The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 14ssc; net receipts, 6061 gross receipts. 6o61; sales, 1747: stock. 12S.51s.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling, 14%c; net receipts, 1903; gross receipts. 1903; sales, 305O; stock. 1ss,3s2; exports to con- tinent. 600; coastwise, eos.
 Mobile: Steady: middiing, 14Ac; net re- ceipts, S6s; gross receipts, sss; sales. 25o; stock, 30,ooT.
 Savannah: Quiet and steady; middling l4Ac; net receipts 912; gross receipts 953; sales. 800; stock, 70 7S6; exports coast wise 5.
 Charleston: Firm; middling, 14s4c; net receipts, 5S2; gross receipts, 5S2; stock 21, AS; exports coastwise, 613.
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 99 gross receipts, 9s; stock, 2o,s23.
 Norfolk: Firm; middling, 147sc; net re- ceipts, 3o3 gross receipts, S03; sales, 164; stock, s.S72; exports coastwise. s27. Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 147so; gross receipts, 25o; stock, 6S2s; exports coastwise, 25oo
 New York: Quiet; middling. 1490c; gross receipts, 13sl sales, g500; stock, 157,- 524; exports coastwise, 752. Boston: Quiet; middling. 14.90c; net re- ceipts. 60; gross receipts, AZ; exports to continent, 100.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middlng, 15.16c; gross receipts, 34; stock, 206s. Total today, at all ports: Net, 9SS3; ex- ports to continent, TOO; stock, 655,2oo. Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 62.45S; exports to Great Britain, g 3,462; to France. ss2; to continent. z2.02e. Total since September 1, at all ports: Net, 6.05S 6S5 exports to Great Britain. 1.6s4.s5s; to France 7s2 4ss; to continent. 1, ,961, ,6o4; to Japan, 5S,o01; Mexico. 13,S19.
 
 Interior Movement Houston: Steady; middling, 147sc; net receipts, HAS; gross receipts, 144S; ship ments 15ss; sales, 242e: stock, s2,s26.
 Augusta: Firm; middling. 16c; met re- ceipts, A5e; gross receipts, 55s; shipments, 26s4: sales. 1925; stock, 5o,7s1.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 15c; net receipts, ss7; gross receipts, sS7; ship ments, 10s1; sales. 4oOo stock. 1sS.154.
 St. Louis: Steady middling, 1bc; net receipts. 24; gross receipts, 25e2; ship ments. a4s6; sales. 415; stock. 45,06S.
 Cincinnati Net receipts. 2ao; gross re-
 Louisvills Firm; middling, 15Ac.
 Little Rock Dull; middling, 14esc: net receipts, "A; gross receipts, "A; shipments, [; stock, 4ss4a.
 Total today: Net receipts 2S12; gross receipts, 52OO; shipments, s262; sales, 1866; stock, 4lo,ss4. New orleans Cotton Futures.
 New Orleans, March 3.-Cotton futures opened quiet at decline of to points on disappointing cables. The early trad ing was dull and featureless at about the opening levels. Shorts made no attempt to force their advantage, evidently fear ing bullish weekly statistics. and the ,uaot thar In the western cotton belt which is still dry. On the other hand the bulls were not inclined to take on fresh lines with Liverpool, calling 2 halt in it's ad- vance. The first half hour trading prices recovered 3 to points, but the market showed no decided strength.
 From the middle of the morning on the market had a very good tone. and prices showed tendency to advance on the sur prising showing made by Hester's figures on the into-sight to the end of February. The lnto-sight was put at s,5S6,235 bales. the smallest total in 10 years. Bulls bought heavily when they discovered that these figures were even smaller than those to the end of February in the Sully year. when thoy were put at 2946 bales The market was also strengthened by the minus correction of 1435s bales in the Houston stock and by telegrams from New York, stating that Brown and other southern bulls were heavy buyers of May and July. Just before noon the decline of the early hours had been made np and replaced by net advance of to points on the more active months. At noon the market was very steady at the highest levels.
 Early in the afternoon session the mar ket stood at the htgheat of- the day.-e to 2 points up on the old crop months. From ! this level there was q slump to prac.