The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 By Associated Press

New Orleans, August 6.-EXcept Tor small declines around the opening, the cotton maret today stood al small advances, rising 8 to II points over yesterdays close at it's best, and closing at net gains of one to seven points. october traded up to 13.10c, and closed at 13.02c. Buying was stimulated almost entirely by the + hot and dry weather that continued in the western half of the belt, the official weather returns noting tenn peratures of around 100 degrees at numerous points, and of from 100 to l109 at points in Oklahoma. Texas reports noted maximums of 100 to 106 degrees. It was generally con-
 sidered that the serious deteriora- tion reported to have set in with inc hot spell was continuing under these conditions.
 Whatever business the market dis played on the opening and again to- ward the close, when the gains were pared down, was due to the tendency
 among holders of long contracts to take their profits over the weekend. During a good part Of the session | this was the one important source Of offering. Early prices were the low est, and the market at it's worst was three to nine points under yester- day's finals. with October off to l12.92c. feature of interest was the ar rival here of the first bale of the new
 Louisiana crop, six days earlier than last years first bale. Any beafish interpretation of their earlness, however, was lost when it bee ime
 known that the bale was derived from volunteer stalks or stubble which went over the winter from last years planting The new bale brought 31 cents a pound at auction. SPOT COTTON By Associated Press New Orleans, August 6.--Spot cot | ton firm and unchanged; sales on the spot 5s3 bales; to arrive 244. Low middling s1o.50: middling $12.25; good
 middling s13,25; receipts and stock later.
 New York. August s.-spot cotton
 steady; middling 1S.5oc.
 FORT MOVEMENT By Associated Press New Orleans: Middling. 12.25c; re- ceipts, 1,512; exports, 1,436; sales, SIP;
 stock, 434.272. Galveston: Middling. l2.soc; re- ceipts, 5,23s; sales, ITO; stock, 2so,226 MOD1le. MluullHSy ll.NoSs tcScipls' 762; stock, 15.321. Savannah: Midling, l225c; receipts 5sS: stock, 117,397. Charleston: Middling, 11.5oc; re- ceipts, 216; stock. 199.SS3. Wilmington: Middling. 11.5oc; re- ceipts. 632; stock, 31,375. Texas City: Stock, 14,949- Norfolk. Middling, 12.25c; receipts, 6sS. sales, 142; stock. 90,605. Baltimore Stock, 50o Boston Middling, 13.45c; receipts, 121; stock, 1o.20o. Philadelphia: Receipts, 157; tsock, 6.s5S.
 New York Middling, 13.5oc; ex- ports, 400; stock 156,s4o. Minor ports: Exports, 800; stock, 10.65s.
 Total today: Receipts. e.Ss5; ex-
 ports, 2.S36; stock, 1,31S.6S4. Total for week: Receipts, e,sS5; ex-
 ports, 2.33s. Total for season: Receipts. 64,3oS; exports, 74.553. INFERIOR MOVEMENT x By Associated Press Houston: Middling, 12.60c; receipts. 4,723; shipments, 5,22o; sales, 3,S11; stock, 205.4SS. Memphis: Middling. 11.5oc: receipts, 1.0S5; shipments, 1882; sales. $50; stock, 250,6ss. Augusta; Middling, 12.75c receipts, 55l; shipments. 975; sales. 75; stock, | 95.963.
 l St. Louis: Middling, 1l,5oc; receipts, l s04; shipments. 1,345; stock. ss,497. Atlanta: Middling, 12.25c. | Little Rock: Middling, 14.z5c; re- 1 ceipts. 134; shipments, 1,79s; sales l 450; stock, 49,s14
 | Dallas: Middling. II. roc; sales, 2.o55.
 Montgomery: Middling. 11.a5c.
 Total today: Receipts 7.3s7 shin