New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-17
COTTON PRICES
WIDE APART
Difference of $3.50 a Bale Be-
tween Savannah and
Galveston.

A special meeting OF the board OF
managers Of the Cotton Exchange was
held yesterday, but no announcements
were made, and the trade is still wait
ING for the outcome Of the syndicate
plan for taking care Of old contracts.
Some attention was attracted by the
statement of Sir George Paish that
cotton was one Of the important fae-
tors in the situation WHICH he wouid
take up while here, and u 10 an.lel-
pated that exports 70 Oreat nIi'a,"
will increase. but Southern spot 40
vices were conflicting with local oesi-
ers reporting that some OF their oou.n-
ern shippers who advanced tne'r
offers on Thursday had shaded prices
slightly during yesterdays traoIng.
Southern spot markets as omeiahy
reported were &c higher to &c iower'
with middling ranging from sac AZ Sa-
vannah up to &c at Galveston
Exports were larger than on any cay
since the beginning Of the war, ana
exports from Galveston TO Japan weTe
the largest ever reported from any one
port for that country. 1t IS belieyed
that some Of the cotton now Deing
taken By Japan may be going TO Rus
STA, but negotiations are also SAID 70
be under way for shipments TO Vladi-
vostok, Siberia, via San Francisco
and Japan's purchases may rehect
disposition to take largely OF the early
movement, which usually shows the
most desirable grades, and to prepare
for an expected expansion OF business
at the expense Of countries whose man
ufacturing operations are more Sc
riously restricted by the war.
Weekly movement figures OF the New
York Cotton Exchange: Port receipts
202,157 bales, against 1881 last year;
overland to mills and Canada, 1870,
against 30,047 last year; Southern mill
takings, estimated, $4,000, against 3d.
600 last year; gain of stock at interior
towns. 1886, against II 1885 last year;
brought into sight for the week, 1885,
7Is, against 670,043 las year. Total
crop movement: Port receipts, Sl7,64O,
against 2,647,3S0 last year; overland
TO mills and Canada, 34,390, against
93,3S9 last season; Southern mill tax
ings, 228, 900, against 494,796 last year;
stock at interior towns in excess OF
August /, 402,S57, against Psi, 222 last
season, Drought INTO sisnb thNo Ial
for season, l,482,S87, against 3,4S6,7S7
last season.
Southern spot markets: Galveston
steady at &c; sales, 1850 bales. New
Orleans lie lower at 6 ll-l6c; sales,
1.055 bales. Mobile nominal at 64c.
Savannah quiet at 61Rc; sales 1877
bales; Charleston quiet at 612c. Nor
folk sc higher at csc; sales, S44
bales. Augusta &c higher at sac;
sales $50 bales. Memphis steady at
6%c; sales, 1900 bales. St. Louis hc
lower at csc: Houston stedy, csc:
sales, 3,476 bales. Little Rock quiet at
sac.
Liverpool. Oct. 16.-Cotton Spot in
limited demand, prices 25 points lower;
American middling fair, 5.09d; good
middling, 5.45d; middling, 5.05d; low
middling, 4.s2d; good ordinary, 476d;
ordinary, 3.12d. January and February,
475d. Sales, 4.100 bales, including
1900 American on the basis Of 5.05d
for middling. Imports, 9,672 bales, in
GLIDING 1866 American. Weekly cot
ton statistics: Imports, 10000 bales,
American, 10000; stock, 1859 900; Amer
lean, All 900; forwarded, $4,000; Amer
lean, $4,000; exports, 5000.