The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-23
IRREGULAR CLOSE
 IN COTTON MARKET All Months Make Gains in
 Price But August DEMAND IS VERY GOOD Brokers Are Predicting still Higher Prices on Estimates of Only
 Moderate Crop and Gen-
 eral Buying
DEMAND IS VERY GooI

New York, November 22.-An early de- cline in the cotton market today was fol- lowed by a very sharp advance accom- panied by reports that large interests were building up long lines in expecta- tion of bullish government report early next month, but part of the gain was lost In the late trading, the market closing barely steady net to points higher on all months except August, which showed a net loss of points. The market opened steady at a decline of to 1s points owing to disappointing cables, liquidation by yesterdays buyers. selling by local spot houses and private reports from Liverpool that the south was offering freely There was a good demand on the decline and after showing net loss of about 14 points on active positions the market steadied on cover Ing and renewal of bull support.
 It was reported that several large in- terests took a bullish view of yesterdays 3 census figures and were predicting very high prices either before or after the publication of the governments estimate and there was enough buying by promi- nent brokers to color such view Of the trading. At any rate the market worked up very sharply from the low point of the morning, May advancing from 147sc to 15.03c and the general list to a net gain of about to Il points,
 Around 15 cents for May offerings be- came much heavier again just as they have done on all recent bulges to that level, and the market in the later trading reacted several points from the top. May closed ot kets officially reported were 3-1eo higher to 1-16c lower.
 Receipts Of the ports today were 77,S92 bales against s1,273 last week and 4s,Se5 last year. For the week 375,00O bales against 414.S25 last week and 209,B76 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 35S bales against $500 last year, and at Houston 13,232 against 9092 last year.
 Daily Cotton Movement Galveston: Firm; middling. 1411-1ec: net receipts. 25,6s0; gross receipts. 25. 5.69o; sales. 604; stock, 07,927; exports to conti- nent. S295.
 New Orleans Firm; middling, 14 9-16c; net receipts, 18,35S; gross receipts, 1s.e0o; sales. 1925; stock, 153, 237; exports to Great Britain, 24,60o: coastwise, 1864 Mobile: Firm; middling. 14 5-16c; net receipts. A74; gross receipts. 4474; sales. ooV, otoCh, oosoofp CAPOftS COdStWlScf SOO. Savannah: Quiet; middling. 14Ao; net receipts, 14.572;' gross receipts. 14.572; sales, 6692: stock, 159,001; exports to Great Britain, seoo; exports coastwise. 57s2.
 Charleston: Firm; middling, 14hc; net receipts, 2S56; gross receipts, 2S56; stock, 4o,692; exports to continent, 9992; coast wise, 1882.
 Wilmington: Quiet; middllng, 14 3-1so; net receipts, 3072; gross receipts, s072; stock, 31.029; exports coastwise, 8973 l Norfolk: Steady; middling, 141fc; net receipts. S202; gross receipts, 82o2; sales, 1898; stock. 37.104.
 Baltimore: Nominal middling, 14sc; stock, 20,S6s; exports coastwise. 45. l New York: Quiet; middling, 14.S5c; net 1 receipts. 231: gross receipts, 9S9; stock, l 156, ,129: exports to continent, $50. l Boston: Quiet: middling, 14.85c: net re- eeipts, 279; gross receipts, 10,S10; stock, 24,133
 Philadelphia: Quiet middling, BLOC; gross receipts, 24s; stock. 647.
 Georgetown: Net receipts, 16S; gross re- | oeipts, 158; exports coastwise, 15S. 1 Charleston: Middling should have been 1 14Ac yesterday).
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 77,S92 exports to Great Britain. 33,100; to con tinent, 1S,637; stock, SS9.204.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net. 191, 1863; exports to Great Britain. 7s,15; to | ihHCe, l1't to couilHtuts lsfoI
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, 3.S94,020; exports to Great Britain, 1,31, ,3S4; to France, 323,S29; to continent, 1,019.S23; to Japan. %, ,4s7; to Mexico. 800. Interior Movement Houston: Steady: mddling. IA 11-16c; net receipts, 13,2s2; gross receipts, 13,232; ship
 ments. u,lls; sales, 42S9 stock, IF, 908.
 Augusta: Steady; middling. IA 7-16c; net receipts, 2s91 gross receipts, 2592: ship ments, 901; sales, 1876; stock, S5,133.
 Memphis: Steady: middling. 15c; net fe- | ctipts, 6591; gross receipts, 13009; ship ments. 9771; sales. 375o; stock. 151,693.
 St. Louis: Steady; middling, 14sc: net receipts, 1432; gross receipts, 5660; ship ments, 4432; sales, 120; stock. 1S,54s.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, e67; gross re- ceipts 967 shipments. PA; stock. 6532.
 Little Rock: Steady middling, 14Bc; net receipts. 2S6S; gross receipts, 2s63 ship ments, BIOL stock, 4.045. Louisville: Firm; middling, 147sc. I Total today: Net receipts, 27,476; gross receipts, 3S,323; shipments. S0,2o7; sales, l 1O, ,oS5; stock, 45,S59.
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