15c; gross
receipts, 1852; gross receipts. 1870; stock,
1884
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 2s7 gross re-
ceipts, 2S7: shipments, 1855; stock, 1905.
Louisville: Firm; middling, 15Ac.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling. 14lsc; net
receipts, 3O7: gross receipts, S0l ship
ments. 1877; stock, N,603.
receipts, ss41; shipments. 1899; sales, 1152;
stock 166.6So.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans. May 25.-Cotton futures
steady at a decline of to points
on the old crop months and 1 to 2
points on the new. Better weather
was the excuse for general selling, al
though pressure was most severe on
July and August which logically could
rot be affected to any great extent by
weather conditions. 1t was largely a
sentimental market in the early trad
ing. After the call the old crops traded
at a level to points down, while
the new crops stood 2 to down. At
the end of the frst half hour of trad
ing scalping shorts were trying to take
profits but they met with little sue
cess owing to the oversold condition OF
the market. The demand from shorts
CHI ecked the decline. The weather map
indicated fair weather over large part
Of the western and central portions
cs the cotton belt and moderate show
ers in the eastern belt
The decline continued until the old
crops were to 10 points down and
the new crops were to down. At
this level scalping shorts increased
their demand and prices reacted sharp
Nv. The decline was made up and the
more active deliveries were put points
ever yesterdays closing. Strong in
terests on the bear side put out con-
siderable cotton on the advance after
reading the forecast for dry weather
generally over the cotton country and
toward noon prices fell or again. Sales
Just at noon were at prices 2 to 4
points under yesterdays closing. This
| is the last day In the first period of
! the crop as considered in the govern