The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-28

New YoaK, August 27.-Messrs. Hubbard
Price 4 Co. IL their cotton circular tonight
say. The cotton market continues 20 show
an upward tendency The market IN Liver
pool at the opening was strong al l-o4 al
vance. and two small failures among The bear
operators we're reported. There came de-
cline Of 3-G4 under heavy selling By leading
firm and then recovery, the closing beng
excited a. "a not advance OF the day OF from
s-64 TO 6-G4 Sales we're IL 900 bales, and spot,
on the average. LILO higher. To the increased
spot sales the strength OF the market Is due.
Al The opening here It was only
known that the early advance IN Liver
pool had been lost aud the feel
inr of disappointment found expression III
sales al about points below last evening 3
close. Private cablos however. were soon
received advising wild and excited market
ia Liverpool and buying movement com
meDced here which. with reactions. carried
prices up some IL points On the near positions
and n 20 10 on the distant. The close was
finn nj the highest Of the day. New Orleans is
Ii points higher. The trading IN all mar kets
has boon upon an eDOrmOus scale. One hun
drod and eighty thousand bales have changed
hands in thIs market. and undoubtedly the
advance has induced the liquidation
p very a.y i"rETsb ,. p go,,lJ soan To- %,
Justify the expectation Of quietcr markets and
q reaction unless. indeed splnusIs are more
largely uncovered against the sales Of manu-
featured goods than is supposed to be the
case Manchester is quoted firln for yarns
and quiet for cloths Receipts for new cot
ton to-day 4.120 bales. against los last year
Sales in our market, 4o2 bales. The weather
in the South to-day is reported TO be rether
npfavurable for cotton. The area Of extreme
low temperature seems 10 have disappeared,
but complaints Of worms still continue
Futures closed steady Receipts 5000 bales,
against 2 600 last week and 5000 last year.
Tie spot market Is firm 1T l-l6 advance IN
quotations. BIiddling uplsnds, 81 sales. 2o2
balos: Transactions II futures. luoOOO bales.
Closing quotations. August, 8.lO@Sl II, Sep
tembeT. b.20G822 October. 8.S6Q8S7; No
yember. s5OGS5l; December, S.G395 Ga:
January. s.7b@S.78: February. s6s@s.s9
March 8. g9G9; April. 9.10@9ll, May, 5000
92l; June. 9.S0@93l.
Ia Liverpool Spot cotton steady middiing
uplands. ~; sales 10000 bales futures
closed easy. Septem berr October, $500,
October November, 4t-64. kovsm Der -Decom-
her 1864 Overwhelmingly, 1854 jan
uary-February, 1864.
PRODUCE.
Flour closed firm but dull and unchanged.
Southern -four closed easy; trade and family
extras. S4.5O@5.20
Wheat Wheat options were fairly active
to-day. while prices were irregular during the
greater part. Inc CLOSING, however, was
firm at 1sG96c advance. The market was
without feature Spot lots steady; No. red
winter, spot, sl.124; August. Sll01l; Sep
TENDER. ei.l0H October. sl.u9E.
Corn Corn options we're fairly active and
firm. srmpathizing with wheat The marx OF
closed S@54c higher Spot lots closed firm
and higher; No. mixed spot, 7Stc-, August.
1880; September. 7l%c.; October. $3.50.
Oats Oats options we're dull and prices
were weak. closing 9@Mc. lower. Spot lots
closed duh. Sales No |. white. 400. No.
do. 40; No. 1 mixed 3s1sc. No. do, Au-
gust. 86s<c September, 800.
Rye-Rye firm, but dull.
Bsrley-Barley nominal.
Pork-Pork quiet new mess, ell 5O@l9
Lard ard closed firm and higher August.
&C eI. September Sc. 20 October. $3.50.
Sugars-Raw sugar GLOW with prices steady
and unchanged; refined dull. but firm and IN
changed.
Coaee-spot lots coffee closed steady; fair
Rio cargoes. l9c
Naval stores The market for spirits .ur-
pentine is quiet closing az a6Ac. for
regular and SIC. for mschiDe-made barrels.
Rosin in moderate demand. but firm and
unchanged.
Petroleum Petroleum was very dull. Con-
solidated Exchange, September opened 65c.
highest. Geo.; lowest. 631sc, closing, 65S1c.