Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-09
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New Orleans Cot0tn.

bid; July, 10.9Gc asked; August, 10S3@10.S5c; September, 10S0d0 1O.S2c; October, 10.7S 3-4010.7 79c.. December, 10.S1@10.S3c. s'F
 Futures opened steady at an ad vance of scr points on the rumor that the English coal st, ike had been set tied. Cables were slightly better than due and the weather map was tle wor { yet posted %his week, indicat- ing wet ard cold weather in the cot ton region generally. After the cal the trading months were COS points up, but at this point the receipt oi cao!2gyams from Liverpool stating that there was ngthing official to the report that the strike had been settled caus ed much selling and prices quick Glumped 10@11 points
 At the end of the first half hour the market was 3@4 points under yes terday's close.
 Around the middle of the morning cable message were received from one Of tie bess posted cotton men in Eng land, advancing the opinion that the coal strike would be settled within four days. The bear element did not agree with this, but it had some ef- feet on values and caused short sell ing to slacken. The weather forecast also helped the market, as it called for rain, snow and freezing weather ir the cotton belt. Prices recovered slowly from the lowest levels. of the merl ing and at noon we're Co 2 DO .ntt unde'2 yesterdays close. j z New York Cotton.
 New York, March S.-Cotton-Fu- lures opened steady. January, 1075@ 10.76c; February, 1o-7Sc ''@ offered; Maro@a, 10.42@10.43c; May, 10,55@ 1e65c; November, 10S0c offered; De- cemhe1, 10.S2@10.S3e.
 The market opeaed steady at an advance of 4@7 points with new crop posi,icns making new high records on the firmness in the ~lase cables, predic- ton of q strike settlement iii England next week and the outlook for continH ed a,iaf3ivorab1ez weather. in thesSouth.3 I Realizing was very heavy at the ad vance and prices eased eff to about last nights close after the call, but offer ings were very. wsH taken on theI setbsckzand the market lateF if the first half hour was very steady, with active months about unchanged to 1 goirt higher.
 '. The market, continued setive, late ii, the forenoon with realizing for ever the week end rather heavy and at plices ruling about unchanged to 1 point lower. Local traders con idered the western belt forecast moro favo"- able and selling was a little more, ac- tive after it's publication, butf bull brokers were good buyers on stfe de- cline on the predictions of further rains ;n the Eastern belt.
 Spot, quiet. Middling uplands, 1065c. noninal. Y
 The market held generally, steady during the early afternoon. radinG was rather less, active and flurries o1 weekend liquidation and realizing caused occasional recessions, but prices held pretty well up to the clos ing figures of yesterday on continued bull support of. southern sbuyins, Southern spot markets officially re ported were unchanged to 1-2c high ..z.... Memphis Cotton. ..-......z. Memphis, March 8.-C2tton steady and d.unchanged.& Middling, 10 SAC.
 7 Memphis 'Cottonseed, Products.
 Momphisl Maraa s.-cottonaeed products: Prime basis oil, 4.670 4.73c; meal, $25,75 per ton; linters, 3 1903 5-Sc, per pound. "'
 Liverpool Cotton.
 Liverpool, March S.-Cotton-Spot closed with good business done, prices 4 points higher. American midd1ing l Ialr, O.Olu, SOOu ulluullA s, CA0u, LuiU ding, 6.03d; low middling, 5.73d; good ordinary, 5.35d; ordinary, 5.Osd. Sales of the day, 10000 bales of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included $500 bales American' Receipts, 3O,000 bales, including 2s'- 500 bales American.
 Futures opened steady and closed barely steady March, March April, April May, 5.80d; May-June, June, July, 5.S1d; July-August, 5.S0 .1-2d: August September, 5.7Sd; September October, 5.75d; October-Novembef, 573d; ovember-December December January, January-Fe February, 5,72d; February March, 5.73d; March April, 5.74d. efrce t.As. .4tao4
 Liverpool Cotton Statistics.
 w The foll7wing are weekly cotton 1 statiSticS: Bales.