The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-22

to the lowest prices touched since 1880. In
answer to inquiries cables were quickly re-
ceiyed denying the truth ~ these rumors, and
adding that the failure was OF
Bombay native merchant and that
conservative traders in Liverpool thought
the decline had eliminated in the low prices re-
corded this morning On the opening, which
WAS weak az 10 points decline. the presence
OF covering orders was detected, and those who
have persistentiy followed the decline quickly
bought rs soon as the more encouraging tenor
o. Liverpool cables were known, The market,
after decline from the highest prices touched,
closed steady and IL points higher than the
opening"
Spot market quiet and unchanged; middling
uplAnds, S1sd.; sales. 100 bales. Receipts esti-
mated at 1000 bales. against 2'50 last yen J II
lures closed rm at to Is points hiehe T t ihe
shorts-very largely. for Southern accou nj.
Transactions, $4,000 bales; April, s.53eS4; May.
S56Ss57; June, s.08Ss5; July, S.73&s.N; Au-
gust Sa- 81: Sepielnber sS2sSsl: October,
s.s36s.s4; November, ss5aS.s6 lecember, $50
$50: Jsnunry, s.s3Ssof; February, s.9ggs9.
Livcrpool.--Spot cotton love-; middling mp;
lands. 4l1-l6d; sales. 5000 bales. Futures closed
easy; April. 4.87S48S; Aprll-Msy, 437t4.9S;
May-June, 4.39a440; June-July. 444s4sj; July
August, 4.4Ss449.
PRODUCE
Flour closed firm and fairly active; fine
grades of spring. s82s; do. winter, e8.25~si;
superiine spring, Sa7JSs425: extra No spring,
t2Jst4.GO. do. winter, s4sA75; extra No,
spring, sl7Jss5lO; do. ,Nnier $685.; CIV
a.
-four firm and fairly active; trade and family
extras. $3.50 500.
Mheat-OptiOns were actively traded III to-
day, and at times the widest excitement attend
ed the dealing. The market opened strong on
higher cables. Everybody wanted to buy. Con-
tsnentsl houses bought early. but sold quite
heavily on the rise. The public At large toll
lowed their usual tactics on rising market ana
bought heavily. The advance AZ the opening
ranged from l(SSl$4c.. but this WAS more than
lost As the day wore on in selling to realize, ana
the market closed barely steady, and Al@h4c.
lower than 10 closed last night. Spot lots closed
strong. Spot sales: No. red winter, : 25t9s
261s No. 3 DO, sl.spsSl.2l: No. > red winter
May, sL2i's; June, sl.2l1R; July, $ils1. August
si18
CONCEPTIONS opened stronger in sympathy
with wheat as the opening but eased M later on
and closed 2t&2}.c. lower SPOT lots closed
easier; sales No. mixed s2Ssic.; No. 8 do,
Sic; No. 2 mixed May, 19c.; June, 76c; July,
14l9c,; August, i3l3c.
Cats-Options irregular on fair amount Of
trading closing l3lSsc. lower; spot lots closed
quiet; sales No white, Gsfc; No. do, 65lqe
Gee; No. ! mixed. Csc; No do, 63,496oc.;
No mixed, May. 62tl &C.. June, tOAc.
Pork dull; mess, eIS75s81t %.
Lard steady; May, a.; July s72s August
Suears-Raw quiet; oG test centrifugal. 3lte
Q e-lOc.; fairly refining, 8 8-l0c refined steady;
cut loaf and crushed, $40; powdered Sc.
formulated, St58 cubes, &C.; coniectoners A.
$40 mouid A, nc.
fec-Quiet At 2Jc
Crude oil certificates continue neglected, and
to-day the OIL PIT was As ~ has been for many
months practically deserted: he market OPEN
ell steady. fell 4 on single sale. Was then pa
up and was intensely dull sni closed quiet;
May. 6Sll. 6sAt-
Spirits Of turpenune. 1889 barrels; market
firm. southern. 40A4, machine. 40le.
Iosln, so barrels; market firm; unchanged.
Tar, 1889 barrels; nominal