The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-04
New York Cotton Market.

Nrw YORK, Sept S-Messrs Hubbard,
Price 4 Co. IN their cotton circular tonight,
say. Those who expected q reaction in
cotton continue 20 meet with disappoint-
ment IheY derived considerable satisfaction
from Liverpool this morning, where. although
spot sales reached the surprising total OF o.
600 bales, futures declined and closed barely
steady 1854 to ia below last eyeDins. u
was confidently expected that prices here
would decline in response, but barring a loss
Of four points at the opening the market has
been firm the entire session and gradually
advance Of twenty points on last
evenings prices Is recorded. The trading has
been accompanied by ess excitement than
for some days past. and has been more the re-
suit Of gradual receipts OF orders 10 buy com
ing upon a market IN which there were few
sellers than TO any new Development. The
small receipts, which are only 6,Z42 bales.
against IL. SOB last year. and the news OF cold
and rainy weather IN the Southwest. have as
sisted the Improvement and intensified the
nervous feeling on the part Of those short Of
the market. The differences between the
near and distant positions are still further in
creased to-day and constitute q legitimate
argument against the market when the pres
sure 20 Duy shall have exhausted itself 1t
hardly seems reasonable 20 suppose that
the crop can have been SO badly Injured IN
the short space of ten days. duuug which the
recent advice on tho market has materialized,
and any change In sentiment Will bring "a large
amount Of cotton upon a market compare
lively devoid of bul ers Yarns are reported a.
firm and tending upward in Manchester,
while cloths are quiet. With an abundant re-
spouse from Liverpool IN the morning a sharp
reaction in this market is probable.
Futures closed firm. Receipts for the
day $500 bales against $500 last week and
Is. 800 last year The Southern markets
ara Arm Nit / @ Oh of
Is at Mobile and j. at Augusta and 1T.
Louis. The spot market is dull at 4 ad-
vance in quotations. Middling uplands. S%
Sales 222 bales. Transactions In futures,
$4,000 Closing quotations. September, S.63
n S.65; October S.o4do65. November, $3.50
8 99 December. 912@413. January, 926G
@ 26: February 938ta939, March. 948@9.49;
O. 75(a979.
in Liverpool-Spot cotton fairly active;
Uplands, A sales $4,000 bales.
Futures irregular, observation-disclosures
bl-64; October November. j JJ-64: NOvem-
ber-D December, 59-64 DecembeT-January.
4 0l-64.
PRODUCE.
Flour-Flour closed dull. weak: holders
shaded of their prices somewhat tine grades
Of spring, S3a3.65 do winter, t3.40a3 90,
superfne spring. $500 80 do winter,
50 s504 extra No. spring. - 85as.20 DO.
winter. 81. lOe425; extraN No. lsprng. S425@5;
10. winter. "a. 1000; city miilextras 10 10d5 .35
for West Indies. Southern Gull bat steady.
Wheat Wheat options were heavily traded
in and prices were steady and closed Hq1c
higher Spot lots closed stealy. Spot sales
No. red winter. Sl.0616 NJ. sed winter,
september. sl06B, October, s1.07ta, Noyem-
Der, Sl.0y. December. Srl0H
Corn-Corn options actiyely bought on re-
ports of frost. Prices CLOSED iNc. higher.
Spot lots steady Sales No. mixed, Zoe;
No. mixed. September. n1zc October.
jS% e.; November G6a.c, December, 601sc,
Oats-Osts options fairly active and firm.
closing 70. higher Spot lot steady, Sales: |
No. ] white. 40c. No. 2 DO. 35S@40c. No. |
mixed, SG1. c.; No. mixed, September 35%c. |
October 1910.
Pork-Pork dull but steady mess. 80 for
new.
Lerd-Lsrd closed firm; sll5 October;
1888 December
sugars-Raw quiet; 80 test Mpscovado. &C.;
Is test. centrifugal. 37-lcc Refined in good !
demand and firm. Cut loaf and crushed Sic; |
powdered. 45Ec graduated. 5-lGG4 7-lGc /
cubes. 7-l6c. mould A, 7-l6c.. confec- |
TONERS "A" 3l6c.
Conee Spot lots quiet Fair Rio cargoes.
&c.
Petroleum-Pipe Line certificates were act
We and weak having declined lac. or sales |
If $1,000 barrels. There was 10 important /
iews from the field Consolidated Exchange. |
october. opening, Gle; highest, 6l5Gc.; low
,st, 5g>sc closing soc.
Naval stores Market is generally quiet but
teady turpeutiHo. 873sc. Isgulhr barrels, and
machine barrels. SIC. rosln. common, $3.50,
trained. EL3l}e good do. sl.4O.