The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-05
Monthly Cotton Statement

fair 16 1-l6c nominal. Receipts, 1866; STOCK,
102, sol.
Monthly Cotton Statement
New Orleans. May 4-Secretary Hes
tors New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment issued today covers the monthly
movement to close of April.
Compared with last year 1t shows a
decrease for the month In round figures
of $4,000 bales, compared with year be-
fore last a decrease of 10000 and with
1907 a decrease of 10000.
The total for April was 451, 4o3, against
6l3,201 last year, All, 4O4 year before last
and 567,S70 same time in 1907.
The movement from September list to
April 80, inclusive, shows receipts at
all United States ports 6762,7S7. against
9.223,702 last year, 7,727,S70 year before
last and 1888, 400 same time in 1907: over
land across the Mississippi. Ohio and
Potomac rivers to northern mills and
Canada 11,141 against 1,077, 372 last year,
635, $40 year before last and 1,0S9,S42 same
time in 1907; southern mills takings, ex-
elusive of quantity consumed at southern
out-ports 1921 800, against 1.Ss6,o0o last
year, 1,752,0OO year before last and 1885,
900 same time in 1907: and interior stocks
in excess, those held at the commence
ment of the season 1881, against 1858 15S
last year, 2S2,029 year before last and $50, :
674 same time in 1907.
These make the total movement of the
cotton crop brought Into sight during the
eight months ending close of April 9,574-
$50, against 12555,232 last year, 1887 1863
year before last and 1861 ,g71 same time
in 1907
Northern spinners took during April,
92.343 bales. against 1872 16S last year and
121,s $40 year before last, increasing their
total for the eight months to 1,S17,717,
against o.396.959 last year an6 l, 1884 the
year before. This makes their average
weekly takings for the season 52,579.
against 1884 last year, and 42,503 the
year before.
Foreign exports for the eight months OF
the season have been SPAS, 403 bales, show
ing decrease under last season of 2.1S7,.
s96. and a decrease under the same period
year before last of 1896, So
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead
ing southern interior markets on close
of April were S9S,363, against 1,0sO.350 the
same date last year, and S4s,7S5 the veal
before.
Including port and interior town stocks
left over from the previous season and
the number of bales of the current cror
brought into sight during the eight
months, the supply has been 1926, 665
against 12.S36,579 last year and 10,745,47S
the year before.
Up to close of April last year sO.s1 pei
cent of the cotton crop had been mar
keted and for the same eight months II
| 1908 the percentage of the crop brough
| into sight was 1855 per cent, and for thu
was 1927 per cent
| The amount of the crop brought int
sight for the eight months from Septem
| Der to April inclusive Is 29S1 900 bale
under the last year. $4,000 under year be
| fore last, and 3,02s,000 under 1907.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
| Liverpool, May 4.-Cotton spot in fail
demand. prices points higher. Ameri-
can middling fair. S.40d; good mddling
s1Od; middling, 7s6d low middling, 1864
good ordinary 7,6od; ordinary, 7.35d.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales, Of
port and included 1900 American. Re-
ceipts 1900 bales, including 1910 Amer
lean.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed dull. May, 7.sS5sd; MayJune
7.641ad; June-July, 76Ohd: July-August
755d; August-September 7.29d; September
October, 6sl1ad; ,October-November
6.d12d, b.141Ed, november december
1861; December-Jan 6.64d; January
February, 6.63d February March, 6611a
March-April, 66O1zd.
Dry Goods.
New York, May 4.-The carpet auc
ton continued along successfully dur
ing the day, all grades offered being
taken at substantially the prices cur
rent on the first few days of the sale
Cotton goods are in moderate request
from printers, converters and bag man
ufacturers. Knit goods and hosiery arr
quiet Silk fancies for fall are selling
better
Hubbard Bros. n Co.'s Letter.
New. York, May 4.-(Special.)-G
eral business continues very dull The
hold-up on the old crop positions II
tenacious and the market is made b!
the local traders. Fluctuations are in
significant, and the trade is prepared
for a period of apathy. No feature o.
interest developed. A local estimate
of the increased acreage was given ou
as 2.3 per cent above last season. II
this Texas Is figured at per cent bet
ter Oklahoma Is per cent. and the
other states 2 per cent with Mississippi
6 per cent decrease and Louisiana II
per cent decrease. These figures, while
interesting, were without effect. The
market Is waiting, with prices vel
maintained at the small fluctuations.