The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
New York Cotton Futures.


Galveston: Quiet; middling, 14ssc; net
receipts, 1895; gross receipts, 1895; stock,
AIS.
New Orleans: Steady: middling, 1850
net receipts, 2Sos; gross receipts, 25os;
sales, $780, stock, 113 962; France, 1916;
coastwise, I'LL.
Mobile: Steady; middling, 14lac; net re-
ceipts, So; gross receipts IS; sales, %;
stock, 20,S65; coastwise, 11be.
Savannah: Quiet; middling, 14lac; net
receipts, 1245; gross receipts, 1245; sales,
300; stock 4,sl3; Great Britain, 4a44; con-
tinent, As.
Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 80;
gross receipts, 80; sales, 1893; stock, S2o3.
Wimington: Quiet; middling, 1850; net
receipts, 147; gross receipts, 147; stock, 12,-
1S0
Norfolk: Firm; middling, 14&c; net re-
ceipts, CSC; gross receipts, $685. sales, 60;
stock q, 204; coastwise. 170S.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 151sc;
| stock, 657o.
New York: Quiet; middling, 15.3c; net
receipts, so; gross receipts, 1871; sales.
100, stock, 24O,142; continent, III; coast
wise, 1926.
Boston: Quiet; middling, 15.25c; gross
receipts. 1913; stock, 1906.
Philadelphia; Steady; middling, Is soc
gross receipts. 1908; stock. 1925; Great Brit
ain 621; continent, 20.
Total today at all ports' Net, 6759;
Great Britain, 1866; France, 1916: CONT
nent, 1856; stock 55O,6OS.
Consolidated at all ports: Net, $3.50:
Great Britain, 1865; France, 1916: CONT
nent, 1856.
Total since September / at all ports:
Net. 6,7Sl, 096 Great Britain, 1,99S.O7S;
France. sSa.44s; continent, 2.Sl5,s72; Japan,
1874 Mexico, 1883.
InterIor Movement
Houston Steady; middling, 14ssc: net
receipts, lilo; gross receipts, lilo; ship
ments, 4402: sales, 1884: stock, 40.32S.
Augusta; Quiet midding, 14l4c; net re-
ceipts. 1871; gross receipts, 1877; shipments,
43s; sales. 1888: stock. 80, 656
Memphis: Steady; middling, 147sc; net
receipts, 1877; gross receipts, 1885, shipments
27T7; sales. 800; stock, 77,e66.
st. Louis: Quiet middling, 14%c; gross
receipts. s5s; shipments, 1880; sales. 400;
stock. 35.S0.
Cincinnati: Net receipts. 3O2 gross re-
ceipts. 30e; shipments, 314; stock. 10, aS5.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling, IA 1-16c;
net receipts, ZIG: gross receipts, 216 ship
ments, 1885, stock, 3o,274
Total today: Net receipts. 1902; gross
receipts, 1850; shipments, 974s; sales, 1922
stock. 230,12S.
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans, April 3O-When the inn
portant developments of this week are
taken itno consideration the price changes
In the cotton market prove Insignificant
The old crop months made an advance or
to - points over last weeks closing
and the new crops made an advance of
2S to 81 points. The bulls put through
the largest deal In the history If cotton.
The coolest weather ever known In the
south SO late In April destroyed thousands
OF acreas of young cotton.
Up to Friday, the first notice day for
May in the New York market the trade
was uncertain over what would happen
In the old crops and more or less iiqui-
dalton Of long cotton was in evidence.
The stopping Of something like 200, 900
May notices caused only moderate ad-
vance, which did not come anywhere
near putting prices back up to where
they were earlier In the week.
The highest prices were made on Mon
day, when reports from all over the cot
ton country told of light to heavy frosts,
snow and Ice. The lowest prices were
made on Thursday, when liquidation
reached it's height. At the highest the old
crop months were 80 points over last
weeks closing and the new were about
GO points over.
At the lowest the old crops were Is
points under last week but the new crops
still held a net advance Of about 81 a
bale On the weekend the trade was
in waiting attitude and business was
light Disturbing reports were coming in
from the cotton belt but the leading bulls
exhibited no disposition to shove prices
upward. In spite of the quiet tone the
new crop months were we'll supported
and bears showed no disposition to re-
place short lines covered at a loss earlier
IN the week. The scarcity Of seed. cold
nights and lack Of moisture were the prin.