The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-16
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns


 Alabama: Receipts, AT; shipments, D; stock, 300.
 Athens: Receipts, 177; shipments, 262s; stock, 14,CSs.
 Atlanta Steady; middling. 15c; receipts, 12; shipments, 267G; stock, 1878.
 Brenha,n, Receipts. 161; shipments, ls; stock. 123S
 Charlotte: Steady, middling, 141hc; re- oeipts, 1874. shipments, 161.
 Columbia: Receipts. 222; shipments. 1850; stock, 26.60S.
 Columbus, Ga: Quiet: middling. 1f14c; ]; receipts, 1so: shipments, 4ooi sales. 400; stock, 11.600. Columbus, Miss: Receipts, 47S; ship ments. 179; stock, 1963-
 Dallas: Receipts. g. shipments, S6e; stock, 473.
 Eufaula: Receipts, p; shipments, 42s; stock 24e0. Greenville: Shipments. $50; stock, s74s. Greenwood, s. C.: Stock. 2216 Helena: Receipts, 3S5; shipments, 1316; | stock, 12.421. Little Rock: Receipts, 117S; shipments, 1856; stock 37,966.
 Macon: Receipts, 4e; shipments, 1s2: stock, 14S6.
 Meridian: Receipts, a49; shipments, sss; stock 14,4s4
 Montgomery Steady; middling, 14Ac; receipts, 55; shipments. 4ao; stock, 1s,923.
 Nashville. Quiet; middling, 15c; re- ceipts, s1s; shipments. 200; sales 300; stock. 1102.
 Natchez: Receipts, 42; shipments. 474; stock 4s66.
 | Newberry: Receipts, 43; shipments, 43. l Raleigh: Easy; middling. IA. e; receipts, I 40; shipments, 75; stock, 22O. Rome: Receipts. 50 shipments, 159; stock, corr.
 Selma: Receipts. 121; shipments, 19s; stock 1461.
 | Shreveport: Easy; middling. 1S 15-1sc; | receipts, 341: shipments, 1749: stock, 2445. I Vicksburg: Receipts, 22; shipments, 502; stock, SEA-
 Yazoo City: Receipts. 80; shipments. 4b2; stock. 7o67.. New Orleans Cotton Market 1 New Orleans. April 15.-Cotton futures opened quiet at an advance of to 1 points on better cables than expected. Trading was light on the first call. In the early trading a few buying orders put July 6 points over yesterdays clos I ing. May and October stood { points up as the result of the first half hour of trading. December was neglected. Weather and crop accounts were mixed and the trade was undecided about talk | ing a positive stand in the new crops. The map showed dry weather In the western and eastern portions of the cot | ton belt and considerable rain In the more central portions. This was re- garded as being more favorable than otherwise.
 Private reports of too heavy rains in | localities in the central cotton belt and the posting of the forecast of rain for Texas caused nervousness among shorts, while the continued rise in silver and encouraging cable reports from Man 1 chester concerning the amount of busi- ness being done with China and India stimulated buying for longA account and prices rose until the old crop months were IS to 20 points over yesterday g closing, while the new crops were 10 to F points up. The prediction of rains in the Atlantic states of the cotton belt, where they are needed. caused some profit-taking by longs. but at noon the market was steady within a couple of points of the highest.
 In the afternoon session the market was strengthened by bullish weekend statistics. Mill takings for the week were put at 252,00o bales. against 2S1ooo this week last year and 1920o0 this week 1 two years ago. The visible supply or 1 American cotton showed 8 decrease for the week of 147.5S7 bales, against de- crease this week last year of 106,A6. and | a decrease this week two years ago or | 76,871. The closing was steady at net advance of g to 23 points on the old crops and to points on the new. New Orleans Cotton Futures.