The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-28

Futures closed steady. September. 23 94d; Ostober, g. 64d; November 233Sd; De- cember, 2S20d; January, 23.14d.
 Port Movement =
 New Orleans: Middlng, 32.50c; fe- ceipts. 23s7; exports, 425; sales, S1o9; stock. 22S.01S.
 Galveston: Middling, s425c; re- ceipts. 1897: sales, 552; stock, 257,7s0--
 Mobile: Middling, 32c; receipts, 15ss; sales, 62; stock, 13.o7S.
 Savannah: MiddHng, 33c; receipts 1881. sales. 2430; stock, 166.676.
 Charleston: Middling, S2c; receipts, Sa2; sales, 1885; stock, 34,2sS.
 Wilmington: Receipts, 11ss; stock, S6,453
 Texas City: Stock, 65o4.
 Norfolk: Middling, s25Oc: receipts, 925; sales, 112; stock, 56,173.
 Baltimore: Receipts. S1; stock, 5651.
 Boston: Middling, 3395c; stock, 12,- 390.
 Philadelphia: Middling, s5.4oc; stock, 1925.
 New York: Middling, s515c; receipts, 7s; stock, 77.23o.
 Minor ports: Receipts. 1906; exports, 1006: stock, 12.432.
 Total today: Receipts. 24,s11; cx- ports, 1431; stock 912.09s.
 Total for week: Receipts, 155,21S; exports, 54,793.
 Total for season: Receipts. 7QSsSS0. exports, 5s9.5S9
 Interior Movement
 Houston: Middling S425c; receipts, 71ss; shipments, 4545; sales. 4S12 stock. 207.142.
 Memphis: Middling. 33c; receipts, 2721; shipments, 1174; sales, 1850: stock. 211,27S.
 Augusta: Middling. s2,75c; receipts 34sl; shipments, 90S; sales, 913; stock, S2,656.
 St. Louis: Middling, ssc; receipts. 6l2; shipments, 634; stock, 10,377
 Cincinnati: Receipts, s5; shipments. S6; stock. 12,923.
 Little Rock: Middling, 33.50c; re- ceipts, 4s6; shipments, $40; sales, sio; stock, 13.350
 Total today: Receipts. 14,524; ship ments, S169; stock, 537,72s.
 Over w. E. Campbell's Wire
 New Orleans, September .7.--The ces- sation of price fixing talk, the highly fa- vorable war news, too much rain in the belt and reports of much better de- mand for spots, especially in Texas, com bined to give the market a firm tone and an advancing tendency today. Opening at the advance. the improvement was with only small recessions until late in the afternoon the active months were Il to 91 points up. Following the rise around the opening something of tendency to react was seen and floor comment set this tendency down to hedge selling. Around the middle of the day and in the afternoon, however, all offerings were quickly absorbed with the market continually advancing.
 With the trade able once more to turn its attention away from Washington tho reports of continued entente successes in the various theatres of war had their legitimate effect. It was said that the day developed much buying for the ac- count of the French government, and some traders coupled this buying with the continued m.Iitary successes against the central powers. Not little buying was inspired by the peace talk in connec- tion with Bulgaria.
 The weather bureau reported general rains over the belt, With the precipita- ton heavy in portions of the central and eastern sections. Frost is the forecast for the northwestern section of the cot ton region.
 Should there be no resumption of price fixing talk and should war news con- tinue favorable and, at the same time a good spot demand spring up, we see no reason for expecting anything but higher E-t.. 10