The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-13
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Week Year.
Sold Of old crop. e5s SO,9ls
Hhds.
Crop 1890 sold 20 date 300
Crop 1882 sold 10 Observation-Disclosures. 3lOq4
CROP 1888 sold to $4,000
Reflections this week ........................ 5iS
Roiections this week in 1870. ............... 7is
Reflections this year 1919
Reflections 10 date in 1890. ................. l736
Receipts this week ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lN51
Receipts this week. ls9O..............--.... sal
Receipts 20 date in 1891 ................... S5dI
heceipts 70 DATE IN lso "ad95
This weeks sales of dark .......t......,... 1913
The week has been the dullest in leaf tobacco
since Christmas. The sales have shown the de-
cline in quantity usual NJ this period OF the
year, and the offerings have not been OF char
acteT to excite interested attention. flrst-class
tobacco has been almost totally absent Very
few high grade filters wrappers and cutters
have been seen, and the buyers nave chle1y con,
centratod Themselves upon the medluH, anu
common types. The bidding upon any OF the
latter showing much merit has been strong ana
active. II they are clean and possess a goon
bit of color they are quickly taken nice
weil-colored hurley lugs and trash are IN de-
mand.
Dark tobacco is showing much strength in
tins market. 4 few black wrappers nave heeh
offered and they bring high, prices SouRui
smooth Grecn-riverleaf is IN demand. Oseiul
lugs are likewise freely taken. -,.,
The offerings have not been IN altok'lhtr
good condition tins week. Many hoBSneAuS
have been opening up in a heated conultion'
and have therefore sold al very low LIltcN' =
good deal Of nondcScrpt, coarse stun mas peeH
sold 40 low bids, and reflections nave Deeh
Keccipts have been very small, farmers still
being very busy with crop preparations. Inc
important question now with buyers ana ware
house men j. tie quantity OF tooacco ~ ~ ,iio
country. Many think that the amount mas Dcth
OyercSfimatcd. Plant beds are very honIishhs'
Sew York.
NEW YORK, May 70 Hubbard, Price 4, CO.. IN
their cotton circular to-day say: Aa N,,r
from Liverpool were Of q Disappointing tenor
our cables tell MS, 90 the fear of political Iou-
hies arising from the monetary Crisis IN lortu-
gal and the demands OF liussla Tor gold. Uu ld
market has responded hut slowly 10 the decline
abroad. though closing 40 the lowest prices
under heavy offerings Joy the bears, VINO MAUI
IallN take advantage OF inc Tears crealtn ny 'ne
continued shipments OF gold from America 10
force weak holders to dispose OF their cotton.
Bearsh feenng prcdomlnaies IN al inc COTTON
markets, despite the untayOrable advces that
come 10 hand from the Atlantic States ana
Alabama regarding the poor prospects Tor inc
growing crop
Futures closed weak to 5points owerReceipts
al port today estimated at 1000 bales against
ll,5ib last week and 5,.85 last year Futures
closed: May. s62@s.68; june s.6soS69 July,
St00b.1g; August. S.SsdSSq: SeItembcr S92G
SOB: October. sa5peSg9: November Sgsds e3;
December, 90269Ol; January, 9.O9e910; Fehu-
AIRY. al639lo; Iebrary. 923@92l Total sales
IN Liverpool spot cotton quiet; middling
upands l3-ltd. Sales. 5000 bales; Futures
CLOSED, steady; May, A39et5o May-June, 4.lge
$50; June-July, s.; July-August, 1850 L5,;
August, l.J3; Augnst-Septombcr 4.59.
PRODUCE
Four- Closed steady; fine grades Of spring
S3O0n1O5. DO. winter S3.Zja3gO; superuue
spring - 6)dAO0; DO. winter S3i5@4.lj: extra
40. spring. sf.2jn440; DO. winter Sil0o 10;
extra No.2 spring S4l5a 90; TO- winter 5000
800: cIry mill extra, S5l50 5.40 for West indies
southern flour closed dull; trade and family
extras. s4.G- a5 %.
Wheat OPTIONS opened firm and higher on
better public cable atvccs, bat after advancing
@ traction more sold of on some local realizing.
amount of wheat had bat little effect ON the
course of the market. and the reported panlcs
ON Paris BOUrse and IN Lisbon were regarded as
of little consequence The market wa, strong
throughout and closed 13}c 2isc. higher. spot
lots We're frmer. Sales, No. red winter. Sll2'R
I'd ll819; NO 8 do, 51oT4eSl09; 40. red
winter, va sll4' june slll2s; july slo''
Corn-Opuons we're moderately active and
strong, closing l%eca pc. lower spot lots closed
quiet Sales: No mixed, are soc; No
mixed, May, &c.,; June, ts54c. July coke; Au-
Oats-Options were active and strong closing
isela,c higher Spot lots closed l9c. lower;
spot sales. NO. 1 white. 6lc.; No. do soc.
No mixed, G0c.; NO o.. size; No :
mixed, May, 5O}4c.; do. june 56}2c.; do. July
Pork-Duu; S1875es1f25
Lard-Steady; May, 500; July $3.50; August
S69s.
Sugar-Baw, quiet but steadv; 96 test centri-
tugal. 3@bc.; fair refining. 3l.d refined, dul
cut loaf and crushed. &C.; powdered, 4-c.;
graduated, 4.f4c.; mould A, 49-l6c; cubes 4elc.;
confectionery A. tasc.
Coffee Quiet; fair Rio careoes, 1890
The market is steady for spirit, turnontlne.
firm for the low grades and steady for the fine
grades of rOsIn and quiet for tar The STOCK at
New York comprises 3l- barrels spirits turpen-
tine. I3.5OS barrels r0sin and 1896 barrels tar
Spirits turpentinc-Southern barrels 39 c.;
machine, 39}4c.; strained and good strained
81 10.
Tie petroleum market was dull and stagnant
until close TO noon. when sale of National Pipe
yesterdays close. After this transaction the
market became dull again. June opened at
.0l4c.; highest, 1Ol4c.; lowest i0l2c.; close,
1012c.