The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-15

New York.
NEW YORK. August 14.-Messrs. Hubbard
rice n 20. IN their cotton circular tonight
say Liverpool opened at a sharp decline
que we are advised. T. poorer accounts from
Mahcnester, but closed with slight improve
mcnt from tho lowest Our market opened
Quiet at decline Of points from last even.
ny, gradually hardening under covering
demand natural after the recent sharp de.
cline Of 40 points from last Saturday The
reaction OF last week has made the trade very
nervous and they are not inclined 10 put out
lresh lines at present prices. Receipts of new
cotton at the interior towns are liberal, though
not considered excessive and as the market
expects lighter movement of cotton next
week than for the corresponding period last
year, little buying demand turned the scale
In the market to-day and the close was at the
prices of the day. The Liverpool stock il
now 1000 bales. in excess OF last year, though
the stock of American cotton in excess is
$4,000"
Futures closed steady; August. 7.71@7.72;
September. 7.s1@7s2: October, 1861. 9G;
January, s.27@S.2S; February, s.3s0839. Re
ceipts for the week At the ports point TO
5000 bales. against g. 800 bales last week and
500 bales last year. The receipts At the
interior towns are $500 bales, against 6, 300
bales last week and 200 bales year ago.
tons Middling uplsnds z. Sales 267 bales.
Transactions in futures. 10000 bales.
In Liverpool-Spot cotton dull; middling
uplands sd. Sales. 1000 bales. Futures
easy; August-September, 2s-G4 Septem-
ber-October 4 25-64 October-November,
4 2S-6i; November December, 4 1854
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed strong. but trading was
light; fine grades Of spring, Is. l5@ 3G5; do.
winter, 80. 5ON385; superhne spring. $500
$50; do. winter. S3.s5@415; extra No
spring, S3.Sj042O; do. winter, Sl.10G 4. %;
city mill extras. S5.40@5.50 for West Indies.
Southern Hour closed quiet, trade and family,
SA.40G 80.
Wheat The wheat market had rampant
opening, promptly advancing &c. and ruling
very active The cables were all strong and
there was heavy buying by exporters and
others throughout Prices went rapidly up
and the dealings at times were attended with
great excitement. The closing prices were
21sM &c. higher Spot lots closed firm. No
red winter spot, SlO9[; August. S1.03;
September, $1O7%; October, &LO51s; No
vember. 1.0934
Corn-Corn options were fairly active and
excited and higher, prices closing lzNl1sc
higher Spot lots closed strong and higher
No 2 mixed spot, NE. August, 72s4c.
September. CSC; October, 675+c.
Oats-Oats were dull and weak to-day
closing %@}sc lower. Spot lots closed dull
Sales No / white. SIC; No. 2 do, 4Oc; No.
! mixed, 441c; No. 2 do. 43a44c; No 2
mixed, August, 3418c.; September 33j1 Oc-
tober. $500.
Pork-Pork quiet with a weak feeling; new
mess s11@$l1.50.
Lard-Lard closed steady but quiet, Sep
TENDER, Sc So; October, e695.
Sugars-Raw sug0r firm, but slow: cen
trifugal, &c degrees test 37-1Gc. muscovado,
safest, &c. Refined steady; cut-loaf and
crushed, 6Hc.; powdered 414c. graduated,
5000; cubes ~ mould "A" nc; con
fectioners' "A, 3-lGc.
Coffee Spot lots coffee closed steady; fair
Rio cargOes. 1870.
Naval Stores The market for spirits tur-
pentine is steady and moderately active. clos
ing at $50 SO C. for regular and 1864 @37c.
for machine-made barrels. Rosin is in slow
demand, but steady, at S1.35 for common,
1872 for strained and. S1.4O for good
strained.
Petroleum Petroleum was dull to-day and
DEALING presented no feature Of interest
September opened at &C.; highest, 70c.; low
est, &C.,; closing, zoe.