The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-21
New York.

NEW YORK, July 2O.-Messrs. Hubbard.
! Price d Co. in their cotton circular tonight
say. The Liverpool market at O'Clock to-
day was a shade better than on Saturday. but
the improvement was not maintained, and the
closing prices were One-half point lower than
the lowest Of last week. the character of the
market being described as barely steady.
Here, although the trading has been on lib
eTal scale considering the range Of prices the
change IN values has been very slight. There
has been fair demand all day. presumably
due 70 the covering OF az important short in
terest, but TINS demand las not been met by
the liquidation Of "a considerable line of long
cotton. At the close bear attack, made OBJ
vlOusly with the intention of anticipating the
liquidation of August resulted in a loss of
lew points and a nOmlnally weak finish"
Futures closed steady. Receipts at tho
ports for the day are estimated at 1000
bales against 3 go last week and $50 last year.
The spot market is steady and unchanged.
Midling uplands, sac. Sales, 527 bales.
There has been sold the past week, and not
before reported for export and spinning 49,
1872 bales. Transactions ID futures. $4,000
bales: July 7.77e77S: August 7.7SG7.79:
September 1901. SO, October, S04@6. 05; No
yember. s149815: December, S.2l@822;
January. 8.s0g8s1: February. s.3sGs39;
March. s47@S.4s; April, $500 S.57: May. 5000
S.67; June, S.730S.74
In Liverpool spot cotton steady. Middling
uplands. AID. Sales, 1000 bales Futures
closed easy; July August 4.22-G4. August-Sep-
TENDER, 4.24-Gl September-O October, 4.2S-64;
October-Noyomber, 4.8l-64.
PRODUCE.
Flour Flour closed quiet, but steady. and
unchanged. Southern -four closed dull trade
and family extras, S4.40G5.10.
Wheat-Nheat options opened steady on
better cables and reports of frost in North Da-
kota, but did not hold the advance long as
the smaller local shorts soon covered and there
was no demand. During the afternoon the
market was weak, on the increase Of OG6, 500
bushels in the visible supply, closing ss@Ac. |
lower. spot lots closed steady, No. red
winter spot, 9714c.; do. July, 94kc.; do Au- !
gust 92Isc'; do. September, $3.50; do. OctO- |
Der, Ole.
Corn-Corn options were dull and weak,
closing after small days trading SOHO |
over Spot lots closed easier; No. mixed |
spot, 70c.;,, do. July, sac; do; August
631 &C.; do. September, Gle; do. October. 595zc. |
Oats-Oats options were fairly active and |
weak, closing 1sM1c lower. Spot lots closed |
dull Sales No. l white, &c.; No. edo. 5Oc.;
No mixed, 49c.; No. do, 43c.; No. 2 mixed |
July, Ale; do. August, $40. do Septem-
Pork-Pork dull; new mess, s12a13
Lard-Lard closed quiet and weak; July,
SG.64. August, S664; September. &c. 76M6.77
Sugars Raw fairly active and steady.
prices unchanged; refined sugar firm, with
good demand and unchanged
CoGee-Spot lots Of coffee quiet; cargoes of
fair Rio 1890.
Petroleum-On was inactive, as usual, this
morning The price opened and remained at
the last mentioned figure, Buckeye is now
quoted at 1874; August, opened 6G]Ic.; highest,
~ c.; lowest 66Nc.; closing. G72sc.
Naval Stores The market is dull for spirits
lurpentine at 36llc for regular, and 3715 for
machine made barrels. Rosin dull; common,
1885, strained, Sl95 and good strained,
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