The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
New York Cotton Futures.
Port Movement


 Galveston: Quiet; middling, 147sc; net receipts, M1S: gross receipts, 211S; stock 10l. .205; coastwise, 1908. New Orleans: Nominal; middling, 14&4c; net receipts, 67s2; gross receipts. 67S2; sales, 75e; stock. 165,S5s: coastwise, 364
 Mobile. Nominal; middlng, 14Esc; net receipts. 4s6; gross receipts, 4ss; stock, 24.256; coastwise, 2. Savannah: Quiet; middling 14&c: net receipts. 1a6S; gross receipts, 1263; sales, 50: stock. 64662; to Great Britain, 2150; coastwise, 2S3.
 Charleston: Quiet; middling, 14a4c net receipts, 26; gross receipts, 26; stock. 12.- 16s; coastwise, 56s.
 Wilmington: Nominal; net receipts, 236; gross receipts. 2ss; stock, 9713.
 Norfolk: Quiet; middling, 15tsc; net re- ceipts, 456; gross receipts, 456; sales, 355; stock, 1887; coastwise, 3S6.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 15Ac; stock, <46; to Great Britain, 51; to France, 204
 New York: Quiet; middlng. 15.1oc; net receipts, 65 gross receipts, 5O7; sales, 42S0; stock. 112, ss6; to continent. 60S1.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 1510c: net re- ceipts, 54; gross receipts, 54; to Great Britain, 1921; to continent, 261 &
 Philadelphia Steady; tniddling, 15 35c; net receipts, 154; gross receipts, 1901; stock, 1125.
 fenSdcOla. Net recelpLS, 4J5o. gross re- ceipts, 5000; to France, 5000.
 Brunswick: Net receipts, 5ol5: gross re- ceipts, 5015: stock 2S96; Great Britain, 62s6; coastwise, 703
 Texas City: Net receipts. 2S2; gross re- ceipts, 232; Mexico, 232.
 Total today, at all ports, net, 22S2l Great Britain, 10.32S: France, 5504; conti- nent, 62s2; Mexico, 2s2; stock, 52S,7o
 Consolidated, at all ports, net, 7S,54o; Graaf Rrita in 708. France 5204. POuti- nent 1S,271; Mexico 232.
 Total since September 1. at all ports. net, 6,41, 1,6S9; Great Britain, 1,s59.2 .2s9; France, SO2, ,S91; continent, 2,160550 Japan, 64974 Mexico 14,061.
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Easy: middling, 14sc. net. re- ceipts, TIT; gross receipts, TIT: ship ments, 156S; sales, 271: stock, 74,6Ss.
 Augusta: Quiet; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 166; gross receipts, 166; shipments, 17s: sales, 749; stock, 45,241
 Memphis: Quiet: middling. 15c: net re- ceipts, 353; gross receipts. 2lS2; shipments, s543; sales, 2so0: stock. 1l7,sS4.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, SS4: gross re- ceipts. sS4; shipments 1s9; stock, 14,7A.
 St. Louis: Steady; middling, 147sc; net receipts, S4: gross receipts, 640 ship ments. 556; sales 50 stock, 40,925.
 Little Rock: Steady; middling. 14Ssc; net receipts, 20S gross receipts POS; ship ments. 662; stock, 43,24l.
 Total today: Net receipts, S472: gross re- ceipts, 63l1; shipments, 6040;. sales, 6s70; stock, s3s. .s93.
 New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, March 3l-Cotton futures opened steady at a decline of s to 10 points under unfavorable cables and mod erateiy heavy rains in Texas. In spite of the bearish feeling created by the rains shorts did not show much ag gressiveness in the early trading, but on the other hand were hopeful of the situation and attempted to take profits on the decline The result was a steady market in the first half hour of trading with prices holding steadily at the open- ing levels.
 Advices from TSxas were that the drouth was temporarily relieved and that further rain would give farmers more hopeful view of the situation. Sections which have been holding off from plant ing because of the dryness of the soil are making preparations to go ahead with their seeding. In view of this the new crop months held remarkably steady.
 First prices were the lowest of the morning on the old crop months, while sfhe new crops, affected to greater ex- tent by the rains. went il to F points under yesterdays closing By the mid de of the morning the market took on a very steady tone; offerings became ln,- iteo but increased their lines at the de- cline and shorts showed a desire for profits. The result was that by noon the old crop months were 1 to points over yesterdays closing while the new crop stood to points down. The forecast for fair weather in Texas tonight and tomorrow helped the recovery.
 In the afternoon session the market slumped in decided way on the rumor that a settlement had been made on the May deal in the New York market This was denied by leading bulls, but the ru- nor had it's effect up to the closing. At kie lower prices were r to 20 points dn-