The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-02


NV YORK. July 1.-Messrs. Hubbard. Price
Co. IN their cotton circular tonight say
To-day was tho Cuter daJ upon July contract ,
IN Liverpool General expectation Lad pecn
that 40 least 5000 balos Of cotton would DO de
lIvered, but only $500 were ten 1ered. The result
Was q surprised market AMI All extreme advance
Of from 800 20 0-6t which, however. MAS not
mAlutG NED 10 the close. lie ilnal prices being
Two 90 three points above last evening prices.
Salos on the spot were l901o bales. 4 ne CON
spicuOus features OF the Liverpool market nave
been the comparative strong the near posi-
lions and the better demand for fne actual eril-
cies, winch our cables say is an evidence OF III
creased confidence IN cotton At present prices
on the part of distinctly stronger parties than
those who baVe previously been purchased
Here the market opened ST. an advance OF IRON
seven 20 eight points declined three oiOur and
again improved, closing finally quiet but s+eady
al SIX t1 On points advance ON ne near posi-
ton and FIVE 10 six on the distant
Futures closed steady. Receipts for tho day
1000 bales, against 100 bales last week and 80
bales last year The srot market is steady At
unchanged prices Middlinc uplands Sat; sale,
ia bales. Transactions in futures 5000 bales.
July, S0j0s N; August, Sl3eslf; September,
S.3d96.26; October, S1tdS.t6; Novem Der. $3.50
$40; Decembep 653aS54; January. SOFAS 90;
February. 8u%S12; March. esOessl; April
S.6s6sN0. May. SOS $500.
I'm Liverpool, spot cotton closed steady MD
ding upiands, 9-l6d.: sales 1000 bales u-
lures steady; Julv-AuguSt. I,-of: nst-Aep-
tember AZ: Septembcr-October 4 3i-t4' Oclo-
ber-NOYember, 4 4J-64.
Flour closed dull and neglected. with only
small order. fine grades Of spring. S35o@-
$500; DO winter. $3.50 Z $3.50; ,upoIhns splnE'
$500 $500; do. winter aiDN0 s4.io' e1iI@' 40.
2 spring. s4.2Oas430; do. winter S4.2js&LiD;
extra. No. I spring, stbJ0 sJZj. 90. winter,
81 50aslIj. CITY Mills extras, 500 10 tllJ or est
Indies. Southern flour closed iarly active,
with prices steady, trade and family extras,
Wheat Wheat options were fairly active an
firm Notwithstanding lower prices abroad ana
IIlr Ifn 81 fr O oil
market was chiefly attributed 81 newspaper
reports of the poor condition of the Russian
crops and the existence Of famine there. ho
closing prices were a 20 &c higher. spot lots
closed stoady: sales: No. . red winter. s. Oti4;
40 . red winter. july, SL003sr.; August 91lfc.;
September, 951sc; October &C. November.
Corn-Corn options were active and strong,
and pr .ces advanced with little or no Interrupt
ton. closing lea1'tc. higher Spot lots firm.
Sales. No mixed. Otc.. No. mixed Ju-F,
G3tc.; August, Oltsc.; September JJ14c.' Ocio-
0atsIOats options were only moderately
active but prices were strong ana higher; al
vancing lsd2c Spot lots closed firm and IT,.
higher. Sales. NO. mixed. 8S3a4c.; NO.
mixed. JUlv. &C.,; August soc.
Pork-lorb dull; mess, slI5061225.
Lard-Lard closed easy; 900 July; s652 Au-
SnSssr-Raw steady; 50 test centrifugal 2'sc..
refined fairly active and steady, cut-loaf and
crushed, 5lsc.; powdered. fasc.; eranulatod' $3.50
4sc.; cubes. 9-l6c.; mould "A, s14c. conIec-
Coaee-Spot lots coffee steady; fair Rio car
goes 1910.
The market for spirits turpentine is steady AZ
3llac for regular barrels. and >c Tor machine
barrels stock. splri turpenilne' l.soo barrels.
Rosn in moderate demand common strained
g 40, good strained F., So
Petroleum The marked for pipe limo certih-
Gates was duh and strong 40 news of any I'M
Uoriance from the fields. August. tGI sci high
est, 81 sc. lowest, tt &C.; closing, 65' lc.