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

Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 145sc; net
receipts, 1720; gross receipts, 1920; sales,
355; stock. 1888; coastwise. $50.
New Orleans: Steady; middling. 1856;
81 oss receipts, 1866; sales, 740; stock, 102-
Sol; coastwise, 1880
Mobile: Steady; middling, 141ac; net re-
ce!pts, 1902; gross receipts, 1902; sales, so;
stock 20,909: coastwise. 104
Savannah: Steady: middling. HE: net
| receipts. S4a gross receipts, $40; sales, S07;
stock. 1854; coastwise, 1907.
Charleston; Net receipts, 26; gross re-
ceipts. 26; stock. s241; coastwise 49,
Wilmington: Quiet; middlfng, 14ssc: net
receipts, 1856: gross receipts, 1856; stock
12,426
Norfolk: Steady; middling. 147sc; net re-
ceipts. 80: gross receipts. 49,; sales, POI ,
stock. 2o7se: coastwise. 73s.
Baltimore: NOMINAL; middling, 151sc;
stock, 7245.
New York: Quiet; middling, IS 3oc; net
receipts, 262; gross receipts. 1857; stock
,259; exports to Great Britain, 1872 ex-
ports to the continent, 1893.
Boston, Quiet; middling, Is soc; net re-
ceipts, 16; gross receipts, 7441; stock. H.
49,
Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 15. soc;
stock. 1851.
Total today. at all ports, net: 5145;
exports to Great Britain, 1852; to the
CbDtlHcnl, i0os StOCh, OfO1OO.
Consolidated at all ports. net: 33s42:
exports to Great Britain, S0,6eS; to France
1915: to the continent, 4001.
Total since September 1, at all ports,
net: 67se,320: exports to Great Britain,
2,023,S1: to France, 833,51S; to the conti-
nent 231a,7Ss; to Japan, 1894 to Mexi-
co, 1879.
Interior Movement.
Houston: Steady; middling, 14ssc; net
receipts. SS3; gross receipts, S33; ship
ments, 1447; sales, 43; stock, 40,172.
Augusta: Quiet; mddling. 14Ac; net
receipts So; gross receipts, 81; shipments,
1927; sales. 226; stock, 2S,726.
Memphis: Steady; middling, 147sc; net
receipts. ss7; gross receipts, 1854; ship
ments. 1741 sales, 1850; stock, 1884.
st. Louis: Quiet; middling, 14%c; gross
receipts, 2O64; shipments, 2S7S; sales, 4ss;
stock, 34.999.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 438; gross re-
ceipts, 1876; shipments. 297: stock, 1855.
Little Rock: Middling, IA Lice; net re.
ceipts, rs; gross receipts, 75 shipments,
$50: stock, 1850.
Total today: Net receipts. 1879; gross
receipts. 1926; shipments, sO47 sales, 1897
stock, 222, 766.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans. May H--Cotton futures
opened steady at an advance of points
on the old crop months and unchanged
Oh the new crops. Liverpool was some
what better than expected and the wealth.
err map indicated that dry weather still
prevailed over the greater part of the
cotton belt, but in spite of these bullish
features the long side of the market was
not aggressive and offered no support,
with the result that in the first half hour
of trading prices fell off points from the
opening levels on the old crops. October
advanced points after the call, but fell
off points again. Trading was wholly
professional In character
The weather forecast of unsettled
weather for the western half of the cot
ton belt and reports that rain was fall
ing in northwest Texas were bearish feat
ures, but were not taken advantage of
by the shorts. who were rather impressed
with the kilograms from New York, which
stated the leading bulls were not pressing
for sale the cotton they have received
on May contract. During the morning the
extreme range of prices from the most ac-
| tive months was over only and points.
| At noon the market was quiet and steady.
with prices ! point above to l point
below the level of yesterdays closing.
| In the afternoon session the market was
lifeless. Prices changed only a point or
/ two
The close was quiet and steady at a net
decline of 2 to 1 points.