The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-29
New York.

NEW YORK May 2S.-Messrs Hubbard, Price 4
Co. IN their cotton circular tonight say:
"kesolliDg of June-luly contracts IN Liverpool
tins morning IN anticipation OF heavy deliveries
there on the lst instant induced decline OF
nearly 3-6i on the near positions and affected
the distant 10 lesser degree. At the close a
slight recovery was affected. and private cable
advices advise a better feeling and signs of
gradual Improvement in Manchester. The de-
preston III Liverpool would seem 20 have been
due 20 causes locally operative, as tins market
has been almost entirely unaffected. AT the
opening sales for account OF weak holders and
some few stop orders caused declining OF
twenty points IN August, WHICH month SOLD at
SIS per cent, the supply of Offering selling. how
ever. small, and prices gradually recovered.
closing about one point higher than last even
ing and three points on new crops"
Futures closed steady. Receipts for the day
are $500. bales against 4.3O0 last week, and lao
balce last year. The spot market Is quiet and
unchanged. Middling uplandS. l5-l6d. sales,
455 bales. Transactions IN futures 5000 bales.
Closing: May, nominal; June. S0O@s.6l; July,
S.7OSS.9I; August. SSiGSS2; September S.Ssa
81 90; October. S.9feS95; November. S.9gea0O;
January, 9.i2o9I3 February, 9l9@92O; March,
In disqualification spot lots closed steady;
middling upands, 1fld. Sales. 5000 bales. Flu
lures closed steady: MAY. 443: May-June, 443;
June-Iuly, 4.44; July-August 4.4ss449; August,
4.52 f.53; August-Septem0er, 452
PRODUCE.
Flour closed steady at unchanged prices;
trading moderate. Southern flour closed steady;
trade and.family, extras, S4.S6(sS5.25
Mheat-Oplons were active to-day. Export
ers were good BUYERS all morning. The
foundation Tor strength was the outward move
ment ofwheat During the last half OF the day
the course Of prices was somewhat Irregular,
but the sentiment was bullish, and notwth-
standing the efforts Of the bears prices were
well held and closed 9sc.m1tsc. higher. Spot
lots closed strong Spot sales of No. 3 mixed.
SLO5lasSlOS1a; No. red winter A spot, sl.,1la
eSll2t4; do. May, S1.I2l4; do. June, SLll; DO.
July. SL0sle; do August, S1O53s.
COrn-OptiOns were fairly active and irregu-
lar. closing weak at 1ea@4c. lower Spot lots
closed weaker: No. , mixed, cash, 6ja65lbc.;
90. May, 65l9c.; do. June, &C.. DO. July, 6l SC;
do. August. Gle.
Oats-Options were moderately active and ir-
regular. in the early part of the day prices were
strong but later the market weakened and closed
liaAtc. lower. Spot sales of No white state,
Gle; No. do. 53Is95ic.; No. ] mixed 55c.; No.
edo, Sic; No. mixed, May, J014c.; do. June,
OlQc.; July, 49Ac
Pork quiet; new meats mess. sl2Gl2,j
Lard closed steady; July, S6.5l; August 500;
September $3.50
Sugar quiet with prices steady and unchanged;
refined dull and unchanged
COiiee-Spot lots closed quiet; fair llo car
goes, 1880.
Tho petroleum market continues dull and
featurelcss. Consolidated exchange june open
66lec; highest, 6s16c. lowest, use; closing,
6oi4c
Naval Stores.-The markets. steady for spirits
Of turpcntine; easy for the low grades. steady
for fine grades of rOsln and quiet for tar. The
stock AT New Ork comprises lj,32s barrels rosin,
40 barrels spirits turpentine and 80 barrels tar.
chine barrels Sslac.; strained, Sl.6O; good do.
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