The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-01

NEW York, July 3l-Aessrs. Hubbard,
Price & Co. in their cotton circular tonight
SAY: The rain areas yesterday covering the
northern ana central portion OF the cotton
lelt had this morning disappeared from the
weather map and the New York market IS
about points lower on January and to
down on August and September. hrm
market and an extreme advance OF 400 ID
Liverpool during the forenoon resulted III
some slight improvement herea the opening,
but the advantage was not held in either
market and the close in Liverpool was irregu--
lar and 2-Gl below the highest. As Liverpool
will be closed until Wednesday 1t seems likely
that our market will not show any great ac-
tivity in the interval. except ~ II may be pro-
voked by any change III weather conditions.
The supply of cotton available Tor Liverpool
as made up TO-DAY shows a reduction OF $4,000
bales for the week and IS now 100000 bales
larger than last year.
Futures closed steady. Receipts for the
week are 5000 bales, against 1900 last week
and 5000 last year. Tho interior receipts are
2 800 bales, against 2 800 last week and 300
wear ago Stocks lose $500 bales, making
movement Of 4. 800 bales direct from plauta-
tons against 200 bales last year. The spot
market is firm at former quotations. Mid
lands Sc. Sales. 645 bales. Transactions III lu-
lures 6 900 bales August, 7.6id G6S sep
TENDER. 778n 7.7y: October 7.9l: November,
S.Olm6.O2 December, - HOSP. January, s.2l
O8.22 February. 8.3lNS.S9 March, S.4l@
s.42; April, 9.5l@S52; May. S.6l@862i June.
s.7lQS72.
In Liverpool spot cotton moderately active.
Middlng uplsnds, A. d. Sales, so bales fu
lures closed firm az follows. July August.
4 l.-64d. August-Septembe 20-Gid.; Octo-
ber-NOyember. 42g-64d.
PRODUCE.
Flour Flour closed quiet for spring, but
weak for new winters; fine grades Of spring
IS I5a8.6J. Do. winter $500 3. So. super
fine spring, $500 3. 20; do winter 1880 4.l5;
extra No. spring S4.lOa5; DO. do. winter
S4.25@5 TO- extra No. spring sS.55@4.20
DO. winter, S4lO94.23: city mil extras
S4.4Onb50 for West Indies Southern -four
closed dull; trade and family extras i4.40@
80.
Wheat Wheat options opened firm this
morning with prices mAo higher, but this
display Of strength soon died out, and on
subsequent selling prices declined 49, Dur
ing the afternoon tho market WAS dull and
heavy and prices closed 39tsc. lower. spot
lots closed weak and &c. lower No. red
winter spot. syl1c. DO. July and August and
September. 972sc.; do. October, sS'se
Corn-COrn options opened weak on m
creased receipts and continued weak through
out the day closing lt@@ nc. lower. spot
lots closed weak and nc. lower No. spot
mixed, TO-. do. September, csc; do. Octo-
Oats-Oats options we're dull and weak,
closing t60%c. lower. spot lots closed weak
and 40 &C. lower. Sales No. l white, 4.c.;
No. 3 do, 42c: No. mixed, 39c.; No do,
SIDE: No z mixed, August, 33Ac. DO. Sep
TENDER. 32lfc
Rive and barley neglected
Pork Pork dull: new mess, sl3.25.
Lard Il ard closed dull and easy; August.
s6.s2G6sS; September, $685.; October,
S7.O5@706.
Sugars-Raw sugar in light request and
steadily held. Muscoyado, SO test, 2},c; cen
t,ifugal &c test. slide; refined sugars duh
and easv, cut-loaf and crushed, SIC; pow
1ered nc grsnuiated, i%@l51s.; cubes.
tGc. mould A. &c sonfectioner A. sc.
Codse-SpOt lots coffee quiet iair no ar
goes els. Futures closed steady. RIO Of
Santos No. Z August 1000, DO. september,
fi54S. &c. October. fl4.40
Naval S.ores-The marke. IS dull and
nominal 5or spirits :urpea.!ne A. S5'9c. tor
regulars snd Soc for mschine-made barrels.
Rosin luiet; common, 1916, strained, N31H;
Petroleum -Advices from the fields show an
increased activity in drilling and the setting
up Of rigs In the near future number OF
wells viii DO in full swing. The use Of sK-
plosiyes IS becoming quite prominent. lee
on market was more settled to-day. moderate
business having been done at Ooc. Refined
oil in barrels, bulk and case remains IN.
changed Consolidated Exchange, August
opened 60c.; highest 60c.; lowest 5oe.; clos
inc 6Qg