The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-08
New York.

>, Nxw. YoRK, August 7.-Messrs. Hubbard
frice q Go. in their cotton circular tonight
say Liverpool closed strong to-day. With 4
sharp advance IN the last quarter of an hour
Lnder The change in the temper II the mar.
ket Yesterday demand was caused for arrival
contracts abroad, and sellers in view of the
strength OF this market were few and not 90
comment IN their position. Our market
opened barely steady at slight concession.
the opening cable from Liverpool not being
considered sufficient response 20 our clos
ing, but improved quickly when a further
ADVANCE abroad was reported. The best
prices were touched about / o'clock and
were maintained 10 the close. which was
dull but steady. This advance of a per cent
Der pound has eliminated large part Of the
short interest, and judging from the appear
ance Oh the market tonight reaction is due
unless crop accounts become unfavOrable."
Futures closed steady. Receipts at all
ports for the week are 1000 bales. against
1000 last week and 400 last year. The re-
ceipts At interior towns are 2 200 bales, against
400 last week and 200 year ago. Stocks
will lose 5000 bales making q plantation
movement Of 900. The spot market is steady
az sc. advance midding uplands. SIC
Sales, 500 ibRles. Transactions in futures,
$1,000 bales August, 7.93G795; September
b.OJfaS.O6 October, 6.16GS11; November
S.270826; December 6.36G837. January.
s.46@8.47; February. S.5GQ8.57: March, 5000
SCI April, s.76@977; May, 8.scQS.S7; June,
S.9G08Y7.
Liverpool Cotton quiet: middling uplands.
4Ed Sales. 81, 600 bales. Futures closed
easy as follows August-September, 4 2S-G4;
September October 429-64; October-Noyem-
Der, 4 5l-6i;
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour CLOSED firm after fair amount
OF trading; prices unchanged. Southern -four
dull and easy; prices unchanged.
Wheat Wheat was with particular pres
sure on the market and with the early cables
firm; prices opened shade higher. There
was little news from any source and foreign
houses were doing very little. In fact. trad
ing rs whole throughout the day was dull
and featureless bat prices continued firm to
the. close, the final figures being u TO &c.
higher. Spot lots closed firm and higher;
No. 2. red winter spot. sl.OO1l.; do. August.
9S>zc. DO, September 9sHc.: October, 9s19c.:
November 991c
COrn-Options we're only moderately active
but prices we're firm during the greater part
closing &@&c higher Spot lots closed firm.
No. mixed spot. ne: August G71lc.; Septem-
ber 6591c.; October. 60 Q.
Oats Options were dull but firm through
out, closing A@#c. higher. Spot lots closed
strong and higher Spot sales; No. 1 white
&c. No. 2 do. 1917 @41c.; No. ! mixed, 53c
No. do, 41Hc.; No. 2 mixed, August, 35c.;
S3Ac.. October. $3.50
az s12. 26@12.75
Lard Lard closed quiet but firm; Septem-
ber. t6.7le 1913: October. SG s2mG.85.
Sugars-Raw sugar stronger and in fair de-
mand. MuscOyadO 80 test, 9-lGc; centri-
Iugsl. 96 test. 5-16c.: refined Grm. especially
for low grades, cutloaf and crushed, 5@51Ec.;
powdered, 4 7-lGc.; granulsted. Slice. cubes,
&c; mould A. 4 5-1Gc
Coffee Spot lots coffee firm: fair Rio car
goes, lyc.
The market for spirits turpentine is
irm and fairly active. closing At 3Ga3G14c for |
ocular and 1874 m37c. for machine made bar |
els. kOsin in moderate demand and steady |
u Sl35 for common. S1371s for strained |
md 81 40 for good strained
Petroleum oil won't down TO 5755c to-day /
n very light trading. II was a significant |
act that Standard Oh brokers offered the
market down, and the general impression on
lie Consolidated Exchange was that tho
standard was putting down the price q order
70 force outside producers 10 yield their oil to
be great monopoly. September opsned at
Sc; lowest, 5I1zc.; closing at 52c.