The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-26


NEW YORK, August g. -Messrs. Hubbard
Price 4 Co. in their cotton circular tonight
say: Spot sales were only 5000 bales ac
cording TO this mornings cables and futures
closed about 2-6i below yesterday The effect
wins to induce liberal realizing Oh our kx-
change at the opening and decline to $40
for January. 81 which price prominent
house bought very largely and created fresh
demand, which Carried prices up some eight
points. From this there was again reaction
Of three points the closing being at about
two points below The last evening Yarns
are cablod quiet and firm IN Manchester.
and cloths quiet Receipts OF new
cotton to-day are 1915 bales, against
b733 bales last year The movement at
Savannah continues relatively very light.
Southern adyices continue 70 emphasize the
complaints of damage 30 the crop, especially
from worms. A considerable number OF buy
ing orders have been received from Texas to
day, based it Is believed, on less favorable
conditions there. Our cables say that the
movement TO reduce wages and adopt short
time in Lancashire has entirely collapsed
but until spot sales IN Liverpool increase the
market hardly promises TO show any fresh
speculative activity"
Futures closed steady. Receipts for the
daY at the ports are 3. 800 bales against 200
last week and 600 last year. The Southern
markets are quiet and unchanged. The spot
market is dun and firm at former quotations;
middliug uplands s.. sales 373 bales
transactions In futures II 900 bales. Septem-
bor. glQ1.92. October, s060S.07 NOvem-
Der. e.19a820. December, 832@ 81 Jan
vary. 8.340o IS. February, g. j6@ S.57; March,
861aSCS. April, S.7S@S. May S.S8a
S.S9 June. 998@9S9
In Liverpool Spot cotton dull and buyers
favor. middlng uplands, ed. sales, 5000
bales. Futures steady. August-Scptembe
27-64 September-October 3l-64. October
November, 1894 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1874.
PRODUCE.
Flour closed dull but steady: fine grades of
spring. sS.l5G8 o5; do. winter. t9-6Oa3.95;
superino spring, -. 50a3 50, do, winter So. So
az. extra No. spring. f3.s5aAZ0. do, win
ter, ~ l0g4.26 extra No. / spring, 81 l0q5;
do winter. a. 25U5 10, city mill extras. 40. 40
a5 so for West indies. southern -four quiet.
trade and family extras. S4.60H5 .25.
Wheat options opened weak and slightly
lower on the announcement that reported
damage TO crops in Dakota WAS only ~ slight
nature and also on large increase IN the VS.
ible supply. subsequently on some foreign
buying the market stsaded. and during the
afternoon it, tone was strong and prices closed
1SG &C. higher. Spot lots closed firm and
higher Spot sales Of No red winter, Glib
DO. August, &L1l7s; do September t1.l21s;
DO October. 81 1917; do. November, 81. a.
Corn Corn options opened a fa1sc lower
ON large receipts of car lots in Chicago, but
rerovered on buying by shorts who feared
manipulation Of near options. A decrease IN
the visible supply was also one OF the factors
Of strength. The closing prices were IA "a
nc. higher. Spot lots closed strong; spot
sales of No. mixed at 78eo' No. mixed
August. 76c.. do. September. 72c.; do. Octo-
Der. 694 c.. DO November, G1Ac.
Oats Oats options were dull but firm and
closed generally 5s@1sc higher. Spot lots
closed dull and easier. Spot sales OF No.
white, 40 No. do. 44c. No. mixed. 8sc.,
No do. 36sl 0S7c. No. mixed, do. sep
TENDER 37Nc. October. S7Nc.
Pork-Pork Julct new mess, sll50G12
I.aTd-Iiard closed dali and easier, Septem-
Der. sG.75, October, s6.95.
Sugsr-Kaw steady but quiet s6 test cen
trifugal. 3 7-l6c. refined dull and easier; cut
loaf and crushed, 5>tc. powered. a9sc' gran;
ulated, 4 5-l6a4 lice; cubes, 45ac.; mould
A and co3fectOners A. Acc.
Conee-Spos lots coffee quiet fair Rio car
rurpentine firm. closing 3C}lc regular and
37lEC for nachlne-made barrels kosn IN
moderate demSnd. but firm at sl.35 for com
mon. $I.97}3 for strained aud il.40 for good
do.
The market for pipeline certificates con
tinues duh. Numerous wells are reported
flowing from four t. ninety barrels per hour
September opened at 64l1c.; highest, 6sesc..
lowest. 68jIc.; closing csc.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. Mp. August 25.-Fiour steady
unchanged, receipts, 5,62s barrels ship
ments. iSg barrels: sales, 450 barrels. Wheat
unsettled: No 2 red. spot. Sl.10>@ll0A;
the month IL. 100 l0A September 81. 100
1915: October $l.lO1lmL l05si December,
SI.l3 asked. steamer No. red. t1.044Cg
1904; Southern wheat easy; Fultz, $1,000
1l2: longberry. $l0s@l.l2; receipts. 800
5l4 bushels stock, La. 1914 bushels; sales
600 ooo luebafa f'Crp duI AZ c9eIC. eDOt