The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-17
Daily Cotton Movement

| Galveston: Steady; middling, 15ikc; me-
receipts, 1415; gross receipts, 1415; sales
215; stock, So, 4o7.
| New Orleans: Steady; middling, 15hc
net receipts 1868; gross receipts, 1868
sales, S45 stock S4,o4s; exports to Great
Britain, 1000; to the continent. 1900
| Mobile: Quiet; middlng, 151sc; net re-
ceipts, 90; gross receipts, 81; sales, 50;
| stock, 2O,166; coastwise. 4.
| Savannah: Quiet; middling, Is 1-16c: mel
receipts, 1886; gross receipts, 1906; sales
| 200; Stock 2S,S53 exports to the continent,
| 6159; coastwise, 6026
Charleston: Nominal; middling, loo; net
receipts. 700; gross receipts, 709; stock,
6227; coastwise, 154l.
Wilmington: Quiet middling, 15c; net
receipts, 1856; gross receipts, 335; stock
1920.
Norfolk: Steady; middlng, 1515c: net re-
ceipts, 1927; gross receipts, 1927; sales, &c;
stock, 1855; coastwse, 1643.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 15%c;
stock, 1907.
New York: Quiet; middling. Is .90c; net
receipts, 14S; gross receipts. S212; sales,
1925; stock. 242,723.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 10. 90c; net re-
ceipts, So; gross receipts, 524; stock, S04S.
Philadelphia: Steady; middlng, 16.15c;
stock, 1401
Total today, at all ports net: 11,404;
exports to Great Britain, 1000; to the con-
tinent, 1859; stock, ass, 434.
Consolidated. at all ports. net: 20,659:
exports to Great Britain, 17,4S9; to the
continent, II 462.
Total since September /, at all ports,
net: 6.sS63S2: exports to Great Britain,
2,073, 4O6; to France, S99,977; to the CONT
nent. 23S1, 100; to Japan, S6,441; to Mex
leo, 1888.
Interior Movement
Houston: Steady; mddling. 151sc; net
receipts, 631; gross receipts, 631; ship
ments. 2OS2; sales, 1862; stock, 32,1S7.
Augusta: Steady; middling, 154c; net
receipts, ISL; gross receipts, 151 ship
ments. 100; sales. 1874; stock, 24,7o1.
Memphis Steady; middling, 151sc; net
receipts, 10: gross receipts, 931; shipments
3s43; sales, 1900; stock, 63,622
st. Louis Steady; middling, 15c: gross
receipts, 25S; shipments, 1872; sales, 81;
stock, 30,S7s.
Cincinnati: Steady; net receipts. 491
gross receipts. 491; shipments, ga stock,
141S4.
Louisville: Firm; middling, 15lsc.
Little Rock Quiet; middlng, 141ac; net
receipts. 1904; gross receipts. 2713; ship
ments, 1924; sales, SS4S; stock, 1851
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, May 16.-Cotton futures
opened quiet at decline of points on
the old crop months and to points
on the new. The market wore holiday
air and there was an absence of sup
porting orders, probably because of the
fact that Liverpool was closed. The
weather map was disappointing, mas
much as 1t did not show much rain in
the cotton belt and after the call prices
rose rapidly, August showing the great
est strength and touching 1905, level IA
points over Saturdays closing. July went
points over Saturday lasts quotation.
The new crops were not so active and
at the highest October showed net adj
vance of only points. At the end of
the first half hour of trading, prices
were sagging off again on the forecast
of showers in the western half of the
cotton country. August was points
down from the top, and the other active
months were to points down.
The market was steady throughout the
morning Once or twice profit taking
caused small reactions, but toward noon
the market showed strength and went to
new high levels on all months but Au-
gust. On this rise July stood points
up, and the new crop months points
up. The chief cause for the strength
shown was the prediction of cooler
weather in the cotton country. This Off
set any bearlshness in the forecast of
showers for the cotton country generally.
Scalpers around the middle of the morn
ing took the short end of the market, but
soon after covered their sales and went
long. At noon they were taking profits
ON THAR purchases but the market was