The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-24

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NEw YORK, July 28.-Messrs. Hubbard,
Price h Co IN their cotton circular tonight
say: The market closed here at about 3
points advance on last evenings prices. An
Improvement Of 3-64G4-64 in Liverpool. with
aales a 10 600 bales on the spot. has failed to
establish confidence in cotton amongst New
York operators 10 any great extent. and the
slight advance recorded to-day is very un.
satisfactory response 20 the better tone OF
cables. While We get many reports of an I'M
favorable character "a to the crop In
the Atlantic States, aud a prominent Now
Orleans house estimates the reduced upland
production in consequence Of bad stands at
800 900 bales the outlook IN Texas IL so
good that it Is considered 20 more than Offset
the unfavorable prospect II the East Late
cables from Liverpool say that the Oldham
spinners Will hold meeting tomorrow 10
consider the question Of 10 per cent. roduc-
ton in wages which. II decided upon. viii
doubtless result in general strike
Futures closed steady. Receipts for the
day at all ports are 800 bales against 1000
last week and 900 last year. The spot
market is steady at unchanged quotations.
middhng uplaHds &C.; sales. 1922 bales
Transactions IN futures 1900 bales. July,
1861. II; August. 7.G7@7.6S September, "a
q7s6: October, T. 96q797; November. SOTO
sos: December, 8l7@8.lS; January. 6.27;
February $500 3. 80 March, 8.4fqS.45; April,
8.64@8.55 May. $3.50 So; June. s.72@S.73
ln Liverpool -NTOL cDLlDl Nul Will JliCto
in the buyers favor. Mlddhng uplands,
7-1s Sales. 5000 bales Futures quiet but
steady as follows July. 4l9 August Septem-
her. 40, September-O october, APO; October
November, 4.29.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed fairly active for spring
and winter patents with an improved demand
for lower brands. Fine grades OF spring,
g. l5aS65, do. winter; 80. 50a8 IS; superiine
spring SO J093.sO do. winter 5000. 10;
extra No. 2 spring So 850420; do. winter,
T4l0GA25: extra No spring. Si10@5. co,
do. winter. S425G 10; city mill extras, 20. 09I
$40 for West indies. Southern flour dull
but firm. Trade and family extras, $4,000
$40.
Wheat-Wheat options were strong IN the
morning. The cables were firner and for
eign houses were buyers 20 a moderate extent.
The market underwent decided change III
the last half Of the day and the advance was
more than wiped out.under selling 10 real
ize The closing figures were t10EC. lower.
Spot lots closed steady Sales, No. ? red
winter, g954c No. red winter, July, SIC;
August, S538o., September, 9514c.; October.
500.
Com Corn options were strong and higher
IN the early dealings on covering by the
shorts. bat later weakened and closed lower.
Spot lots closed firmer Sales. No mixed,
dc. No mixed July. roc; August, G5J4c.;
September, 62l2c.; October, 6l1sc.
Oats-Options were active and Irregular.
Spot lots Irregular Sales No. white, Ole;
No DO. 1879 @49c.; No. mixed, 4Sc.; No.
DO. 4Sl664sslc.; No mixed, July, 4s12c.;
do. August, 9i1i DO September. size.
Pork Pork more activo and finn new mess
az 5OQl3.25.
Lard-Lard fairly active and weaker: Au-
gust. s6s0eG83, September, l6.9096.94'
October, S7@7.O5
sugaTs-Raw sugar nominal safest Musco-
yado. 8 l5-lGc.; 96-test centrifugal S3Sc. Re
fined sugar quiet and weak: cut loaf and
crushed, 61sc: powdered SIC; mould a,
Nc; coufectioners' A. 4 20.
Coffee Steady fair Rio cargoes. l9c
Naval Stores The market Is weak for spirits
turpentne at 96c loT regulars and 3C54c for
machine made barrels ROsin weak com
mon. 81 30: strained. S1.35. and good. si.40
Stocks-l6,818 barrels rosin. 2,4l6 barrels
spirits tuIpen tine and G72 barrels tar.
Petroleum Pipe Line certificates continued
dull no business az all 10 speak Of. August
opened 67%. highest, So; lowest, 67>s; clos
ing, Co..